October 1991

vol 4/#2

New member joins JI Board
Dr. Fergus Ducharme has been
appointed to serve on the Justice
Institute's Board of Directors.
Dr. Ducharme is a graduate of
the University of Ottawa Medical
School and has practised medicine iii Prince George since moving to British Columbia in 1969.
His specialty is orthopaedic surgery, and for most of his career
Dr. Ducharme has focused on accident surgery. He served for a
number of years as Chief of Surgery and Chief of the Emergency
Service at Prince George Regional
Hospital.
As Chief of the Emergency Ser-

vice, Dr. Ducharme was in charge
of the Disaster Plan for Prince
George. A Greyhound bus accident in the early 1980s that
brought more than 20 casualties
to the Prince George hospital concerned Dr. Ducharme. In an effort to learn more about handling
large-scale emergencies, he visited St. Bartholomew Hospital in
London and the Royal Victoria
Hospital in Belfast to study their
programs in disaster planning
and mass casualty management.
Dr. Ducharme's interests are
not limited to medicine, however.
He owns what he says is the most

JI hires First Nations Justice
and Safety Advisor
by Paul Pershick

The Justice Institute is pleased to
announce the appointment of
Grace Adams to the position of
First Nations Justice and Safety
Advisor. A member of the
Sliammon Indian Band, Grace
was born and raised in British Columbia and is a graduate of the
University of Victoria. She was
most recently employed by the Native Courtworker and Counselling

Association in Victoria and is a
board member of the Victoria Law
Society, Saanich Native Women,
and John Howard Society, and
sits on the South Island Native
Justice Committee.
. One of Grace's responsibilities
will be to advise and assist the
Justice Institute program directors' committee to accommodate
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beautiful ranch in British Columbia, and he has had a long-standing interest in horses. In the
mid-1970s Dr. Ducharme began
breeding and showing draft
horses (Percherons). His horses
won championships in B.C. and
Alberta, and Dr. Ducharme
served as president of the B.C.
Percherons Association for a number of years.
More recently, Dr. Ducharme
has developed an interest in trail
riding. In 1988 he organized a
major ride involving 14 people, 25
horses and a covered wagon. The
trip took two weeks and took the
riders through the mountains
from Anahim Lake to Vanderhoof
on the Mackenzie Trail.
We welcome Dr. Ducharme's
;:ippointment to the Board and
look forward to his involvement
with the Justice Institute. 0

Fire Academy • Police Academy • Corrections Academy • Finance and Administration • Courts Academy
Educational Services and Interdisciplinary Studies • Paramedic Academy • Provincial Emergency Program Academy

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Safety Training Centre
expansion underway
by Larry Goble

Annual Report
available
• During the 1990-91 fiscal
year, JI staff developed
and delivered approximately 900 courses, workshops and conferences for
over 30,000 registered
students. This translated
into more than 119,000
student training days an increase of five per
cent over the previous
year.
• Costs per student training day increased approximately 11 per cent over
last year; however, the average cost has decreased
by 38 per cent over a ten
year period.
• Outside income generated through special contracts and tuition fees increased by 37 per cent in
1990-91. (See page 4 for a
list of the year's major
contracts and partnerships.)
These are but a few highlights from the 1990-91
Annual Report. If you would
like a copy, please contact
Sabrina Tong at 222-7245. 0

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In response to a need to provide
more live bum training programs
for the fire service in B.C., the
Justice Institute is actively involved in expanding and adding
new facilities to the Safety Training Centre at Maple Ridge.
Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology
staff invited JI Board members
and staff, and the Provincial Fire
Commissioner, to visit the centre
and begin a planning process that
it is hoped will result in the clearing of five acres (2 hectares) adjacent to the present site, the
addition of new classrooms, offices and storage areas for the JI
Fire Academy, and a new burn

house to support a number of required live burn exercises.
The Safety Training Centre is
a provincial resource which is
used by both the Justice Institute
and the Pacific Marine Training
Institute. Through joint planning and co-operation the two
institutes will eventually have
dedicated facilities and co-operative arrangements that will
allow for an expanded use of the
centre.
The addition of these facilities
at the Maple Ridge Centre is a
good start in meeting a much
larger need for fire service training facilities throughout the province. 0

First Responders use skills
on graduation day
Four men training as First Responder Instructors at the Justice
Institute saved a 69-year-old tourist from choking to death July 12,
just two hours before their graduation ceremony.
Esquimalt Police Constable
Cam Mcintyre and three other
Justice Institute students were
having lunch at the Sands Hotel
on Davie, when a waitress suddenly called for help. An Ontario
woman dining with her husband
was on the floor gasping for
breath.
Mcintryre's fellow students
were Smithers firefighters Paul
Roumieu and Werner Eichstadter, and Gabriola Island Deputy
Fire Chief Owen Clerkin. They
and 27 other First Responders
graduated in a ceremony at the
Justice Institute later that day.
"I told the others to go to her,

and I went to get my First Responder kit out of my car," said
Constable Mcintyre. "The woman
had a total blockage of her upper
airway."
The First Responder Program
at the JI's Paramedic Academy
trains police, firefighters and
other public service workers to
give initial emergency medical
treatment, then 'hand over' to the
paramedics when the ambulance
arriv~s.

