Robertson Bright

RBI Insight

COMPANY

VISION

With offices strategi-

cally located across

Canada and the Unit-

ed States, RBI will be

the leading provider of

electrical & communi-

cation solutions in the

Industrial / Commer-

cial / Institutional mar-

ketplace.

COMPANY MISSION

Through the strength

and integrity of our

team, we will provide

our services on time,

on budget, every time.

The First Word From WB…..

I recently read a book called “Jack: Straight

from the Gut”. The book was an autobiog-

raphy written by former General Electric

Chairman and CEO Jack Welch. Many regard

him as one of the greatest business leaders

of our time. It was an interesting read on a

man who led a great company through good

and bad times. There were many fascinating

stories in the book but what I will remember

most were some of the great quotes Mr.

Welch shared in his memoir. Towards the end

of his story while reflecting back on his 40

years with GE, the last 21 as Chairman and

CEO, he made this statement “I have always

believed that when the rate of change in-

side a business institution is slower than

the rate of change outside, the end is in

sight, the only question is when”.

The quote made me think about RBI and

some of the changes I have experienced

since starting my employment here in 1985.

There were times that the rate of change out-

side was faster than it was inside, and as I

look back at those times I can now see that

what Jack stated was accurate. During those

times we lost ground to our competitors and

we lost some clients in the process. But be-

cause of the leadership and determination of

the RBI team we were quick to make the

changes necessary to get back on track and

keep the company moving forward. What

Jack Welch was talking about was "survival of

the most adaptable" and it makes absolute

sense. This is the motto for the 21st century

organization: STAY ADAPTABLE. While

many of us are uncomfortable with change, I

do believe what Jack said is true. While it

would be easier to stay in our comfort zone,

the fact is that our industry has changed.

Technology continues to evolve, client expec-

tations continue to elevate and the market-

place is different than it was in years past.

What is most exciting is the fact that we have

stayed ahead of the changes. We are partici-

pating in projects today that involve cutting

edge technology, our client base is diverse

and comes from every sector of business and

we are involved in projects, both large and

small, in many geographical locales. We con-

tinue to learn new skills and embrace the

challenges that are presented to us, we con-

tinue to adapt, almost daily. We are not going

to change for change sake; it will be strategic,

with a clear purpose and goal, to fulfill our

mission and vision. We are blessed to be

alive during this time in history, in spite of the

challenges that we face every day. We have

a great opportunity, let's embrace change,

let's continue to adapt and let's continue to

work together to make RBI the best service

provider we can be.

Wally Budgell

President, RBI

this issue The First Word P.1

Business Development P.2

Mississauga Report P.3

Charity Corner P.3

Peterborough Report P.4

Calgary Report P.5

RBI Safety Matters P.5-6

Kitchener Report P.6

Las Vegas Report P.7

Birthdays P.8

ISS UE

08 S p r i n g

2 0 1 2

Business

Development

ETDBW

Once again another acronym to file in that growing short form dictionary in your mind along with those existing FYIs, LOLs, BTWs, etc.

By now you may have already heard of and committed this little gem to memory. Whether you have or have not really doesn’t matter as we all know what it means in our daily lives.

Every time you go to the store, a restaurant, the car repair shop, or a government office to name but a few, ETDBW will either be your experience whole heartily, mildly, or not at all. A classic example of “not at all” is one of those automated phone services with supposedly state of the art imbedded voice recognition technology. When you, in your clearest most succinct voice say: “Billing problems” and The Voice replies with a: “I think you said New Mobile Phone Sales.....is that correct?”, then you have definitely not experienced “Easy To Do Business With”!

As a company at RBI, having customers refer to us as ETDBW is not only a great ac-complishment, but it is also the DNA all of us need to continue to work at and support. As we try to see our daily performance through our client’s eyes, we will only get better at what we do as a contractor which in turn will make us that much more in de-mand in the marketplace at large.

Our tagline is “Electrical & Com-munications Solutions”. A solu-

Leadership

We foster an environment

of responsibility and ac-

countability.

We teach.

We make a difference.

We find solutions, and are

resourceful.

Our Culture

Robertson Bright Inc. is

truly about people. We are

after all, serving people in

our business, and in their

businesses.

