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AEFAA table ofcontents

FACILITYFOCUS

4 AEFAA president’s message – Marv Bushie

5 2013/2014 AEFAA executive & directors

6 Living the good life: Member profile on Brian Frey

8 Construction is underway on Innisfail Campus project

9 Host a clean air classroom!

10 21st century learning: two school modernizations in Alberta positioning learners for success

14 AEFAA annual fall workshop recap

16 Creating safe educational environments with CPtED

18 Choosing the best playground supplier for your school

20 Managing trees in schoolyards: The Heritage trees

22 no digging. no destruction. Pipe relining inside Alberta’s schools

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26 The university of health, safety and quality

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AEFAA President’s MessageMarv Bushie

Hopefully by the time this is out, the floods and severe weath-er will be behind us and things will begin to be going back to “normal”. Every year there seems to be increasing numbers of weather events. We should remember the workers, volunteers, and residents in our thoughts and prayers.

The 2013-2014 AEFAA executive have set the following goals for this year. We hope to increase membership, increase involvement in the trades fair and conference, improve and grow our relationship with Alberta Learning and Alberta Infra-structure, continue with quality professional development, and have some fun. Show your support and attend the conference and zone meetings. If you know of a supplier who could benefit from attending the trades fair, encourage them to get it touch with Mike Clermont.

The budget of 2013-14 has its challenges. The conference and zone meetings are a good time to connect with others and get some ideas that may help you with your challenges. Please don’t overlook the benefits of attending.

new to AEFAA is the twitter account, you can search @AlanKloepper to follow.

I would like to welcome two new directors to the executive; they are Mike Clermont, trades fair director, and Russell McK-ay, zone director. We also have a trades fair rep, Jim Schmidt from The Filter Shop.

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Brian Frey loves what he does – so much so that the Prairie Rose School Division (PRSD) manager of facilities has no plans of retiring anytime soon. And why would he when each day is better than the last?

“A few years ago, I talked about retiring and set a date of two years – that was three years ago,” he chuckles. “I don’t want to ‘retire’, retire. And, I like doing this job; I work with really, really good people. So, why change jobs?”

Life at PRSD has been a most enjoyable venture for Frey. During his 16-year career with the division, he has been privy to major events in the world of educational facilities manage-ment, including the creation of the nation’s first indoor air pol-icy for educational facilities.

“We went through a major incident within six months of my starting with Prairie Rose,” he recalls. “One of our schools in Redcliff was receiving many air and mould complaints. We ended up closing the school for a year to get that building back into operation. In the end, Prairie Rose came up with an indoor air quality policy that didn’t exist before – nobody had one. It’s amazing how most of the protocols we follow now are pretty similar to what we developed back then.”

Another career highlight for Frey was working with the Al-berta Educational Facilities Administrators’ Association (AE-FAA) – then SPOSA – and SPOA BC (now EFMA) to create a certification program for the province’s facilities managers, a feat that put him in contact with FAME-specialist Steve Cripps

and Cecilia Lanz, who developed similar criteria for SAIt Poly-technic in Calgary. The two-year development process resulted in the program’s adoption throughout Alberta and British Co-lumbia.

“It wasn’t all me,” he says humbly. “A bunch of work had al-ready been done – I was just lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.”

The Prairie Rose devotee began his career in facilities man-agement as a controls technician in Calgary at technical Con-trol Service and Cole’s Controls, where he worked for a total of 10 years. In 1983 he moved to Medicine Hat and was employed as maintenance supervisor at Medicine Hat College. In 1995, Frey began working for Johnson Controls Ltd., a company out-sourced to provide the college’s security, grounds, and main-tenance operations. not long after, Frey acquired the position of manager of facilities at Prairie Rose School Division, a rural district of 17 schools surrounding Medicine Hat, where he has faithfully remained since 1997. As the PRSD office is located in Dunmore, about five minutes east of Medicine Hat, Frey and his family were able to stay in the city.

Frey joined the AEFAA in the early ‘80s. In 1997, through the encouragement of Ken Fate, he took his first stint on the executive where he remained for seven years, progressing up the association’s ladder from professional development direc-tor to vice-president, and then president. For Frey, being on that executive was fantastic.

“I made some good friends and the work was very rewarding. Every member should try it, at least for a while.”

today, Frey is an active member on the association’s profes-sional development committee – one more role to keep life in-teresting, he says.

