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Hello again, and welcome to

our summer issue.

There�s already a real buzz

surrounding September�s

conference, so please take a

look at all the great speak-

ers (page 19-21) and then

send in your registration

form (page 18).

☺

Congratulations to Rhea

Lefko on passing her CIPHI

examinations. We wish you

all the best as you start your

new and exciting career in

public health.

Congratulations also to Lesly

Andrews and Brian Rivet on

their retirements from the

City of Winnipeg. And speak-

ing of Brian Rivet, he�s now

the half-time bedbug guy

with MB Health. Welcome.

☺

On behalf of everyone here

at The Placard, please enjoy

this issue, have a safe Au-

gust, and we�ll see you in

September at the confer-

ence.

And don�t forget, if you have

something interesting and

want to share it with the PHI

world, please e-mail it to me.

Andreas Oertel, Editor

[email protected]

Happy Summer, Everyone

The Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors � Manitoba Branch �

Volume 11, Issue 3

Summer 2011

CIPHI/Manitoba

Inside this issue:

Editor�s Message

President�s Message

AEC Update

Meet Mr. Miles

1

2

3

4

Farewell Mr. Sharma

Pool Death in Massachusetts

Sierra Leon

Golf Tournament

5

6

7

8

It�s Magic

Halifax Highlights

Baby Mancini

Breast Milk From A Cow!?

9

10

13

14

2011 CIPHI AEC

AEC Registration

AEC Agenda

17

18

19

2011 CIPHI Registration Form 24

NEXT ISSUE: Golf Highlights

and a Conference Summary

Health Protection:

Cornerstone of

Public Health

Hang on, Dana!

Hang On!

Manitoba Health PHI, Dana Gallant,

took a break during her Manitoba

Stampede inspections to ride the

mechanical bull.

Witness and co-worker, Stephen

Hancock, confirmed that Dana was-

n�t just posing for the camera. �She

did a great job riding that thing,�

Steve says. �And that ain�t no bull.�

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President�s

Message

Summer 2011

Greetings everyone,

From the looks of things, summer has finally arrived. I hope you all take some time to enjoy our beau-

tiful summer season.

Your Branch Executive has put the final touches on the Branch Conference program and you all should

have received it by now. A copy of the program is also included in this issue of The Placard. As you

can see, we have arranged to bring in a diverse range of speakers. We also anticipate having a variety

of exhibitors and sponsors attending the conference so please take some time to network with these

individuals and learn about their products and services. You are also eligible for 20 Professional De-

velopment Hours depending on how many session you attend. The conference theme �Closing in on a

Century of Health Protection and Promotion� was chosen to kickoff the upcoming Centenary of our or-

ganization in 2013. As many of you know by now, the Manitoba Branch has been selected to host the

2013 National CIPHI Conference in Winnipeg from June 23-26, 2013. We are truly honoured to be

hosting this special conference and many Public Health Professionals that I spoke to at the 77th AEC in

Halifax are excited about attending this event.

If you have visited the Manitoba Branch website at www.ciphi.mb.ca recently, you may have noticed

that we have added the Branch Executive Meeting minutes under the Forms/Documents section. We

have also added the approved 2011 operating budget for the Branch. In an effort to remain transpar-

ent, we feel it is important that members of our Branch see the work that we are doing on their behalf

and how their money is spent. If you have any questions about these issues, do not hesitate to con-

tact myself or any other members of your executive.

The Branch Executive has put the finishing touches on the Distinguished Member Award Policy and will

be circulating a nomination form and the criteria for nominations in July. Please take the time to re-

view this information and if you believe that you know someone who is worthy of a nomination please

submit by the timeframes indicated. As Public Health Inspectors, we are a very humble by nature so it

will be great to see someone recognized at the Branch level for their efforts.

