Depart hotel by bus for Royal Canadian Mounted Police Depot

Applied Police Sciences Building

Briefing by Chief Superintendent Curt Tugman, Commanding Officer and Dr. Garry Bell, Training Officer

·        Cadet training program

·        Operational framework

·        Recruitment

·        Retention

In attendance:

Inspector Dale Sheehan

Sergeant-Major Sandy Mahon

Sergeant Roger Plamondon

Staff Sergeant Bob Smart

Mr. Scott Burko

Inspector Donna Brownlee

Location where cadets learn:

·        The fundamentals of reporting and

·        Preparing for duty,

·        Interaction with the public

·        Interviews techniques

·        Cell-block procedures

·        Telecommunications

Demonstration by Corporal Jacques Giroux on the Firearms Training System, a computerized system that uses laser technology in scenario simulations

Applied Police Sciences Building

Division Mess

In attendance:

Cadet Patrick Bouchard

Cadet Kelly Brock

Cadet Kurt Bulow

Cadet Jeff Caroll

Cadet Bruce Crabb

Cadet Ash Davidson

Cadet Martin Dubois

Cadet Jeff Faulkner

Cadet Steve Ferguson

Cadet Todd Gatto

Cadet Josh Hilton

Cadet Tommy HO

Cadet Israel Laplante

Cadet Heather Lew

Cadet Scott McDiarmid

Cadet Don McIntosh

Cadet Steve McKeddie

Cadet Hi Nguyen

Cadet Brian Nicholl

Cadet Ed Rapin

Cadet Dwayne Rose

Cadet Brandy Steeves

Cadet Kristi Stirman

Cadet Roberst Stuckless

Cadet Rachel Thomas

Cadet Scott  Verestiuk

Cadet Brian White

Cadet Ian Wirsta

Applied Police Sciences Building

Noon day parade

Closing comments by Chief Superintendent Curt Tugman and Committee Chair

1717 Osler Street

Regina, Saskatchewan

Met by Deputy Chief Clive Weighill

Tour of facilities:

·        Bomb disposal unit

·        Emergency command post

(Public hearing)

Briefing by Chief Cal Johnston, Chief of Police

·        How well equipped to deal with emergency

·        Role of federal government

·        Relations with other levels of government

·        Contacts with OCIPEP and CSIS

·        Need for stockpiles of supplies

In attendance:

Clive Weigell, Deputy Chief of Police

Dave Quick, City of Regina Emergency Planning Co-ordinator

Jack Lichtenwald, Fire Chief

Ken Luciak, Director, Emergency Medical Services

(Public hearing)

Session on Reserves

Panel presentation (5 minutes per panelist) by

·        Lieutenant-Colonel King, Commanding Officer, Royal Regina Rifles (Regina) and Deputy Commanding Officer, Major Murray Allan

·        Lieutenant-Colonel Doug Penner, Commanding Officer, North Saskatchewan Regiment (Saskatoon)

·        Major Bill Green, Commanding Officer, Saskatchewan Dragoons (Moose Jaw)

·        Lieutenant Commander Robert Chow, Commanding Officer, HMCS UNICORN (Saskatoon)

·        Lieutenant Commander Linda Mushanski, Commanding Officer, HMCS QUEEN (Regina)

Tour of facility by Fire Chief, Randy Wolsey, Fire Rescue Services, Emergency Response Department, City of Edmonton

·        View of the operations Emergency Response Department’s “Dangerous Goods Response”

In attendance:

Jan Haak, Deputy Chief of Administration, Fire Rescue Services, Emergency Response Department, City of Edmonton and Dr. Uwe Terner, Technical Advisor, Dangerous Goods, Fire Rescue Services, Emergency Response Department, City of Edmonton

(Public hearing)

Opening greetings by Councilor Stephen Mandel, Deputy Major of the City of Edmonton

Briefing by:

·        Mr. Deryl Kloster, General Manager, Emergency Response Department, City of Edmonton

·        Bob Black, Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness, City of Edmonton,

·        Dave Hill, Chair, Capital Region Emergency Preparedness Partnership

·        Randy Wolsey, Fire Chief, Fire Rescue Services, Emergency Response Department, City of Edmonton

·        Steve Rapanos, Chief Emergency Medical Officer

·        Tom Grue, Superentendent, Police Services 

Issues:

·        How well equipped and trained are the local 1^st responders to deal with a major disaster

·        How do they envisage a useful role for the federal government

·        Relations with other communities, levels of government and US counterparts

