Geoff has spent the last 15 years promoting the importance of health and safety to his coworkers.
A Corner Brook firefighter has been recognized with an award from WorkplaceNL. The WorkplaceNL Safety Leadership Award for Workers acknowledges workers in the community who practice health and safety in completing work tasks, contribute to making their workplaces safe, and positively influence safety culture. This years’ winner is Geoff Sparkes. As a firefighter with the Corner Brook Fire Department, Geoff has spent the last 15 years promoting the importance of health and safety to his coworkers. Recognizing a need, he completed peer-to-peer mental health support training offered by the International Association of Firefighters and led a gap analysis on radio communication of fire departments across Canada in order to improve staff communication. Geoff also participated in discussions between the provincial government and the Professional Firefighters of Newfoundland and Labrador to implement the province’s current presumptive cancer legislation for firefighters.
Both pilot and passenger uninjured after a helicopter crash on the west coast March 19th
RCMP NL respond to over 500 calls during the long Easter weekend
18 new RNC officers sworn in and some of them are headed to Corner Brook
No serious injuries for an on-duty RCMP officer involved in a crash near Stephenville Crossing on Monday
Funding approved for 7 west coast communities through Community Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation program
