b'The Ontario Electrical Contractoris published for:75th Anniversary Issue 10 Carlson Court, Suite 702 Toronto, ONM9W 6L2 Tel: (416) 675-3226S T N E T N O CFax: (416) 519-6191 (800) 387-ECAO (3226) ecao@ecao.orgwww.ecao.orgECAO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPresident: Chris Cimek,E.S. Fox Limited, NiagaraPast President: Ken Crawford,C&M Electric, OttawaFirst Vice President: Tim Birnie,1948-1955 1956-1968 1965-1968 Birnie Electric Ltd., MississaugaSecond Vice President: Anthony Tofano, TJI Multi-Trade Contractors Ltd., SarniaETBA Chair: Terry Moore,Trade-Mark Industrial Inc., CambridgeTreasurer: Doug Dinniwell,Western Mechanical ElectricalMillwright Services Ltd., BarrieThe Ontario Electrical Contractor is the official publication of the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario. Its purpose is to provide information and editorial comment on issues 1969-2017 that are relevant to the electrical contracting industry.2017-PresentPublisher Robert ThompsonEditor From the President, Chris Cimek. 7 Emily WeidenbacherNational Sales Executives From the Executive Director, Graeme Aitken 8 Nolan Ackman, April Hawkes,Derek de WeerdtFrom the Premier of Ontario. 11 Senior Design Specialist Krista ZimmermannFrom the MLITSD. 13 Design Specialist Bethany GiesbrechtFrom the Mayor of Toronto. 15 Published by:From the IBEW-CCO. 17 mediaedgepublishing.com33 South Station Street ECAOs Past Presidents. 18 North York, ONM9N 2B2 (866) 480-4717 robertt@mediaedge.caECAO Executive Committee 19 531 Marion Street Winnipeg, MBR2J 0J9 ECAO Board of Directors 20 (866) 201-3096 Fax: (204) 480-4420 Electrical Trade Bargaining Agency (ETBA). 21 www.mediaedgepublishing.comPresident Reflections 22 Kevin BrownSenior Vice President Meet Our Local ECAs! 33 Robert ThompsonDirector, Business Development Michael BellHistory of Provincial Bargaining b/w the ETBA and IBEW. 39 Branch Manager Nancie PrivHistory of Provincial Bargaining in Ontario. 42 All rights reserved. The contents of this publicationmay not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part,without the prior written consent of the association.Your ECAO Team 43 PUBLICATION MAIL AGREEMENT #40063602Return Undeliverable Items to:ECAO Awards and Recognition. 44 Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario,10 Carlson Court, Suite 702Toronto, ONM9W 6L2Photo Gallery.47 The Ontario Electrical Contractor is printed on 10% post-consumer FSC certified paper using soya based inks. When necessary to mailAffiliate Partners78 an issue in an enclosure, we use an environmentally-friendly,100% oxo-degradable poly-wrap.Ontario Electrical Contractor5'