·        Contacts with OCIPEP and CSIS

Depart hotel by Canadian Forces bus to Steele Barracks

Met by Commander BGen Ivan Fenton, Commander, Land Forces Western Area

·        Operations

·        Re-integration of soldiers post deployment

·        Cost-effective training measures (simulation activities)

·        Budget

In attendance:

Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Beaudette, Acting Commander, 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

Colonel Mark McQuillan, Commander, 1 Area Support Group

Major Tom Bradley, Acting Commanding Officer, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)

Brigadier-General Tabpernor, Deputy commanding Officer

In attendance:

MCpl Buchanan - 742 Signal Squadron

Cpl Vokey - 742 Signal Squadron

MCpl Constable - 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER)

MCpl Doyle - 3 PPCLI

MCpl Thombs - 3 PPCLI

Cpl Mitchell - 1 Service Battalion (1 Svc Bn)

Cpl Sole - 1 Service Battalion (1 Svc Bn)

MCpl Fowler - LdSH(RC)

Cpl Miller - LdSH(RC)

MCpl Miller - 1 PPCLI

MCpl O'Neill - 1 PPCLI

Cpl White - 1 Military Police Platoon (1 MP Pl)

Cpl Goundry SL - CFB Edmonton

MCpl Steven JL - CFB Edmonton

Cpl Peterson - 1 General Support Battalion (1 GS Bn)

Cpl St-Hilaire - 1 General Support Battalion (1 GS Bn)

Remarks by Chair

Briefing by Major Dan Blanc, Staff officer, Headquarters 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

View of :

·        Armoured vehicle

·        Gunnery

·        Simulation Centre

Walk to Lecture Training Facility

On hand to answer questions will be Lieutenant-Colonel Doug Wright and Major Tom Ross as well as soldiers to assist with the tour

·        Quality of life

·        Family support

·        Post-deployment support

·        Spousal support and other issues

In attendance:

Sergeant Manny Mandrusiak, 1 PPCLI Welfare NCO

Margaret Eagle, MFRC Prevention & Intervention Coordinator

Maxine Kellie, MFRC Volunteer Coordinator

Janna Stirling Gilchrist, MFRC Emergency Child Care Coordinator

Robert Mann, Personnel Support Program Manager

Lieutenant-Colonel Doug Wright, Base Commander

Informal dinner with Brigadier-General Ivan Fenton, Colonel Mark McQuillan, and Lieutenant-Colonel Doug Wright

3301 East Pender Street

Vancouver, B.C.

Operation Policy Centre room

Met by Trish Doge, Director Risk and Emergency Management

Briefing by Ronald Martin, Emergency Planning Coordinator, City of Vancouver

·        How well equipped and trained are the local 1^st responders to deal with a major disaster

·        How do they envisage a useful role for the federal government

·        Relations with other communities, levels of government and US counterparts

·        Contacts with OCIPEP and CSIS

·        Need for stockpiles of supplies

In attendance:

Trish Doge, Director Risk and Emergency Management

Inspector Al Niedtner of the Vancouver Police (In charge of the Emergency Operations & Planning Section)

Deputy Chief Bob Smith of Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression and Operations)

Doug Smith, Engineering Department

John Robertson, City of Vancouver Chief Building Inspector

Bryan Larrabee, Emergency Social Services Co-Ordinator (Board of Parks and Recreation)

Robert Bryan, Emergency Planning Coordinator (Planning)

·        Committee will view the war room in which supports field operations take place during a disaster, highlighting the technology, post-disaster features and 911 and radio network.

Committee Chair will introduce Committee members

·        Lieutenant-Colonel Brian Travis, Deputy Chief of Staff, 39 Canadian Brigade Group

·        Lieutenant-Colonel Blair McGregor, Commanding Officer,The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada

·        Major Jim Bartlett, Deputy Commanding Officer, The British Columbia Regiment

·        Lieutenant-Colonel Dean Drysdale, Commanding officer, 15^th Field Artillery Regiment

·        Major John Maxon, Deputy Commanding Officer, Operations Officer, 6 Field Engineer Squadron (North Vancouver)

·        Lieutenant-Colonel Glen Richmond, Commanding Officer, Royal Westminster Regiment

·        Lieutenant-Colonel Beth Brown, Commanding Officer, 12 Vancouver Service Battalion

·        Lieutenant-Colonel Dave Lowe, 12 Vancouver Medical Company

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