The 9th Annual Road Today Show & Job Fair held at the Brampton Soccer Centre on Saturday, May 27th was well attended by the community and industry participants. The event featured many activities of interest for attendees’ young and old, including trade show, outside display, job fair, road safety awareness, kids entertainment, giveaways and lots more.
The prestigious ‘Road Today Leadership Award 2017′ was presented to Hon’ Steven Del Duca, Vaughan MPP and Ontario’s Minister of Transportation. He was recognized for his dedicated public service, community involvement, commitment and vision towards promoting road safety in Ontario. Steven Del Duca was also acknowledged for the leadership in creating better opportunities for a safer & thriving trucking industry since appointed Ontario’s Minister of Transportation in 2014. Some of the major policy decisions taken under his tenure include implementing Mandatory Entry Level Training for Tractor-Trailer Drivers and Fairer Compliance in Excavation, Aggregate Sectors amongst others.
The award ceremony was presided by MPP Harinder Malhi (Brampton – Springdale), MPP Vic Dhillon (Brampton West), Harkirat Singh (Peel School Board Trustee), Brian Patterson (Ontario Safety League) and many distinguished guests from the industry.