Ray Hammond Obit

Conference Room No. 2

Pensions News --Benefits Canada

Read: ‘Life and death matters’ at stake as U.S. Steel retirees seek benefits reinstatement

In the event an insolvency leads to winding up the pension plans, the provincial pension benefits guarantee fund would cover the shortfall for the first $12,000 of beneficiaries’ annual pensions. Anything above that would take a cut proportional to the final solvency ratio of the plans.

A 2015 economic study revealed the devastating impact a complete collapse of Stelco could have on the region. According to the report, up to 8,600 Stelco pensioners live in the city, accounting for 6.3 per cent of its residents over age 60. The average Local 1005 retiree in the city collects about $16,000 per year and would stand to lose just over $4,000 of that if the company became insolvent.

So far, no one has seen an interruption to pension benefits, although U.S. Steel did win court approval in 2015 to halt payments for post-employment benefits, such as drug and dental care, that were costing the company about $3.5 million per month. The Bedrock deal includes provisions to fund post-employment benefits through a new trust or corporate entity, but the proposal has upset Howe because he says projections suggest it will only raise enough to cover 70 per cent of the needs of Local 1005 members, compared with 100 per cent for Local 8782.

For the full story click here:Benefits Canada

Retirees' Breakfast Feb 1, 2017

Rick Minion, Lorn Newton, Klaus Heyer, Roger Press,
Dan Andrusko, John Hood and Don George.

Hello all you retirees,

 Hope life is good. 

 It’s that time again to get together for breakfast and fellowship - same place, same time. If you see a retiree who is not on the list, please let them know about our breakfast by forwarding this email and please let me know their email address. 

The Skyway Diner

 1-645 Plains Rd E, 

 Burlington, ON L7T 4J5 

 905-592-1077

 Hope to see you all there this Wednesday, Feb 1st,  2017 at 9:00 AM

Rick Minion

27 Viking Lane

Port Dover, ON

N0A 1N3

905-966-5873

Obit McCUTCHEON, Dennis Bruce June 11, 1947 - December 18, 2016

A man of great integrity, Dennis was the best son, brother, husband, father, friend you could have. He will be very sadly missed but remain in the hearts of his wife Christine (nee Brusch), daughter Jennifer (Greg), mother Edna, sisters Leslie Jeanneret (David) and Lorrie DeGaust (Lorne), nieces and nephews, his 'little buddy' Gilligan, extended family and many friends. Beloved son of the late Fred McCutcheon and son-in-law of the late Kurt and Erna Brusch.

 A graduate of McMaster University and loyal employee of Stelco for 37 years, Dennis began his career as a student metallurgist, became an industry-wide renowned scientist in pipeline and automotive steels, then Director of Research & Development and ultimately the General Manager of Technology. His time at Stelco gave him the opportunity to see much of the world, and culminated in a love for far eastern culture and travel.
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Always a competitive sportsman, early in his life Dennis was a sailor. Sailing brought him closer to his father, and together they built their first boat. Dennis only gave up sailing once he had won all the races he cared to win, and then took up golf with an equal passion for perfecting his game. Curling, movies with popcorn, photography and collecting fine scotch were among his favourite pastimes, but most of all he loved to travel with the love of his life Chris, especially cruising distant seas and oceans. Music also brought Dennis great joy, particularly 60's Rock and Roll and Motown. The soundtrack of his life was filled with some great tunes even during his last days.

Dennis will be remembered by friends and family alike for his intelligent wit and sense of humour, and Jennifer will savour every sip of his scotch collection in loving tribute to her father, friend and role model. We hope you'll also raise a glass as you remember him.

A heartfelt thank you to the medical professionals who provided such compassionate care and support to Dennis on this final leg of his journey, to our special friends Sharon and Bev who helped ease the journey, and to snow shovelers Brandon and Dustin who made sure we had a clear path.

 Cremation has taken place. A memorial visitation will be held at Bay Gardens Funeral Home , 1010 Botanical Drive, BURLINGTON (905-527-0405) on January 7, 2017, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation to the Juravinski Cancer Centre or charity of your choice would be appreciated. Online condolences can be made at www.baygardens.ca.

