All the hard work and planning this past year paid off when we found out back in October that Genesis Security had been voted the best Security Guard Company in the province of British Columbia by the Consumers Choice Institute of Canada.

The actual awards ceremony were held last night at the Westin Bayshore in downtown Vancouver and were hosted by Global TV personalities and to be televised this February on Global.

Considered a ‘Seal of Excellence’ within the community and beyond, this prestigious honor signifies our on-going commitment to quality, service and value.

Unique to North America, the Consumers Choice Award is an initiative of Consumers’ Choice Institute (Canada). All winners are determined by consumers, not a panel of judges or professional food critics. Consumers and local businesses are surveyed by an independent company, and are asked to vote for an establishment that they feel represents the ultimate in “…excellence, based on the elements of quality, service, value and appearance.”

Genesis is greatly humbled and honored to be a part of this recognition and thanks the Premier of B.C. and the Prime Minister of Canada for extending their congratulations as detailed below:

Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada,
“In business, there is no greater compliment than earning the trust and loyalty of your clients and the respect and admiration of your peers. I congratulate everyone receiving the prestigious Consumers’ Choice Award…for their achievements in business excellence and customer service.”

Hon. Gordon Campbell Premier of British Columbia
These awards are particularly well regarded and meaningful because those who know best, the people who purchase these products and services, choose the winners. I congratulate this year's winners for all they have done to bring out the best in themselves and their businesses. It is their hard work, dedication and innovation that provide us with the many exceptional products and services available to us all."

The above video came to my attention today from one of the many Strata's that we manage security for and I was so impressed by its content that I felt it should just go up right away as a warning to other buildings that maintain secure parkades.

In this video you will clearly see a vehicle enter into the secure parkade and continue to drive forward before the gate fully closes. The consequence of this one very small inaction results in what you will view to be an unidentified individual stop the gate before it fully closes and enter into the parkade area. This particular parkade area is in a very exclusive setting and in my opinion a lot of damage could have been done by the perpetrator.

Fortunately, our Guard was conducting his patrols and encountered the individual seen in the tape approximately 7 seconds after this video ends. When confronted by the Genesis Guard, he stated that he was looking for recyclables and that the gate was open (yet on the video he is clearly shown reaching under and stopping it from fully closing).

I cannot stress how important it is to bring your vehicle to a complete stop once you have entered a secure parkade and ensure that the gate is fully closed before carrying on with parking.

When our Guard spoke to the driver of the vehicle, they stated that this was the very first time that they have ever NOT stopped before the gate fully closed, yet that is all it takes; just one time.

You should also be aware as well that the same individual in the tape who entered the parkade on foot also tried the same trick the day before with a water bottle, but thankfully due to the weight of the gate the bottle was crushed.

Be safe everyone and make sure you take the small amount of time that is necessary to ensure that no uninvited "guests" obtain access to your building.

Genesis Security has once again agreed to donate Guard time, equipment and supplies to this year’s Annual Edgewater Casino CelticFest, which is to be held from March 12th to March 16th 2008 and is now celebrating its 5th year.

This festival is an urban celebration of Celtic culture and this coming year is offering more than 50 events at dozens of popular venues and three outdoor stages in Downtown Vancouver. Some of the finest international, national and local Celtic performing artists will be on hand and there will be music workshops and a weekend street party in the Celtic Village.

Genesis Security has once again agreed to donate Guard time, equipment and supplies to this year’s Annual Edgewater Casino CelticFest, which is to be held from March 12th to March 16th 2008 and is now celebrating its 5th year.

This festival is an urban celebration of Celtic culture and this coming year is offering more than 50 events at dozens of popular venues and three outdoor stages in Downtown Vancouver. Some of the finest international, national and local Celtic performing artists will be on hand and there will be music workshops and a weekend street party in the Celtic Village.

Genesis Security has once again agreed to donate Guard time, equipment and supplies to this year’s Annual Edgewater Casino CelticFest, which is to be held from March 12th to March 16th 2008 and is now celebrating its 5th year.

This festival is an urban celebration of Celtic culture and this coming year is offering more than 50 events at dozens of popular venues and three outdoor stages in Downtown Vancouver. Some of the finest international, national and local Celtic performing artists will be on hand and there will be music workshops and a weekend street party in the Celtic Village.

Genesis Security has once again agreed to donate Guard time, equipment and supplies to this year’s Annual Edgewater Casino CelticFest, which is to be held from March 12th to March 16th 2008 and is now celebrating its 5th year.

This festival is an urban celebration of Celtic culture and this coming year is offering more than 50 events at dozens of popular venues and three outdoor stages in Downtown Vancouver. Some of the finest international, national and local Celtic performing artists will be on hand and there will be music workshops and a weekend street party in the Celtic Village.

principles have become the very foundation of Genesis Security's business philosophy. It's the philosophy we've applied to build lasting relationships with a wide range of customers.

