Partners contact list
Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF)

Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF) partners provide advice and guidance to applicants in the course of developing a project.

For more about partners, see Reach out to a SAR NIF partner.

Their contact information follows.

Federal partners

Department of National Defence (DND)

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)

Major R. Carnahan
Directorate of Air Readiness
Department of National Defence
60 Moodie Dr. (Carling)
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K2
Tel.: 613-901-2754
Email: Ryan.Carnahan@forces.gc.ca

Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)

Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)

Douglas White
Policy Analyst
Canadian Coast Guard
222 Nepean St.
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0B8
Tel.: 613-621-1572
Email: Douglas.White@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Parks Canada Agency (PCA)

Sébastien Marcoux
National Visitor Safety Advisor
Parks Canada Agency
3362 Coniston Cr.
Cumberland, BC V0R 1S0
Tel.: 250-204-1742
Email: Sebastien.Marcoux@pc.gc.ca

Provincial and territorial partners

Alberta (AB)

Brad Marshall
Provincial Search and Rescue Coordinator
Contract Policing & Policing Oversight
Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services
10th Floor John E. Brownlee Building
10365 97 St NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3W7
Tel.: 587-986-4170
Email: Brad.Marshall@gov.ab.ca

British Columbia (BC)

Jordan Turner
Director, Search and Rescue
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
2261 Keating Cross Road
Saanichton, BC V8A 2A5
Tel.: 236-478-0210
Email: Jordan.Turner@gov.bc.ca

Manitoba (MB)

Ryan Schenk
Fire Commissioner
Office of the Fire Commissioner
Department of Municipal Relations
600 – 401 York Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0P8
Email: Ryan.Schenk@gov.mb.ca

New Brunswick (NB)

Kyle Leavitt
Director
Emergency Measures Organization
Department of Justice and Public Safety
65 Brunswick Street
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1
Tel.: 506-453-5507
Toll Free: 1-800-561-4034
Cell: 506-476-0809
Fax: 506-453-5513
Email: Kyle.Leavitt@gnb.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador (NL)

Jamie Kennedy
Director of Emergency Services
Department of Justice and Public Safety
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, NL A1B 4J6
Tel.: 709-729-3830
Cell : 709-649-7496
Email: JamieRKennedy@gov.nl.ca

Northwest Territories (NT)

Michelle Pond
Head of Emergency Management Organization
Municipal and Community Affairs
Government of the Northwest Territories
6th Floor, Northwest Tower
600-5201 50th Avenue
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT X1A 3S9
Tel.: 867-767-9161 ext. 21023
Cell: 867-447-0350
Fax: 867-873-0309
Email: michelle_pond@gov.nt.ca

Nova Scotia (NS)

Andrew Mitton
Director of Regional Operations
Department of Emergency Management
33 Acadia Street
Dartmouth, NS
PO Box 2581
Halifax, NS B3J 3N5
Office: 902-670-0481
Email: Andrew.Mitton@novascotia.ca

Nunavut (NU)

John Coyne
Director
Nunavut Emergency Management
Government of Nunavut
Tel.: 867-222-4976
Email: JCoyne2@gov.nu.ca

Alternative

Calvin Pedersen
Manager Search & Rescue
Nunavut Emergency Management
Government of Nunavut
P.O. Box 1000, Stn 700
Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
Tel.: 867-983-5181
Email: CPedersen3@gov.nu.ca

Ontario (ON)

Sergeant Brendan Magee
Provincial SAR Coordinator
Ontario Provincial Police
777 Memorial Avenue
Orillia, Ontario L3V 7V3
Tel.: 705-329-7467
Fax: 705-329-7593
Email: 13021@opp.ca

Prince Edward Island (PEI)

Adam Upward
Public Safety Officer
Emergency Measures Organization
PO Box 911
Charlottetown, PEI C1A 8R8
Tel.: 782-772-3395
Email: arupward@gov.pe.ca

Québec (QC)

Elisabeth Martineau Montminy
Civil Security Advisor
General Operations Directorate
Ministry of Public Safety
2525, boulevard Laurier, Tour des Laurentides, 6^e étage
Québec (Québec) G1V 2L2
Tel.: 367-995-5805
Email : elisabeth.martineau-montminy@msp.gouv.qc.ca

Saskatchewan (SK)

Danny McKay
Emergency Response Coordinator
Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency
Box 5005, 2120 Central Avenue N
Prince Albert, SK S6V 6W9
Cell: 306-960-8301
Email: danny.mckay@gov.sk.ca

Yukon (YT)

Greg Blackjack
Director
Community Services
Emergency Measures Organization
P.O. Box 2703
Whitehorse, YK Y1A 2C6
Tel.: 867-334-1720
Email: emo.yukon@yukon.ca

National volunteer associations

Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA)

Simon Cousineau
President
C/O Unit C – 3025 Ness Ave
Winnipeg, MB R2Y 2I2
Tel.: 204-953-2290
Cell: 514-968-9471
Email: president@casara.ca

Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA)

Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary National
PO Box 44017
Ottawa RPO Montreal Square, ON K1K 4P8
Email: Manager@ccga-gcac.ca

Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC)

Janelle Coultes
President
24 McNamara Drive
Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador A1L 0A6
Tel.: 866-972-7822
Cell: 519-619-7545
Email: president@sarvac.ca