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PEOPLE

Shahab Ahmed, M.Sc., P.Eng.

joins Stantec as a bridge engineer. Ahmed has 10 years of experience in Canada and 16 years of experience prior to arriving in Canada. Ahmed has a strong background in the analysis and design of concrete and steel structures. His experience includes the conceptual, preliminary and detailed design of bridges, buried structures, earth-retaining structures, deep and shallow foundations and other transportation structures using pre-stressed concrete, reinforced concrete, structural steel and timber components.

 

Steven Loptson, P.Eng.

joins Stantec as a transportation engineer. Loptson is a graduate of the University of Calgary with 15 years of professional experience throughout Western Canada. In his role, he will be working with the transportation team to manage projects ranging from highway and urban arterial preliminary and detailed design, construction contract administration and quality-control review work.

 

AWARDS

The 2015 Manitoba Professional Truck Driving Championships

winners are as follows: Straight Truck: Bill O’Neil (GFL Environmental); Single-Single: Brian Hrabarchuk (Canadian Freightways); Single-Tandem: Greg Muzychka (Canadian Freightways); Tandem-Tandem: Denis Roberts (TST Overland Express); Super B Train: Ken Wiebe (EBD Enterprises) Instructors Category (New): 1st Place — Trent Klassen (First Class Training Centre); 2nd Place — Dave Greschuk (Arnold Bros Training Academy); 3rd Place — Bill Henderson (First Class Training Centre); J.O. Dutton Award: Ronald Poirier (TST Overland Express); First-Time Entrant: Bill O’Neil (GFL Environmental); Team Award: Canadian Freightways; Bjornson Memorial: Brian Hrabarchuk (Canadian Freightways).

 

The Manitoba Trucking Association and Volvo Trucks Canada

are pleased to announce that this year’s Manitoba Driver of the Year is Murray Slack of the TransX Group of Companies.

 

COMPANIES

The Partners of Taylor McCaffrey LLP

are pleased to congratulate Alex Nordal-Budinsky, Daniel Marion and Charles Roy on their call to the Manitoba bar. Nordal-Budinsky received his J.D. from Western University (2014), an advanced BA from the University of Manitoba in 2011 and his Canadian Securities Course Certificate from the Canadian Securities Institute in 2013. He is practising in the area of family law and is active in community and volunteer work. Daniel Marion studied at Université de Saint-Boniface and graduated with a B.Comm (Honours) in 2010 and his law degree in 2014 from the University of Manitoba. His practice areas include: wills, estates & trusts, commercial law, property development and real estate and taxation. Charles Roy received his law degree from the University of Manitoba in 2014 and will be practising in civil litigation and labour and employment. He was part of the New Directions Team at Taylor McCaffrey LLP that was awarded a Certificate of Recognition by the Manitoba Bar Association for their pro bono work on a public interest case in 2014.

 

The partners of TDS Law

congratulate John Murray, Megan Smith and Sarah Thomson on their calls to the Manitoba bar. John Murray will practise primarily in the areas of corporate and commercial law and labour and employment law. Megan Smith will be focusing on civil litigation and labour and employment law. Sarah Thomson’s practice will be focused on civil litigation and administrative law.

 

The following Fillmore Riley LLP lawyers

ranked as leading practitioners in the 2015 edition of Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in their respective practice areas: Stuart Blake (litigation — product liability), Tim Dewart (banking and financial institutions; property development), Michael Dow (banking and financial institutions), Cy Fien (corporate tax; estates and personal tax (estate and tax planning), litigation — corporate tax), David Kroft (insolvency and financial restructuring — insolvency litigation; litigation — corporate commercial), Jody Langhan (corporate commercial), Wayne Leslie (insolvency and financial restructuring — insolvency ligation; litigation — corporate commercial), Mickey Rosenberg (property development), and Charles Sherbo (litigation — commercial insurance; professional liability).

 

The Winnipeg Art Gallery

is pleased to announce artist and curator Jaimie Isaac has been named the WAG’s new aboriginal curatorial resident. Starting in September, the two-year position is the result of a successful grant application to the Canada Council for the Arts.

 

The partners of Tapper Cuddy LLP

are pleased to welcome Kevin Schulz to the firm, practising in the area of corporate and commercial law. Schulz completed his articles with the company and received his call to the Manitoba bar.

 

The Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Public Relations Society

is pleased to announce Terry Aseltine, APR, FCPRS has been made a lifetime member for his dedication to CPRS, the Manitoba chapter and the PR profession as a whole. A long-standing member of CPRS, he is past president of the Manitoba chapter and also served on the national executive, becoming national president in 1995. He is a member of the national nominating committee and is a fellow of the Canadian Public Relations Society.

 

The Headhunters

are pleased to announce the appointment of Bernard Bautista to the Winnipeg branch of the Headhunters. Bautista comes from a successful career in corporate sales within the telecommunications, professional services and distribution industries. He has a passion for people, networking and business development. Bautista will be sourcing and placing non-designated accountants for Manitoba companies and leading the accounting operations practice for the Winnipeg branch.

 

Heartland Chartered Accountants LLP

is pleased to announce that the Honourable Philip S. Lee, C.M., O.M. has joined its organization in the newly created position of senior executive advisor. In this new role, Lee will provide high-level business coaching and strategic planning services to Heartland’s clients.

 

The Jewish Federation of Winnipeg

is pleased to announce the appointment of Elaine Goldstine to the position of interim CEO. Goldstine brings to the position over 22 years of experience having worked in various capacities within the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, most recently as director of financial resource development.

 

BOARDS

Winnipeg Presbytery (the United Church of Canada) Church Development Inc.

is pleased to announce its 2015-16 board of directors: chairwoman, Carol Scott, vice-chairwoman, Teresa Moysey, treasurer/investment officer, Gordon Goossen, directors at large: Bill Gillis, Jim Gordon and Lisa Lix.

 

Taekwondo Manitoba 2009 Inc.

is pleased to annouce its new board: president, Jae Park; vice-president, Scott Toderash; secretary, Jillian Golby Borsa; treasurer, Kristopher Noseworthy; directors at large: Gail Cielen, Evelyn Hoogerdijk, Debbie Lamont-Dreger.