We are passionate about

the preservation of our cul-

ture and we don't just talk

about it, we mean it. From

the beginning, we were

clear about what was im-

portant to us and what we

wanted our culture to be.

This doesn’t mean we won’t

make mistakes or have set

backs, but it does mean we

have a clearly defined way

of doing things. We know

that some people simply

won't be happy working

here, and that's ok. We are

looking to attract and retain

those who thrive in this type

of environment.

tions based company speaks to fulfilling a need. And if we fulfill that need for our clients with an ETDBW mindset, we not only have done the right thing by performing our job in the best possible way, but they just might share their positive experience with other colleagues, both with-in their own firms and through their other associations. And that translates into more work for us all. And that is a very good thing.

May it be said more and more throughout all our branches: “Hey do you want to know a full electrical services firm that is really Easy To Do Business With? Call RBI!”

Dave Graham, VP Business Development

RBI Welcomes Tim Noble to our Corporate Team as Gen-eral Manager of Operations

As RBI continues to grow and

evolve, new roles and skill sets

are needed if we are to continue

with our growth plans and corpo-

rate mandate to support our

mission and vision.

More than ever before the sta-

tus quo is not acceptable and

would ultimately lead to a com-

pany’s demise. As escalating

client expectations and rapidly

evolving technology changes

the scope and complexity of

our projects both large and

small, they consume signifi-

cantly more time and re-

sources to complete. If we are

to fulfill our mission and vision

we must continue to grow or-

ganically through strategic

hiring, acquisitions and part-

nership arrangements.

After an extensive interview

process I am pleased to an-

nounce that Tim Noble has

joined RBI as General Manag-

er of Operations, effective April

9th. Tim comes to us with an

expansive 23 year history in

the electrical contracting indus-

try. Tim is a people person; he

recognizes how important en-

gaged personnel are to the

success of an organization,

and as such he will be focused

on helping and supporting our

entire divisional leaders ad-

vance their teams by growing

our people.

Wally Budgell

President

Who said you can’t email while dog-sledding!

Dave Graham

VP Business Development

CHARITY

CORNER

This Insight we would like to

recognize one of the most

selfless types of donations

that can be made. Matt Quinn

(son of Mississauga Branch’s

Mike Quinn) is generously

donating one of his kidneys to

his 13 year old cousin. This is

scheduled to take place in

May of this year. In Matt’s

honour, the committee has

donated $500.00 to the Cana-

dian Kidney Foundation. This

would also be a great time to

have a discussion with your

own loved ones about organ

donation.

Who would have thought

giving away money would

have been difficult but ….

The RBI Charity Committee

has been in operation for

approximately 1 year. We

have made a significant num-

ber of donations to many

worthwhile causes ranging

from the Canadian Cancer

Society to the YMCA.

The committee would appre-

ciate input from employees at

all branches.

The charity committee is not

looking for you to donate an

organ just submit an idea for

a cause close to your heart.

Contact Ross

rossa@rbigroup.net

or Diana

dianai@rbigroup.net

Continuing Education… It sure is

an interesting combination of words. It sounds very formal when you say it. By popular defi-

nition; it is the process of attend-ing a facility of higher learning. A journey of endless study, tests

and exams! That in fact, to be successful, it is suggested that we must receive written ac-

ceptance to enter and for com-plete validation, receive a diplo-ma at the end. Now, please don’t

misunderstand what I am about to say, as I completely support the structured world of educa-

tion. However, I would like to suggest that in its purest form, lifelong Continuing Education is

not so much an action as it is attitude! It does require action by us; however it must be first lead

by our attitude. It does not matter who you are, we all have people that reside on opposite sides of

our life… those who we can teach and those from whom we

In the “funny how things work out“ column… last year we com-

pleted a very challenging project for Toronto Hydro and supplied and installed a 250 kW roof top

mounted solar energy system. There were more than a couple of days that we thought we

would never be able to accom-plish what was needed. It ap-peared that the rules of the

game were changing faster than we could write them down. After a lot of careful planning and hard

work, we were able to complete the project and turn it over to the owner. It was a great accom-

plishment when the system was turned on and the power of the sun was being harnessed. And

quite often that is where it ends! However, today we received a letter of recommendation from

Toronto Hydro! It sure makes you feel good when all the effort is acknowledged and appreciat-

ed.

