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Automatic Greasing Systems specialist FLO Components Ltd. has an-nounced the schedule for its 2014-2015 Lube Basics Seminars. Scheduled cit-ies will include Kitchener, Mississauga, Sudbury and Thunder Bay.

In a study conducted by a major component manu-facturer, improper lubri-cation accounts for 53% of all bearing failures, a major cause of equipment downtime and significant unnecessary maintenance costs. According to FLO’s Marketing Specialist Ga-briel Lopez, “FLO Lube Ba-

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“Each 1-day Seminar will have a balance of the-ory and practical - 50% of the time will be your tra-ditional in-class training, 50% will be more ‘hands on’ training. These semi-nars are designed and pre-sented as an unbiased, 3rd party, vendor neutral lu-brication training program - we don’t bring people there to sell them on our products, we teach them what they need to know

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Canada and the U.S. have named the members of the international author-ity that will oversee the construction of the new publicly owned bridge con-necting Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan.

Canadian Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Michigan Gov. Rick Sny-der recently made the an-nouncement in Windsor.

The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) will consist of:

Kristine Burr (Chair) and Geneviève Gagnon of Canada and Michael D. Hayes, Birgit M. Klohs, and Matt Rizik of the US. A third Canadian member will be named later.

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oversee and approve key steps in the procurement process for the new cross-ing. It will also monitor compliance of the Windsor-Detroit Authority with the crossing agreement, signed by Canada and Michigan in 2012.

Raitt also announced appointments to the board of the authority: Michele (Michael) Cautillo, Presi-dent and CEO. Cautillo is a civil engineer who has worked as a transporta-tion specialist and partner in Deloitte’s Ontario In-frastructure Advisory and Project Finance group; Mark McQueen, Chair of the Board of Directors; William Graham, and Car-oline Mulroney Lapham, daughter of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, as directors.

The Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority will be the manager of “all parts of the project” in Canada and the U.S. once it’s built, Raitt said. It will also set and collect tolls.

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Forests Ontario supports the Liberal government’s vi-sion to ensure the long term health of the province’s for-est resources. Our organiza-tion is particularly pleased to acknowledge the elec-tion commitment of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to continue to work with municipalities and other partners such as Trees On-tario (the restoration arm of Forests Ontario) to maintain and enhance the province’s tree planting efforts across rural and urban areas.

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and landowners to enhance forests, and sustainable for-estry, on all private lands across all of Ontario. In ad-dition to our restoration (planting) efforts, Forests Ontario also promotes, and provides support for, the sustainable stewardship of forest resources to ensure they continue to contribute to the health of our environ-ment for future generations.

Our education and awareness efforts help pro-mote a factual understand-ing of our forest resources and their importance to the environmental and social well-being of our province,

our communities and our people. These efforts in-clude working with public schools to bring forestry into the classroom as well as providing students with opportunities to visit, and experience firsthand the benefits of Ontario’s for-ests. Through such initia-tives, Forests Ontario is working to connect our youth to the many values provided by our forests and to build their interest in natural resources and natu-ral resource management.

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The launch of the CH540 and CH550 con-firms Sandvik’s market leading position in cone crusher development. The wide performance range provides customers with adaptability and flexibil-ity, with the crushers be-ing able to be configured for either secondary or tertiary applications. “Our customers need to produce high quality aggregates in a cost-efficient way.” Ex-plains Sandvik Construc-tion, Product Line Manag-er, Martin Johansson.

“In order to optimize their business our custom-ers require as few, and as short maintenance inter-ruptions as possible; this is now achieved by the CH500 series that gives them a ver-satile cone crusher which combines a small carbon footprint with high perfor-mance.” So adds Martin Johansson, who continues, “Sandvik has developed the new CH500 crusher se-ries based on valuable input from our customers. So as to

increase performance, while reducing weight and height, we had to optimize all our components – and the end result is remarkable.” Excellence In End-Product Quality And Crusher Performance

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Bombardier Commer-cial Aircraft recently an-nounced that Calgary-based WestJet Encore Ltd. has signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 NextGen airliners. This transaction is a conversion of a batch of five options booked by the carrier’s par-ent company WestJet and follows the first conver-sion of five option aircraft announced on March 27, 2014, bringing the number of option aircraft exercised to 10. The initial total of

25 option aircraft was part of the original contract announced on August 1, 2012 that included West-Jet’s firm order for 20 Q400 NextGen airliners.

Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen airliner, the transaction announced is valued at approximately $167 million US.

