2016 OWMA Truck Driving Championship

 2016 OWMA Truck Driving Championship
The 2016 OWMA Truck Driving Championship had 61 drivers registered to participate in one of our
best events ever. This year’s event was held at the Waste Management of Canada Corporation
facility in Brampton — an excellent day for all drivers and guests.
Putting Safety First is our top priority. The Ontario Waste Management Association wants to work
withcompeting
you to improve
safety.
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in four
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Championships
being held on July
contact to our vehicles. Let’s work together and
15-17, 2016 in Kingston, Ontario.stay
The
OWMA
is
very
proud
to
have
the
support
and sponsorship
safe. Help us prevent accidents by keeping a
from all members.
safe distance and maintaining eye contact with
our drivers before approaching our vehicles. Together
we canthe
make
a difference.
The following is a list of SPONSORS
who made
2016
OWMA Truck Driving
Championship a great success.
City of London
Emterra Environmental
Enbridge
Freightliner
Joe Johnson Equipment Inc.
Mack Trucks Canada
Miller Waste Systems
Progressive Waste Solutions Canada Inc.
Union Gas
Waste Management of Canada Corporation
2016 Grand Prize
Winner:
Eric Kerr
Thank you to Waste Management of Canada Corporation for their generosity in providing the
facility to hold the 2016 Truck Driving Championship and Miller Waste Systems who supplied
their equipment for the competition. These events are not possible without the very generous
support from all our members—the drivers, the equipment, the judging, the sponsorship, the
trucks, and especially the spectators.
Putting Safety First is our top priority. The Ontario Waste Management Association wants to work
with you to improve safety. Every year preventable accidents needlessly happen when pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles come in close
contact to our vehicles. Let’s work together and
stay safe. Help us prevent accidents by keeping a
safe distance and maintaining eye contact with
our drivers before approaching our vehiWe would also like to thank our judges
who aswe
always,
area instrumental
in making the day run
cles. Together
can make
difference.
smoothly – for our many supporters who come out year after year to “cheer” on their favourites –
thank you again for your continued support. The OWMA would also like to thank all of our
members who generously donated to the event—the Driver’s Gift; thank you Waste Management of Canada Corporation. Also an informal round-up at the East Side Mario’s—thank you to
Progressive Waste Solutions Canada (Gold Sponsor). Enbridge and Miller Waste Systems
(Silver Sponsor) for sponsoring the event—it was a great success which the drivers thoroughly enjoyed!
The OWMA would very much like to recognize the efforts of the Committee members and their
companies who work very hard all year long to ensure a smooth operation, an appropriate location
and a fair competition. We would like to extend special thanks to Milt Hiles, Ludwig and Deb
Biliko and Dan Sebele — Progressive Waste Solutions, Bill O’Meara – Miller Waste Systems,
Craig Nelson – GFL Environmental and the many other volunteers who provided their time and
support.
Also to all other category drivers and winners – congratulations on a job well done – the category
winners received their plaques and ‘prizes’ along with the respect and admiration of their
companies, competitors and the over 200 people who attended the event.
A very special thank you to the following companies who donated their trucks for the setup on
Friday and the competition on Saturday – without their support and very generous contribution,
there would be no competition:
EMTERRA ENVIRONMENTAL
GFL ENVIRONMENTAL
MILLER WASTE SYSTEMS
PROGRESSIVE WASTE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Putting Safety First is our
top priority. The Ontario Waste Management Association wants to work
with you to improve safety. Every year preventable accidents needlessly happen when pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles come in close
contact to our vehicles. Let’s work together and
OFstay
CANADA
CORP.
safe. Help us
prevent accidents by keeping a
safe distance and maintaining eye contact with
our drivers before approaching our vehicles. Together we can make a difference.
It was a fun filled day and included a very serious competition between the professional drivers that
so ably represent our sector to the public every day. Please join with the Association as we
CONGRATULATE the following individuals who will be competing at the Provincial
Championships:
Eric Kerr – Progressive Waste Solutions - London
Category Winner and Rookie of the Year and Grand Champion!
Mark Nolan - Waste Management of Canada Corporation - Ottawa
Rob Hunter - Waste Management of Canada Corporation - Kingston
Paul Harvey - Emterra Environmental - St. Catherines
James Davies – GFL Environmental - Hamilton
Denis LeBlanc - Miller Waste Systems - Vaughan
Putting Safety First is our top priority. The Ontar-
Rory Holland
- Waste
Management
of Canada
Corporation - Stoney Creek
io Waste
Management
Association
wants to work
with you to improve safety. Every year preventa-
Adam Reeb
Progressive
Waste
Solutions
- Maidstone
ble -accidents
needlessly
happen
when pedestrians, cyclists,
andWaste
other vehicles
come
in closeBay
Darrell McLeod
- Miller
Systems
- North
contact to our vehicles. Let’s work together and
Rob Jones
- City
Hamilton
- Hamilton
stay
safe.of
Help
us prevent
accidents by keeping a
safe distance and maintaining eye contact with
Paul Castonguay
- City of Timmins - Timmins
our drivers before approaching our vehi-
cles. Together
we can
make a difference.
Steve Standish
- Emterra
Environmental
- Burlington
Congratulations to all winners and good luck at the Provincials!
We look forward to seeing all OWMA member companies participating in the 2017 Truck Driving
Championship being held on Saturday, June 10th, 2017 at the City of London facility –
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
SEE YOU ON JUNE 10TH 2017!