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COLUMB I A

Board of Governors:
Chair, R.P. (Val) Pattee
Vice Chair, Betty Toporowski
Robert Brett
Douglas R. Campbell
Larry Goble
Jim Graham
Brent Hodgins
M.J. (Mal) Hughes

H. A. (Hal) Jenkins
Sathie Mahil
Prima Michell
Jackie Whalley

AC. (Peter) Young

Management
Committee:
Larry Goble
Louise Krohn
Pat Ross
Marg Huber
Paul Pershick
Peter Pershick
Shelley Rivkin

Empowering
Women,
Children and
Families
When we talk about "training for safer communities" at the JI, it's easy to picture the uniforms of police, paramedics and fire fighters.
There's another area of the JI that often goes
unnoticed, yet whose work truly impacts on
the lives of women, children and families in
communities around this province - it is the
Social Services and Community Safety Division.
For the last 20 years, this division has developed and delivered training and public education designed to empower women, children
and families. They train the people who work
with victims of violence and abuse, as well as
people who work with families in counselling, in group homes with youth or with the
developmentally disabled. That's not all. They
also deliver programs in community safety,
workplace skills and trainer development.
The staff who work in the division have a
strong sense of social justice, and
continually look for ways to empower
people through training.

and Counselling Programs and the BC
Society of Transition Houses.
Here are just a few of the reasons why they
received the award:
• Developed a victim service worker manual, which has served as a model for victim
assistance programs across the country.
• "Facing Diversity" - a video and training manual developed to deal with the issue of violence against women in different cultures.
• "Stopping the Violence" - 12 days of training
for women in counselling agencies.
• Board development training for transition
houses.
• Courses in violence against women in relationships, and for children who witness abuse.
• Enhancing Investigative Skills - training
for police and crown to help them support
women who are victims of violence.

with disabilities.
• Hosting conferences and events in support
of the prevention of violence against women.
• Bringing leading thinkers on these topics to
Vancouver.
Congratulations to the staff of the Social
Services and Community Safety Division. The
training they deliver really does make a
difference in people's lives.

THE MANY FACES
OF SSCSD
Here's a quick look at each of the training
areas within the Social Services and
Community Safety Division:

CHILD, YOUTH ANO FAMILY

"We're very connected to the communities we serve," says division
Director Shelley Rivkin "we serve on
community committees and boards,
and bring the issues back to the JI to
develop training to help the service
providers deal with those issues."

Offering courses in these topic areas:
• child abuse and trauma
• counselling and supportive
interventions
• creative and expressive therapies
• women's issues
• working with youth

A significant part of their work has
The people who make 1t work - the staff of Social
Services and Community Safety D1v1s1on
been in the prevention of violence
against women, and on April 28th, the
division was recognized with a provincial
• Courses on eating disorders
award for their work in this area. They were
• Sexual assault handbook
honoured as the Provincial Organization of the
• Awareness of violence against women Year at the Building a Safer Future Awards spontraining for police dispatchers.
sored by the Ministry of Women's Equality, the
• "Charting New Waters" - video and training
BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance
manual dealing with violence against women

John Vokes
Steve Watt

Congratulations! Shelley Rivkin, (centre, holding
vase) receiving the Provincial Organization of the
Year Award for the division's work in the area of
prevention of violence against women.

CAREER ANO MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT
Offering courses in these topic areas·
• residential care management
• management skills training

COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY
Offering courses in these topic areas:
• bylaw enforcement and investigation
• critical incident stress

Larry Goble Retires

• school safety

After 22 years with the JI (10 as president) Larry Goble will retire in

TRAINER DEVELOPMENT

September. Two events are being planned to honour and celebrate

Courses in the skills and knowledge
needed to plan and deliver training in
an adult learning environment.

• crime prevention

Tony Williams

Larry's contributions to the JI. An informal event for JI staff, past and
present, will be held at the JI on Thursday, September 14, 2000. The
event will begin in the theatre and wind up with a pub night in the
cafeteria, featuring the Jl's own Elastic Band.
Plans for a special retirement dinner are also underway. The date is October 12, 2000. If you'd
like more information, or would like to be invited to the retirement dinner, please contact
Tracie Mydonick, Public Relations Assistant, at (604) 528-5506 or tmydonick@jibc.bc.ca

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• In the Classroom
• Learning Technology at Work
• Registration - A Profile

FIRST NATIONS PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES
Offering culturally relevant skills-based
training in a variety of areas including a
Traumatic Stress Certificate program for
Aboriginal practitioners.

