Gordon Hadaller is President and CEO of STERN Laboratories in Hamilton. One of his longtime associates Fraser Forrest said,  "For over 60 years the laboratory has carried out tests and designed equipment to support Nuclear Power Station builders and operators as well as universities and other laboratories worldwide. Through the ups and downs of the nuclear business Gordon has been able to maintain a consistent team of about 30 engineer, technologists, technicians and support staff." Gordon showed a variety of slides of various components of the lab and the types of projects it works on.

The many services offered include Critical Heat Flux Test Remote Handling Tools, Fuel Handling & Inspection Services, Fuel Simulators, Reactor Safety and Reliability Experiments and Computational Fluid Dynamics.

Scott Vance joined the club in April 2015 and has been a high level volunteer on many club member events including Rotary Stars, Lobster Rib Fest, Family Day and the Book Sale. Outside the club he does The Big Ride for Cancer and was VP of the Dundas Figure Skating Club. Congratulation Scott.

 

Barb Montesanto receives a Paul Harris Award from Sandi Chard District 7090 Rotary Foundation Chair, Phil Wood club Rotary Foundation Director and Russ Powers club President.

Barb is not a club member but is regularly involved in club activities from coordinating seating for Lobster Rib Fest, planning Christmas socials and providing fresh produce to a variety of organizations that feed the needy. Besides harvesting at the Sunrise Community Garden, delivering the produce to the Salvation Army and Hamilton Jewish Family Services food banks twice a week and administering the garden for over 25 gardeners she coordinates the gleaning at a Carlisle farm where over the past three years $15000 worth of vegetables were harvested and delivered to Mission Services, Welcome Inn Community Services, Out of the Cold, and St. Matthew's House to name just a few recipients