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Canada's not-for-profit collaborative lab for Emergency Services

Connecting emergency services, academia, industry, and communities

How we work

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We believe in connecting across boundaries.

Emergency services, researchers, industry, and communities work best when they work together. We’re working to bridge these gaps.

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We believe innovation is creative problem-solving.

Not just technology. New approaches to training, better ways to share knowledge, spaces to test what might work - all grounded in real needs.

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We believe people closest to the work know what's needed.

We help create connections and support, working to ensure research and solutions respond to real problems, not assumptions.

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We believe in building systems.

We’re working to create networks, spaces, and relationships that last - infrastructure that supports ongoing work.

CESCIL is in its early stages.

We're building with partners across Canada - listening, learning, and understanding what's needed.

Early participants are helping shape our direction.

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Who we're building with
Guided by a board of directors across emergency services, research, and innovation.
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Dave Waterhouse, ECFO, MBA, Adm.A
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Michelle Gervais, MBA, MA.DEM, ECFO, ABC.P

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Kevin Rimmer
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Noel Slaney, CRSP
Our Staff
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Moriah Greenhaw
Executive Director
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Mehrad Hajati
Digital Innovation Specialist
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Kenose Osedeme
Digital Innovation Specialist

Our Commitment

Compassion

We create environments where people feel safe to contribute, experiment, and learn together.

We recognize the human reality of emergency services work - people working under pressure, communities in need of support, and the care that drives people to make things better.

Impact

We’re driven to make a meaningful difference.

We focus on creating lasting value for communities and systems - bridging gaps, connecting perspectives to solve challenges, and building collaborative networks that multiply our collective impact.

Responsibility

We’re committed to owning our impact as we build - sharing what we learn, being honest about challenges, and delivering on our promises.

We’re accountable to the partners and communities shaping this work with us.

 

Ready to jump in?

Early participants are shaping this work. Your input matters.