agentAbout Us
Credentials
Raven Rescue is a BC-based company with more than 20 years in the rescue and safety business. We are the Western Canadian agent for Rescue 3 International, the recognized world leader in technical rescue training for swiftwater, rope, helicopter and ice scenarios. Professional certifications granted by Raven Rescue are NFPA compliant and recognized as the standard-of-care in Canada and around the world.
Clients
Squadron 442 Search and Rescue Vancouver Police Department RCMP Underwater Recovery Team Maple Ridge Fire Department North Vancouver District Fire Department West Vancouver Fire Department Kimberly Fire Department Canadian Coast Guard Justice Institute Department of Fisheries and Oceans Parks Canada Environment Canada Saskatchewan Environment Petro Canada BC Hydro Golder Associates AMEC Environmental Triton Environmental Rescan Environmental Worley Parsons Knights Piesold Destiny Resources Interior Whitewater Kumsheen Rafting Company Rio Rafting Pitt River Lodge Bear Claw Lodge Kispiox River Fishing Company |
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Personnel
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Walter Bucher
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Craig Gerrard Craig teaches water-based rescue courses from the awareness to the technician level. He has a strong background in whitewater, being an accomplished paddler and rafter. In addition, Craig coordinates water rescues for Cowichan Search and Rescue. He and his wife Stacey own and operate Kindred Spirit Kayak Company out of Duncan, BC. providing whitewater kayaking instruction and are also dealers for Bliss Stick kayaks. Craig is an organized, intuitive and patient instructor and gets great reviews from his students.
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Timm Johns Timm has translated his all-consuming passion for moving water into teaching others how to be safe in it and on it. He brings to Raven Rescue a strong whitewater background and a natural teaching ability. An accomplished whitewater paddler and river guide, Timm is also a member of the Bulkley Valley Swiftwater Rescue Team. Students find him friendly and knowledgeable and he is an entertaining poet as well! Timm teaches our awareness, operations and technician-level swiftwater courses, and also ice-rescue. |
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Mike Adams Mike is a Rescue 3 Swiftwater Instructor-Trainer with North Vancouver Fire and Rescue and teaches a wide range of clients for Raven Rescue as well. Combining exceptional swiftwater, technical rope and teaching skills, he is a great asset to our instructor team. Mike is also an accomplished whitewater paddler and river guide and is starting to introduce his young family to river recreation. Mike teaches our awareness, operations and technician-level swiftwater courses, and will soon be qualified to teach Swiftwater Rescue Technician - Advanced courses. |
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Tim Wheeler Tim has a resume longer than your arm and we are delighted to have him onboard teaching swiftwater and ice rescue. He has extensive experience as a backcountry guide, leading mountaineering and hiking trips and canoing or kayaking on both flatwater and in the ocean. His work has taken him to many remote regions of Canada, and around the world. In addition, Tim has worked as an Initial Attack Forest Fire Ranger, as a winter camping instructor, and has coordinated outdoor safety education programs for the BC Government. He is a natural teacher and clients find him very easy to deal with. Timm teaches our awareness, operations and technician-level swiftwater courses, and also ice-rescue. |
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Peter Lyon In addition to teaching our low and high angle technical rope courses, Peter also teaches confined space and fall protection for Hazmasters, a Canadian company specializing in safety equipment and training for the workplace. Peter's background includes mine rescue and fire fighting. An accomplished athlete and motorcycle afficionado, Peter is detail-oriented and conscientious -- important qualities for a rope instructor. He has a great sense of humour and an ability to inspire confidence in clients who may be testing their personal comfort zone.
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Colin Saurette In addition to teaching swiftwater rescue and ice rescue courses for Raven Rescue, Colin is employed by the Canadian Coast Guard, and is a dedicated volunteer member of the Squamish Search and Rescue team. His SAR involvement keeps his operational skills finely tuned and he is continually upgrading his qualifications in order to stay current. Colin is a consumate professional and goes the extra distance to make sure his clients learn the skills they need in order to do their jobs in the safest manner possible. |
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Chris
Jonason
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Stefan
Bucher Stefan grew up on the river and is equally at home in the water as on land. Now in his late 20s, Stefan is an accomplished paddler, a certified lifeguard and a registered nurse. Stefan also has extensive experience in water-based search & rescue. He has an exceptional ability to read water, identify hazards and apply low-to-high risk rescue options, making him a valuable asset to our teaching team. Stefan teaches awareness, operations and technician-level swiftwater courses. |
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Ron Morrison
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Amy
Copland Amy is the first point of contact for most clients. She coordinates our course bookings, gear rental, accounting and public relations. A former journalist and member of Canada's National Road Cycling Team, she is also an avid whitewater paddler and rafter and brings a hands-on knowledge of rivers, rope and safety to her dealings with clients. In the summer months, Amy can often be found on rivers across the West, plying the oars
of an 18’ Aire cataraft with a pile of kids
and an aging Jack Russell terrier aboard. |