The four immediately went
into the procedure they had just
learned in the three-day course at
the JI. They applied the Heimlich
Manoeuvre and used vacuum suction to clear the woman's airway.
They then positioned the woman
correctly to help her breathing.
They also took a brief medical
history and passed it on to the
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•••SPOTLIGHT•••
On staff...
Changes
Sgt. Tony Needham, Program
Director, Advanced Programs, Police Academy, has completed a
two-year secondment to the JI
and has returned to the Vancouver Police Department where he
will supervise the Gang Squad.
Tony's successor is Sgt. Bob
Kowan, also seconded from the
Vancouver Police Department.
Darren Laur has been seconded from the Victoria Police Department to assist Gil Puder
with physical training until the
end of the year.
Instructor/Co-ordinator Chris
Beresford is leaving Corrections
Academy at the end of October.
He will join Corrections headquarters office as an analyst for adult
probation services.
PTEC has hired Indy car
driver Ross Bentley to manage a
series of driving courses and
serve as a consultant to the
academies on driver training
needs. Ross will begin his parttime duties as PTEC Program Director in November. (See story,
this page.)
Robin Bentley is the latest addition to the Interdisciplinary
Studies staff. Robin has an extensive background in events and
conference administration. She
joins IDS staff as Administrative
Assistant to Shelley Rivkin.

Announcements
Former Interlibrary Loan
Clerk, Glenda Wray, had a 7
pound, 7 ounce baby girl, Dana
Elizabeth, on October 24.
Bev Karakochuk, whom
many will remember from her
years at the JI in the Paramedic
Academy and Interdisciplinary
Studies, produced a brother for
sons Daniel and Nicholas on October 12. Michael Charles
Karakochuk weighed 7 pounds,
10 ounces.
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Recognition
During the week of November
25, in Cornwall, Ontario, Irwin
DeVries, Deputy Director, Fire
Academy, will chair a committee
of representatives from fire training schools. The committee was
created by the Canadian Association of Fire Marshalls and Fire
Commissioners. Each year, one
or two representatives from each
province attend the meeting to
discuss the direction of fire

training across Canada. The
committee's main goal is to share
ideas and concerns and to discuss
matters that pertain to training
in the fire service as well as share
resources and training materials.
So far, through this committee,
Saskatchewan has begun using
the B.C. Fire Academy's Company Officer program and Nova
Scotia is considering using the
Fire Prevention Inspector Program developed at the Justice Institute. 0

Indy car driver
Ross Bentley joins PTEC

With over 13 years of racing and
10 years of advanced driving
instruction experience, Ross
Bentley is recognized as one of
Canada's foremost authorities on
driving. Now he will put his
knowledge and experience to
work for the Pacific Traffic Education Centre (PTEC).
Ross has recently been hired
by PTEC to co-ordinate its driver
training section. In his part-time
position as Program Director,
Ross will be responsible for managing a series of driver training

courses and will consult with the
Justice Institute's academies on
driver training needs.
Ross Bentley will be familiar to
many as the driver of the Spirit
of Vancouver Indy car at the
Vancouver Molson-Indy in 1990
and 1991.
Although racing is a big part of
Ross' life, he says his second biggest thrill comes from helping
others learn to be better drivers.
That philosophy will stand him in
good stead in his new duties with
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1990-91 JI Contracts & Partnerships
As a post-secondary educational
institute focused on justice and
public safety, the Justice
Institute's uniqueness is based on
providing academies to serve ongoing contracts with six major client
groups:
Ministry of Solicitor General
Police Services Branch
Corrections Branch
Provincial Emergency Program
Ministry of Health
B.C. Ambulance Service
Ministry of Municipal Affairs,
Recreation and Culture
Office of the Fire Commissioner
Ministry of Attorney General
Court Services Branch
In addition to these major contracts, the JI undertook a number
of other contracts and partnerships in the 1990-91 fiscal year to
develop and deliver programs and
services. They include the following:
Allied Indian and Metis Society
Anaheim Lake Band
B.C. Parole Board
B.C. School Trustees Association
B.C. Transit
B.C. Criminal Justice Association
B.C. Federation of Private Child
Care Agencies
B.C. Periodical Review Board
B.C. Hydro
Brink's Canada Ltd.
Burnaby Association for the
Mentally Handicapped
Canadian National Rail ways
Canadian Pacific Ltd.
City of Richmond
Colleges and Institutes
BCIT
Capilano College
College of New Caledonia
East Kootenay Community
College
Mount Royal College, Alberta
Northern Lights College
Okanagan College
Open Learning Agency
Selkirk College
Yukon College, Whitehorse
Delta Family Services