Dennis Passed away on Sunday

Chris wrote:

Hello Jock et al,
 I'm very sad to let you know that Dennis passed away on Sunday, Dec 18, 20016 after a brief battle with cancer. The announcement will be in The Spec later this week, but I wanted to let you know that we will have a memorial visitation at Bay Gardens in Burlington on January 7, from 2:00-5:00.
 Chris
cmccutcheon001@gmail.com

Obit Blair Otterman

OTTERMAN, Blair Allan
Published:Dec 12, 2016
Event Date:Dec 09, 2016

Blair Allan OTTERMAN
OTTERMAN, Blair Allan Passed away suddenly at home on Friday, December 9, 2016 at the age of 64 years. Beloved husband of 29 years to Elaine (Booker) Otterman. Loving father of Erin and Wes, Rod and Candice, Chantelle and Michael, and Christine and Eric. Dear son of Robert and Shirley. Brother of Paul and Lynn, Steve and Susan, and Emily and Bill. Son-In-Law of Donald and the late Isabelle. Brother-In-Law of Virginia and Dale, Laurie and Terry, and Jeff and Judy. Also survived by and will be missed by his nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. The family will honour his life with visitation at the Hyde & Mott Chapel, R.H.B. Anderson Funeral Homes Ltd., 60 Main Street, South, Hagersville on Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at the Faith Lutheran Church, 1308 Hwy #3 East, Dunnville on Wednesday, December 13, 2016 at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers donation may be made to Canadian Lutheran World Relief, St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation or the charity of your choice. www.rhbanderson.com

MY company STELCO rising from the ashes!

Linkedin Colleagues

Ester Mar
(Currently Retired) Director - Quality Assurance at USSC Hamilton Works

Roger Press
Radiation Safety Officer, Laser Safety Officer
Dundas, Ontario, Canada

George Cernile
Artificial Intelligence In Medicine Inc. 

Where are they now?

John Prikryl
Sr. Industrial Advisor, EGP at EBRD Bank, London, England

Colin Osborn
Samuel Manufacturing
Toronto

Glenn Sakaki
Hatch Mississauga

Jack Young
University of Toronto

Barry Hong
Retired

October Retirees Breakfast

Ray, Don, Roger

Olga, Don. Roger
Glen, Roy, John , Rick, Rick

Rick, Rick,  John, 

Glen Delvecchio

Metallurgical Special Duties Division Circa 1960

Jock McKay
Cold Mill

Charlie Ohannesian
Met Lab

Peter Bedford-Jones and Tammy Thompson
Building H

George Sibakin, Derek Clay and Ray Addinal
Met Lab

Walter Lapkowski
Building H ??

Retirees Breakfast

Hello all you retirees,

Hope life is good. It's that time again to get together for breakfast and fellowship - same place, same time. If you see a retiree who is not on the list, please let them know about our breakfast by forwarding this email and please let me know their email address.

Date: October 6th, 2016
Time: 9:00 AM
Place:
The Skyway Diner
645 Plains Rd E,
Burlington, ON L7T 4J5
905-592-1077

The next breakfast after this would be Wednesday, February 1st, 2017.
Hope to see you all there this Wednesday, Feb 3rd,  2016 at 9:00 AM
Next breakfast after this one is Wed, June 1st, 2016. Put this date on your calendars.

 Take care,
Rick Minion

Feb 2016 Retiree Breakfast Meeting

Roger Press, Glen Delvecchio, Klaus Heyer and Tom Slack

(To enlarge click photo .)

Roger and Rick

Lorne, Rick and Roger

Klaus, John and Tom

Tom

Lorne

Dan and Lorne

Don, Klaus and John

Breakfast Retiree's Meeting

Hello all you retirees,

Hope life is good. It’s that time again to get together for breakfast and fellowship - same place, same time. If you see a retiree who is not on the list, please let them know about our breakfast by forwarding this email and please let me know their email address.

The Skyway Diner
1-645 Plains Rd E, 
Burlington, ON L7T 4J5 
905-592-1077


Hope to see you all there this Wednesday, Feb 3rd,  2016 at 9:00 AM

Next breakfast after this one is Wed, June 1st, 2016. Put this date on your calendars.

Take care,
Rick Minion

Steelmaking Processes

Continuous Casting

Coil Box

Slab Reheating Furnace

Charging BOF

Ingot Slab

Coil Box

Continuous Casting

Ingot Mould

Cast Slabs

Hot Rolling Mill

Line Pipe Spiral-forming Mill

Cold-rolled Steel Coil 

Blast Furnace Stoves

Scarfing 

Cast Slabs

Hot Strip Mill Run-out Cooling Table

Ingot Socking Pit

Slab Storage Building

Slab Roughing Mill

Hot Ingot lifted from Soaking Pit

Teeming (Steelmaking)

Cast Slab Torch Cutting

Blast Furnace