“There’s lots to keep me busy,” he admits. “My wife Rowanne and I do some volunteer work. We’ve done quite a bit of travel-ling. And, we are avid RVers – you can’t call it camping, right? We like exploring new places. We’re also planning a cruise next year around the Caribbean. We have two daughters, a son-in-law, and two grandsons (so far). That’s probably the most fun I have, hanging out with those guys!” F

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Construction of the Chinook’s Edge School Division’s highly anticipated In-nisfail Campus is now well underway in the town of Innisfail, Alberta. Four schools in the town, École John Wilson Elementary School, École Innisfail Mid-dle School, École Innisfail High School, and St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School (part of the Red Deer Catholic School system, housed in École John Wilson Elementary) are all located on the same city block. The Innisfail Campus project will physically connect the schools and further modernize some of the facilities on the campus.

The Innisfail Campus project will be carried out in three phases. Phase 1 will see the development of a long-awaited new gymnasium for Innisfail High School. Phase 2 consists of con-struction of an elevated link between the elementary and middle schools, the relocation and expansion of the middle school library to accommo-date middle and elementary school students, the addition of a new exit for the elementary school, and the recon-

figuration of the bus loop and student drop-off area.

Phase 3 will be the reconfiguration and modification of a portion of the el-ementary school facility to increase the size of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School. The Catholic school will be taking over the gymnasium and library spaces cur-rently occupied by the John Wilson El-ementary School, and modifying their current gymnasium and library area into new CtS classrooms, a flex space and a chapel.

The bus loop reconfiguration was completed for the start of the 2013-2014 school term. The new gymnasium is planned to be complete by December 2013, and the remainder of the project will be complete by mid-August 2014.

Edmonton-based Binder Construc-tion Limited is the general contractor for the project.

In addition to the physical changes, the modernization of the Innisfail Cam-pus will also see some changes to the way the grades are distributed through-out the campus this school year. Start-

ing during the 2013-2014 school year, École Innisfail Middle School will house students in Grade 5 through Grade 8, and École Innisfail High School will now host students in Grade 9 through Grade 12.

The modernizations of the Innisfail schools are part of a $550 million invest-ment that was announced by the Alberta Government in May 2011. The province will be supporting 35 new schools and modernization projects (22 new schools and 13 modernizations) in high-growth communities throughout Alberta.

Additional funding to increase the size of the gymnasium and make it accessible to the community after hours was pro-vided by the town of Innisfail, Red Deer County, and local school boards in Inn-isfail and Red Deer County. The Innisfail Campus project has a total project cost of $9.1 million, with a construction bud-get of $7.77 million.

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Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) are preparing students for the future – not the past. As such, the 1960s building housing the Ponoka Composite High School (PCHS) is currently being trans-formed into a 21st century space with

modern, interactive learning environ-ments marked by bright colours, open spaces, and daylight.

And that’s not all – the $12-million project as dictated by Alberta Educa-tion (2008) will also include the mod-

ernization of the Diamond Willow Middle School (DWMS) and a grade reconfiguration involving the reloca-tion of students and staff from the exist-ing DWMS, Ponoka Elementary School (PES), and the Ponoka Outreach School (POS).

"The required grade configurations re-flected the province’s needs to have our school division utilize the space of these two buildings in the most efficient man-ner and concurrently allow a full mod-ernization without reduction in space and/or capability," says Joe Henderson, secretary treasurer for Wolf Creek Pub-lic Schools, adding that the school divi-sion was highly involved in the project planning process.

In accordance with Alberta Education and Infrastructure guidelines, the mod-ernization will see the three schools pare down to two: Grades 7 and 8 students moved to the newly renovated high school (renamed the Ponoka Secondary Campus) for the beginning of the 2013-

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2014 school year, while Grade 6 students joined the Kindergarten to Grade 5 students at the elementary school. The vacant middle school will then be fully modernized before becoming the home to Kindergarten to Grade 6 students in September 2014. Rounding out the tran-sition, POS (a Grade 8 to 12 outreach school) will take up residence in the unoccupied elementary school's brick building; plans for the remainder of this property have yet to be determined.