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District of Surrey
Early Childhood Educators of B.C.
Feminist Counselling Association
First Nations Tribal Justice
Institute
Government of B.C.
Ministry of Attorney General
Ministry of Forests
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Social Services and
Housing
Ministry of Solicitor General
Office of the Chief Judge
Government of Canada
Correctional Service of Canada
Customs
Employment and Immigration
Canada
Fisheries and Oceans
Health and Welfare Canada
Indian and Northern Affairs
Canada
Solicitor General Canada
Transport Canada
Government of Yukon
Greater Vancouver Mental
Health Services
Greater Vancouver Regional
District
Hospitals:
Bella Coola General Hospital
Bulkley Valley District
Hospital
B.C. Children's Hospital
Cassiar Hospital
Children's Hospital
Dawson Creek and District
Hospital
Penticton Regional Hospital
Langley Memorial Hospital
Matsqui-Sumas-Abbotsford
Hospital
Mills Memorial Hospital,
Terrace
N anaimo Regional General
Hospital
Royal Jubilee Hospital,
Victoria
Saanich Peninsula Hospital
St. Mary's Hospital, Sechelt
Surrey Memorial Hospital
West Coast General Hospital,
Port Alberni
Insurance Corporation ofB.C.
Kaska Nation, Yukon
Kitimat Home Support Society

Loomis Armoured Car Service
Nelson Home Support Society
Nisga'a Band
Nisha Children's Society
North Island Training Committee
North Peace Community Services
Northern Native Family Services
Pacific Traffic Education Centre
Ports Canada Police
Prince George Mental Health
Centre
Prince George Sexual Assault
Centre
Richmond Parks and Recreation
Simon Fraser Society for
Community Living
Society for Children and Youth

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Society for Special Needs
Adoptive Parents
Union ofB.C. Municipalities
United Church of Canada
University of B.C.
Van Dusen Foundation
Vancouver Coalition Against
Pornography
West Coast Parenting Resource
and Education Soceity
White Rock Continuing
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The Justice Institute
of B.C.
is dedicated
to
improving
the quality of
justice
and
public safety
by developing
and delivering
training programs
and
offering educational
services
to professionals
and
the public.

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Contrary to popular rumour, the
J.I. Green Committee is not
dead, but has just been lying fallow for some time.
We met on October 31, and
have some new initiatives under
way, and some proposals to present to the Executive. For a start,
look for recycling containers in
the classrooms. We also hope
soon to have a couple of small
magazine racks in the staff
lounges containing some interesting reading material.
Please note the following:
Grand & Toy, our supplier of stationery and office products, has
implemented a recycling program
of their own. Many of you have
probably noted that the goods
from G&T come in cardboard
flats, with shrink-wrap plastic
covering. In future save these
items, either flatten the cardboard or leave it as is, but keep
them in your office, and the
driver will pick them up when he
next delivers supplies.
The cost of recycled paper is

constantly dropping, and the quality rising, so we are keeping an
eye on that situation as regards
the JI's paper requirements in
the future. Our kudos to Interdisciplinary Studies, who appear to
be using the recycled stuff in noticeably increasing quantities.
And, while we're giving out the
awards, we feel that one should
go to Mary Lester and Helen
Bruins, the only JI staff members that we are aware of who car
pool on a regular basis.
The Green Committee is always looking for new ideas, and
welcomes yours. Just put them in
an envelope addressed to me and
drop it in my mail slot at either
Blake or Lawrence Hall. Anyone
wishing to sit on the committee is
also welcome, especially someone
from Corrections, as their representative, Chris Beresford, has
moved on to (dare I say it?)
greener pastures.

Paul Harris chairs the JI's
Green Committee. 0

Police Academy hosts 'Verbal.Judo'
workshops
How do police and other enforcement personnel deal with aggressive people? They are increasingly turning to alternatives that
allow them to defuse hostilities
without the use of force. Verbal
manipulative techniques, more
simply known as 'verbal judo,' provide one such alternative.
One of the experts in the use of
verbal judo was at the Justice Institute recently to present a seminar on the use of the technique.
Dr. George Thompson, founder
and director of the Verbal Judo Institute of Albuquerque, New Mexico, gave a dynamic, entertaining
demonstration for approximately
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departments, RCMP, ambulance
personnel, and corrections. Two
days later, he presented a second
course in Victoria for a similar
number of emergency services personnel.
Thompson's presentation included both a refresher on defusing techniques currently used by
many emergency services personnel, and some innovative ideas on
ways to use the skills. His 'fivestep hard style,' for example, offers clear guidelines for using
verbal manipulative techniques to
deal with escalating stages of aggression.
The workshops were sponsored
by the B.C. Police Commission. 0

