Governance

CASA is led by a seven-person Board of Directors elected for three year terms by the 32-member Council. The Board elects its Executive annually.

Canadian Agricultural Safety Association Board of Directors 2011-12

Dean Anderson (Chair)
Regional Director Western Ontario
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services
101-75 Farquhar Street
Guelph, ON N1H 3N4
Tel: (519) 823-5600
Fax: (519) 823-8880
Email: dean.anderson@wsps.ca

 

Denis Bilodeau (Vice-Chair)
UPA Second Vice President General
L'Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA)
555 Boulevard Roland-Therrien
Longueuil, QC J4H 3Y9 
Tel: (450) 679-0540 ext. 8477
Fax: (450) 679-4943
Email:
denisbilodeau@upa.qc.ca
André Bonneau (Treasurer)
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture 
45 Thatcher Drive E
Moose Jaw,  Saskatchewan  S6J 1L8
Tel: (306) 694-3721
Fax : (306) 694-3938
Email:  andre.bonneau@gov.sk.ca

Charan Gill
Progressive Intercultural Community Services
#203-12725 - 80th Avenue
Surrey, British-Columbia
V3W 3A6
Tel: (604) 596-7722
Fax: (604) 596-7721
Email:
charan.gill@pics.bc.ca

 

John Gordon Director
The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
103 Hospital Drive Box 120
Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W8
Tel: (306) 966-8292
Fax (306) 966-8799
Email:
john.gordon@usask.ca

Lauranne Sanderson
Associate Professor
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Rural Research Centre
P.O. Box 550
Truro, NS B2N 5E3
Tel: (902) 893-6706
Fax: (902) 893-6230
E-mail: lsanderson@nsac.ca
Billy Woods (Secretary)
17 Ryan’s Road
Torbay, NL A1K 1G9
Tel: (709) 437-1480
Fax: (709) 437-1480
Email: billyw@nl.rogers.com
 

CASA Council

Academia and Research

John Gordon
The Canadian Centre for Health & Safety in Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
103 Hospital Drive
Box 120
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7N 0W8
Tel: (306) 966-8292
Fax: (306) 966-8799
E-mail: john.gordon@usask.ca
Don Voaklander
Department of Public Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Alberta
13-106E Clinical Sciences Building
Edmonton, AB
T6G 2G3
Tel: (780) 492-0454
Fax: (780) 492-0364
E-mail: don.voaklander@ualberta.ca
Shannon LaRoche
Prairie Swine Centre
Box 83
Domremy, SK
S0K 1G0
Tel: (306) 423-5458
Fax: (306) 423-5564
E-mail: slaroche@baudoux.ca
Lauranne Sanderson
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Rural Research Centre
Box 550
Truro, Nova Scotia
B2N 5E3
Tel: (902) 893-6706
Fax: (902) 897-0038
E-mail: lsanderson@nsac.ca

Johanne Asselin
The Canadian Centre for Health & Safety in Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
Royal University Hospital
103 Hospital Drive
Room 3645
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7N 0W8
Tel: (306) 966-1356
Fax: (306) 966-8799
E-mail: johanne.asselin@usask.ca

 

 


Agricultural Service and Supply Industries

Dean Anderson
Regional Director Western Ontario
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services
101-75 Farquhar Street
Guelph, ON N1H 3N4
Tel: (519) 823-5600
Fax: (516) 823-8880
Email: dean.anderson@wsps.ca
Miles Beaudin
Manitoba Pork Council
28 Terracon Place
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2J 4G7
Tel: (204) 235-2305
Fax: (204) 237-9831
Email: mbeaudin@manitobapork.com
Charan Gill
Progressive Intercultural Community Services
#203-12725 - 80th Avenue
Surrey, British-Columbia
V3W 3A6
Tel: (604) 596-7722
Fax: (604) 596-7721
Email: charan.gill@pics.bc.ca

Reg Steward
Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association
3281 Widgeon Rd
Williams Lake, British Columbia
V2G 4X5
Tel: (250) 392-5937
Email: cowboygus27@hotmail.com

 

Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst
Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council
1283 Algoma Road, Suite 202
Ottawa, ON
K1B 3W7
Tel: (866) 430-7457
Fax: (866) 430-7457
Email: MacDonald-Dewhirst@cahrc-ccrha.ca

 
 

Non-profit/Individuals

Billy Woods
17 Ryan’s Road
Torbay, Newfoundland
A1K 1G9
Tel: (709) 437-1480
Fax: (709) 747-8827
Email: billyw@nl.rogers.com

Jill Stafford
Manitoba 
Farmers with Disabilities
128 Gladys Ave
Elm Creek, Manitoba
R0G 0N0
Tel: (866) 680-6393
Fax: (204) 436-3385
Email: jcstafford@mts.net

Bill Thibodeau
Saskatchewan Abilities Council
2310 Louise Avenue
Saskatoon, SK S7J 2C1
Tel: (306) 374-4448 ext 228
Fax: (306) 373-2665
Email: bthibodeau@abilitiescouncil.sk.ca