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•Josee's Journey
• Student Survey Results
•New JI President
•JI Around the World

• Big Disaster Game
•Visitors
• Graduations

•What's New

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ROBBIN NORGREN

" In adult education you have to know

senior paramedic trained as a "precep-

Robbin contin-

your stuff," says Instructor Robbin

tor".

ually works at

Norgren "the students see right through
you if you don't."

"The case-based approach helps train
the students to use critical thinking

Robbin Norgren is Coordinator of, and

skills," says Norgren "they're given a

Instructor in, the Advanced Life Support

situation, a 65 year old male complain-

(ALS) program in the Jl's Paramedic

ing of chest pains for example, and they

Academy. He has been a paramedic with

work through what they're going to do,

the BC Ambulance Service for 20 years.

the steps they need to take to properly

For the past four years, he has been on

care for the patient."

Academy, in recognition of his superior skills.
"I came to the JI as an EMA II
Recertification instructor," says
Norgren "I thought I'd stay two
years and then go back on car. In
1997 an opportunity came up to
work on the ALS program, I was
happy to take on the challenge."

field of
emergency
medical services. Since he's

earned his

"When we can instruct
with all the patience,
understanding and
knowledge of our teacher,
Mr. Robbin Norgren, then
we know we will really
be Paramedic Instructors.
We respect and tbank
you, Robbin."

As coordinator of the ALS program,
he's responsible for scheduling the

rent in the

JI he has

an instructor atthe JI. In 1999,

Year Award from the Paramedic

his skills and
staying cur-

been at the

secondment from BCAS, working as

Robbin received an Instructor of the

developing

Major Stephen Yam

provincial instructors
diploma, is a member of
the Paramedic Association of
Canada, and serves on a committee
formed to update the ALS medical
protocols. He also looks to resources
like the JI library, the Internet and
conferences to keep his knowledge
current.
"The JI offers tremendous opportunities for personal growth and
professional development," says

an student attests "When we can

Norgren "I've coordinated ALS

instruct with all the patience, under-

four blocks of training within the 12

programs for students from the BC

-15 month program. The program

Ambulance Service, from Singapore

uses a case-based approach to take the
class (average of 12 students) from
handling simple situations, to complex
patient problems. The students learn
through classroom training, in hospitals,
and "on car" under the guidance of a

" I really enjoy the contact with students"
he adds "I see their nervousness on the
first day of class, and by the end of the

15 months of training, their decision

Robbin Norgren (right) is presented
with a Paramedic Academy Instructor
of the Year Award by Director Tony
Williams in 1999.

and Hong Kong. I've travelled to Hong
Kong to coordinate the Advanced Cardiac Life Support program, and in doing
so, I've met some wonderful people."

standing and knowledge of our teacher,
Mr. Robbin Norgren, then we know we
will really be Paramedic Instructors. We
respect and thank you, Robbin." Major
Stephen Yam, Singapore Armed Forces,
School of Military Medicine, at the

making skills are unbelievable. Knowing

His abilities as an instructor transcend

Graduation Ceremony of the Singapore

I've played a part in that is very rewarding."

the barriers of language, as a Singapore-

School of Military Medicine, April 9, 1998.

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For many students, the first contact they have with the JI, is through a staff member
in our Registration department. With over 600 different courses offered, the department is a very busy place. Each year they handle over 15,000 student enrollments
and at least three conferences. In a recent student survey, 89% of respondents said
they were satisfied or very satisfied with the courteousness of Registration
department staff. Here are the faces of the Registration team:

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KEITH
WILKINSON
Registrar
"The staff m Registrat1on have a genume commitment to
helping students get
registered m the
courses they want
and to provide good
service - they work
hard as a team to
do that"

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TRUDY SALT

VAL MORRIS

Reg1strabon
Supervisor

Reg1str at1on
Representative

"Vanety, diversity,
and the pace of
change" 1s what
Trudy enioys about
the Job

"I enjoy helping students register m the
dasses they want
It's great being
thanked by students
and instructors,
when we're really
JUst domg our JOb "

• Part of the JI 's
Reg1strat1on
department
for five years

• Started at the JI
April 1999

• At the JI since
1990, the last
nine months 1:1
Regi:;tration

CINDY
KENNETT

LORI
WIDESKI

Registration
Repre:;entative

Registrat1on
Representative

"I think it's neat to
be able to talk to the
tremendous variety
of people who register for courses and
to hear what brings
them to the JI."

