Transitional Solutions Inc. is a team of seasoned, trustworthy, multi-disciplinary specialists. We are professional, pro-active and refreshingly straightforward. We embrace a comprehensive approach to transition, through a rigorous yet easy-to-understand and completely transparent process with one objective: to assist your organization in its time of transformation.
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Leadership By Design Consulting Inc.
As former Chief Administrative Officer/City Manager, I help municipal organizations build the knowledge and experience needed to deliver effective business and people practices that incorporate leadership and foresight from the start. I offer a number of services ranging from election management to service delivery audits including fair practice assessments. My passion is in strategic operations management, but I also have a strong background in information management and analytics along with Corporate Governance and professional ethics.
Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission
Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission was formed by a group of experienced, policy-minded economists from across the country, seeking to broaden the discussion of ecofiscal policy reform beyond the academic sphere and into the realm of practical policy application. The Ecofiscal Commission and its Commissioners are fully independent and aim to serve policy-makers across the political spectrum, at all levels of government.
We are supported by an Advisory Board with broad and diverse perspectives representing industry, the environment and the spectrum of political thought in Canada. Together, we aim to bring people together around the table to have the critical discussion about ecofiscal reform that Canada’s future requires.
QCDMS Consultants
OVERVIEW
I am a passionate Lean Six Sigma coach and gained Lean knowledge while working for Honda Manufacturing. I successfully transitioned my Lean manufacturing knowledge into Healthcare, Service and Public Service sector. I have trained 5500 trainees, coached 160 project teams, from 50 different organizations, all different sectors.
I am a professional speaker and have spoken on Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management, Leadership and Change Management topics at numerous conferences for professional bodies like PMI (Lakeshore), ASQ (Toronto, London & Kitchener), CITT, APICS (London and Toronto), and Canadian Institute. I believe people are limitless and can do wonders, if engaged in a positive manner. My mantra is to make individuals and teams self-reliant in a short period of time and transition them from “good to great”.
I also lead monthly (open) public training for various level of Lean belts (White, Yellow and Green) in collaboration with PMI Lakeshore Chapter and American Society of Quality.
SKILLS
• Change Management skills- Certified on ADKAR change management model from PROSCI,
• Continuous Improvement Skills – Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from ASQ, knowledge of leading or coaching “Lean Kaizen events” and “Honda’s A3 Problem Solving” (similar to Six Sigma DMAIC principles) techniques,
• Program & Project Management Skills – Certified PMP from Project Management Institute (PMI), USA,
Municipal Strategic Planning Associates
We are a team of seasoned Ontario CAOs and municipal sector consultants – Bill Winegard, Murray Clarke, David Cash and Susan Shannon, who bring lifetimes of experience in smaller municipalities and who’ve, “been there and done that”. We know municipal strategic planning works and we have a passionate belief in the value of strategic planning and of a respectful atmosphere for sharing ideas and learning the ropes.
See our Municipal Strategic Planning Associates brochure.
Bill Winegard: Both as a CAO and as a consultant, Bill Winegard has worked with Councils and staff of smaller and mid-sized municipalities to facilitate full and fruitful early discussion and `ghost-author` meaningful municipal strategic plans. Bill’s RESUME and References
Murray Clarke: Murray retired in 2017 after a long career as a CAO in mid-sized small urban and rural municipalities in Ontario and British Columbia. He has extensive experience in strategic planning for results. Murray’s RESUME
David Cash: As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), David has participated as a team member on several consulting projects with KPMG, MDB Insight, (now part of Deloitte) and the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI).
In his consultancy he has delivered training workshops for elected officials for the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) and served as the prime consultant in delivering economic development strategies to municipalities and evaluating options for more effective and efficient service delivery. In his role as CAO in Whitchurch-Stouffville (York Region) he gained broad-based experience in in strategic and fiscal planning and overall management of an urban/rural municipality (pop 47,500), that was experiencing rapid growth. Dave’s RESUME
Susan Shannon: Susan is a well-known and respected municipal strategist with an experience-based, internal understanding of municipal affairs, roles and operations. She understands the importance of inclusive consultation processes and citizen engagement.
Earlier in her career, she was a municipal CAO and guided municipalities through the complexity of restructuring. Now in her consultancy, she helps municipalities find innovative ways to increase efficiency and plan for their future needs. Her areas of expertise include strategic planning, service delivery reviews and organizational reviews. Susan’s Resume
Municipalities of all sizes will begin the new Council term with an organized discussion among Council members and senior staff about what Council wants and will be able to achieve. There is no substitute for a good start!
We look forward to working with you – Here’s to a successful Council Term!
Whitesell & Company, Inc.
Barantas Inc.
Our mission is to proactively promote and create safe and healthy work environments across Canada. To achieve this goal, we continually strive to improve health and safety programs, elevate individual and corporate health and safety awareness, and develop and utilize innovative technologies that support workplace health and safety.
We believe in what we do and are passionate about health and safety. Our service model is built around the conviction that safety management should encourage accountable involvement and participation for the protection of everyone.
Our client relationships are paramount. We are committed to helping you foster a successful safety culture within your organization by providing comprehensive and proactive solutions to meet your individual needs.
Our national reach and multi-disciplinary approach to safety management allows you to access a complete suite of health and safety services for a fraction of what it would cost to source these services individually.
We specialise in inspections, incident investigations, health and safety training, hazard assessments, ergonomic and health and safety audits, PSRs, M/SDS, return to work programs, safe work procedures, OHS manuals, site safety plans and emergency response plans, risk management, asset management, and arena safety and ammonia refrigeration audits.
LandPro Planning Solutions Inc.
LandPro Planning is a boutique firm specializing in urban planning, municipal support and sustainability. Michael Sullivan, our President has over 28 years experience in municipal and private sector land use and environmental planning on a variety of projects.
Our passion is helping our clients to solve problems. We love challenges and variety!
For our municipal clients, we specialize in providing short-term or contractual services for review of Planning Act applications, and providing peer review of complex applications. With the recent changes that resulted in LPAT, it is even more important to have qualified professional staff do reviews, ideally before Council makes a decision.
IDEAL ROOFING
Ideal Roofing is a leading manufacturer of metal roofing and siding, steel building products, steel decking, steel roofing shingles, steel roofing tiles, roofing and siding trims and flashings. Thus Ideal Roofing offers a building envelope for virtually any kind of building, either agricultural, commercial, industrial, institutional or residential.
Our more than 20 profiles, our steel roofing shingles and our steel tiles, each designed for specific applications are available in more than 50 vibrant and durable colours to help personalize your building.
Ideal Roofing’s steel service centre division specializes in flat rolled products destined for the construction industry. Sheets, blanks, rolls and coils are available for delivery or pick up at either our Ottawa, or Brampton Ontario facility.
