Inside

• President's Message
• Household Movers and Shippers cares
• AMSA Conference & Expo
• Winter Special for CAM members
• CAM news
• 50s Flashback

Wow, is it cold outside! As I write this (Feb 7th) it’s a bone-cracking -49° wind chill in Saskatoon. I’m in Sarnia looking out my front window to see that the trees and sidewalks still have a layer of ice on them as we are several hours away from “the thaw” after two days of freezing rain and unsafe driving and walking conditions outside.

I’m lucky. My commute consists of a 23-step walk (via the tea kettle) to my home office. But last week, when my neck of the woods was experiencing -34° temps, I was walking down the street past a local moving crew struggling to get their load into their destination. I was reminded, again, of just how amazing our men and women are as they work outside in all of the extreme weather Mother Nature can throw at them.

As everyone knows, slugging furniture and heavy book boxes isn’t easy at the best of times. It’s hard on the body and the nerves. But when it’s in the plus or minus 30s, in either scorching heat and humidity, or icy conditions with snow falling and the wind howling, moving crews face even more treacherous conditions.

Make sure your crews are bundled up in layers, get short breaks to warm up, and drink non-caffeinated drinks (that’s hard at ‘Roll up the Rim’ time). It goes without saying to make sure your customers have cleared their sidewalks and made it as safe as possible for your team and that you have a back-up plan with them in case of dangerous conditions.

Thank you to all the crews – including the warehouse gangs – because you are the backbone of our business and we certainly appreciate you coming to work each day and dealing with our Canadian weather, especially at this time of year. Be safe out there!

Fire wiped out the main warehouse of the organization that supplies many of the food banks in Newfoundland and Labrador on January 30th, destroying stock at a difficult time of year when donations tend to trail off. The blaze at the Community Food Sharing Association's warehouse in Mount Pearl, N.L., claimed food worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, officials say.

Just a few days later, in conjunction with local radio firm VOCM and the Coleman Group of Companies, Household Movers and Shippers volunteered equipment and staff to help collect and transport food items to the new location of the Community Food Sharing Association warehouse.

Want to escape the cold? Why not attend AMSA’s 100th Conference & Expo in Houston, March 24-26.

The American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA) is looking forward to bringing you the AMSA’s 100th Annual Conference & Expo, March 24-26 in Houston. Take advantage of the regular rate of $900 and save $100 when you register now.

AMSA is bringing you content and speakers that you won’t find anywhere else. Plan your schedule by using their online Agenda. You also can plan meetings with more than 80 of the best vendors in the business at the Expo. You'll find new networking opportunities with more exhibitors offering the products and services you need. Register now!

Mover’s Equipment and Supplies Ltd. is offering a not-to-be-missed Winter Special on floor runners and pallet pads for CAM members.

CAM Supplier Directory
While we prepare our annual spring issue of The Canadian Mover (end of May), please find the latest updated Supplier Directory on our website. You’ll find special members-only offers and the contact details of our supplier members.

CAM Spring issue of The Canadian Mover

We’ve started to put the spring issue of The Canadian Mover together. This issue will contain our member listings so please review your listing as it appears on our website and let us know by March 27, 2019 if you’d like us to make any changes. We’d like to help promote your social media presence too, so please send us your links for Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter and we’ll add them to your listing.

CAM Annual Conference & Trade Show

Mark your calendar for our Annual Conference which will be Sunday-Tuesday, November 17-19, 2019. Our theme this year is Keeping Ahead of the Curve.

We’ll have the Westin Trillium House & Village in Blue Mountain, ON to ourselves to enjoy and relax. Come for the conference – stay for the fun.

Visit our website for registration and sponsorship details.

Thanks to those of you who’ve responded to our shout out for your pictures and stories about CAM from “the old days”.

What stories do you know about your parents’ or grandparents’ involvement with CAM over the years?  We'd love to hear them and share with our members.  Please share them with Marian or Nancy. It's time to reflect back and celebrate!