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2013 AEC Update By Julie Scarpino, 2013 Conference Chair

Several members of the 2013 National Educational Conference committee attended

the National Educational Conference in Halifax from June 23-26, 2011. We partici-

pated in the Exhibitor portion of the conference to promote the 2013 Conference

using a promotional display, 2013 T-Shirt sales and other promotional giveaways.

We were very well received by all the delegates and we almost sold our entire inven-

tory of T-shirts which were a very popular item (A big thank you goes out to Natalie

Lowden for assisting with this project). These T-shirts will also be for sale at our

Branch Conference in September and due to popularity we may have other branches

requesting orders for our t-shirts. Several delegates indicated that they were looking

forward to attending our Conference in 2013 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of

CIPHI.

I encourage all health inspectors in Manitoba to start getting involved and be a part

of a committee for the 2013 Conference. If you have not already done so, please

contact myself or Darcy Chrisp to volunteer on a committee for the 2013 confer-

ence. This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of a historic confer-

ence and I know with your help we can host a truly memorable event.

continued from page 2...

I would like to close by recognizing the efforts of everyone that

was involved from our Branch in finding a successful resolu-

tion to the split jurisdiction of Public Health Inspection Ser-

vices in the City of Winnipeg. On May 27, 2011, it was an-

nounced that the Public Health Inspectors currently working

for the City of Winnipeg would be transferred to Manitoba

Health beginning in April 2012. This will ensure a consistent

application of Public Health Inspection services in the City of

Winnipeg and across the province. I look forward to working

with our counterparts at the City of Winnipeg.

Take care and have a great summer. I look forward to seeing

as many of you as possible at the Branch Conference in Sep-

tember.

Best Regards

Darcy Darcy Chrisp,

MB Branch President

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During our last executive

elections, Shaun Miles vol-

unteered to take over the

important role of branch

treasurer (previously held by

Mike LeBlanc).

�I always wanted to help out

the branch in some capac-

ity,� Shaun says, �and this

seemed like a good fit.�

In addition to his CIPHI quali-

fications (he�s a BCIT gradu-

ate), Shaun also has a de-

gree in Business Administra-

tion and a Masters in Busi-

ness Administration.

That�s a respectable educa-

tion, by anyone�s standards,

but it�s not enough for

Shaun. He�s constantly

studying and always enrolled

in new courses.

�I like challenging myself,�

Shaun said. �And I really

believe we should never

stop learning.�

After completing his field

training at the City of Winni-

peg, Shaun went on to work

for the Province. He�s cur-

rently with the Southeast

Tribal Council, working out of

the Winnipeg office.

When asked if he enjoyed

working for one agency more

that the other, Shaun quickly

shakes his head. No.

�It always comes down to

the people you work with,�

Shaun said. �And in Mani-

toba PHIs are a great group.

I learned a lot from all the

inspectors I worked with and

I still bump into many of

them, on the street and at

conferences.�

Shaun enjoys traveling to

warm destinations in the

winter � places like Mexico

and Arizona. And when he�s

not playing the drums, or

outside fishing, swimming,

and cycling, you might find

him cooking something up in

the kitchen.

Executive Profile: Shaun Miles �I like eating all types of

foods,� Shaun said, �and I�m

pretty adventurous when it

comes to trying different

foods�

Enjoy your summer, Shaun.

Manitoba Health�s Brandon office is going to lose Jagdish Sharma at the

end of July. After three years with the West-North Region, Jagdish is mov-

ing to Sudbury, Ontario.

Stefane, April, Carmen, and Bine are all going to miss his unique sense of

humour.

Good luck from all Manitoba PHIs � City, Provincial, and Federal.

Good Luck, Jagdish

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Chris Goggin doesn�t like the

title �inventor,� despite the

fact that nearly two dozen

patents list him as one. He

prefers �innovator.� Either

way, the Wilmington, North

Carolina, mechanical engi-

neer and former product

developer � his résumé in-

cludes military missile elec-

tronics, the George Foreman

Spin Fryer, and fuel-tank

mechanisms for the F-22

Raptor jet � recognizes the

need for a new device when

he sees one. Two years ago,

as more and more people

began waking up with itchy,

red welts on their body, he

realized the world needed a

cheap and effective way to

detect bedbugs.

