Winter 2015 Newsletter

WINTER 2015/2016
SAFe. RelIABle. PROFeSSIONAl.
In this issue:
Sales & Business Development Update .............. 2
Adam Capson ................................................ 2
Parkland Fuel Corporation Hauler of the Year .... 2
Update from AJ Weigand, Inc. ......................... 3
Wiebe Drivers Receive Customer Recognition .... 3
Esso Petroleum Update .................................... 3
Service Awards .............................................. 3
Human Resources Policy Reminder .................... 4
Human Resources Team Update ....................... 4
Cambridge Fire Dept. TRANSCAER RC Event .... 5
Change is The Only Constant........................... 5
Corporate Emergency Response Protocol........... 6
Photo Contest Winners ................................... 7
Office Annual Costume Contest ........................ 7
Montreal Fleet Maintenance 5 year Service ....... 7
Employee Achievements ................................. 8
Employee Retirements ...................................... 8
Employment Equity Update ............................. 8
Above and Beyond: Mark St. Pierre ................. 8
Scholarship Program ....................................... 9
Blue Jay Spirit ................................................. 9
20 Questions With ................................. 10, 11
Optional Health Benefits Program ................... 12
Newfoundland Driver Reach Out .................... 12
Owner Operator business growth Support....... 12
Employee Programs ...................................... 13
North York Employee Appreciation Event ........ 13
Steps toward your Health .............................. 14
Trevali Mining Corporation ............................ 14
Coffee Corner & Baby Announcements ........... 16
A MeSSAge FROM THe PReSIdeNT...
Welcome to the winter 2015 / 2016
edition of The Seaboard Headliner.
Heading into this winter I am sure most
of us are concerned about what type
of winter it will be. Will it be as severe
as the previous two years or will we go
back to something milder? We should be
prepared for the worst and hope for the
best as they say. In this regard we have
been conducting reviews of all aspects
of our business. We have completed a
review of our fleet and introduced some
new winterization processes. We have
also added a truck specialist to improve
our up time on trucks. In certain regions,
we will be expanding shop services to
24 hours / day service to ensure that
trucks on night shift are ready to go.
Driver shifting and driver communication
are key in winter conditions and this
will be our focus for improved service
performance this winter.
I want to congratulate our scholarship
recipients, 20 in total, who were awarded
$1000.00 each towards their postsecondary tuition for the year. These
recipients are children of our employees
and dedicated contractors who have done
well in school and have contributed to
their respective communities. In addition,
we will be awarding 83 service awards
this year for 5 and 10 years of service with
Seaboard. I want to say thank you to the
recipients of these awards for their service
to the company.
2015 has been a productive year for
Seaboard with the roll out of TMW system
throughout the East, implementation
of new human resources programs for
improved employee satisfaction and a
restructuring of our risk team. While
business is steady, it is not at levels we
have seen in the previous years due to the
economic conditions in Western Canada.
The Canadian economy is not expected to
grow by very much this year, if at all, so
we are in a position to better manage costs
within the organization. We have a great
team across Canada and the United States
and we encourage our employees to come
forward with suggestions for cost-savings
initiatives.
To all of our drivers, please be vigilant
as you begin to encounter winter driving
conditions. I wish everyone a safe holiday
season.
Happy Holidays,
MARk SHANNON
PReSIdeNT ANd COO
www.SeaboardTransportgroup.com
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Adam Capson
September 17th, 1975 – November 12th, 2015
CONTRIBUTORS
Mark Shannon, Jim Dibbin, Bob MacQuarrie,
Mark Kadlec, Feisal Lalani,
Jason Fleming, Greg Coughlin,
Rick Johnson, Harv Roberts,
Kyla Chamberlaine, Samantha Dimock,
Jocelyne Beaulieu, Todd Stauffer, Victoria
Dreimanis & Harry Kelley.
After a brief illness Adam passed
away with his family by his side at
Mount Sinai Hospital on Thursday,
November 12, 2015 at age 40.
Adam, beloved husband of
Jennifer (Bowlby) of 12 years.
Loving dad of Abbigail and Paul.
Dear son of Inge Capson (Kate
Doyle) and the late Paul Capson.
Brother of James (Melanie) and
Matthew (Theresa). Brother in law
of David Bowlby (Christina).
Proud uncle of Spencer, Isabelle, Isaiah, Madisyn, Sloane,
Hayden and Morgan.
Sales & Business
Development Update
Adam will be lovingly remembered by his many cousins,
friends and family.
2015 was a year of challenges given the impact of falling
Global Oil Prices which impacted transportation greatly. The
Seaboard Transport Group of Companies however managed to
weather the storm and had a steady year with our customers
and the outlook appears promising for new customers and
additional business from existing customers in 2016.
In the Energy and Refined Products divisions we were
successful in renewing large contracts and also acquiring
new business. This occurred in a period where we faced
tough competition from other carriers and pressure from our
customers to reduce their costs. We won contracts from new
petroleum customers and see a bright future growing with
them.
In our HDL division (Liquid Chemical), we grew sales in all
areas of the country. We are doing more business in Atlantic
Canada; we experienced significant customer growth in
Central Canada from some of our customers both in the
GTA area and Cross Border. We have also started a Liquid/
Chemical operation in Western Canada. Our initial growth in
the West is coming from some of our National accounts. We
also participated and bid on many new opportunities in the
West where we expect to see results from these activities in
2016.
We are pleased to announce the addition of Paul Hanson to
our sales team who is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Paul will
be working with our North American Sales and Business
Development Team to add new customers for us in Western
Canada. Paul’s background is in Chemicals, Oil & Gas and
transportation.
We are very excited about the outlook for 2016. We have many
opportunities in our sales funnels and will be taking on new
accounts and opportunities that best fit with our operations
and strategic plan.
Have a Safe and Happy Holiday!
Jim Dibbin
Vice President - Sales
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L-R; Ron Wiebe, Shane Boschman (Parkland)
2014 Parkland Fuel Corporation
Hauler of the Year Award
I am excited to announce that Seaboard Transport won the
Parkland Fuel Corporation Award for Hauler of the Year for
2015.
This award is a testament to the hard work, dedication and
strong execution of our employees across Canada who work
diligently to service the Parkland account. We have made
significant safety and service improvements on this business
in recent years and this award is a great acknowledgement of
everyone’s hard work.
Congratulations to our ERP group!
Bob MacQuarrie
Senior Vice President Operations – Energy and Refined
Products Canada
WINTER 2015/2016
Update from AJ Weigand, Inc.
AJ Weigand Inc. has begun the process of becomeing certified in
the Responsible Care Partner Program by the end of 2018. The
AJW Responsible Care Team has conducted a Gap Analysis and
is embarking on the first step of Hazard Identification and Risk
Assessment. In addition the AJW team will be working closely
with the Seaboard and Harmac Responsible Care team to guide
AJW through the process and allow for the use of “best practices”
for all companies. We look forward to involving all of our employees
and contractors in this process. Formal communication to the AJW
employees and contractors will occur during the December 2015
Safety Meetings.
