1. Current Issues  New Partnership Announced With JA – The Council has established a partnership with Junior Achievement of Canada (www.jacan.org) to showcase careers in the supply chain through JA’s array of programs. The partnership is designed to engage employers in JA programs, and secure proud and passionate supply chain professionals to deliver the programs. For more information, contact Kim Biggar at kbiggar@supplychaincanada.org.  Collaboration as a Process – Associations taking part in Council activities add a great deal of value to our work, but what can we do for you? As part of our ongoing communications activities, the Council can promote your events. Features can be part of our monthly e-bulletins, listings can appear in the events section of both the newsletter and our website, and we can use our mailing list to distribute messages, on a cost-recovery basis. Most recently, we have helped to link experts in matters supply chain to organizations that needed speakers to present on issues of the day. A related organization, the Forum for International Trade Training, worked with the Council to host a free online webinar featuring Ruth Snowden of CIFFA. The webinar on Incoterms was a resounding success, and provided a platform for CIFFA to promote its programs. If you are interested in similar opportunities, let us know, and we will help to leverage your expertise!  Succession Planning – Our newest tool provides a host of background materials and worksheets to implement successful workplace recruitment and retention strategies for supply chain organizations. Email lchambers@supplychaincanada.org to register for an upcoming webinar on our tool or to find out more, visit www.supplychaincanada.org/en/rr_toolkit. What We Need From You  Occupational Standards – Participate in a review of our remaining NOS under development. Visit www.supplychaincanada.org/en/occupational-standards-II for further information. For further information on any of the above, visit www.supplychaincanada.org, contact info@supplychaincanada.org or call 905-897-1100 / 1-866-616-3468www.supplychaincanada.orginfo@supplychaincanada.org Mission Statement "The Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council brings together partners in the sector to develop solutions to the human resource challenges faced by stakeholders. Recognizing the vital role of the supply chain to Canada's economy, the Council is committed to enhancing the sector's ability to attract and retain workers at all levels and across the full range of functions, and to advancing the skills of those workers." BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Bergeron Calgary Interfaith Food Bank Don Borsk (Past Chair) Metro Retail Supply Chain Solutions Darren Christle (Vice Chair) Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Raymond Dufour Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick Brent Ellis Wills Transfer Limited John Gauvreau Canadian Public Procurement Council Dwayne Hihn (Chair) Manitoulin Global Forwarding Frances Humphreys Wilfrid Laurier University Flavia Iuston-Blair Panalpina Inc. Susan Krausz Humber College Steven Levson Healthcare Supply Chain Network Maria Lindenberg (Vice Chair) Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Jean Loitz INMOTION management inc. Linda Lucas ELLE and Associates Inc. David McCormick (Vice Chair) Pivotal ACTION FORCE Industrial Staffing Solutions Richard Moore Halifax Employers Association Hervé Pilon Cégep André Laurendeau Tracey Raimondo Normandin Transit Inc. Lesley Smith Wal-Mart Canada Corp. Pam Somers APICS