“With 13 Q400 NextGen aircraft now in service in just over a year, WestJet Encore’s inaugural year has been a success,” said Bob Cummings, Executive

Vice President, Sales, Mar-keting and Guest Experi-ence, WestJet. “We are marching towards connect-ing more Canadians from coast to coast to more than 85 cities we serve, as well as our growing network of interline and codeshare partners. With the guest response we are seeing for WestJet Encore, we have confirmed five more option orders and look forward to saying ‘welcome aboard’ to even more guests in the future.”

“WestJet Encore has built a brand that con-sistently delivers on the WestJet promises of reli-able, cost-efficient service in expanding communities and we are thrilled this iconic Canadian airline has placed another firm order to expand its fleet to 30 Q400 NextGen aircraft,” said Ryan DeBrusk, Re-gional Vice President, Sales - North America, Bombar-dier Commercial Aircraft. “The addition of more Q400 NextGen turboprops speaks to the aircraft’s superior economics, out-standing fuel economy and excellent passenger com-fort that have given Encore the flexibility to service a number of new routes and airports.”

“In just under four months, WestJet Encore has exercised a total of 10 Q400 NextGen option air-craft – thereby exemplify-ing the needs of today’s growth-minded airlines looking for the perfect bal-ance of operating econom-ics, flexibility, passenger comfort and unsurpassed environmental creden-tials,” said Ray Jones, Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing and As-

set Management, Bombar-dier Commercial Aircraft. “Already recognized for efficiency on short-haul missions, WestJet Encore’s Q400 NextGen aircraft are using their jet-like speeds to feed WestJet’s mainline operations with reliabil-ity that’s remarkably high and amongst the best in the worldwide fleet. All this has been achieved in WestJet Encore’s inaugural year, so I’m delighted to of-fer hearty congratulations to the entire team on this accomplishment.”

WestJet Encore launched in June 2013 op-erating 10 departures daily to two destinations with two Q400 NextGen aircraft and 131 employees. Today, it operates 90 departures daily from hubs in Cal-gary, Alberta and Toronto, Ontario to 19 destinations with 13 Q400 NextGen aircraft and approximately 500 employees. The airline has announced plans to in-troduce service to Québec City, Québec; Fredericton, New Brunswick and Pent-icton, British Columbia in 2015.About Q400 NextGen aircraft

Optimized for short-

haul operations and ca-pable of seating up to 86 passengers, the Q400 NextGen aircraft is a large, fast, quiet and fuel-efficient turboprop. It provides the perfect balance of passen-ger comfort and operating economics with a reduced environmental footprint.

The Q400 NextGen aircraft is the fastest new-technology turboprop, pro-viding both jet speed and turboprop fuel efficiency. The aircraft’s economics and operational flexibility allow airlines to profitably deploy it in a variety of ways to serve typical short-haul turboprop routes, as well as medium-haul jet markets.

Bombardier has record-ed firm orders for a total of 506 Q400 and Q400 Next-Gen aircraft. Worldwide, Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft have transported more than 295 million pas-sengers and have logged over 4.7 million flight hours and more than 5 million take-offs and land-ings. The Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft program includes over 50 customers and operators in approxi-mately 40 countries on five continents. b

Bobcat Company and Doosan recently opened the doors to their new Ac-celeration Centre, usher-ing in a generation of ad-vanced product innovation and accelerated learning to benefit customers, dealers and employees worldwide.

The facility — located within Bismarck, North Dakota’s Northern Plains Commerce Centre — will be home to 175 individuals tasked with initial design, prototype engineering, prototype manufactur-ing, computer simulation and testing of ideas and concepts. The Accelera-tion Centre becomes a key engineering facility for all Bobcat compact equipment distributed globally, and it will help serve some of Doosan heavy equipment’s research and development needs for the North Ameri-can market.

The $28 million project involved expansion of an existing building to include office and lab space, class-rooms and demonstration areas, and both indoor and outdoor machine opera-

tion areas. The facility has two stories and 190,000 square feet under roof, with an additional 22 acres of outside test and prod-uct development space. A collaborative open office environment is equipped with modern devices, tools and software systems that expedite leading-edge en-gineering, and product and process development.

A dedication ceremony and open house on August 5 featured remarks from Rich Goldsbury, President of Bobcat Company and Doosan, North America; North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple; U.S. Sen. John Hoeven; U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer and Bismarck May-or Mike Seminary.

The Acceleration Cen-tre’s grand opening came just a month after Bobcat Company celebrated its millionth-loader milestone — a celebration that was themed “Unstoppable.” Bobcat reached 500,000 loaders in 2001 and 750,000 in 2008; now one million Bobcat loaders just six years later.