AJ Weigand is also proud to be participating in the Share a
Christmas Program for the second year. This program provides food
and gifts to low-income families and those facing crisis situations
in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. This was a huge success last year
and we are looking forward to the charitable donations from our
employees and owner operators throughout the US.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
MARk kAdleC
geNeRAl MANAgeR - AJW
Wiebe drivers Receive
Customer Recognition
Two Wiebe Transport drivers, Kevin McGeen and Gerald Funk
were recently observed performing deliveries at the Bluewave
Grande Prairie location and received a very positive review from
Chris, the Dispatch Supervisor at Bluewave:
“Both drivers are very professional and polite with very positive
attitudes and are currently demonstrating excellent teamwork
while they are unloading in the same yard at the same time. It
is very impressive, professional service and I want to extend my
thanks to both of them”.
It is this type of service level that differentiates Wiebe drivers
and the entire Seaboard team from our competition, and goes a
long way in building strong relationships with our customers.
Thank you Kevin and Gerald and well done!
BOB MACQUARRIe
SeNIOR VICe PReSIdeNT OPeRATIONS – eNeRgY ANd ReFINed
PROdUCTS CANAdA
esso Petroleum Update
The Esso GTA Petroleum team has continued their strong
performance. As of this writing, they have now made it to 629 days
without a carrier caused runout on Esso service, this is a worldclass performance which our customer has recognized regularly in
our quarterly meetings.
An achievement such as this would not have been made possible
without the efforts of the entire Toronto Petroleum team, including
fleet maintenance personnel, dispatchers, safety representatives
and most importantly, our drivers.
Thank you to everyone and congratulations on this fantastic
achievement!
FeISAl lAlANI
dIVISION MANAgeR – CeNTRAl ReTAIl PeTROleUM
SeRVICe AWARdS
SeABOARd
TRANSPORT
5 YeAR
Fred Liddle
Robert Beattie
Tejwant Boughan
Luc Chamberlain
Lindsay Currie
Muhammad Farooq
Jason Fleming
Russell Freeman
Daniel Henri
Robert Hodgson
Sukchain Kang
Gary Kieley
John Kropf
John Paul Latour
Laurentiu Lazar
Dave Lynn
David MacDonald
Chrystal MacDonald
Gary MacWilliams
Edward Marshall
Brian McDow
Dan Morrison
James Ndegwa
Jason Potts
Bhaumik Raval
Michael Reilly
Donald Sieber
Christopher Spencer
William Walls
Abdijail Wardhere
Cordell Wicks
John Bronsveld
Fred Shea
SeABOARd
TRANSPORT
10 YeAR
Paramjit Banwait
Piera Morelli
Carl Peach
Darren Peyton
Ronald Thompson
Randy Walls
Greg Webster
Gary Storring
Mark Abrams
Hardeep Banwait
Reg Barkema
John Bronsveld
Francis Daw
Mario Domingos
Mark Dugal
Marc Gelinas
Darryl J. Hapgood
Tim Forestell
Tony Klaver
Michael Plews
Ian Robertson
Clayton Vincent
Bill Wright Jr.
Paula Young
HARMAC
TRANSPORTATION
10 YeAR
Norman Camuso
Martin DeZeeuw
Robert
Shoebridge
Dan Verhaegen
Russell Bennett
Alexander Herman
Andrei Ilienkov
Steve Jarvie
Sheera Sadhra
Stan Wiszomirski
HARMAC
TRANSPORTATION
5 YeAR
Brian Coppins
Scott Haines
Altin Hasho
Udham Maan
Jordan Mitchell
Jeffrey Wilson
FOSS TRANSPORT
5 YeAR
Gurmel Blaggan
Iman Hashemi
Abbas Mahidyan
Eduard Sadnik
FOSS TRANSPORT
10 YeAR
Sergey Shevencko
WIeBe TRANSPORT
5 YeAR
Mark Hoskins
Dave Layoun
WIeBe TRANSPORT
15 YeAR
Dan Cornforth
Gerald Funk
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Human Resources Policy Reminder
Ensuring our work environment is safe for all employees and
contractors is a top priority for the Human Resources Team.
Posted in lunchrooms, terminals, and driver rooms across the
country members of the Seaboard Transport Group of Companies
can find the following policies:
1.
2.
3.
HR-4-A-14 Discrimination and Harassment Policy
a.
Provides general definitions for discrimination,
harassment and retaliation;
b.
Bans and prohibits discrimination, harassment and
related retaliation; and sets forth procedures for
employees to follow when they feel a policy violation
has occurred.
HR-4-A-15 Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
a.
Prohibits workplace violence to ensure no worker is
subject to violence;
b.
Definition: Workplace Violence: Workplace violence
constitutes any action, conduct, threat or gesture of a
person towards an employee or independent contractor
in their workplace that can reasonably be expected to
cause harm, injury or illness to that employee.
HR-4-A-16 Workplace Bullying Policy
a.
Prohibits bullying the workplace to ensure no worker is
bullied;
b.
Bullying is usually seen as acts or verbal comments
that could mentally hurt or isolate a person in the
workplace. Sometimes, bullying can involve negative
physical contact as well. Bullying usually involves
repeated incidents or a pattern of behavior that is
intended to intimidate, offend, degrade or humiliate a
particular person or group of people.
Human Resources Team Update
Greetings Seaboard Team,
As an industry, we are faced with a driver shortage that is
resulting in fewer qualified candidates for driving jobs across
Canada. This is why it is so important for our company to lead the
industry in driver retention. One of our plans to address the driver
shortage is to expand the driver pool from which we can recruit.
As a result, we have recently launched the Seaboard Driver
Apprenticeship Program that allows our company to hire drivers
with under 24 months of driving experience. In Q2, our first Driver
Apprentice was hired for the Trevali Mining contract in Bathurst,
New Brunswick and has been a great addition to our team.
In F2015, we completed a second employee satisfaction survey.
Our employees provided dozens of suggestions for improved
management practices across the company. We have completed
87% of these action items. Thanks again to all those who have
participated. We will be running another survey in 2017.
At the halfway mark of the 2016 fiscal year, the HR team has a
number of updates to share as we continue managing our annual
business plan and taking on ad-hoc projects to support the
retention, development and engagement of our workforce:
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To learn more about each policies employees and contractors
can read the policies posted in their respective offices, locate the
policies on the company’s internal Intranet or email
HR@seaboard.acl.ca to obtain a copy of the policy.
Reporting Obligations – Employees
Individuals who believe they have been subject to or have
witnessed acts of discrimination, harassment, bullying or
violence or retaliation should report the events to the Human
Resources Director and a Senior Manager in a timely manner.
Report Obligations – Supervisors & Managers
Supervisors and managers are directed to take all appropriate
steps to prevent and stop discrimination, harassment, bullying
or violence in their areas of responsibility. Any supervisor or
manager who is subjected to, witnesses, or is given written or
verbal complaints of discrimination, harassment, bullying or
violence or acts of retaliation must immediately report it to the
Director of Human Resources.
Supervisory personnel who are contacted by an individual that
wishes to file a complaint of discrimination, harassment, bullying
or violence shall assist the complainant, and ensure that they are
able to contact the Director of Human Resources.
