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www.hrreporter.com 21 needs for all learners." Flexibility will be a theme for the HR profession going forward, reflecting a similar outlook for the organizations where HR professionals work, she says. HR professionals will be supporting organizations through the change process that many will be ushering in, including the implementation of new protocols and flexible work opportunities. In addition, the P.E.I. association will have to be ready to support members and provide training for mental health issues, which may be an issue HR professionals have to face not only at their place of work but personally, and offer plenty of opportunities [for members] to get their recertification points," says Murphy. "By the same token, we've got to have something that is our own… we've got to have something that is labelled entirely 'CPHR NL' so we stand out on our own and [we're] not relying significantly on other provinces." Murphy is grateful for the collaboration and support from other HR associations in sharing professional development content and is proud of a significant joint venture among the Atlantic associations that successfully launched in 2020 — a magazine for the Atlantic Canada region that debuted in July. He adds that, with the pandemic, it was an ideal time to launch the publication as it provided a connection to members who were more isolated than usual. "For members, whether isolated at home or not, getting a hard copy of the magazine at their doorstep or in the mail was fantastic," says Murphy. "It's a physical thing, a much more personal touch, something tangible that we have with our association here." Maintaining a connection with mem- says Drummond, citing anxiety and "compassion fatigue" as top concerns. After a year spent "spinning its wheels," Chartered Professionals in Human Resources (CPHR) Newfoundland & Labrador is looking to restart its momentum from 2019 and setting out on its own path, says president Leroy Murphy. "As a small organization [of about 175 members], we don't have the man-power to initiate and create a lot of content, but our sister associations are very supportive "How do we replicate from a distance everything that happens around the coffee machine and forms the culture of an organization?" Manon Poirier, CRHA bers was a challenge once things became locked down. The association had to cancel all face-to-face events, including a provincial HR symposium that was held for the first time in 2019. "We were hoping to build on some of those successes, but suddenly the rug got pulled out from [under] us in March," says Murphy. "People carried on with a lot of their professional development online, but as an association, we didn't get to come together in many ways other than through email and some online things." Despite the challenging circumstances, Murphy says he's cautiously optimistic about the direction in which CPHR NL is going. "We started [2020] with a lot of optimism because we had a good year in 2019 in terms of some of the progress we made as a provincial association," he says. "We've got a solid organization here and we are feeling momentum moving forward as we build on things like the Atlantic magazine. Every little thing is a step forward in making us an organization that can offer more every year to members." CHRR NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR LOOKING TO REGAIN MOMENTUM

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