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January 1996

17 Years of Leader!;hip

Bob Stewart

Following in his father's
footsteps, Bob Stewart began his
career with the Vancouver Police
Department in 1954. In 37 years
with the police, he served in almost every area of the department.
In 1974, after achieving the
rank of Inspector, he was seconded as Executive Officer to the
B.C. Police Commission and was
responsible for setting up the
present day Police Academy. By
1981, Bob was Chief Constable of
the Vancouver Police Department. He held that position until
his retirement in 1991.

Sandy Robertson

Considering his commitment
to the police service, it was appropriate that Bob should be one
of the first people appointed to
the Board of the Justice Institute.

After 17 years of service,
Bob Stewart, Sandy
Robertson and Joe Cohen
retired from the JI Board
At the first meeting of the board
Bob was elected chair, and he continued to lead the Board until
July of 1995.
In 1978, the JI was in its infancy, and the board members Bob and people like Sandy
Robertson, Joe Cohen, Tony
Pantages and Glen Rid~ay were instrumental in its survival
and growth.
Bob recalls the early days,
"The JI was like an orphan child
trying to survive in those days.

We had quite the time convincing folks the JI was real and
had something to offer."
As the JI continued to grow it
soon became evident that the Institute needed a facility designed
to meet its unique training needs.
The board began the long process,
lobbying government for funds,
dealing with issues around location, selecting the architects, and
finally seeing the construction
process underway.
June 23, 1995 was a very
proud moment for Bob Stewart,
"seeing this place open was
probably the highlight of my time
on the Board." Although Bob is no
longer on the board, his commitment to the JI remains. He will
now focus his energy on helping
the JI Foundation as a member of
its board of directors. 0
see Changing Times, pg. 3

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

Microsoft to Use the JI
as a Promotional Case Study
Microsoft Canada is so impressed with the JI's decision to
run an integrated Microsoft network that they will be using
the JI example in their marketing programs.
The JI is one of the first educational institutions to run on
a Windows based network. This local area network, or Ian
as it's called, enables us to connect the Jl's over 200 computer workstations, using Microsoft's network operating system,
Windows NT. We are using Microsoft's suite of software
applications including MS-Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
What impact is the network having on faculty and staff at
the JI? We now have the capability of file sharing, e-mail,
directory services and network printing, with the protection
of network security and backup.

Other news on the Information Technology front:
The JI's Information Systems Advisory Committee has
been instrumental in guiding the direction and use of information technologies at the JI. Within the next couple of
months we will have our Internet home page up and running, which will open up a multitude of opportunities for
information exchange. We are also researching and testing
distance education training methods that utilize the latest
interactive video-audio technologies.
Glen Houghton, who almost everyone at the JI knows by
now, is the Information Technologies Coordinator. Glen is
responsible for the maintenance and support of the
Institute's local area network, the pc workstations, telephone
and voice mail systems.
-Roy Uyeno

Louise Krohn ... New Vice President
Louise Krohn was the
successful applicant for the
' new position of Vice President of Contract Services
for the Justice Institute.
She will begin working at
the JI on January 29, 1996.
Louise is currently Director of Extension and Contract Services at Capilano
College. She has worked in
the B.C. post-secondary
education system for 17
years, and for the past
eight years has coordinated
all contract services for the
college.
Louise has an impressive
track record of success in
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College. She has developed
a wide range of programs
for the college, from initial needs assessment to
implementation of training. Her leadership has
made the department of
Extension and Contract
Services financially self
sufficient.
In addition to her duties
at the main campus in
North Vancouver, Louise
led a rejuvenation project
for the Squ~mish campus
and has also been active in
the college's international
programs in Japan and
Korea.
Welcome to the JI,
Louise! 0

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Changing Times
July 31, 1995 marked the end of an era for the JI. Bob
Stewart Joe Cohen and Sandy Robertson, after serving on
the JI Board of Governors for 17 years, were advised that
their terms on the board had expired. All three have been
actively involved in the Justice Institute right from the
very early days. The o_pening of the new campus was one of
many highlights of their years of work, and a fitting way
for their board involvement to come to a close.
Their departure signals a new
beginning for the board, with
Florence Wong as Chair.
Florence is a partner of the Vancouver law firm Owen Bird. She
practices corporate, commercial
and real estate law - assisting
clients with buying and selling
businesses, incorporating companies, real estate developments etc.
When Florence was first appointed to the board in 1992 she
knew little about the JI, other
than where it was located. The
Board orientation was vital in
sowing the seeds and building a
connection for her with the JI.
Prior to becoming chair,
Florence served on the personnel committee of the Board,
lending her support and assistance to the Job Evaluation
process and many other projects.
At the September '95 Board
meeting Florence was unani-