Enforcement
Seaboard Transport Group of Companies has a zero tolerance for
infractions of all of the above policies.
Violation of any part of these policies may result in disciplinary
action, up to and including termination.
Jason Fleming
Director of Human Resources
All corporate benefits plans will be renewed in April, 2016. We
recently conducted a national survey to gain more insight into
employee benefits preferences that will help us manage the
renewal. We will be communicating any changes to your benefits
plan in early 2016. Thank you for the great participation in the
survey.
After 2 quarters, our overall turnover rate for drivers continues
to be very low compared to industry benchmarks. Our voluntary
separation rates for office staff and fleet maintenance staff are
in-line with industry benchmarks. However, we are continuing to
work towards industry-leading turnover performance across all job
types.
After a challenging 2013 and 2014, we have seen improved
performance in our injury-prevention and workers compensation
claims management in most provinces.
As always, please feel free to reach out to me directly or a member
of the HR team with any questions, suggestions or concerns about
your employment experience with the Seaboard Transport Group.
Have a great holiday season,
Jason Fleming
Director of Human Resources
WINTER 2015/2016
Change is The
Only Constant
For the past six months and
for the foreseeable future
the only thing constant in
Moncton is change.
Since the exit of the COOP
grocery business in June
we have been working to
transition to a new business
model.
Cambridge Fire department
TRANSCAeR Responsible Care event
Harmac Transport is a Responsible
Care (RC) carrier and is committed to
the Ethics of the Chemistry Industry
Association of Canada Transportation
Safety program. As part of the RC
criteria we participate as members of the
Ontario East Transportation Community
Awareness and Emergency Response
(TRANSCAER) committee. We work
in collaboration with the communities
along our transport routes to ensure the
residents, municipal officials, and first
responders are aware of the hazards
associated with the products we
have, the routes we use, and what the
communities can do to best prepare and
respond to a potential transportation
incident involving dangerous goods.
On Friday September 11th, 2015 Harmac
participated in a TRANSCAER reach
out event in Cambridge, Ontario. The
program was a four day event involving
first responders from across the province.
The attendees were a cross section of
firemen, EMS and police officers from
Windsor, North Bay, Ottawa, Welland and
many communities in between.
During our time with the first responders
we reviewed the hazardous goods
products that we carry and the lanes
we travel throughout the regions. The
attendees broke out into three groups and
were educated on the equipment and the
safety systems located on the trailers
Previously, our core business
was grocery; we now have
four business units and are
working on further profitable
growth and diversification.
Our current business units
are; Bulk Feed, Highway
(reefer, tank, end dump, flat
bed), Dedicated Postal and
Equipment Leasing.
We are currently
transitioning Canada Post
Newfoundland to our Postal
orbit division, as well as
increasing our emphasis on
our Reefer Leasing venture.
Jeff Gerber educating some of the members
of the Cambridge Fire Department
that we haul. The three driver trainers
were Clare Rayner, Jeff Gerber and
Dave Jenkins. They did an excellent job
explaining the trailers and safety systems
on each of the trailers.
We have received very positive feedback
from the attendees and have had a
number of fire departments ask for us
to participate in their local training
programs over the next year. We would
like to thank Clare, Jeff and Dave for their
time, effort and professional conduct
while working with the attendees. We
received compliments on their knowledge
and positive attitudes.
Thank you for being great representatives
of our professional driving force.
gReg COUgHlIN
geNeRAl MANAgeR – TORONTO lIQUId
During the transition from
grocery to this new business
model, many of our drivers
and office staff who have
worked in grocery for over 20
years have ventured out of
their comfort zones to work
through the transitions, and
learning curves to adapt to
the new business.
We will continue to seek out
growth and diversification
opportunities, offer increased
capacity, and provide support
to other divisions under our
roof.
Thank you to all the
members of our team.
Without the commitment
of our experienced drivers,
fleet maintenance personnel,
and office staff we wouldn’t
be able to meet these
challenges and opportunities.
We are on the right path!
RICk JOHNSON
geNeRAl MANAgeR – HIgHWAY
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Corporate Emergency Response Protocol
During the fall of 2015, a newly revised Corporate Emergency
Response Protocol (ER) was rolled out across all terminals.
Solicitation went out to Operations, Fleet, and Compliance with
a request to be part of the ER team and was met with great
results.
This protocol as well as a newly revised ER manual, was the
result of HSE and Risk Management teams working together to
define and subsequently provide education to personnel in the
event of an emergency response requirement.
There were three one day sessions held;
• Sherwood Park, Edmonton Alberta
17 participants
• North York, Ontario
20 participants
• Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
17 participants
Although the participants’ exposure to an emergency response
may vary depending on their position within the company,
location, severity of the incident, etc. they came away from the
session with a generic understanding of the importance of first
steps with initial notification of an incident, call escalation and
the importance of documentation.
Contained within the education module was a presentation by
Kevin Burgher - EFI Global who gave an overview of reporting
requirements, product containment, and site remediation when
addressing released product to the environment.
All participants received an appreciation ER Team Member
jacket.
Harv Roberts
Director – HSE
Eastern ER Protocol Training
L-R; Ryan Kelley,
Brad Raven, Reg
Frenette, Bobby Currie,
Sandy McNeil, Toni
Gumbinger, Steve
Mercer, Rick Johnson,
Mary Adams, Jeff Gates,
Cheryl Richard, Darrell
MacNeil, Jack Cormier,
Harry Kelley, Dave Kelly,
Robbie Bisson, John
Meany
Central ER Protocol Training
L-R; Rob Miller, William
Veronick, Dave
Jenkins, Ryan Conrod,
Philp Breault, Garry
Stewart, Feisal Lalani,
Robert Kroonenberg,
George Windover,
Claude Gaudbot,Greg
Coughlin, Stephane
Harvey, Derick Crisofoli,
Sivilay Vongsaphay,
Eric Colpron, Helen
Thorpe, Jordan Mitchell,
Barry Briggs, Mathieu
Belanger, Ed Martin.
Western ER Protocol Training
L-R; Brad Beaton, Marcel
Gervais, Ron Mantei,
Philip Wiebe, Brennan
Tarnowski, Rick McVee,
Barry Bembridge, Shelly
McLean, Adam CarrBraint, Martin Moffatt,
Cheryse Villeneuve,
Lorne Hopkins, Laurence
Sinkewicz, Cory Mantei,
Randy Schulz, Shawn
Labbe, Jesse Bailey.
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WINTER 2015/2016
PHOTO CONTeST WINNeRS
dartmouth Corporate
Office Annual Costume Contest
In the winter of 2014, we held a photo contest across
Canada, we received many great photos that showed
our trucks across Canada. We want to thank everyone
for submitting photo’s, we look forward to using your
photo’s in future Headliners and marketing materials.
Congratulations to our winners of the contest:
1.
Guy Tackaberry – Toronto Liquid Company Driver
2.
Ping Zeng – Toronto Liquid Owner Operator
3.
