Minutes of
Meeting January 6, 2009
Attending:
Marvin
Fried CMHA
Roy Fenwick RCMP
Tammy Chief
Lori-Ann Munro SUCCEED
Program
Deborah Schultz CMHA
Cathy Haggerty
Deborah Burnside Student
Services, SVSD
Patti Henkelman Swan
Valley District Recreation Commission
Carol Hunter Probation
Brenda Fisher ACL
Cindy Tucker Service
1. Call
Meeting to Order
1.1 In
the absence of both Co-Chairs, and the Treasurer, the meeting was called to
order by Marv Fried. MOTION by Roy
Fenwick, seconded by Carol Hunter, that Marv Fried chair the meeting. CARRIED.
Committee members were requested to sign
the attendance sheet and roundtable introductions were made. Marv Fried
introduced Debbie Schultz, the new Sexual Abuse Counsellor.
2. Adoption
of Agenda
2.1 There was no formal agenda presented.
3. Adoption
of Minutes
3.1 The
minutes from the
4. Treasurer’s
Report
4.1 The
Treasurer was absent from the meeting, therefore no Treasurers report was
submitted.
5. Sub-Committee Reports
5.1 SUCCEED - Lori Ann Munro
- First semester winding down - 3 weeks left
- $600.00
in fund raising - high school donated
- C.C.
article in newspaper - has sign up
- 500 words
or less - would like 2 articles per month
- Biggest
Loser
5.2 CESA - Marv Fried
- Introduced
Debbie Schultz - new Counsellor
- will
develop referral form
- will meet
with
- funding
proposal before the end of month to extend term
- work out
of CMHA office with access to facility
- contact
Marv Fried with any referrals for the time being on an as needed basis
5.3 FASD - Roy Fenwick
- turnout
to FASD week was slower than expected
-
plan/strategize events to promote awareness to community
-
Donna-Jean is trying to catergorize within the province to get support
- FASD
Training on target for Feb. 2nd & 3rd
5.4 Better Beginnings
- Wendy
Church, Coordinator HC MB.
-
conferenced last meeting
- HC forum
in November - good turnout
- site in
town of
5.5 Homelessness Initiative (Echo Project)
- Marv Fried
- Project
started - foundation complete
- Walls being erected
- March,
2009 will establish a committee
- Receive
referrals - updates to follow
5.6 Triple "P" Parenting -
Deborah Burnside
- November
25th @ High School - Information Session
- Very
little phone contact
- Referrals
welcome
- Received
a call from Benito - planning a day for parents and children to attend workshop in the spring. If it goes well, will
offer more sessions.
- Focus on
getting information out to community and public.
5.7 High Risk Youth Steering Committee -
Carol Hunter
- Looking
at gaps in the community
- Three sub
committees - Parenting/Case Management/Alternative Program
- Next
meeting
6. New Business
6.1 Rec.
Centre has a group on Face book.
There
being no further business, the next meeting was scheduled for
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Swan
Valley Inter-Agency Inc. Executive Body Nick Dutchyshen – Co-Chairperson (Signing Authority)(Member-at-Large) Sharon Glasscock – Co-Chairperson (Signing Authority), Coordinator
for the Better Beginnings Committee (representing Better Beginnings) Marv Copeland – Secretary/Treasurer (Signing Authority)(representing
Focus on Employment) Carol Hunter – (Signing Authority) Chair of the High Risk Youth
Committee (representing Community Youth Correction Services) Donna-Jean Slack – Co-Chair of Swan Valley Committee for FASD
(representing Family Services and Housing) Deborah Burnside - Chair of Triple P Parenting Committee Marvin Fried – Chairperson of Swan Valley Committee for the
Elimination of Sexual Abuse (representing Canadian Mental Health Association) |