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2000 Certificates of Achievement awarded at
SARSCENE 2000
Six individuals and organizations from across Canada were
honoured for their outstanding contributions to Canadian search and rescue
efforts with the distribution of the 2000 Certificates of Achievement.
. The Certificates were awarded by William Slaughter, the Executive Director
of the National Search and Rescue Secretariat.Congratulations to the following
providers for all their hard work and dedication. Each of them has played
a hand in making search and rescue in Canada what it is today.
Jean Maillette, Superintendent, SAR Training, and Senior SAR Manager,
Canadian Coast Guard College, Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Jean Maillette is a graduate of the Canadian Coast Guard College and
has 15 years of training with the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). He is one
of the original authors of the Fundamental Marine and Controller’s
SAR Courses, both widely recognized by the CCG, Canadian Forces and rescue
services around the world as the best SAR courses offered at this time.
Jean Maillette has been chosen for his significant and innovative contributions
to the safety of mariners in Canada.
Wayne Merry, of Context North, Atlin, British Columbia
Wayne Merry has dedicated his life to SAR and to SAR education. He is
the author of the St. John Ambulance “Official Wilderness First
Aid Guide” and “Basic Ground Search and Rescue in Canada,”
which is the official training manual in many of the provinces and territories
in Canada. From being the Chief Park Ranger in Yosemite Park (USA) to
training in the Northern Territories of Canada and serving on National
committees on SAR training issues, Wayne serves the SAR community above
and beyond the call of duty.
Greg Ursel, CASARA, Deputy Zone Commander for Calgary, Alberta
Greg Ursel has been involved in CASARA/CARES (Alberta) as a Spotter,
Navigator and Search Coordinator for the last 13 years and has participated
in air, ground, and underwater searches. Over the past three years, he
committed much time and financial resources to developing and enhancing
the use of GPS for CASARA and Ground SAR Crews, by developing a procedure
to download and display aircraft and track navigation on a map. He has
since developed a training package to allow this change in procedure to
be rolled out across CASARA nationally. From this first step of moving
SAR into an age of new technology, Greg is looking into other technological
prospects to further enhance SAR training and operations. .
Moose Factory Search and Rescue (MFSAR), Moose Factory, Ontario
MFSAR was chosen for its commitment to improving SAR services for their
region. They are a community-based volunteer organization that has, for
the past 20 years, provided an essential service in the James Bay Region.
The MFSAR is using the lessons learned through the resent James Bay Tragedy
to advance SAR operations in their area.
Scott Brickwood and Bonnie Hood, Peace Regional Search and Rescue
(PR SAR), Alberta
Scott Brickwood and Bonnie Hood have shown outstanding leadership in
providing SAR services to their community, including playing an essential
part to keeping the PR SAR alive. Both work primarily in ground SAR, but
also operate a SAR boat and act as air observers. These individuals have
dedicated countless hours to lost person searches, evidence searches,
SAR training, public education. Both are trained and are members of various
groups, from SAR fundamentals to mantracking, and surface water rescue.
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