Wayne Walsh – Dispatcher HDL Moncton
kYlA CHAMBeRlAINe
HR geNeRAlIST – eASTeRN CANAdA
L-R; Front Row: Brittney Lawson, Elizabeth Westlake. Back Row: Chantal Warford, Kyla
Chamberlaine, Penny Brown, Jill Nauffts, Samantha Perry, Rene Hughes
Montreal Fleet Maintenance
Personnel 5 year Service Awards
1st Place Guy Tackaberry – Toronto Liquid Company Driver
L-R; Eric Colpron, Simon Bouchard and Gilles Daigneault
2nd Place Ping Zeng – Toronto Liquid Owner Operator
The dartmouth office
is participating in the
annual Salvation Army
Angel Tree program
3rd Place Wayne Walsh – Dispatcher HDL Moncton
Giving Hope Today
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Employee Achievements
Employment Equity Update
This section of the Headliner is dedicated to celebrating
achievements of our employees. We would like to congratulate
the following employees on their achievements:
In the summer 2015 Edition of the Headliner, we announced
that on May 12th, 2015 we received confirmation that our 2014
Employment Equity Report had been closed. Since this report
was submitted, The Seaboard Transport Group has furthered
their commitment to the Employment Equity program
by partnering with the Pabineau First Nation aboriginal
community.
• Sid Day – Owner Operator, Maritime Petroleum is
celebrating 30 years incident free driving! We want to
commend and thank Sid for his dedication to safety and
ongoing commitment to driving excellence.
• Russ Mobbs - A senior company driver (fuels) for Mantei’s
Transport Calgary, completed a 5k run to raise funds for the
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Russ and his wife
would like to thank all his co-workers at Mantei’s and a
kind donation from Seaboard Corporate in helping him raise
$1340 for the Cancer Foundation.
As of October 1st, 2015, 50% of the drivers working for
Seaboard on the Bathurst Mine project are members of the
Pabineau First Nation. The successful completion of our
2014 Employment Equity report, and the partnership with
the Pabineau First Nation, highlights our commitment to
Employment Equity and the success of our ongoing 5 year plan
is reinforced.
You can also see our commitment to Employment Equity on
our website: www.seaboardtransportgroup.com/careers/
employment-equity/
You can find out more information about the partnership with
the Pabineau Frist Nation on our website:
www.seaboardtransportgroup.com/company/communityinvolvement/
Samantha Dimock
HR Generalist – Western Canada
Going Above and Beyond the
Call of Duty: Mark St. Pierre
Carol & Russ Mobbs
Employee Retirements
This section of the Headliner is dedicated to celebrating the
hard work and dedication of our recently retired or soon to be
retired employees. We would like to congratulate the following
employees on their retirement:
• Karen Sheppard – ERP Billing and Settlements –
Dartmouth, NS – 7 years of service
• Arnold Comeau – Maritime Petroleum Owner Operator –
Dartmouth, NS – 12 years of service
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Based out of Corunna, Ontario, Mark St. Pierre is a Company
Driver in the Chemical Division. While delivering product
to a customer site at the end of September 2015, Mark saw
a civilian’s vehicle crash into a fence. He rushed over to the
civilian’s car and noticed that this person was locked in the
car gasping for air. Mark knew then that this person needed
medical attention. He quickly reacted and kicked in the
civilian’s window and the customer’s first aid responders were
able to take over the job. We believe that without Mark’s
brave act this person may not have received medical attention
as quickly as he did. Although Mark is very humble about
his actions, we do believe that he is a real hero and should be
commended for his courage under pressure.
Jocelyne Beaulieu
HR Generalist – Central Canada
WINTER 2015/2016
Seaboard Transport group
Scholarship Program
In November 2011 we had the pleasure of introducing the
Seaboard Transport Group Scholarship Program. This
program offers a scholarship to the children of our office staff,
maintenance staff, driving staff as well as owner/operators and
their drivers towards post-secondary education.
Scholarships for the 2015-2016 Academic Year were awarded
to 20 well-deserving students representing multiple
operating divisions across the company who met the program
requirements.
Recipient Quotes
“I would like to thank you for this scholarship
opportunity for my children. Brian and Jenny will be
very excited and thankful that they are recipients this
year. My husband and I are also very grateful for the
assistance. It is a pleasure to be working at Seaboard
Transport Group of Companies and I am excited about
the future of HNAL as we continue to grow.”
Michele l. guarniere
Manager
Harmac North America logistics Inc.
The Seaboard Transport Group Companies Educational
Scholarship is open to all children of Seaboard (Group of
Companies) employees and contractors. This scholarship
program is an important part of our long term retention
program at Seaboard and demonstrates our commitment
to being the preferred place to work in the transportation
industry.
“The scholarship will help a great deal to cover some
of the tuition expenses that are due. Thank you for
honoring me with this scholarship. I am looking
forward to my first year of Architectural Drafting at
NSCC and hope to benefit greatly from it.”
2015/2016 Scholarship Recipients:
Benjamin Courier
Scholarship Recipient
• Kelsey Armstrong, Parent: Mike Armstrong, Seaboard
Transport
• Alissa Bakker, Parent: Ed Bakker, GA Foss Transport
• Kirke Brenton, Parent: Lorne Brenton, Seaboard Transport
• Brianna Cook, Parent: Dale Cook, Seaboard Transport
• Patrick Coughlin, Parent: Greg Coughin, Harmac
Transportation
Blue Jay Spirit Takes
Over Seaboard Offices
• Benjamin Courrier, Parent: Ken Courrier, Seaboard
Transport
• Allison Dettling, Parent: Alan Dettling, Wiebe Transport
• Marlanda Durant, Parent: Cathy Durant, Mantei’s Transport
• Brian Guarniere, Parent: Michele Guarnier, Harmac North
America Logistics
• Jennifer Guarniere, Parent Michele Guarniere, Harmac
North America Logistics
• Samantha Lee, Parent: Hon Lee, Seaboard Transport
• Thomas Mannen, Parent: Tim Mannen, Mantei’s Transport
• McKenzie Mantei, Parent: Ron Mantei, Mantei’s Transport
• Samantha Raven, Parent: Brad Raven, Seaboard Transport
• Scarlette Shirley, Parent: Frank Shirley, AJW
• Colson Schulz, Parent: Randy Schulz, R&G Transport
L-R; Jacob Hakimi, Justine Holdbrook, Lisa Malerba, Angela D’Armento, Cheryl
Gardner, Jocelyne Beaulieu, Ciprian Dragomirescu, Donald Romani
A call for applications for the 2016/2014 scholarships will be
announced in June 2016. Please watch for corporate notices
from payroll, message boards, and onboard computers.
The Toronto Blue Jays (Canada’s Team), went on a
historic run in the second half of the season which
saw them make it all the way to the American League
Championship series. Although the Jays didn’t make it
to the World Series, it didn’t stop Seaboard employees
across the country from embracing the Blue Jay spirit
during the playoffs, and game days became Jay’s Days in
many offices as staff members throughout dressed in Blue
Jay colours to support our team. We can’t wait for next
season!