''The changing dynamic
in education will pose
a challenge to all
educational
institutions ...
mously elected to chair the board,
a challenge she is happy to accept. The first month following
her election was spent getting acquainted with the responsibilities
of Chairing the Board. Following
that, one of her first priorities

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Florence Wong, Chair of the
JI Board of Governors

was establishing the new board
committees - facilities, finance
human resources and program.
Florence's long term vision for
the JI involves seeing us meet the
challenges facing education in the
future, and ensuring we make the
most of our new facility.
''The changing dynamic in
education will pose a challenge to
all educational institutions, I see
the JI in the forefront of others to
deal with this change. I believe
there is a unique mind set at the
JI that will serve us well."
Florence hopes the board will
be seen as not just policy makers,

but a real, working part of the
JI. To do that she says there is
an ongoing need for board
members to know the people
who work at the JI and to try
and make contact.
·
As Board Chair, Florence
works closely with Larry
Goble, and she has regular contact with board secretary
Sabrina Tong and a number of
other staff members. Through
her term as chair, Florence
hopes that she will have a
chance to meet all JI staff on
the days when she is at the Institute or during social events
and other gatherings.
As a family person Florence
is very close to her siblings.
Sundays are for family gatherings with her two sisters and
one brother. To keep things in
balance in her busy life
Florence enjoys long distance
running. She runs to relieve

... hopes the board
will be seen as not
just policy makers,
but a real, working part
of the JI
stress. Music and the arts are
also a large part of her life. She
plays the piano, loves all kinds of
music, the opera and live theatre.
Staff who would like to talk to
Florence are invited to contact
her through Sabrina. 0

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Jl's Core Values Reflected in
Excellence Award Winners

the Judge's Choice
for top video in
Canada.
As the field of
video production has
evolved, so has the
skill and creativity of
the media centre from the 12 minute
roll call training film
to award winning feature length videos.
Right now they're
working on producFrom leh: Will Mah, Bob Walker, Curt Hunter
ing their first
of the Media Centre
CD Rom.
Their reputation for producing high
There is perhaps no department
quality work means they
in all of the JI that is better
are always asked to take
known than the Instructional
on new projects. Whether
Media Centre. They have
videotaping an autopsy,
produced outstanding work for
fixing a TV monitor, editvirtually every academy and
ing a documentary or comdivision.
ing up with a new creative
Curt Hunter, Will Mah and
treatment, Bob Walker,
Bob Walker have worked as a
Curt Hunter and Will Mah
team for over 12 years. As incan be counted on for individuals they are uniquely creanovation, interdepentive, and working together their
dence, a welcoming
different creative strengths form
attitude and a commita very talented and hard working
ment to the JI.
team.
Throughout the 12 years they
have worked together they have
Ross Mcintyre is known
willingly given hours of unpaid
nationally as an expert in
time in the production of videos
emergency management
for special events, in setting up
training. He has worked as an insound systems and taking photos
structor in the PEP academy for
for graduations. In their work on
over five years. Ross exemplifies
instructional videos they have
a number of the JI's core values,
demonstrated time and again
in commitment to clients and the
their commitment to integrity;
public, integrity in the quality of
producing high quality video
his work, and interdependence in
productions that have been recogsharing his expertise.
nized throughout the industry.
The Management DevelopThe most recent example of this
ment for Residential Settings cerwas last March, when they won
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has benefitted from Ross's expertise. The program provides valuable training to managers who
work in a variety of residential
settings. These managers are
responsible for the well being of
their residents.
Ross designed an emergency
planning component for this program which included a package of
materials that would allow the
managers to implement a specific
disaster plan for their residence.
In the early days of the program

Ross Mcintyre

he taught the class to allow the instructor time to familiarize herself with the material, and has
willingly marked the classes' disaster plan assignments. This is
just one example of Ross's willingness to share his expertise - he
continues to make time in addition to his daily schedule to accommodate needs and requests
from staff in all areas of the JI. D

