History
Themes, participants, presentations and exhibitor lists from previous conferences.
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Conference THemes
1996 - 1999
ANNUAL ATLANTIC REGION SHORTLINE MEETING
2000
“ON TRACK 2000”
2001
“ALWAYS ON THE MOVE”
2002
“SAFETY MIRRORS SUCCESS”
« SÉCURITÉ GOUVERNE LE SUCCÈS »
2003
“SUCCESS MIRRORS SAFETY”
« SUCCÈS GOUVERNE LA SÉCURITÉ »
2004
“ON TRACK TOGETHER”
« ENSEMBLE SUR LA BONNE VOIE »
2005
“SAFETY SUCCESS THROUGH SMS”
« SUCCÈS EN SÉCURITÉ PAR LA VOIE DU SGS »
2006
“A DECADE OF PARTNERING IN RAILWAY SAFETY”
« UNE DÉCENNIE DE PARTENARIAT EN SÉCURITÉ FERROVIAIRE»
2007
“TRACKING BEST PRATICES”
« SUR LA VOIE DES MEILLEURES PRATIQUES »
2008
“BALANCING SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY”
« L’ÉQUILIBRE ENTRE LA SÉCURITÉ ET LA PRODUCTIVITÉ »
2009
“SHARING THE COMMITMENT TO RAIL SAFETY”
« PARTAGER L’ENGAGEMENT POUR LA SÉCURITÉ FERROVIAIRE »
Past Participants
Atlantic Region Railways
Canadian National Railway
Moncton, NB
Peter Hopper, Superintendent, Atlantic zone
Charlie Boyd, Risk Management Officer
Montreal, QC
Jim Vena, Premier Vice President, Eastern Division
Stellarton, NS
Jim Ryan, General Manager
Roy Niemi, CBNS Roadmaster
Everett Sullivan, Trainmaster
Beresford, NB
Gilles Richard, Vice President & General Manager
Guy Lepage, Track Supervisor
Dave Mann, Transportation Superintendant
Luc Hachey, Assistant Supervisor, Transportation
Serge Fournier, Vice President, Engineering
Dany Roy, Assisatnt Supervisor, Shop
Marc Laliberté, Président, Chemins de fer du Québec
Saint John, NB
Lorrie Johnston, Operations
Ian Simpson, General Manager
Steve Wills, Operating Officer
Bruce Wilson, Safety & Regulatory Affairs
Sept-Iles, QC
Louis Gravel, Directeur général
Jean-Pierre Boucher, Surintendant – Transport & entretien de la voie
Benoit Methot, Gestionnaire d’équipe principal
Marcel Leboulaire, Gestionnaire d’équipe principal
Ottawa, ON
Kevin McKinnon, Director of Regulatory Affairs
Gérald Gauthier, Director, Industry Liaison
Sydney, NS
John Baldwin, General Manager
Sept-îles, QC
Richard J. Bell, Directeur general et directeur de l’exploitation
Bob Jackson, Directeur des operations
Michel Daoust, Directeur mécanique
Donald Pilot, Directeur administratif
Montreal, QC
Robert Gray, Senior Advisor, Occupational Safety & Health
Daniel Nobert, Directeur, Exploitation ferroviaire (est)
Halifax, NS
Al Livingstone, Manager, Train Operations East
Wabush, NL
David Rose, Area Manager, Concentrator Operations
Ottawa, ON
Dan DiTota, National Director
Provincial Departments of Transportation
Nova Scotia Department of Transportation & Public Works
Halifax, NS
Steve Newson, Transportation Policy Advisor
Fredericton, NB
Robb Francis, Transportation Policy Officer
Don Mason, Manager, Passenger Services
Transport Canada
Moncton, NB
Don Anderson, Railway Operations Inspector
Sara Devereaux, Inspector, Transportation Dangerous Goods
Len Freeman, Railway Equipment Inspector
Peter Fullarton, Manager System Safety Overview
Rachelle Godin, Administrative Asst., Transportation Dangerous Goods
Paul Haché, Railway Infrastructure Officer
Dan Harper, Surface Programs Statistics Officer
Dale Hicks, Regional Director, Surface
Laura Joseph, Dangerous Goods Officer
Ryan Rickard, Railway Works Engineer
Rachèle LeBlanc, Safety Management System Auditor
Richard McLaughlin, Railway Motive Power Officer
Marcel Pelletier, Manager, Transp. of Dangerous Goods
Mike Rodgers, Railway Ops. & Dangerous Goods Inspector
Ginette Bourgeois, Coordinator ARRC
Joan Steele, Coordinator ARRC
Ottawa, ON
Luc Bourdon, Director General, Rail Safety
Tim Meisner, Executive Director, RSA Review Secretariat
Alain Richer, Gestionnaire exploitation ferroviaire et materiel roulant
Sesto Vespa, TDC, Chief, Technological Application
Fred Rose, Chief, Engineering
Vancouver, BC
Terry Collins, Inspector
Winnipeg, MB
Jim Bertrand, Inspector
Toronto, ON
Brian Slager, Inspector
Transportation Safety Board
Dartmouth, NS
Donald Ross, Senior Investigator
2007 Presentations
Presentations are in Microsoft Powerpoint Show format.