This year, RBI Mississauga is going to be focused on our Con-

tinuing Education in all areas of our business.

Brian Watson,

General Manager

Rob Walker is a Sr. Communication Technician and has been

with RBI for the last 17 years.

Rob was born and raised in Toronto and after attending Seneca

Collage, he went on to work for both Bell Canada and Nortel

before coming to RBI.

Rob was married to Jennifer in 1993 and they have three great

kids. Andrew, Melissa and brand new Charlotte.

Although you may see Rob as the mild mannered Tech on site,

buried deep in his heart, is the desire for danger! Rob has, and

will continue to support the local INDY race course as both a Pit

Marshal and Fire Marshal. Rob is also looking forward to the fall,

where once again he and his kids will cheer on the Argos. Alt-

hough his heart has been heavy, he continues to be a season

ticket holder, with the hope that one day soon they will bring

home the trophy!

can learn! It is very important that we don’t miss the lesson

available for us by being distract-ed by age or position. We expect to learn from someone older

than us or in a position of author-ity. That fact is true, however, many of the lessons I have

learned come from people much younger than I am. Often, it is sometime after the event, per-

haps even years when the full realization of the lesson hits the mark! That moment in time when

you say to yourself, “Wow, I really missed that one”. It is when we add true respect for

others to our attitude; we can fully reach the balance between teaching and being taught. Each

one of us needs to take a mo-ment and ask the question, who am I teaching and who is teach-

ing me?

The Mississauga Branch is alive with activity. Over the last few

months we have received a number of great opportunities and the team has pulled together

to accomplish what was needed to exceed our client’s expecta-tions. And the opportunities just

keep on coming. So far in April, the panel shop has received a number of purchase orders, we

have started three new construc-tion projects and the service department is very active.

Mississauga Office News

Brian Watson

General Manager

Employee Spotlight

Rob Walker - Sr. Communication Technician

For ideas, photos, comments or

submissions, please contact:

Irene Moniz at (905) 813-3005,

Ext: 227, irenem@rbigroup.net

We are now well into a new year, and a new fiscal year for the company as well. The anticipa-tion that great things are ahead of us, the sort of elated feeling that spring always promotes, is upon us and we are looking forward to a very successful summer.

In the last few months the Peter-borough office has been actively involved with bids in a number of sectors. We have recently final-ized submissions for a long-term maintenance project and a new fire alarm system for GM. We are working on similar tenders and projects for the Lakeridge Health System. Additionally, the summer shutdown season is approaching and we anticipate activity at GM and Gerdau during June, July and August. We are also well situated in the energy production market and anticipate involve-ment in high profile tenders in-cluding ‘Energy from Waste’ pro-jects at the Peterborough Solid Waste Facility, and the Peterbor-ough Waste Water Treatment

Peterborough Office

News David Bremner

General Manager

Plant. Both projects involve cut-ting edge technology requiring advanced electrical expertise. Further, our experience with the City of Peterborough Utilities Services Solar Project has at-tracted opportunities to tender on other nearby solar installa-tions.

We have high expectations for the summer.

Finally, please be sure to refer to our profile of Mike Giraudy in this issue. We will be hosting a re-ception at the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) in Peterborough May 17th. 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm, to celebrate Mike’s upcoming retirement. All are welcome so mark your cal-endar.

David Bremner

General Manager

Mike Giraudy is retiring after a long and successful career, approximately 37 years within the RBI culture. Mike emigrated with his family from England as an 11 year old and lived just south of the Yonge and St. Clair area until after his graduation from Central Tech. He originally started in 1969 with Bright Elec-tric Limited on Brant Street in downtown Toronto, working as a purchasing assistant. When Bright relocated to Bridgeland Road in Etobicoke in the mid 1980’s Mike not only moved to the new location but also to a new position as an estimator. He

retained that position until 1982 when the economy was in a tailspin (not Mike’s fault!) and he was laid off. After leaving Mike spent a couple of years with Smith and Long as an estimator before relocating to Bob-caygeon, Ontario and joining forces with a local contractor. By 1987 Mike had re-joined Bright Electric, this time with the Peter-borough branch, and returning to the purchasing department. He has remained with the RBI group ever since. This year will mark his 43rd year in the industry.