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Toward Safer
Campuses

BE A FOUNDING
SUPPORTER
OF THE

JI FOUNDATION
A JIBC Safer Campus Committee has been formed to
help identify and reduce factors that may affect the personal safety of faculty, staff
and students. The committee
has applied for and received
funding to assist with activities through the Ministry
of Skills, Training and
Labour's Safer Campuses Initiative.
The purpose of the Committee is:
• to explore the issues and
problems related to campus safety, with a goal of
reducing the risks to faculty, staff and students;
• to develop an overall action plan for the JI to address the three components of the Ministry's
initiative: physical safety,
education and awareness,
and policy and procedure
development.
The committee has made
significant progress in the
areas of physical safety and
education and awareness.
A physical audit of the
New West and Maple Ridge
sites was conducted in
December. The final report
from the audit will identify
areas where work needs to
be done to improve safety.
The committee will review
the findings of the report
from the audit at their
January meeting.
In the area of discrimination and harassment prevention, special training
sessions have been held for
the Executive Committee
and for staff who will work
as harassment advisors. Further sessions are planned for
managers, supervisors and
other employees.

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Assault prevention workshops are being offered free
to all JI staff and their families in January and February. These workshops are
designed to give participants
the skills to diffuse potentially violent situations and increase personal safety.
The Committee members
are:
Shelley Rivkin, (Chair)
Career and Community
Studies;
Mark Lal.onde, Interdisciplinary Studies;
Dave Allen, Facilities
Manager;
Fran Kemp, Fire & Safety
Training Centre;
Anne Langdon, Fire
Academy;
Renee Nyberg, First Nations Program Planner;
Flora MacLeod, Student
Services;
Rick Parent, Police
Academy;
Ingrid Pipke, Faculty
Development;
Sabrina Tong, President's
Office;
Pam White, Human Resources.
Mark LaLonde and Shelley Rivkin represent the JI
on a Provincial Safer Campuses Committee. This committee was established by
the Ministry to coordinate
the provincial Safer Campuses Initiative. All colleges
and institutions will receive
$55,000 to address safety related issues.
If you have a concern related to personal safety at
the JI, please contact Shelley Rivkin (Local 5628),
Mark LaLonde (Local 5624),
or Fran Kemp 462-1000.

Students, staff and friends of the Justice
Institute are invited to t.alte part in the work
of the JIBC Foundation.
Your contribution will be used to provide:
• specialized equipment to enhance
education and training,
• books, periodicals and learning resources
for the JI Library.

Enclosed is my ''Founders" donation
$50

$100

$500

Other:._ _ __

Please send my tax deductible receipt to
Name:

·------------~

Address:

·------------

Postal Code:

·----------~

Telephone Number:._ _ __ _ _ __

JIBC Foundation
715 McBride Boulevard

New Westminster, BC V3L 5T4

-Mark LaLonde

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Unique Aboriginal Program at the JI
A new training
program
designed to
make a positive
difference in
sexual abuse
within aboriginal communities has
found a home at
the JI. The program is the
Aboriginal Sex
Offender Retraining Program,
and its funded by the Correctional Service of Canada.
Doreen Sterling of the Native
Courtworker and Counselling
Association of B.C. runs the program with administrative help
from Carol-Ann Nickel. Classes
started on November 6 with 15
aboriginal students. Four of the
students are from Corrections
Canada and 11 are from
aboriginal communities throughout B.C. When they've completed
the 10 month program they will

The program
is unique in a number of ways,
says Doreen Sterling "... the
basic elements of
....................................
sexual offence
are common in
all people. It's
the cultural factors that make
the difference
when you're dealing with
Aboriginal sex offenders".
The program
content is deliver~

ed in an Aboriginal context, with
primarily Aboriginal trainers.
The pro-gram includes a two
month practicum and the final
exam requires the students to
give a haJf day presentation on
how they will integrate what they
have learned into their community when they return.
Doreen and Carol-Ann are
located within the Fire Academy
office area. To contact them, call
528-5641. "We're glad to have
been invited into the JI," says
Doreen "we're bringing in a very
high quality pro............~............~...............,...........

