Earlier this summer we wrote about Coquitlam SAR’s ongoing Trail Marking Project – our attempt at preventing SAR call-outs by making sure popular local trails are well marked and mapped. Combining funding from Coquitlam SAR, Buntzen Lake Wardens (BC Hydro), BC Parks, the Valley Outdoor Association, the Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC (FMCBC) and under the leadership of team member …
Yesterday afternoon at 13:30 Coquitlam SAR was activated to rescue two lost hikers on the Diez Vistas trail near Buntzen Lake. The hiker reported that they had lost the trail and did not know where they were. They were cold, it was raining and close to zero degrees. However, Coquitlam RCMP had managed to ping their cell …
Coquitlam SAR is pleased to announce that the Gore Mutual Foundation has donated $5000 toward our Mobile Command Centre replacement project!
A magical force has taken control of the Coquitlam Search and Rescue social media feeds for the holidays!
It appears that Prusik, An “Elf on the Shelf” has been posting every night, but instead of watching little girls and boys to make sure they are good, this elf has been posting about backcountry safety!
Autistic Male in Burnaby On the afternoon of Friday November 27th Coquitlam SAR was activated by Burnaby RCMP to assist them in the search for an autistic 29 year old male who had gone missing from Central Park in Burnaby. With temperatures dropping rapidly, the team responded, working with the RCMP dog handler and investigators and began …