2015 Annual Report Moving forward · 2016-09-23 · Moving forward | Alberta Safety Council Annual Report 2015 3 On behalf of City Council and the people of Edmonton, Alberta’s

Making Alberta a Safer Place to Live, Work and Play

Movingforward

2015 Annual Report

Partnerships in Injury Reduction (PIR)/Certificate of Recognition (COR) rebates provided to ASC clients.$1,759,414

19,43310,1467,126

17867

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Total number of students trained in 2014 with ASC programs.

Children learned the 7 steps of safety at Kiwanis Safety City in the Pedestrian Traffic Safety Program.

Students attended ASC sponsored Workplace or COR/PIR programs.

Edmonton and area schools visited Kiwanis Safety City.

Oldest student, who participated in our Gearing Up program.

Youngest student, a participant in our Pedestrian Traffic Safety Program.

Alberta Safety Council by the numbers

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On behalf of the Government of Alberta, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2016 Alberta Safety Council Annual General Meeting and congratulate you on your 70th anniversary.

For seven decades, the Alberta Safety Council has been raising awareness about safety issues in the province. This year’s theme “Moving Forward” recognizes its resiliency as the demand for high-standard safety training grows. Our government will continue to work collaboratively with organizations such as the Alberta Safety Council by overcoming obstacles with optimism.

We support the council’s diligent efforts to get all Albertans home safely. From the

adults who receive training in workplace health and safety, to the children who attend pedestrian and bike safety programs, the Alberta Safety Council is delivering the highest level of safety programs to all Albertans. You are truly “Making Alberta a Safer Place to Live, Work and Play.”

Congratulations as you celebrate this momentous occasion and I wish you the most success in the 70 years that lie ahead.

Honourable Rachel Notley Premier of Alberta

Message from the Premier of Alberta

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On behalf of my City Council colleagues and the citizens of Calgary, I would like to congratulate the Alberta Safety Council (ASC) on another successful year.

As the ASC enters its 70th year of operation, the organization can look back with pride at the comprehensive services, tools and programs they have provided to Albertans for many years. In 2015, the ASC once again played a key role in helping to reduce traffic deaths and workplace injuries. Despite economic challenges, it is crucial that safety remain a priority and the ASC is committed to moving forward, and ensuring safety excellence across our province.

I commend the ASC for their continued service to our province. Communities, companies and individuals across Alberta continue to reap the benefits of the cutting-edge safety training that they consistently offer. I trust that they will continue to make Alberta a “Safer Place to Live, Work and Play” for many years to come.

Sincerely,

Naheed K. Nenshi Mayor, City of Calgary

Message from the City of Calgary


On behalf of City Council and the people of Edmonton, Alberta’s Capital City, it is my pleasure to introduce the Alberta Safety Council’s 2015 Annual Report.

For 70 years, the Alberta Safety Council has played a key role in increasing safety awareness throughout our province. Through quality education and prevention programs, the Council helps reduce traffic deaths and workplace injuries – making our city a great place to live, work and raise a family. With a focus on maintaining excellence during economically challenging times, this year’s theme, Moving Forward, is highly relevant and will benefit our citizens, communities and businesses.

I thank the Alberta Safety Council for its long-standing commitment to safety training and education. Your work contributes to the health and well-being of our citizens, and makes Edmonton a more vibrant, safe place to live.

Yours truly,

Don Iveson Mayor, City of Edmonton

Message from the City of Edmonton


Moving ForwardIt never ceases to amaze me just how quickly a year passes and just how much can change within a twelve-month period. I do not believe that many Albertans could have envisioned the challenges and changes that have been imposed upon us all, not to mention the wide ranging consequences that resulted from them.

The impact of the slumping energy prices, corporate downsizing, layoffs and then the unthinkable, the fires in Fort McMurray have clearly been a challenge for us all either directly or indirectly. However, I believe that as Albertans we have once again shown to the world that we are a proud, dedicated and caring assortment of communities who rally together as

one when our neighbors need help. As such, the Alberta Safety Council also responded with assistance and continues to be available to aid in the needs of all communities within the Province.

Reflecting on these events I realized that the Council is on the eve of its 70th anniversary and has continued to deliver safety training in a wide variety of fields throughout the Province. I can only imagine the enthusiasm that the original founders of the Council would have experienced back in 1946 as they discussed and planned to create an organization that would improve traffic safety, provide driver education and deliver community, industry, farm and home safety.

Message from Our Chairman


The Alberta Safety Council has accom-plished all of that and so much more over the years thanks in no small part to the staff and volunteers who selflessly provide their time, energy and skills as experts within their fields. We continue to strive to improve our programs in both content and application with an unrelenting vision of being a “Center of Excellence” which is greatly needed within our Province.