Building lasting relationships means building trust. You earn trust by setting realistic goals where performance can be measured and then you perform. That's exactly what Genesis has done time and again.

Since our beginning, we've set new standards in the security industry. We've positioned ou

It's hard to believe that the year is almost over -- and the holidays are with us once again. This is a great time of year, when there's excitement everywhere and the Spirit of Giving is only outweighed by our desire to be with family and friends.

Thank you very much for working with Genesis Security this year. We have enjoyed the time immensely and truly appreciate all the clients that make our days more exciting and more interesting. We wish you and your family the very best for the holiday season and a year of health, happiness and prosperity.

Our entire organization joins in sending SEASON'S GREETINGS with every good wish for the New Year!

Over the past couple of weeks our Mobile Patrol drivers have begun to report a rash of vehicle break-ins along the Robson corridor. These break-in’s have occurred right on the street as well as in underground parkades with the preferred entry method being that of simply smashing out the window of the vehicle.

Please remember, especially this time of year, to secure any and all valuables in the trunk of your car if you have to leave it unattended.

In one of the cases our Mobile arrived on scene seconds after one of the break-in’s had occurred and the Police were able to arrest an individual, however no valuables were recovered and the owner of the vehicle still has to worry about replacing the window.

Have fun this year with your Christmas shopping and remember to be safe!!!

his past week, myself and the office staff witnessed a fire that was clearly visible from our 3rd floor view on Burrard St. I have not seen very many fires to start with, but to me this particular one had the appearance of being massive in size, consuming the entire top floor of the apartment building that it originated in. Fortunately the Fire Department arrived within seconds and I don’t know how, but they managed to control this fire in what seemed to be seconds. It was very impressive work on their part and everyone was amazed that saw them in action.

Looking at the photograph of the fire that one of my guys took and thinking about the Holiday Season, I thought that it might just be an appropriate time to go over some practical common sense rules regarding Christmas safety and security.his past week, myself and the office staff witnessed a fire that was clearly visible from our 3rd floor view on Burrard St. I have not seen very many fires to start with, but to me this particular one had the appearance of being massive in size, consuming the entire top floor of the apartment building that it originated in. Fortunately the Fire Department arrived within seconds and I don’t know how, but they managed to control this fire in what seemed to be seconds. It was very impressive work on their part and everyone was amazed that saw them in action.

Looking at the photograph of the fire that one of my guys took and thinking about the Holiday Season, I thought that it might just be an appropriate time to go over some practical common sense rules regarding Christmas safety and security.his past week, myself and the office staff witnessed a fire that was clearly visible from our 3rd floor view on Burrard St. I have not seen very many fires to start with, but to me this particular one had the appearance of being massive in size, consuming the entire top floor of the apartment building that it originated in. Fortunately the Fire Department arrived within seconds and I don’t know how, but they managed to control this fire in what seemed to be seconds. It was very impressive work on their part and everyone was amazed that saw them in action.

Looking at the photograph of the fire that one of my guys took and thinking about the Holiday Season, I thought that it might just be an appropriate time to go over some practical common sense rules regarding Christmas safety and security.

Sunday has come and gone and I have to tell you that being in this year’s Rogers Santa Claus parade was one of the best times I’ve had in quite a long time.

There were an abundance of floats and participants entered this year that more than impressed the record crowd of over 300 000 people; people I might add who braved some fairly chilly weather in order to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus himself.A big thanks to all of our Ambassadors who came out this year and assisted in greeting the crowd while handing out Carol books; which were sponsored and printed by Rogers. More importantly than this though would be the HUGE thank-you to all those responsible for breaking the donation records for the past three years, collecting over 15, 000 lbs of food and $7500 in cash!!!

It was a great honor to be a part of this parade and to close I would like to thank the Community for coming out and supporting this very fun and meaningful event.

This past Wednesday I attended the Strathcona Business Improvement Association’s Christmas Social, which was held down on 304 Dunleavy St. inside a very nice venue named “The Chapel”. This place is a mixture of art, music and I must say has a fantastic atmosphere. (Attached is picture of myself, John VanLuven – Executive Director of the SBIA and Kevin Flynn, my Vice President of Operations and Advanced Services).

While I was only able to stay for a short period of time, I was able to meet some new people and talk about our SBIA Patrol, which is a service that patrols the Strathcona area for up to 16 hours a day throughout the year, seven days a week.

Basically this program is intended to protect property, assist the police and deter street activity within the district; but what I really like about it is the reporting functions that we have created to track all activity that our Guards encounter while on duty.

Accompanied the detailed reporting, which is managed by our HanDbase custom written program on Treo cellular phones, is an excellent mapping system that geographically plots all incidents by category for the SBIA Executive.

This program is one of the most exciting that I am involved in and I really look forward to what Genesis can do for the SBIA over the next couple of years.

Thanks to all the SBIA members who have supported our program thus far and a special thanks for inviting myself and Kevin to your special Holiday Festivities.