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WALKER AGGREGATES WINS 14 COMMUNITY RELATIONS AWARDS

SIX COMMUNITY RELATIONS AWARDS WERE AWARDED BY THE ONTARIO STONE, SAND AND GRAVEL ASSOCIATION JUST THIS YEAR

If there's one thing Walker knows, it's the community.

Fourteen times, Walker Aggregates Inc. and Walker Brothers Quarry have received a community relations awardfrom the Ontario Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (OSSGA).

This year alone, the company won six. A release from the OSSGA said the award recognizes companies that have shown exceptional leadership in promoting good neighbour relations, community involvement, education, and industry awareness.

Norm Cheesman, executive director of OSSGA, said this year's award winners have surpassed expectations.

"OSSGA promotes excellence among its members by encouraging them to efficiently run their operations, responsibly manage the land they work on, and actively participate in and contribute to their communities," he said.

This year, Walker donated 80 tonnes of screening to the Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee Children's Memorial Garden in Niagara Falls, and it made a monetary donation to the Niagara Peninsula Geological Society Kids Rock Club.

Staff members have also worked alongside the local Scouts group for an Earth Day roadside cleanup.

Additionally, Walker Brothers Quarry makes donations to the community, keeps the community updated through newsletters, website updates, telephone calls, and personal visits with neighbours.

More recently, Quarry employees joined the Niagara Chapter of Trout Unlimited Canada and Land Care Niagara in planting trees along Twelve Mile Creek to enhance water quality and habitat along the region's only cold-water stream.

They also have a restored building for the Vineland Scouts group, which has joined some of the quarry employees in roadway cleanup initiatives and seasonal barbecues.

Ryan Wall, executive vice-president of Walker Aggregates Inc., said the company is proud of its operations and ongoing commitment to neighbours and communities.

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