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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…
2018 CVFSA Annual General Meeting, September 29th
In accordance with the Association‘s Bylaws requirements, please accept this notice of the 2018 CVFSA Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on Saturday, September 29th, from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. in the Slave Lake Inn and Convention Centre in Slave Lake, Alberta. Also, the CVFSA annual training conference will be hosted by the Lesser…
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,…
Don McKee Memorial Scholarship
AND THE WINNER IS: Mr. Ben Ross, (second from left) is the first recipient of the, “Don McKee Memorial Scholarship”. The presentation was done June 21 at the Wolfville Fire Department in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Ben resides in Gaspereau, a small rural community. Ben plans on attending the Springhill Campus of the NS Community College…
Mr. Fred B. Kennedy, of Blackville passed away on Friday April, 27, 2018
BLACKVILLE, NB – Mr. Fred B. Kennedy, of Blackville passed away on Friday April, 27, 2018 at the age of 75. He was a member of the Blackville Fire Department for 41 years, former chief for 34 years, past president of the New Brunswick Association of Fire Chiefs (1983-1985), (1997-1999) and again (2005-2007). He was…
CVFSA Director for Province of New Brunswick
Looking for a volunteer to fill position of CVFSA Director for Province of New Brunswick The Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association requires a Provincial Director for the Province of New Brunswick. We are looking for an energetic individual to fill the position of provincial Director with a good background in the ability to act as…
