b'INTRODUCING ECAOS NEW PRESIDENT,BRAD WALKERE President,J.BradWalker,hashadalongandMember Services Committee and the ECAO Associate Members ECAOsnew windingroadinhiscareerintheelectricalandmechanicalCommittee, now the Affiliate Partner Program. He also sat as constructionindustries.BornandraisedinHamilton,BradaCanadianElectricalContractorsAssociation(CECA)Board followed in his fathers footsteps and started his electrical careermember on behalf of ECAO. in the steel industry in Hamilton in the fall of 1973. ThroughDuringhisinvolvementwithECAO,Bradhasstrongly the help of a family friend, he started his construction electricalsupported the increased involvement of our local ECAs. He is apprenticeship in the spring of 1975 and, soon after, obtainednow encouraged that ECAO has been working on having regular his 309A C of Q Red Seal, after which he was promoted tomeetingswiththeECAsandpublishingtheECANewsletter a foreman. to keep our local managers and administrators aware of what is In the spring of 1982, Brad moved to work as a project managergoing on provincially.for an instrumentation contractor in Stoney Creek. Brad workedAs President, Brad would like to see ECAO continue to work on projects such as the Lake View Sewage Plant in Mississaugaonaproductive,mutuallyrespectfulrelationshipwithour and the Uranium Refinery Project in Port Hope. During his timelabour partners, the IBEW/CCO. He has known James Barry, on the Port Hope project, his skill sets changed, and he becameExecutiveChairmanIBEW/CCO,formanyyears,working more involved in the mechanical trade. He moved to GananoqueonprojectsinEasternOntario,andhelooksforwardto in 1988 as Area Manager to manage larger projects at Dupontworkingwithhimonabroaderprovincialbasisanddoing Maitland and Kingston sites.so collaboratively. When Brad moved to Gananoque in 1988, he became a memberBrad Walker has spent his entire professional life in the electrical oftheElectricalContractorsAssociation(ECA)Quinte-St.and mechanical industries and, as a result, will bring a unique Lawrence and was elected to the Board in 1990. He has beenperspectiveasPresident.Inadditiontobeingpartofalarge ECA Quinte-St. Lawrence President and is currently a memberNorthAmericanmulti-tradecontractor,togoalongwithhis of the ECA Quinte-St. Lawrence Joint Conference Board. He hassmaller contractor work, his international experience will also be sat on several ECAO committees including the Board, ETBA, thevaluable at the Board level.New planHealthSource Plus, a People Corporation Company,has merged with long-time ECAO Associate Member,benefits,Skipwith & Associates. same greatContain costs while enjoying exceptional service with our newly enhanced employee benefits plans for groups of all sizes; service and1-3 EmployeesFlexibility and low cost optionspricing. 4-250 EmployeesMatch current or design your own planOne contactdaily support, booklets, coverage, claims, invoicingNO COST TO QUOTE Call 1-800-753-0110 or email Jason Ovsenny at JOvsenny@healthsourceplus.comwww.ecao.org4'