Coast Ropes and Climb Base5, in addition to keeping rope out of local landfills, raise funds for BC’s search and rescue teams.
A Burnaby business that specializes in rescue equipment has created new accessories that will keep dogs active and prevent unnecessary waste from ending up in the landfill.
Coast Ropes, as well as Climb Base5 in North Vancouver, take donated “retired” search and rescue (SAR) ropes and upcycle them into environmentally friendly toys and ropes for locals with -pet owner
The initiative, inspired by volunteers, is a fundraiser with 100 percent of proceeds earmarked for Coquitlam and Kamloops SAR crews.
“I noticed a post on Coquitlam SAR’s social media about dog toys made from retired rope that they were selling and saw an opportunity to help them out,” said Ryan Lewis, director of operations for Coast Ropes. in a statement, “so I reached out to see if we could help them.”
Tom Rankin of Kamloops SAR, using his knot-tying skills and some old rope, created the first dog toy and sold it, along with others, as a “fundraising exercise,” explained of the campaign statement.
Then Dwight Yochim of Coquitlam SAR adopted it and the local chapter produced 150 toys which quickly sold out.
Coast Ropes added a recent order of 30 for the BC Search Dog Association’s fall training camp.
“It’s amazing to have this support from Coast Ropes, who are well known in the SAR community as they are a supplier of much of our rope rescue equipment,” said Coquitlam SAR president Nick Zupan.
“Now, they are directly helping to support SAR with their offer to sell these toys.”
Interested pet owners can find the upcycled dog toys, for $20 each, online at the Coast Ropes website or at its Burnaby store — located at 102-6939 Hastings St. The cords are six feet long.
Also, toys can be found at Good Dog daycare locations in Port Moody (2911 Murray St.) and Port Coquitlam (331 Laurier Ave.).
