Aug 22nd Debeck Creek rescue of 3 hikers

I am kind of late posting this but it has been a busy last few weeks....Here are some links related to the rescue of the 3 hikers at Debeck Creek on Aug 23rd.

Helmet cam view of the rescue can be seen on this link:

Northshore SAR blog

CTV News Clip: select the August 23rd clip (six o'clock news around the three minute mark    CTV news link

News Articles

Coqutilam Sar rescues hikers

Coq SAR: We need our own choppers...

Helicopter Scoops up Hikers

Low water is back , watch out ...

This time of year , even though we had a big runoff earlier on, we are now back to low water....


The photo below  is the entrance to the slough looking out toward the Pitt River.

Notice the log debris on the Right hand side of the picture (south side of the slough). Also remember that you can click on the pictures below to enlarge them.
The gravel bar on the north side..






The log debris, Glen flagged it to warn people about it but you need to remember that there is quite a mess of stuff below the flag. (At least there was at the time of this photo... (Saturday
Sept 10th 2:42 p.m. )

The flag a day later with high water on Sunday Sept 11th at 7:58 p.m. You can just barely see the top of the log under the flag...

Deer checking out the Boat Club

Mom was showing junior around the boat club today. Not sure if they managed to get on the moorage waiting list...

Before and After : the boatclub deck....

You can click on the photos to enlarge them....

Here is the "before" picture (April 30th 2011 weekend work party)

And here is the "after"  photo taken last week (Aug 2011)

Watch it as you enter the slough!

Last week someone dinged their propeller as they entered the slough, not sure what they hit but the photos below show how narrow the channel really is.

Now that the pilings  just south of the slough entrance have been cut off it is easier to lose your bearing when entering the slough. If you drift a bit too much to port (when entering the slough) you will end up on the big mudflat or perhaps hit a piece of debris that may be stuck in it.

Photo of Pilings being  removed in March 2011



Also , it is probably a good idea to stay away from the area where the pilings used to be just in case there are still some leftovers hidden under the water.  The photos below are several years old and show where the pilings used to be.

You can click on the images to enlarge them.

Here is another image without all the text in it.

Here is a link to some photos from April 2008 that show the details of the mudflat and entrance in low water...  Entrance in low water

July 15th

I just spent the day essentially duplicating the Boat Club website on this "blog thing" because it seemed easy enough and will provide a much easier way of keeping news stored automatically without me having to know what I am doing. This should provide an electronic record of what goes on at the boat club going forward. This may also totally replace the website but for now I am going to leave it up....

A couple break-ins on the Lake at McKellar Point and Cozen Point were reported last week. The break-in at Mckellar point occurred sometime between June 11th and the July long weekend. Not sure when the break-in at Cozen Point occurred.

The boat club sign has now  been placed at the upstream side of the Pitt River at the entrance to the slough. It sure is strange not seeing the pilings on the downstream side of the slough. Hopefully everyone will remember how shallow it is over there and not get stuck when the water eventually gets lower...