“The Burn Fund is thrilled to honour Nancy Stibbard and the Capilano Group, who truly are responders in every sense of the word,” says Lisa Beck, Executive Director of the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund. “An amazing responder is an individual or an organization who recognizes the great need in the community. Nancy and her team answer the call to make the community a better place.”

The Capilano Group Responder Dinner is an annual event to honour outstanding individuals and community organizations who have made a lasting impact on the lives of burn and trauma survivors in British Columbia. Previous honourees include: The Jack & Darlene Poole Foundation, Dr. Aziz Ghahary, David Podmore, Brian McCauley and the Concert Properties team.

Guests were welcomed into the dinner with a performance by the Fire Fighters Honour Guard and Pipe Band, who also led the opening ceremony. An impressive silent auction with more than 50 prizes generated more than $16,000. Later in the evening, a highlight of the live auction was the Fire in the Kitchen Package, with dinner cooked by the Burnaby Fire Fighters’ Charitable Society and entertainment by legendary blues musician Jim Byrnes.

The Burn Fund’s youngest responder, 11-year-old Keira McKenzie, attended the event and helped raise more than $20,000 through a charitable donation ask for Burn Camp. McKenzie is a burn survivor who attended Burn Camp last summer and has raised more than $10,000 through her GoFundMe Campaign to help send other children to camp.

All funds raised by the fourth annual Capilano Group Responder Dinner help to support Burn Camp. Since 1994, more than 1,000 burn-injured children aged six to eighteen have attended Burn Camp. Any child burn survivor who wishes to go to attend is given the opportunity, free of charge.

The BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund relies on the generous support of donors and does not receive any government funds to operate Burn Camp. Each year, more than 60 local fire fighters, doctors, nurses, and health care providers volunteer their time as counsellors and spend hundreds of hours to plan and organize the summer camp.

A special thank you to the sponsors of the Capilano Group Responder Dinner. Without their support, this event would not be possible. Thank you to: title sponsor – the Capilano Group; presenting sponsors – the Peter and Joanne Brown Foundation and the Currie family; responder sponsors – BC Building Trades, BCGEU, Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group, West Fraser, Hy-Tech Drilling, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment, United Steelworkers, Deans Knight, McCarthy Tetrault, Concert Properties, VGH, UBC, & BC Children’s Hospital Physician Group; and media sponsor, Global BC.

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For more information, please contact:

Nicole Clark, Director of Communications
BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund
E: communications@burnfund.org
P: 604.436.5617 W: burnfund.org

Stacy Chala, Communications Manager
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
E: schala@capbridge.com
P: 604.985.7474 W: capbridge.com

As her business grew and expanded into retail and hospitality, and into other provinces, her involvement in tourism also grew. From forming cooperative industry associations to leading a convention center task force instrumental in acquiring the 2010 Olympics, Nancy has always seen the big picture.

The Capilano Group now includes Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in North Vancouver, Stanley Park Pavilion and Prospect Point in Vancouver, Cathedral Mountain Lodge in Field, BC and Moraine Lake Lodge in Alberta and employs over 550 team members.

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For more information, please contact:
Stacy Chala
Communications Manager
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
E: schala@capbridge.com
P: 604.985.7474

The Burn Fund is a registered charity established in April 1978 by the BC Professional Fire Fighters Association, and provides life saving, life supporting, and life enriching services to the people in British Columbia.

Throughout their 40-year history, The Burn Fund continues to play a big part in enhancing the quality of care a burn and trauma patient receives from bedside through to recovery.

Through the generosity of donors such as the Capilano Group, The BCPFF Burn Fund has achieved many significant accomplishments. This includes the notable achievement of completing a $13.1 million capital campaign to raise funds to build the new Burn Fund Centre in 2015 – a home away from home for burn and trauma survivors.

Nancy Stibbard’s donations have exceeded $425,000 and her continued financial support through Canyon Lights has played a significant role in bringing awareness to the Burn Fund for which she will be recognized at this year’s Responder Dinner Gala on April 27, 2019.

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For more information, please contact:

Kari Woo, Communications Director
BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund
E: communications@burnfund.org
P: 604.436.5617 W: burnfund.org

Stacy Chala, Communications Manager
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
E: schala@capbridge.com
P: 604.985.7474 W: capbridge.com

Canyon Lights has quickly become one of the most popular winter activities in Vancouver with its family friendly activities, live musical entertainment and outdoor park experiences. And due to popular demand, dates have been extended until January 27, 2019.

Proceeds from admissions are donated to the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund for fire and burn education in schools throughout British Columbia. To date, Canyon Lights has donated over $301,000 to this worthy program.

For general information, including the shuttle schedule to and from Canada Place, please visit www.capbridge.com or call 604.985.7474. For information on the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund, please visit www.burnfund.org

What: Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

When: November 22, 2018 – January 27, 2019
Holiday activities from 4:00 – 9:00pm; Park is open from 11:00am – 9:00pm daily
*except Christmas Day when the park is closed

Where: Capilano Suspension Bridge Park (3735 Capilano Road, North Vancouver)

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Partial proceeds from admissions are donated to the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund for Burn Camp, as well as fire and burn education in schools throughout British Columbia. To date, Canyon Lights has donated over $256,000 to this worthy program.

Canyon Lights tickets are valid all day with holiday activities beginning at 4:00pm. Capilano operates a free shuttle to and from Canada Place. For general information, including the shuttle schedule, please visit www.capbridge.com or call 604.985.7474. For information on the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund, please visit www.burnfund.org.

What: Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

When: November 23, 2017 – January 28, 2018
Holiday activities from 4:00 – 9:00pm; Park is open from 11:00am – 9:00pm daily
*except Christmas Day when the park is closed

Where: Capilano Suspension Bridge Park (3735 Capilano Road, North Vancouver)

Hashtag: #CANYONLIGHTS

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For more information, to request a photograph or arrange an interview, please contact:

Sabrina Tey
Hill+Knowlton Strategies
W: 604-692-4231
M: 778-228-8842
Sabrina.Tey@hkstrategies.ca