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Awards and Recognition

CFS Merit Awards 2003

Collaboration and Partnership

• Southeast Asia Fire Danger Rating System
  
  The Southeast Asia Fire Danger Rating System successfully modified and transferred Canadian technology to assist Indonesia and Malaysia in their attempts to reduce the transboundary haze that results from uncontrolled forest and agricultural fires.

"A" Team Recipients

Michael Brady, Bill De Groot, John Doornbos, Caren Dymond, Robert Field, Bryan Lee, Steve Price, Sandra Williams

 

 

"B" Team Recipients

Serena Angeltvedt, Dennis Benke, Richard Carr, Kathlin Earl, Jon Elofson, Peter Englefield, John Little, Yonghe Wang, Terry van Nest (Alberta Sustainable Resource Development), Judy Beck (BC Ministry of Forests), Phil Taudin-Chabot (BC Ministry of Forests)

• Corporate Costing Model
  
  This team developed, in partnership with the Corporate Services Sector, a Corporate Costing Model that will generate additional funds for the CFS to support new programs when they are delivered in a region.

  Dennis Benke

Creativity and Innovation

• User-friendly Software Systems for the Pacific Forestry Centre
  
  This team provided user-friendly software systems that provide managers with information in an easily accessible manner and efficient format. They also helped their colleagues at the Pacific Forestry Centre to implement these systems in their workplace. (This is the first time that a regional centre has nominated a complete team from another centre).

  Dennis Benke, Jon Elofson, Kelly Petkau, Denise Leroy

• Social Science Research Group
  
  The Social Science Research Group has contributed greatly to a broad array of studies carried out in partnership with the Foothills Model Forest in the areas of sociology, economics, and non-timber valuation.
  

  Dieter Kuhnke, Bonnie McFarlane, John Parkins, Mike Patriquin, Dave Watson, Adam Wellstead, Bill White, Foothills Model Forest

Special Acknowledgement

• CFS Publications National Data base
  
  Elaine Lefebvre has demonstrated ongoing dedication and commitment to the compilation of the CFS Publications National Data Base and its completion in time for showcasing the CFS National Bookstore at the World Forestry Congress.

  Elaine Lefebvre

• Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign
  
  Deborah Lyzun is recognized with a congratulatory letter for the work that she did in leading the Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign in 2002. The campaign involved 46 departments and agencies and was very successful in raising $700,000.

Deborah Lyzun