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• President's Message
• CAM Executive and Board for 2020
• CAM Award winners
• Steve Kieswetter, Sheffield Moving 
• In other news...
• Mark your calendar

Early in November, I received an email from the publishers of our print magazine The Canadian Mover informing CAM that our contract with MediaEdge Publishing was being terminated immediately, mainly due to their production costs.

Publishing The Canadian Mover twice a year is a long and expensive process. To provide a quality magazine to our members involves well over 100 hours of work from our administration team who are involved in the researching and writing, graphic and theme development, as well as translation of the content. We know that some of you are ardent cover-to-cover readers of each issue. However, production is demanding within CAM’s current resources, the return for CAM is low, and we’re hearing more and more that paper magazines are a dying breed as readers demand digital media.

The Executive and then the Board of Directors were informed of the development and we discussed the situation at the board meeting on November 17^th. A unanimous decision was made to support my suggestion that we focus more on the development and expansion of the newsletter.

One of the things that came out of our recent conference was that attendees wished that their staff could have heard the presentations, as the subject matter was relevant to most of their company’s employees. With that in mind, along with the shelving of our magazine, Mover’s Edge will now be featuring member profiles, educational pieces, sales and customer service tips, and other information that will be of interest to our members, while still ensuring that it is no longer to read than your cup of coffee on a Tuesday morning.

Are you keeping CAM news to yourself? Perhaps, with the growth and relevance of our newsletter, this would be a good time to get more coworkers familiar with this quick read. And for that, we will reward you!

Send us the name and email address of each employee in your office that you would like us to set up to receive Mover’s Edge. We will put your company into a draw to win one of three $50 Tim Horton’s gift cards, so you can supply the coffee for their next newsletter read!

Let’s get everyone informed and support our industry!

We are pleased to announce our 2020 Canadian Association of Movers Executive and Board of Directors.

CAM held its annual Awards Dinner on November 19, 2019, and celebrated the achievements of the following:

Move For Hunger Award – Quality Move Management The Move For Hunger award recognizes a CAM mover member that goes above and beyond in helping to feed their community. QMM’s Scott Shaw is seen here receiving the award from Move For Hunger sponsor Steve Stockill of Victory Packaging.

Influencer Award – Bradleigh Clark, Bust A Move, Montréal A new award this year, the Influencer Award celebrates a most accomplished and innovative young businessman or woman under 40 years of age who serves as a positive role model for others in the industry; demonstrates commitment and integrity; gives a voice to the future leaders of the industry; seeks to continually learn; embraces industry innovation; and supports the community either through volunteerism or charitable work.

Industry Achievement – John Delanty The Industry Achievement Award honours a pioneering member of the moving industry who has had a long career of outstanding contribution to and impact on the moving profession; has demonstrated innovation and leadership; has raised the profile and performance of the industry, and promoted quality and integrity by example; and has served as a mentor to others in the profession.

Independent Mover of the Year – TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® - Ottawa (Lyne Vincent and Paul Bimm) The Independent Mover of the Year Award is presented to a prominent independent household goods mover who demonstrates outstanding performance – in community service, employee relations, innovative operations – and service excellence with customers.

Agent of the Year – Cidel Moving & Storage The Agent of the Year Award is presented to a prominent van line agent who demonstrates outstanding corporate citizenship – in community service, employee relations, innovative operations – and service excellence with customers. Accepting the award from Atlas’ Fred Haladay is Janet Ingraham.

Chairman’s Award – Cam Carswell Is presented to outgoing CAM Chairman Cam Carswell of Country Wide Moving in recognition of his leadership, dedication, and commitment to the Association’s principles. Presenting the award is incoming Chairman Mike Kolberg.

Congratulations to all of our 2019 award winners!

For the past 7.5 months, Sheffield Moving’s Vice-President of Operations, Steve Kieswetter, has been hospitalized with breathing problems. During this time Steve has endured being put in an induced coma and had managed to lose over 50 lbs despite being limited in what physical activity he can endure. Steve is currently on the waitlist for a double-lung transplant. His family has set up a GoFundMe campaign to assist with the costs of living away from home for 2-3 months as part of the transplant process. The link is below. Many of our moving industry colleagues know Steve, as he has spent his entire life working in the industry. He is a huge part of the Sheffield team, a loving father and a great person. Any contributions would be very greatly appreciated.

The province of Ontario announced last week that it will be investing $640 million to widen 18 kilometres of Highway 401 from the Credit River in Mississauga to Regional Road 25 in Milton.

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It’s just a little over eleven months until we meet again for the 25th Annual CAM Conference in Edmonton, Alberta.  Make sure you mark your calendar now – November 15-17, 2020, so you don’t miss out!