“We have momentum,” Goldsbury said. “We are investing in our innova-tions and technologies, and in our facilities and our people. That’s what this particular facility is all about: momentum and ac-celeration. Bobcat will con-tinue to be an unstoppable force in the industry, and Doosan will continue to grow into a premier heavy equipment brand in the North American market.”

The company broke ground on the Accelera-tion Centre project in May 2013. The entire project — including the original building built in 2005 — capped a total $43 million investment by Bobcat and Doosan in the Northern Plains Commerce Centre in Bismarck. Bobcat Compa-ny also has an attachments production facility in Bis-marck, and its manufactur-ing, production control and logistics group has been there since 2012.

“We built the compact equipment industry and continue to set standards, and reach milestones no other manufacturer can match — and that was all accomplished right here in North Dakota,” Goldsbury said. b

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WestJet Encore Orders Five New Bombardier Q400 NextGen Aircraft

WestJet Encore Ltd. has signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 NextGen airliners.


The agreement reached between the three compa-nies involves Shell farming down non-operated equity in its Shelburne Explora-tion Licenses, offshore Nova Scotia, Canada. Shell will maintain a 50% interest and remain operator. Cono-coPhillips will acquire a 30% non-operating interest and Suncor will acquire a 20% non-operating interest.

“With ConocoPhillips a leading global deepwater company and Suncor one of Canada’s largest energy companies with extensive Atlantic Canada offshore experience, we look for-ward to their involvement

in the venture,” said Mark Shuster, EVP, Shell Up-stream Americas Explora-tion.

Shell’s six Exploration Licenses (ELs 2423, 2424, 2425, 2426, 2429 and 2430) cover a contiguous area of 19,845 km² about 300 ki-lometres offshore of Nova Scotia. They are located in water depths of between 500 and 3,500 metres. Shell acquired the first four ex-ploration licenses in 2012 and the other two in 2013 for a combined “Work Ex-penditure Bid” of $CAD998 million. The exploration licenses are good for a pe-riod of six years.

Shell conducted the first 3D Wide Azimuth Seismic (WAZ) Survey to be conducted offshore Canada last year, success-fully acquiring 10,850 km² in one season. Although the venture team planned to acquire the seismic data over a two-year period they were successful in complet-ing the survey in only one season, saving the com-pany both time and addi-tional costs.

The company will be conducting a seabed sur-vey this spring to build upon the data acquired from the 3D WAZ seismic survey to further assess potential drilling locations for drilling. Pending regu-latory approval, Shell an-ticipates starting drilling two wells in the second half of 2015. b

Shell Welcomes Joint Venture Partners To Offshore Nova Scotia Project

After successfully illu-minating more than two dozen indoor and out-door sports and entertain-ment venues across North America with its revolu-tionary LED arena and stadium lights, Ephesus Lighting has been selected as the lighting solution at Canadian Tire Cen-tre, home of the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators, making it the first NHL venue to be lit with Ephesus LED lights.

“Sports and entertain-ment facility operators ap-preciate that LED lighting is the natural evolution of arena and stadium light-ing because it provides an optimal stage for events in person and on high defini-tion television,” explained Amy Casper, CEO of Ephe-sus Lighting. “The success of our lighting solutions and testimonials from fans, players, broadcasters and facility operators rein-force this fact and prove that LED is ready for the big leagues.”

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is a multi-purpose arena located in the suburb of Kanata, in Ottawa, Ontar-io. The 19,153-seat venue also hosts a variety of oth-er major events including the best in music, sports and entertainment.

Ephesus was selected after facility operators conducted an extensive side-by-side test with three other lighting com-panies offering LED solu-tions. The Ephesus Light-ing solution dramatically exceeded all others in ev-ery category including amount of light reaching the ice surface, light uni-formity, ease of installa-tion and instant on/off capabilities.

“In our side-by-side test, it was clear that the Ephesus Lighting solution made the most sense to us for a variety of reasons,” said Tom Conroy, Vice-President & Executive Di-rector at Canadian Tire Centre. “Our facility oper-ators will benefit from the versatility of the system and the fact that it is prac-

tically maintenance free. But most importantly, our fans at Canadian Tire Cen-tre and watching at home will clearly see a better game. Additionally, this new lighting system will allow our game entertain-ment team to create an en-hanced presentation and better fan experience.”

