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Heritage Centre executive elected to begin second decade

December Wednesday 01, 2010

Gary Burger, a hospital engineer from New Lowell, Ontario was elected Chair of the HVACR Heritage Centre Canada at a board of directors meeting November 30 in Mississauga, Ontario. It was a complete change of the executive as they begin their second decade promoting and recording the achievements of the HVACR Industry.

Gary Burger succeeds Martin Vandenberg, an industrial contractor from St. Catharines, who has been Chair and becomes Past Chair. Dave Tayler, a business consultant from Simcoe, was elected treasurer, succeeding Hart Holmstrom, an HVAC contractor from Alliston who was elected Vice Chair, succeeding Gary Burger.  Dave Tayler remains as secretary until a new replacement is elected.

Norman Fraser, founding Chair of the Centre in 2000 and Past Chair, was re-elected a director.  New to the Centre’s Board is Shane McCarthy, training director at the JTAC (ORAC/UA 787) Training Centre in Brampton.

New regional directors confirmed at the recent meeting are Ness Lakdawala of Dectron, Montreal, Quebec; Gene Osadchuk of National Refrigeration, Edmonton, Alberta; and Richard Scrivener, Polar Refrigeration, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Continuing as directors are Bob Steenson, Ontario Air, Pickering, and Drew Keirstead of Truro, Nova Scotia.