The notorious insects, which

re-emerged in the U.S. about

10 years ago after a 50-year

hiatus are extremely difficult

to find. They can hide in the

folds or cracks of nearly any

object. Unlike cockroaches

and mice, bedbugs don�t

respond to poison-laced

baits or bombs. Extermina-

tors must deliver poisons

more directly, so pinpointing

the insects� exact location is

vital in stamping out an in-

festation. During a typical

inspection, an exterminator

may spend up to an hour per

room seeking bedbugs out.

Goggin�s Bed Bug Detective

does the same job in 15

minutes.

The device replicates the

way dogs pick up scents,

enabling it to sniff out bed-

bug pheromones, chemicals

that insects use to communi-

cate with one another. Dogs�

olfactory system allows them

to recognize even the faint-

est of scents. In recent

years, well-trained bedbug-

detecting pups have proven

their ability to recognize bed-

bug pheromones with 98

percent accuracy in a con-

trolled study. Goggin�s

Sniffing Out Bedbugs: Electronic Nose

Locates Bedbugs cocker spaniel, Nina, acted

as a model by lending the

device her unique �sniff ca-

dence,� the rhythm dogs use

to breathe in an odor. The

snuffling pulls a scent into

the smaller of a dog�s two

olfactory chambers; over

time, faint aromas build up

in the chamber and become

recognizable to the animal.

Exterminators in the U.S.

currently employ around

200 dogs, a number that�s

on the rise. But the training

and care for a dog can run a

pest-control company be-

tween $30,000 and

$70,000, according to the

National Pest Management

Association, a cost that�s

generally passed on to the

customer. Since training

isn�t regulated, some dogs

do not learn to find bedbugs

adequately. Those that do

can locate an infestation to

only within a few feet, which

still leaves a lot of space

that must be searched by

hand. Dogs also don�t distin-

guish between male and

female pheromones (egg-

laying females pose the

highest infestation risk) or

sense other signatures such

as the insects� odorless car-

bon dioxide and methane

emissions.

Goggin�s electronic version

uses CO2 and methane sen-

sors, as well as a proprietary

pheromone detector, to pin-

point bedbugs to within one

square inch, from a distance

three times as far away as a

dog could. The device can

also tell the bugs� sex. The

handheld unit will go on sale

this year for $200. Goggin

says a new model that works

for a wider variety of pests,

including cockroaches, ants

and mice, is on the way.

Copied from: www.popsci.com

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Inspectors Fail to Notice Body in Pool

Innovative Hot Tub Design?

Or Just Plain Yucky?

�Come on, Ivan, quit hogging the

whirlpool! I want a turn before

the chloramines hit 100,000

ppm.�

Almost a quarter million

gallons of water will be

flushed down the drain

this weekend so engi-

neers can get a closer

look at the Lafayette Park

pool in Massachusetts.

Workers began pumping

water out of the pool and

into the city sewers on

Friday afternoon, a proc-

ess that should take the

weekend, according to

S.J. Port, spokeswoman

for the state Department

of Conservation and Rec-

reation.

Officials say Marie Joseph

drowned while swimming

in the pool June 26 and

sunk to the deepest por-

tion of the pool. Her body

was hidden for two days

under 12 feet of cloudy

water before it floated to

the surface.

DCR Chairman Edward

Lambert has said the pool

will remain closed until

the department under-

stands how Joseph

drowned and why she was

not discovered for two

days, even though the

pool was open for swim-

mers and staffed by life-

guards.

The 12-member staff at

the pool has been on paid

administrative leave since

the pool closed.

