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National Search and Rescue Program:  Awards of Excellence

Annex A: Previous Award Recipients

National Search and Rescue Program Awards of Excellence

Awards of Excellence for Education and Training
2011 - Ted Rankine and Dr. Gordon Geisbrecht, Ph.D.
2010 - Not Awarded

Awards of Excellence for Innovation
2011 - Sgt. Randy Antonio, Winnipeg Police Service
2010 - Mr. Yves Girard, Sûreté du Québec

Awards of Excellence for Leadership
2011 - S/Sgt. Don Webster, Ontario Povincial Police
2010 - Master Warrant Officer Éric Larouche, Canadian Forces

Awards of Excellence for Research
2011 - Not Awarded
2010 - Not Awarded

Awards of Excellence for Exemplary Service
2011 - Greg McCormick, Prince Edward Island Goround Search and Rescue (PEIGSAR)
2010 - Association of Canadian Mountain Guides &
Mr. Peter Murray, Talon Helicopters
(submissions with tied scores)

Outstanding SAR Achievement Awards 1995-2008

1995 Mr. Kevin George
1996 Mr. Mike Daniels
1997 LCol Keith Gathercole
1998 Mr. Harry Strong
1999 Mr. Lloyd Gallagher
2000 Mr. Philip Jennex
2001 Mr. Jeff Eggleton
2002 Mr. John Kelly
2003 Cst. Paul Olmstead
2004 Mr. Frank Whitecotton
2005 Mr. Barry Nash
2006 Mr. Robert Petitpas+
Mr. Ian Cunnings
2007 CCG Rescue Specialist Coordinators Working Group
2008 Ms. Sylvie Montier

 +Award presented posthumously

 

Certificates of Achievement 1996-2008

  1996

1997

1998

Mr. Tim Auger
Sgt. Keith Crosland
Cst. Everett Densmore
S/Sgt. Richard Dew
Maj Mike Dorey
Mr. Mike Ferris
Mr. Eric Langley
Mr. Armand Leblanc
Mr. Mike Lester
Mme. Carol Namur
Mr. Tony Rodgers
Mr. Harry Strong
Mr. Ab Taylor  

Mr. Kenneth Armstrong
Mr. Mike Doyle
413 T&R Squadron
Mr. Charles Gadula
Ms. Bonnie Goebel
Mr. Michel Guay
Mr. John Lavery
Sgt Michael J. Maltais
Mr. Stan McClellan
Mr. Wayne Merry
Mr. Gene Newcombe
Mr. Peter Relkoff
Cst. Terry Totten

BC SAR Advisory Committee
Mr. Lance Cooper
Col Rick Hardy
Iqaluit CASARA
S/Sgt. Jack Kruger
Mr. Jerry Mulder
Mr. Raoul Proteau
Mr. Gary Sidock
Ms. Kirstie Simpson
Mr. Richard Smith
Mr. Dan Vedova
Mr. Pete Wise

1999

2000

2001

Mr. Harry Blackmore
Mr. Martin Colwell
Mr. Douglas E. Betts
Halifax Regional SAR

Mr. Jean Maillette
Mr. Wayne Merry
Mr. Greg Ursel
Moose Factory SAR
Mr. Scott Brickwood
Ms. Bonnie Hood

Mr. Russell Craig Dunn
Mr. Sandy Guse
Mr. Guy Kerr
Mr. William D. Reid
Mr. David Taylor

2002

2003

2004

Cst. James Galloway
Mr. Tim Jones
Mr. Eric Langley
Mr. Denis Maurice
Mr. Robert Petitpas

 Mr. David H. Brewer
Mr. John Chaffey
S/Sgt Tim Charlebois
Mr. Stuart A. Meeks +
Maj Graham Newbold
Cpl John Rotheisler
Mr. Daniel Tremblay

Sgt. Don Bindon
Mr. Harry Blackmore
Mr. Don Burgess
Sgt. Mike Cook
Mr. Don Limoges
Capt. John Palliser

2005

2006

2007

Mr. Lloyd Freese
Mr. Douglas Popowich
Mr. Peter Spear
Mr. Rick Staley
Mr. Horace Webb
Cst. Colin Wiebe

Mr. Mathieu Bourdon
Mr. Neil Brewer
Mr. Martin Desrosiers
Mr. Rick Holmes
Mr. Guy Lapointe

Canadian Avalanche Association
Sgt. Patrick J. Egan
Mr. Jim McAllister
Mr. Phil Whitfield

 

2008

 

 

CCGA-Pacific Unit 14 Gibsons
Mr. Whitney Numan
Mr. Al Ekholm
Mr. Darren Buck
Mr. Bob Smith
Mr. Roland Hanel
Ex Unified Command Working Group

+  Award presented posthumously

 

 

Date Modified: 2012-03-19

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