Toronto Building Managers' and           Operators' Association

FEBRUARY - MARCH 2007 NEWSLETTER Date: Date: Wednesday, April 11th. 2007 Time: 5:30- 6:00 p.m. Cocktails 6:00- 7:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00- 7:45 p.m. Speakers 8:00- 9:00 p.m. General Meeting Location: Valley Fields restaurant is located at 1222 Lawrence Avenue East at Curlew (North- West Corner) East of the Don Valley Parkway. Parking available. Speakers: Ontario Ministry of Labour: http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/ The two speakers will outline the ministries program to improve the work space safety record. Anna Fliegl and Mike Bibeau are Regional Program Co-ordinators for the Industrial and Construction divisions of the Ontario Ministry of Labour respectively. They will outline our responsibilities as building managers and operators. Give us the information to make sure we are following the correct protocols with respect to work being done in our buildings. This presentation will be geared to the commercial building environment. - Cost $15.00 The dinner is a selected menu, please call Peter Choi (416 862-2255) to verify your choice. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: Spring is in the Air. The winter has come and gone. We can look forward to longer days and milder temperatures. The February meeting was a field trip to the Enwave Pearl St. Steam plant. Members meet @ 123 Front St. (CITIPLACE) lobby and continued their way a few blocks to 120 Pearl St. back door where our tour was started. The night was Crisp (Temp -20 Deg C) and all the boilers were on High fire. After the introductory speech in the basement of the Plant (the quietest area in the structure), we were split up into three groups and our tour guides were Peter Harasti, Graham Harding and Joyce Lee. This is one of three Steam plants run by Enwave in the downtown core. Each person was given Ear protection due the sound level of the eight boilers. The groups made their way up the stairs to the catwalk @ top of the plant to view the induction fans and chimneys. Down to the Combustion Level. Finally to the Basement where all the water is treated before to is turned into Steam The Tour was very interesting. So much power concentrated into a single building. We thanked Peter Harasti, Graham Harding and Joyce Lee for taking the time to show us their plant. May meeting will be elections. More details will be forth coming. This presentation will be geared to the commercial building environment. See you on April 11th. for an informative presentation from the Ministry of Labour. Thank You, Yours Truly, Colin Jones President THE DAILY REFERANCE AND BUYERS GUIDE IS AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION, USEFUL TOOLS, AND MOST OF ALL, LISTINGS OF THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH ADVERTISING Please show your support to the contractors and suppliers that advertise by using them. Affiliate Associations Detroit Building Superintendents Association Philadelphia Building Managers & Operators Association New York Building Managers Association The Chief Engineers Association of Chicago land Committee Reports and Association News INTERCITY The Grand Ball is planned by the New York Building Managers Association for Saturday April 14th. Janet Ballerino, President of the Philadelphia's Building Managers & Operators Associations announced plans to have the Inner City/Annual Ball the week end of the October 20th., 2007. SOCIAL AND BUYERS GUIDE If you know of any interested companies that would like to come on board and advertise in the TBMOA year book contact Ken Vanderputt @ 416 296-2918 for more information. Buyers guide committee is looking for members to assist in getting the next issue finalized. Contact Ken if you are interested. The Buyers guide dead line for new Advertisers is April 30th. 2007. UPCOMING EVENTS General Meeting, Wednesday April 11th. 2007 - Ontario Ministry of Labour - Safety in the work space. May meeting will be the Elections. SEE YOU THERE!!! See You There. To view in pdf form or print FEBRUARY - MARCH 2007 NEWSLETTER -click here Back to "NEWSLETTERS"