Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Each year the Canadian Association of Firefighters, or CAFC, recognizes men and women who promote the fire services in their communities. During the annual conference held in late September in Ottawa, Fire Rescue Canada selected a number of fire chiefs that represent the fire services industry in Canada.
This year the Award of Excellence in the Volunteer Fire Department category was presented to Mr. Al German, who is a full-time fire chief of the Inuvik volunteer firefighters department. Mr. German has been involved with the fire service for 18 years and has held the position of fire chief in Inuvik for approximately seven years. He has been instrumental in the development of the Inuvik regional fire training school which now boasts a burn house, a smoke house, tank farm, in-house structural rescue facility and vehicle extrication pits.
As current president the NWT Fire Chiefs Association and provincial/territorial director to the CAFC, he is also instrumental in securing certified fire service training for all communities within the NWT. I hope Members will join me in congratulating him on his award. Thank you.
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