McIntyre Management Resources 1030 Upper James St., Suite 301, Hamilton, Ontario Canada L9C 6X6

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 NEW MEMBER JOINS BOARD

June 8, 2001 – Hamilton, ON – Paul Polito, Director of Clinical and Corporate Services for Hurst Place Employee Assistance Program Consortium, has joined the Hamilton Safe Communities Coalition’s Board of Directors in the role of Treasurer.

Former Treasurer Marlene McIntyre, owner of McIntyre Management Resources, has been elected to the role of Vice Chair of the Coalition.  Mrs. McIntyre will begin her term as Vice Chair immediately.

Other members of the Board of Directors include:

Dennis Concordia – Chair, Dominion Castings

Deputy Police Chief Tom Marlor, Hamilton Police Service

John Dolbec, Executive Director Hamilton Chamber of Commerce

Len Hong, President & CEO Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety

Jan Potts - ex-officio, Human Resources Development Canada

Sophie Dennis – ex-officio, Ministry of Labour

Frank Kovacs, Principal Pauline Johnson School

Jim Doyle, Hamilton Fire Department

Bill McGilvery, Orlick Industries

Bill McPherson, MCP & Associates

Wanda Dzierzbicki, WMD Consultants

Dorothy Elliot, Social & Public Health Services Department

Cecilia-Marie Flynn, POWERGROUP Communications

BACKGROUND

On January 26, 2000 the Hamilton Safe Communities Coalition was officially launched, and through the Coalition’s efforts, Hamilton was nationally designated as a Safe Community by the Safe Communities Foundation of Canada.  Our mission is to make Hamilton the safest community in Canada to live, learn, work and play. For more background, please visit our website at www.hamiltonsafecommunities.on.ca

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact:             Laura Babcock, Executive Director, Hamilton Safe Communities

Office            (905) 523-1688            Cell             (905) 730-2347