President’s Message
February 2024
This year has been flying by! I cannot believe that it is already March. As I am writing this, we are in mid-February and the barrage of snow has been unrelenting! Great for those that enjoy the Great Canadian winter but not for those that must clear the snow off their driveways and cars! The good news is that Spring is just around the corner. The first day of Spring is on March 20th. Fingers crossed that Wiarton Willie’s prediction of an early spring is correct. Unfortunately, all the groundhogs were not in agreement with Willie this year. Two other well-known Canadian groundhogs, Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam and Quebec’s Fred la Marmotte both predicted a longer winter. In addition, the world’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil also saw his shadow and predicted a longer winter. Let’s hope that Ontario’s own, Willie will be proven right!
his year has been flying by! I cannot believe that it is already March. As I am writing this, we are in mid-February and the barrage of snow has been unrelenting! Great for those that enjoy the Great Canadian winter but not for those that must clear the snow off their driveways and cars! The good news is that Spring is just around the corner. The first day of Spring is on March 20th. Fingers crossed that Wiarton Willie’s prediction of an early spring is correct. Unfortunately, all the groundhogs were not in agreement with Willie this year. Two other well-known Canadian groundhogs, Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam and Quebec’s Fred la Marmotte both predicted a longer winter. In addition, the world’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil also saw his shadow and predicted a longer winter. Let’s hope that Ontario’s own, Willie will be proven right!
1. Choose Your Beers (select a light-coloured ale or lager and a Stout)
2. Pour the light-coloured beer halfway in a glass and add green dye to this layer.
3. Use a spoon (a half-and-half spoon works best) and pour the Stout over the spoon gently allowing it to float on top of the light-coloured beer.
4. Sláinte (Gaelic for cheers) ***Tip – make sure both beers are cold to avoid mixing of= the layers.
As I mentioned in last month’s President’s Message, February 28th to March 7th is Capes for Kids week. This is an annual charity campaign for Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Centre. Holland Bloorview is the OIAA’s charity for 2024-2025. I will be wearing my cape during this week for this fundraising campaign and would appreciate any support that you could provide to this amazing charity. The link to my page is:
https://fundraise.capesforkids.ca/capes2025/myhq/ group/82673
Our next event is the 2025 Claims Conference taking place on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at the Metro Convention Centre. LIMITED exhibitor booths and sponsorships sales are still available at www.oiaa.com. General registration is now open!!!
All “insurance professionals” are FREE to attend including OIAA Adjuster Members and OIAA Provincial Social Members. For more information on this event and future events, please follow the OIAA’s LinkedIn page at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ontario-insuranceadjusters-association-oiaa-provincial-190291b2
I welcome your comments and feedback. Please feel free to reach out to me at sgillen@facilityassociation.com.
Yours truly,
SHAWNA GILLEN, CIP
President
(437) 962-5820