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Coquitlam RCMP investigating Belcarra wildfire

By Jeremy Shepherd

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Belcarra

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August 7, 2026

photo supplied Metro Vancouver

Police are asking for the public’s in determining the cause of the fire that sparked last Wednesday and grew to 1.5 hectares in təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra.

The fire is now considered under control, according to an update issued Friday from Metro Vancouver.

Coquitlam RCMP are looking for video footage recorded between 1 and 4 p.m. on Aug. 5 in the following areas:

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Sugar Mountain Trail
Crystal Creek Drive
Fern Drive
Magnolia Way
Hemlock Drive
Oak Court
Black Bear Way
Uplands Drive
Deerview Lane

“We are asking anyone who was in the area, witnessed anything suspicious, or may have video footage or information related to this investigation to contact police,” stated Coquitlam RCMP media spokesperson Const. Ashleigh Daniels.

Residents can contact Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550.

Two Anmore homes were evacuated and 35 were placed on alert before the fire was contained. Firefighters are continuing to find and douse hot spots.

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Jeremy Shepherd

A chiropractor and a folk singer, after having one great kid, decided to push their luck and have one more, a boy they named Jeremy Shepherd.

Shepherd grew up around Blue Mountain Park in Coquitlam, following a basketball around and trying his best to get to the NBA (it didn’t work out, at least not yet).

With no career plans after graduating Porter Elementary school, Jeremy Shepherd pursued higher education at Como Lake Middle School and eventually, Centennial High School.

Approximately 1,000 movies and several beers later in life, Shepherd made a change.

Having done nothing worth writing, he decided to see if he could write something worth reading.

Since graduating journalism school at Langara College, Shepherd has been a reporter, editor and, reluctantly, a content provider for community newspapers around Metro Vancouver for more than 10 years.

He worked with dogged reporters, eloquently indignant curmudgeons and creative photographers, all of whom shared a little of what they knew.

Now, as he goes about the business of raising two fascinating humans alongside a wonderful partner, Shepherd is delighted to report news and tell stories in the Tri-Cities.

He runs, reads, and is intrigued by art, science, smart cities and new ideas. He is pleased to meet you.