The presentations have been modified from their original format.
- Animation and video have been removed to reduce file size.
- Individual slides have been converted to images.
Transport Canada - Tim Meisner
Railway Safety Act Review - 1.95 MB
Canadian National Railway - Brian Pullen
Contractor Safety Policy - 2.95 MB
New Brunswick East Coast Railway - Guy Lepage
Tracking Best Practices - An Industry Perspective - 1.88 MB
Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway - Roy Niemi
Site Line Monitoring - 3.83 MB
Quebec North Shore & Labrador Railway - Jean-Pierre Boucher
Best Practices - 8.22 MB
Transportation Development Centre - Sesto Vespa
Rail Related Technology R&D - 15.1 MB
Quebec Railway Corporation - Marc Laliberté
Chemins de fer du Québec - 2.2 MB
2008 ExhibitorS / EXPOSANTS
CN Police - Ville St. Laurent, QC
Constable Guy Boudreau
Constable Michael Melanson
Harsco Track Technologies - West Columbia, SC
Nick Tosto - Director Sales & Marketing
Kim Hotstart Mfg. Co - Spokane, WA
Jason Barnes - Market Manager
Modern Tracks - Outremont, QC
Jamie Burwash - Area Manager East
ORMAC Industrial Supply Inc. - Sussex, NB
Dave Beckett - Representative
Oren MacLean - Representative
PNR Coyle Inc. - Delson, QC
Michel De Massey - Directeur
Steve Coyle – Assistant directeur
Polycorp. Ltd. - Elora, ON
Peter Mick – Sales Representative
Portec, Rail Products Ltd. - Lachine, QC
Mike Yared – Manager Sales / Marketing
QMP Ltd. - Crystal City, MO
Julie Inglis - Sales Manager Eastern Canada
Rick Hill – Sales Representative
RST Industries Limited - Saint John, NB
Doug Gatward – Field Services Manager
Darrel Nickerson - Representative
Safetran Systems Corp. - Calgary, AB
Bill Wilson – Manager
Bill Costello – Manager
Stella-Jones Inc. - Truro, NS
Stephen R. Cook - Atlantic Sales Manager
Transport Canada - Moncton, NB
X-Rail Inc. - Châteauguay, QC
Eric Gadoury, Professional Engineer
Eric Renaud - President
David Green – Signal Maintainer
2007 ExhibitorS / EXPOSANTS
DAVANAC INC
- Dorval, QC
Luigi Covello – Manager Sales & Engineering
DeAngelo Brothers Corp.
- Regina, SK
Jim Williams - General Manager
Michael Krushniskey
CN Police - Ville St. Laurent, QC
Constable Guy Boudreau
Electromega Ltée
- Camdoac, QC
Brian Antila
Kim Hotstart Mfg. Co. - Spokane, WA
Jason Barnes - Market Manager
Modern Tracks - Outremont, QC
Jamie Burwash - Area Manager East
NDT Technologies Inc. - Baie d'Urfe, QC
ORMAC Industrial Supply Inc. - Sussex, NB
Denis J.G. Frenette – Sales Representative
Pandrol Canada Ltd. - Edmonton, AB
Bryan Davey - Sales ManagerGayle McCormick
RST Industries Limited - Saint John, NB
Earle Nickerson - Emergency Response Mgr.
Darrel Nickerson - Risk Manager
Stella-Jones Inc. - Truro, NS
Stephen Cook - Atlantic Sales Manager
Transport Canada - Moncton, NB
X-Rail Inc. - Chateauguay, QC
Eric Renaud - President
Eric Gadoury, Professional Engineer
Christopher Green
2006 Exhibitors / EXPOSANTS
Asplundh Canada Inc. - Orangeville, ON
DeAngelo Brothers Corp. - Regina, SK
Harsco Track Technologies - West Columbia, SC
Kim Hotstart Mfg. Co. - Spokane, WA
Maritime Thermo King - Moncton, NB
Modern Tracks - Outremont, QC
Pandrol Canada Ltd. - Edmonton, AB
Portec, Rail Products Ltd. - Lachine, QC
QMP Ltd. - Crystal City Missouri
RST Industries Limited - Saint John, NB
Stella- Jones Inc. - Truro, NS
Surrette Battery Co.Ltd. - Springhill, NS
Transport Canada – Direction 2006 - Ottawa, ON
Transport Canada - Moncton, NB
WAJAX Industries Ltd. - Lachine, QC
X-Rail Inc. - Chateauguay, QC