~..........-...........-.

ing program. D

Increased Access for
Students with Disabilities
In January oflast year, the JI
received funds from the Ministry
of Skills, Training and Labour to
explore ways to increase access to
the Justice Institute by students
with disabilities. While our new
facility allows us to ensure
physical access, we need to determine what additional supports
and services are required to accommodate students with disabilities and to create a welcoming and understanding
environment.
The project is managed by
Shelley Rivkin of Career and
Community Studies and Pam
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Penney and Associates were contracted to conduct a needs
analysis. This company has extensive background working with colleges and universities to increase
access for students with disabilities. They began working on
the project in July. Here's an outline of what's been done so far:
• physical review of the campus
to determine any modifications
that may be required;
• review of registration procedures, marketing strategies, training methods and delivery approaches to determine any
adaptations or adjustments
that may be needed;

• consultative workshops with
a representative group of
faculty and staff to identify
and discuss issues faced by
students with disabilities.
Marg Penney and Associates
have just completed their report
with recommendations. After
reviewing the report we will
develop a list of key objectives
to pursue, and continue to work
toward ensuring a welcome
environment for students with
disabilities. Thank you to all
the staff who participated in
the interviews with the consultants.

- Shelley Rivkin
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Insiders...
Snapshots of events at the JI over the past few months.

Happy Halloween/

.,
Betting on Blinds - Dave Allen, Facilities Manager,
made a $5 bet with Larry Goble, President, that the
blinds would a"ive by an agreed date. Larry lost,
and happily paid the five dollars - in pennies/

Big Big Big Big Big Big Big Big! The J/'s 1995 United Way
campaign raised a cool $12,658.27 - more than $2,000 over our
$10,500 goal. Congratulations to the United Way committee
members who organized this year's very successful campaign.

Celebrity chefs Irwin li"""-iM!~---...---.:=;;="""'"""'"""'"""""'
De Vries and Pat Ross,
flipping flapjacks for
the United Way
pancake breakfast.
On October 17, we
dedicated the
computer rooms to
the memory of John
Laverock, former
Director of
Corrections. His wife
Joanne (pictured
below with the
dedication plaque)
and John's entire
family were on hand
for the event.

JI Directors Wet Behind the Ears The highlight of the Social Committ-'s
summer barbeque was the Directors Dunk
Tank. Irwin DeVries (eictured in his mod
3-piece suit), Paul Smith and Dean Winram
graciously volunt-red to get wet and help
the Social Committ- raise funds for the
the Christmas party.

Congratulations to the JI Social
Committ- for a job well done.
Throughout the year the committorganized a number of events.
In December they coordinated a fund
raising effort to bnghten the Christmas of
a single parent family through the
Salvation Army - staff contributed over
$350 for food and gifts for the family.
And • • •the 1995 Christmas party was
the most successful yet, with over
140 people attending.

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BLUE BOX TIPS
From the Green Committee

WHAT CAN YOU PUT IN
THE BLUE BOX??
Basically, all types of paper, colored or fluorescent,
newspaper, glossy magazines, any kind of envelope
including the window kind, paper with staples and
paper clips is also fine.

WHAT ABOUT
CARDBOARD??
Small cardboard items can be put into your blue box.
Large quantities of cardboard should be flattened,
taken downstairs to the basement (outside the

Paramedic storage area) and placed in the large
gre~m Laidlaw containers.

WHAT ABOUT POP
CANS, PLASTIC
CONTAINERS & GLASS?
In the Cafeteria area, staff lounge on the 2nd floor
and general areas, appropriate containers with signs
have been provided for these items.
If you have concerns or recommendations for the
Green Committee, please feel free to contact any
Green Committee member: Joan Glover, Ann Grant,
Kendra McEown, Sherri McLennan, Marilyn McRae,
Dave Pelham, and Dianne Joyal. 0

Thank You,
GVFPA!
We'd like to thank the GVFPA
(Greater Vancouver Fire Protection Association) for their
generous donation of $500.00 to ·
buy books on the topic of fire
protection for the Justice Institute Library. This donation
was eligible for a matching grant
from the Provincial Equipment
and Technology Matching Grants
Program.
The GVFPA exists to reduce
fire losses through the promotion
of fire prevention through education, and to promote and facilitate
cooperation between industrial organizations in fire prevention.
They offer courses. to the public
on various topics in fire prevention.
Thanks again GVFPA, your
generous gift is most needed and
appreciated.

Watch for
a new look
for the

JI News
in the next
issue!
Deadline for
submissions
for the next

JI News
is March 4,
1996.

April Haddad

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