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ACSIV Rapport 2018 du président national
PDF In English C’est pour moi un honneur et un privilège de vous transmettre les salutations les plus cordiales de la part des Services d’incendie volontaires du Canada. L’année 2018 a été une autre excellente année pour l’ACSIV. Je tiens d’abord à remercier le dévouement des membres du conseil d’administration (CA) de l’ACSIV pour leur…
Annual Report of the CVFSA Ontario Director to the 2018 AGM
Download the PDF En français In October of 2017, the Canadian Volunteer Fire Service Association posted a notice for the office of Director for the Province of Ontario. I was privileged to be selected and installed in this position at the beginning of a Board of Directors teleconference on Feb 28, 2018. In this, I…
Rapport annuel 2018 du directeur de l’ACSIV et représentant de l’Ontario
PDF In English Plus tôt en octobre 2017, l’Association canadienne des services d’incendie volontaires (ACSIV) publiait une invitation à postuler le poste de directeur de la province de l’Ontario. Or, j’ai eu le privilège d’être choisi et installé à ce poste en début d’une téléconférence du Conseil d’administration (CA) qui s’est tenu le 28 février…
Nova Scotia Annual Report
It is with pleasure that I submit the annual report for the Province of Nova Scotia. 2018 has been a busy year in the Nova Scotia Fire Services with several complex and challenging incidents faced by our firefighters across the province. One of the highlights of 2018 is the continued work on the Nova Scotia…
Rapport annuel 2018 du directeur de l’ACSIV et représentant de la Nouvelle-Écosse
C’est avec plaisir que je vous soumets le rapport annuel pour la province de la Nouvelle-Écosse. L’année 2018 a été très occupée pour les services d’incendie de la Nouvelle-Écosse; en effet, nos pompiers à travers la province ont eu à faire face à plusieurs incidents complexes et exigeants. L’un des faits saillants a été la…
Meet the CVFSA Awards Committee for 2018
Later this week the CVFSA will announce the winner of this Year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. We just wanted to briefly reflect on the committee of professionals who were tasked with selecting this year’s recipient. The committee was a gender-balanced committee consisting of two men and two women from various parts of the Nation. For a…
Appointment of Fire Chief Shayne D. LaMontagne to the Board of Directors
As the CVFSA continue with their expansion of the National Board, they are pleased to announce the appointment of Fire Chief Shayne D. LaMontagne, as the new Saskatchewan Provincial Director. Shayne brings with him over two decades of volunteer fire service as a member of the Regina Beach Fire Department where he currently serves as their…
Looking for two volunteers to fill two positions:
CVFSA Director for Province of Manitoba and CVFSA Assistant Director for Province of Manitoba The Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association requires a Director and an assistant Provincial Director for the Province of Manitoba. We are looking for an energetic individual to fill the position of Director and a second individual to fill an assistant Director position with…
CVFSA-Service Bar Award – 15 Years / 20 Years / 25 years
The service bar pin is available from the CVFSA to municipal units or fire departments who wish to recognize members of their volunteer firefighting community. This service bar pin ensures that a national standard is maintained as to appearance, presentation, and awarding of such a service pin. This can be worn on civilian street suit,…
Association Awards Honorary Life Membership
At the recent Volunteer Firefighters of Canada conference sponsored by the CVFSA and hosted by the Kings County Firefighters Association an Honorary Life Membership was awarded to Martin E. Bell. Martin Bell’s commitment to volunteer firefighting started as a spark more than four decades ago and became enflamed into an overwhelming sense of duty. That…
