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Two scholarships administrated by the CVFSA
This year’s nomination period for the “Don McKee Memorial Scholarship” and the “Jim Hayter Memorial Scholarship” opens on January 15th and runs till the last Friday in April. Both of these scholarship awards are given to one applicant in the amount of $1,500.oo. The...
read more2020 “CVFSA Lifetime Achievement Award” ©
You can now submit your nomination for the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. Nominations are due by May 01st 2020. Nominations received after May 01st may be considered for 2021. For over ten years the CVFSA Lifetime Achievement Award has been a benchmark tradition of...
read more2019 CVFSA Conference Highlights
This year, the annual CVFSA Conference & AGM was again hosted by the Kings County Firefighters Association in beautiful Wolfville, Nova Scotia. We would like to once again recognize and thank them for their leadership and tireless efforts to support such an...
read moreConference & AGM 2019 Snapshots
Directors & Guests: Each evening the participants got to eat at various locations to see local equipment and visit several local stations. It's a good time to network with other firefighters. Outgoing President: After serving four years as...
read moreTheft from the Walden Volunteer Fire Department
We learned recently of a very upsetting situation that occurred at the Walden Volunteer Fire Department. During the recent response to Hurricane Dorian, the Fire Department, which was functioning as a community comfort centre, had their 10,000 Watt generator stolen....
read moreChief (Retired) Martin Bell Recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 16 July 2019 The Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association (CVFSA) is pleased to announce that Chief Martin Bell from Conquerall Bank, Nova Scotia is the 2019 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award©. This prestigious award...
read moreAn Action Plan on Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries
Today, Public Safety Canada announced an Action Plan on Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries and we are proud that the Saskatchewan Director of the CVFSA, Shayne LaMontagne was able to represent the Association at this important event. The Minister of Public Safety and...
read moreAutomatic Fire Sprinkler Systems Save Lives
During the past 13 months, Nova Scotian families have buried 12 young children who perished in house fires. How many more youngsters will lose their lives before influential political and regulatory leaders take action? Automatic fire sprinkler systems save lives,...
read moreYou can now submit your nomination for the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award
The Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association’s “CVFSA Lifetime Achievement Award”©, in partnership with Duracell Canada Inc. and their partners, annually honours an individual whose remarkable achievements in the fire service and community exemplifies outstanding...
read moreWelcoming Our International Delegation from Japan
During the 2018 CVFSA Annual Conference and AGM, we were honoured to host an international delegation from Japan. Attending the conference from the Japan Firefighters Association International Division were Assistant Chief Hiroshi Fukuchi, Senior Researcher for the...
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