January 1992

vol 4/#4

Paramedic
Academy
successful in
Hong Kong
training contract
by Tony Williams

The Hong Kong Advanced
Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Project took almost two years to
plan. We had two objectives:
the first was to help the Hong
Kong Fire Services Ambulance
Command attain Advanced Life
Support training; the second
was to teach Hong Kong doctors
ACLS. We gained significant
yardage in the first and scored in
the second.
To assemble a team of a dozen
specialists complete with all
their ACLS equipment was a
formidable task in itself. To fly
all of this across the Pacific and
teach almost a hundred participants a highly experiential
program was even more challenging. To achieve it without a
major problem is almost unbelievable.
Fortunately, we were helped
by the generosity of Physio
Control Ltd., from Seattle, who
helped fund the trip and provided
equipment and technical
assistance in Hong Kong. The
Ministry of Advanced Education
and Job Training's International
continued on page 4

Correctional centre
project symbolizes
relations between two
cultures
by Grace Adams

On December 11, 1991,
the Alouette River Correctional Centre hosted
an event that combined
dedication of a new fish
hatchery with a totem
raising ceremony. The
hatchery was a joint
project of the Salmon
Enhancement Program
and the Alouette River
Correctional Centre;
the totem pole was
carved by the aboriginal inmates of the Centre.
Attending representatives from the JI included Dave
Bahr, Director of the Corrections
Academy; Grace Adams, First Nations Advisor; and the video team
from the Media Centre. Other
participants from various provincial and federal ministries were
also there in recognition of three
individuals who initiated the
hatchery project: Mr. Les
Edworth and Mr. Bryan Allen of
the Salmon Enhancement Pro-

gram and Correctional Officer
(retired) Mr. Jim Jose. The
Alouette River Correctional Centre is viewed as a model for other
facilities because of its strong
relations with community organizations and reputation for providing meaningful work for the
inmates.
As part of the ceremony, the inmates who had contributed to the
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Fire Academy • Police Academy • Corrections Academy • Finance and Administration • Courts Academy
Educational Services and Interdisciplinary Studies • Paramedic Academy • Provincial Emergency Program Academy

JI Director gets top job
Mr. Donald J. Pamplin, member
of the JI Board of Directors and
Fire Chief for the City of Vancouver, was recently elected President of the Canadian Association
of Fire Chiefs (CAFC).
This national fire service organization was founded in 1908.
Membership of the Ottawa-based
organization exceeds 1300, with
representation from all provinces
and territories in Canada.
The activities and business of
the Association are varied. They
include close liaison with officials
of government departments and
agencies, industry and other organizations, as well as distribution
of several publications of special
interest to the fire community.
The Association is presently active in legislative initiatives with
federal and provincial governments to enhance both firefighter
and public safety, and to improve
fireground training standards
and financial resources. In addition, the Association is co-sponsor
of Fire Prevention Canada
(FIPRECAN), a national public

service organization responsible
for developing effective fire prevention programs and related materials for all sectors of the
Canadian public.
Although Chief Pamplin will
be extremely busy during his
term in office, he will continue
with his duties as a JI Board
Member and as the Chief Execu-

Good things happen
By Larry Goble

Good things happen to good people. This once again proved true
over the holiday season when the
Honorable Kim Campbell, Minister of Justice, announced that
Mary Saunders, Q.C., has been
appointed judge of the Supreme
Court of B.C.
Mary has been a member of
the Justice Institute's Board of Directors for the past seven years.
Her wisdom and professional advice have been valued by other
Board members and our staff.
As the Board's representative on
the Jf s Fair Comparison Committee, and as Chairperson of the
Board's Personnel and Labour
Relations Committee, she has.
met with and gained the respect
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of many JI staff members.
Unfortunately, Mary's recent
appointment means she must
resign from the Justice Institute
Board. We will miss her. 0

tive Officer of the Vancouver Fire
Department.