MARk SHANNON
PReSIdeNT/COO
JOCelYNe BeAUlIeU
HR geNeRAlIST – CeNTRAl CANAdA
• Sahril Ternes, Parent: Donald Ternes, Mantei’s Transport
• Jenna Thiessen, Parent: Douglas Thiessen, Mantei’s
Transport
• Stephanie Verahegen, Parent: Dan Verhaegan, GWR
• Amber Walser, Parent: Brad Walser, AJW
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WEST
CENTRAL
EAST
Barry Bembridge
Helen Thorpe
Lisa Underhay
1. What is your current position with the
organization? Director of western Operations - ERP
1. What is your current position with the
organization? Corporate Training Lead
1. What is your current position with the
organization? Vice President of Finance
2. When did you join the organization?
2. When did you join the organization?
2. When did you join the organization?
3. In which office are you located?
3. In which office are you located?
4. What made you choose the Seaboard Transport
Group as the next step in your career? The
4. What made you choose the Seaboard Transport
Group as the next step in your career? I had
End of June 2015
3. In which office are you located?
Calgary, Sherwood Park facility, Regina & Saskatoon.
4. What made you choose the Seaboard Transport
Group as the next step in your career? Seaboard
Transport Group is well respected within our industry.
When the opportunity presented itself it was an easy
decision to make.
5. On an average day, what are some of the things
you might do? A combination of getting to know
our people, customers & equipment. We are focused
on ensuring we are positioned to respond to external
factors.
6. What are the most challenging aspects of your
job? The economy has turned and there is so much
competition/capacity in the West that we cannot fail our
customers.
7. What is one aspect about your job people would
be surprised to know? The volume of product we
move.
8. What kind of education/degree program is best
to enter your field? Experience and education. A
combination of those two are a great asset.
9. What are some of the trends you see emerging
in your field that could help today’s students
prepare for employment? Interpersonal skills/
ability to deal with a wide range of people and cultures,
communication is so important.
10. What are some of your professional and/or
personal goals for the future? Our company and
its success will depend on the ability of all of us to work
together and communicate. Without communication we
will struggle to get the right message to everyone. My
goal is to make sure everyone gets home safely to their
families whether it is from work or on their personal time.
11. What are you most looking forward to over the
next 12 months with Seaboard? Even in difficult
economic times there will be growth opportunities, riding
the wave of growth will be exciting.
12. Do you lead a team? If so, how big is your team?
I have a few of direct reports, Ron Mantei, Randy
Schultz & Marc Labbe. But my real role is to provide
support to many individuals, really anyone I can help.
13. Which corporate offices have you visited so far?
All of them in the West, North York, and Dartmouth.
14. If you weren’t doing this job, what job would you
be doing? Years ago I thought about the hospitality
industry and the forestry industry, I was fortunate to have
my Dad work in this industry so it was a natural for me.
15. What other languages can you speak?
Growing up in Calgary I went to Lithuanian classes
every Saturday, my Mom came to Canada after the
Second World War from Lithuania, to this day I might
have retained a few word, so the short answer would be
no second languages.
16. What is the best professional advice you have
ever received? Don’t give up, there is always a
solution for every situation.
17. Who is your favourite author? I read more
industry magazines, business books and I read a few
newspapers every day.
18. Do you have any hobbies? Golf & Hockey.
19. What is your favourite travel destination for
personal travel? Phoenix is a favorite of mine as well
as wherever my wife would like to go.
20. What is your favorite holiday? Remembrance Day
is my favorite and important to me, both of my boys are
in the reserves and it is important to me to remember the
sacrifice people make for us to live in this great country.
September 2015
Arrow Road
opportunity to develop and grow professionally in a
safety-conscious culture.
5. On an average day, what are some of the things
you might do? Conduct a driver orientation session,
ride along with a driver to observe and understand
their job, conduct a road test, and develop new training
modules. There’s no such thing as a typical, or a boring
day for me.
6. What are the most challenging aspects of your
job? Learning the intricacies of a bulk-cargo carrier,
and the different requirements of each different division.
7. What is one aspect about your job people would
be surprised to know? How much time is spent on
research. In order to deliver or develop a great training
program, I have to have everything 120% correct.
8. What kind of education/degree program is best
to enter your field? A background in communications
would be an asset; but the experience of being a
professional truck driver is essential to being able to
relate to the drivers meaningfully.
9. What are some of the trends you see emerging in
your field that could help today’s students prepare
for employment? Develop a wide range of skills.
10. What are some of your professional and/or
personal goals for the future? Professionally, I’d like
to be part of developing Seaboard’s various training
modules and programs to a standard by which other
carriers measure themselves. Personally, I’d like to
develop my paddling skills to the point where I’d be
eligible for a seat on Canada’s national Dragon Boat
team for my age group.
11. What are you most looking forward to over the
next 12 months with Seaboard? Learning as much
as I can about all of our divisions.
12. Do you lead a team? If so, how big is your team?
I do not lead a team.
13. Which corporate offices have you visited so far?
Arrow Road, Foss on Doney Crescent, Oakville
14. If you weren’t doing this job, what job would you
be doing? I’d be involved in Safety & Compliance.
Once you get diesel in your blood, it’s hard to get it
back out again.
15. What other languages can you speak?
Unfortunately, I only speak English. But I can order food
in French!
16. What is the best professional advice you have
ever received? “Never be afraid to make a decision.”
and “Own your mistakes”
17. Who is your favourite author?
Oscar Wilde
18. Do you have any hobbies?
Paddling! I’m a dedicated Dragon boater, and carry a
kayak in my car most of the summer. Cooking too, my
recipe book collection is well-thumbed and constantly
growing.
19. What is your favourite travel destination for
personal travel? So far – Vietnam and Cambodia.
20. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween.
Chocolate and zombies are a winning combination.
20 QUESTIONS WITH...
Mid-September of this year
Dartmouth
heard great things about Seaboard and the people who
work here. My favourite roles in the past have involved
fuel delivery and supply chain, so I was quite excited to
get the opportunity to become part of this industry.
5. On an average day, what are some of the things
you might do? Review financial statements, work with
other departments to improve internal processes, deal
with requests from outside parties such as customers or
the Canada Revenue Agency.
6. What are the most challenging aspects of your
job? As I am still relatively new to the organization,
one of the biggest challenges for me is getting to know
the people and who does what at each of our locations.
7. What is one aspect about your job people would
be surprised to know? I don’t spend all day long
looking at numbers – my focus is on people, process,
technology and acting as a sounding board for my
team. If all these things are working well, the numbers
will make sense.
8. What kind of education/degree program is best
to enter your field? A post-secondary degree or
diploma with a major in Finance/Accounting.
9. What are some of the trends you see emerging in
your field that could help today’s students prepare
for employment? Be flexible. Never be afraid to try
something new, regardless of whether it is specifically in
your field or not. Diverse experience helps you become
a better-rounded employee and will help further your
career faster.
10. What are some of your professional and/
or personal goals for the future? To spend time
improving my French and to learn to cook authentic
Mexican food.
11. What are you most looking forward to over the
next 12 months with Seaboard? Meeting as many
Seaboard employees as I can.