In May of this year we were very pleased to inaugurate the “Mike Brown Memorial Children’s Classroom”. Mike was a Board Director for 8 years and was extremely committed to children’s safety programs. We lost Mike suddenly to illness and with the support of his family, in memory of Mike, we were able to refurbish the

classroom and install a smart board that will be used to provide safety training to all school children attending our safety program.

Moving forward, this year we will be actively reviewing all of our existing programs with an eye to evaluating the need for revisions and upgrades. This process will ultimately benefit all Albertans as we also explore the need for new and expanded training that is in keeping with the changing times.

In closing, I wish to acknowledge our Board of Directors who over the past year have contributed countless hours of their time and energy to provide governance and direction to the Council through committee work and monthly board meetings alongside our dedicated

professional staff. Our commitment to Provincial Safety is branded with years of service to Alberta communities and will continue to do so as we “Move Forward”!

Rodney O. Davis Chairman of the Board


Our Team

Board of Directors Rodney O. Davis, ChairDaniel O’Keefe, Vice ChairJason Stevens, TreasurerHelen Margaret Day, SecretaryGordon Weir, Past ChairJim Roth, DirectorDonna Beker, DirectorGreg Kureluk, DirectorDavid Myrol, DirectorKatherine Jones, Ex Officio Member

StaffLinda Knowles, Program Director COR/WorkplaceMark Dobbelsteyn, Program Director TrafficTammi Bauer, BookkeeperSheryl Symister-Allen, Customer Service RepresentativeJenni Reiz, Customer Service RepresentativeAlison Langille, Workplace/COR AssistantSue Simon, Shipping and MaintenanceGordon Beliveau, Fleet Maintenance


On May 25, 2016 the Mike Brown Memorial Classroom was officially dedicated and opened in his memory.

Mike’s family and closest friends gathered for a night of celebration of his life and dedication to Children’s safety.

The Mike Brown Memorial Classroom


Our Programs

CORHealth & Safety Program Building

Auditor Training

Auditor Refresher Workshops

Workplace Health & Safety

ATV, UTVBear Awareness and Avoidance

Defensive Driving Course

Safety & the Supervisor

Emergency Preparedness

Inspections

Joint Health & Safety Committee Training

Snowmobile Safety

Traffic Clinic/Driving Responsibly

Children’s SafetyPedestrian Traffic Safety Program

Safety City Scooter Parties

Pedal Pushers Course 5-8 years

Pedal Pushers Camp 9-12 years

Safety and the Environment Camp

Babysitter Safety Course

Public SafetyGearing up

Street Skills

Advanced Rider

Rider Skills Brush Up

Rider Refresher

Coaching


Certificate of RecognitionWhat is COR Certification?A Certificate of Recognition (COR) is awarded to employers who develop health and safety programs that meet established standards. Certificates are issued by the Government of Alberta and are co-signed by Certifying Partners.

Achieving and maintaining a valid COR is required for earning a financial incentive through the WCB Partnerships in Injury Reduction program.

Benefits of achieving and maintaining a valid COR• Provides recognition that an

organization’s health and safety management system has been evaluated by an external auditor

• Effective health and safety management systems have been shown to have an impact on reducing workplace injuries

• Eliminating the social and financial impacts of workplace injuries result in a more sound business

• An organization with an effective health and safety management system can be perceived as an employer of choice

• Achieving and maintaining a valid COR entitles an organization to WCB rebates

• More and more, organizations require contractors bidding on project to hold a valid COR


Workplace Health and SafetyEvery employer has a legal responsibility to ensure the health and safety of their employees and to comply with OHS legislation. ASC’s goal is to provide relevant, current and reasonably priced training for organizations to ensure they are providing the appropriate support to employees with regard to safety training and awareness.

Alberta Health and Safety ConferenceASC is a long time contributor to the Alberta Health and Safety Conference, held every year in the fall. In 2015 the conferrence was held in Banff and we were pleased once again to have a trade show booth at the conference, giving us an opportunity to talk to OH&S experts about what we do.

Online TrainingWHIMIS and TDG are now two examples of the training that is now available online to all our members and individual clients at www.ascsafety.ca


Children’s SafetyEvery year, the ASC brings its mobile children’s ride to events across the city like the Edmonton Motorcycle Show, Canada Day, and the End of Summer Car Show.

At these events, children between the ages of 4-7 years old have the opportunity to drive the 4-wheel motorized scooters in a marked course. These are the same scooters that are used in our Safety City during the Pedestrian Traffic Safety Program and Scooter Birthday Parties.

