Senator Vern White will be our speaker Tuesday, September 17. Most of us are familiar with his role as Chief of the Ottawa Police Service from 2005 to 2012. He also worked with the RCMP as Assistant Commissioner, and served in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and three northern territories, as well as Ontario.
He will be speaking about his experience in those provinces and territories.
The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Honeywell Room, second floor, at Ottawa City Hall.
SHORT STORY CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT
The winners of the CCW short story contest will be announced on Wednesday June 12 at the Clock Tower brew pub, located at 418 Richmond road (in Westboro). The event begins at 6:00 for people wishing to order dinner. The contest winners will read their submissions. Other members are invited to read from their work.
In keeping with past practice, book donations for the library at the Ottawa Boys and Girls club will be accepted. The library serves youth from
6-17.
Join us May 8th for a fascinating look at the use of number-crunching in sleuthing.
In “Crime Intelligence Analysis Unit; Discovering and exploring the details”, Kevin Mason, head of the Unit, will give us a behind-the-scenes look at what his team does, how data can be used to catch criminals, the analyst’s mindset and how his work ties in to the broader picture of law-enforcement.
The Crime Intelligence Analysis Unit of the Ottawa Police Service provides tactical and strategic support to operational, investigative and Executive teams ranging from tracking crime patterns and trends to geographic profiling of incidents and the identification of repeat offenders. The unit also monitors performance and changes in the areas of crime reporting, solvency, arrests and victimization.
*copies of the presentation unfortunately cannot be provided.
Before the meeting, CCW will be holding its annual pizza bash and elections.
The meeting starts at 6:30 pm. Please note we will be at Ottawa City Hall,
Colonel By Room.
KEVIN MASON
Manager – Crime Intelligence Analysis Unit
Office of the Chief Directorate, Ottawa Police Services
Kevin is in his 23rd year as a member of the Ottawa Police Service and is the Vice President of the National Capital Region Chapter of the International Association of Law Enforcement Analysts as well as being certified as a Geographic Profiling Analyst. He sits on the Chief’s Advisory Committee and has been active within academic advisory boards related to programs in Public Safety and Behavioural Sciences.
Prior to embracing the profession of finding and tracking bad guys/girls, Kevin spent over a decade in the area of managing prisoner movement and incarceration within the court system and Correction Canada.
“MURDER ON THE CANADIAN PRINCESS”
A Murder Mystery Dinner Play
by
Maggie Taylor
Playwright/Director
Three Preformances $25.00 per person
The Play and Meal start at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
St Andrew’s United Church
2585 County Rd 29 [Main Street]
Pakenham, ON
For Tickets Call
613-624-5400
FRIDAY, May 3rd and SATURDAY, May 4th, 2013
Britannia United Church
985 Pinecrest Road
For Tickets Contact
Church Office 613-828-6018 Verne or Marilyn Bruce 613-828-0704
Email: brituc.office@magma.ca Email: verne.bruce@sympatico.ca.
For More Information Visit our website
www.britanniaunitedchurch.ca
The Ottawa Public Library is holding a series of writing workshops in April, May and June. Workshops include sessions led by Denise Chong and Alan Cumyn. Mystery author Vicki Delaney is also holding a seminar on mystery fiction writing. All sessions are free (although some are meant for ages 50+) For a complete list of workshops:
http://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/program?branch=255&type=All&audience=All&keyword=writer
One seminar in particular is being held in partnership with Ottawa Romance Writers, here are the details.
Publishing your Book
Erika Chase (pen name of Linda Wiken) has been nominated for an Agatha Award
for Best First Novel, for A Killer Read, the first in the Ashton Corners
Book Club Mysteries, from Berkley Prime Crime. The awards will be given out
at Malice Domestic in Bethesda, MD, May 4th.
A Mysterious Celebration!
OPL-RGB
To announce the nominees for the 2013 Arthur Ellis Awards for the best in Canadian Crime Writing
and
The shortlist for the Audrey Jessup short story contest.
Join Ottawa’s top crime writers for an entertaining evening of celebration of Canadian crime writing.
o Refreshments
o Hard-Boiled or Laughs: What makes a great mystery?
o No-holds-barred debate
The announcements take place at 8:45 pm
Thursday April 18. 7:00 PM
Auditorium, Main Branch, Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch.
120 Metcalfe St.
Books for sale from Books on Beechwood
NOTE: This meeting will be held at the Honeywell Boardroom at Ottawa City Hall (2nd floor). Also note the date – this is the third Wednesday, not the usual second Wednesday of the month.
Horse racing is an international sporting industry with deep roots in Canadian culture, yet it is relatively little known to the general public. Because of its association with gambling and potential for fraud, it is one of the most heavily regulated sports in the world.
Adrienne Stevenson will be talking about the forensic science of equine drug testing, touching on historical aspects, what is regulated and why, current challenges, international issues and links with human sports medicine. The world of horseracing offers writers many opportunities to tell interesting stories in a variety of settings. You may be surprised by how much the sport has influenced our language and history.
BIO:
After getting degrees in Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Adrienne Stevenson spent 6 years as a Forensic Toxicologist with the RCMP, analysing over 500 cases for drugs and poisons in humans.
Adrienne then transferred to the Race Track Division of Agriculture Canada, which is now the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency. For 26 years she managed the Equine Drug Control Program. She retired in 2009 and is now an occasional consultant to racing industry regulators.
During her time with the CPMA, she was active in the international Association of Official Racing Chemists and the Canadian Society of Forensic Science, of which she is a Past President.
Adrienne is also qualified as a Technical Assessor for the Standards Council of Canada’s Lab Accreditation program, and was a member of their national oversight committee for the program for over 10 years.
Staff Sgt Lynne Turnbull has been a police officer for 28 years and a Crisis Negotiator for 17 years. It is a part time role as crisis negotiators are called out as required. She currently manages the Ottawa Police Services’ Professional Development Centre (training branch). She has worked in many areas over the years including Patrol, School Resource, Partner Assault Unit, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit, and Temporary Custody.
Lynne will speak about the structure of a major incident response and the specific role of the negotiator, negotiations vs crisis intervention, and she will have a couple of case studies to share with the group.
Time: March 13, 7pm. Place: Library and Archives building, Wellington and Bay, Room 156. Guests welcome.