OFFERING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION IN THE INDUSTRY
Mission Statement
Coulee Creek Safety Team provides appropriate recognized training courses to Peace River Area. We employ instructors with real-world experience, who show they care about the fields they instruct. We believe that success starts with safety.
Our Core Values
• Ensuring the standards of all training providers, including occupational health and safety, and other standard-setting bodies are all met and exceeded.
• Our offered training courses all meet or exceed the standards set by training providers and other governing bodies.
• Our instructors care about the fields they instruct and go that extra mile to get solid information to the learner.
After all, your reward for working safely today is TOMORROW
Meet Our Team
GARY AYRE, CEO
Gary Ayre was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario and came to Fort Simpson, NWT as a Steam Engineer for NCPC in 1968 and 1969. Following his marriage to Elaine, he completed a Mount Royal College course in correctional work and got his class two steam engineer’s certificate. After a serious H2S accident in 1972, went to University of Calgary to complete a Teaching degree. He taught junior high Industrial Arts, Special Education, leadership skills. He obtained his First Aid Instructors certificate and has done this for many years as a sideline until his retirement from the school system when he set up Coulee Creek Safety. To fulfill a desire to be a truck driver he worked for about a year for an oilfield trucking company at Olds. He contracted for Safetyman in Airdrie and Irwin Safety in Calgary, enlarging his areas of instruction as he went along. Gary and Elaine have lived in Calgary, Turner Valley, Calgary, Water Valley, Linden and are happy to be living in this northern community along the river.
ELAINE MELBY AYRE, President
Elaine Melby Ayre was born in northern Saskatchewan and her family moved to a farm in southern Saskatchewan, her BScHE 1965 from Luther College and University of Saskatchewan, taught three years before returning to complete her B Ed degree in 1969. She taught Home Economics at Fort Simpson 1969-1971. She and Gary were married in July 1970 and spent their honeymoon at a Boy Scout Jamboree, the start of their amazing adventures- teaching Junior High Home Ec until her retirement in 1998, raising three sons, in 2015 she published “The Princess Doll’s Scrapbook” and is currently completing her grandfather’s homesteading story.
NATE AYRE, Vice President/Lead Instructor
Nate Ayre was born in Calgary and moved with his parents, to Water Valley during the primary grades, and later to Linden, completing his high school at Olds outreach in early 2001. He held a variety of farming, construction and industrial related jobs. In 2009 he set up his DJ Company called Dawg House Productions which he operated out of Olds, then Grande Prairie (2010-2017), until his recent move to Peace River, where his reach can expand further. Nate has teaching experience throughout the last 12 years. Since joining the team, Nate has become a certified instructor in almost all the courses we offer. Nate has also spent several years volunteering with the Light Horse Committee at the Calgary Stampede, which has been a large part of his life.
DAVID HICK, Instructor/Lead Sales
Dave has joined our team as a New Instructor in training. He is working hard towards becoming a strong instructor in all of present courses. Dave is also our Sales Lead to help our company grow into the best in providing exceptional services. He prides himself in safe work practices and teaching others the importance of safety.
KAITLYNN COATES, Instructor/Marketing
Born and raised on a cattle farm near Brownvale. Kaitlynn still lives near Brownvale, now on a Saskatoon/Chokecherry farm. Together Kaitlynn and her partner are raising 4 wonderful children.
Kaitlynn instructs First Aid, BLS through Heart and stroke, and Food Safety! She has also stepped up to take on a roll in Marketing with Coulee Creek.
KATHY MORRIS/KERRI COWAN, Administration
Kathy and Kerri have recently been welcomed into the Coulee Creek team. Their strengths working together in delivering exceptional customer service with booking, payment and making everyone feel welcome. Truly both are an asset to the office at Coulee Creek Safety!