2010 Schedule

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$250 Bursaries
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Featured Speaker

Rob Ellis - Keynote
rob_0162.jpgPresident/Speaker, MySafeWork.com
Rob has become an outspoken advocate for health, safety and wellness in the workplace since the death of his son David in 1999. Rob has developed international partnerships with companies dedicated to becoming champion employers. His work with young people, parents and businesses has been widely publicized across Canada and the United States.
 

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Rob Ellis - Keynote
rob_0162.jpgPresident/Speaker, MySafeWork.com
Rob has become an outspoken advocate for health, safety and wellness in the workplace since the death of his son David in 1999. Rob has developed international partnerships with companies dedicated to becoming champion employers. His work with young people, parents and businesses has been widely publicized across Canada and the United States.
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Tish Amico
tish.pngEducational Outreach Consultant, Ministry of Labour
Tish Amico is on contract with the Ministry of Labour as an Educational Outreach Consultant. Her role is to raise the level of awareness of the health and safety resources that support Ontario curriculum expectations. Previously, Tish has served as a Director of the Ontario Cooperative Education Association (OCEA) and has trained teachers on behalf of the Ministry of Education on Coop policies across the province.

 

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Linda Gendron
picture_1.pngAssistant Head, Lower Canada College
Linda is presently the Assistant Head – Student Life at Lower Canada College; a leading Canadian Independent School in Montreal. At LCC, she has directed a team of teachers and administrators through both the strategic development and implementation of their global experience education program for students of all ages, and has also been active in several CESI reviews evaluating risk management.


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Jeff Jackson
 Professor, Algonquin College
Jeff Jackson is a professor and coordinator with Algonquin College’s Outdoor Adventure Program, a professional adventure guide training diploma. He has worked as a guide, educator and program manager for 15 years, crossing a variety of disciplines, outdoor activities and corporate cultures.
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Matt Cruchet
 President, Direct Bearing Risk Management Consulting
Matt Cruchet founded Direct Bearing Incorporated as a vehicle to help organizations navigate risk. Matt’s strengths lie in operational assessment where he uses his experience in the not-for-profit, youth-service, adventure travel and emergency planning industries to evaluate and manage risk. Matt is a recognized outdoor risk management expert, consultant, author and speaker.
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Murray Kyte
 Lawyer/Program Chair, Algonquin College
Murray is the Chair of the Business, Technology and Outdoor Training department of Algonquin College. He oversees the popular Adventure Guide and Adventure Naturalist programs that run out of the Pembroke Campus. Before moving on to education Murray Kyte practiced law for five years in Renfrew County.
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Fred Blackstein
Fred has been involved in search and rescue for over 40 years. Over the past fifteen, he has trained more than 1000 people in wilderness skills, and has led many searches. He works closely with the Ontario Provincial Police throughout Ontario and is a certified OPP Instructor for Search and Rescue. In 1996, Fred was appointed a member of the Order of Canada for volunteer service. Blackstein is often a guest speaker at Algonquin College where he works with Forestry and Adventure Naturalist students about wilderness skills.

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