LRS Volunteer Agenda
VOLUNTEER TRACK AGENDA
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - Workshop Day
Time | Presentation/Event | Speaker(s) | Location |
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7:00am - 4:00pm | Registration | Bottom of Escalators | |
8:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast | Foyer - Multiple Meal Rooms (signage will be outside each room) | |
9:00am - 10:30am |
Workshop 1 - Human Resources 101 |
Hicks Morley Team |
Salon AB |
9:00am - 10:30am | Workshop 2 - Mock Arbitration | Hicks Morley Team | Salon 1-3 |
9:00am - 10:30am | Workshop 3 - Bargaining In Action | Hicks Morley Team | York AB |
10:30am - 10:45am | AM Break | Foyer | |
10:45am - 12:00pm | Workshop 1 - Human Resources 101 | Hicks Morley Team | Salon AB |
10:45am - 12:00pm | Workshop 2 - Mock Arbitration | Hicks Morley Team | Salon 1-3 |
10:45am - 12:00pm | Workshop 3 - Bargaining In Action | Hicks Morley Team | York AB |
12:00pm - 1:00pm | Lunch | Foyer - Multiple Meal Rooms (signage will be outside each room) | |
1:00pm - 2:45pm | Workshop 1 - Human Resources 101 | Hicks Morley Team | Salon AB |
1:00pm - 2:45pm | Workshop 2 - Mock Arbitration | Hicks Morley Team | Salon 1-3 |
1:00pm - 2:45pm | Workshop 3 - Bargaining In Action | Hicks Morley Team | York AB |
2:45pm - 3:00pm | PM Break | Foyer | |
3:00pm - 4:00pm | MWorkshop 1 - Human Resources 101 | Hicks Morley Team | Salon AB |
3:00pm - 4:00pm | Workshop 2 - Mock Arbitration | Hicks Morley Team | Salon 1-3 |
3:00pm - 4:00pm | Workshop 3 - Bargaining In Action | Hicks Morley Team | York AB |
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - LRS Day 1
Time | Presentation/Event | Speaker(s) | Location |
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6:30am - 4:00pm | Registration | Bottom of Escalators | |
7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast | Foyer - Multiple Meal Rooms (signage will be outside each room) | |
8:00am - 8:15am | Opening Remarks | Salon 1-3 | |
8:15am - 9:00am | From Hiring to Retirement - the Life of a Firefighter | Hicks Morley Team | Salon 1-3 |
9:00am - 10:00am | Harassment 101 | Hicks Morley Team | Salon 1-3 |
10:00am - 10:15am | Coffee Break | Foyer | |
10:15am - 10:45am |
Mandatory Retirement for Volunteer Firefighters? |
Hicks Morley Team | Salon 1-3 |
10:45am - 12:00pm | Volunteer Firefighters and WSIB - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Hicks Morley Team | Salon 1-3 |
12:00pm - 1:00pm | Lunch | Foyer - Multiple Meal Rooms (signage will be outside each room) | |
1:00pm - 2:00pm | Legal Compliance and Risk Management - Minimizing your legal risk as a Volunteer / Composite Chief | Hicks Morley Team | Salon 1-3 |
2:00pm - 2:45pm | Lessons Learned From Listowel | John Saunders, Chief Janny Pape and Chief Chris Harrow | Salon 1-3 |
2:45pm - 3:00pm | Coffee Break | Foyer | |
3:00pm - 3:30pm | What Does it Mean to Train for "Competency"? | Hicks Morley Team | Salon 1-3 |
3:30pm - 4:30pm | Recruitment and Retention | Hicks Morley Team and Chiefs Panel | Salon 1-3 |
5:30pm | Cocktail Party Hicks Morley Office, TD Tower, 39th Floor, 77 King Street West |
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - LRS Day 2
Time | Presentation/Event | Speaker(s) | Location |
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7:00am - 10:30am | Registration | Bottom of Escalators | |
7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast | Foyer - Multiple Meal Rooms (signage will be outside each room) | |
8:00am - 9:00am | Runnymede PTSD Program | Hicks Morley Team | Salon 1-3 |
9:00am - 10:00am | Forest Firefighting - New Staffing Challenges | Hicks Morley Team | Salon 1-3 |
10:00am - 10:30am | Coffee Break | Foyer | |
10:30am - 11:30am | Case Law Update | Hicks Morley Team | Salon 1-3 |
11:30am - 12:30pm | Compensation and Benefits - rates, benefits, OMERS, Oh My! |
Hicks Morley Team |
Salon 1-3 |
12:30pm | Lunch & Departures | Foyer - Multiple Meal Rooms (signage will be outside each room) |