Foundations of the Canadian Sanitation Supply Association · 2015-04-08 · CSSA News became the CSSA Main-tenance News, a major announce-Jack V. Jacobson, CSSA National General Secretary

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In the next several issues of Sani-tation Canada, we will highlight someof the events and people who helpedmake the Canadian Sanitation SupplyAssociation what it is today.

In the 1950s remarkable growthoccurred in the sanitation industry inCanada, both in volume of sales andthe number of companies engaged init. The leadership provided by thenational companies spawned the de-velopment of smaller companies op-erating with more specific productlines or in a more limited marketingarea. As more of an emphasis was puton cleanliness, small companies be-

Foundations of the CanadianSanitation Supply Association

gan to spring up all over Canada of-fering new products and services totheir end-user customers. It was ap-parent that the industry needed bet-ter communication amongst itself.

It was in the late 1950s when amovement arose among the compa-nies operating in Ontario to get to-gether and talk about the industryproblems. Some of these individualshad met at National Sanitary SupplyAssociation (NSSA) conventions inthe United States and it was at theseevents when discussion began on thepossibility of forming a similar or-ganization within Canada. Other

movements and attempted organiza-tions had been tried and failed be-cause of the intense competitive atti-tude of the participants.

The late Gordon A. MacEacherntook the initiative and called a meet-ing of sanitation supply and mainte-nance contractor companies in To-ronto at the King Edward Hotel onApr. 24, 1958. The meeting was fes-tive, but no conclusions were reached.

On Nov. 17, 1958, most of thesame people attended a district meet-ing of NSSA in Toronto. A discussiontook place regarding the formation ofa Canadian association. A motion was

On Nov. 17, 1958 at the Royal York Hotel, a group of potential CSSA members met for an informal meeting. They included Front Row (from left): Unknown individual, Bill Burton, Unknown, Dick Sammons,Unknown, Walter Ambler, two Unknown individuals, Ben Kelly (NSSA Chicago), Chuck Hamilton, Jim Reider (NSSA Boston), Gordon Hay, Stan McKenzie, John Forsythe, Unknown, Larry Joyce, John Kerr,Unknown, and Fred Wigney. Back Row (from left): Unknown, John Decker, Burton Feinson (American Dispenser of N.J.), Harold White, Harold Pond (President NSSA Chicago), Gordon A. MacEachern, Unknown,Jim Peterman, Stan Burton, Charlie Snowdon and Joe Moyle.

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posed nominating the late StanMcKenzie to head up a committee toestablish such an association. The firstmeeting of this committee was heldin Toronto at the then-called KingEdward Sheraton Hotel, Room 220,on Mon. Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. Thosepresent at this memorable meetingwere Stan J. McKenzie, John C.Decker, James L. Peterman, CharlesB. Hamilton, Harold L. White andGordon B. Hay. Invited but unable toattend were J.C. Blanchford, C.S.Burton and Joseph Forsyth. “Chuck”Hamilton acted as secretary and theconclusions of this committee meet-ing were as follows:

(1) An Association of companiesengaged in the manufacture or distri-bution of sanitary supplies would beformed and known as the CanadianSanitation Standards Association.

(2) A general meeting of the po-tential membership would be called.

(3) Stan McKenzie would con-vene and chair the meeting.

(4) Membership fees to thenewly-created Association were set at$50 per year.

(5) Gordon Hay was appointedmembership chairman.

(6) Harold White was appointedchairman of publicity.

So it began. The first meeting ofthe Canadian Sanitation Standards

The Charter membersof the then called “CanadianSanitation StandardsAssociation” (1959).

Stanley J. McKenzieCSSA President 1959 - 1960

Gordon HayCSSA President 1960 - 1961

Gordon H. PimmCSSA President 1962 - 1963

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Association was held on Thurs.Mar. 19, 1959 in dining room 219of the King Edward Sheraton Ho-tel in Toronto. It was well attended,according to sources, although noaccurate record of attendance hasbeen found. Motions were carriedto confirm the actions of the steer-

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ing committee and the elections ofthe initial board of directors for thenew CSSA.