Certainly we will miss the wealth of knowledge that Mike has ac-cumulated over his long tenure in the electrical contracting busi-ness. We will also miss his sense of humour and ability to enhance ethnic humour with ethnic accents.

Mike, we hope you have many more good years and we wish you well on your retirement ven-ture.

Employee Spotlight

Darren Mahoney started with RBI in 1999, advanced through

his apprenticeship and is now a qualified journeyman electri-

cian. He is employed in our Construction and Service divisions,

continuing a traditional family involvement in the electrical

trades’ field. Darren’s father Dan is a long-time and valued em-

ployee of RBI, while his brothers Derek and David are em-

ployed with OPG and the Peterborough Utilities Services. Dar-

ren clearly enjoys his trade and is comfortable on a construc-

tion project, or performing in a service environment assisting

our customers. He has demonstrated leadership skills and has

assumed lead positions when required on past projects.

Darren was born and raised in Peterborough and along with his

wife Kelly. They are raising 3 children, Alana (13), Emma (5)

and Evan (4).

In his spare time Darren is an accomplished hockey player, and

a very skillful fisherman. He also enjoys activities with his fami-

ly, especially summers spent around their new pool.

Darren Mahoney

Adapt

“The wise adapt themselves to cir-cumstances, as wa-ter moulds itself to the pitcher”

~ Old Chinese Proverb

“I measure what's go-ing on, and I adapt to it. I try to get my ego out of the way. The market is smarter than I am so I bend.”

~ Martin Zweig

“Enjoying success re-quires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true op-portunity to get the most from your tal-ent.”

~ Nolan Ryan

Don has been with Robertson Bright since

2005. He achieved his Journeyman status

in 1986, and is one of the working foremen

for our construction jobs. One of the things

he likes about his position here is the

“planning of the job”.

The project that Don is currently working

on is the ECCO Recycling Building which

is soon to be completed. This ECCO pro-

ject was recently filmed by the “Discovery”

channel in April so you will have to watch

for Don when it comes out.

When Don isn’t working he enjoys getting

out and fly fishing. Another thing he likes

is a good game of poker.

Workplace Bullying

Five years ago, no one was talking about workplace bully-ing. It was just accepted as part of working conditions in the same way that schoolyard bullying was considered a rite of passage. Adult bullying at work is shockingly common and enormously destructive. Studies in the US and Cana-da suggest up to 13 percent of workers have experienced or witnessed bullying at least once in their career. RBI places a high value on our employee’s well-being, and makes every effort to provide a safe environment that fos-ters respect and growth. Harassment in any form is not tolerated. This is why we prefer to train our site fore-man, lead hands, managers, etc. in due diligence, legal and role responsibility. A trained workforce will respond quickly to a discourse before negativity hurts an employee, or the bottom line.

Equally all jurisdictions in which we operate business supports the same employee-rights with the 2010 introduc-tion of Bill 168 in Ontario, and the revisions to the Alberta Human Rights Act and Ne-vada’s Chapter 33.

What constitutes harass-ment? When different people are lumped together in the same place for several hours a day, there are bound to be conflicts. Sometimes, argu-ments can happen, even escalating into shouting matches.

In the workplace, health and safety protection, human rights prohibitions and har-assment and corporate poli-cies have helped to mitigate bullying behaviour. However, these protections were unable to prevent the violent deaths of nurse Lori Dupont in Wind-sor, and the Ottawa, transit employees. These deaths are described as the tragic outcomes of harassment and bullying. Haven’t we all heard of someone going Postal? It is these horrific events which have driven the amendments to Occupational Health and Safety Acts.

Team Work

When I think of team work, I

always think of the times when I

played sports. It was always

about putting the team’s best

foot forward, team camaraderie,

and having fun doing what you

enjoy doing. It’s the same with

work for me. If you enjoy what

you are doing and who you are

working with, it for the most part

is not work. It gives a sense of

purpose to why we get up in the

morning.