Upon completion in 2014, both the Ponoka Secondary Campus and the Dia-mond Willow School will offer "flexible and adaptive educational environments, as opposed to the traditional egg-crate design" (closed classrooms built off of hallways), says project manager Ryan Bultena of Group2 Architecture and Design Ltd., a development that offers teachers a variety of learning spaces for

direct instruction, small group learn-ing opportunities, virtual instruction, and one-on-one tutoring. The buildings will also be equipped with media cen-tres, fluid and flexible project areas, and technology-rich pod configurations, and

will feature many sustainable elements such as energy-efficient lighting, water-efficient fixtures, low-E aluminum win-dows, day-lighting censors in the class-rooms and open areas, and an HRV unit for the gymnasium.


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century learning by having flexible and

adaptive educational spaces that allow for traditional classroom spaces, but also provide breakout areas, individual learn-

ing areas, flexible project areas, media centres and technology-rich learning pod areas,” says Bultena.

The provincially funded project was started in 2010 with construction pro-gressing in two phases. Phase 1 included a complete overhaul of the north side of the high school that was completed in March 2012. Phase 2, which has been tendered to Shunda Construction Man-agement Ltd., will see the second half of the high school modernizations com-pleted, as well as the full moderniza-tion of the DWMS. Phase 2 of the high school includes a gymnasium upgrade, the addition of a fine arts theatre, and a new career and technology studies area. Assisting the general contractor in the secondary campus build was Williams Engineering Canada Ltd. (structural), Bacz Engineering Ltd. (mechanical), and SMP Engineering (electrical), while Hidi Rae Consulting Engineers (mechanical/electrical) and Williams Engineering Canada Ltd. (structural) were hired for the middle school project.

no classes were disrupted during construction, as construction areas were isolated and sectioned off from the stu-dent programming – and much con-struction transpired over the summer months. As Henderson confirms, this was a project prerequisite as funding did not allow for student relocation during the project.

According to the secretary treasurer, both schools are expected to continue to be supported by strong student en-rolment, specifically since the upgrade, which in turn will offer a firmer base and broader program offerings.

"Anytime a community can make im-provements to a school facility, there's a great deal of support for that," says Hen-derson. "We believe this project repre-sents programming opportunities that wouldn't have otherwise existed, and I think there are going to be a lot of ben-efits that come from this. We consider ourselves very fortunate to be able to ad-

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AEFAA held it’s annual fall workshop at the Grande Rockies Resort in Canmore, Alberta from October 22-23, 2013. nancy Loraas of next Level Leadership Inc, presented a one-and-a-half day session on communication and maintaining a good team. There were 49 AEFAA members in attendance and her presentation was very well received.

nancy’s simple, yet powerful processes assisted our mem-bers in how to handle everyday problems in a short amount of time. In addition, her approach on how to properly com-municate with co-workers helped us to maximize the benefit of these day-to-day conversations.

As part of nancy’s presentation, a questionnaire was sent out by her firm asking what recent challenges the members had as managers. And, acting as a facilitator for the group, nancy helped the members in attendance share their ideas on how best to tackle them.

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nancy surprised the members to a bit of a treat during the lunch break on the first day of the workshop. Everyone in at-tendance was invited to the Canmore nordic Centre, and in particular, to the biathlon shooting range. All were given shoot-ing lessons by active biathletes who were training at the facility. These athletes were from all over the world and who had come to Canmore to train. This was a great hit and nancy definitely hit the bulls-eye with this idea! Thank you so much for this nancy! In appreciation for this opportunity, AEFAA made a donation to the Canmore nordic Centre.

nancy is often called in to work with teams who have de-

veloped tension and conflict. Through careful pre-facilitation work, she can help create an environment structured for suc-cess and take the team through the processes needed to re-es-tablish their foundation. This is something that AEFAA is con-sidering for next fall’s workshop… and maybe another surprise event!

Our president, Marv Bushie did an excellent job of hosting in his room and we also need to thank Clyde, Brad, and especially John for providing the entertainment!

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Can we design out crime and reduce the potential for violence, property crime, and more in the educational facilities we build? Absolutely, the solution is called Crime Prevention Through Environ-mental Design (CPtED). The origins of CPtED date back to the 1960s and have been constantly evolving. today, it is used globally and embraced by many community planners, security profes-sionals, police agencies, and architects.

The International CPtED Associa-tion (ICA) defines it as a multi-disciplin-ary approach to deterring criminal be-haviour through environmental design.

CPtED strategies rely upon the ability to influence offender decisions that pre-cede criminal acts by affecting the built, social, and administrative environment.

