IMRF Regional Meeting and Maritime SAR Workshop Dates: Afternoon of Monday, June 10th and All Day Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 Location: Victoria and Esquimalt, B.C., Canada Conference/Workshop Venue: The Conference/Workshop Venue will be at the Rainbow Room at the Chief and Petty Officers’ Mess which is located immediately below The Wardroom, the address being: 1575 Lyall St., Victoria, B.C., V9A 5K5 The SAR Demo will take place at Victoria CCG base. All observers will need to enter through the main gate on Huron St (marked with the red balloon on the map). CCG personnel will be there to meet you. For safety and security, non-CCG personnel will be escorted at all times while on the base. Upon completion of the Demo, vessel tours and a crew meet and greet will be available at the dock in front of HMCS Malahat. Escort is required to this area for all personnel. Topic: Indigenous and Remote Community Maritime SAR “A full day discussion and workshop on developing and maintaining a maritime SAR capability in the more remote areas of the globe, for those that live there and those they can assist.” Programme Outline Day One – Monday, June 10, 2024Multi-Agency SAR Demo & Exercise Venues: Victoria Coast Guard Base, Victoria, B.C, 25 Huron St., Victoria, B.C. The Wardroom at CFB Esquimalt, CFB Esquimalt, 1586 Esquimalt Rd., Esquimalt, B.C. IMRF Maritime SAR Demonstration Program of Events 1400 – 1600 Multi-Agency SAR Demo & Exercise @ The Victoria CCG Base 1900 – 2100 Welcome Reception @ The Wardroom Day Two – Tuesday, June 11, 2024Indigenous & Remote Community Maritime SAR Conference & Workshop Venue: Rainbow Room, Chief & Petty Officer’s Mess & Wardroom, Esquimalt, B.C., CFB Esquimalt, 1575 Lyall St., Esquimalt, B.C. 0830 – 0900 Registration 0900 – 0905 Opening Remarks (Caroline Jupe, IMRF) 0905 – 0910 RCN/CAF Welcome (Cmdre David Mazur, RCN) 0910 – 0915 CCG Welcome (AC Derek Moss, CCG) 0915 – 0930 Plan for the Day / Session Intro Indigenous Maritime SAR 0930 – 0950 Indigenous Perspectives (Alec Dick, Chair of CN-CGA) 0950 – 1010 Indigenous Maritime SAR (Alex Baldham, CN-CGA) 1010 – 1030 Arctic Maritime SAR Initiatives (Kathy Nghiem, CCG) 1030 – 1100 Bio Break 1100 – 1200 Breakout Session on Indigenous Maritime SAR 1200 – 1300 Lunch Remote Community Maritime SAR 1300 – 1315 Session Intro 1315 – 1335 Remote Island SAR (Scott Simmons, Bermuda Marine Auth) 1335 – 1355 Global Experiences (Phil Bostock, HM Coastguard) 1355 – 1430 Remote Marine Medical Response (Dylan Stepahnian, CCG) 1430 – 1500 Bio Break 1500 – 1600 Breakout Session on Remote Community Maritime SAR 1600 – 1630 Wrap-Up & Thank You’s This workshop will be facilitated by the IMRF in conjunction with its Canadian memberGlobal Experiences (Phil Bostock, HM Coastguard) organisations. Who: Open to representatives of IMRF member organisations that have an interest in the topic of indigenous and remote community maritime SAR, particularly those with relevant experience and those from North and South America. Attendance is complimentary for all IMRF members. If you are not a member but want to join us, you can join here. Accommodation: Limited accommodations at a reduced rate of approximately $60 CDN per night are available for the nights of June 9th, 10th and 11th, 2024 at The Wardroom, which is adjacent to the workshop venue, please forward any requests specifying your name and organisation and the number of nights that you require to [email protected] All delegates are responsible for paying for their own accommodation, travel and any visa needed as well as any refreshments which are not part of the programme. Register by June 4 by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/canada-seminar-2024 The Wardroom Accommodations: The Wardroom accepts Visa, Mastercard or Debit for payment. Breakfast (06:00 to 08:00 am) and lunch (11:00 to 13:00 pm) is available in The Galley at The Wardroom, which also accepts Visa, Mastercard or Debit for payment. The Wardroom Address is: 1586 Esquimalt Rd., Victoria, B.C., V9A 5K5 If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] Parking: On site free parking is available in the lots marked P on the map. Please do not park in any spot that has a name or position title assigned to it. For those transporting themselves to Victoria CCG Base for the SAR demo, free 2-hour parking is available on a first come basis on the streets surrounding the base (marked in green lines on the map). The nearest public pay parking lot is located at Fisherman’s Wharf (green polygon). Please do not park in the three lots that are located just outside of CCG base (red polygons). These are for employees only and you will be towed if you are not displaying a CCG employee pass. For those who are restricted in mobility, please contact [email protected] to arrange for a priority parking pass. Manage Cookie Preferences