BCRSP Volunteer of the Year Program
The Board’s Volunteer of the Year program was initiated in 2001 in conjunction with its 25th anniversary and the United Nation’s “Year of the Volunteer”. To be eligible, candidates must be a CRSP in good standing, must have served in one or more volunteer capacities with the BCRSP other than the Governing Board, must have been a volunteer for a minimum of five years.
Current Governing Board members are not eligible for the award, selection of the recipient(s) is made by the Governing Board with input from the Executive Director.
The first award was presented at the Board’s 25th Anniversary celebration in Banff, AB, October 19-21, 2001.
2011 Volunteer of the Year Announcement
Recipients since 2001
2011 - Marc Barré, ROH, CRSP/PSAC (#05-2434),
Inspector, Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST), Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Québec
Served on the Certification and Examination Committee since 2005.
2010 - T.J. (Terry) Ryan, CRSP (#82-429),
President, Ryan Consulting
Services, Burlington, ON
Served on the Qualifications Review Committee since 1999.
2009 – A.F. (Fred) Carlson, CRSP (#85-514),
Corporate Safety Officer, City of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB
Served as the Chair of the Manitoba Regional Screening Centre since 2001.
2008 – Mary Jane Vaughan, CRSP (#91-711)
Regional Chief Occupational Safety Office, Atlantic Region, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Served as the Chair of the Nova Scotia Regional Screening Centre since 1997.
2007 – Gregory B. McInnes, CRSP (#94-880)
L-3 Communications, Spar Aerospace Ltd, Edmonton, AB
Served as the Chair of the Alberta North (Edmonton) Regional Screening Centre since 2001.
2006 – Delbert Getson, CRSP (#93-828) and Fred Hoyt, CRSP (#97-1157)
Delbert Getson, CRSP, Del Getson & Associates, Hampton, NB
Mr. Getson served as the Chair of the New Brunswick (Saint John) Regional Screening Centre since 1997.
Fred Hoyt, CRSP, Workplace Health Safety & Compensation Commission, Moncton, NB
Mr. Hoyt served as the Chair of the New Brunswick (Moncton) Regional Screening Centre since 1997.
2005 – Ebrahim Noroozi, CRSP (#95-961)
McGill University, Ste Anne de Bellevue, QC
Served Regional Coordinator for Québec since 1995 and Chair of the Québec Regional Screening Centre since 1996.
2004 – Stephen S. Wallace, CRSP (#89-630)
Heavy Construction Safety Association of Saskatchewan, Regina, SK
Served as the Chair of the Saskatchewan (Regina) Regional Screening Centre since 1994.
2003 – Christopher Borzecki, CRSP (#94-925)
Ottawa Carleton District School Board, Ottawa, ON
Served as the Chair of the Ontario East (Ottawa) Regional Screening Centre since 1994.
2002 – Paul Halleran, CRSP (#87-572)
College of the North Atlantic, St. John’s, NL
Served as the Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Regional Screening Centre since 1993.
2001 – Garry Fink, CRSP (#82-484)
ATCO Gas Ltd, Edmonton, AB
Served on the Alberta North Regional Screening Centre since 1991 and was that Centre’s Chair since 1993. Served as a member of the Examination Committee beginning in 2000 that developed the Examination Blueprint and the first multiple-choice examination.