There are three primary principles used in CPtED and they include: natu-ral Surveillance, natural Access Control, and territorial Reinforcement. These are supported further by the elements of maintenance and activity support. Practitioners who are “certified” gener-ally provide this expertise for optimal results. Second-generation CPtED and the Safe Growth model have also helped improve the methodology and support

social development elements. We all in-teract with our spaces and should be es-pecially concerned about how we design places where children, youth, and adults come to learn.

In Red Deer, Alberta, the primary principles of CPtED have been adopted into the Land Use Bylaws. The munici-palities of Calgary and Edmonton also support the use of the methodology and actively encourage its use. How-ever, generally speaking, CPtED is still underutilized in Alberta and can be a very cost-effective way of ensuring that any type of environment is safe and se-cure. Ideally, the practice is used at the preconstruction and design stages but can be used to improve an existing site or facility. It’s not about costly security systems and target-hardening measures; CPtED supports a soft approach, which is ideal in educational settings where we want people to feel comfortable and safe. These environments should not be fortresses, they need to encourage cre-ativity and a desire to learn and interact with others.

As practitioners of CPtED, we always encourage decision makers and admin-istrators to seek out best practices such as this and embrace them. It’s proactive and although it’s not a panacea for crime and disorder, it’s a well-balanced alter-native that is gaining ground quickly. So much so, that there are sometimes capacity issues due to a limited number of highly qualified experts in Alberta that are truly dedicated to this field on a full-time basis. These professionals have conducted hundreds of planning re-

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safety of their homes. There is always the potential for violence or needless acts of vandalism. However, taking action and supporting good design practices, such as CPtED, does help create safer envi-ronments where we can all thrive.

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Choosing a company to design and build your school’s unique custom playground can be like choosing a homebuilder for a new home.

How would you choose a homebuild-er? Well, you would most likely find out what builders are active in your area, check out their website and read re-views, visit show homes for workman-ship and talk with them to determine if you’d like working with them and ensure they are listening to you.

In homebuilding, you would choose a company first and then work with them to create a design that meets your dreams and budget. This is the same for a playground supplier.

More and more schools are learning

that selecting a playground supplier first and then working with them to create custom designs makes the process a lot more fun and results in a more custom-ized playground. As a result, you have more fun choosing the play components that appeal to your students, more vari-ety and options, and ultimately and best of all, greater play value.

Canadian Recreation Solutions spe-cializes in school playgrounds. Their de-sign specialists have the experience and tools necessary to build your custom playground.

École Bellevue School, located in Beaumont, Alberta, approached Ca-nadian Recreation Solutions for their help with accessible senior and junior

playground structures with ramped ac-cess, accessible independent multi-user play pieces, and overhead components designed with the appropriate challenge levels for Grades ECS-2 and Grades 3 to 6. They wanted a different look and feel between each of the two structures. They also received the assistance to meet special grant requirements.

“We met with them and listened to their unique requirements and dreams,” says Robert McCoy, owner and school playground design specialist with Ca-nadian Recreation Solutions. “We re-viewed the special requirements of the site, which had a drainage swale between the playground, the school building on one side, a hill on another,

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an asphalt pad on the other, and some beautiful old-growth trees they wanted to protect.”

The design they came up with incor-porated Little tikes Commercial Kid Builder structures with swings, an Infin-ity Web Climber Biggo disk swings, and a separate sand play area. The end result resembles a very colourful island adven-ture for the junior area and a medieval castle for the senior area, and left the school very pleased with the outcome.

“We have not only been very im-pressed with [Robert McCoy and Ca-nadian Recreation Solutions], but with [their] knowledge throughout this pro-cess and his ability to listen to our ideas and implement them into our design,” says Heather Shtuka, playground coor-dinator, École Bellevue School. “He has done well beyond our expectations. His design not only excited the children at

Bellevue School, but the parents as well. It has been a pleasure working with Robert.”

Canadian Recreation Solutions offers a large selection of fun, safe, and inno-vative equipment from a variety of the largest and most-established playground manufacturers. From natural green play equipment, multi-user independent

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Managing trees in schoolyards:

The heritage treesBy MaRio lanthieR, cRophealth advisinG & ReseaRch


There is a very old tree in the schoolyard; it was planted by an important person a long time ago. Everybody in town knows about this tree. But it is in poor condition. There are cavities and dead branches everywhere. What should you do? How can you mitigate the liability?

