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What's New - 2006
Branch Anniversaries
Timmins – 40th Anniversary
Yellowknife – 25th Anniversary
Brink’s Crew Catches Money
On Wednesday, March 29th, two alert London Branch employees had just left Lambton College in Sarnia, Ontario, and had turned onto Modeland Road heading to Highway 402 on their return trip to London. They noticed $20 bills floating on the highway and the side of the road. They retrieved all the money they could find and they informed the Sarnia Police. They were informed that a gentleman had called to report that he had lost an envelope with $642 in it. He had made a bank withdrawal and had left the envelope full of money on the bumper of his car and drove away. The police have investigated and returned the money to the gentleman in question.
Only weeks prior to this incident, the same messenger and another driver found an envelope containing $220 in cash and a pay cheque for $300. With the information on the cheque they called the company and the contents were returned to the rightful owner.
Jack Watters Memorial Cup
This year we will thrill to the spectacle of our favourite teams lacing up, hitting the ice, and meeting in fierce head-to-head action. And no, this is not the NHL we're talking about, because 2006 marks the reappearance of organized, tournament hockey for the employees of Brink's Canada.
In many ways this will be the inaugural year of play, because after a 5-year hiatus the Brink's Canada Hockey Tournament has been officially re-launched and has been named in the memory of Jack Watters, a Brink’s Canada employee for 29 years, former Director of Fleet and Facilities, who passed away of a sudden heart attack in 2006.
Jack grew up in a town that lived for hockey. Much about life in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, revolved around hockey, easy to understand when you consider that it is a Northern Ontario town and home to the Soo Greyhounds, the team that saw Wayne Gretzky rise to prominence as number 99.
Jack was both a fan and a player, and as such this tournament is a fitting legacy to a man who made quite an impact during the course of his Brink's career.
This year saw 80 players and six teams compete at the Ice Gardens on the York University campus for two days of exciting action. The quality of hockey was fast paced and very competitive. Good sportsmanship was demonstrated by all teams. Windsor and Toronto Team #2 faced off in the consolation final with Windsor prevailing for the win. In the championship game Kitchener / CHO played a high intensity game against a very strong team from Sault Ste. Marie / Barrie / Kingston. Kitchener / CHO were able to hold on to win the game and take the first Jack Watters Memorial Cup.
Hats Off to the Chefs
During a VERY VERY COLD, Thursday, December 14th, 2006, the breakfast crew arrived at 4 a.m. to start setting up their on-site kitchen which was a storage trailer equipped with Coleman stoves, serving trays, toasters, coffee pots and lots and lots of Christmas music.
The employees who cooked, served, set up, cleaned up and entertained their colleagues were members of the Employee Operations Committee (EOC) as well as a few volunteers.
During the day they scrambled and fried 33 dozen eggs, toasted 25 loaves of bread, fried heaps and heaps of hash brown potatoes and 25 lbs. of crisp bacon, served up with the employee's choice of orange or apple juice, fruit punch, coffee, tea or milk.
During the day they scrambled and fried 33 dozen eggs, toasted 25 loaves of bread, fried heaps and heaps of hash brown potatoes and 25 lbs. of crisp bacon, served up with the employee's choice of orange or apple juice, fruit punch, coffee, tea or milk.
The Chefs cooked, cleaned, served and sang all day from 4:00 a.m. until the last egg was cracked and the pots were cleaned and packed away at 5:00 p.m.
All members of the branch management, Cash Logistics, Vaults, ABM, Cash in Transit, Air Courier and even a few OTR crews enjoyed a hot meal before starting out at least some time during their day.