Sterling Fire & Associates Inc.
President – Kathleen Nicholas, Artemis Fire Consulting Inc. (Victoria)
Kathleen Nicholas (she/her) has lived on Vancouver Island for over 50 years, but still feels the occasional draw to visit Saskatchewan, where she was born. A graduate of Mount Douglas Sr. Sec., she has taken the “road less travelled” and become an unabashed bonvivant.
She joined her husband, Don, in creating their original company back in 1997 and has helped it evolve along the way – from a ULC-listed service and verification provider; to a fire alarm upgrade contractor, with over 100 buildings completed in Greater Victoria; to its current iteration, where they serve as the Owners’ representative, system designer, and project administrator for fire alarm upgrades.
She was presented with the Grant Holtom Academic Achievement Award for her hard work on completing the Business Administration Fast Track program at the University of Victoria in 2011, where she aced 12 full university courses in 13 weeks.
Kathleen is passionate about Codes, laws, & caselaw; often disappearing like Alice-down-the-hole while researching diverse and divergent topics from the fire industry to physics. She has served on the Boards of several non-profit organizations and is the founding Secretary/Treasurer of the Vancouver Island Fire Protection Association, which grew to become the FPABC. She’s is an ally of the underdog & LGBTQI2/BIPOC communities, is a bonafide Reverend able to perform marriages in B.C., and creates art like a mad thing.
She can be reached at president(at)fpabc.ca
Vice President – Frank Kurz, Anubis Fire
More about Frank coming soon!
He can be reached at tech@firetechs.net
Secretary – Jordan Zwicker, Cantec Fire Alarms Ltd. (Victoria)
More about Jordan coming shortly.
He can be reached at secretary(at)fpabc.ca
Treasurer – Kevin Gilbert, Everguard Fire Safety (Surrey)
More about Keving coming soon!
He can be reached at kevin.gilbert@everguardfiresafety.com
Members at Large
Darcy Watson, Dragon Fire Education & Voltech Fire Protection (Burnaby)
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Lori Brunelle, FirePlus (Burnaby)
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Steve Sihota, Reliable Fire & Safety (Burnaby)
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Aaron Hutchings, Classic Life + Fire Safety (Kelowna)
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