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2008

May: Thanks go to the several members who represented CSH and homeopathy in general at the public protest against Bill C-51 in front of the Art Gallery in Vancouver, BC.

April: CSH members celebrate another Homeopathy Awareness Week -- which goes on for the whole month of April!

March: The Board appoints Rami Shami as representative on the Advisory Board of HomeoNet, a partner in the Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for CAM Research (IN-CAM).

2007

December: The Board welcomes Donna Costa of London, ON to fill the position of Treasurer and Rami Shami of Toronto, ON to take over as head of Public Awareness & Education. We also bid farewell with thanks to Juliana Barnard of Halifax, NS and Lisa Decandia of Toronto, ON who have had to resign due to other commitments.

November: It is with great sadness that the Board reports the death of our dear colleague and friend -- and CSH Treasurer -- Brenda Malin, from complications resulting from myasthenia gravis. A passionate and steadfast supporter of homeopathy and natural healing, Brenda joined the CSH Board in December 2006. Donations in her memory will be added to the Brenda Malin Memorial Fund, which will be used to support causes that were dear to Brenda's heart.

October: Ontario members Donna Costa and Kathy Desjardins attend an MoH information session on professional regulation on behalf of our Society. At our suggestion, the Ontario Society of Homeopaths is also invited to participate and is represented by other CSH members, Karen Jonas and Karen Wehrstein. All report a better understanding of the process involved in selecting a Transitional Council for the new professional Ontario College of Homeopaths.

September: The Board approves a new Code of Ethics, Conduct, and Practice for our members. Special thanks go to Judi Adema who worked on this project for over a year and to Louise Fridman who edited and revised the first draft of the document.

July: CSH launches the first in a series of new members-only Let's Talk! teleconferences with a discussion on Regulation in Canada.

June: Congratulations to the following CSH members whose HAW activities won prizes in the Homeopathy Awareness Week Participants' Draw:
● First Prize ($100 discount on 2008 membership fee): F. Joan Macdonald and Delia Pettit of Halifax, NS for their Information Booth at the Halifax Farmers' Market
● Second Prize (CSH Public Education manual, Introducing Homeopathy): Mark Phillips of Oshawa, ON for his Meet & Greet / Mini-clinic
● Third Prize (100 brochures and bookmarks): Heather Hawthorne of Edmonton, AB for her 20% discount on appointments booked during HAW.

May: Judi Adema, head of CSH Professional Standards, has been invited to join the Board of Directors of the Council for Homeopathic Certification (CHC). In this position, Judi will begin forging a new relationship between the two organizations.

April: The CSH Board bids a warm farewell to Secretary and Political Action Director, Rami Shami, who resigned his position due to time constraints from other obligations. Following standard protocol, the Board has nominated and approved Gaela Nelson of Nepean, ON to fill the vacancy created by Rami’s departure. Welcome to the Board, Gaela!

March: Plans for the 2007 Homeopathy Awareness Week are underway, this year featuring a fundraising raffle for prizes kindly donated by Minimum Price Homeopathic Books.

February: The Board is pleased to announce our new Advertising Manager, Heather Hawthorne, who will be glad to hear from you about placing classified or display ads in our newsletter, Homeopathy Now. Classified ads are specially-priced to help CSH members promote their special products or services.

January: Your new Board of Directors has been hard at work this month, familiarizing ourselves with the issues facing homeopathy, the Society's activities, and the new responsibilities that each member has taken over.

2006

December: By a margin of 89 to 4, CSH Voting members overwhelmingly approve the Board's funding proposals for a Legal Fund.

November: The Society's first General Meeting of Members is held in Vancouver at which the handover from the Founding Board of Directors to the first elected Board is announced.  Learn more about each new Director by clicking on their name below: Judi Adema, Juliana Barnard, Lisa Decandia, Barbara Etcovitch, Brenda Malin, Rami Shami, Jo Twiss.

October: CSH receives notice from the Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) of policy revisions that allow the importation of both liquid medicating potencies and dry medicated pellets by professional homeopaths for use in their practice.

October: Over two thousand copies of the CSH Directory of Registered Homeopaths are printed for distribution during our membership drive. Copies will automatically be sent to all CSH members. If you would like to receive a copy of the printed directory, send your request and full mailing address to homeopathy@csoh.ca.

August: CSH negotiates a new group professional liability insurance plan for our Registered Members.

July: Using e-mail ballots, members in Ontario overwhelmingly support a provisional Affiliation agreement between Canadian Society of Homeopaths and the newly-established Ontario Society of Homeopaths.

June: CSH members from across Canada respond to oppose Ontario's HPRAC proposals to regulate the homeopathic profession in that province under a joint College of Naturopaths and Homeopaths.

May: Members of the CSH Board participate in an information forum to introduce Canadian Society of Homeopaths at the West Coast Homeopathic Society's Annual General Meeting in Vancouver.

May: The Board is honoured to receive recognition from the World Homeopathic Awareness Committee, which has selected CSH to receive an award for "the greatest contribution towards homeopathic awareness" during our 2006 HAW celebrations.

April: Several CSH members attend meetings in Ottawa and Burnaby, BC with representatives of the Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) to discuss concerns about restrictions on importing homeopathic medicines. See October entry for update.

April: CSH members across the country celebrate Homeopathy Awareness Week, April 10 to 16th, with free lectures, meet 'n' greets, information booths, displays, etc.

January 1, 2006: Our first membership year begins!