Quoteable Quotes from 2008 Western Conference on Safety

• Good conference, good speakers and information. Jeff Tannar, Forensic Video Analyst, New Westminster Police Service

• Entertaining and Knowledgeable speakers who have a passion for health & safety. Nancy Bourdon Central Okanagan Teacher’s Association

• Inspirational and uplifting. Eric Lunde H&S Coordinator, Omstead Foods – Snowcrest Packers Excellent speakers – well organized. Cahty Shatford Terasen Gas

• Excellent speakers - well organized. Cathy Shatford, Terasen Gas

• Good Conference!! Todd Reed – Safety Committee, Viterra – Cascadia Terminal

• Excellent, practical, approachable, valuable. Stuart McLean, LeHigh Northwest Materials Well Done. Ray Wagner, OSO, CRSP, WorkSafeBC

• Well done. Ray Wagner, OSO, CRSP, WorkSafeBC

• An excellent combination of speakers & topics! Wendy Bennett, Manager, Health & Safety Coquitlam School District

• Very inspiring. Trevor Wareham, Electrician/safety chair, BC Hydro

• Time flew by. Patricia Dyck, CW Agencies

• Happy to be here for the second year will be back with new people who need to learn!

• Keynote speakers were very inspirational! Michelle Jones, Recreation Programmer, North Vancouver Recreation Commission

• This is a wonderful opportunity to see a variety of high level presentations and perspectives. Michelle Marginet, Manager Health and Safety, SD 73 (Kamloops/Thompson)

• Very well organized. A lot of valuable information. Rick Perkins, Maintenance Superintendent, Quesnel River Pulp

• Very enjoyable, enlightening, fun and motivating. James Linklater, Food Safety Coordinator Really good, informative, very diverse. Pennie Pokiak, Executive Assistant NWT Power Corp.

• Really good, informative, very diverse. Pennie Pokjak, Executive Assistant, NWT Power Corp.

• This is the first conference I have attended where I had a choice of sessions. Good concept. Jacques Trudel. BC Hydro.

• Excellent. Allan Crawford, NWT Power Corp

• Excellent cross-section of topics covered. Applicable to a variety of industries. Rich Desormeaux, Asst. Manager Facilities/Transportation. School District 27 Caribou/Chilcotin.

• Very good, worth traveling for. Bruce Bolduc CHSC, P.GSC Construction Workplace Safety Training I enjoyed the conference, the morning speakers were the perfect way to start. Randy Leaman, Cargill Grain

• I enjoyed the conference; the morning speakers were the perfect way to start. Randy Leaman, Cargill Grain

• Tonnes of useful information. Amy Rousseau BC Ferries

• Very well done and informative! Would like to see more info for emergency services IE: police. Lisa Mitchell New Westminster Police Service

• Great opportunity to hear phenomenal keynotes and network with other safety “Geeks”. Yvonne Beattie Safety Coordinator Parkland County

• Good experience. Phil Raconelli Safety Manager, Allied Shipbuilders

• The conference is always very informative and I often use info in my own safety program at work. Craig Bland Manager, Field Ops BC Hydro

• This conference is a great mix of technical OHS information & lifestyle learning. I really enjoyed it. Jill Heggie, OSH Committee Member, BC Pension Corporation

• Well done, learned alot, exhibitors informative, location great. Sue Bianco, Office Manager, Miller Capilano Corp.

• Very enjoyable and informative for my first conference. Wade Wilson

• Really enjoyed the sessions. Hugh Cullinan Corp of Delta.

• Top notch. Curtis Jeffrey, H/R Superintendent, Tembec Chetwynd Operations

• Very informative, educational and lots to take back and implement in my workplace. Jotika Chand, Health & Safety Supervisor, Canada Bread Ltd.

• I look forward to the conference every year. Its an opportunity to meet with my peers, recharge myself and discover new ways to do safety. Thanks Again. Michele Baratelli, Status Electrical Copr.

• I look forward to this conference every year. I always learn something new and remember stuff I knew and had forgotten. Tracy Gowans Safety & Training Coordinator, Canexus Chemicals

• Great networking opportunity! Dawn Kitchen, Corp. Engineering Corp.

• Inspiring speakers, informative sessions and a great atmosphere for networking. Jason Weibel, Safety Coordinator, Tech Cominco Metal.

• Excellent opportunity to learn and exchange ideas on content development in OHS all in a beautiful location. M. Braham, Director, General Safety, Department of National Defense

• Very informative and a great way to meet new people with the same goal (safety @ the work place). Albert Desiena, Conversions Crew Leader, Canucks Sports & Entertainment.

• Very good speakers that keep the audience engaged. Oliver Gepraegs, Associate, Levelton Consultants Ltd.