The JI is pleased to announce
this appointment; it exemplifies
the quality of people who work
hard to make the JI a success.
We congratulate Chief Pamplin
and wish him success in the
association's endeavours. 0

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project raised a Coast Salish
totem pole. The pole is a symbol
of the positive relations between
the two cultures. Mr. Mark
Morrisseau, an elder from the
Ojibway Nations, said the
opening prayer; Roland Leon
from the Chehalis Band led the
song for the safe journey of the
pole to its resting site; and the
Band provided a west coast native
cuisine luncheon that included
salmon, venison stew, and bannock.
Staff provided tours of the Correctional Centre for the approximately 50 people in attendance.
The day was a deserving tribute to the three individuals recognized for their vision in providing
a worthwhile project for Alouette
River that will, in the long term,
benefit the community. 0
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•••SPOTLIGHT•••
:rmni'.rn

-On staff...
Changes
Sheila MacCallum finished a
successful term as Program Coordinator with Courts Academy in
December and is now working on
casino and bingo training programs for Interdisciplinary Studies. Deborah White, who is also
an Instructor in the Conflict Resolution Program, will fill the parttime Courts Academy vacancy
until the end of March.
Andrew Duncan has joined
the Media Centre on a part-time
basis. Andrew will be responsible
for seeing that classroom equipment is maintained and will handle dubbing requests. He will
also be available for special requests such as student photos.
Corrections Academy has had
a number of changes among its
seconded instructor staff. Carole
McKnight was the successful
candidate for the Family Instructor position. Carole will begin
her duties on February 3. She
will initially assist in the development of the Advanced Family
Court Counsellor Certificate Program and will help Donna
Brown with the teaching of the
family portion of the Probation Officer Training Course scheduled
for April 1992. Carole's back- ·
ground in Correctio.n s includes 16
years of working in the field as a
Probation Officer/Family Court
Counsellor in the provinces of
BritiSh Columbia and Ontario.
Since 1986, Carole has worked at
the North Vancouver Family and
Probation office.
Robert Chong commenced his
duties at the Corrections Academy as the Youth Community Instructor on December 30, 1991.
He previously worked as the Probation Specialist dealing with
youth gangs out of the Vancouver
North East Probation office.
Corrections Academy's third
new instructor is Linda Alexander. Linda commenced her duties
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at the Corrections Academy as
the Community Adult Instructor
on December 30. Previously, she
worked at the South East Probation Office in Vancouver, where
she supervised sex offenders and
was the liaison officer for the
Balaclava and Aims houses.
Balaclava House is a residential
facility for women on day or fu11
parole. Aims House is a residential facility for Native men on parole.
AH three positions are for a
three year secondment with a
leave of absence from the Corrections Branch.
Finance and Administration Division has appointed Tracy
Wheeler to the part-time Switchboard/Receptionist position vacated by Cheryl Redding.
Cheryl is now with Interdisciplinary Studies.
In Fire Academy, Sherri
McLennan has been promoted to
a newly-established Clerk 3 position. Marcella Popovici replaces Sherri in the full~time
Office Assistant II position.
Marcella handles the reception
desk in the Fire Academy and is
responsible for setting up evaluation sessions, handling exam results, maintaining student and
department records and sending
out distance education material.
Sheila.Morrisette was hired by
Fire Academy in November to fi11
a part-time position. Sheila does
word processing, P,hotocopying

Upcoming 1992
Social Events
February 6:
Karaoke Pub Night

We'll keep you posted

on further events ...
Your Social Committee

and telephone relief, and is re- .
sponsible for mailing Edukit material.
Paramedic Academy also has
several new staff members: Pat
Seline, Dave Maedel and Chris
Mason have been accepted into
the Paramedic Academy's Advanced Life Support program.
They have terminated their
secondments to the Academy and
have been replaced by Instructors
Mark Armstrong, Michael
Billlingham and Duncan Low.

Training
In December, PEP Academy Instructors Peter Pershick and
Ross Mcintyre attended a Plans
and Operations Peace Instructors
course in Arnprior, Ontario.
Sally Pollock, also an Instructor
in PEP Academy, attended the
Plans and Operations course at
the Canadian Emergency Preparedness Co11ege in Arnprior.
Derek White successfully <;ompletedthe internationa11y known
Master Training course of the
Frontline Leadership course put
on by The Achieve Group in Calgary. Derek is a Program Director in the Paramedic Academy.

Recognition
Bob Walker was the successful applicant for the Media Centre Sµpervisor position which was
created following a re.organization of some functions in the
Media Centre.
An applicf,tnt to the Conflict
Resolution Certificate Program in
Interdisciplinary Studies, has received permission from the Adler
School of Professional Psychology
in Chicago to use .courses in the
JI program toward her Doctorate
in Psychology. The student's Clinical Training Director Closed his
Jetter approving the credit by
wishing the student the best of
luck with this 'most interesting
program.' Marje Burdine is coordinator of the Conflict Resolution Certificate Program. 0 '
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Hong Kong... continuedfrom page 1

Paramedic Academy team with Premier Mike Harcourt at Hong Kong reception.