Canadian Tire Centre will replace its metal ha-lide system with the Arena 600 and Arena 300 lights and the Ephesus wireless control system, which al-lows them to control the lights and create unique fan experience effects. De-spite reducing the number of fixtures by more than one-third, the Ephesus lighting solution will dra-matically increase light intensity and uniformity and yield a projected en-ergy savings of more than 70%.

Ephesus manufactures the brightest LED on the market and is the only are-na-designed lighting solu-tion certified under Design Light Consortium’s (DLC) quality, performance and energy efficiency require-ments. The DLC certifica-tion enables facilities to receive energy incentives from utility providers. b

Ottawa Senators To Take The Ice Next Season Under LED Arena Lighting

Luxury hotel “The Royal Garden” in Hong Kong is located in Kow-loon, an urban and mod-ern district with one of the highest densities of population of the world. This 5-star hotel is a ha-ven of peace in a full-of-life atmosphere, with narrow streets crowded with people and traffic.

It is precisely this en-vironment which meant a great challenge for the company Teamfield Building Contractors Limited, responsible for the extension works of the hotel, which will grow from the current 12 floors to 15 floors by the end of the year. Due to the requirements of the project, it was nec-essary to have a tower crane on the roof, but the height of the build-ing and the narrow streets surrounding the hotel were quite an im-pediment to erect it.

At this point, the work of Linden Coman-sa’s official distributor in Hong Kong, Proficien-cy Equipment Limited, was essential in order to move in the right direc-tion. Proficiency Equip-ment worked closely with Teamfield to un-derstand their needs, evaluate the difficulties of the environment and

come up with the solu-tion to all the problems.

On the one hand, Proficiency Equipment supplied to Teamfield a 10CJ140 tower crane from of Comansa Jie, Chinese subsidiary of Linden Comansa. Its modular and lightweight sections and components ensured a quick and easy erection, and by its technical features (maxi-mum load of 8 tons), the crane was the ideal for the work on the roof of the “Royal Garden” ho-tel, whose business will remain running during the entire construction progress.

And on the other hand, their experience in lifting jobs allowed Proficiency Equipment to devise a crane as-sembly system that was economically viable and that could follow a planned sequence to the millimeter, as due to problems with noise and traffic, they could only work from Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm.

For the erection of the tower crane, two der-rick cranes with 1 and 5 tons of maximum load capacity respectively were mounted on the roof. These two cranes were used to lift, from

the side of the building, the components of a 16 ton roof crane, which once assembled, served to erect the Comansa Jie 10CJ140 tower crane.

The tower crane was required to sit over the roof without any hole drilling on the perma-nent structure. There-fore, a 6 meter folding cross base was placed inside the rooftop pool, saving a 1.27 meter drop in the swimming pool by using support pieces and leveling the base using the height-adjustable pyramids. When a few tower sec-tions were assembled, a hydraulic jacking cage was added to the tower, and finally the different sections of the rotating part were added.

For all these tasks, from the assembly of the first derrick to the erection of the Coman-sa Jie 10CJ140 tower crane, it only took 28 days, thus meeting the deadlines set during the planning. According to Paul H H Hung, Op-eration and Marketing Manager of Proficiency Equipment, this assem-bly has brought about interesting lessons. “Teamwork between all stakeholders has been fundamental to come up with the best solu-tion. In addition, we have had to negotiate with the authorities and managed a very tight plan. The experience has been a little stress-ful but very satisfactory for all parties”. b

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Lake Erie Porta-ble Screeners recently teamed with New York-based rental company Supply Wagon Rentals to provide free demonstra-tions of the Pitbull 2300 commercial-grade por-table screener.

Bob Varin, owner of Supply Wagon Rentals, organized the three-day event to show his client base the Pitbull 2300’s abil-ity to efficiently and effec-tively screen topsoil, rock and other quality materials. “I had another soil screener that didn’t compare to the Pitbull,” he said. “It’s very easy to operate, the main-tenance is simple, and it’s very easy to transport,” he added.

The event gave more than 100 contractors, landscapers and other industry professionals an opportunity to screen materials with the Pitbull 2300. Varin supplied the topsoil for the demon-stration.

Lance Conley, Pitbull 2300 dealer and mas-ter product distributor, said, “The owner of Sup-ply Wagon was able to showcase his rentals, and everyone had a chance to use the Pitbull. We fo-cused on the quality of material and made 3/4-inch topsoil. Bob sold it before the demonstration was over.”

The event also demon-strated the durability and portability of the Pitbull 2300. “The Pitbull 2300 stands up to the day-to-day use by contractors,” Varin said.

