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March 1 2006 Landfill Generators ¦ November 5 2008 Meeting ¦ February 4 2009 March 4 2009 ¦ April 09 GE Tour ¦ Spouses night May 11-09 ¦ Receiving Award EDSS Sept.09 ¦ Home Hardware Tour Oct. 09 ¦ Tool Display Dec.2 09 ¦ February 3 2010 May 11 2010 ¦ Oct 6 2010 ¦ February 2011
A typical dinner meeting at the Knights of Columbus	Another angle of the same meeting with guest speaker
The horse that ran in (our) race at the Grand River Raceway. This was spouses night, dinner and the race. Note,,,, horse didn't win.	Part of the group that attended spouses night, dinner and the race. Note,,,,see how tired the horse looks.
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Landfill Generator Tour Waterloo Regional Landfill Generator tour	Another photo of the land fill Generator Tour January 2006
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Robot demonstration November 2008 David Pope and Students	Another look at the robot Great meeting
David Pope and his students from Jacob Hespeler Secondary School demonstrating their robot "Twitch" built by his students in 6 weeks to compete in the FIRST Robotics competition. They will also talk about the FIRST Robotics challenge.
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February 4 2009 Meeting, Graybar and General Electric Lighting	A View of the members attending Feb. 4 2009 Meeting
A View of the members attending March 4 2009 Meeting An excellent meeting covering the Electrical Apprenticeship training. Click for more training information
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Incandescent bulbs	Adding the filament
Soldering connections and testing the bulb	Glass tubes on skids will be 48 inch T8's
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Glass T8 tubes being washed internal and dried	Glass T8 tubes begin the internal coating
After gas fill then sealing now testing	Closer look at the testing
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After testing, on to the packaging	On the conveyor heading for the packaging machine
Not all tubes make it to the finish line. Recycle bin.	Our tour group enjoyed a great lunch after the tour. Thanks to General Electric Lighting and their staff John P. Barry M. and Dave J. Visit their site GE Lighting
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Winner of WREA Race "Our race" May 11 2009	Waterloo Regional Electrical Group Photo With the winning horse and driver. Another very enjoyable evening. Spouses night, May 11 2009
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Ross M receiving an award on behalf of the WREA at the Elmira District Secondary School OYAP	Wesley, Ross and John with the award.
Close up of the award	The award was presented to the Waterloo Regional Electrical Association for providing support of students in Technological Education.
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September 9 2009 Meeting Solar Panels	September 9 2009 Meeting, Good attendance
September 9 2009 Meeting
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Home Hardware Distribution Centre Tour October 7 2009 We had 32 members enjoy dinner at the Stone Crock. Then on to the tour.	HH Distribution Centre, approximately 1.5 million square feet under roof.
If I remember correctly, these rows of racking are 650 feet long and there are rows and rows. Close to 100,000 pallet slots for picking and storage.	Another storage area. Currently at the centre there are approximately 62,000 sku items valued at $95 to $100 million.
The filled orders are now on their way to be loaded in trucks. With 65 drivers and 250 highway trailers they drive equivalent to more than 300 trips around the world each year.	Lift truck battery charging room. Batteries are recharged every 8 hour shift.
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Tools on display thanks to Ideal Industries.http://www.idealindustries.com	Steve R. Beck steve.beck@idealindustries.com the Area Sales Manager gave an excellent presentation on new tools and testing devices.
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Steve displaying some of the great new product features.	Another view from the back of the room.
February 3 2010 Charlene Hofbauer the Partnerships and Project Coordinator from Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin giving her presentation.charlene@workforceplanningboard.com	February 3 2010 Mark Schuetzkowski Instructor from Conestogo College presenting information regarding the electrical apprenticeship funding available from our govornment mschuetzkowski@conestogac.on.ca
Left to Right WREA Members David Schneider, Tom Tenjis, Al Unrau, Mark Dunbar, Dennis Clark
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October 6 2010 John Pellerin during his presentation on LED lighting john@qualitysalesagency.com	October 6 2010 The LED display John had provided
October 6 2010 The LED display John had provided	October 6 2010 The LED display John provided will replace the lamps we use today. http://www.qualitysalesagency.com
February 2 2011 Presenters from Primespec, John Fischer and Kevin Wallace.	February 2 2011 Attendance was down for the meeting tonight because of the storm but many enjoyed the presentation from Primespec contact John Fischer
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A typical dinner meeting at the Knights of Columbus

Waterloo Regional Landfill Generator tour

Another photo of the land fill Generator Tour January 2006

Robot demonstration November 2008 David Pope and Students

Another look at the robot Great meeting

David Pope and his students from Jacob Hespeler Secondary School demonstrating their robot "Twitch" built by his students in 6 weeks to compete in the FIRST Robotics competition. They will also talk about the FIRST Robotics challenge.

February 4 2009 Meeting, Graybar and General Electric Lighting

A View of the members attending Feb. 4 2009 Meeting

A View of the members attending March 4 2009 Meeting An excellent meeting covering the Electrical Apprenticeship training.

Waterloo Regional Electrical Association

Left to Right WREA Members David Schneider, Tom Tenjis, Al Unrau, Mark Dunbar, Dennis Clark

Robot demonstration November 2008
David Pope and Students

Another look at the robot
Great meeting

A View of the members attending March 4 2009 Meeting
An excellent meeting covering the Electrical Apprenticeship training.

Left to Right WREA Members
David Schneider, Tom Tenjis, Al Unrau, Mark Dunbar, Dennis Clark