Sunday, December 20, 2009

Pat Paulencu


Pat Paulencu (nee Kriter) passed away on Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009.
Pat was one of the charter members of the R&D Department. She took on, with enthusiasm, the role of social secretary and arranged department Christmas parties, picnics, and dances. She had a generous nature and a kind heart.

Visitation at Smith's Funeral Home on Guelph Line.

Friday, December 11, 2009

More Christmas Festivities at the Centre

Happy Memories to everyone!
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Stu McKechnie, Gord Roeder, Clint Telfor, Steve Koprich, George Maudsley, Ted Parker, Dan Sakai, Brian Armitage, partial (?)
Day before Christmas
Singing Christmas Carols in the Cafeteria Room.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Steltech Officially Announced, July 1, 1989


In May 1989, Jock McKay informed senior company executives that he planned to retire at the end of the year (1989). Both his official retirement notice and the notice that the R&D Department would be amalgamated into Steltech occurred on July 1st.

Steltech was a subsidiary company of Stelco Inc. formed to provide technology support to the operating and marketing divisions, and to market on a global scale, Stelco technology, e.g. Coilbox, and operational know-how. Les McLean, VP and CEO, headed this new new company.

As of September 1988, the members of Steltech were as follows:
ABELEV, Sima ∴ AMBLER, Paul ∴ ANDRUSKO, Dan ∴ ANSLEY, Bill ∴ ANTOLIN, Albino ∴ ARMITAGE, Brian ∴ AVERINK, Henk ∴ BARNES, Keith ∴ BARTLETT, Ralph ∴ GATT, Bob ∴ BEATON, Elaine ∴ BEDI, Sunja ∴ BERRY, Scott ∴ BEST, Terry ∴ BOILEAU, Cheryl ∴ BOLUK, Tam ∴ BRANSTON, Barry ∴ BROSTROM, Mark ∴ BUCK, Barb
∴ BURYTA, Helen ∴ BYCKALO, Marie ∴ CAMERON, Ian ∴ CASWELL, Nick ∴ CERNILE, George ∴ CHANDLER, Mike ∴ CHAPMAN, George ∴ CHERNISH, Ed ∴ CIPYWNYK, Harold ∴ CLAYTON, Cathy ∴ COATS, Doug ∴ D'AMICO, Tony ∴ D`ANGELO, Marco ∴ DANELIAK, Nick ∴ DAUFENBACH, Peter ∴ DAVIS, Larry ∴ DEUTSCHENDORF, Harry ∴ DI VALENTINO, Tony ∴ DUMITRU, Lucy ∴ DUNLOP, Gil ∴ ENGLEFIELD, Les ∴ FEATONBY, Anne ∴ FIGLlOLA, Joe ∴ FINN, Mike ∴ FORTIER, Ray ∴ FOSSEN, Eric ∴ FRENCH, Mike ∴ GASBARRE, Leno ∴ GEORGE, Don ∴ GRIEVE, David ∴ GRIGG, Rick ∴ GRIS, Brad ∴ HAMMOND, Paul ∴ HAMMOND, Ray ∴ HARRIS, Don ∴ HARRISON, Frank ∴ HARTREE, Pam ∴ HARVEY, Andy ∴ HEYER, Klaus ∴ HODDS, Harry ∴ HODGINS, Bob ∴ HOGBEN, Peter ∴ HONG, Barry ∴ HOOD, John ∴ HUNTER, Bob ∴ JOEL, Brian ∴ JOHNSTON, Carolyn ∴ KARIM, Karim ∴ KEEN, Bob ∴ KIRKLAND, Kelvin ∴ KOMADOWSKI, Dennis ∴ KOPRICH, Steve ∴ KORABI, Tarif ∴ KRAUSHAAR, AI ∴ KRESTYNSKI, Bill ∴ LAIT, Jim ∴ LAMB, Mike ∴ LANDRIAULT, Paul ∴ LAPOINTE, Ray ∴ LAWLER, Rick ∴ LAWRYNOWICZ, Witek ∴ LeBLANC, Nicole ∴ LeCLAIR, Dave ∴ MAGEE, Ken ∴ MAKOVICZKI, Tim ∴ MARCEAU, Yvan ∴ MARCMNICA, Marek ∴ MARINO, Vince ∴ MARZETI, Rob ∴ MATICH, Joe ∴ McCALLUM, Kevin ∴ McCUTCHEON, Christine ∴ McCUTCHEON, Dennis ∴ McDONALD, Rob ∴ McKAY, Jock ∴ McKENNEY, Carl ∴ McLEAN, Les ∴ MlCHNOWYCZ, Jerry ∴ MILLSOP, Bob ∴ MINION, Rick ∴ MORROW, Sandy ∴ MUIR, Dave ∴ MURPHY, Lorne ∴ MUZAK, Nick ∴ NISHIZAKI, Rick ∴ NOWOSIADLY, Bill ∴ 0`CONNELL, Carol ∴ 0`LEARY, Kevin ∴ OLIVER, Dennis ∴ OLMSTED, John ∴ OSBORNE, Colin ∴ OSWALD, Steve ∴ OTTERMAN, Blair ∴ OVERBY, Dave ∴ PATERSON, Gene ∴ PAULENCU, Henry ∴ PELL, Nancy ∴ PETRONE, Steve ∴ PEVATTO, Iano ∴ PRESS, Roger ∴ PRIKRYL, Jan ∴ PUGH, Bob ∴ PUSKAS, Joe ∴ PYLE, Dave ∴ QUIGLEY, Don ∴ RADO, Les ∴ READYHOUGH, Paul ∴ REID, Gary ∴ RENNIE, Jim ∴ RENZETTI, Mark ∴ ROBERTS, Joanne ∴ ROEDER, Gord ∴ ROSENPLOT, David ∴ RYKS, Andy ∴ SAKAI, Dan ∴ SAKAKI,Glenn ∴ SCHOEN, Emeric ∴ SLACK, Tom ∴ SMITIUCH, Bill ∴ SOKOLOWSKI, Jerz ∴ STACHCIWIAK, Remy ∴ STANWAY, Linda ∴ STRATTON, Nan ∴ STRATTON, Brooke ∴ STYAN, Cathy ∴ TAYLOR, Bob ∴ THOMSON, John ∴ TOZER, Peter ∴ TRIGATTI, Rick ∴ TUDHOPE, John ∴ WALKER, Martin ∴ WATSON, Paul ∴ WELLS, Mary ∴ WILKINS, Al ∴ WILLIAMS, Pauline ∴ WRIGHT, George ∴ YOUNG, Jack ∴ ZBINDEN, Barb.