From: Hill, Philip (NRCan/RNCan) Sent: December-04-15 9:43 AM To:

ESS.M GSC Pacific Cc: Nicol, Diane (NRCan/RNCan); Greebe, Vanessa

(NRCan/RNCan) Subject: Communications with the media

I am pleased to inform you that it is no longer necessary to seek prior

approval before speaking to the media. If contacted by the media
you are free to talk to them on science topics about which you are
knowledgeable. Support is offered to all scientists contacted by the
media through our regional communications team or through the
Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS). You are trusted to use common
sense when evaluating your own suitability to talk on a particular
subject but the regional communications team (Diane Nicol, Vanessa
Greebe) and OCS (Donna Kirkwood, Bruce Stuart and Luc Thivierge)
are there to assist with advice if you are not sure. They can also
advise about departmental issues, hot topics and current affairs that
might influence the direction of a reporters questions, so if you feel
that the subject area may touch on policy issues, you are encouraged
to contact them in advance of the interview. In short their aim is to
provide you with support in your interactions with the media.
Media training is no longer required as a pre-requisite to talking to the
media, but it is strongly encouraged. Most who have taken it would
acknowledge that it is helpful for avoiding the pitfalls of media
interviews. Please let your supervisor know if you wish to include
media training in your training plan.
Finally, please continue to use the Media Call Report
(http://wwwint2.nrcan.gc.ca/tools-outils/media/mcr-

ram/index.cfm?fuseaction=callReport.showCallReportForm&lang
uage=en) to report on all contacts with the media in order to keep the
department informed about such communications.
We will put this on the agenda for the next staff meeting, but dont
hesitate to contact me if you would like any clarification.
Phil

Philip R. Hill, Ph.D.

Director/Directeur
Geological Survey of Canada - Pacific, Natural Resources Canada, 9860
West Saanich Road, P.O. Box 6000, Sidney, B.C., V8L 4B2./Commission
gologique du Canada - Pacifique, Ressources naturelles Canada, 9860
Chemin West Saanich, B.P. 6000, Sidney, C.-B., V8L 4B2.
Philip.Hill@canada.ca Telephone:/Tlphone: (250) 363-6763 ; (250) 2164504 (cell) Fax/Tlcopie: (250) 363-6739
Government of Canada/Gouvernement du Canada