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Having the right equip-ment on hand is essential to managing a fleet. One source for fleet manage-ment is auctions, both tra-ditional onsite and more recently online. When electing to use an auction for both disposal and ac-quisition of fleet, it is im-portant to weigh the pros and cons of the auction service. Traditional auc-tions can be infrequent and far away, adding both hassle and cost to the equipment acquisition pro-

cess. And for those selling equipment, it’s important to get a favourable return, which can be difficult to guarantee with these auc-tions as the buyer base is limited to the local market. To encourage smarter buy-ing and selling, equipment owners should understand the risks associated with traditional auctions. Disadvantages to buyers: Trouble finding the right equipment

Finding the best equip-ment for your business

can be difficult when buy-ing at a traditional auction because it may have a limited selection of heavy equipment. Online mar-ketplaces feature a wide variety of equipment from sellers around the world. This allows buyers to find items that are the best fit for their specific needs. Online marketplaces are easy to navigate and can be easily tailored to search for equipment based on sector, type, auction date and more.

Difficulty accommodating tight schedules

The opportunity to buy equipment at a traditional auction may only occur a few times a year within a buyer’s area and may not meet the timing of their business needs. With an online marketplace, buyers can purchase equipment at times that fit their sched-ules because these auctions occur more frequently. On-line auctions are also more convenient because buyers can access them from their computers, tablets or mo-bile phones. Buyers no lon-ger need to travel to auc-tion sites to view and bid on equipment, which saves time and money. In turn, these savings give buyers more room within their budget to bid on equip-ment.Limited transport transparency

The cost to transport an item can sometimes ex-ceed the price paid for the machine. Thus, equipment buyers want to have an esti-mate of their transport costs before bidding on a machine at auction so that they can make smarter business deci-sions. Traditional auctions can be unaccommodating in providing cost-effective options that buyers can vet ahead of bidding. In com-parison, some online auc-tions will provide a list of transportation providers that have been properly vetted to ensure a safe, reliable and proven transportation ser-vice.

Lack of detail At a traditional auction,

there may not be ample room or time for a buyer to thoroughly inspect the equipment including over-all condition and function-ality. Online auctions can provide professional in-spection reports that detail the equipment’s condition, features and include nu-merous photos to give buy-ers a more accurate state of the machine. Often, the online inspection reports provide more information than buyers can obtain at traditional auctions. Some online marketplaces also preview equipment weeks before the auction to pro-vide potential bidders time to review the equipment reports. A thorough review of the equipment increases confidence in purchasing online.Limited support

Traditional auctions don’t keep detailed records

of all attendees, just the fi-nal buyer. In comparison, online marketplaces cap-ture information and use it to nurture bidder relation-ships. These data-driven marketplaces have the abil-ity to reach out to bidders who lose out on a piece of equipment when a similar machine is listed for sale in an upcoming auction. Disadvantages to sellers: High transport costs

Paying to transport equipment to an auction reduces a seller’s final net proceeds. Online auctions connect sellers directly with buyers, eliminating the need to move equip-ment to an auction site. Online auctions also reach buyers around the world, providing a larger buyer base to drive higher prices.Infrequent Sales

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One source for fleet management is auctions, both traditional onsite and more recently online.


cause of infrequent auc-tion schedules. The lack of frequent sales forces equipment owners to hold fleet longer than their busi-ness needs require, tying up capital that could be utilized for current work. When selling online, own-ers can choose to sell their fleet when the timing is right for their business. Difficulty finding the right buyer

Sellers take a risk trans-porting their equipment to a traditional auction in hopes of finding the right buyer. Traditional auc-tions run the risk of poor weather, lack of promotion or buyers’ busy schedules,

Heavy equipment certainly lives up to its name. Equipment such as forklifts, cranes and tele-handlers can weigh tens of thousands of pounds. Therefore, getting heavy equipment from point A to point B can be a costly and complicated process. Sellers today are looking for convenient ways to dis-pose of their used equip-ment without breaking the bank. Understanding the transportation process will help both sellers and buy-ers in Canada make better informed decisions about equipment disposal and ac-quisition.The Traditional Route

For many years, sell-ers depended on physical auctions to dispose of their used equipment. However, transporting equipment to the auction site can be a logistical nightmare. Auc-tions are not always held within a reasonable dis-tance from the seller’s lo-cation and may only be ar-ranged a few times a year. Thus, sellers must coor-dinate to have equipment moved to the auction site at their own expense.

