Maryanne’s May 23, 2015 Presentation

Commemorating 15 Years of Workplace Safety Success   The following presentation was delivered by Maryanne Pope, Chair of the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund (JPMF), in Calgary, AB at the JPMF’s 15th Anniversary event on May 23, 2015 Hello! Thank you so much for coming this evening and for all your support over the years – I really … Read more

Mum’s the Word on Mother’s Day

 Mum’s the Word on Mother’s Day    “Mothers are all slightly insane.”  ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye According to Wikipedia, “Mum’s the word” is a saying related to an expression used by Shakespeare in Henry VI, Part 2. It means to keep quiet, to say nothing. For “Mum” is a Middle English word meaning “silent.” Now, my Mom was … Read more

Thirteen Thousand Workplace Deaths

Guess How Many Workplace Deaths There Were in Canada Between 2000 & 2013?   How many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died? The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind Bob Dylan, Blowin’ in the Wind Actually, Bob, in the case of workplace fatalities in Canada…the answer is blowin’ … Read more