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Jennifer Khan
Instructor
Jennifer Khan is an accomplished practitioner of the outdoor arts and has extensive camping experience in the Bancroft, Haliburton, Algonquin Park, Saugeen Valley and Parry Sound areas.
Jennifer's backpacking and hiking excursions have also taken her to French Polynesia, Australia, New Zealand
and the Hawaiian Islands.
Her outdoor education credits include several advanced survival courses. She is an accomplished outdoor cook
and teaches a course on the subject.
Jennifer, an instructor for Survival in the Bush, Inc., teaches several Wilderness Experience Certificate Programme courses at Georgian and Loyalist colleges. These include Moccasin Workshop, Buckskin Coat Making, Backpacking, Canoe Camping, Winter Camping, Bushwhacking, Orienteering and Hike Leader Certification.
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Gino F. Ferri
Instructor / Director of Survival in the Bush, Inc.
Gino F. Ferri, PhD., is the director of Survival in the Bush, Inc., a company which acts as an instructional and consulting firm for military personnel, educators, students, hunters, anglers, executives, outdoor leaders, and others interested in mastering any number of wilderness survival and living skills.
In 1977, at the North Campus of Humber College of Applies Arts and Technology, Toronto, he established a year-round wilderness survival programme. Gino has travelled extensively in the Canadian Northlands, and has taught survival techniques to the Inuit, Metis, and Native People. His book, The Psychology of Wilderness Survival, has been called "the most comprehensive book ever written on wilderness survival" by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. All copies of the first edition were sold out within two weeks of publication.
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| His other book, Crisis Intervention: Managing Wilderness Emergencies, was presented at SARSCENE 1999, a symposium hosted by the National Search & Rescue Secretariat. Professionals attending the conference called this book a milestone in the development of an action plan dealing specifically with emergency situations in a wilderness setting.
Gino has written numerous articles for magazines such as Angler and Hunter, Bushwhacker, Canadian Hunting and Shooting, Canoeing Ontario, and Leisure World.
Gino presently co-ordinates the Wilderness Experience Certificate Programme at Georgian and Loyalist Colleges. On many separate occasions, he was featured on The Great Outdoorsman television show.
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Heather Reid
Instructor
Heather is a graduate of the Wilderness Experience Certificate Program through
Loyalist College in Bancroft. She works part time as a medic in Canada's Army
Reserve, and studies full time as a Health Sciences student at McMaster
University researching asthma rates among Aboriginal populations. Besides having
a keen interest in working with Aboriginal peoples, Heather is an avid volunteer
for many organizations. Her volunteer and leadership experiences have taken her
across Ontario, several U.S. states, and as far as Guatemala. In 2005, Heather
was named CIBC Young Miracle Maker for her dedicated work. Heather loves the
outdoors and is constantly developing her wilderness and primitive living
skills. In her spare time, she enjoys playing piano, as well as sports such as
fastball, hockey and sailing.
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Jon MacDiarmid
Instructor
Jon is a graduate of the Wilderness Experience Certificate Programme through Loyalist College, Bancroft campus.
He started canoeing at the age of 7 and has toured Lake Superior and most of Georgian Bay by sea kayak.
His interests include primitive living skills, backcountry camping, canoeing, flatwater kayaking, hiking, general aviation
and mountain biking.
Jon has worked in the IT industry for 15 years and also holds both a glider and commercial pilots license.
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Dan Kieffer
Instructor
Dan is an avid outdoor enthusiast who can be found roving the wilds of Ontario, be it on the trails, lakes, rivers or rock walls. Having been
with Survival in the Bush, Inc., since 1998, he has gained a wealth of experience in several disciplines such as kayaking and canoeing,
backpacking, primitive living skills such as flintknapping and trapping and wilderness survival. Dan's true passion is wilderness medicine. He is the instructor of a dynamic and realistic hands-on wilderness first aid course. When he's not in the bush,
Dan works as a Paramedic in Southwestern Ontario and continues to pursue other opportunities in medicine.
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Kevin Good
Instructor
Kevin holds a diploma as a Fish and Wildlife Technologist and is currently employed with the Canadian Forest Service
in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, working in the field of aquatic ecology. Kevin was also one of the first graduates of the Wilderness Experience
Certificate Programme. He volunteers with various organizations including: Canadian Ski Patrol, O.P.P. and the Sault Ste. Marie Search and Rescue. Kevin enjoys
backcountry camping, canoeing, snowshoeing, skiing, historical re-enactments and the practicing of primitive skills. Kevin has developed a passion for researching the Canadian fur trade and the lifestyles of the voyageurs and coureurs de bois.
