Accomplishments in waste management, research, technology development and safety were recognized at the annual ceremony.
CNL President and CEO, Mark Lesinski, says the teams and employees being recognized by CNL this year really reflect the diversity of their work.
The awards are split into two categories. The first, known as the D.F. Torgerson Discovery Award, recognizes employees for the generation of new or innovative ideas and solutions.
This year’s awards were presented to 11 employees: Javed Anderson, Mark Chapman, Raghu Rao, Kyle Schinnour, Kevin Williams, Jenny Zhou, Laura Bannister, Michelle Bugden, Dmitry Klokov, Tanner Stein and Yi Wang.
The Distinguished Merit Award, is given to employees who have made exceptional contributions in productivity improvements, and 35 employees received the award: Grant Bickel, Jeff DeJong, Stephen Eyvindson, John Leppinen, Ryan MacLeod, Kevin McCaugherty, Youqing Shi,Quincy Alexander, Romeo Audette, Jim Brennan, Mike Brideau, Mike Cameron, Andre Campbell, Qingwu Cheng, Crystal Cluett, Gabrielle Constantineau, Gilles Danis, Ailsa Eyvindson, Nathan Hartwig, Rodney Herwig, Zahid Khan, John Loftstedt, Nicholas Lubitz, Roman Lungu, Josh McLellan, Tibor Molnar, Charles Poulin, Geoff Quast, Donia Reynard, Jaleh Semmler, Arshad Toor, Michael Wright, Michael Zadow and Joey Zhou.
Lasinski adds that from important advances in cancer research and waste management, to technical achievements in safety and material analysis, these recipients demonstrate the expertise and capabilities at CNL
For more information on the 2019 Awards of Excellence, including video profiles of this year’s winners, please visit http://www.cnl.ca/awards.


