It has been a very busy time for the fire department with the coming and going of the Olympics. In fact we have been preparing for the games in one way or another for about the past four years. Most recently in the months leading up to the start of the games we were concentrating on being prepared for a mass casualty incident involving a highway coach.

As leaders in vehicle extrication the province looked to us to not only train our selves, but also to provide training to the entire corridor by hosting a train the trainer bus rescue course for Whistler Fire, and Squamish Fire. As a final preparation we hosted a large scale mock disaster where a highway coach, filled with live patients, was turned on its side providing for a realistic situation for rescuers to respond to.

Lions Bay Village is perched on the side of a mountain between Vancouver and Squamish.   Stunning views, doorstep access to many hiking trails, and of course the ocean as our watery playground, make the Village a hidden gem along the Sea-to-Sky.  Some years ago, in 1982 to be exact, Lions Bay Village was caught unawares by Alberta Creek which flooded its banks and carried away several homes and two young residents.  The community’s response to the disaster prompted the formation of the Lions Bay Search and Rescue Society (LBSAR).  Initially the team was based in the village to respond to disasters but their mountaineering and technical rope rescue knowledge prompted the expansion of their operation to assist neighbouring search and rescue teams in Squamish and on the North Shore.  In 1992 the team moved from the basement of its founder, Marcel Andrei, to its current location in the Lions Bay Emergency Building.  It is here that you may have seen our volunteers outside training on a Monday night, honing our skills.
 

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Dear 2010 Lions Bay Torch Relay and Event Day Task Force Members,

Thank you for your energy and unabashed commitment toward the success of the 2010 Lions Bay Olympic Torch Relay !!!!!!!!! You truly helped to bring the Olympic Spirit to Lions Bay !!!!!

WOW !!!!!!!!

Thank you to Brigitta Shore, Chair of the 2010 Lions Bay Olympic Torch Relay Event Day !!!!! Brigitta's leadership and facilitation to create a World Class Vision and Mission Statement with our team led to a magnificent, once in a lifetime event. Brigitta stretched each of us beyond our own imagination ~ Thank you

Sharon Stevens, brought the world of techies, lighting and video specialists to us in the droves !  In thanking each, they were all honoured to be participants in this event ~ Thank you, Sharon !!!

Thank you to Michelle Osry for organizing, welcoming and shepherding our VIP's toward their presentations on stage !!!!!!!!!!!!