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New Lead Minister for Search and Rescue
The Honourable Gordon O'Connor is the new Minister for Department
of National Defence and the new Lead Minister responsible for Search
and Rescue.
First elected into Parliament in June 2004, Minister O'Connor began
his career in the military with the Armour Branch and rose to the
rank of Brigadier General. |
Air SAR
- Dany St-Pierre is the new Principal Technical Officer at the
COSPAS-SARSAT Secretariat, replacing Wayne Carney, who has retired.
Over the coming months, the following appointments and changes will occur
within the Canadian Forces SAR community:
- Vice-Admiral Yves Forcier, first Commander of recently formed
Canada Command, will retire from the Canadian Forces this summer. Lieutenant
General Marc Dumais will replace VAdm. Forcier.
- Major Mitch Leenders replaces Maj. Chuck Grenkow as
the Officer in Charge of the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria,
British Columbia.
- Maj. Henri Levasseur becomes the Commanding Officer of 439
Squadron, Bagotville, Quebec.
- LCol. Dave Cochrane becomes the Commanding Officer of 426 Squadron,
Trenton, Ontario.
- Maj. Jonathan Nelles becomes the Commanding Officer of 103
Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Maj. Gilbert Thibault becomes the Commanding Officer of 413
Squadron, Greenwood, Nova Scotia.
- Maj. Sean Friday becomes the Commanding Officer of 435 Squadron,
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Ground SAR
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Since the National
Search and Rescue Secretariat was established 20 years ago, only
one person has been here since the beginning. Diane Miller has
had many roles at the NSS and currently serves as the Executive
Assistant to the Executive Director, Jean Murray. |
Sgt. Robert Lajoie has replaced S/Sgt. Mike Frizzell as
the RCMP's National SAR Co-ordinator.
- John Chaffey, former Chief of Non-Federal SAR Programs at the
National Search and Rescue Secretariat, has been awarded a Governor
General's civilian Meritorious Service Medal for his dedication to Ground
SAR in Canada.
- The new president of Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of
Volunteers is Scott Wright. Mr. Wright replaces Robert Smith
who was president for six years. (www.sarsav.ca)
Marine SAR
- The Canadian Coast Guard's Ron Miller has been assigned to
the Maritimes Region as the Director of Maritime Services for the next
few months, while the Agency's senior staff appointments are finalized.
When the assignment is complete, Mr. Miller will return to Ottawa as
CCG's Manager, Search and Rescue.
- André Audet, Search and Rescue Superintendent in the
Québec Region, has assumed the duties of Manager, Search and
Rescue, CCG.
- Capt. Steve Sawyer, Chief, Office of Search and Rescue for
the U.S. Coast Guard will retire in May. Capt. Scott LaRochelle
will take over in August.
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