The Canadian Injured Workers Alliance receives its direction from a national Board of Directors made up of committed individuals from across the country. Their responsibilities include:

representing the interests of the provinces in CIWA.

leading CIWA projects taking place in these provinces.

reporting on CIWA activities at provincial and local injured workers group meetings.

maintaining a flow of communication between their province and other provinces.

working towards the formation of a provincial umbrella organization of local groups.

attending and actively participating in CIWA Board of Directors meetings (once or twice a year, as funding allows) and/or occassional conference calls.

serving on CIWA sub-committees, for example the Return-to-Work Project Committee, or the Newsletter Committee.

submitting written (one page) reports to be included in the CIWA quarterly newsletter.

    The choice of the representative to the CIWA Board of Directors is in the hands of each provincial organization. Where there is no provincial organization, we look for the local injured workers groups to be involved in choosing their representative and supporting that choice. Currently, we have representatives from Alberta, Newfoundland/Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan. If you would like more information on becoming a provincial representative, please contact Phil Brake, National Coordinator, at Email: ciwa@vianet.ca or philbrakeciwa@crrstv.net

Robert Lindsay, President Western Injured Workers Society 43 Blackman Place Regina, Saskatchewan S4X 1S3 Phone (home): (306) 545-6234 Email: roblind@sasktel.net	Phil Brake, National Coordinator 853 Hudson Drive Labrador City, Newfoundland A2V 1M6 Phone (home): (709) 944-5181 Email: philbrakeciwa@crrstv.net
Leonard J. Crawford, Secretary 254 Beaton Ave. Summerside, Prince Edward Island C1N 2N9 Phone: (902) 724-2033 Email: leonardjcrawford@hotmail.com	Dave MacKenzie, Treasurer 1718 Victoria Street RR # 2 Box 1 Westville Pictou County, Nova Scotia B0K 2A0 Phone (home): (306) 396-1260 Fax (work): (306) 753-6492

Sherri Scott, Board Member Fort MacMurray, AB T9H 1R3 Phone (work): (780) - Email: shescott@shaw.ca	Gerry Landry, Board Member Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups Nipigon, ON P0T 2J0 Phone (home): 807-886-2487
Clive Hamilton, Board Member Labrador West Injured Workers Association Labrador City, NL A2V 1Y3 Phone (home): (709) 282-4007 Email: clivehami@gmail.com">

Vincent Boyce, Advisor Winnipeg, Manitoba R2V 4M7 Phone (work): (204) 334-3267 Fax (work): (204) 334-3267 Email: vmboyce@mts.net	Dr. Celeste Johnson, Advisor Canadian Pain Coalition c/o: McGill University - School of Nursing Montreal, QC H3A 2A7 Email: celeste.johnston@mcgill.ca">
Andy King, Advisor United Steelworkers of America Toronto, Ontario M4P 1K7 Phone (work): (416) 544-5996 Email: aking@web.net"> or: aking@uswa.ca">	Patti MacAhonic, Advisor Chilliwack, BC V4Z 1B4 Phone (work): (604) 858-1733 Email: patti_ciwa@hotmail.com
Dr. Lynn Shaw, Advisor University of Western Ontario London, Ontario Phone (work): (519) 661-2111, Ext 88971 Email: leshaw@uwo.ca

    Monika Wiitala, Office Manager
    Monika is responsible for all record keeping, including database updates and development, desktop publishing, web site updates, as well as assisting in the carrying out and completion of projects. She is also responsible for publishing our quarterly newsletter.

Monika currently manages the CIWA office during the hours of:
Monday to Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

    Recent Board of Directors meetings:
- November 2006 in Vancouver, British Columbia
- March 2006 in Montreal, Quebec
- this meeting followed a Steelworkers Convention, where we once again displayed our booth of resources
- February 2005 in Calgary, Alberta
- October 2005 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
    - this meeting corresponded with the CUPE National Conference where we displayed our booth of resources.
- The time and place of the next meeting is to be announced.

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