RIMS Canada Conference

The RIMS Canada Council along with visiting RIMS executive, met during the RIMS Canada Conference in Edmonton, Alberta to discuss the progress of its Strategic Plan. The plan includes: developing a risk management standard and a strong, broad membership base; gaining recognition that RIMS is the pre-eminent risk management organization in Canada; and increasing the […]

October 31, 2010 | Last updated on October 1, 2024
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Pictured from Left to Right: Kim Hunton, Gwen Tassone, Richard Roberts, Phil Corbeil, Terry Fleming, Mary Roth, Glen Frederick, Michel Turcotte, Thomas Oystrick, Bonnie Wasser, Tino Brambilla, Elizabeth Clarke, Roman Parzei, Sue Mepham, Dave Jackson, Jill Levy. Absent: Robert Barker, Marley Drainville
Pictured from Left to Right: Kim Hunton, Gwen Tassone, Richard Roberts, Phil Corbeil, Terry Fleming, Mary Roth, Glen Frederick, Michel Turcotte, Thomas Oystrick, Bonnie Wasser, Tino Brambilla, Elizabeth Clarke, Roman Parzei, Sue Mepham, Dave Jackson, Jill Levy. Absent: Robert Barker, Marley Drainville

The RIMS Canada Council along with visiting RIMS executive, met during the RIMS Canada Conference in Edmonton, Alberta to discuss the progress of its Strategic Plan. The plan includes: developing a risk management standard and a strong, broad membership base; gaining recognition that RIMS is the pre-eminent risk management organization in Canada; and increasing the offerings of programs and services to members. This year marks Tino Brambilla’s first year as chair of the committee.

Yukon gets $45M to prevent Whitehorse-area landslides, more money for flood recovery

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Yukon gets $45M to prevent Whitehorse-area landslides, more money for flood recovery

The federal government is contributing $45 million to help prevent landslides along the Whitehorse Escarpment with the aim to protect the land under Whitehorse International Airport and its access road to the Yukon’s capital. The escarpment has been plagued by landslides in the last several years, prompting the construction of a protective barrier along the […]

By Jason Contant | May 7, 2024

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Regulator defends use of territories for rating auto insurance

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Regulator defends use of territories for rating auto insurance

Ontario’s auto insurance regulator is allowing insurers to explore different ways to rate for territories other than the standard — and rigid — postal code method, but the regulator won’t be banning territorial rates, the regulator’s top exec confirmed Monday. Mark White, CEO of Ontario’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), addressed a question about the […]

By David Gambrill | March 4, 2024

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Earthquakes Canada receives hundreds of reports in B.C. after 4.9 magnitude quake

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Earthquakes Canada receives hundreds of reports in B.C. after 4.9 magnitude quake

VICTORIA – Earthquakes Canada says a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday afternoon and public reports poured in from hundreds of kilometres away from the event’s epicentre. John Cassidy, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, says people over a “very wide region” of the province have reported feeling the earthquake, which hit just before 3:30 […]

By Jason Contant | December 18, 2023

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