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The Alberta Game Warden Association is proud to recognize the Fish and Wildlife Officers who have been recipients for awards of distinction.

 

AWARD OF VALOR

John Clarke
on June 17, 2001 Fish and Wildlife officer John Clarke was out with friends and family enjoying the day at Chinook Lake in the Crowsnest Pass, when he heard cries for help. It was learned later that a young man apparently “believed” he could swim across the high Mountain Lake that mid-June day; only to reach about the halfway mark. The frigid water soon became too much for him to endure and he began to founder. Sarah, a friend of the young man, responded to the cries for help and began to swim out to help her friend; John followed closely behind. Sarah too, soon fatigued and was unable to complete her rescue. On that June day, John not only completed the life-saving rescue of the drowning man; he pulled Sarah safely to shore as well. John’s actions that day showed true heroism – without regard for his own well being, he willingly placed his own life in peril to save the lives of two strangers he met first in the cold waters of Chinook Lake.

 

Alllan Farrants

Allan Farrants received some much disserved newspaper coverage for a selfless act of heroism in dealing with a sexual offender in the Kinsmen Field House area of Edmonton.

As details of the early morning encounter came to light we learned that late last year a sexual predator had knocked down a young lady while out for her morning jog. The man was in the process of preparing to assault her further, when Al heard her calls for help. Al, who also frequently jogs in the area during the early morning hours, arrived on the scene none too soon. After physically confronting the assailant, the woman was freed without enduring any additional harm beyond the injuries she sustained in her own battle with the offender. The woman was sent to get help while the would-be-rapist was forced to remain on the scene, subdued by the ex-Fish and Wildlife officer, until Edmonton City Police dog patrol arrived. Members of the Edmonton City Police Service then took over the arrest of Robin Stoney, a man who had just been released from prison/remand center for similar actions.

“The good Lord puts certain people into our lives for varying reasons and puts the right people in the right place at the right time.  Al Farrants was in the right place at the right time and in many peoples’ eyes, he is a Hero.” Dennis Urban

Al suffered bruises and a broken finger in the battle, but managed still to keep Stoney at the scene for nearly three-quarters of an hour until help arrived.  

 

OFFICER OF THE YEAR

This award provides formal recognition for a Fish and Wildlife Officer within Alberta's Fish and Wildlife Division who through their high standards of work and dedication exemplify what it means to stand out amongst their peers. The selection of candidates and award presentation/recognition will be done as a partnership between the Alberta Game Warden Association and the Fish and Wildlife Division.

AWARD CRITERIA
Nominations may be submitted by any person and should be based upon one or more of the following criteria: 

1. Contributions to fish and wildlife law enforcement. 
2. Exceptional leadership, skill, or ingenuity in the performance of their duty. 
3. Outstanding personal contribution or achievement significantly exceeding job expectations or requirements. 
4. Demonstrated commitment or performance over an extended period of time, or for more than one project or occurrence. 
5. Measurable and significant benefit accorded to the association and/or the organization.

Nominations must be for an individual (this is not a group award) and should be typed (electronic version is preferred). Nominations should be comprehensive and provide as much detail as the nominator feels is required to adequately represent their choice for the Officer of the Year. Nominations should be forwarded to the award selection committee by January 15th of each year.

The individual selected as most deserving from those nominations received by the selection committee will be awarded the Officer of the Year award on behalf of the Alberta Game Warden Association, as well as the Fish and Wildlife Division. This individual will also have their name submitted to Shikar-Safari International for presentation of their Officer of the Year award. The Fish and Wildlife Division will also submit the name of Alberta's Officer of the Year to the Western Wildlife Law Enforcement Association as Alberta's nomination to be considered for the Pogue-Elms Award.

The award selection committee will be made up from the association's regional and headquarters representatives, the association's vice-president, the Officer of the Year from the previous year, and the Fish and Wildlife Division's representative.


Alberta Fish and Wildlife Officer of the Year Recipients

2009 - Dave Barret
2008 - Greg Kondas
2007 - Jim Mitchell
2006 - Steve Cross
2005 - Steve Carlson
2004 - Greg Stolz
2003 - Richard Servetnyk
2002 - Matt McCorquodale
2001 - Norman Baker
2000 - Quentin Isley
1996 - Jason Hanson
1994 - Sharie Heschl
1993 - Stan Hawes
1992 - Kevin Stalker
1991 - Bill Peters
1990 - Earl Dodsworth
1989 - Stan Markham
1988 - Milt Mckee
1987 - Daniel Boyco
1984 - John Doonanco
1983 - J. Gerald Pelchat
1982 - Martin Paetz

WISE AWARD - Recognizing Conservation Excellence - Officer Award

The W.I.S.E. awards recognize outstanding achievement and commitment in the area of conservation education and resource management.

The Alberta Hunter Education Instructors' Association and the Conservation Education W.I.S.E. Foundation created the W.I.S.E Awards. Both of these charitable foundations exist solely for the purpose of helping Albertans learn about Alberta's wildlife and the contribution that wildlife makes to the quality of our lives in Alberta. The goal is to make wildlife part of the value system of all Albertans.

 

2008 - Todd Ponich
2007 - Dave Dickson
2006 - Ed Pirogowicz
2005 - Jason Hanson
2004 - Kelly Wilson
2003 - Lyle Lester

BULL TROUT CONSERVATION AWARD

1996/1997 - Quentin Isley
1995/1996 - Shane Ramstead

 

                                    

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