• Stan J. McKenzie – President.• John C. Decker –

Vice President.• James L. Peterman – Treasurer.• Charles B. Hamilton – Secretary.• Harold L. White – Director.

Even in their infancy, CSSA events were social.

“Bart” BartholemewCSSA President 1963 - 1964


• Gordon B. Hay – Director.CSSA has grown steadily every

year since that day. Quarterly meet-ings were held in Toronto, but fromthis movement sprang a national or-

ganization with Chapters in AtlanticCanada, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba,Saskatchewan, Alberta and BritishColumbia.

- Special Thanks to Bob Semenyk,

Canadian Sanitation Standards Association’s “Pioneers of the Sanitation Industry Night” at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, on Thurs. Jan. 20, 1966. In the photo(from left): C.C. Snowdon, president of C.C. Snowdon Eastern Ltd.; Thomas Gibson, president of Thomas Gibson & Co. Ltd.; Gordon Hay, past president ofCSSA; J.L. Brenn, Chairman of the Board of Huntington Laboratories Inc.; J.C. (Cal) Blachford, president of Circle Sales Janitor Supplies Ltd. and president ofCSSA; C.E. Pickering, Chairman of the Board of Dustbane Enterprises Ltd.; D.W. MacCallum, president of MacCallum Manufacturing Co. Ltd.; George L.Carruthers, president of Kimberly-Clark of Canada Ltd.; Jean Larose, general manager and secretary treasurer of Larose et Fils Ltée.; George J. Flanagan, vicepresident of Federal Varnish Division of Enterprise Paint Manufacturing Co.; and Harold L. White, Division manager - Merchandising of G.H. Wood & Co. Ltd.and director of CSSA.

CSSA Centennial Conference, Skyline Hotel, Toronto, May 25 and 26, 1967. In photo are (foreground/from left): Al Krupe, NortonCo. of Canada Ltd., and Joe Gordon, G.H. Wood & Co. Ltd.. Luncheon Head Table (from left): Vince Pelletier, Gordon A.MacEachern Ltd.; William T. Burton, Gordon A. MacEachern Ltd.; Jean Larose, Larose et Fils Ltée.; Carl Brewer, guest speaker,Internationally-known hockey star; J.C. (Cal) Blachford, Circle Sales Janitor Supplies Ltd.; Donald A. White, HuntingtonLaboratories Ltd.; Hank N. Verry, Spartan Building Services Ltd.; Hal V. Schmidt, workshop speaker, Federal Varnish Division;Harold L. White, G.H. Wood & Co. Ltd.

Cal BlachfordCSSA President 1965 - 1966

Wood Wyant Inc. for providing thematerial which has allowed us tobring the story of CSSA to readers.During their 50th year, SanitationCanada will continue to highlight theevents and personalities leading upto today. For additional copies,please contact the publisher.

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May/June 2007

As we continue with our biographi-cal look at the history of the CanadianSanitation Supply Association (CSSA),the late 1960s and early 1970s werepivotal times in the evolution of theassociation.

In 1967, Donald A. White,Huntington Laboratories of CanadaLtd., had the honour of drafting theassociation’s first national constitu-tion. Upon its acceptance by the as-sociation, White became the firsttrue national president of CSSA.

As the CSSA nominee and ac-cepted international director ofISSA, the long-discussed coalition ofthe two associations also came tofruition under the leadership ofWhite.

A dedicated ambassador and sup-porter of the CSSA, White had these

Foundations of the Canadian Sanitation Supply Association

The Early Days

words to say in a brief address tothe National Board: “As I have said

Donald A. White,President of the Canadian Sanitation Standards

Association - 1967 to 1968.

many times in the past, whatever theoriginal, current and future endeav-ours of the CSSA may be, if it neverdoes anything else, it produced anarena where we could get to knowand appreciate our competitors asgood fellows with common ambi-tions, needs and problems.”

