Good morning everyone. Have you enjoyed your first (and maybe second) cup of coffee? Did you enjoy your morning toast with peanut butter and jelly (my fav!) or perhaps some cereal?
Here's a thought for you. I just checked in our Inspector Ballard's blog about her Saskatoon Food Bank Challenge. She has posed a very good question that made me stop and appreciate my breakfast. I challenge all of you to take some time to read her thoughts and answer her question "what does poverty look like to you?"
See her blog at http://foodbankchallenge.com/archives/category/inspector-saskatoon-police-service
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Saskatoon Updates
Do you remember the two fabulous IAWP 2006 Conference Co-Directors? Both of these women have kept busy in the past 5 years, and don't show any signs of slowing down soon. Both have risen through the ranks since thier conference experience and both remain committed to the the Saskatoon community.
Inspector Shelley Ballard is taking part in the Saskatoon Food Bank Challenge this week. Starting today, a dozen Saskatoon citizens will be trying to live off the contents of a food basket from the food bank for one week. A typical food basket contains 2-3 days worth of food but many people make it last a week or more. In addition to the food basket we can use up to 5 pantry items (flour, sugar, coffee, etc.) and spend up to $5 on other food items. The goal is to raise awareness and start some meaningful discussions.
Shelley will be blogging about her experiences during this week. Please check with her updates at http://foodbankchallenge.com:80/archives/213.
And...it seems that somewhere in the past five years I have missed a promotion. Staff Sergeant Sue Grant (was Sergeant Grant during the 2006 Conference) of the Saskatoon Police Service has put her organizational skills to another test.
Staff Sergeant Grant has been working hard over the past couple years as the Project Liaison for our new Headquarters building which will be completed in 2013. The ground breaking ceremony in June was a very exciting day for Sue and things are going full speed ahead! Please see photo updates at http://www.police.saskatoon.sk.ca/index.php?loc=videos/hqsodturning.php.
Inspector Shelley Ballard is taking part in the Saskatoon Food Bank Challenge this week. Starting today, a dozen Saskatoon citizens will be trying to live off the contents of a food basket from the food bank for one week. A typical food basket contains 2-3 days worth of food but many people make it last a week or more. In addition to the food basket we can use up to 5 pantry items (flour, sugar, coffee, etc.) and spend up to $5 on other food items. The goal is to raise awareness and start some meaningful discussions.
Shelley will be blogging about her experiences during this week. Please check with her updates at http://foodbankchallenge.com:80/archives/213.
And...it seems that somewhere in the past five years I have missed a promotion. Staff Sergeant Sue Grant (was Sergeant Grant during the 2006 Conference) of the Saskatoon Police Service has put her organizational skills to another test.
Staff Sergeant Grant has been working hard over the past couple years as the Project Liaison for our new Headquarters building which will be completed in 2013. The ground breaking ceremony in June was a very exciting day for Sue and things are going full speed ahead! Please see photo updates at http://www.police.saskatoon.sk.ca/index.php?loc=videos/hqsodturning.php.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
I remember...
...exactly where I was the moment I heard the first news of the attack on the World Trade Center. I will never forget it.
It was day 2 of my first course at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa. We had just started the first lecture of the day for the Collision Analysis Course. One of the instructors came running into the room and interrupted the instructor leading the current session and said "they just flew a plane into the World Trade Center." All 24 class participants got up and went into a small conference room where a television was set up. We sat in stunned silence and watched events unfold. Eventually, we returned to our class and resumed lectures. For many of us not directly tied to the city, we simply returned, as best we could, to the daily activities of our lives. Looking back now it is very surreal for me, even so far away from the direct impact of the attacks.
This morning I sat watching news feeds covering the 10th anniversary of 9/11. My 13 year old sat down and watched for a moment with me. She was only 2 years old when this happened so she asked me about the events of the day. I began to tell her, "there were two planes that struck the World Trade Center towers, then a plane that struck the Pentagon, then a plane that..."
I could not finish my story. I was simply overwhelmed with emotion and by the events of that day. More accurately, I am overwhelmed by the heroism of all the people directly involved these attacks.
I will finish the discussion with my daughter old some day. Because it is not only important that I remember what occurred on September 11, 2001, it is important that our future generations remember it as well. It truly is the day the world, as my generation knows it, changed forever.
It was day 2 of my first course at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa. We had just started the first lecture of the day for the Collision Analysis Course. One of the instructors came running into the room and interrupted the instructor leading the current session and said "they just flew a plane into the World Trade Center." All 24 class participants got up and went into a small conference room where a television was set up. We sat in stunned silence and watched events unfold. Eventually, we returned to our class and resumed lectures. For many of us not directly tied to the city, we simply returned, as best we could, to the daily activities of our lives. Looking back now it is very surreal for me, even so far away from the direct impact of the attacks.
This morning I sat watching news feeds covering the 10th anniversary of 9/11. My 13 year old sat down and watched for a moment with me. She was only 2 years old when this happened so she asked me about the events of the day. I began to tell her, "there were two planes that struck the World Trade Center towers, then a plane that struck the Pentagon, then a plane that..."
I could not finish my story. I was simply overwhelmed with emotion and by the events of that day. More accurately, I am overwhelmed by the heroism of all the people directly involved these attacks.
I will finish the discussion with my daughter old some day. Because it is not only important that I remember what occurred on September 11, 2001, it is important that our future generations remember it as well. It truly is the day the world, as my generation knows it, changed forever.
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