Dan Trottier
Tatonga Inc.
Box 25134
Red Deer, Alberta
T4R 2M2
Tel: (403) 347-0005
Email: dan.trottier@tatonga.ca

 

Sandy Miller
Workplace Safety and Prevention Services
101-75 Farquhar St
Guelph, Ontario
N1H 3N4
Tel: (800) 361-8855
Fax: (519) 823-5600
Email: sandy.miller@wsps.ca

 

 

Canadian Young Farmers Forum

Danielle Lee
Canadian Young Farmers Forum
775 Coach Bluff Crecs SW
Calgary, AB  T3H 1A9
Tel: 403-614-8051
Email: delee.ag@gmail.com or info@cyff.ca

 

 
 

Government

André Bonneau
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture 
45 Thatcher Drive E
Moose Jaw,  Saskatchewan  S6J 1L8
Tel: (306) 694-3721
Fax : (306) 694-3938
Email:  andre.bonneau@gov.sk.ca
Leslie Watson (Departmental Liaison)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
1032, 9700 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5J 4C3
Tel: (780) 495-5385 / 1-866-452-5556
Fax: (780) 495-3971
Email: leslie.watson@agr.gc.ca
Suzanne Young
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Potato Development Centre
39 Barker Lane
Wicklow, New Brunswick  E7L 2W4
Tel: (506) 392-5199
Fax: (506) 392-5102
Email: suzanne.young@gnb.ca
 

Producer Organizations (1 vacancy)

Jessica Goodfellow
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
21 Florence St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0W6
Tel: (613) 236-3633 
Fax: (613) 236-574
Email: communications@cfafca.ca

Gary Stordy
Canadian Pork Council
1101-75 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5E7
Tel: (613) 236-9239 x 277
Fax: (613) 236-6658
Email: stordy@cpc-ccp.com
Tom Hoogendoorn
British Columbia Agriculture Council
#230 - 32160 South Fraser Way
Abbotsford, BC
V2T 1W5
Tel: 604.854.4454
Toll-free: 866.522.3447
Fax: 604.854.4485 
Email: hoogent@telus.net
Cc: bcac@bcac.bc.ca

Lynn Jacobson
Wild Rose Agricultural Producers
102-115 Portage Close
Sherwood Park, Alberta
T8H 2R5
Tel: (780) 416-6530
Fax: (780) 416-6531
Email: lynnjacobson3@gmail.com

Norm Hall
Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan
100 - 2400 College Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan  S4P 1C8
Home: (306) 554-3122
Cell: (306) 560-7134 
Email: NormHall@apas.ca

Dan Mazier
Keystone Agricultural Producers
203-1700 Ellice Ave.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3H 0B1
Tel: (204) 763-4646
Fax: (204) 697-1109
Email: d-n-maz-ier@inetlink.ca
Cc: yrideout@kap.mb.ca

Denis Bilodeau
Union des producteurs agricoles
555 Boul. Roland-Therrien
Longueuil, Québec
J4H 3Y9
Tel: (450) 679-0540 ext. 8477
Fax: (450) 679-4943
Email: denisbilodeau@upa.qc.ca
Lloyd Evans 
Farm Safety Nova Scotia
332 Willow Street,
Truro, N.S. B2N 5A5
Tel: (902) 893-6587
Fax: (902) 893-7063
Email: lsevans@ns.sympatico.ca

Eric Walker
Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick
6981 Rte 111
New Line, NB E4E 4S3
Tel: (506) 433-9118 or (506) 433-1301
Email:  lonsview@gmail.com
Cc: alliance@fermeNBfarm.ca

Melvin Rideout
Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture
Box 1045
Mount Pearl, Newfoundland
A1N 3C9
Tel: (709) 747-4874
Fax: (709) 747-8827
Email: mjr@nf.sympatico.ca
Cc: paul@nlfa.ca
John Jamieson
PEI Federation of Agriculture
420 University Ave., Room 110
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
C1A 7Z5
Tel: (902) 368-7289
Fax: (902) 368-7204
Email: johnj@peifa.ca

Andrew Cassidy
Territorial Farmers Association
Box 4386
Hay River, Northwest Territories
X0E 1G3
Tel: (867) 874-4706
Fax: (867) 874-3641
Email: farmnwt@northwestel.net

Past Chairs of CASA's Board of Directors

2009/2010, 2010-2011 and current: Dean Anderson
2007/2008 and 2008/2009: Bruce Johnson
2004 /2005, 2005/2006 and 2006/2007: Glen Blahey
2002/2003 and 2003/2004: Judy Guernsey
1999/2000 and 2000/2001: Cathy Vanstone
1996/1997, 1997/1998 and 1998/1999: Bob Allen 
1993/1994, 1994/1995 and 1995/1996: James Dosman