In the Spring of 1969, the Execu-

The Canadian Standards Association International Day, Thurs. Nov. 11, 1971, Park Plaza Hotel,Toronto, Ont. Guests from the International Sanitary Supply Association (from left - seated) Robert T.Powell, Burton Feinson and John Joerg. CSSA members (back row - standing) Frank DeVerno, TomMalone, Rudy Mussely and Harold White.

Harold L. White,President of the Canadian SanitationStandards Association - 1969 to 1970.

tive Board of CSSA announced theappointment of RonaldUnderwood, Underwood BuildingMaintenance, Markham, Ont., asthe first ever national director ofPublic Relations.

As an operating director,Underwood’s responsibilities wereto include the new CSSA’s nationalpublic relations program. The CSSA

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News was one of the many projectsinitiated by the new director.

Underwood became the editorand the youngest member of the As-sociation to serve in an executivecapacity.

Under the chairmanship of J.H.

Ron UnderwoodNational Director of Public Relations

Canadian Sanitation Standards Association

Quarton, W.E. Green Ltd., Albertabecame the fourth chapter of the Ca-nadian Sanitation Standards Associa-tion. With 21 members – 12 fromEdmonton and nine from Calgary– the Chapter held business meet-ings between the two cities, a prac-tice which continues today.

In late December 1969, as theCSSA News became the CSSA Main-tenance News, a major announce-

Jack V. Jacobson,CSSA National General Secretary

1967 to 1971

CSSA President Harold White(right) presents Harry Quarton with the Alberta Chapter at the NationalConvention in Winnipeg, May 8 and 9, 1970.

The CSSA News was one ofthe many projects initiated byUnderwood as theNational Director ofPublic Relations forCSSA.


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E.M. “Mac” MacAuley, G.H. Wood Co., Calgary Chapter presents Dorothy Slee, National General Secretaryof CSSA with a gift for outstanding service to the industry at the V.I.P.’s of the Industry night held at the SeawayTowers in Toronto, Ont. on Jan. 19, 1967.

ment was made to the industry. TheBoard of Directors approved the co-sponsorship of the first IndustryTrade Show. The Quality Controland Maintenance Show was to beheld at the Automotive Building,Exhibition Park, Toronto, Ont. onJun. 23, 24 and 25, 1970.

With four strong Chapters acrossthe country and an industry tradeshow, the Canadian Sanitation

Standards Association was begin-ning to blossom…

- Special Thanks to Bob Semenyk,Wood Wyant Inc. for providing thematerial which has allowed us tobring the story of CSSA to readers.During their 50th year, SanitationCanada will continue to highlight theevents and personalities leading upto today. For additional copies,please contact the publisher.

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July / August 2007

The 1970s saw CSSA cement it-self as the industry voice in Canadaas it formed regional chapters andsolidified its relationship with U.S.counterpart the International Sani-tary Supply Association (ISSA).

The affiliation between CSSAand ISSA was recognized during the

Foundations of the Canadian Sanitation Supply Association

The Growing 70s

came into effect during the 49thAnnual International EducationConference and Exposition held atthe Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chi-cago.

Past President Harold L. White presents the presidential gavel to president elect Thomas J.Malone of Empire Maintenance Ltd.

Jean Larose and C.E. Pickering with 50 year old vacuum. Larry Dornan, Ab Robins, Joe Kuchard and Av Morrow.

This event marked the first timein history that an association openedits door to all industry members –as well as consumers – to view thelatest developments in modern

1971 CSSAAnnual Con-vention held atthe Park PlazaHotel. Duringthe event, aspecial “Inter-n a t i o n a lDay” was an-n o u n c e d ,which hon-oured execu-t ives f romthe ISSA.

It was also during this time whenISSA President, Robert Powell an-nounced details of the first ever“Open Day” policy. This policy

Samuel Tughan,Vice-President andGeneral Manager,

GH. Wood & Co. Ltd.

