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Conference 2010 is over for another year |
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Thank you to all our technicians who attended our Training Conference June 2-6th in Penticton, BC. We were pleased to see a record number of attendees including a significant number of new attendees, as well as our first attendee from the US. Congratulations to all of you that wrote the EVT exams, and again a record number with some techs writing more than one exam. Way to go guys! The executive and conference committee would like to thank everyone for their positive comments and we look forward to seeing you all in 2011 in Abbotsford BC! .The Executive and Membership of EVTA of BC would like to thank our Associate Members for the overwhelming support and contributions to the success of our 2010 Training Conference in Penticton, BC. . The following EVTA Associate Members made it all possible: .. First Specialty Vehicles and Jerry Gallant - for the 7th consecutive year sponsored our windup banquet. .
Darley Co and Patriae Marketing Inc.- Mark Biernat – sponsored welcome refreshments at our meet and greet..
Safetek Emergency Vehicles Ltd – sponsored lunch on Thursday. . 
Fireforce Apparatus Ltd. – Tony Jumeau sponsored coffee breaks during our Thursday sessions..
MegaTechnical Holdings – provided coffee breaks for our Friday sessions. .
Whelen Engineering Company Inc. – Harvey Goresline and Associates provided lunch on Friday and allowed us to test the new model of having our Associate Member present a lunchtime information table and be available for Q&A. .
Hub Fire Engines and Equipment Ltd – provided trainers Joe Sward and Buck Cross for our Saturday pump classes and sponsored Saturday’s lunch. .CPL Systems Chris Woodward donated a gift for the draw at the banquet.. .We would also thank the following Companies and Associates for providing trainers: Weldon Inc. A division of Akron Brass, Cummins Inc., Spartan Chassis, Vancouver Axle and Frame and Allison Transmissions . Thanks go out to Paul Spencer, Fire Fleet Maintenance out of Washington state for another bang up job as trainer and for facilitating our EVT round table. .Thank you to Okanagon Falls Fire Rescue for providing a truck for 3 days for our trainers to use for hands on training. .Thanks as well to Chief Williams and Penticton Fire Rescue for the use of their Fire Halls for our Pump training and site for EVT exams. .A special thanks goes out to Doug Hutcheson, in Penticton for working with us for the past year, doing all the ground work for our training conference and proctoring the EVT exams. With out your help things would not have gone so smoothly!
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