March 18, 2026, Council Synopsis of Minutes

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Funeral and Cremation Services Council of Saskatchewan
Council Meeting
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Sherwood House Room – Fairfield by Marriott
8:30 a.m.

Minutes

Present: Lisa Bos-Atchison, Chairperson; Mark Muir, Vice-Chairperson; Alan Thomarat; Gay Patrick; Louise Ernst; Shannon Leson; Shawn Cook, Deputy Superintendent of Funeral and Cremation Services

Present via Zoom: Gloria Malinoski; Margaret Lissel; Scott Moffat

Regrets: Chelsea Krentz; Colin Bachynski, Registrar

Staff Present: Tanya Chernick-Aldridge, Office Administrator; John Kodas, Compliance Officer; Kim Eberts, Assistant Registrar & Compliance Officer

An in-camera meeting was held at the beginning of the meeting.

There have been no complaints received since the last meeting of Council. One file has been moved to Investigation. All other files are ongoing and investigation committees will be moving forward to determine the next steps in the upcoming months.

The following motions were passed:

  • To approve the January 2026 Revenue & Expense Reports as presented.
  • To accept the Legislative Review Committee’s recommendation to approve the revisions of bylaw 4120 – Meetings of Licensees, as presented.
  • To accept the Legislative Review Committee’s recommendation to approve the revisions of form 20 – Embalmer Funeral Director Student Registration Application, as presented.
  • To accept the Education and Professional Development Committee’s recommendation to approve the revisions of bylaws 2014 – Professional Development, and 2023 – Graduated Supervision, as presented.
  • To accept the Education and Professional Development Committee’s recommendation to approve the revisions of form 63 – Graduated Proficiency Declaration, as presented.
  • To accept the Education and Professional Development Committee’s recommendation to approve the revisions to Policy 2022-20 – Mentor and Preceptor/Sponsor Program – Guidelines and Best Practices, as presented.

The next meeting of Council will be held Wednesday, April 15th, 2026.

In the interest of timely disclosure, this synopsis of Council Minutes is posted for your information only.  This is a summary only and is not to be used in place of the office version.  Official Council Minutes are not created until the transcript of the minutes is reviewed and adopted by Council at a subsequent monthly meeting.  To inquire into any matter arising from this summary, please contact the Registrar.

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