I had the pleasure of working

with the Mississauga and Peter-

borough team on a couple of

different opportunities in the last

month or so. And I get the same

feeling as I used to get when I

played sports. Go to the whis-

tle, complete the task and have

a happy client once the work

has been completed - sense of

accomplishment.

ECCO Waste MRF (Material

Recycling Facility). It is a 58,000

square foot building with 3 floors.

1st floor -Tipping floor and material

storage, 2nd floor - Sorting Area,

and 3rd floor - Staff area. This

was a design build project that is

nearly complete.

I have seen this same type of

thing within the service depart-

ment for years with the guys

helping each other without going

to the manager (coach) = team-

work. On many occasions the

guys will call Gerry Stoddart, a

man with a wealth of knowledge

and has become a mentor to me

and most of the guys that he has

worked with over the last 43

years. This same thing can be

said for Rick McMurray with his

wealth of experience for me. It is

great to see when a team is hit-

ting on all cylinders and every-

one is happy and making a buck.

We have just been awarded two

condominium style warehouses

via Tull Properties (a long-time

customer). We also just received

notice that we were successful

with our RFP with the City of

Calgary to act as Prime Electrical

Contractor. The next couple of

years look good for growth here

in Alberta, but time will tell. What

I do know is that we will succeed

as long as we continue to work

together with everyone in RBI’s

world.

Brian Stoddart

General Manager

Calgary Office News

Employee Spotlight

Don Runne—Foreman

Rick McMurray & Brian Stoddart

General Managers

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Boiler

60 Years & Still Going Strong!

As Her Majesty the Queen celebrates 60 years as Head of State, I thought I would share some curious facts about HRH that many of us may not know:

The Queen costs the public purse £36.2m each year, including £359,000 paid directly by the Government to Prince Philip.

A royal footman who poured whisky into the corgis' water as a party trick was reward-ed with a salary cut and a demotion.

Britain's monarchy is the most expensive in Europe, though the Netherlands isn't far behind. Spain's royal family gets a comparatively meager £7m allowance each year.

According to Margaret Rhodes, the Queen's cousin, HM's alcohol intake never varies. She takes a gin and Dubonnet before

Kitchener Office News Robert Bamford

Senior Project Manager

lunch, with a slice of lemon and a lot of ice. She will take wine with lunch and a dry Martini and a glass of champagne in the evening. That comes to 6 units per day, which would make Her Majesty a binge drinker by government standards.

On a state visit to Australia in 1954, during an argument with Prince Philip, the Queen was filmed "hurling shoes, threats and sporting equipment, and venting the sort of regal fury that, in another age, would have cost someone their head", according to writer Robert Hardman. "I'm sorry for that little interlude," she later said, "but, as you know, it happens in every marriage."

Kitchener Update

The Courthouse continues to progress at a “rate of knots”. We are sched-uled to take the first 3 Courtrooms over for final fitting out on May

1st. Additional Courtrooms will be handed over to RBI on a bi-weekly basis. All systems are go! Com-missioning of systems will com-mence in the month of May with the end of November being the target for completion of commis-sioning activities.

Elsewhere, we have recently com-pleted a project at the new Quan-tum Nano Building at the Universi-ty of Waterloo. The project includ-ed the installation of Audio Visual equipment and was carried out with our partners at Westbury Na-tional Show Systems. Thanks to all who were involved.

Robert Bamford

Senior Project Manager

Employee Spotlight

Dennis Landry has been employed with RBI for two years at the Waterloo Regional Consolidated Courthouse site and has been on

the jobsite since the very beginning of the job.

An IBEW LU 804 member for the last 8 years, Dennis has worked

on many jobs in this region, including the University of Waterloo and Bruce Nuclear Power Plant. Dennis is currently multi-tasking for RBI, taking on a Foreman role at both WRCC and U of W Quan-

tum Nano Lab, where we are a subcontractor to Aecon for West-bury Show Systems. Dennis also holds the Health and Safety Chairman position for IBEW LU 804.

Dennis is a lifetime resident of Waterloo and is father of two chil-dren; a boy Chilton aged 4, and a 15-month old baby girl named

Clover. On his time off, Dennis enjoys camping and travelling with his family.

Dennis Landry- Foreman

What Do Bullies Want? Bullying, like harassment, is not about like or dislike – it is about power and control.