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cleaning maintenance services andequipment. Non-member distribu-tors, housekeepers, building super-intendents and building service con-tractors were also granted entry butwere charged a nominal $5 registra-tion fee.

That same year, CSSA adopted asimilar exposition format as well asan educational program. A presenterduring one of these sessions was Ri-chard F. Ehmann, operations man-ager of the World Trade Center inNew York City. Ehmann presentedan informative seminar detailingcleaning procedures and mainte-nance of the facility’s 16 million sq.feet of floor space.

In 1972, CSSA addressed the in-

Gene Allaire addresses delegates at theCSSA Pioneers of the Industry Night,

Montreal, May 28, 1974.

From left: Adolphe Larose, Larose et Fils Ltée. and Marcel Bouchard, SM Bouchard at the CSSAPioneers of the Industry Night.

Pioneers of the Industry Night, Montreal, May 28, 1974. From left are W.A. Kennady, Allen Kennady Ltd.;C.E. Pickering, Dustbane Enterprises Ltd.; T. Armstrong, Dustbane Enterprises Ltd.; and Gordon Pimm,Michaels Equipment Ottawa Ltd.


able and skilled sales personnel.”Thirty-five years later, these same

issues are being addressed.In May 1974, the Quebec Chap-

ter of the CSSA honoured the “Pio-neers of the Industry” at a gala eventheld at the Executive Hall of theClub Canadian in Montreal. Chap-ter Chairman, Larry Dornan, wel-comed the following pioneers:

• E. Allaire – Par All Ltée.• G. Armstrong – Dustbane

Enterprises Ltd.• C.E. Pickering – Dustbane

Enterprises Ltd.• E. Cusson – Husky Floor Ma-

dustry to find resolutions to a vari-ety of issues affecting members.During one of these meetings, thelate Samuel Tughan, vice presidentand general manager of G.H. Woodand Co. Ltd., voiced his concern.

“Our industry is still faced witha number of economic problems,”he said. “Although we expect busi-ness to be better, we are still facedwith high inflation, rising costs ofgoods and raw materials, and steadyfreight increases. We are also in greatneed of highly trained, knowledge-

John Ambler,CSSA National President, 1973 - 1974

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ued to flourish. As well as the newBritish Columbia Chapter forming,the CSSA Constitution was estab-lished, an ISSA/CSSA agreementwas created and the first steps weretaken to establish a permanent CSSAnational office run by its own staff.


Jean Larose (left) accepts a Thunder Bay city scroll from Raymond Bonnie, King’s Northern Salesduring the CSSA Annual Meeting held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Toronto.

chines.• H. Lamoureaux – Husky

Floor Machines.• C. Blachford – Circle Sales.• G. Hebert – Cie

d’Equipement Ltée.• W.A. Kennady – W.A.

Kennady Ltd.• J. Kuchard – Record Chemi-

cals Co. Inc.• L. Lacoste – Kimberly Clark.• A. Larose – Larose et Fils Ltée.• L. Morency – L. Morency &

Fils.• A. Morrow – Avmor Ltée.• G.H. Pimm – Michaels Equip-

ment.• A. Robins – Cartier Chemicals

Ltd.• F. Roy – Savon Majestic Ltée.Each of these pioneers addressed

delegates and honoured the two eld-est in the group – C.E. Pickering andW.A. Kennady. A highlight of theevening was a 50-year-old vacuumcleaner displayed by Jean Larose ofLarose et Fils Ltée.

During 1973 and 1974, under thepresidency of John Ambler, SwishMaintenance Ltd., the CSSA contin-

The following year, 1975 and1976, saw Jean Larose step into therole of CSSA president. Larose be-came the first representative fromQuebec to hold the position. Hejoined CSSA in 1962 and was thesecond member from outside ofOntario. In 1963, Larose becamechapter chairman and continued tobuild membership in the eastern re-

The newly-formed Atlantic Chapter of CSSA. From left (back row): Eric Day, Charles Reeves,Bill Bond, Rick Jackson, Unnamed, Unnamed, Wayne Cliff. (Front row): Bruce Wishart, DaveMorrise and Jean Larose.

