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Please send any agenda items you would like discussed to lori.stewart@ubcp.com or the Stunt Committee: stunt.committee@ubcp.comWe have only one meeting per year, please save the date and plan on attendingWishing you ALL the BEST for 2017

aCurt Bonn, known primarily for his outstanding creativity in the designing and rigging stunt equipment of all types, was recently inducted into the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame for his contributions to the safety of stunts.

As many of you that attended the last Stunt Community Meeting(last Dec.) or the Stunt Coordinator Meeting (in May) are aware, there will be some mandatory and/or strongly recommended courses coming to all of us in 2017. The world we work in has been changing and there is a lot more pressure being exerted on all film industry workers to understand the WorkSafeBC regulations and for everyone to understand their roles and responsibilities when it comes to health and safety at work. When this stuff really comes into play is when something goes wrong. What is it that WorkSafeBC will be asking you

Free parking on the streets - 3 hr. street parking on north side of 2nd Ave - The south side of 2nd will be unrestricted on Saturday 2PM onward. - Lots of other unrestricted parking on side streets to the south & east Please do your best to attend this important meeting. Best regards

Celebrating Excellence in British Columbia Film & Television The Nominees for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series are...James Bamford Arrow - BrotherhoodJ. J. Makaro The Flash - Enter Zoom The Nominees for Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series are... J. J. Makaro, James Bamford, Eli Zagoudakis, Curtis Braconnier Arrow - Brotherhood Kimani Ray Smith Continuum - Power HourKimani Ray Smith Olympus - The Temple Of GaiaDavid Hospes Once Upon A Time - The Bear KingJ. J. Makaro, Jon Kralt The Flash - Legends Of TodayAll the BEST to ALL NOMINEES !WELCOME to the 2016 Leo Awards - website CLICK

MBT April 2016 notice & agenda

We currently have 53 productions on the books at UBCP/ACTRA – it’s the busiest ever and it is the traditionally ‘slow time’ of year. Wow. We’ve seen a spike in some serious incidents and ‘near miss’ situations, ‘location problems’ along with a lot of bullying & harassment complaints. Many crew members have been promoted to higher positions and new and young workers are filling in the vacated positions. We have a lot more ‘inexperienced’ crew members on set who may or may not have the training, intuition or experience to be totally ‘safe’ on set. Things are starting to happen… As I sit in my

- Sunday, Feb 21, 2016 - Only 12 spots available - this course is being offered to the Stunt Community only. - Re-cert is every 3 years - Includes CPR, crisis management, wound care and more. - This full day course packs in life-saving information, and provides a WorkSafeBC OFA certificate. - Please note, lunch is NOT provided - pack a lunch or buy locally on your break. DATE: Sunday, February 21, 2016 LOCATION: ACTSAFE - #215 - 750 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, BC (between Robson & Georgia - take stairs to the right of JJ Bean to our front door) *Note: To let us know you've arrived, use the

Special thanks to everyone who brought toys for Jordan Ulmer's Oncology toy drive - very much appreciated. We've had some really positive feedback so far about the meeting - keep the comments coming and let us know how we can make it better next year! We really do what to hear from the Stunt Community on anything from bargaining issues, safety concerns, education requests, general comments or concerns, etc. at any time ! Email the Stunt Committee: stunt.committee@ubcp.com A few quick updates for everyone from the meeting: The 2016 Stunt Committee members (same as 2015): * Rob Hayter - Chair *

Date: Monday, December 7th 10 AM to 12 PM OR 2 PM to 4 PM Location: UBCP/ACTRA Offices - Suite 300, 380 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver PLEASE RSVP to education@ubcp.com or call 604.689.0727 ext 2249 Perhaps this might be helpful for any stunt performers who work in the USA? Lori Stewart Velisek Health & Safety Performer Advocate | UBCP/ACTRA 380 West 2nd Avenue • Suite 300 • Vancouver BC • V5Y 1C8 604.689.0727 ext 2267 | 1.866.689.0727 Lori.stewart@ubcp.com