Although there isn’t a “single price fits all” stan-dard based on the type of equipment a seller is trans-porting, there are a few things every seller should know. Smaller equipment is typically transported at a lower price than larger equipment. On any given day, moving items over 80,000 pounds can easily cost $12-$18 per mile or more. Several additional

factors can drive prices even higher, including: 1) transporting to or from a remote location, 2) a high-ly specialized load (high, wide and heavy) and 3) a tight timeframe. A seller facing any of these issues can rack up a transporta-tion bill of several thou-sand dollars.

Once a seller has spent money transporting equip-ment to auction, the last thing they would want is for the item not to sell. If this occurs, the owner must then pay to ship the equip-ment back to its original location or incur storage costs until the equipment can be sold at the next physical auction. If the ma-chine is sold, the buyer is then responsible for paying to transport it to their own site. In some cases, the buyer and seller may be located near one another, meaning the equipment is moved in the same direc-tion from which it came. This inefficiency can add thousands or tens of thou-sands of dollars to the price of a machine.Difficult Transportation

Heavy equipment trans-port is highly specialized and requires carriers to ac-count for numerous vari-ables, including permits, special routing and escort/pilot cars. Sometimes, very large pieces of equipment need to be taken apart to alter the dimensions or weight during transport. Then, they must be reas-sembled upon arrival at the final destination. Canada’s weather can also present

challenges in the form of extreme winter conditions and seasonal road bans in the spring.

Routes on roads with only a few lanes, icy condi-tions and prevalent wildlife can make transportation es-pecially difficult. Highway 63 (nicknamed the “High-way of Death”) is the only major highway connecting Alberta’s oil sands to the rest of the province and serves the entire popula-tion of Fort McMurray. For the majority of its 443-ki-lometre stretch, Highway 63 is a single-lane high-way and is notorious for its high-traffic conditions, many fatalities, wide-loads and unsafe weather condi-tions. Reducing Sellers’ Costs

To help save time and money, sellers should iden-tify ways to reduce travel burdens. Sellers can elimi-nate the unnecessary mid-dle part of the traditional transportation process by moving equipment direct-ly to the buyer. To avoid transportation to a physical auction site and sell used equipment from its current location, sellers should use a reputable online marketplace. This is the most efficient method be-cause qualified inspectors visit the equipment at the seller’s site and then pro-vide images and detailed equipment descriptions to buyers. The seller doesn’t have to worry about infre-quent auction schedules, a complicated transportation process or unsatisfactory buyer turnout.

which can result in low attendance. A seller may have to sell the equipment below fair market value or may not even find a buyer. In the event that equip-ment is not purchased, sell-ers must pay to transport equipment back to their site or pay for storage near the auction lot and wait for the next selling oppor-tunity. Online auctions are a great solution for sell-ers because they reach a larger pool of global buyers and eliminate local buying slumps and distance and language barriers.

Online auctions reach people around the world and continue to increase in popularity among equip-

ment buyers and sellers. Buyers are provided great-er insight into the condition of equipment, flexibility to bid from anywhere in the world at any time, and eliminate the steep costs of travel to a traditional auc-tion. Sellers are offered a cost effective way to sell equipment on their own schedule and save time and money in attending tradi-tional auctions. Faced with the many risks of attending traditional auctions, online auctions are providing a more economical and ef-ficient way to buy and sell equipment. bBy Sue McGregor, Manag-ing Director of Canada, IronPlanet

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When Jim Christie was earning a geology

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“I worked all over North America, primarily on the West Coast,” said Christie, patriarch of the

Gimlex Gold Mines family business. “Wherever there were items to be pros-pected for, that’s where I went. I came to the Yukon with my family in the early 1980s because I was con-sulting for a company that was starting a placer mine. I got hooked.”

So did Christie’s fam-ily members, who are in-volved in all aspects of the business, including his wife, Dagmar, his daugh-ter, Tara, and his son,

Sheamus. Tara, who has a master’s degree in geologi-cal engineering, is Gimlex’s President. Currently, the family operates a placer mine at Indian River.

“Placer mines differ from conventional mines in that the ore is not in solid rock,” explained Tara.

“Weathering has liberat-ed the gold and gravity has transported it downslope. That results in concentra-tions of heavy minerals, and gold, being the heavi-

est, concentrates best. So, what we’re mining are naturally formed concen-trations of gold that occur on or near the surface as opposed to being locked in bedrock.”

