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Improving health care services through technology
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We recently talked to Ian Irving, Regional Manager of Clinical Services, about how CSC is improving the ways it delivers health care services to offenders in the Ontario region
Puppy Love – Pat’s for Paws at St. Patrick’s House
By: Sonja Arsenault, Parole Officer, Prince George Parole Office
Only three residents in the history of the Living in Balance treatment program at St.
THE NEWEST KIDS ON THE BLOCK
By: Steve G. Gallagher, Pipe Major, Community Pipes and Drums, Pacific
In November of 2016 I was performing at an Exemplary Service Awards ceremony, one of the several pacific region events I perform at throughout the year with the Guard of Honour
Sadie’s Clydesdales – Staff at Bath Institution Give Back
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This summer, in front of City Hall in Kingston, Ontario, the fourth annual Fire Truck Pull - Pull Together for Epilepsy was held. All profits raised from this event support edu
Commissioner Head reflects on CSC career
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Commissioner Don Head has accomplished a great deal during his time at the Correctional Service of Canada.
Bahamian Delegation Visits CSC
By: Christine Lessard, Senior Project Officer, Intergovernmental Relations
In January 2014, CSC and Her Majesty’s Prison of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas signed a Memorandum of Understanding to engage in the sharing of correctional information and ex
Celebrating Canada 150 at Bath Institution
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It was just a boring, empty, white wall at Bath Institution. A wall that Warden Kathy Hinch was mulling over for close to a year, trying to decide what to do with it.
Reforestation for Earth Day - 5,000 trees to be planted in Quebec Region on CSC property
By Frédéric Bussière, Institutional Environmental Officer, Quebec Region
Correctional Service Canada (CSC), in partnership with Jour de la Terre, an organization whose mission is to help citizens and organizations reduce their environmental impact, w
A Letter From An Offender To His Parole Officer
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There’s no doubt that the work of those who work on CSC’s frontlines is difficult.
Life as an FBI Agent
By: Michael Geisterfer, Communications and Engagement
When a major casualty event occurs in the U.S. or elsewhere, there are only glimpses in the media of what is actually taking place on the ground.
Meeting with our international colleagues
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On January 10, 2017, representatives from correctional systems across the world gathered in Ottawa to discuss successes and challenges they’re experiencing within their institut
Growing Success – Offenders Give Back
By: Kim Ezzard & Alex Holden
Last summer there was a special project underway at Stony Mountain Institution’s Minimum Security Unit.
Jason Warner, Pacific Region
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The Guard of Honour, to me, is simple. I carry a coin in my pocket every day when I come to work that says PRIDE, INTEGRITY, and HONOUR.
The Rescue of Ms. Owl
By: Trina Piche & Ursula Blood, Correctional Officers, Pê Sâkâstêw Centre
While completing a perimeter security check, Ursula Blood and Trina Piche were walking on the main road adjacent to Pê Sâkâstêw Centre when Ursula asked Trina if she could see w
Walls to Bridges – Students On the Outside Work with Students on the Inside to Get a Passing Grade
For Peter Stuart, Chief of Education at Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ontario, increasing access to post-secondary education for offenders can turn their live
October is Canada’s Healthy Workplace month
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October is Canada’s Healthy Workplace month – an annual celebration designed to promote workplace health.
Frontline Communications Survey
#Wearecollaborative
This spring, in an effort to improve internal communications at CSC, Chelsey Donohue and Amanda Gordon, both Communications Advisors, did a short survey of frontline staff in CS
Staff and Inmates at Nova Institution Support the Push for Change Campaign
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When Janice Blenkhorn, an aboriginal liaison officer at Nova Institution for Women, saw a man pushing a shopping cart down the side of the highway on her way to work, she wanted
OMG We Won! Hackathon2: The App Challenge
After her team won CSC’s mental health app challenge last fall, we asked Robyn Gay to put the experience in her own words. Here is what she had to say…
Learning to be leaders
Three employees share their experiences with career development courses
When Robert Rittwage, Alvin Ma and Stephane Brisson were given the opportunity to participate in career development programs through the Canada School of Public Service, they di
Are you a new(ish) employee at CSC? We want to hear from you!
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If you are a correctional officer, primary worker, or health care professional that started working at CSC six months to one year ago, we want to hear from you, especially if yo
Sharing the Joy of Gardening with Offenders
A Citizen Advisory Committee Success Story
* A note to readers: Citizen Advisory Committees (CAC) bring a valuable community perspective to federal corrections.
CSC Employees “Fill the Cruiser”
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CSC staff from Mountain Institution held their first ever “Fill the Cruiser” event last month.
Why I Donate: Jacqueline and Bronwyn
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A note from the editor: Jacqueline would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank a number of managers here at CSC who have supported her through the dif
Digifest Wins GTEC Distinction Award
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Members of the Correctional Service of Canada were awarded with a medal of excellence at the 2016 GTEC Distinction Awards for last year’s Digifest.