June 16, 2026, Council Synopsis of Minutes

By fcscs | September 22, 2026

Funeral and Cremation Services Council
Council Meeting
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Sherwood House Room – Fairfield by Marriott
8:30 a.m.

Synopsis of Minutes

Present: Lisa Bos-Atchison, Chairperson; Mark Muir, Vice-Chairperson; Gloria Malinoski; Louise Ernst; Marc Blondeau; Gregory Baca; Gay Patrick; Alan Thomarat; Scott Moffat; Margaret Lissel; Shawn Cook, Deputy Superintendent of Funeral and Cremation Services

Staff Present: Tanya Chernick-Aldridge, Office Administrator; Kim Eberts, Assistant Registrar and Compliance Officer; Colin Bachynski, Registrar

Minutes taken by: Tanya Chernick-Aldridge

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

There have been three complaints received since the last meeting of Council, two of which have now been moved to investigation.  Awaiting documentation for a file to move forward with a preliminary evaluation.

The following motions were passed:

  • Accept the March 2026 Revenue & Expense Reports as presented.
  • To accept the Governance Review Committee’s recommendation to approve bylaw revisions, as presented: 4006 – Term of Office for Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson.
  • To accept the Governance Review Committee’s recommendation to approve the following bylaw revisions, as presented: 4010 – Signing Officers.
  • To add Albert Hilliar to the Audit/Finance Committee. The Audit/Finance Committee now consists of the following individuals: Gay Patrick, Chairperson; Louise Ernst; Albert Hilliar.
  • To add Justen Trendocher, Gregory Baca, and remove Chelsea Krentz from the Communications Committee. The Communications Committee now consists of the following individuals: Louise Ernst, Chairperson; Gregory Baca; Justen Trendocher.
  • To add Mallory Coates and remove Don Sheppard from the Education & Professional Development Committee. The Education & Professional Development Committee now consists of the following individuals: Gloria Malinoski, Chairperson; Mallory Coates; Louise Ernst.
  • To formalize Mark Muir as a part of the Human Resources Committee. The Human Resources Committee now consists of the following individuals: Scott Moffat, Chairperson; Margaret Lissel; Mark Muir.
  • To add Marc Blondeau, Margaret Lissel, and remove Lauren Weafer and Amanda Anderson from the Legislative Review Committee. The Legislative Review Committee now consists of the following individuals: Alan Thomarat, Chairperson; Marc Blondeau; Shannon Leson; Margaret Lissel; Mark Muir, Lorne Puffalt.
  • To add Gregory Baca to the Governance Review Committee. The Governance Review Committee now consists of the following individuals: Margaret Lissel, Chairperson; Gregory Baca; Scott Moffat; Alan Thomarat.
  • For the Pandemic Planning Committee to be considered an ad hoc committee and be populated at the call of the Chairperson of Council, when needed.
  • To appoint Gregory Baca as Chair of the Nominating Committee and remove Shannon Leson. The Nominating Committee now consists of the following individuals: Gregory Baca, Chairperson; Mark Muir; Alan Thomarat.
  • The Registrar, SFSA Representative and Deputy Superintendent to have further conversations with eHealth regarding Electronic Death Registration Notification (EDRN).

A second in-camera meeting was held at the end of the meeting.

The next meeting of Council will be held Wednesday, September 16th, 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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