Populus KSS top dieback (2011 Kelowna)

trees with cavities, decay or dieback of large branches are a liability to the site manager. The situation is even more criti-cal when people use the site on a regular basis. It is important to monitor the condition of the tree and manage the problem promptly. In some cases, the best solution may be to remove the tree completely.

Target playground school (2010 Kelowna)

However, any given tree may have special value for the com-munity. It is a link to life in the past. Or, it is visually impressive and makes a special contribution to the site. Or, it has genetic or botanical rarity. In those cases, the tree has “heritage” value and is worthy of preservation.

Memorial plaque (2010 Penticton)

One approach is to preserve the wildlife use of the tree, as open cavities may be used by animals nesting inside. The tree can be severely cut back to a height of three-to-five metres, plac-ing the cut just above the open cavity. This allows retention of the heritage tree for useful purposes, while addressing the liabil-ity concern.

Wildlife tree near a school building (2012 Kelowna)

Another approach is to make the tree a veteran. This prac-tice is made popular in England where many trees are hundreds of years old. The trees grow vigorously when young, but start to lose branches when older. Very old trees or “ancient” trees shrink their crown to a small size and continue to live for many years. Much like humans, the trees find a way to cope with old age by reducing their activities.

Ancient and veteran trees deserve to live. We should give them a chance to live long and die with dignity. to reduce liability, yet al-low old trees to live, arborists use retrenchment pruning. The tech-nique imitates the natural crown-aging process. to avoid creating more problems, the pruning work must concentrate on the edge of the crown rather than the centre. total foliage removed should be about 10 per cent of total canopy, 25 per cent at the very most.

This article is based on a presentation made at the annual meeting of the Education Facility Managers Association of B.C., held in June 2012 in Penticton, British Columbia. Mario Lanthier is a certified arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture. His company, CropHealth Advising & Research, offers services to public agencies and nurseries on issues related to pest management and plant health. They are located in Kelowna, B.C., visit them online at www.crophealth.com. F


The purpose is to promote internal shoot development and encourage growth in lower regions of the tree. Three cuts are commonly made. Large dead branches are removed, large live branches that overextend are cut back to reduce leverage in the wind, and small branches are broken by hand to mimic natural fracture pruning that occurs under snow load.

Dieback schoolyard (2008 Summerland)


Alberta’s infrastructure is aging. As facility administrators, you are responsible for keeping Alberta’s schools operating as smoothly and efficiently as possible, using the most economic means. no doubt a tremendous challenge.

Leaks and foul odours due to cracking and corrosion are common occurrences in our storm and sanitary drain and vent lines. Cutting out walls and tearing up floors to patch leaking sections of pipes is starting to become part of the routine. Every time a leak occurs it creates a big mess. Even worse, an even bigger mess and disruption to occupants is needed to repair it.

For two decades, doctors have been able to treat blocked ar-teries with minimally invasive techniques. The arterial blockage is first removed and then a stent is placed in the artery to keep it open and to enable proper flow. This same basic principle has been harnessed to revive failing drainage systems. The blocked drain line is cleared and a structural liner, a long-lasting new pipe inside of the old pipe, is installed.

Golden Hills School Division No. 75 head officeSystem: The system consisted of a four-inch cast-iron drain-

pipe running under the entire length of the main hallway, and collecting waste from washroom and kitchen branch lines along the way.

Issue: Severe corrosion of the cast iron pipe was causing regular backups of sewage waste in the building.

traditionally, the school division had two options. The first traditional option would have the building shut down to com-plete the following work. One hundred feet of concrete slab

would need to be cut and jackhammered out. A three-to-four-foot-deep trench would need to be excavated along the en-tire length of the hallway. The old pipe would be cut out and removed and new pipe would be installed. The trench would then be refilled and compacted. The concrete slab would be re-poured, and finally the floor would be refinished.

The second traditional option would be to attempt to keep the building open and perform the work of option one in short sections. Building occupants would have to deal with the mess, noise, dust, and obstructions for up to two months.

The Revive Pipes solutionIn three days, Revive Pipes cleaned the old cast-iron pipe and

installed a new structural liner inside of the pipe. This was done without requiring any destruction to the building or seriously inconveniencing the staff.