“Our operation involves sluicing, which is running water and pay dirt through a sluice box,” Jim added. “In essence, it’s the same principal as what you see in the old movies with pros-pectors sluicing and pan-ning for gold, but utilizing modern, heavy equipment to process pay on a much larger scale. At Indian Riv-er, we don’t get many nug-gets. In fact, much of the gold is very fine-grained and mixed with small par-ticles of other heavy min-erals, so it is an intensive process to separate the gold. When all is said and done, we’re producing bars of gold that are usually 82- to 84-percent pure.”

“Initially in 1984, I and a group of other geologists and miners were looking for a placer mine project of our own and found one at Mariposa Creek about 100 miles from Indian River,” said Jim. “We were still based in Vancouver at the

time, and the family would come up and visit. They got into it too.

“That year, we pur-chased a new Komatsu D155 dozer and a second new D155 the following year. These were the first Komatsu machines in the Klondike.Second mine

“In 1993, we found a spot at Dominion Creek, and a year later we were in business as a family with our first placer mine,” Jim continued. “Our equip-ment included a D155 and two D355 dozers and two WA600 loaders. In 1996, we brought the first D475 dozer to the Yukon. After about 10 years, the mine had run its course, and we moved to our present loca-tion.”

Gimlex Gold Mines’s location at Indian River is about 70 kilometres south-east of Dawson City. Dur-ing peak production sea-son, which generally runs May to October, Gimlex Gold Mines employs about 15 full-time staff, including Foreman Jason Wyatt. It’s a remote location, but the Christies know that goes with operating a placer mine.

“We enjoy the self suf-ficiency and independence; for example, we gener-ate our own power,” said Dagmar, who was a phar-macist and says the gold-mining operation has few similarities to her previous career and is physically harder and more demand-ing. “We’re isolated, and

we shut down for a sig-nificant portion of the year because it’s too cold and the ground is too frozen to work. Jim and I adapted to the lifestyle, and the kids grew up with it. We enjoy it, especially because our entire family is involved and committed to it.”

Ten years ago, Tara served as the youngest and first female President of the Klondike Placer Miners’ Association. At that time, Gimlex operated its mine in the Dominion Creek area — about 20 miles from In-dian River — that has since ceased operation.

“Each of us has our particular role to play,” said Sheamus, a certified heavy-duty mechanic, whose main responsibility is maintaining the more than 100 pieces of equip-ment Gimlex Gold Mines uses.

“At the same time, we’re all willing to do whatever is necessary to make the op-eration work. We can all operate equipment if nec-essary.”

Komatsu equipment stands out Gimlex Gold Mines’ equipment fleet has nearly 20 pieces of Komat-su equipment. It uses two D475 dozers to remove 10 to 12 feet of organic over-burden, which consists of peat and silt, to reach what’s known as the “pay zone” where gold can be found. It also relies heavily on Komatsu WA600-1 and WA600-3 wheel loaders during sluicing.

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The first-stage project costs 5.3 billion dollars, occupies an area of 106 square kilometers, and is the largest airport in the world. It’s capable of allowing 20 Boeing 747 airliners and 26 planes of other brands at the same time. Its designed annual capability is 0.9 million times of taking-off and landing and transporting of 30 million passengers.

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“We generally buy all our big iron used, and I prefer to go with Komatsu because our experience tells us it’s going to be pro-ductive and reliable long term,” said Sheamus. “We purchased our D475-3 a few years ago with 17,000 hours and it now has 30,000 hours. We rebuilt the engine at 22,000 hours.

There was only minor wear in the top end, with little wear in the bottom end. We had an exchange power module waiting to go in and decided at

27,000 original hours that we should put it in, even though the module was still working great.

This was the first time we had to work on the power module, other than scheduled services and a new hydraulic pump at 18,000 hours. The Dash-2 model we’ve been running for years has given us simi-lar results. The D475s are basically in production all the time, either stripping, ripping or pushing up pay. They’re the most critical machines we have. They are high-hour machines,

and we’ve replaced or re-built various components, but they continue to pro-duce and have good reli-ability.

“During sluicing we’re running water and 200 to 350 yards of pay an hour through the plant for about 40 hours straight before stopping to clean it out,” explained Sheamus. “The WA600s are running flat-out constantly during that time, and we’ve never had a major issue with them, which says a lot about Komatsu’s quality. The Dash-1 has about 70,000

hours on it, and I think that speaks for itself.”

Additional Gimlex Gold Mines machines include Komatsu PC15, PC60, PC200 and PC400 excavators and D85, D155 and D275 dozers. “I’ve al-ways believed that Kom-atsu is well ahead of the competition in terms of design and capabilities. For example, in the D475s the blade is farther out in front, which means the operator doesn’t have to get as close to the edge with the tracks when operating off a soft pile. What really puts Kom-atsu at the top of the list is its power, especially the Komatsu loaders. It’s a huge difference compared to other brands we have tried.”

