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CSC Employee Walks 200 KM for PTSD Awareness
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What were you doing from July 19th to the 22nd?
CSC Employees “Fill the Cruiser”
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CSC staff from Mountain Institution held their first ever “Fill the Cruiser” event last month.
Offenders Giving Back
A Citizen Advisory Committee Success Story in the Pacific Region
* A note to readers: Citizen Advisory Committees (CAC) bring a valuable community perspective to federal correctio
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.
Nominees for James A. Murphy Award 2017
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For one week every January, CSC puts the spotlight on a group of volunteers that bring the community’s perspective to federal corrections: the members of Citizen Advisory Commit
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
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
Success! CSC introduces women prisoners’ gender-responsive training program in Liberia
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On an international level, how should you address the specific needs of women offenders when they only comprise between 2-to-9 per cent of your prison population?
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
Group Leader at Forum for Young Canadians
By: Reg Amyotte, Correctional Officer II, Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village
Every generation has its leaders.
World Interfaith Harmony Week speaker sets challenge for CSC and society
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This year’s World Interfaith Harmony Week event speaker challenged the theme of the February 28, 2017 event.
CSC employee Kelsey Charlie brings home the gold!
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Aboriginal Liaison Officer Kelsey Charlie, who works at Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village in Harrison Mills, attended the 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Toronto from
A Few Months with CSC
By: Jami Therrien, Student, Communications and Engagement Sector
My time at CSC started in January 2016 when I was employed through the Federal Student Work Employment Program (FSWEP) for two days a week.
When art is a source of pride
In an effort to improve the living environment of Indigenous offenders at Archambault Institution, and to make it more conducive to healing, the Aboriginal Initiatives team in the Quebec Region sought the services of Ms. Megan Whyte, an Indigenous artist and art therapist. During summer 2018, Ms. Whyte worked at the institution’s Indigenous Intervention Centre (medium security) to create a mural.
The Women’s Network Project
A Citizen Advisory Committee Success Story in the Prairie Region
* A note to readers: Citizen Advisory Committees (CAC) bring a valuable community perspective to federal corrections.
“We never give up on them”
Meet Tracey Robinson, Parole Officer, Willow Cree Healing Lodge
Tracey Robinson started her career as a Parole Officer at Willow Cree Healing Lodge eight years ago.
Mission Garden Project
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Offenders at Mission Institution, as part of their vocational training, grow vegetables in the garden located on institutional grounds.
Head's Up
Workplace Mental Health at CSC
When I sent out my message about the newly formed Steering Committee for Workplace Mental Health Injuries at CSC in October 2015, I made it clear that addressing this topic in a
Commissioner Head Shadows Victim Services Officers for One Day – Prairie Region
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Commissioner Head has taken it upon himself to spend time with frontline employees at CSC by working shifts with them.
Triumph: CSC Employees at Ironman
Never let up, focus on your goal and pace yourself to reach the finish line.
Mental Health Hackathon – Employees Helping Employees
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Two years ago we held our first-ever Hackathon aimed at developing a tool to help parole officers do their work. This October, we held our second Hackathon.
Working together to support the families of incarcerated individuals
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Research from the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) shows that there is a connection between positive family relationships and lower rates of recidivism.This is at the heart of the Canadian Families and Corrections Network (CFCN), which focuses on families who have someone that they care about inside.
Going for Gold
How a former CSC employee is fighting to raise awareness about PTSD
Perry William Kelly has faced a lot of fights in his many years of competing in karate, but perhaps his biggest one will happen this August when he represents Canada at the 2017