�We notified the city and

got permission to drain

the water into the sewer,�

The pool regularly holds

240.000 gallons of water,

but the water level rose

substantially in the past

few days because of two

heavy rains.

The water, which was

clear two weeks ago, also

took on a green tint over

the past week.

District Attorney Sam Sut-

ter has prosecutors

searching for evidence of

recklessness or negli-

gence by the pool opera-

tors that resulted in Jo-

seph�s death.

Mayor Will Flanagan and

Steven Torres, the city�s

corporation counsel, are

also trying to determine if

two city health inspectors

failed in their duties when

they went to the pool and

allowed it to remain open

on June 27 and 28. Those

inspectors, Roger Casa-

vant and Lisa Golden,

have been on paid admin-

istrative leave since June

29. They had an internal

disciplinary hearing on

Tuesday. Flanagan said

the result of the hearing

should be announced

next week.

Flanagan said he will stop

the pool from opening

again unless he is con-

vinced by DCR officials

that it can be run safely.

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Please help CIPHI fundraise for clean water

and improved health in Sierra Leon

The Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) invites you to join us in raising

funds for a clean water and improved health project in Sierra Leone.

Your donation will help Plan improve access to, and quality of, education and to reduce water �

borne illnesses among children and their communities in the area of Bombali, Sierra Leone.

Among the infrastructure needs of schools in Plan Sierra, is clean drinking water on school

grounds, hand-washing stations, and latrines that meet the gender-specific needs of boys and

girls. Without such basic infrastructure, school remains inaccessible to a number of children

and exposes them to water-borne and communicable illnesses, making learning difficult, and

ultimately denying children their basic dignities and rights to education and health.

This project will benefit more than 4,100 children at 7 primary schools from 36 villages. Your

gift will also directly benefit an additional 35,000 community members in the project areas by

improving their access to clean water and sanitation.

Please make a donation now, and your gift will be matched nearly 3: 1 by Dubai Cares � an

international foundation whose goal is to improve access to primary education for children in

developing nations.

*** Please note that all funds raised by the silent auction, at the September

2011 conference, will be donated to this important cause. Donations for the

auction are greatly appreciated and can be given to anyone on the executive.

You can also donate directly by visiting:

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Don�t forget to mark September 14-16 on your calen-

dars, for the 2011 Annual Education Conference. The

Branch was lucky enough to book Anders Magic for

the President�s Banquet. Several PHIs have already

seen him perform at other events and they were thor-

oughly impressed. Don�t miss it!

It�s going to be a

magical night!

Anders got his start

in magic at the ten-

der age of 5. That

Christmas he re-

ceived a Fisher

Price magic set.

Who would have

thought that a toy

could alter ones ca-

reer choice. But it

did. He still plays

with toys, but now

he calls them magic

props. He makes his

living performing

across the country

entertaining at con-

ferences and corpo-

rate events.

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Judging by these photos (thanks Nicole), it looks like our Mani-

toba Branch attendees had a great time at this year�s national

conference in Halifax.

Making the trip were: Darcy Chrisp, Rob Carlson, Kathleen Mar-

tin, Julie Scarpino, Nicole Lunsted, and Marcia Fifer. Delegates

not around during the photo-shoot were: Peter Skobel, Karen

Leewing, and Lesly Andrews.

Halifax

Highlights

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And in Baby News...

Congratulations to Helene and

Rob Mancini, on the May birth

of Gianluca.

Gianluca weighed in at a

healthy 6 pounds, 2 ounces,

and was 20 inches long.

Mom and Dad and Gianluca

are all doing great.

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similar to that used to

produce Dolly the

sheep.

The milk is still under-

going safety tests but

with government per-

mission it will be sold to

consumers as a more

nutritious dairy drink

than cow's milk.

Workers at the univer-

sity's dairy farm have

already tasted the milk,

and say it is sweeter

and stronger than the

usual bovine variety.

There are 1.5 billion

people in the world who

don't get enough to eat.

