City of Barrie
Karen Cooper, CRSP, has extensive experience in occupational health and safety, currently serving as the Manager of Health and Safety for the City of Barrie since October 2006. In this role, responsibilities include managing disability management, WSIB, and compliance training for fleet and mobile equipment. Previously, Karen held the position of Senior Health and Safety Advisor, providing expertise for all municipal operations related to health and safety. Prior to joining the City of Barrie, experience includes the role of HS Advisor at Bombardier Transportation from 2001 to 2006 and HSE Coordinator at IPEX from 1999 to 2001. Karen's educational background includes two degrees from Humber College in Safety Engineering Technology and Safety Engineering, with a focus on Occupational Health and Safety and Architecture, completed between 1993 and 1998.
City of Barrie
The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us. Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life. Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.