Lt Jason Demaine is this year Mayor's Award Recipient

Article by
Capt Dave Westhaver

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WO Robert Gagnon

OTTAWA, October 2005 - Councilor George Bedard from the City of Ottawa presents Lt Jason Demaine as this years recipient of the Mayor's Award.

Since an early age, Jason Demaine has been an eager participant in his community. As a member of local hockey, baseball and football teams in the city Jason participated as a player but also volunteered in positions such as umpire, volunteer rink attendant and other administrative posts as he got older, allowing the kids under him to enjoy the games as he did.

On March 26, 1992 Jason enrolled as a Pte in the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa attending summer training and returning to the unit in the fall. While completing High School and College in Ottawa, Jason was an active member of the Cameron's attending exercises, courses and events. In the August of 1997, Jason enrolled in the 1st Battalion 1 P.P.C.L.I in Edmonton, Alberta. After competing three years, Jason transferred to 3 Intelligence Company in Halifax, Nova Scotia in order to attend St. Mary's University. Commissioning in 2002 Jason returned to Ottawa and at the same time transferred to the Cameron's as an Infantry Officer.

In most recent years, Jason has worked as a volunteer at local homeless shelters and food banks in the city. The most notable being the Union Mission for Men where he has been since 2002. Presently Lt. Demaine works as the CH of O recruiting O and is awaiting a transfer to the Regular Force.