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 | Tyler Vander Molen
Instructor
Tyler is a graduate of the Wilderness Experience Certificate Programme at Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus.
He is a skilled outdoorsman and a well qualified wilderness first responder. His interests include varying
environmental concerns which have taken him to Peru, and different regions of Ontario and Western Canada.
During his free time, Tyler enjoys canoeing, kayaking, rock climbing, snowshoeing, skiing, camping, biking,
and competitive team sports like hockey, rugby, and broomball. Tyler also has an avid interest in
primitive skills and has successfully completed numerous survival courses. |
Dan Flowers
Instructor
Dan spent twelve years in the Canadian military as a combat engineer earning the
Canadian Forces decoration as well as the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait observer mission medal. His travels
have taken him through the Middle East, Europe, and throughout North America. Dan has taught survival
skills both here and in the United States. His mentors have been at the highest levels of
their respected fields. Dan now focuses his time between perfecting survival techniques
and teaching survival skills. He is a regular columnist for Bushwhacker magazine. Dan's trenchant
personality and warm teaching style ensure a thorough understanding of skills taught to his students.
Dan's true passion is mantracking and perfecting skills of the wilderness wanderer. |
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Jordan Webb
Instructor
Jordan has graduated from the Wilderness Experience Certificate Programme with Survival in the
Bush, Inc.
He is a graduate of the Fish and Wildlife Technician program at Sir Sandford Fleming College, ON. Some of his interests include photography, backpacking, and canoeing. |
Lindsay King
Assistant Instructor
Lindsay is a recent graduate of from the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Environmental Studies with an honours degree in Urban and Regional Planning and a Planning credit from England’s Oxford-Brookes University. Employed by a Southern-Ontario Municipality, Lindsay is building a career within environment and development planning while continuing to pursue a variety of interests which include traveling, arts and heritage, sport and wilderness activities.
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Jessie Sparling
Field Assistant
Jessie has been involved in festivals, courses, and canoe races with Survival in the Bush, Inc, since June, 2000. She is continually expanding her knowledge of wilderness survival. Jessie enjoys the outdoors and sports like ice hockey, biking, canoeing, and kayaking. She has competed at the national level and coached in the sports of canoeing and kayaking.
Jessie is a 4th year University of Ottawa student studying science while keeping her outdoor activities balanced.
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Robbie Fogal
Field Assistant
Robbie is a 3rd year business student at the University of Ottawa. He is an avid mountain biker who also
enjoys competitive team activities such as hockey, lacrosse, swimming and canoeing. Robbie has studied many environmental issues and remains an informative and resourceful researcher. His travels has taken him to Ireland, Eastern Canada, and several islands in the Caribbean.
Since 1995, Robbie has participated and assisted in numerous re-enactments with Survival in the Bush, Inc. He is skilled in firestarting lore, enjoys competitive voyageur racing, and is knowledgeable in the traditions of the Coureur de Bois.
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Tanis McDivitt
Field Assistant
Tanis is currently pursuing a concurrent degree in Environmental Science and Education at Queen's University. Tanis has recently travelled to Ukraine on an exchange programme and travelled throughout Canada on various hiking and backpacking ventures. Her volunteer involvement with various programmes, such as Katimavik and Canada World Youth, has presented opportunities to spend many months in Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, assisting with agricultural research, inner city school programmes, survival courses and she enjoys participating in festivals at Ste. Marie among the Hurons, Midland, ON.
Tanis enjoys outdoor wilderness pursuits, organic gardening, kayaking and is an avid hiker.
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Dan Curley
Field Assistant
Dan recently graduated from the Wilderness Experience Certificate Programme at Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus, and is currently enrolled within the Architecture-Construction Engineering Technology programme, at Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON. Dan enjoys various outdoor experiences and volunteer opportunities, such as building homes for the poor. His specific interests include primitive fire starting techniques and participating in sports such as rock climbing, soccer, hockey, broomball, golf, fishing and archery.
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When booking the services of Survival in the Bush Inc., a 50% non-refundable deposit is required. The remaining funds are due 45 days prior to course commencement. Medical reasons notwithstanding, should the client withdraw from any course, a 50% cancellation fee is automatically deducted from the full registration cost. If withdrawing with less than 45 days notice prior to course commencement, there is no refund. Survival in the Bush Inc., reserves the right to refuse a student's participation in any course should safety become a factor. All courses are subject to applicable GST and Ancillary Fees.
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