12. Do you lead a team? If so, how big is your team?
I lead a team of about 70 across the country.
13. Which corporate offices have you visited so far?
Arrow Road in Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton.
14. If you weren’t doing this job, what job would you
be doing? Running a supply chain department.
15. What other languages can you speak?
A little French.
16. What is the best professional advice you have
ever received? Always keep your eye on the horizon
and don’t let small setbacks take your eye off the end
goal.
17. Who is your favourite author?
Kate Morton – nice, easy reading fiction with some
interesting story lines.
18. Do you have any hobbies?
Gardening and cooking.
19. What is your favourite travel destination for
personal travel? Anywhere I have not yet been – I
like to go new places and discover, whether it is my own
backyard or halfway around the world.
20. What is your favorite holiday? Relaxing somewhere
hot and sunny with a good book.
WEST
WEST
EAST
Mark Jones
Paul Hanson
Lucas Parafianowicz
1. What is your current position with the
organization? Terminal Manager at Wiebe Transport.
1. What is your current position with the
organization? I am currently a Business Development
1. What is your current position with the
organization? Business Manager – Energy & Refined
2. When did you join the organization?
October 26th, 2015
3. In which office are you located?
Saskatoon, SK
4. What made you choose the Seaboard Transport
Group as the next step in your career? The
opportunity to help grow and develop a successful
business.
5. On an average day, what are some of the things
you might do? Oversee operations, performance
reporting, business development, driver training, we are
a small terminal so it’s all hands on deck, when it snows,
the first thing I have to do is shovel the path to the door.
6. What are the most challenging aspects of your
job? There are only two of us in the office and we are
both new to Seaboard so one of the most challenging
things is finding our way around in a big company.
7. What is one aspect about your job people would
be surprised to know? How many things on the go
at any one time, there is never a dull moment.
8. What kind of education/degree program is best
to enter your field? A business based education is an
asset, experience in the industry is also important.
9. What are some of the trends you see emerging in
your field that could help today’s students prepare
for employment? Experience is important, learn all
aspects of the industry, you have to wear many hats in
this kind of role.
10. What are some of your professional and/or
personal goals for the future? I want to grow the
fleet in Saskatchewan and help develop a successful
terminal.
11. What are you most looking forward to over the
next 12 months with Seaboard? It’s early days with
the company but I’m looking forward to the challenges I
know are coming my way. It may sound crazy, but I love
being out of my comfort zone.
12. Do you lead a team? If so, how big is your team?
Seven drivers and me. We have Shelley and Jason in
the terminal also who are definitely part of the team
although managed from elsewhere.
13. Which corporate offices have you visited so far?
Wiebe in Edmonton and Grande Prairie.
14. If you weren’t doing this job, what job would you
be doing? Something in the trucking industry, I grew
up on a beef farm, but from an early age wanted to
work in the trucking industry.
15. What other languages can you speak?
A tiny bit of Welsh (Cymraeg).
16. What is the best professional advice you have
ever received? Don’t ask anyone to do something you
wouldn’t be prepared to do yourself.
17. Who is your favourite author?
I haven’t read a book for years, I tend to read industry
magazines or news articles.
18. Do you have any hobbies?
I love winter sports, skiing and snowmobiling, I also play
a little soccer.
19. What is your favourite travel destination for
personal travel? Definitely the mountains, my hobbies
are a lot more fun in the mountains. I do have to give in
occasionally to my wife and go somewhere warmer.
20. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas, I love to
see the kids’ faces on Christmas Morning.
Manager for the Harmac Chemical group.
2. When did you join the organization?
I joined the organization on September 9th, 2015.
3. In which office are you located?
Sherwood Park, Alberta
4. What made you choose the Seaboard Transport
Group as the next step in your career?
I was
intrigued by the Business Development role, along with
the long term potential Seaboard provides.
5. On an average day, what are some of the things
you might do? Meet with customers, and provide
quotes for new business. I am always looking for other
opportunities to connect the chemical triangle between
Western Canada and the United States.
6. What are the most challenging aspects of your job?
Trying to penetrate markets in a very challenging economy.
7. What is one aspect about your job people would
be surprised to know? Despite wearing dress pants
and a jacket every day, don’t be surprised to find me
behind the wheel or under the hood of a big truck to
help out when required.
8. What kind of education/degree program is best
to enter your field? Business/Chemical Engineering.
9. What are some of the trends you see emerging in
your field that could help today’s students prepare
for employment? Focus and understanding of the
strength and power of relationships, synergy based
thinking - thinking process versus task and “value added”
philosophy overall.
10. What are some of your professional and/or
personal goals for the future? Professionally - to
support the evolution of Seaboard and become one of
the top five carriers in the Chemical market. Personally
– to work towards work/life balance in an effort to be
healthy in the mind, soul and body.
11. What are you most looking forward to over the
next 12 months with Seaboard? I am looking
forward to establishing new meaningful, relationships
within the Seaboard family.
12. Do you lead a team? If so, how big is your team?
At this point I do not lead a team.
13. Which corporate offices have you visited so far?
I have been able to spend time in the Dartmouth and
Toronto Offices.
Products Canada
2. When did you join the organization?
June 2015
3. In which office are you located?
Dartmouth, NS
4. What made you choose the Seaboard Transport
Group as the next step in your career? I relocated
‘home’ to Halifax for lifestyle and family reasons. My
previous employer (Bombardier) was a transportation
system designer. I wanted to build upon this experience
and work for a transportation service provider.
5. On an average day, what are some of the
things you might do? Search for ways to make
Seaboard more efficient. Analyse various operational
and accounting datasets, convert data into information,
and use this information to help make more informed
business decisions. Support the TMW rollout.
6. What are the most challenging aspects of your
job? Seaboard is a 24-7 business that never stops. All
process changes have to be made on the fly.
7. What is one aspect about your job people would
be surprised to know? As an engineer, my brain
never really shuts off. My best creative thinking is done
at home while washing the dishes.
8. What kind of education/degree program is best
to enter your field? Industrial Engineering
9. What are some of the trends you see emerging in
your field that could help today’s students prepare
for employment? Co-op programs are a win-win:
build your resume and pay your way through school at
the same time!
10. What are some of your professional and/or
personal goals for the future?
Live long and prosper.
11. What are you most looking forward to over the
next 12 months with Seaboard? Completing the
TMW rollout across Canada. Having all Business Units,
Divisions and Orbits working off the same platform
will help us become more transparent, standardized,
efficient, and profitable.
12. Do you lead a team? If so, how big is your team?
No
14. If you weren’t doing this job, what job would
you be doing? I would be employed in the chemical
13. Which corporate offices have you visited so far?
15. What other languages can you speak? I was once
14. If you weren’t doing this job, what job would you
be doing? Airline Pilot.
industry as my experience is within Leadership, Sales,
Operations and Manufacturing.
proficient in sign language and grew up in a bilingual
province, very comfortable with French.
16. What is the best professional advice you have
ever received? When you think you have nothing left
to learn, it is time to retire...
17. Who is your favourite author? I really enjoy Dan
Brown - his blend of history and suspense intrigues me.