Because of Gimlex Gold Mines’ remote location, Sheamus and other staff handle nearly all mainte-nance, including machining and fabricating. “We’re set up to rebuild cylinders and other components, and we also make our own hoses. In fact, others come to us to have hoses made. We also have a large parts inven-tory, some of which comes from SMS Equipment, and we occasionally buy re-

man parts from them. SMS provides help as needed, and we’ve built good rela-tionships with (President) Bruce Knight, (Operations Manager) Mike Campbell and our Product Support and Sales Representative Lance Madore. George Oud at the Surrey branch is a great resource for parts and Gerry Giese in Edmonton provides exceptional tech-nical support.”Environmentally sound practices

Gimlex Gold Mines main-tains the access road into the mine, as well as the land within the mine itself. In total, it has 177 placer claims, which are generally 500 feet by 2,000 feet each. “We take a very environ-mentally friendly approach,” said Tara. “For example, we have settling ponds that hold sediment, and none of that is released back into the stream or anywhere else. It’s a totally enclosed process. We’re actually operating well above the standards in our licensing.”

Tara helped found the Yukon Environmental So-cioeconomic Assessment Board and also works with several associations, including chairing the Lands Committee of the

Prospectors and Develop-ers Association of Canada. She’s been appointed by the federal government to serve as Chair of the Yu-kon Salmon Committee. She and the Christies will continue their environmen-tally sound approach going forward, as the company continues drilling to locate gold sources on its claims.

“It takes a great deal of planning ahead to identify where to move next,” said Jim. “We’ve become very good at that through the years as we’ve gained more and more experience and operations have expanded. We’re always looking to the future.”

“We’re hopeful that in-cludes a third generation in the business,” commented Dagmar. “Tara and Shea-mus are doing a terrific job of basically running opera-tions now, and that bodes well for the immediate fu-ture. Sheamus’ family is not on-site until school is finished, but they come out for a couple months every summer, and his kids al-ready know how to run equipment, so it’s possible someday they’ll join the family business, too.” bStory and photos courtesy SMS Equipment

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The Victory Garden Ini-tiative is taking on food sustainability – one garden at a time. The 6th Annual Victory Garden Blitz, held May 10-24, provided 500 raised-bed gardens to peo-ple in the Greater Milwau-kee area. Upon completion of this year’s event, the Victory Garden Initiative will have installed more than 2,000 gardens for communities throughout Milwaukee.

The inspiration for the Victory Garden Initia-tive came from WWI and WWII, where communi-ties built gardens to be self-sustaining, focusing other available resources towards the war effort. To-day, the mission focuses on empowering communities to grow their own food and “re-establish the relation-ship between human and food ecology.”

CASE Construction Equipment and CNH In-dustrial are two of many partners of the Victory Gar-den Blitz.

“At CASE Construction

Equipment, we acknowl-edge the benefits of creat-ing more sustainable com-munities,” said Jim Hasler, Vice President, CASE Construction Equipment – North America. “The Vic-tory Garden Blitz is an im-portant event that not only promotes a healthier life-style, but empowers com-munity members to come together for a common goal. We wouldn’t miss the opportunity to participate and once again give back to our community.”

In addition to financial sponsorship of the Victory Garden Initiative, the man-ufacturer donated the use of an SV300 skid steer for the event.

“CASE has been an in-credible partner for the Blitz,” said Victory Garden Initiative Director Gretchen Mead. “They offer dozens of volunteers, a skid-steer and resources to ensure we can successfully install hundreds of gardens at or below cost to anyone in Milwaukee that wants to learn to grow their own

food. We are so thankful for their on-going partner-ship.”

The gardens are made possible with a $160 dona-tion or sponsorship. Each garden is 4 feet by 8 feet and includes a full installation

as well as new soil from lo-cal composters. Volunteers install the gardens in back-yards and front yards of homes, schools, community centres and more.

The Victory Garden Initiative promotes a sus-

tainable food system by building communities of people who grow their own food. The scope of Victory Garden’s educational pro-grams and urban agricul-tural projects encompass a complete cycle: from

soil, to seed, to plate, and composting back to soil. Find out more at www.victorygardeninitiative.org. For additional information about CASE Construction Equipment, visit CaseCE.com. b

Case, CNH Partner With Group To Plant 500 Veggie Gardens

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