Public SafetyWhether you are new to motorcycle riding, or an experienced rider, the Gearing Up course will assist you in becoming a safer rider. For the brand new rider, you will learn all there is to know about riding

a motorcycle. By the end of the course, you will be comfortable enough riding a motorcycle to consider taking your Alberta Class 6 Road Test.

For the more experienced rider, the Gearing Up course will help you break any bad habits you may have, and make you more aware of the potential dangers around you, ensuring that you keep safe while you are out on your bike.

We also offer a variety of courses for those who want to take their skills to the next level or simply to learn how to maintain their motorcycle.

Rider Refresher is for those who want on-lot practice on our bikes at the start of the season before hitting the streets.


Rider Skills Brush-Up is designed for licensed riders, using their own bike, who would like coaching after a short hiatus from riding.

Street Skills is a two-day on-road course that provides technical instruction and coaching to students using their own bikes in a group setting.

Advanced Rider is geared towards licensed riders that want to improve skills on their bike (especially if they have moved up to a bigger, faster ride!) This is a course for riders that have ridden more than 1 year or 5000km and want to test the limits of their bike in a controlled situation.

Coaching is available as either group or one-on-one sessions for previous students. The personal targets of each student are the focus of coaching.


To the Members of Alberta Safety CouncilWe have audited the accompanying financial statements of Alberta Safety Council, which comprise the statement of financial position as at December 31, 2015 and the statements of operations, changes in net assets and cash flow for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial StatementsManagement is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s ResponsibilityOur responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those

standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are

Financial Statements

Independent Auditor’s Report


and donations the completeness of which is not susceptible to satisfactory audit verification. Accordingly, verification of these revenues was limited to the amounts recorded in the records of Alberta Safety Council. Therefore, we were not able to determine whether any adjustments might be necessary to fundraising revenue, excess of revenues over expenses, and cash flows from operations for the year ended December 31, 2015, current assets and net assets as at December 31, 2015.

Qualified OpinionIn our opinion, except for the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position

appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified audit opinion.

Basis for Qualified OpinionIn common with many not-for-profit organizations, Alberta Safety Council derives revenue from fundraising activities

of Alberta Safety Council as at December 31, 2015 and the results of its operations and its cash flow for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.

Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP Chartered Accountants

2015 2014

ASSETS

CURRENT Cash (Note 3) $ 396,772 $ 366,042 Guaranteed investment certificates (Note 4) 302,829 296,949 Accounts receivable 44,572 62,830 Inventory 30,453 33,648 Prepaid expenses 10,829 6,552

785,455 766,021PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Note 5) 313,296 607,452

$1,098,751 $ 1,373,473

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

CURRENT Bank indebtedness (Note 6) $ 50,000 $ 124,000 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 52,645 57,874 Goods and Services Tax payable 724 162 Deferred program revenue and deposits - unrestricted 21,199 21,987 Deferred program revenue and deposits - restricted (Note 7) 40,883 53,732 Deferred casino revenue (Note 8) 171,071 179,841

336,522 437,596DEFERRED CASINO REVENUE - CAPITAL (Note 9) 41,834 86,550

DEFERRED CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS (Note 10) 235,987 436,435

DEFERRED CAPITAL DONATIONS (Note 11) 230,264 230,264

844,607 1,190,845

LEASE COMMITMENTS (Note 15)NET ASSETS

Invested in property and equipment fund 35,475 84,467 Internally restricted fund (Note 12) 300,000 300,000 Unrestricted fund (81,331) (201,839)

254,144 182,628

$1,098,751 $ 1,373,473

Statement of Financial Position December 31, 2015


Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2015

2015 2014

REVENUE

Programs $ 952,431 $ 1,072,511

Member services 151,265 148,695

Membership fees 30,495 43,516

Interest 6,650 6,513

Donations 5 514

Casino (Note 8) 9,505 43,137

Amortization of deferred casino revenue - capital (Note 9) 14,805 19,728

Amortization of deferred capital contributions (Note 10) 23,310 41,403

Restricted grants 9,680 14,996

1,198,146 1,391,013

EXPENSES INCLUDING AMORTIZATION AND INTEREST (Schedule 1) 980,428 1,356,589

EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES FROM OPERATIONS 217,718 34,424

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)

Amortization of deferred capital revenues on impaired property and equipment 221,313 -

Gain on disposal of property and equipment 1,224 2,869

Member services - materials (108,419) (137,442)

Impairment of property and equipment (260,320) -

(146,202) (134,573)

EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES $ 71,516 $ (100,149)


Our Members

(The) Creative Tree - Early Learning Centre Inc.

