The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre is a charitable organization governed by a
Volunteer Board of Directors consisting of; 

Lorne Stelmach - President
Mike Brooke - Vice President
Ernie Epp - Secretary/Treasurer
Joe Brown - Member
Michelle Messier - Member
Mary Toma - Member
Ron Laverty - Member
Laura Matychuk - Member

 

VISION STATEMENT
"Dedicated to excellence in fossil preservation, research and learning experiences."

CODE OF ETHICS
The basic premise of this code of ethics is that CFDC governance or Board of Directors is a public trust responsible for the Centre’s service to society. The Board of Directors protects and enhances the Centre’s collections and programs and its physical, human, and financial resources. It ensures that all these resources support the Centre's mission, respond to society, and respect the integrity of its natural artifacts.

Thus, the Board of Directors ensures that:

• All those who work for or on behalf of CFDC understand and support its mission and public trust responsibilities

• Its members understand and fulfill their trusteeship and act corporately, not as individuals

• The Centre's collections and programs and its physical, human, and financial resources are protected, maintained, and developed in support of the museum's mission

• It is responsive to and respects the interests of society

• It maintains a relationship with staff in which shared roles are recognized and separate responsibilities respected and directors do not individually, either directly or indirectly, interfere with day-to-day staff activity

• Working relationships among directors, members, employees, and volunteers are based on equity and mutual respect

• Professional, scientific standards and practices inform and guide CFDC operations

• Policies are articulated and prudent oversight is practiced

• The Board promotes the public good rather than individual financial gain

• All Directors agree to abide by these principles

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The first priority of the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre (here-after referred to as “the Centre” or "CFDC" ) is in the field of Paleontology and related earth sciences. The Centre’s purpose is to search and excavate, document, collect, preserve, research and study, provide public exhibitions, educate, and interpret fossil and geological specimens including prehistoric environments primarily from the Manitoba Escarpment as well as (including) surrounding areas and related geological formations. This will include all types of fossils from the Pierre Shale Formation/Vermillion River Formation and or any other fossil-bearing strata of this area or related formations elsewhere in Manitoba and Canada.

The second priority of the Centre will be the acquisition of and conservation of properties with fossil-bearing strata, along the Manitoba Escarpment. This will enable the Centre to preserve and conserve fossiliferous areas ensuring the opportunity for future research and achievement of the Centre’s purpose as part of Canada’s heritage.

A third area of interest will be the provision of support for the Paleontological/geological exploration and research of potential fossil-bearing properties along the Manitoba Escarpment or related formations outside of Manitoba.

It will be the policy of the Centre to encourage collaboration with any individual or group, organization, university, school, museum or other institute of research in any manner within the above noted areas of interest, consistent with sound principles of scientific research and program/museum development.

The Centre will work closely with landowners whose generous provision of access to their land has allowed the Centre to successfully achieve its primary purpose. If the production of bentonite mining is to resume, the Centre will encourage working with new potential mining companies to coincide with its primary purpose.

The Centre will accept donations of services, money, time or talents from interested citizens, for the Centre believes many people have information or abilities that can be valuable in securing new fossil specimens or in supporting the Centre’s programs and operations.

The Centre’s Statement of Purpose may be amended only on the recommendation of the Board of Directors, by a majority of the members present at the annual meeting or at a meeting of members called for that purpose.

COLLECTION MANAGEMENT POLICY - Click here to see the document.