The National Parole Board was established when the Parole Act came into force on February 15, 1959.

Left to right: J. Alex Edmison, Edward Dion, George T. Street, Mary Lou Lynch, Frank P. Miller

Nov. 1961, Ottawa, Ontario

NPB Chairman, George T. Street.

NPB National Office, early 1970s

Top Row, left to right: Mr. Stephenson, Hugh Christie, Michael Maccagno, Dr. Leighton Hutson, Claude Bouchard, Jean-Paul Gilbert

Front Row, Left to Right: Mary Lou Lynch, George T. Street, André Therrien

The Board gradually opened regional offices across Canada in the 1970s. This is a group photo of the Board members in the Prairies office.

First row, left to right: Roy Evens, Don Wall, William R. Outerbridge, P. Young

Second row, left to right: Gaston Clément, Lisa Hobbs, Dr. Leighton Hutson

NPB National Office, Ottawa, 1959

Left to right: Edward Dion , Frank P. Miller, Benoit Godbout, George T. Street, Mary Lou Lynch, J. Alex Edmison

The NPB is a world leader in the field of conditional release. Over the years, the Board has been the host of many foreign countries eager to learn from the NPB's parole expertise.

This picture shows Mr. Outerbridge, Chairman of the Board from 1974 to 1986 with foreign guests.

January 29, 1959

Left to right: Albert Faucher, R. Jubinville, Benoit Godbout, Frank P. Miller and Alan J. Mcleod

Nov. 1961, Ottawa, Ontario

Left to right: George T. Street, Mary Lou Lynch, Frank P. Miller, J. Alex Edmison, Edward Dion.

May 27 to 29, 1964 - University of Toronto, National Conference of Judges on Sentencing

Third Row, 3rd place: J.A. Edmison (BM), 6th place, Mr. Street (Chair)

Fourth Row, 5th place: E. Dion (BM)

Parole Service Regional Representatives Conference, Kingston, Ontario, 1966. The staff of the Parole Service is responsible for the preparation of cases, interviewing inmates and the overall supervision of parolees.

Back row: S.M. MacDonald, F.P. Miller, D. Rempel, Winnipeg; J.H. Lerous, R.S. Beames, Toronto; M.Gaw, Victoria; J.L.D. Trottier, Montreal; G.Genest, J.A. Phillips, Abbotsford; C.A.M. Edwards, Kingston; M. Caron, Quebec; L.Genest, Granby; G. Vincent, W.F. Carabine, O. Fonseca, R. Ouellet, Laval.

Front row, left to right: R.G. Rowcliffe, Moncton; L.D. Howarth, Edmonton; R.R. Gillies, Prince Albert; G.P. Spiro, Calgary; A.A. Byman, Vancouver, A. Therrien, Montréal; B.K. Stevenson, Vancouver.