No. H 075/07
For release May 3, 2007
OTTAWA — The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, announced yesterday that Mr. Bryan Webster of Victoria has received the 2007 Transport Canada Aviation Safety Award
for his long-standing commitment to aviation safety.
"Mr. Webster's outstanding initiative in the field of egress training has helped
thousands of pilots and their passengers across Canada learn how to improve
their chances of survival in an emergency ditching," said Minister Cannon. "He
experienced first-hand the dangers of an emergency ditching and, through his own
initiative, has dedicated his professional career to providing a comprehensive
and successful training program aimed at saving lives."
Mr. Webster has accumulated over 11,000 hours in more than 35 different aircraft
types. His career as a commercial pilot includes bush, air ambulance, corporate
and single pilot IFR cargo flying. He currently flies, part-time, a De Havilland
Beaver commercially along the coast of British Columbia. Along with his egress
training courses, he has written a book, Ditching Principles: A Survival Guide
to Ditching an Aircraft, and is a monthly columnist for the Canadian Owners and
Pilots Association's Canadian Flight magazine.
The award was presented to Mr. Webster at the 19th annual Canadian Aviation
Safety Seminar in Gatineau, Quebec. The award was established in 1988 to foster
awareness of aviation safety in Canada and to recognize people or organizations
that have contributed to this objective in an exceptional way.
The Canadian Aviation Safety Seminar is an international event hosted annually
by Transport Canada for all sectors of the aviation community. It features
safety workshops and presentations by leading Canadian and international safety
experts.
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Natalie Sarafian
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities, Ottawa
613-991-0700
Karyn Standen
Communications
Transport Canada, Ottawa
613-993-0055
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