The first issue of Sanitation Canadapublished by the Canadian Sanitation SupplyAssociation in 1976.

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gion in an effort to establish the as-sociation as truly being a NationalAssociation.

With Larose at the helm, theCSSA formed a new chapter inThunder Bay as well as an AtlanticChapter on Mar. 21, 1977. Addition-ally, in an effort to bolster commu-nication throughout the chapters aswell as amongst the membership,the groundwork began for an asso-ciation publication.

“A project which was an olddream of CSSA was to have our ownpublication,” Larose said. “Aftermuch planning and discussion, SamTughan was able to (produce) thefirst issue of our magazine whichwas launched at the 1976 CSSAConvention in Toronto. We calledit Sanitation Canada.”

CSSA National Executive Officers (1976). From left (back row): Larry Joyce, Ontario Chapter Chairman, Bristol-Myers Products Canada; RickJackson, Quebec and Eastern Provinces Director, Chemjay Ltd.; Emerson Lackey, Ontario Director, Kert Chemical Industries Inc.; PaulLabossiere, Manitoba and Western Provinces Director, PML Maintenance Ltd.; Gary Hardy, Secretary Treasurer, Michael’s Equipment &Industries Ltd.; John Ambler, Immediate Past President, Swish Maintenance Ltd..(Middle row / seated) Samuel Tughan, Vice President, G.H. Wood& Co. Ltd.; Ron boily, Quebec & Eastern Provinces Chapter Chairman, G.H. Wood & Co. Ltd.; Jean Larose, President, Larose et Fils Ltée. (Frontrow / seated) John W. Kennady, Executive Secretary and Harold White, Executive Director.

ISSA - CSSA dialogue meeting held in Toronto in 1976. From left: Bud Smith, President, ISSAChicago; Jean Larose, CSSA President and Jack D. Ramaley, Executive Vice President, ISSAChicago.

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A New Era BeginsAs the late 70s approached, the

Canadian Sanitation Standards As-sociation seemed poised to take thenext step in promoting itself as thereal experts in sanitary cleaning.

In March of 1979, Sam Tughanof G.H. Wood & Company (nowknown as Wood Wyant Inc.) andthe president of CSSA, became the

driving force in launching the new“Sanitation Canada” magazine.Tughan partnered with a small pub-lishing company owned by BrianPerks (Perks Publishing) to helpspread his vision to the industry.

“It seemed, at first, that Sam’svision was no different than anyof my other clients,” Perks said.“I assumed that he wanted amagazine to promote the exist-

Sam Tugham

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ence of CSSA. I only had it halfright. Sam believed that therewere three types of cleaning.”

According to Perks, Tughancalled the first type “CosmeticCleaning” and said that it’s objec-tive was to create a clean and tidyhome and workplace in the interestof having a comfortable and pleas-ant ambience in which to live andwork.

The second category of cleaning,in Sam’s view, was “CommercialCleaning” the objective being tohave cleaning that served a produc-


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tion, organizational or safety in theworkplace need.

The third category was “SanitaryCleaning.” This encompassed allforms of cleaning where the requiredend product was the elimination ofless obvious dirt (including germs,bacteria and mould) that posed athreat to peoples’ health. Tughan be-lieved that Sanitary Cleaning by it-self was the most important formof cleaning.

To get his point across to usersof sanitary supplies and equipment,Tughan would need more than Sani-tation Canada magazine to facilitatethe sharing of education and promo-tion. He would need another me-

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dium. That medium (which wasSam’s real vision) was to have a tradeshow dedicated to the people whowere responsible for cleanliness ofour homes and facilities of all kinds.

