Editor’sN O T E S Wi ki pedi a defi nes TI ME as a di m ensi on i n whi ch events can b e ordered from the past throug h to the present i nto the futur e, an d al so the measure of durati on s o f events and the i nter val s between them . Consi der that for a m o m en t. I f you had to draw your ti m elin e, what woul d i t l ook l i ke? Wo uld your mi l estones stand apar t f r o m others, and woul d you be p r o ud of your accom pl i shm ents? No t all accom pl i shm ents are gl ori fi ed an d C a t h e r i n e Wieckow ska Ma na ge r, C ommu n ic a tio n & Me mb e r S e r v ic e s soci al l y acce pted as “wi ns”, but f o r yo u , they may h ave b een pivotal moments.
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o n e th in g th at we can all ag r ee o n - tim e d o es n o t wa i t f or an yo n e. T h e wo r ld an d its m o d er n izin g tech n o lo g ies conti nu e to evo lve an d we h ave all b een p r o g r am m ed to b el i eve tha t ch an g e is n ecessar y. In stead o f co n tem p latin g ways to g et m o r e h o ur s o ut o f th e d ay o r wo r r yin g ab o ut w ha t’s nex t, em b r ace yo ur tim e. Em b r ace th e g en er atio n yo u ar e l iv i ng i n an d co m b at tim e by cr eatin g a p er so n al tim elin e th a t you ca n an d will b e p r o ud o f. H ap p y Sp r in g – C h eer s to n ew b eg in n in g s! C ath er in e W ieckowsk a Ed ito r, T h e C h emun icato r
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T i m e h a s b een studi ed for centuri es by phi l oso p h er s, r el i g i o us & p o litica l leaders and i nter nati onal schol ar s. Fo r m o s t o f u s, time is what we wear on our wri st and m an ag es o u r d a i ly ro u tin es. At cer tai n moments i n our l ives, we wish ti m e wo u ld p a ss qu ickl y, whi l e at other moments, we wish we co u l d freez e time. We’ve al l been there and yet, ti me sto p s f o r n o o n e.
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27th Annual General Meeting May 29th - 31st, 2013 White Oaks Resort | Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario 28th Annual General Meeting June 4th - 6th, 2014 Delta Grand Okanagan | Kelowna, British Columbia
T h i s i s sue o f th e C h emuni cator expl ores the conce pt o f tim e th r o u g h th e g en era tio ns. Ber ni e Cook of Brenntag Can ad a, C h a i r o f th e Resp o n sibl e D i stri buti on® Commi ttee, r e p o r ts o n th e u p co min g ch ang es to the Code of Practi ce. H e ex p r es ses th e n eed fo r securi ty addi ti ons as a resul t o f th e ti m es we a re livin g in . Be sure to read hi s bi l i ngual ar ticle o n p a g e 16. C restcom, one of CACD ’s newest su p p lier p a r tn er s, exp la in s th e i mpor tance of m entorshi p fo r yo ur l ea d er s o f to mo r row on pag e 12. On pag e 24, Paul Steven s, C h a i r o f th e Op era tio ns & Logi sti cs Commi ttee expl or es o n th e g enera tio n s in th e transpor tati on i ndustr y. Don’t f o r g et to r ea d th e Presiden t’s Press as Cathy Cam pbel l reveals th e h i s to r y o f C AC D a n d the m any accom pl i shm ents th at th e a s s o ci a tio n a n d its g enerati ons of l eaders have achi eved .
2013 Semi Annual Meeting October 29th & 30th, 2013 Mississauga Convention Centre | Mississauga, Ontario Board of Directors April 4th May 29th September 10th October 29th Responsible Distribution Committee May 9th September 12th (Joint OLC) | Fergus November 28th Regulatory Affairs Committee April 9th (Joint OLC) | L.V. Lomas, Brampton June 11th | ICC, Mississauga August 13th | Fergus October 15th December 3rd | CCC, Brampton
C AC D a n d its co mmi ttees are dedi cated to educati n g an d s u p p o r tin g th e memb ershi p on proactive approaches fo r th e ever ch a n gin g wo rld. T hi s year’s Annual General M eetin g i s th em ed “Gen era tio ns of Leadershi p.” T he emphasis is o n th e mu lti-g en era tional workforce and marketpl ace. T h e co n f er en ce h a s b een stacked wi th ex traordi nar y sp eaker s i n cl u d in g, T im H uda k , Leader of the Offi ci al Oppo sitio n o f O n ta rio, C ra ig Wright, VP and Chi ef Economi st a t R BC a n d D o u g Keeley, In ter nati onal Com muni cator. Mar k yo ur ca l en d a r fo r May 29th - 31st, 2013 at W hi te Oaks Reso r t & S p a i n b ea u tiful Nia g ara-on-the- Lake. T he detai l s can b e f o u n d o n p a g e 8 o f th i s i ssue.
Operations & Logistics Committee April 24th (Joint RAC) June 19th September 12th (Joint RDC) November 27th Western Chapter April 25th | Edmonton, AB June 13th | Richmond, BC November 14th | Edmonton, BC
E ver yo n e feels a n d un derstands ti m e di fferentl y but th er e is
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