Division came through with funds
to help cover the cost of shipping
equipment.
Our hosts were duly impressed. They were clearly surprised at the precision of the
operation and impressed with the
calibre of the instruction. The result will be an on-going link between the ACLS programs in
Hong Kong and B.C. We expect

to exchange instructors regu]arly.
Based on our experience, this will
be the first of many such projects
in Hong Kong and other places in
the middle and far east.
At the same time our Fire Services colleagues agreed that the
next step was to send out some
B.C. Ambulance Service (BCAS)
paramedics to instruct a series of
workshops at the Emergency

Medical Assistant (EMA) 2 level.
Hong Kong would get a feel for
the EMA 2 level, while we would
understand the level of the crews'
expertise. Following this, we
could combine ideas on how to design a suitable program leading
to the Advanced Life Support credential.
For BCAS it will mean the opportunity for instructors to spend
some time teaching their colleagues across the Pacific and
sampling one of the world's most
fascinating cities.
The future for international exchanges seems promising for
members of the B.C. Ambulance
Service and the faculty of the Justice Institute's Paramedic Academy.

Tony Williams is Director of
the Paramedic Academy.
This article has been reprinted, with permission, from the December l99lEHSMirror. 0

First responders to enhance
pre-hospital care
On Wednesday, December 17,
twenty-four men and women from
throughout B. C. graduated from
the Justice Institute's First R.esponder Instructors program.
The following excerpt is from a
speech by Pat Downey from the
Port Moody Fire Department on
behalf of the graduating class.
Over the last couple of weeks,
this group, from all over British
Columbia, has had the opportunity to profit from each others' experiences. These experiences, in
combination with the formal education received in both the Provider and Instructor levels, have
given us the tools to enhance prehospital care in each of our own
communities.
This program has been developed for that very purpose: to
eliminate an identified gap in the
continuity of patient care in the
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pre-hospital environment. In
the past, fire departments, such
as those represented today, have
been called upon to act as first
responders in their own communities without training in assessment and treatment
protocols consistent with the ambulance service. Now, this training will be utilized to give
optimum, consistent care in the
early, critical stages of patient assessment and treatment, and the
benefits will be realized by the
residents of our home communities.
Programs like First Responder
do not spring to life easily. The
First Responder program is the
result of years of work and
commitment from many people,
organizations and levels of government. Some of the people you
see in this room: Tony Williams,
Derek White, Vic Barron and

many others too numerous to
name. From the Ministries of
Health, Solicitor General and
Municipal Affairs, through the
Paramedic, Police and Fire Academies, the B.C. Ambulance Service
and B.C. fire departments, there
have been many thousands of
hours spent, by hundreds of
people, labouring over this program to bring it to the stage it is
today. Programs such as this
are shining examples of cooperation amongst many groups and
levels for the sole purpose of the
bottom line, improved patient
care.
In summary, I think I can
speak for the whole group when
I thank the Academy staff, the
course faculty, all others involved
and, in particular, Vic Barron
(Program Coordinator, Paramedic
Academy) for a valuable and enriching experience. 0
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Corrections
Academy
training
in the 90s

Big shiny shoes to fill

by Dave Bahr

Restructuring Training and
The Development of Regional
Training Plans
The Corrections Academy is in
the process of restructuring its
provincial training plan. The
goal is to replace the provincial
plan with six regional plans (including Corrections Headquarters) and tie the needs analysis
process and plan development
into the provincial budget cycle.
Murray Finlay, the Regional
Staff Development Officer for the
Interior Region, has been seconded to the Corrections Academy for six months to assist the
regions in establishing their base
training plans for 1992/93. These
plans will be incorporated into
the 93/94 budget planning cycle.
Regional Training Plan
Features
1. The Corrections Regions will
take the responsibility to develop and manage their plans.
2. The ongoing development of
training will be incorporated
into the normal budget plan-

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Just about 36 years ago, an eager youn~ Saskatchewan farm boy named
Bob Hull reported to Depot Division, Regma, for his RCMP recruit training.
Now Bob's son Jim is following in his father's footsteps. With his proud father
in attendance, Jim Hull was recently sworn in by Provincial Judge Reid as a
Delta Police Officer. Jim reported to the Police Academy on January 6th
to commence his recruiftraining.