The following key benefits were realized by the Golden Hills School Division: contractor time on site was reduced by 90 per cent when compared to a traditional approach; no staff mem-bers were relocated while the work was completed; and a 30 per cent cost savings was realized by the school division.

The facilities manager at Golden Hills School Division, in response to a follow-up call from Revive Pipes, said, “I used to think about this issue every day. Before you called, I hadn’t thought about it in eight months and now I can focus my atten-tion on other issues. I am a strong supporter of this product.”

Revive Pipe Restoration Inc. is able to handle many of the drainage infrastructure problems in Alberta’s schools. Most pipes can be de-scaled and lined from existing access points in the system, such as roof vents, cleanouts, closet flanges, and manholes. Pipes can be horizontal or vertical. Liners can be installed in any type of pipe, including cast iron, asbestos con-crete, clay, or PVC. The structural liner is able to go around multiple 90-degree elbows, and branch connections can be handled without disturbing the facility. Structural liners are available in standard sizes from one-and-a-half inches up to eight inches. The structural liner will form a new pipe even if the original pipe has been completely corroded and eroded away, leaving only a void space. Once it has been installed, the liner has a life expectancy of 50-plus years. F

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One of the major causes of flooring adhesive failures is moisture in con-crete subfloors. Annually these failures are responsible for millions of dollars.

Fast-tracking construction, cost cutting, and high water-cement ratio can cause some of the biggest proponents of these damages.

The best way to prevent these failures, especially in commercial floor covering applications, is to moisture-test con-crete slabs prior to installation. There are two ways of testing the moisture in the concrete slab: calcium chloride and relative humidity probe. Both testing methods can give accurate readings, but relative humidity probe is easier and has less potential for human error. no mat-ter which test is performed, it is impor-tant that it be conducted in accordance with AStM. Once an accurate relative humidity level can be defined, it can then be decided whether the concrete is ready for installation or not.

This is where Buckwold Western has an advantage with four new moisture-resistant adhesives made by Armstrong for their commercial flooring lines. The benefits of a moisture-resistant adhesive is that it allows you to install the com-mercial floor covering over a concrete slab, reading a high relative-humidity percentage. Whereas most standard adhesives have a relative humidity limit from 75 per cent to 80 per cent, mois-ture-resistant adhesives can bring the limit up to as high as 90 per cent. This keeps installations from being held up and minimizes failures.

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Buckwold Western is a Canadian family-owned and run distribution company. Buckwold Western was estab-lished in 1925 in Saskatoon, Saskatch-ewan where their head office is still lo-cated today. There are now six branches located in Western Canada, including Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Edmon-ton, Calgary, and Vancouver. Buckwold Western are proud distributors of Arm-stong, Johnsonite, Crossville tile, as well as many other smaller lines available for commercial and residential floor-cover-ing needs. F

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David Williamson is a Canadian regis-tered safety professional (CRSP) and is the founder of the SDI team, a health, safety, and quality-consulting firm that specializes in building leadership mod-els for schools and industry.

Williamson and his team have seen their fair share of systems over the years.

“Health and safety systems have been

around for a while, however, more often than not I see health and safety being something of an add-on to organiza-tions, rather than being a part of the in-tegral business model.”

This is why we created the university. It is an innovative approach designed to provide focused employee and/or stu-dent development. Like a school system,

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The university model provides a measurement of how employees or students are being developed. The goal is to enhance the professional develop-ment, which will in turn promote a safer workplace for our school systems and industry.

“We have worked in partnership with schools, focusing on everything from the maintenance departments, CtS labs, and major renovations or modern-izations those schools will go through. The model is to build systems that meet the overall needs of the client, but also the needs of the many supporting de-partments it needs to run efficiently and safely.”

Williamson is also a big believer in teaching safety in the classroom.

“Students will be exposed to risks in whatever profession they choose. I be-lieve that if we can teach the foundation of health and safety in the classroom, then students can enter the workforce with an educated view of what to ask their employers regarding their own health and safety systems. Students who learn about safety might even want to be a health and safety professional in the future.” F

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A Teacher’s Best Tool is Their Voice

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Telecenter Class begins with voice amplification, then expands to a total

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It is today’s way to reach and teach our tech-savvy students.

The classroom communication system is controlled by the teacher

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Telecenter Class has been designed to integrate with various manufacturers

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• The wireless microphone can automatically register in any classroom

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• Telecenter Class speakers can be remotely muted by administrators

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