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North Shore Rescue opens new Capilano Gate search base BRENT RICHTER
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It’s the base from which North Shore Rescue launches well over half of their missions into the mountains, but until now, the Capilano Gate search and rescue station has never been more than two shipping containers and a porta-potty.
The team, joined by more than 100 members, dignitaries and supporters, gathered at the edge of Capilano Lake on Saturday to open their brand new rescue outpost. Beyond a space for search managers to co-ordinate teams on the ground and in the air, the new 2,400-squarefoot, purpose-built facility offers the volunteers temperature-controlled storage for their sensitive medical equipment, a space for team members to speak quietly to the family members of the folks they are searching for, and shower and laundry facilities so volunteers can clean up after facing a rescue in the elements. “We have a washroom with a flushing toilet and a sink,” said team leader Mike Danks, genuinely enthused. “It’s like coming back to a home. Firefighters have a firehouse. This is really our search and rescue house if you want to put it that way.… All of these things really work to streamline our response.”
North Shore Rescue team leader Mike Danks and donor Arnold Wallner toast the new Capilano Gate search and rescue station at a ceremony in North Vancouver on Saturday. JOHN HEALY PHOTOGRAPHY The SAR station sits on land owned by Metro Vancouver but there was never anything more than a “handshake agreement” allowing them to stay there, Danks said. When Metro began a substantial renovation on the water
infrastructure at the site in 2017, it looked like North Shore Rescue would be told to find a new home. But Danks said in a series of meetings with Metro staff Continued on A24
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