"lntererting things
happen every day
I love working with
the public, sometimes that means
takmg a situation
that could be
a problem, and
solving it."

• Started at the JI
December 1999

• Started at the JI
m 1990, the
last five years m
Reg1strat1on

• He's been focusing
on enhancing the
systems to improve
service to students,
systems hke mtegrated student
records and poss1bly a bookstore.

LYNDA GETZ

MARC GUAY

Registration
Representative

Acting Superv1~or

"Pretty much everything we do involves
people contact, that
really makes the day
go by quickly."
• 6 years at the JI,
one yearm
Registration

"The challenge 15
responding cons1stently and treabng
everyone as your
immediate pnontydespite what's going
on behmd the scenes.
like 5taff off sick or
technology problems."
• At the JI smce
1994, m Reg1stratton since 1997

GENNY TOTH

MARGARET
MURPHY

MICHELLE
DEAN

Student Services
Advisor

Reg1strabon
Representative

"This 1s such a busy
place, the people I
meet are absolutely
wonderful"

"I love the people
contact, I came from
a sales environment,
so I enjoy the opportumty to meet new
people every day "

• Started at the JI
in 1997
• Margaret's role 1s
to assist students
with inquines
about fmanc1al aid,
programs and
course~, and to
asSJ~t students
with disab1ht1es
to access our
programs

• Started at the JI
in 1995, and m
Reg1strat1on m
1997

SILINA
BROWN

Mam Information
Desk Reception and
File Clerk

Tuition Revenue
Clerk

"This 1s a great plac.e
to work"

"Meebng deadhnes
keeps me busy "

• At the JI 5ince 1997
- Rt-g1strat1on
smce 1998

• S1hna is m the
Reg1strabon
department, yet
works for accountmg, processing the
financial transac.t1ons of the Registration office.

• Genny works
behind the scenes
m Registration,
and she also works
the morning shift
on the main
switchboard at
theJL

KAREN GAULT
Reg1strat1on
Representative
"Dealing with the
pubhc 1s great,
there's something
new every day, and 1
love talking to all the
1nterestmg people"
• AtJI for over a
year - 10 months
m Registration

• Started at the JI
m January

JASBIR
BUNWAIT
Mam Information
Desk Reception
"The afternoon shift
on reception is
always busy, prov1dmg du ections to
students and dtents,
takmg calls and
assisting departments
with admm1strative
requests."
• Started at the JI
two and half years
ago, has worked
on recepbon for
over five months

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FROM RWANDA TO CANADA

Today it seems no one is

There's so much to tell about Josee Musabimana-Musare.

Community Living Society. Although she

It's impossible for my words to express the warmth I felt

was involved in social services, she

concerned about

when I interviewed her in her home. She's a fascinating

needed Canadian credentials to obtain

what is out there.

person who touches the hearts of everyone she comes to

a full time job.

know, and her story is full of hope and courage.

If we think

For the past year, Josee has been a student in the JI's

lots of need in the people who

Substance Use/Misuse Certificate program, offered through

were abusing substances. I love

the Social Services and Community Safety Division.

people, that's where my heart

Originally from Rwanda, Josee and her family fled to Kenya
when the war began in 1994. As a social worker in
Rwanda, she coordinated activities for women and youth,
and helped to resolve conflicts involving ethnic hatred.

when her and her children fled; she
doesn't know if they arrived safely or if they died in the fighting
during the war, still, she sees

the wrong
choices
with their
lives, what

is. I want to use my skills to help

is our in-

them make choices for safe

volvement

use, and if possible, to say no to

in helping

drugs."

them to make
"I was looking

a different

through the col-

Josee speaks four languages

choice? I like see-

lege calendars to see

ing people make good

- English, French, Swahili,

what was available, I saw

choices and becoming suc-

and her native language

the Justice Institute - what

cessful, it gives me more

Kinyarwanda.

attracted me was the name

Josee became separated from her
extended family and her friends

people make

"When I was volunteering, I saw

promise in the future.

