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Capilano Suspension Bridge builds support for Burn Fund

To commemorate their 40th anniversary, the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund celebrated by hosting more than 40 Lower Mainland firefighters on Oct. 3 at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park – a major sponsor of the Burn Fund since 2007.
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To commemorate their 40th anniversary, the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund celebrated by hosting more than 40 Lower Mainland firefighters on Oct. 3 at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park – a major sponsor of the Burn Fund since 2007.

That was the year the two groups met under mutual challenging circumstances. Severe winter storms caused major damage to Bright Nights in Stanley Park, severely impacting donations to the Burn Fund.

At the same time a 46-ton tree fell onto Capilano Suspension Bridge, closing the park for five months.

To celebrate the bridge's re-opening, Capilano Group CEO Nancy Stibbard decided to hold a fundraiser for the Burn Fund to help replenish lost donations from their annual holiday event.

That marked the beginning of a charitable partnership, as partial proceeds from Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park have been donated to the Burn Fund ever since.

“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,” stated a press release from the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund.

The Burn Fund, a registered charity established in 1978, provides life saving, life supporting, and life enriching services to people in B.C.

“From the Research Laboratory, to burn awareness education for children, to the new Burn Centre – all these initiatives that the Burn Fund supports have far reaching and lasting impacts for so many,” said Stibbard.