The prevalent belief that bullies only pick on sissies or geeks is incorrect. A workplace bully will very often target a popular, pro-ductive member of the work force, someone who likes to co-operate but dislikes confrontation. Lacking self-esteem and empathy, socially inept, the bully is threatened by competence and irked by man-agement approval of this person.

Bullying Needs Bystanders: For some workplaces bullying is taken for granted simply as a condition of work. A culture of constant teasing, hazing or harassment may seem to be accepted by all.

To fight back, employees need to know they don’t have to put up with it. They need to know who to turn to for action. Employers, therefore, need to ensure that employees are empowered either to confront the individual engag-ing in the bullying behaviour or alert someone who can do some-thing about it.

Signs of a Bully at Work: sudden or progressive absences, re-quests for transfer or leave, ab-rupt resignations, changes in attitude to the work, drop in pro-duction, negative changes in relationships with co-workers, or in some cases tears.

RBI’s Health and Safety Manual (Doc. # 130, Pages 55-60) docu-ments our policy and what to do if you have witnessed, or have been subjected to bullying, or harassment of any variety. Imme-diately inform the person who is being a bully, that you will not tolerate their behaviour. If you are uncomfortable confronting the person alone, seek the help of a supervisor, or manager you trust. Do not shoulder this burden alone. If you are a witness, don’t participate; stand up for the rights of all employees. By standing idly by, you are a part of the problem, not the solution.

Most importantly, supervisors, managers and executives must be seen to champion the preven-tion by exemplifying appropriate workplace behaviour, demonstrat-ing detailed knowledge of and commitment to the workplace policies, by acting immediately when a violation is reported and ensuring that there are serious consequences for the perpetra-tors. If respectful behaviour is a true organizational value, bullies are likely to give up and leave voluntarily.

RBI Safety Matters cont’d

Safety is a choice, and one worth making.

University of Waterloo

Quantum Nano

Laboratory

“Well, we are dangerously close!

The Fire Station very soon will be

completed and we will look forward

to having some pictures to share

for the next installment of the In-

sight. The early spring has brought

about some very odd conditions in

our “recovery” in this market. There

have actually been many days so

far this year where not a single

new project has hit the street for

bidding. This usually only happens

around Christmas and New Years,

to see it in March and April has

been unusual to say the least.

But we are hopeful that some pro-

jects we had entertained last fall

are coming back into play and

there are a few that would be great

additions to our back log here. An

additional Fire Station #108 just

was released and is to be built as a

“Construction Manager at Risk”

project which will narrow the play-

ing field and ensure more qualified

region and with some of the opportu-

nities we have in front of us right now,

we have reason to be optimistic.

One last item of note: Recently we

have had two of our longtime employ-

ees face medical setbacks that have

been difficult for them and their fami-

lies to deal with. Best Wishes to Ron

Johnson and Glen Nelson as they

continue to recover and we look for-

ward to having them back at full

strength very soon!

Greg Crader

General Manager

Ben Sheets is the Junior Estimator for the Las

Vegas branch.

Ben came to us in the fall of 2011 and has been an asset to our operation from his first day. Prior to moving into estimating and

take/off, Ben had the opportunity to work with tools in the field for a couple years and that experience has helped him to gain familiarity with our trade and its idiosyncrasies. He was able to

start his estimating career in 2009.

Ben has worked in conjunction with the estimating department in Peterborough and Mississauga and this experience has real-

ly benefitted him to continue to develop into a quality estimator. Navigating the Las Vegas market is a tricky ordeal sometimes, and Ben has developed good contacts in our industry and we

have been able to use those to our advantage as we fight to land quality projects.

Ben has a son, Braden, aged 12 years. In his free time Ben

enjoys being active and taking Braden to football practices, skateboarding, you name it we usually hear about first thing Monday morning! Ben is an avid outdoorsman and loves to

camp in remote wilderness areas with his son.

bidders for the City of Las Vegas.

The Regional Justice Center re-

model continues to progress and

with many of the original questions

now answered we are really cook-

ing! Many thanks to the guys mak-

ing this project one that will be a

positive stepping stone for our

future endeavors.