"justice" and what it stands

Graduation Day - Helping people make good
choices gives Josee "moto" (motivation)

for... we are all equal."
"Life can go on, and we can work
to change what happened to cause the war, so that we
can make a difference for the new generation."

and more "moto" (motivation). I love people,

and I have long had the feeling in my heart that I could

In the summer of 1999, Josee applied to Immigrant

be involved by sharing my experiences of another

Services Society for a bursary to help cover the cost of

lifestyle."

training. She was awarded a bursary which covered part
In 1998 she came to Canada with her three youngest sons

She completed the final course in the certificate program

of the training, and in August she began taking courses

(they were separated from the two oldest children). Her

on April 7th of this year.

in the Substance Use/Misuse Certificate program at the JI.
"The instructors were very inspiring people," says Josee,

daughter found her way to Canada soon after, and is now
studying political science. Josee waits for her eldest son
to rejoin them - she hasn't seen him since 1996.
When I ask Josee why she chose Canada, she says ...

"Some of my new Canadian neighbors asked why would

"this training will help me to better understand drug users,

I want to work with people who are trying to kill them-

and to be more supportive because I'm alert. I know I can't

selves, when it's their choice to use drugs. I told them ...

change people, but I can challenge them to make different

in traditional Africa, the child is raised by the whole village.

choices."

"I thought Canada was the best country in the world, a

On May 4th, Josee graduated with a certificate in Substance

place where everyone had what they needed ... freedom

Use/Misuse. She hopes to find full time work in the field

for everyone, integrity, dignity, equality. I confirmed

of addictions counselling.

that it is the best country in the world, but it's not Heaven
yet. Some people tend to take all of these things for

In the meantime, she continues to be· involved in the com-

granted. Others have to deal with all kinds of issues that

munity, enriching the lives of everyone she knows.

come with Western culture."

"I love Canada, I love the diversity in Canada, and I love

Soon after arriving in Canada, Josee began to look for work,

Canadians," she says. ''We came to Canada with no family.
Now my children have Canadian aunts and uncles and

and for a way to be involved in the Canadian community.
She began volunteering in the Host Program and in the
alcohol and drug division with Immigrant Services
Society. She soon found relief work as a counsellor at the

Josee's home 1s full of treasures ft om her country of
Rwanda. The contamers on the right, ca.fled "lbyans1",
are used for milk

Canadian grandmas, grandpas, cousins and friends.
Canada is my nation, these are my people now, my
heart is here and this is my home for the rest of my life."

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John McGee
STARTS SEPTEMBER 1 ST

The Board of Governors of

President since 1994. Prior to joining St. Clair, McGee

(Master of Public Administration). He was award-

the Justice Institute of BC

was the Dean of Science & Technology at George

ed an LLD (Honoris Causa) in 1997 from the

is pleased to announce the

Brown College in Toronto. He went to George Brown

University of Windsor.

appointment of John (Jack)

following a successful career with the Canadian

McGee, as President, effec-

Armed Forces, during which he held various

tive September 1st, 2000.

senior appointments including Base Commander

McGee will replace Larry

at Comox and as a Program Director with the

Goble, who retires in September after 22 years with

Canadian Forces Command & Staff College

the JI (10 as president).

in Toronto.

McGee comes to the Justice Institute from St. Clair

McGee was educated at Saint Mary's University

College in Windsor, Ontario where he has been its

(BA, Political Science) and Auburn University

He has been active within the education community
in a variety of roles, including as a Board Member
of the Association of Community Colleges of
Canada and, as Vice Chair of the American
Council on International lntercultural Education.
McGee is married and has three children, two of
whom reside in BC.

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JI Around the World

POLICE TRAINING IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

WHAT DOES VANCOUVER HAVE I N COMMON WITH
THE CITY OF ABU DHAB I IN THE UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES (UAE)?
To start with, they're both vibrant metropolitan cities with a mix of people from
all nationalities. Situated on the coast, both have beautiful, even breathtaking views of the water.

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Classroom
schedules
adjust to fit the
local custom,
with breaks for
prayer time.

When you look at the cities from a policing perspective, there are other, less
appealing, similarities. As coastal cities, both have drug importation and
trafficking problems. They are also points of entry for illegal immigrants,
and both face increasing problems with fraud and other major crimes.

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similarities led Steve Watt, Director of the Police Academy, to the UAE
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in early 1999 to discuss police training. In five days, he met with 11 different

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groups (thanks to the assistance of the Canadian Embassy).
Before the year was out, the Police Academy had delivered four advanced

JI COURSES IN

courses to personnel from the General Directorate of the Abu Dhabi Police.

UAE THIS YEAR:

"They were looking for practical based training- that's what we do," says Watt

• Tactical Surveillance
•Organized Crime

This year, the JI will deliver 15 courses in the UAE - one on corrections and jail
management, one on incident command, and the rest police related courses.