It's our duty to develop

science and technology,

not to hold it back. We

need to feed people

first, before we consider

ideals and convictions.

Professor Li Ning, direc-

tor of the research pro-

ject

"It's good," said worker

Jiang Yao. "It's better for

you because it's geneti-

cally modified."

The scientists have also

produced animals that

are resistant to mad

cow disease, as well as

beef cattle that are ge-

netically modified to

Chinese scientists have

genetically modified

dairy cows to produce

human breast milk, and

hope to be selling it in

supermarkets within

three years.

The milk produced by

the transgenic cows is

identical to the human

variety and has the

same immune-boosting

and antibacterial quali-

ties as breast milk, sci-

entists at China's Agri-

cultural University in

Beijing say.

The transgenic herd of

300 was bred by insert-

ing human genes into

cloned cow embryos

which were then im-

planted into surrogate

cows.

The technology was

produce more nutritious

meat.

The director of the re-

search project, Profes-

sor Li Ning, says West-

ern concerns about the

ethics of genetic modifi-

cation are misplaced.

"There are 1.5 billion

people in the world who

don't get enough to

Chinese Cows Make Human

Breast Milk eat," he said. "It's our

duty to develop science

and technology, not to

hold it back.

"We need to feed peo-

ple first, before we con-

sider ideals and convic-

tions."

In contrast to Europe,

China has eagerly em-

braced genetically

modified food.

GM cooking oil, papa-

yas, tomatoes and pota-

toes are already widely

available.

Insect-resistant rice and

corn modified to help

pigs absorb more nutri-

ents were both recently

approved by the govern-

ment.

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CIPHI Manitoba Branch

P.O. Box 171, 208 Provencher Blvd.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

R2H 3B4

Please visit us at: www.ciphi.mb.ca

Your Manitoba Branch Executive Includes:

Darcy Chrisp, President

Stéfane Gravelle, Past President

Melanie Cyrenne, Vice President

Shaun Miles, Treasurer

Dana Gallant, Secretary

Greg Stevenson, Councilor

Natalie Lowdon, Councilor

Stephen Hancock, Councilor

Ali Rana, Councilor

Stephen Yeo, Councilor

Carmen Cross, Webmaster

Andreas Oertel, Editor � The Placard

The Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors � Manitoba Branch �

A.O.P. � Resort owners on the tiny Caribbean island of St. Bien had fi-

nally had enough of their local health inspector � so they got rid of him.

But they didn`t toss 78-year-old Heinz Bodensee into the ocean. They

paid him to retire.

�It�s true,� laughs Max Van Moritz, manager of the high-class Tortuga

Antilles Hotel. �We had enough of his shenanigans and simply wanted

him gone.�

After years of complaining about the food inspector, they took matters

into their own hands back in April. Several dozen of the swankiest hotels

on the Dutch island, each contributed approximately $3,000 US into a

�retirement fund� for Bodensee. �We had no luck complaining to his su-

pervisors (on neighboring Zeeland Island),� explains Van Moritz, �so we

presented Mr. Bodensee with a golden handshake he couldn�t refuse.�

The once professional, likeable inspector had always been respected,

but that all changed in recent years. His inspections were not only be-

coming bizarre, they were also disturbing to the wealthy guests vacation-

ing on St. Bien.

�The last straw for our property came in March,� said Van Moritz. �Mr.

Bodensee went to the pool, took off all his clothes, and swam for an

hour. Then, after donning only his underwear, he conducted an inspec-

tion of our beach-side grill. The staff were upset, the guests complained

� it was all just too much. He had to retire, and we wanted that to be an

easy decision for him.�

Mr. Bodensee and the St. Bien Health Authority declined to comment on

the situation. However, sources on Zeeland Island have confirmed the

inspector did accept the �gift� from resort owners and he has now offi-

cially resigned.

Truth or Twaddle? St. Bien Hoteliers Get Rid of Local

Health Inspector

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