Search and Rescue teams throughout BC take part in wilderness education, or what we sometimes like to call “preventative SAR” and Coquitlam SAR is no exception. However, this week the team will take our SAR prevention efforts to a new level with a trail marking project that aims to increase safety, and reduce the number of lost people in …
Last night Coquitlam SAR was activated by Burnaby RCMP for a missing person from the vulnerable community in Burnaby. The subject was enrolled in Project Lifesaver (PLI) – a system that incorporates first responders and caregivers, coupled with tracking technology to make it easier to search for and find people who wander. Under a pre-existing arrangement we …
Spring is well on it’s way and Coquitlam SAR is nearing the end of our “spring training” to be ready for the busy summer hiking season. That season had an early start with the team responding twice in the same day to Eagle Ridge to rescue four people in two separate incidents on Wednesday April 29th. …
Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education (CABE) is the School District 43 alternative high school for students not doing well in a traditional learning environment. The school offers smaller class sizes, a more personalized approach to student learning, and self-pacing with most courses set up to be completed within 2 – 3 months. Many students have experienced …
Coquitlam SAR was activated for two separate incidents this weekend, both near the Pitt River. The first occurred on Saturday evening at 19:30 when the team was tasked out for two lost canoeists who called for help, reporting they were somewhere on Pitt Lake. Several members responded by boat, putting in at DeBoville Slough. SAR Managers used …