18. Do you have any hobbies? Hockey is my world
outside of work. I play in a Men’s league weekly, sit
on the Executive Board of the Local Minor Hockey
Association as a Director, Chair the Discipline Committee
and coach both teams that three of my children play on.
19. What is your favourite travel destination for
personal travel? Hawaii - Maui to be specific - the
best two weeks of our lives.
20. What is your favorite holiday? The Christmas
break is my favorite time of year - spending time with
my family, free from ongoing commitments, in the great
white north of Alberta.
Only Dartmouth.
15. What other languages can you speak?
Other languages?!? I barely speak English on a good
day!
16. What is the best professional advice you have
ever received? “Do or do not, there is no try.” ~ Jedi
Master Yoda.
17. Who is your favourite author?
With two young children (Anna – 3 yrs; Daniel – 4
months), I enjoy reading Dr. Seuss, Franklin the Turtle,
and Clifford the Big Red Dog.
18. Do you have any hobbies?
Curling. I have played competitively for over 15 years.
19. What is your favourite travel destination for
personal travel? Scotland and New Zealand are on
my travel bucket list.
20. What is your favorite holiday? My kids’ birthdays.
Watching them grow up has been a real treat!
Optional Health Benefits Program –
Owner Operators and Owner Operator
Drivers
In response to the many requests to provide Owner Operators and Owner
Operator Drivers with health benefits, the Seaboard Transport Group has
partnered with Manulife and Fraser & Hoyt to provide an optional benefits
program to our Owner Operators and Owner Operator Drivers.
Starting in May of 2013, all Owner Operators and Owner Operator Drivers across
Canada have been eligible to enroll in benefits through Manulife Financial.
Your group plan is administered by Fraser & Hoyt Benefits. Fraser & Hoyt will
manage program enrollment, answer any questions about coverage, and process
premium payments for this plan. Please note that Seaboard has facilitated this
program but will not administer any portion of this plan.
To enroll, please phone:
Owner Operator
business growth Support
There are several exciting growth
opportunities across Canada which allow
Owner Operators to diversify their business
by taking advantage of our M.U.C. program
that was launched in 2013.
The Multiple Unit Contractor program has 4
objectives:
1.
Develop and maintain a close
connection to the M.U.C.s in our
organization
2.
Incent and facilitate business growth of
M.U.C.s
3.
Manage the risks associated with
M.U.C.s
4.
Establish and maintain operating
standards and requirements for M.U.C.s
Phone: Toll Free 1.888.847.4424 / New Glasgow: 902.752.0663
Plan number: #57620
Plan Name: Owner Operator Association Group Insurance Plan
Please contact Fraser & Hoyt with any questions.
A reminder that this program is 100% optional – there is no obligation to enroll.
Please note that Owner Operators and Owner Operator Drivers of Mantei’s
Transport are offered an alternative program through the Mantei’s benefits
provider. Please contact Monica Brown to enroll: Monica.brown@manteis.com
Kyla Chamberlaine
HR Generalist – ATLANTIC Canada
We are actively adding Owner Operator units
in numerous divisions and would like to offer
brokers the opportunity to discuss business
diversification options by setting up a formal
meeting with recruiting and operations.
We are currently adding Owner Operator
units in the following divisions:
• Maritime Petroleum
• Newfoundland Petroleum
Newfoundland Driver Reach Out
• Central Energy
• Atlantic Chemical
• Central Chemical
• Moncton Highway Dedicated Logistics
For more information please
contact your regional recruiter.
Central
Simon Ma - CHRL
C: 416-275-2001
sma@seaboard.acl.ca
Kelly Guerra
M: 416-668-8174
kguerra@harmactransport.com
The drivers in our St. John’s, Newfoundland operation were pleasantly surprised
when they showed up for a communication session in mid-August. Waiting for
them was a chip-truck from Ziggy Peelgood’s; the best fries in Newfoundland.
Pavneet Kaur
M: 416-668-8174
pkaur@harmactransport.com
Those in attendance received their choice of french fries or poutine with a drink
and went home with full stomachs from their meeting.
Atlantic
Todd Stauffer
Director – Energy and Refined Products Eastern Canada
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Kaitlyn Parker
C: 902-402-9621
kparker@seaboard.acl.ca
WINTER 2015/2016
employee Programs
The Seaboard Transport Group of Companies strives to provide
top tier employee programs to their employees and contractors.
All programs are available to employees, contractors and
their employees. To obtain more information about any of the
programs please contact your regional HR Generalist.
GoodLife – Corporate gym memberships are available at a
monthly cost of $35.42 + taxes/per person – this is payroll
deducted (for broker drivers a cheque or money order is required
monthly). Family members living in the same household may also
join as long as the employee also has a membership.
The Personal – Discounted home, auto and pet insurance – call
1-888-476-8737 to get your free quote – just mention you work for
the Seaboard Transport Group of Companies
The Healthy Fleet Program – A health and wellness program
free of charge for all members of the company. They provide
personal nutrition coaching, meal plans, daily healthy text
messages, emails, and phone support. www.healthyfleet.com/
about-us/
Petro Points Rewards Program – Petro Points is a loyalty
program which enables you to collect points that are redeemable
for great rewards. As Seaboard employees, we are eligible to
receive 25% more Petro Points at Petro Canada, as well as 12,000
bonus points!
Ready When the Time Comes – Canadian Red Cross Volunteer
Partnership – employees and contractors may choose to
volunteer in the RWTC program, they may be asked to assist
at local disasters such as floods to assist handing out supplies,
helping those affected fill out forms or answering phones and
directing calls in a call center atmosphere.
North York employee
Appreciation event
On November 13th, 2015 we held an
employee appreciation event at our
North York, Ontario location. Drivers,
fleet maintenance personnel, and
office employees were invited to
indulge in a delicious snack courtesy
of a Beaver Tails Food Truck.
JOCelYNe BeAUlIeU
HR geNeRAlIST – CeNTRAl CANAdA
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Steps toward your Health:
Fall 2015 Fit Bit Challenge
Trevali Mining Corporation
Our fall 2015 Fit Bit Challenge ran from
September – December 2015. Running
alongside the Healthy Fleet National Challenge,
the goal was for participants from the company
to take the most steps as an individual and as a
team.
We had 8 participants from across the company
as follows:
Western Canada
• Ron Mantei – GM of Operations,
Mantei’s Transport
• Jeff Smith – Licensing & Compliance
Administrator – Mantei’s Transport
Central Canada
• Roland Vachon – Owner Operator –
Chemical Division, Anjou
• Kara McKinnon – Dispatcher,
GA Foss Transport
Atlantic Canada
• Diane McLeod – Payroll Supervisor,
Dartmouth Office
• Deborah Billings – Dispatcher,
Fuel - Newfoundland
Quad Axel Live Floor
Seaboard Transport is pleased to announce that trucking has now begun of lead
and zinc concentrate for the Trevali Mining Corporation located in Bathurst, New
Brunswick.