1072358 Alberta Ltd. (Four Seasons Safety)

331001 Alberta Ltd. 0/a Yellow Cab792496 Alberta Ltd. O/A EnvironmulchAlberta Health and Safety Training

InstituteAlberta Motor AssociationAlberta Municipal Health and Safety

AssociationAlberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc.Alberta Pensions Services CorporationAll Ways Safe ConsultingAlstom Grid Canada Inc.Aqua Masters Ltd.Aramark Canada Ltd.Arbor Grove Forestry Services Inc.

Astec Safety Services Ltd.Bartle & Gibson Co. Ltd.Bearhills Fire Inc.Beaver Emergency Medical ServicesBenedict Pipeline Inc.Best Control Pest ControlBeta Machinery Analysis Ltd.Black Gold DrillingBlack Velvet Trucking Ltd.Brazeau CountyBugle Forklift Sales & Rentals Ltd.Calgary Drop In and Rehab CentreCalibre Drilling Ltd.Centra Cam Vocational Training

AssociationCity of AirdrieCity of Calgary - Fleet Services

City Of LethbridgeConcorde Baggage Services IncDF Technical & Consulting ServicesDiversified Transportation Ltd.DLM Oilfield EnterprisesEdelweiss Consulting Inc. EHS Partnerships Ltd. (Individual)Emergency Services Academy LtdEnergy Mechanical Ltd.Ermineskin Resources Development Ltd.Federation of Alberta Gas Co-Ops Ltd.First Alberta Driver SafetyG. Scan Management Ltd. Gateway Safety Services Ltd.Genics IncGFL Environmental Inc.Gordon Weir


Lewcam Holdings LtdMelbern Vegetation Ltd.Mountain West Services Ltd.Nadia KelmNAITNichols Environmental (Canada) Ltd.Norden Contracting LtdNordic Mechanical Services Ltd.Norette Oilfield Services (2005) Inc.Northern Lakes College - Slave LakeNorthern Maintenance Inc.Noyen Construction LtdO2 Site Safety Services Inc.OnGaard Health and Safety Solutions

Inc.Oxford Properties Paladin Positioning Paradise Trucking Ltd.Parkland County

Peters Educational Services, Inc.Pioneer Offroad Rentals Ltd.Polytubes LP (Polytubes 2009 Inc.)Professional Medical AssociatesProvincial Pole Specialists Inc.Purcell Enterprises Ltd.R-G-P Contracting Ltd.Riteway Vacuum ServiceRotating Right Inc.Safety in MotionSAIT PolytechncShaw Conference CentreSidwell Safety Consulting Ltd.Southland Transportation Ltd.Spartan Controls Ltd.St. John AmbulanceStaplesStecyk Training & Safety Services Ltd.STG Training Solutions Ltd.

H F Nodes Construction Ltd.Hidden Trails Adventures and Training

Ltd.Hugh KhuuICL Performance Products CA Ltd.Independent Energy Solution Corp.J Balmer Safety Consulting Services Ltd.J. F. Safety Consulting Inc. Job Safety Skills Society of AlbertaKananaskis Region & KID Health and

Safety CommitteeKASA ConsultingKestrel Resources LtdKeystone Field Engineering Inc.Keystone Production Services Inc.Koerr Inc. Lakeland Adventure ToursLehigh Hanson Materials LTd. Les Barker Catwork Ltd


Strathcona County TransitSun Gro Horticulture Canada Ltd.Team Safety Training LtdTG Engineering Inc.Thermon Canada IncTim Johnson Loss Prevention ServicesTolko Industries Ltd. - AthabascaTracker Logistics Inc.Traxx Transportation Ltd.Trefko Safety ServicesTrisons Production Services Ltd.

University of Alberta Fleet SafetyValue Drug Mart Associates Ltd.Velocity Express Canada Ltd.Versus Safety Inc.W/Five Seismic Co Ltd.Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd.Westburne West, a Division of Rexel

Canada Electrical Inc.Whitecourt Outdoor Ltd.Workers Compensation Board of Alberta


Our Partners

Edmonton Oil Capital Kiwanis Club

Sherwood Park Kiwanis Club

South Edmonton Kiwanis Club




www.cbsca.comJob Safety Skills Society

A Partnership of Industry, Education and Government




2015 ANNUAL REPORT

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2015 Annual Report Moving forward · 2016-09-23 · Moving forward | Alberta Safety Council Annual Report 2015 3 On behalf of City Council and the people of Edmonton, Alberta’s