Service NL
May 21, 2015

The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Dan Crummell, Minister of Service NL:

Service NL Receives Canadian Forces Liaison Council Award for Employee Support

Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House to note that Service NL has received the Best Practices in Employee Support award from the Canadian Forces Liaison Council. The award was presented to the department in recognition of its support for Ross Tansley’s participation in the Canadian Forces Army Reserve.

Mr. Tansley is a senior examiner in the Financial Services Regulation division of Service NL who has served the Canadian Forces Army Reserve for more than 11 years. In the course of his service, he was a Platoon Commander for the Domestic Response Company for Newfoundland during the Hurricane Igor relief effort. He has also readied himself for a variety of scenarios by continuously engaging in training exercises throughout his career in places like Fort Pickett, Virginia, and Gagetown, New Brunswick. The Provincial Government has been proud to support Mr. Tansley’s efforts, and as he is in the gallery today, I would like to take a moment to recognize him.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to note that this is not the first time a Provincial Government department has won this award from the Canadian Forces Liaison Council. On March 9, 2011, the former Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development was similarly recognized for supporting an employee’s participation in reserve activity. The recognition our government has received in this regard can be attributed to the Reservist Leave Policy we established in 2010, which provides employment protection and benefits to employees who are members of the reserves, and who request to take special leave for reserve service.

Mr. Speaker, Ross Tansley is representative of the great people we have working in the public service in this province, and the Reservist Leave Policy is a great example of how our government supports them. I thank Mr. Tansley, and all public employees who commit their time to serving their country in the Canadian Forces Reserves. Your efforts are deeply appreciated. Thank you Mr. Speaker.

2015 05 21                              1:50 p.m.