General Meeting With Area Commissioner
Nancy Navkar
Minutes by : Johnson L. Date: Sunday, March 01, 1998 Time: 2pm - 4pm Attended by: Kenneth F, Gina I, Johnson L, Louise P, Paul P
· starting Sunday, March 01, 1998, the new organization of St. John Ambulance Brigade is now active
· no more East/West corps. à Area Adults and Area Cadets
· Area Adult Supervisor: Ric Rangel-Bron, Area Cadet Supervisor: Martha Bond
Area’s New Managers
Area Transition Advisor : Mr. Don Smith
Area Training : Mr. Anthony Iacaloucci
Area Uniform & Equipment : Mr. Monty Dorward
Fleet Manager : Mr. Glen Gillies
Professional Standards : Mr. Ian Furst (team of Doctors, Nurses, Dentists)
Emergency Committee : Mr. Douglas Bird
Speakers
Nancy Navkar
· presented the new organization and structure of Brigade
· there was not an overwhelming response to the job calls, so will re-issue
· introduced Executive Director of Branch: Laura Furst
Laura Furst
· presented budget of St. John: From Training (50%), United Way (20%), Misc. (rest)
· she invites all to drop by her office anytime to have a chat
· introduces Chairman of the Board: Martin
Martin
· board has 22 members
· board has many committees:
· Fundraising: Order Ball, Canadian Chinese Council
· Communication
· Building committee: saving $ for new building (but on hold now)
· new image and name for "St. John Enterprise"
· to operate to generate $$$
· move this to a National level
Comments, Questions and Answer Period: Nancy N.
(here are just a few)
What's the standard on Divsional Fund Raising ?
Laura F: as long as you don’t conflict with United Way: September 1st - November 15th, and do not approach any United Way sponsors.
· we need more recognition for members that perform over and above of their duty responsibilities
- perhaps monetary recognition ?
- each division should recognize their members more
Laura F: there are no problems for recognition of members on media (TV, etc.)
- similar to police and firefighters' awards
Minutes by : Johnson L Date: Sunday, June 14, 1998 Time: 2pm - 4pm Attended by: Area members: Bob B, Andrew M, Martha B, Norman F Varsity member: Johnson L
Area’s New Managers
Area Communications: Mr. Andrew M
Area Duty Coordinator: Mr. Norman F
Area Recruiting: Ms. Barb L
Area Recruitment Program
- a committee headed by Barb L
- new recruits' orientation night is supposed to be 1st Thursday of every second month
- there will be no orientation nights over the summer
- next one should be in September 1998
- to recruit more, one suggestion was to put a box at each location for interested public course members to drop their info into
Q: why is the recruitment program taking so long to get new members? A: mostly due to insufficient space at all 3 St. John locations. Also training course was hard to get instructors to teach
Distribution of Information
- Nancy N has found it hard to reach all officers' via the mailing list system now
- not 100% of info is being transmitted right now
- however, the Provincial mailings are more reliable, since they go out each week
- Amanada S (Editor of "Crusader") has found that problem too; not all divisions get her newsletter
- she acknowledges the "Crusader" is online at
Varsity's homepage , but no 100% of the members have internet access
Duty Issues
- starting Monday, June 15th, 1998, ALL duties will be handed to our new Area Duty Coordinator: Norman F, only he will call and distribute to divisions
- so no more branch calling members directly
- problem with the asking for donations' letter
- that has been "toned down" from before, but we still have situations where members were put into awkward circumstances when asked questions about donations
- solution: Norman F will distribute a script for all members on what to say and how to handle situations like that
Duty Manual
- is to redefine the way duties are to be covered and received
- the Duty Manual will be finallized soon and made available to all divisional officers and duty coordinators
- the manual will define the chain of steps to take at a duty
Q: If a community wants duty coverage, who do they contact? A: Give them St. John's number (416 967-4244, and ask for Anne-Marie R, she will give them a form to fill out and fax back
Area Positions Available
1. Area Disaster Planning Committe member
2. Area Duty Supervisor Coordinator
- apply in writing to the Area Commissioner
Communications - Radios
- Monty D will be looking into radios
- perhaps a centralized booking system may make more sense
- more will be discussed at the Area Committee meeting on Monday, June 15th
Next "Town Hall" Meeting Date: September 13th, 1998 Time: 2pm <----- SHARP ! ! Place: 46 Wellesley St.
Other News
- Effective immediately: All rank promotions of reverting must be accompanied by a police check of that member
CNE:
- no one in St. John has been assigned to it yet
- Nancy has been in meetings with the CNE managers
- our roles may be different this year
- our location is the same as 1997
- events happening are as follows, but subject to change:
* Bandshell (Disney Show @ 2pm)
* Rides: same as 1997
* Automotive Building: Car show
* National Trade Centre: Antique show?
* Countries represented: Israel, Italy
* Casino: may not have one Back to Top
Have any minutes or comments? Please email
johnsonl@hotmail.com
