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May 22, 2010

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Lafarge Canada’s Whitefish River Terminal in Ontario wins safety award

Lafarge Canada Whitefish River Terminal in Ontario recently won the Canadian 2009 terminal safety award. The award recognizes terminals with the best safety records in North America.

Judges for the award represent independent groups such as National Ready Mix Concrete Association, US EPA-ENERGY STR, U.S. EPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Cement Association of Canada, Cement Americas magazine, U.S. Geological Survey, World Resources Institute and the World Wildlife Fund. They reviewed the performance records of more than 230 terminals in Canada and in the U.S., and 10 received awards for the best accident performance records.

The awards program was created in 2000 by the Portland Cement Association as part of its renewed environment and energy strategic plan for the cement industry.

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