•Drug Investigators
"This has been a great opportunity for us," says Watt "the cultural exchange

•Major Crime Investigators

for instructors ... what we learn from one another has been very positive. We're
building relationships."

• Corrections/Jail Management
• Management and Use of
Information Systems in
Police
Instructors Aaron Jung/as (left, with back to
camera) and Julian Knight are "arrested" during
a simulation in the tactical surveillance course.

With the interpreter's help, the instructors explain
a simulation that's soon to take place.

•Computer/Internet Crime
Investigation Skills
•Fraud/Credit Card Investigation
•Community
Policing/Problem Oriented Policing
• Strategic Planning/Incident Command System
• Policing Family Violence
•Protecting Strategic Locations
• Hostage Negotiators
• Field Commanders

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A typical UAE patrol car, pictured
here in the city of Al Ain.

• Airport Security

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Adults require a minimum of how much
water per day for drinking?
When people are required to evacuate their
homes due to a disaster, what % will require
assistance with temporary lodging?

These and other questions were put to teams of
JI staff members in the Big Disaster Game played
during Emergency Preparedness week at the Jl's
The winners thinking about the question.

New Westminster campus on May 2, 2000.
Staff throughout the JI came together to form
five teams to play the game, one team even
dressed up! Each team was given a time-limited question based on natural disasters and
emergency preparedness, the team with the
most correct answers won.

The ;udges, thinking about the answer given to
the question - is it close enough to count?

Judges were on hand to review, approve, and in some
cases strike down, the answers given.
The game proved to be a learning experience for the contestants and the spectators who turned
out to watch.
Special thanks to the staff of the Emergency Management Division for organizing this fun and
informative event!
The Big Disaster Game is used as a training tool by the Emergency Management Division
of the JI.

Staff of the Jl's Emergency Management Division hosted the Big Disaster
Game during Emergency Preparedness Week in May.

RECENT VISITORS TO THE JI
FIRE SAFETY DIVISION DONATES EDUKITS TO BELIZE

On May 5th and 6th the Fire Chief from Belize was at the JI for meetings with the
Fire and Safety Division, both at New West and Maple Ridge. The division presented
his department with an entire series of EduKits which will be used to assist in
training the fire service in Belize. (from left Jack Tyler, Fire and Safety Division;
Chief Henry Baizar, Belize Fire Service; Deputy Chief Rich Finley, Langford Fire
Department)

NIGERIAN MINISTER OF
POLICE AFFAIRS

The Police Academy hosted Major
General David Jemibewon, Nigerian
Minister of Police Affairs in April.
Nigeria is planning to reorganize their
policing system and training methods, and
spent some time at the JI to consult with the
Academy about training. (Minister Jemibewon
Oeft), with Police Academy Director Steve Watt)

WESTERN DIRECTORS OF FIRE TRAIN ING MEET AT JI

The heads of training for the Western provinces met at the JI in April
to share information on training. Pictured here are front row from
left: Geoff Burston, JI Fire and Safety Division; Jack Tyler, JI Fire and
Safety Division; Rick McCullough, Saskatchewan Fire Commissioner; back row from left: John Vokes, Director, JI Fire and Safety
Division; Rick Dumala, BC Fire Commissioner; Doug Popowich,
Manitoba Fire Commissioner; Don Gnatiuk, CEO, Alberta Fire
Training School; Bob Aldcorn, JI Fire and Safety Division.

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(HERE ARE PHOTOS OF A FEW RECENT CEREMONIES)

FIRE & SAFETY DIVISION
Career F1re Fighter Pre-employment Training Program Class 20, March 24, 2000

CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY
JUSTICE DIVISION
Youth Custody Employment Readiness Program, Aprtl 20, 2000

COURTS ACADEMY
Deputy Sheriff Employment Readiness Program
March 24, 2000

POLICE ACADEMY
The Vancouver Police Pipe Band performing at
the graduation of Class 77, Block Ill Graduation
Ceremony, May 5, 2000

PARAMEDIC ACADEMY
EMA II Graduation, June 27, 2000

CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY
JUSTICE DIVISION
Adult Corred1onal Officer Employment Readiness Program, June 1, 2000

SOCIAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY
SAFETY DIVISION
Instructors at the Annual Graduation, May 4, 2000

