By Kate Lysakowski
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I
t is shocking to think that as little as 30
years ago, just about anyone interested
in exploring a career in Canadian security
could apply for the job with no experience,
credentials or certification required.
According toToddMilne, the Director of Se-
curity Operations for the University Health
Network (UHN), “Security guards used to
walk around with keys and a radio; there
actually were no standards or licensing
per se.” In Milne’s 30-year tenure with the
UHN, which is responsible for four principal
health facilities in and around the Greater
Toronto Area (GTA), including the Toronto
General, Toronto Western, Princess Mar-
garet and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute,
he has admittedly seen a dramatic change
in the way health-care security functions,
and his direct contribution to its success-
ful operation earned Milne the title
NOVEMBER 2015
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business elite canada
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