ning process commencing with
the 1993/94 cycle.
3. The emphasis will be on regional and workplace training.
4. Training will have an inter/
intra ministry focus.
5. Resources will be decentralized
(dollars and F.T.E.'s) to the regions to allow for the development and management of the
regional plans.
This approach will place additional demands on the management of the regions to define their
training needs and manage their

plans. It will also provide an enhanced regional delivery system
as a reallocation of resources
from the Corrections Academy to
the regions occurs. It is possible,
for example, that this initiative
could place additional training positions in the regions even to the
extent of establishing training
centres in the major correctional
institutions.
The regional training plans
wiII be implemented April 1st,
1992.
Daue Bahr is Director of the
Corrections Academy. 0

PEP Academy offers emergency training for diverse groups
PEP Academy's mandate is to
train people to respond to aII
kinds of emergencies. Last fall,
the groups they trained were especially diverse.
In November, for example, senior managers from fire, police,
public works, National Defence,
Transport Canada, and B.C. Rail
participated in a five-day Managing Emergency Operations course.
That same month, Instructor
Ross Mcintyre presented two topics at a workshop for the Workplace Hazardous Materials .

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Information System (WHMIS)
software users group. Occupational Health and Safety Managers from the private sector,
coIIeges, institutes, and universities attended the sessions on
Emergency Planning for Business
and Industry and WHMIS as an
Aid to Emergency Responders.
Keeping the Plan Alive, the
'Participaction' Way was the topic
of workshops Ross Mcintyre presented at the annual Emergency
Preparedness Conference held in
Vancouver in the fall. The partici-

pants developed themes and logos
to accompany marketing of personal and community emergency
preparedness to the public.
Co-sponsored with the Police
Academy, PEP Academy took 16
Vancouver Police reserve supervisors through four evenings of Disaster Preparedness Training.
The sessions covered Emergency
Legislation and Planning, Emergency Response Management,
Emergency Exercises, Evacuations, and Earthquake Preparedness for Home and Work. 0

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JI party the 'best ever'
by Chris Poole and Sabrina Tong

The JI's year-end Dinner and
Dance, held on December 7 at the
Holiday Inn, West Broadway, got
underway within minutes of the
official welcome by M.C. Robyn
Towle.
Early in the evening, JI staff,
partners and friends enjoyed a:
charming array of traditional
Christmas dishes - which were
perfectly complemented by bottles of red and white provided by
our Board.
Taking time out from his busy
schedule, our Board representative, Vancouver Fire Chief Don
Pamplin, extended his warmest
season's greetings to all and,
along with our President, Larry
Goble, presented Ten Year pins to
Marje Burdine, Shelley Rivkin,
Derek White, Kate Walker and
Bob Walker.
A special Award of Excellence
was a well-kept secret until the
spotlight suddenly shone on the
Library staff (the real party animals at the JI) who received this
coveted award (see picture, this
page).
And the applause piCked up
once again as Sam Meckbach
took the platform to thank the
1991 United Way team ofvolun- ·
teers for their unconditional support throughout the campaign.

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Up at the mike in a Dior
number,
Dressed to party - not to
slumber;
M. C. Robyn, - Def, Fresh & Kool,
Doin' her Rap, like nobody's fool.
Dishing the prizes and
some real 411,
She kept up the beat till the
evening was done.

You too, through your generous
contributions at the Auction, won
the JI a United Way Gold Award
this year.
Various and plentiful door and
spot-dance prizes, donated by JI
business associates, were
awarded throughout the evening.

Coincidentally(?) the first three
door prizes were won by members of the Social Committee,
who also controlled (sorry, - managed) the draw. Hmmmmm ....
Amongst the prizes: a weekend's
accommodation for two with a
major hotel chain, restaurant and
travel certificates, and crafts
from Arizona.

The J/'s library staff received exceptional marks from staff and students who
responded to the Evaluation of Support Services conducted last summer on behalf of
the JI Executive Committee. In recognition of their contribution to ~he Justice Institute,
the Excellence Committee presented an award of appreciation to library siaff at the
annual dinner/dance. Seen here with their award are (left to right): Liz Maski, April
Haddad (seated), Joan McLennan, Coral Dorosh, Candice Shaw and Chris.tine Babec.