Seaboard Transport and Trevali Mining Corporation have entered into a
partnership where Seaboard will supply trucking assets required to manage the
daily production at the Caribou Mine of lead, zinc and conceivably later copper
concentrate.
Trevali Mining Corporation is a zinc-focused, base metals mining company
with one producing operation in Peru and an advanced-stage mine under
development in Canada – the Santander and Caribou Mines respectively.
The Caribou Mine deposit which is located approximately 44 kilometers
Northwest of Bathurst began producing material late Q1 2015. Seaboard
Transport commenced trucking lead and zinc concentrate at the end of July
2015 delivering the material to the Glencore Smelter located in Belledune, New
Brunswick, 85 kilometers from the Caribou Mine.
USA
• Jennifer Bruckner – Accounting Manager,
AJ Weigand
• John Vesely – Maintenance Supervisor ,
AJ Weigand
I am proud to say that at the time of writing the
Seaboard Transport Team is 2nd place out of
41 overall in the Healthy Fleet Fit Bit Challenge
where we are competing against trucking
companies from across Canada and the USA.
John Vesely currently holds 1st place in our
Steps Toward Your Health Fit Bit Challenge with
Jennifer Bruckner in 2nd. Stay tuned for the final
results in the New Year!
Call for participants for the
Winter 2016 Steps Toward
Your Health Fit Bit Challenge:
If you would like to participate in the
January – May 2016 leg of the challenge;
please respond in writing to hr@seaboard.
acl.ca with your Name, Job Title, Region
and Email Address by January 1st, 2016.
You will be notified if you’ve been selected
to participate after January 1st, 2016.
Jocelyne Beaulieu
HR Generalist – Central Canada
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An important element of this project was to develop a partnership with the
First Nations Community in Northern New Brunswick. During this process the
First Nations community of Pabineau reached out to Seaboard. Through the
relationship building timeframe, Seaboard introduced the Driver Apprenticeship
Program, which became very beneficial to one of the applicants from the
Pabineau First Nations Community. Today we are pleased to report that we have
two truck operators from the Pabineau community hauling concentrate from
Caribou Mine to Belledune, New Brunswick.
Seaboard currently has two company units and two Lease Operators hauling
seven days per week, upwards of 400 tonnes of material each day. The choice of
trailer for this haul is quad axle live floor (shown above).
Caribou Mine has a multi-year deposit body with significant underground
production workings and development already in place. With the potential future
development of Halfmile Mine and the Stratmat deposit, Seaboard Transport
plans to continue to work closely with Trevali Mining to provide cost effective
transportation of concentrate from each of the deposit sites.
Harry Kelley
Business Service Manager
WINTER 2015/2016
WORkeR INJURY
RePORTINg PROCeSS
Should an injury occur in the workplace it is
imperative employees follow injury-reporting
process for all employees and supervisors:
1
The injured worker should notify the employer
(dispatcher, operations leader or direct supervisor) to
report a workplace injury.
2
The individual who is notified of the injury will send
an email to their regional HR Generalist & Jason
Fleming; (Director, Human Resources) immediately.
Regional Reps:
Atlantic Canada
Kyla Chamberlaine
C: 902-717-3592
kchamberlaine@seaboard.acl.ca
Central Canada
Jocelyne Beaulieu
C: 416-720-4313
jbeaulieu@seaboard.acl.ca
Western Canada
Samantha Dimock
C: 780-717-3477
sdimock@seaboard.acl.ca
The email must include the name of the injured
worker, their cell phone number, their job type as
well as all information available about the injury.
3
The HR team will partner with the employees
immediate supervisor and/or HSE to submit an
injury report.
Once the injury has been reported, the HR Team
will manage the claim with the applicable Worker’s
Compensation Board.
SeABOARd IT SUPPORT
All ISSUeS - Hardware or Software NOT functioning as
expected, contact Seaboard Support:
Email: support@seaboard.acl.ca
or
Call: 1 (902) 468-1477
AFTeR 6:00 PM AST CAll WITH ANY CRITICAl ISSUeS
SUPPORT SeRVICe HOURS:
Monday through Friday - 8:00am-6:00pm Atlantic Standard
Time. After Hours and Weekends - Call 1 (902) 468-1477
Successful Community Partnerships
Pabineau First Nation and the
Seaboard Transport group
The Seaboard Transport Group and the Trevali Mining
Corporation have entered into a partnership in which Seaboard
will supply the transportation services required to manage the
daily production at the Caribou mine.
An important element of this project was to partner with the
Pabineau First Nation, a neighboring aboriginal community,
which is heavily involved in the mining activity in Bathurst.
During the planning phase of this contract, 2 Seaboard
representatives - Harry Kelley (GM of Production Transportation
Services) and Jason Fleming (Director of HR) - travelled to
Bathurst to meet with Chief Peter-Paul and Councilor Terry
Richardson of the Pabineau First Nation. The purpose of this
meeting was to explore partnership opportunities between the
First Nation and Seaboard Transport Group. Our organization
worked closely with the Pabineau First Nation to ensure that
the First Nation community was represented in the driver
workforce that would be servicing the Trevali Mine.
This partnership proved to be the ideal opportunity to launch
the Seaboard Transport Group’s Driver Apprenticeship Program.
Our first ever Driver Apprentice was a member of the Pabineau
First Nation and has successfully completed the program. He
has proven to be a great addition to our team of drivers.
As of October 1st, 2015, 50% of the drivers working for Seaboard
on the Bathurst Mine project are members of the Pabineau First
Nation. We are thrilled to have formed a strong partnership with
the Pabineau First Nation and are looking forward to making
further partnerships with other aboriginal communities across
Canada.
The Canadian Red Cross and
the Seaboard Transport group
On October 13th, 2015 the Seaboard Transport Group and the
Canadian Red Cross have entered into national partnership and
have launched the Ready When the Time Comes Program to
all Seaboard employees. Parties and conference calls were held
across Canada to provide employees with information about
how to volunteer with the Canadian Red Cross.
The Ready When the Time Comes program involves a vast
network of volunteers from businesses and organizations who
help to provide emergency relief when a large-scale disaster
occurs. To date there are over 1,600 active volunteers across
Canada engaged in this innovative program.
This partnership will ensure the volunteers from The Seaboard
Transport Group are adequately trained as disaster response
reservists. This means in the event of a large scale disaster
approved volunteers from The Seaboard Transport Group
are called upon to provide the Red Cross team with response
assistance. This partnership will encourage the development of
an emergency preparedness and response culture by increasing
the volunteer capacity of the Red Cross.
As of November 1st, 2015 we have 45 volunteers for the Ready
When the Time Comes program. We are excited to have formed
such an impactful partnership with the Canadian Red Cross.
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BABY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Gurman Singh
Gill was born
on October
19th, 2015
weighing
9.5 lbs.
Congratulations
Gurwinder
Singh and
Amanpreet
Kaur!
Maria Liselle
Smith was born
on November
17th, 2015
weighing 6
lbs 10oz.
Congratulations
Jeff and
Jessica!
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Gavin Powers
was born on
July 30th,
2015 weighing
5.5lbs.
Congratulations
to Tina and
her husband
Garrett!
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