ADVENTURE BASED LEARNING WITH YOUTH
Dr. Simon Priest, will be at the JI on November 8th, 2000 to present a seminar to launch
the new certificate program in Adventure Based Learning with Youth, offered by the Social
Services and Community Safety Division. Priest is one of the leading experiential learning
facilitators in the world. The seminar is open to anyone - you don't have to be registered
in the certificate program to attend. Registration fee is $125. To Register call 528-5590
Contact: Sandra Rice 528-5633

CHRIS THOMSON
RECEIVES BIG
BROTHERS
HIGHEST AWARD

Chris Thomson, coordinator of the
Sex Offender Awareness Program
in the Corrections and Community
Justice Division, received the Big
Brothers of Greater Vancouver's
highest individual award at a ceremony on May 8th.
The Cecil S Walker Award (named
in honour of the agency's founding
president) was presented to Chris,
for his work in helping Big Brothers
improve their volunteer interviewing and monitoring practices.

Louise Krohn, Vice President, Instruction and Contract Services, is surrounded
by binders containing the Quality Assurance Procedures for each of the Jl's
Academies and Divisions! "We are currently working through the final action
plan to prepare for ISO (International Standards Organization) registration, "
says Louise Krohn who is responsible for the J/'s ISO project.

'' RE D G RE EN " I N N EW J I V I D E0
ON RISK MANAGEMENT
TV comedian Red Green, from P.B.S.'s "The New Red Green Show", will star in a new
video on Risk Management, being developed by the Social Services and Community Safety Division. In the 25-minute video, titled "Red Green's Tips for Managing Risk",

SSCS TO DEVELOP FRAMEWORK TO
ASSIST SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTH
The ]l's Social Services and Community Safety Division has received
funding from the Ministry for Children and Families to prepare a provincial framework document and a "best practices" manual to guide the
development of community responses and provision of interventions
in relation to commercially sexually exploited youth. The project will
be carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of the Attorney General, and the Ministry of Education. Work on the project is well underway, following meetings with Advisory members a first draft of the
framework document is being prepared. In the Fall they will be
conducting focus groups and interviews around the province, with
youth, family members, and professionals working with them.

Red asks participants to look at managing risk through a series of humorous vignettes
and tips from care giving professionals involved in residential care programs and long
term extended care programs. The video, which will be used in the Management
Development for Residential Settings program, covers the principles of Risk
Management, and will be useful in training a wide variety of students. The video (with
accompanying facilitator and participant guides) will be completed in September,
and available for sale soon after.

Contact: Sandra Rice 528-5633

OKANAGAN FIRE
TRAINING
CONFERENCE

to help potential candidates succeed.

Westside Fire Rescue in Westbank,
BC, will host a fire training conference for the Okanagan on
September 23, and 24, 2000.
The conference offers a series of
programs delivered by the Jl's
Fire and Safety Division. The programs offered include: Strategies
and Tactics; Pumps and Pumping;
Hazmat Operations~ Auto Extrication II; Incident Safety Officer;
and Live Fire Level I.

For info contact: Catherine Dawson at 528-5569

Contact Dan Murphy, 462-1000

PHYSICAL ABILITIES TRAINING HELPING YOU GET READY
Know someone who's interested in becoming a police officer,
deputy sheriff or correctional officer? Physical Abilities Testing is
one part of the screening process for these program areas.
Starting in the Fall, the JI will offer a six-week training program

PARAMEDIC
ACADEMY
PARTNERS TO
DEVELOP ONLINE
LEARNING
ASSESSMENT
The Paramedic Academy is
partnering with Victory
Technology through their
distance education web site
(MedCollege.com) to develop
an Internet-based instructional
curriculum and assessment
program. The goals of the
partnership are to complete
the development of a compre-

13TH ANNUAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 17-19, 2000 EMPIRE LANDMARK HOTEL - VANCOUVER, BC

hensive online program that
will evaluate a student's
mastery of EMS (emergency

Staff from the ]I's Emergency Management Division are involved in organizing this national conference which aims to raise
the level of emergency preparedness and in doing so, make the world a safer place. The conference is a joint project of the
British Columbia Ministry for Children & Families, Canadian Chemical Producers' Association, City of Vancouver, Insurance
Bureau of Canada, Justice Institute of BC, Provincial Emergency Program, University of British Columbia, VHHSC - George

medical services) knowledge.
Victory Technology is based
in Sonoma, California.

Pearson Centre

For more information call (604) 322-8365

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Peggy John

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Ph. 525-5422
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(604) 528-5527

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Kate Hill, Cam Heryet
John Oakley
Steve Watt

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