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Organizational Status

The village will operate as a non-profit charitable organization with a governing Board of Directors and a Special Advisory Committee consisting of Community stakeholders with an interest in children’s safety. Major committees have been formed to include Fund-raising, Public & Community Relations, Curriculum/School Liaison, Volunteers and Operating/Maintenance personnel.

Honourary Chairperson
Walter Gretzky

Board of Directors
Doug DeLaronde - President
Bob MacLean - Past President
Crystal Glaves - Vice President
Robert Wade - Treasurer
Scott Easto - Secretary
Bob Ruttan - Director
Greg Cormier - Director
Denys Jones - Director
Mary Muir - Director
Christina Brittain - Director
Garth Dix - Director
Robert Ritchie - Director
Paul Thomson - Honourary Founding Chair
Gail Chambers - Administrator

Committee Chairs
Chair, Special Events Committee - Keri Korfmann
Chair of Construction - Bob Ruttan
Chair of Operations - Scott Easto

Operations and Maintenance

Operations, including safety programs, will be coordinated by and through the City of Brantford, Brant County and Six Nations Police and Fire Departments, who will allocate safety officers full or part time to the village and will be assisted by volunteers and co-op students.

Maintenance of the buildings and grounds will be by contract and sponsorship programs coordinated by Village staff. Equipment maintenance, including battery driven cars, will be carried out by appropriate personnel.

Many people are unaware that the leading cause of death for Canadians aged 1 to 44 is injury, both unintentional (falls, car crashes, poisoning, drowning, fires) and intentional (such as suicide and violence). Injuries kill more young Canadians than any other disease or illness. In fact, injury takes the lives of more Canadian teenagers than all other causes of death combined.

Dr. Robert Conn, SmartRisk
4 December 2002


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