Canadian Officers
In Memory of Canadian Wildlife Officers
This list includes officers who have died in the line of duty
since NAWEOA was incorporated in 1980.
A complete listing, including line of duty deaths prior to the formation of NAWEOA, is being assembled.
If you have information regarding a wildlife officer who died in the line of duty -
whether listed here or not - please contact us.

 


PROVINCE OR JURISDICTION
NAME
AGE
DATE OF DEATH
CAUSE OF DEATH
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Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans  Dean Jeffery Miller    September 18, 1996  Hypothermia  More
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Manitoba  Keith M. Bartley  age 35  November 29, 1989  Vehicle accident  More
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Manitoba  Ken  Skwark  age 47  June 28, 1995  Helicopter crash  More
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Nova Scotia  Donald C. Wood  age 63  September 9, 1988  Explosives accident 
Ontario  Kauko Henry Kujala  age 40  October 5, 1987  Helicopter crash 
Ontario  Walter  Ceolin  52  Januray 21, 2003  Helicopter crash  More
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Parks Canada  Michael  Wynn  37  January 13, 2002  Avalanche  More
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Parks Canada  Robert J. Leblanc  26  May 24, 1982  Electrocution while responding to an accident.  More
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Parks Canada  Simon  Parboosingh  26  August 31, 1994  Avalanche training accident.  More
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Parks Canada  Patrick Daniel Sheehan  34  November 26, 1992  Mountain climbing training accident.  More
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Quebec  Alain  Chouinard  age 30  November 10, 1985  Shot by night-hunter 
Quebec  Luc  Guindon  age 29  October 10, 1989  Shot by poacher 
Quebec  Patrick  Poirier  age 23  September 15, 1992  Drowning 
Quebec  Nicolas  Rochette  33  November 5, 2005  Airplane Crash  More
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Quebec  Fernand  Vachon    November 5, 2005  Airplane Crash  More
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Quebec  Richard  Cayouette  34  March 3, 2007  Snowmobile accident  More
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Saskatchewan  Murray L. Doell  age 32  August 17, 1990  Helicopter crash  More
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Saskatchewan  Theodore Arthur Haugen  age 36  July 26, 1991  Aircraft crash  More
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Saskatchewan  Kevin Ray Misfeldt  age 38  January 24, 1997  Aircraft crash  More
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Saskatchewan  Lee  Murray  age 55  January 14, 1991  Heart attack on duty  More
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A complete listing, including line of duty deaths prior to the formation of NAWEOA, is being assembled.
If you have information regarding a wildlife officer who died in the line of duty -
whether listed here or not - please contact us.