Canadian Timken Limited - Executive Speaks at Conference - Heritage Collections Elgin-St. Thomas

Scope and Content: Black and white photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published April 14, 1981 with caption: "City Executive Speaks at Conference - W.R. Wilkinson, centre, Superintendent of Canadian Timken Limited of St. Thomas, was one of the more than 100 speakers featured at the 64th annual conference of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) of Ontario recently at Toronto's Royal York Hotel. The three-day conference, which attracted more than 8,000 delegates from across Canada, the United States and overseas, is the largest safety event of its kind in North America. Mr. Wilkinson spole on the second day of the conference as part of a panel discussion at a session entitled 'Successful Plant Safety Programs.' Also pictured are session chairman J.M. Jones, left, of Midland and another speaker, E. Gulbinas of Toronto. IAPA is the largest safety association in Canada, representing more than 53,000 manufacturers and retailers employing nearly a million and a half people."

Name Access: St. Thomas (Ont.); St. Thomas Times-Journal; Canadian Timken Limited