BCRMCA's 48th AGM & Convention was held at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, BC, November 4-7, 2010.
Thank you to all the companies who stepped forward with sponsorship to make this event possible, and to everyone who attended; we hope you all had a good time.
2010 convention sponsors were:
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PLATINUM
Interoute Construction Ltd.
Mack Canada / Nanaimo Mack
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GOLD
Finning Canada
Grace Canada, Inc.
Lafarge Canada Inc., Cement Div.
Lehigh Cement Group |
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SILVER
ABC Precast & Ready Mix Ltd.
Allison Transmission
Ash Grove Cement
BASF Construction Chemicals Canada Inc.
Calportland Canada Ltd.
Independent Concrete Ltd.
Lafarge Canada Inc., Concrete Div.
Sika Canada Inc.
Trimac Transportation Services LP
Western Star Trucks of Vancouver,
P&R Western Star & Bailey Western Star
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BRONZE
Butler Brothers Supplies Ltd.
Cement Association of Canada
Cement Distributors Inc.
Euclid Canada
Inland Kenworth
Mayco Mix Ltd.
Ocean Concrete
Rempel Bros. Concrete Ltd.
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Our AGM on Nov. 6 included an Economic Forecast by Helmut Pastrick, Chief Economist for Central 1 Credit Union and a presentation on "Coloured Concrete as a Value Added Product" by Mark Langen of Interstar Materials.
Winners of this year's safety awards were as follows:
Performance Awards, Part 1
Category 1 - 0 - 49,999 hours - Independent Concrete Ltd.
Category 2 - 50,000 - 99,999 hours - BURNCO Rock Products Ltd.
Category 3 - over 100,000 hours - Lafarge Canada Inc.
Performance Awards, Part 2
The following companies conducted ready-mix operations in 2009 with no LTA's
BURNCO Rock Products Ltd. - Burnaby and Langley plants
Cowichan Valley Concrete Ltd.
Cumberland Ready-Mix Ltd.
H & J Ready-Mix
Independent Concrete Ltd.
Interior Ready-Mix Ltd.
Lafarge Canada Inc., - Richmond, Kent Ave., and Kask Bros. locations
Nelson Ready Mix
Mayco Mix Ltd. - Nanaimo, Qualicum and Ladysmith locations
Rempel Bros. Concrete Ltd. - Abbotsford, Chilliwack, North Vancouver and Richmond locations
Skandia Concrete
Performance Awards, Part 3
Best Cumulative (5 Year) Safety Record - Mayco Mix Ltd.
Innovation Award - BURNCO Rock Products Ltd. for the implementation of the Residential Construction Safety Awareness seminars in both the English and Punjabi languages.
President's Award - Frank Antonio, F & F Concrete Ltd. for his exceptional leadership, effort and service as a safety champion for the ready-mixed concrete industry.
I would also like to thank the people who donated and/or purchased items for the live auction. $10,000 was raised for the BCRMCA Promotion Fund!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS - The 2011 AGM & Convention will be held Nov. 3 - 6, 2011 at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort in Kelowna, BC.
