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September 2007 NEWSLETTER Date: Wednesday, September 19th. 2007 Time: 5:30- 6:30 p.m. Cocktails 6:30- 7:15 p.m. Guest speaker 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: Steve Watson of Global GPR Services, His Company utilizes ground penetrating radar technology to located objects in the concrete slab. Steve will explain his product and how it will assist you is completing a core drilling project with minimum interruptions. The dinner is a selected menu; please call Peter Choi (416 862-2255) to verify your choice. Cost $15.00 for Members $ 25.00 for Associate Members PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: I hope you all had a wonderful summer. As always it was way too short. The 44th. Annual TBMOA golf tournament was a great success. Hard work during the summer by the Golf committee, gave way to 168 golfers teeing off @ the Richmond Hill Golf Club on Wednesday Sept. 5th. The weather was ideal. Many Sponsors contributed to the Golf tournament and with their support every player received a gift and special draws were conducted with winners receiving either a Webber Bar B Q, wine cooler, Bike and more. Here a few pictures. Danie Mandawe Chairman of the Golf Committee presents the Webber B-B-Q to Numar Carasco gift Donated by Guillevin International. Part of the Golf Committee 2007. Danie presents the trophy to Cart 15B (UNICCO - Ken Vanderputt, George, Claudia Nemi and Terry Thomas) Putting Contest winner - Dean Hamill - Pauf Wolf Lighting - Donated by Bryan Bonham of General Property Services Inc. (GPSI) The Sept. 19th meeting will feature Mr. Steve Watson of Global GPR Services Inc. Steve will outline his companies Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology that uses high frequency radio waves to penetrate the surface below ground and even inside concrete walls, floors and ceilings. Since the power output is very low and not harmful you do not have to evacuate people in the area or have the work done in off-hours. This makes it a cost effective solution compared to other technologies such as X-Ray. This will allow options when it is necessary to detect conduit etc. in the concrete slab when core drilling is required. See you on September 19th. for an informative presentation from Global GPR Services Inc. 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 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 Ken Vanderputt ha been busy putting on the final touches of the Buyers Guiders the final product will be in the mail by the end of the month. UPCOMING EVENTS General Meeting, Wednesday September 19th. 2007 - Global GPR Services - non-destructive subsurface imaging utilizing Ground Penetrating Radar technology. SEE YOU THERE!!! See You There. To view in pdf form or print September 2007 NEWSLETTER -click here Back to "NEWSLETTERS"