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May 12, 2007

It's supported a 46 ton tree, and now the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund

 Capilano Suspension Bridge kicked off its 2007 summer season with a fundraising event for the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund

North Vancouver, B.C. - Capilano Suspension Bridge hosted 200 fire fighters today in a fundraising effort for the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund.

Besides physically supporting hundreds of Professional Fire Fighters, Capilano Suspension Bridge donated $100 per fire fighter standing on the bridge at 11:00AM. The donation totaling $20,000, makes Capilano Suspension Bridge a platinum sponsor and will go towards the Burn Fund's annual Burn Awareness Week Program (BAW), which teaches children to be responsible for their own safety, and helps make their families aware of potentially harmful situations. BAW targets children in the high-risk age group of six to twelve throughout BC.

"We are pleased to donate these funds to the Burn Awareness Week, which provides a worthwhile service to the province of BC," said Nancy Stibbard, owner and operator of Capilano Suspension Bridge.

Both Capilano Suspension Bridge and the Burn Fund were affected during the winter storms of 2006. Capilano Suspension Bridge closed for repairs after a windstorm swept through the park causing damage, and the cancellation of the annual Canyon Lights celebration. For the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund, the storms lead to a four-day cancellation of their popular Bright Nights in Stanley Park event, hampering their fundraising goals. 

As evidenced in 2004 with the opening of Treetops Adventure, visitors to Capilano Suspension Bridge are fascinated by feats of engineering. Now nature guides are presenting the story of The Winter Storms of 2006 and detailing how Capilano Suspension Bridge remained intact under the impact of a 46-ton tree.

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