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HRAC Appoints First Woman Chair

September 30, 2004
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - Nancy McKeraghan, a principal of Canco ClimateCare, Newmarket, Ontario, was appointed chair of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors of Canada (HRAC) at the association's annual general meeting, held August 20, 2004, in Kelowna, British Columbia. McKeraghan is the first woman to be appointed chair of HRAC.

The board of directors appointed for 2004-2005 is as follows:

  • Nancy McKeraghan (chair), Canco ClimateCare Heating & Air Conditioning, Newmarket, Ontario

  • Mike Latreille (vice-chair), Holmes Heating Inc., Kanata, Ontario

  • Ron Robinson (treasurer), Atlas Robinson ClimateCare, Burlington, Ontario

  • Stewart Creaser (past chair), Halifax Heating & Air Conditioning Co. Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia

  • Marc Gendron (executive committee), Les Entreprises MLG et Fils Inc., Montreal, Quebec

  • Art McMullen (executive committee), McMullen's Refrigeration & Heating Ltd., Red Deer, Alberta

  • John Murphy (executive committee), J.E. Murphy ClimateCare, LaSalle, Ontario

  • Colin Currie, Arthur Currie Heating Limited, Westphal, Nova Scotia

  • Dave Derksen, Tech-Air Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Rick Jones, Kerrisdale Gas & Oil Burner Service Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia

  • Bryan Klinkhammer, Furnasman New Homes, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Richard Scrivener, Polar Refrigeration, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

  • Richard Siddall, Hallmark Air Conditioning Ltd., Surrey, British Columbia

  • Peter Steffes, Ideal Heating & Cooling Ltd., Windsor, Ontario

  • Peter Watson, Metropolitan Sheet Metal Limited, Brampton, Ontario

  • Bill Whitten, Rosetown Central Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Ltd., Brampton, Ontario

    Publication date: 10/04/2004

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