History

CPTED Canada came into being on March 31^st, 2022, at the CPTED Ontario annual membership meeting when a presentation in favour of launching a new national organization was made to the membership which voted to adopt the following motions:

That CPTED Ontario be dissolved in favour of launching a national Canadian CPTED organization to be known as CPTED Canada be approved”
That the By-laws for the new national Canadian CPTED organization be approved
That the new CPTED Canada Board of Directors be elected.

This represented over two years of preparatory work which started with a Zoom meeting between then CPTED Ontario President Tom McKay and Steve Woolrich (then Principal of Rethink Urban) during which time the benefits of a national organization was discussed.

This discussion was shared with the CPTED Ontario Board of Directors in June of 2020 at which time a motion was passed to support the idea in principle. This led to Steve being invited to speak at the October 2020 CPTED Ontario Board meeting at which time a motion was formally passed to:

“develop a national CPTED organization for the purpose of presenting to the membership at the next AGM for their consideration and approval”.

This subsequently led Steve and Greg Smith (Principal of Urban Security Innovation) being invited to speak at a CPTED Ontario membership meeting in February of 2021 on the topic of “Building Bridges – The Future of CPTED in Canada” after which the membership approved the following motions developed by CPTED Ontario Treasurer Wayne Nishihama:

“ That CPTED Ontario transition into a national Canadian CPTED organization by January 30, 2022, be approved”
“ That the Action Plan for the transition of CPTED Ontario into a national Canadian CPTED organization as shown to the membership on February 11, 2021, be approved”
That a Special Membership Meeting be called prior to January 30, 2022, for approval of the following:

Dissolving of the CPTED Ontario organization;
Approving the By-laws for the new national Canadian CPTED organization
Election of the new Board of Directors for the new Canadian CPTED organization

These motions led to the formation of transition teams and the adoption in principle of CPTED Canada By-laws spearheaded by Wayne Nishihama and the striking of the CPTED Canada Executive Committee comprised of Tom McKay, Wayne Nishihama and Steve Woolrich on November 18, 2021.

On March 31^st, 2022 the aforementioned motions were put forward and approved by the CPTED Ontario membership during their final annual general meeting and CPTED Canada was born. The inaugural Board consisted of President Tom McKay, Vice President Steve Woolrich, Treasurer Wayne Nishihama, Secretary Kelly Prebble, Barry Horrobin, Brian Page, Avery Bassett, Danette Dalton, Andrea Pass, Avery Bassett, Kyle Eltherington and Khatereh Baharikhoob.

Khatereh