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Social Committee,
left to right:
Chris Poole, Sabrina Tong,
Will Mah, Micheila Cameron,
Robyn Towle, Dennette Retel
and Kathryn Reid.

Photos:
Sabrina Tong and Chris Poole;
social committee picture Marcel Retel.

*Editor's note: Gage defines this
as 'having to do with dancing.' It
comes from Greek mythology; Terpsichore was the Muse of dancing.
Creative dancing was in fine
display, as music by Garry Robertson shook, rattled and rolled
many a spirited limb onto the
floor. Special recognition goes to
Kevin, Michelle, Ernie, Kathryn,
Bill, Dianne and Larry who, with
their partners, contributed grace,
flash, and much terpsichorean*
panache to the ballroom segment
of the festivities.
Shutterbugs were seen weaving through the crowds and dashing across the dance floor to
capture memorable shots of dinner guests in action and indigestion. Your Social Rep will be glad
to organize a viewing or help you

get reprints of your favourite
shots.
The evening was the culmination of a year of punctilious planning and
intense/ferocious/fearless fundraising by the dauntless and debonair Social Committee members
who offer their collective thanks
to all JI staff for their many donations (sic) and unyielding support.

Chris chairs, and Sabrina is
a member of, the Social Committee. 0

So, where to next yearNew West., Langley??

JI first aid attendant
has "right stuff"
Congratulations to Kathryn Reid.
She has graduated from the
Workers Compensation Board industrial first aid course and is
now the Justice Institute's first
aid attendant.
It is a requirement of the WCB
Act that all work~related injuries
are reported to the first aid attendant. This is to ensure prompt attention to both the injury and the
all important paperwork.
As you can see from the accomcontinued on next page

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Kathryn tends to Lome Harder's protruding bo~I- one of the
many casualties of lunch hour basketball.

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Accused course-board saboteur speaks out
by Tracy Wheeler

Official Statement,
dated December 30, 1991:
It wasn't me. I swear, I don't
know anything about how all
those bizarre courses got posted
on the board.
Although I'm just a starving
artist and temporary receptionist,
I'm hoping to become a legitimate
JI employee as of January 16,
1992. The only thing that could
mess this up is if folks around
here got the very, VERY wrong
impression that I might be righteously bananas. We can't have
that. So, I didn't do it, sincerely,
and I mean it.
Okay, so it was somebody who
looked a lot like me. But it
wasn't really me, because ... um ...
because a flying saucer landed on
the lawn in front of Blake Hall

and the King of the Martians
blasted me with his hypno-ray
gun and MADE me do it while
Geraldo Rivera maintained command from the spaceship.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it- at least until after January 16th.

Editor's Note:
On January 16192 Wheeler
was hired by the JI. On January
17 she admitted full responsibility for the holiday courseboard sabotage, although she
still insists it was all Geraldo's
idea. 0

For those who didn't see the board in Blake Hall, here's a sampling.

Justice Institute Festive Holiday Courses
POLICE ACADEMY
Gunnery/Moving Targets - Comet, Cupid, Assorted Elves
Xmas Sale Riot Control

FIRE ACADEMY
Extinguishing - Chimney Fire/Flaming Santa
Faulty Xmas Lights/BBQ Reindeer - First Responder

CORRECTIONS ACADEMY
Custody and Access - He Gets Deer/She Gets Elves
Tactical Squad Commanders Course - Elf Riots/Elf Guerillas

COURTS ACADEMY
Hostage Survival - When Junior Gets Sock Instead of Ninja Turtles

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Elf Gangs- Substance Abusers/Sex Offenders
Conflict Resolution - Family Xmas Dinner

PARAMEDIC ACADEMY
ACLS - Jump Starting Santa
Post Xmas Dinner Resuscitation - Turkey Overdose - First Responder
ACLS - Heart Failure due to Xmas VISA Bill

PTEC
Finding Shopping Mall Parking - Tactical

First Aid...
continued from page 7
panying photo, Kathryn has the
"right stuff' for this type of job.
New first aid room location:
For those who don't know, the
first aid room for the Justice Institute is now located in the Northwest corner of the gymnasium
(near the stage).

Procedure for getting help:
If you need the first aid attendant, call the Blake Hall switchboard and give the following
information:
• the nature of the problem;
and
• the location of the patient. 0

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deadline ·
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