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December/January 2014 11 thoughtful, thinking, intelligent people in companies spread across Canada." She urged attendees to ensure Cana- dian health and safety professionals are educated — so they can talk the language of business — as well as equipped with the tools to support employees in need. "(They) will have to pro- vide advice and support for the key cultural aspects of the workplace and the physical, social, mental and psychologi- cal health of the workers and the workplace," she said. "This is not the soft stuff of business — but it is the hard stuff." Don Van Meer, president of Car- swell, a Thomson Reuters business, explained why it's important to hold an awards ceremony celebrating workplace safety. "We work in a fi eld that seeks to help ensure everyone goes home from their jobs safely at the end of the day," he said. "Being part of this safety community makes work more satisfying, as does honouring those we recognize tonight." Some of 2013's biggest news stories showed why safety needs to be on the forefront of every employer's mind. "Tragedies such as the factory fi res in Bangladesh that killed hundreds of people making clothing for western consumers, and the train derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Que., remind us all of the difference between complying with the law and creating truly safe cor- porations," Van Meer said. "Tonight's award winners stand as examples of organizations whose health and safety initiatives raise the bar on safety both in Canada and globally." MANUFACTURING Gold Nordion (Canada) Inc. Silver Innovative Automation Inc. Nestlé Waters Canada PUBLIC SECTOR Gold Parkland County, Alberta Silver County of Wellington, Ontario MINING AND NATURAL RESOURCES Gold Hallmark Tubulars Ltd. Silver Dufferin Aggregates Ausenco Engineering Canada OIL AND GAS Gold Tarpon Energy Services Silver Criterion Catalysts & Technologies Canada, Inc. Apex Oilfield Services TRANSPORTATION Gold Vancouver Airport Authority Silver Air Canada UTILITIES Gold PowerStream Silver Peterborough Utilities Group Valard Construction LP BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION Gold Cruickshank Construction Silver Borger Group of Companies HEALTH CARE Gold CapitalCare Silver Haztech Fire and Safety Shepherd's Care Foundation RETAIL AND SERVICES Gold Morguard Investments Limited HOSPITALITY Gold Scotiabank Convention Centre WELLNESS Gold Morguard Investments Limited Silver Fairmont Royal York PowerStream Inc. MINING AND NATURAL RESOURCES AWARD WINNERS Clockwise from top: Don Van Meer, president and CEO, Carswell with Samuel Elfassy, Air Canada; Steve Mahoney, keynote speaker; Maureen Shaw, guest speaker; Eric Nowlin, president, Acklands-Grainger with Steve Loftus, Innovative Automation; Kellie Leitch,federal minister of labour.