In June of 1979, Sam Tughan’svision became a reality. The firstever Sanitary Cleaning and Mainte-nance show was held at the SkylineHotel in Toronto. CSSA TradeShow Chairman Doug Newall ofthe 3M Company, reported to Sani-tation Canada that the largest dis-play of sanitation products andequipment ever held in Canada wasan outstanding success.

“End users came from the Yukonto Nova Scotia, representing hospi-

tals, contractors, schools, institu-tions and industry,” said Newall.“They came for two days to see thenumerous demonstrations, foureducational seminars and the oppor-tunity to see what was new, and tonetwork with industry profession-als.”

Tughan’s vision became a tre-mendous success and would later

prove to be the most important in-dustry event in the history of theCanadian Sanitation Supply Asso-ciation.

Today, “Can Clean” is said to berecognized as the most importanttrade show representing the newestsanitary cleaning and maintenanceproducts and services in the indus-try in Canada.

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“I Want End-Users ToKnow All About Us...”

The new president of the CanadianSanitation Supply Association (CSSA)was on a mission during his tenurefrom 1979 to 1980. Gary Hardy, thestocky, crew-cut President of the then

Micheal’s Equipment (Ottawa) Ltd., setout three objectives for the growingassociation:

“The first priority is to achieve ex-posure and recognition for our indus-try,” he said. “Specifically, I want end-users of sanitation supplies and servicesto know who we are, what we standfor and what we, as suppliers, are do-ing to assist them in their day-to-dayoperations.”

The second objective was to con-tinue to build both the regional tradeshows and the national trade show.

Thirdly, Hardy was focused on im-proving communication among mem-ber companies. “We need greater co-operation and teamwork in order toachieve our common objectives,” hesaid.

In 1980 Gary Hardy passed the gavelto the youngest person ever to assumethe presidency of CSSA. At 32-yearsof age, Mike Ambler, then vice presi-dent of sales, Swish Maintenance Ltd.,

Gary Hardy, CSSA President 1979 to 1980

Sam Tughan (left) and Gary Hardy.

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Each year, the Southern Ontario Chapter of CSSA presented atrophy for “outstanding achievement” to the top studentgraduate from the Custodial Training Course at FanshaweCollege in London, Ont. In the photo at left, M.T. Rooney (left)is the 1979 recipient of the award. The trophy was presented byR.A. “Bob” McLelland, chairman of the CSSA Southern OntarioChapter.

(Below) Mike Ambler, CSSA president, 1980 to 1981.

Whitby, Ont., took over at a timewhen the association was experiencingrapid growth and development.

Having already been a member forthe past 10-years, Ambler brought tothe position a vigorous manner, a con-

cern for detail and organization, and astrong determination to maintain theassociation’s present momentum.

In an interview with SanitationCanada, Ambler paid tribute to SamTughan and Gary Hardy in their pastachievements.


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“(Tughan and Hardy’s) successeshave given us new opportunities,” hesaid. “The challenge for CSSA andmyself is two-fold. First, we need toconsolidate our present position. Wehave to be sure that we’re building ona firm foundation; that our organiza-

tion and existing systems are sound.“Secondly, we need to work in an

organized and business-like manner inorder to take full advantage of oppor-tunities available to us.”

To implement his plan, Amblerbrought together all the CSSA Nationalboard members, along with two repre-sentatives from each chapter for a two-day “think tank” session, which was

held at the Guild Inn, Scarborough,Ont. The Conference explored severalmajor areas:

• Methods of improving CSSAtrade shows;

• Techniques for attracting greaterattendance at CSSA trade shows;

• Ways of promoting CSSA and toincrease membership;

• New systems to strengthen andimprove the administration of CSSA;

• Further upgrade SanitationCanada magazine – including stronggeographical circulation;

• Techniques for improving fiscalcontrol and to generate new revenuestreams;

• To strengthen and enhance the re-lationship between CSSA and ISSA,and also to show support for their edu-cational conference and exposition.

The ideas that came from this “thinktank” served the association well andprovided the necessary blueprint fornot just survival but for future pros-perity.

