There were two personal visits and member cocktail mixers in the Atlantic Region in 2002-2003.
The society will be looking to expand membership and membership services in this region in 2004.
Development in Newfoundland will be assisted by Mr. Ian Bradbury. More ties are hoped to be forged in New Brunswick with the help of Yves Juteau & Bryant Petkau of JD Irving. In PEI we look to move forward with the continued support of Mr. Richard Godin of Veterans Affairs. Finally our actions in Nova Scotia hope to expand with the assistance of Mr. Richard Diotte from Nova Scotia Community College.
A change from a regional to a chapter setup is imperative in this region. Chapters would like to be set up and are looking for assistance in the following areas:
- Newfoundland
- Nova Scotia (one or two)
- New Brunswick
- St. John
- Fredericton
- Moncton
Please feel free to submit ideas for topics and potential speakers to Tracey Pinder at the CSIS, Inc. Head Office.
Bob Roy
Vice-President Eastern Canada
I would firstly like to thank Don Watson and Chris McColm for their ongoing support as Prairie Region Executive members.
The past year continued to be a challenge for both CSIS itself and in particular the Prairie Region. Fundamentally distance continues to be a challenge within the Prairie Region which consists of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
The Region has twenty-three members spread through these three Provinces, but is poised, as is CSIS, Inc. nationally, to grow.
Our energies in the past year have been primarily spent in actively representing the Region within the national forum to ensure strong feedback and future planning assistance in building CSIS, Inc. as the organization of choice, an organization poised for growth and an organization advocating strongly as a “Canadian Voice” of the security practitioner.
We are there.
For the future, the Region is currently discussing hosting educational events targeted at both CSIS, Inc. Members and external security professionals. This will breathe new life into the Prairie Region setting the stage for renewed member communication and activities while focusing on new membership growth. As certification and education activities are cornerstone to our current national strategic plans, these will be expanded within the Region, again adding value to CSIS membership.
Communication continues to be a priority as we build for the future.
The support that is now in place at the CSIS Head Office is invaluable. I’d like to thank Gord, Tracey and David as they provide ever-expanding services to our membership. Your National Board continues to provide strong leadership as does our President Graham Ospreay – my sincere thanks to them as well.
The Prairie Region continues to be committed to the future of a truly Canadian security organization in the promotion of professional security leadership throgh ethics, standards and education. We’ve lots of work to do, we invite everyone to get involved!
Micheal McPherson, CHRP
Prairie Region Chairperson
Vice-President Western Canada
We will be looking to push forward into Quebec in the new year. With the assistance of current members we are looking to significantly boost membership numbers in this region and expand the level of bilingual services offered by the society.
We are looking to change from a regional to a chapter setup. Chapters would like to be set up and are looking for assistance in the following areas:
- CEGEP & community colleges
- Montreal (up to 4 chapters)
- Quebec City
Membership assistance is key in this region to help move the society forward.
Please feel free to submit ideas for topics and potential speakers to assist in the planning for Quebec Region Events for January through May. Any suggestions may be sent to Tracey Pinder at the CSIS, Inc. Head Office. Email: csis@bellnet.ca or phone 1-800-461-7748.
The aid of bilingual members willing to offer their services in the area of materials translation would be gratefully accepted.
Bob Roy
Vice-President Eastern Canada
As I come to the end of my term, I am happy to say that CSIS activity in the region is progressing well.
Credit must be given to the Toronto Chapter for keeping an interesting program and successful meetings.
As sponsor of the CSIS Annual Convention and General Meeting for 2003, they have endured very difficult times and decisions due to the SARS issue. Their hard work and extraordinary efforts are appreciated.
The true thrust in the region is the creation of chapters, to better serve our members. The successful initiatives of Gord Pinder with the colleges are proving to be in the right direction as we have awarded a charter to the Loyalist College Chapter and are working on Algonquin College in Ottawa and St. Lawrence College in Kingston.
The involvement of the students in CSIS is critical to the future of our organization. We will continue in the effort to create chapters in the region at the colleges as well as any area that has enough member interest to support a functioning chapter.
The certification and accreditation programs are taking shape and being revitalized. Promotion of these programs is necessary to give the programs credence. I encourage all of our regional members to look into the challenge of verifying your professionalism.
We are learning to adapt to new ways of doing things.
We need to be flexible enough to change our ways of doing things to suit the needs of our members.
In some cases this means that fewer meetings and increased activities may be what a given chapter wants.
Change is inevitable, even for security dinosaurs!
Ian Munro
Ontario Region Chair
CSIS, Inc.
Our Thanks to You Ian!
With the assistance of current members we are looking to significantly boost membership numbers in this region.
The recent move of our Compliance Officer, Bob Marentette, to this region leads to an anticipated a resurgence of CSIS, Inc. activity in BC.
We are looking to change from a regional to a chapter setup. Chapters would like to be set up and are looking for assistance in the following areas:
- Colleges
- Vancouver
- Victoria
Membership assistance is key in this region to help move the society forward.
Please feel free to submit ideas for topics and planning for Pacific Region potential speakers to assist in the Events for January through May.
Any suggestions may be sent to Tracey Pinder at the CSIS, Inc. Head Office.
Email: csis@bellnet.ca
or phone 1-800-461-7748.
Members willing to offer their services at any level would be gratefully accepted.
The current Regional Chair is Mr. Bob Roy.
The current Regional Vice Chair is Ms. Grace Seaby.
Elections for committee positions will be held again in May 2004.
Meetings were held with Bert Cowan, Len Boudreau and Yvon Fournier to determine the themes (Private Policing and the Powers of Arrest – multiple perspectives) for Ottawa Meetings through December of 2003.
- September 15, 2003 – Predator at Greyhawk – Annual Golf Tournament – Attendance 40.
- September 25, 2003 – The RA Centre - The Response of the Society to the Discussion paper on the Legislative Changes to the Private Investigators and Security Guards Act – Presented by Ian Munro (Ontario Regional Chair, CSIS, Inc.) – Attendance 43.
- October 23, 2003 – The RA Centre - "Private Policing and the Powers of Arrest – A Police Perspective" – Presented by L Deputy Chief of Police Larry Hill (Ottawa City Police) – Attendance 57.
- November 27, 2003 – The RA Centre - "Private Policing and the Powers of Arrest" - The Security Industry Perspective – Presented by Mr. Bill McQuirter, District Manager, Securitas Canada Ltd. Attendance 50.
- December 11, 2003 – The RCMP Mess – CSIS, Inc. Social Mixer. Attendance 45.
Students at Algonquin College (Ottawa) will be forming another Chapter
Algonquin Students are to be a part of the Capital Region planning committee to help determine speaker topics and potential speakers from a student perspective
Bob Roy and Grace Seaby met with La Cite Collegial (Ottawa) on Monday November 24, 2003 to discuss CSIS, Inc. and Certification Program. A number of student memberships are filtering in as a result.
We are looking forward to having a number of professional development days in 2004. Ideas from members are always appreciated. Just contact Head Office with your ideas or offer to help.
Capital Region Chair