News. VICTORIA – The B. C. government declared the first Conservation Officer Day on Nov. This is overdue recognition for what is essentially a police force that only receives public notice when a bear or cougar has to be killed to protect people. The ceremony at the B. C. legislature included awards. Chief Conservation Officer Doug Forsdick presented long- service medals and two commendations for lifesaving. One was to CO Jason Hawkes, who rescued a family of four from their sinking boat on Kootenay Lake last June.
He reached them in rough, windy conditions when they were waist- deep in water, far from shore. The other went to CO Andrew Anaka, for rescuing an angler from an overturned boat, whom he found “extremely hypothermic” at the base of a cliff at a lake near Powell River on Jan. A second angler didn’t make it to shore. An exemplary service medal went to CO Micah Kneller, who caught up with Fort Nelson RCMP officers and paramedics on Sept.
As darkness fell, Kneller found a second injured hunter, got the group together, built a fire and assisted until a rescue helicopter from CFB Comox lifted the hunters out at 3 a. NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert had a couple of things on his mind at the event. He relayed a report from the B. C. Government Employees’ Union that there has been a 1.
CO staff since 2. Not so, replied Environment Minister Mary Polak. The number has “hovered around 1.
Polak said extra investment has gone into trucks that serve as mobile command centres, so people aren’t sitting in offices waiting for the phone to ring. They patrol more and respond faster, which can be vital.
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