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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Fixcas.com - Records Provisions of Ont Child Protection Law Repealed Jan 2012

Ontario's Legislators (MPPs) have allowed the Records Provisions of the Child and Family Services Act to be repealed. (taken out)

Stay tuned in 2012-13 for possible changes to the CFSA or associated Regulations pertaining to Children's Aid Society Records

http://fixcas.com/cgi-bin/go.py?2012a.CFSA

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CAS Board Meetings

Call your CAS to find out when their regular Board of Directors meetings are held and how you can attend to watch and participate. If you experience any resistance to your attendance call the Council at 613-220-1039 for support.

For example: Ottawa CAS
The Ottawa CAS Board meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at the Head Office of the CAS at 1602 Telesat Court, Ottawa, ON, at 5:30pm in the Gloucester Room of the Society. (a short walk over the glass tunnel from Blair Transitway Station (away from the Mall not toward it)

Simply go into the main office of the CAS if doors are unlocked or buzz security if they are locked, then just sign in at the front desk telling Security you are there to attend the Board meeting.

When you sign in, the sheet asks who invited you, or who your contact person is, just put Barbara MacKinnon as she is the Executive Director and as head of the corporation offers an open invitation to the public to attend in accordance with their internal By-Laws. You can learn more by calling the Ottawa CAS at 613-747-7800 and ask for the Executive Office.