The second annual CSSA NationalTrade Show was held during this timein Montreal at the Place Bonaventure,May 28 and 29, 1980. The two-dayevent was another success for theCSSA. Major end-users of sanitationproducts, equipment and services camefrom across Canada as well as theUnited States to attend the show.

(From left) Doug Gallinger, Superlative Service Co.; Michael Horgan, Hurley Brothers Ltd.; Toshio Adachi, Japanese Trade Consulate;M. Mauto, Tokyo Building Maintenance Association; Chris Smith, Chris Smith Services; Andrew Young, Impact Cleaning Services andColin Mason, Summit Window Cleaning.

(From left) Bill Vickery, Building Services Director, ShaughessyHospital (CSBA Vice President); Carson Ames, Executive House-keeper, St. Pauls Hospital, Vancouver (CSBA Director); andManfred Molz, Building Services Manager, Royal Columbian Hos-pital, New Westminster (CSBA President).


Foundations of theCanadian Sanitation Supply Association

Changing TimesThe Canadian Sanitation Supply

Association (CSSA) continued toflourish into the 1980s. The growthof the chapters across the countryand an overwhelmingly successfultrade show had given the Associa-tion a truly national presence.

The Association’s marketing ve-hicle, Sanitation Canada continuedto report on and promote the eventstaking place across the country and

rent year.Herb Friedman was named re-

cipient of the CSSA “Builders”Award. This award recognized “in-spired and motivated individualswho gave unstintingly of themselvesin the years past (and present), toassist the growth, development andbuilding of the association.”

CSSA began to recognize theachievements of their own people.On Jun. 12, 1982 at a special cer-emony in Vancouver, Paul Clancywas named recipient of the CSSA“Man of the Year” Award. Theaward recognizes outstandingachievement by an individual,which has contributed immeasur-ably to the aims, objectives and pro-grams of the Association in the cur-

Trade Show Committee members, with Miss Grey Cup 1980, at the official opening of the 1981 OntarioSanitation and Maintenance Show.

Paul Clancy (left) and Herb Friedman.

Sam Tughan (left) and Doug Newall.


These awards continue to recog-nize key individuals to this day.Sanitation Canada took the oppor-

Gary Hardy (left) and Harold White.

tunity to also recognize individualswho gave of themselves for the ben-efit of the association during the pre-vious three years.

In 1982, CSSA began to promoteDon Etherington (left) and Mike Ambler.

Bob McLelland.

Murray McBride (left) and Don White.

Geoffrey Wood (left) and Mike McCabe.

Sid Mason (left) and Chester Pickering.

other Associations serving the indus-try. The following events were re-ported in Sanitation Canada:

• The Building MaintenanceContractors Association of Canadaheld a successful, one-day seminaron Marketing Techniques.

• The Ontario Professional Car-pet Cleaner’s Association an-nounced the dates of the annual con-vention and table top trade show.

• The Toronto Building Super-intendents Association will provide



CSSA National Board Members.


Changing Timesa three-day program of Seminars,and workshop entitled “GeneralLearning.”

• The International Conventionof Building Owners and ManagersAssociation (BOMA) will hold theirannual convention in Washington,DC.

These events and acknowledge-ments of other trade associationswithin the industry gave end usersthe opportunity to expand theirknowledge of the cleaning industry.It was apparent that the “Science ofCleaning” was upon us.

Earl Hunter, building superintendent, TheManulife Centre, Toronto, is president of the To-ronto Building Superintendents Association.

Ron McGee of Professional Carpet Services Ltd.is chairman of the 1982 OPCCA Convention andTrade Show Committee and is immediate past-president of OPCCA.

(From left) Chris Smith, Dave Stephenson, Ray G. Levesque and H.G. Binet.

Emerson Lackey of Kert Chemical Industries ischairman of the 1982 CSSA Convention Commit-tee.

Bob Semenyk of G.H. Wood & Co. Ltd. is chair-man of the 1982 CSSA National Sanitation andMaintenance Show Committee.

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