As for the weather outlook we are

approaching our Summer and at

the time of this writing it is already

98F. Summer is coming and it

looks to be long and hot. So, if you

were thinking about visiting, wait

until October! We have added

Noelle Jensen to our team here

and she will be wearing multiple

hats! She has already been able to

assist Waqar and his staff with

getting some of the paperwork that

seems to always be necessary in

place, and her talents in the ac-

counting world are certainly appre-

ciated! We look forward to her

talents being used to the full!

With 2012 being an election year

for us the outlook has been some-

what murky. We seem to have

more than our fair share of uncer-

tainty and unrest politically and this

filters down to finance and con-

struction as well. We are hopeful

that the market will soon make its

way back to “slow growth” in this

Las Vegas Office News

Greg Crader

General Manager

“Those who can-not change their

minds cannot change anything.”

~ George Bernard

Shaw

“Life is neither static nor un-

changing. With no individuality,

there can be no change, no adap-tation and, in an inherently chang-

ing world, any species unable to

adapt is also doomed.”

~ Jean M. Auel

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Tel: 403-277-3077, Fax: 403-230-3986 Tel: 905-813-3005, Toll Free: 1-877-813-3005, Fax: 905-813-8878

Kitchener - 154 Duke Street East, Kitchener, ON, N2H 1A7 Peterborough - 618 Neal Drive, PO Box 1048, Peterborough, ON, K9J 7A5

Tel: 519-578-3005, Fax: 519-578-3008 Tel: 705-742-5447, Toll Free: 1-866-442-5447, Fax: 705-742-3139

Las Vegas - 452 E Silverado Ranch Blvd # 172, Las Vegas, NV, 89183-6290

Tel: 702-914-2290, Fax: 702-914-2237

Mississauga

Enrique A Buglisi Jul-04

Matthew Carlson Jun-18

Gregory A. Cooper Jul-10

Barry C. Davis Jun-08

Eric Martin Jul-17

Gregory McGibbon Jun-01

Paul W. Quick Jun-25

Sean D. Smith Jun-30

Rick Walker May-05

Brian Watson May-20

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”

~ Albert Einstein

“Adapt or perish, now as ever, is

nature's inexora-ble imperative.”

~ H. G. Wells

Calgary

Alexander Byrne May-22

Mark Fera May-04

Coralie Gyurek Jul-11

Scott Johnstone Jul-15

Robert Lamb May-08

Brandon MacDiarmid May-30

Ian MacMaster Jul-23

Ryan Maxson May-31

Danilo Rodriguez Jul-17

Don Runne Jul-31

Kitchener

Dave Beale Jun-23

Douglas Beale Jun-14

David Brown Jun-27

Darryl Burns Jul-23

Damian Chudzik May-25

Matthew Correia Jun-24

Scott Eby May-02

Craig Fowler Jun-01

Dan Ginn May-13

Clyde Hibbs May-02

Corina Hicks May-24

Gary Innes Jun-08

Ernest Jagnjic Jun-03

Andrew Kane Jul-28

Jeremy Kelly Jul-02

Dan Krantz May-21

Ryan Lindberg May-03

Robert Malott Jun-29

Ken Marshall May-05

Jake McLay Jul-02

Kent Merriam Jul-26

Terry Meyer Jun-02

Denny Mior Jul-17

Kyle Moore Jun-02

Darryl Mottley May-27

Head Office

Diana Issa Jun-13

Timothy Noble May-14

Peterborough

John W Edge May-13

Bradley J Ferguson Jul-08

Michael F Heffernan Jun-22

Mark J Little May-09

Dan G Mahoney May-02

Brian O'Neill Jun-27

Mark D Smith May-14

James A Willshaw May-16

Kevin R VanAlstyne Mar/12

Scott Vollering Feb/25

Birthdays

Branch Office Locations:

www.rbigroup.net

Las Vegas

Chris Beaulieu Jun-23

Da'mario Fields Jul-09

Noelle Jensen Jun-16

Ignacio Rodriguez Jul-31

Mathew Weber Jun-19

Kitchener Continues

Diane Roy Jul-16

Edward Schnarr Jun-20

Chris Schultz Jun-02

Jason Scott May-24

Rudy Taylor Jul-13

Isaac Titizian Jun-17

RBI Insight Issue 08 Spring 2012