Paramedic
Academy
gives
librarians a
heart-stopping
lecture
The paramedic service was the
topic of the October 9 meeting of
the Health Libraries Association
ofB.C. hosted by the JI library.
Paramedic Academy Deputy Director Ian Dailly spoke about the
paramedic service in B.C., and
'conveniently' developed mysterious chest pain during his lecture.
Luckily, paramedic instructors
Ernie Gaudet and Kevin Sullivan
were on hand to 'save his life' and
demonstrate cardiac resuscitation.
About 25 medical librarians attended from hospital libraries,
UBC's Woodward Library, the
Registered Nurses' Association Library, the Cancer Control Agency,
and the B.C. Medical Library Services (physicians' library), among
others. 0

First Nations Advisor...
con'tfrom pg I
the justice and safety educational
needs of First Nations students.
Grace will also be responsible for
establishing a First Nations program advisory committee.
This newly-created position is
by contract for a period of six
months and is funded by the Ministry of Advanced Education,
Training and Technology. It is anticipated that ongoing funding
will be made available in the next
fiscal year.
Grace will begin her duties
with the Justice Institute on November 12.

Paul Pershick is a Program Director in Corrections A{:ademy. 0

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First Responders...
con'tfrom page 2
paramedics who arrived soon
after. The paramedics recognized
that the four were trained First
Responders, and the history gave
them everything they needed to
know before loading the woman
in the ambulance for the trip to
hospital.
"There's no question that we
could not have acted so quickly
and decisively without the
course," Mcintryre said. "The
training was right on the money.
We all knew exactly what to do.
If we had not been there she
might have choked to death."
The First Responder Instructors will train other justice and
safety professionals in their areas
in First Responder emergency
first aid.
Reprinted, with permission,
from the EHS Mirror, October
1991. 0

• • • NOTES & NOTICES • • •
Canada Shotokan begins
practice at Justice Institute
The Police Academy is pleased
to announce sponsorship of a Canada Shotokan Karate Dojo, which
has officially begun practice at
the Justice Institute. The newly
formed Justice Institute Dojo will
meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at
7:00 p.m. in gymnasium #2 (south
side.). Black belt level instruction
is provided by dojo leader Bernie
Doyle, and by Jim Doyle, Steve
Forsythe and Cpl. John McKay of
the Vancouver Police. Classes are
regularly led by guest seniors, including Mr. Norman Welch, fifthdan and the head of Canada
Shotokan.
Classes are open to all, and a
special invitation is given to Justice Institute faculty, staff, and
students.
For further information call:
Gil Puder, Police Academy,
222-7267
John McKay, VPD Team 5,
Squad 3, 324-1122
Bernie Doyle, 733-1565

Multicultural Police Academy
Featured on CBC
The July 30th edition of the
CBC Evening News featured
Classes 48 and 49 of the Police
Academy. The program emphasized the increased role of
women, visible minorities, and

'mature' recruits among BC's
municipal police officers.
Several recruits were interviewed about their impressions
of training and anticipated contribution to police service. Csts.
Joanne Sim (New Westminster),
Darshal Klear (Saanich), Ted
Hayward, Bill Chung, Linda
Blake, Stephen Hanuse and Fred
Vos (Vancouver) provided a varied perspective on the future
police community. Their candour
and articulate delivery was a
credit to the Justice Institute
training environment.

Award established for fire
training officers
The Fire Academy and the Fire
Training Officers' Association of
B.C. have established a Training
Achievement Award. The award,
to be presented at the training
officers' annual banquet, is for
outstanding achievement in training. Members of the association
can be nominated. The awards
committee receives nominations
and follows specific criteria for
the selection process. This year's
recipient was Assistant Chief
Terry Metcalf of the township of
Langley. The award was presented by the Director of the Fire
Academy, Paul Smith, and the
President of the Fire Training
Officers' Association, Fred
Hubbick. 0

Car thefts 'high on the agenda'
at Police Chiefs' meeting
A JI Media Centre production was
the centre of attention at a recent
meeting of the B.C. Association of
Chiefs of Police in Nelson. The
chiefs are increasingly concerned
about the rising incidence of automobile thefts in the province, and
they took the opportunity at their
meeting to preview the video The
Art of Auto Thefi. The Media Cen-

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tre production shows an interview
conducted by West Vancouver Police with a car thief. Despite the
fact that he is currently serving
time, the car thief is an 'expert' at
his nefarious occupation. The
chiefs will analyze the training
tape for information and have
struck a task force to look at ways
to handle the car theft problem. 0

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