Awards of Excellence - Recipients

Since 1995, the National SAR Program has acknowledged particularly outstanding individuals and groups for their contribution to SAR in Canada. Below is the list of recipients who have received Awards of Excellence as well as the recipients of the Outstanding SAR Achievement Award (1995 – 2008) and Certificates of Achievement (1996-2008).

Awards of Excellence for Education and Training

Awards of Excellence for Innovation

Awards of Excellence for Leadership

Awards of Excellence for Research

Awards of Excellence for Exemplary Service

Outstanding SAR Achievement Awards 1995-2008

Certificates of Achievement 1996-2008

Year

Recipients

2008

Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary-Pacific Unit 14 Gibsons; Mr. Whitney Numan; Mr. Al Ekholm; Mr. Darren Buck; Mr. Bob Smith; Mr. Roland Hanel; Exercise Unified Command Working Group.

2007

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

2006

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

2005

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

2004

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

2003

Mr. David H. Brewer; Mr. John Chaffey; S/Sgt Tim Charlebois; Mr. Stuart A. Meeks (presented posthumously); Maj Graham Newbold; Cpl John Rotheisler; Mr. Daniel Tremblay.

2002

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

2001

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

2000

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

1999

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

1998

British Columbia SAR Advisory Committee; Mr. Lance Cooper; Col Rick Hardy; Iqaluit Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (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.

1997

Mr. Kenneth Armstrong; Mr. Mike Doyle; 413 Transport and Rescue 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.

1996

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; Ms. Carol Namur; Mr. Tony Rodgers; Mr. Harry Strong; Mr. Ab Taylor.

Awards of Excellence for Education and Training

Awards of Excellence for Innovation

Awards of Excellence for Leadership

Awards of Excellence for Research

Awards of Excellence for Exemplary Service

Outstanding SAR Achievement Awards 1995-2008

Certificates of Achievement 1996-2008

Year Recipients
2008 Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary-Pacific Unit 14 Gibsons; Mr. Whitney Numan; Mr. Al Ekholm; Mr. Darren Buck; Mr. Bob Smith; Mr. Roland Hanel; Exercise Unified Command Working Group.
2007 Canadian Avalanche Association; Sgt. Patrick J. Egan; Mr. Jim McAllister; Mr. Phil Whitfield .
2006 Mr. Mathieu Bourdon; Mr. Neil Brewer; Mr. Martin Desrosiers; Mr. Rick Holmes; Mr. Guy Lapointe.
2005 Mr. Lloyd Freese; Mr. Douglas Popowich; Mr. Peter Spear; Mr. Rick Staley; Mr. Horace Webb; Cst. Colin Wiebe.
2004 Sgt. Don Bindon; Mr. Harry Blackmore; Mr. Don Burgess; Sgt. Mike Cook; Mr. Don Limoges; Capt. John Palliser.
2003 Mr. David H. Brewer; Mr. John Chaffey; S/Sgt Tim Charlebois; Mr. Stuart A. Meeks (presented posthumously); Maj Graham Newbold; Cpl John Rotheisler; Mr. Daniel Tremblay.
2002 Cst. James Galloway; Mr. Tim Jones; Mr. Eric Langley; Mr. Denis Maurice; Mr. Robert Petitpas.
2001 Mr. Russell Craig Dunn; Mr. Sandy Guse; Mr. Guy Kerr; Mr. William D. Reid; Mr. David Taylor.
2000 Mr. Jean Maillette; Mr. Wayne Merry; Mr. Greg Ursel; Moose Factory SAR; Mr. Scott Brickwood; Ms. Bonnie Hood.
1999 Mr. Harry Blackmore; Mr. Martin Colwell; Mr. Douglas E. Betts; Halifax Regional SAR
1998 British Columbia SAR Advisory Committee; Mr. Lance Cooper; Col Rick Hardy; Iqaluit Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (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.
1997 Mr. Kenneth Armstrong; Mr. Mike Doyle; 413 Transport and Rescue 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.
1996 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; Ms. Carol Namur; Mr. Tony Rodgers; Mr. Harry Strong; Mr. Ab Taylor.
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