Dave brings 50 years of valuable and interesting experience in transportation, management, safety, business and compliance. Dave has driven in every condition across North America and overseas as Military, Police, Company Driver to an Owner Operator to transportation management. Now our Celebrity Editor Publisher of Canadian Trucking Magazine bringing you articles and entertainment in print and on the web. Join Dave on Face Book for real time updates and meet at your favorite stop or Event ! Be Happy to say Hi and maybe get a picture or two. See you down the road.
Front Cover this month and Ad supporting your magazine on Page 8 with a detailed write up on Page 9 is Mike Vogiatzakis of Voyage Funeral Homes.
You might of listened to Mike speak at many events and always there for people in the time of need.
It is truly an honor to have Mike in the 146th Edition of your Fav Magazine here.
We start 2023 here kicking 2022 to the curb with all the bad taste in our mouths from what occurred during 2022, far to many bad events to put in one article here.
But let’s look at 2023 as the year to be better, seek truth and come together to build unity and rights for everyone without any one group having more rights than others.
If you take Mental Illness and remove the “I” and replace it with “WE” it ends up as Mental Wellness and that’s what I wish for everyone for 2023 and beyond.
It sounds easy and I know how hard it is for persons fighting with stress and anxiety but let’s fight together.
I Love Camp Hope for the Unity, Peace n Love that Camp Hope is built on at the centre of Canada.
Enjoy this Printed Edition and share copies to friends.
See more in the digital magazine and the next few pages, digital does not limit the amount of good stuff we can provide you!
So every quarter we print you a 32 page hold in your hand glossy magazine and then add to it with the Monthly Web Edition up to 100+ pages of entertainment and detail, built for you, by you!
If you have any ideas, this being your magazine, contribute in.
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Look forward to meeting up with you Over the Road, looking forward to hear from you, than about you. Read on ,,,,,
To the right here is William n Cheryl Zimmer at one of the gatherings at Camp Hope. continued page 4
To the right some pictures of what I Love to do for You n Me, Food Reviews of my top picks.
You don’t want to eat at the wrong place and have bad after effects or bad service or high prices.So I take pride in letting you know the Great Places to go.
To the right is Bonasera Pizza & Sports Bar SE Calgary Alberta with daily specials to knock your socks off.
You can watch the LIVE videos on our FB Page to see these reviews
Another Great to the right is Boston Pizza this picture taken in Selkirk Manitoba on one of the Pasta Tuesday Days that is very affordable and delicious!
Boston Pizzas everywhere and each one consistent, clean, friendly.
Below that is STORM n I enjoying Mongo’s Grill in Winnipeg.
The lunch price is awesome and you can fill that bowl up with enough food it will be more than you can eat
STORM “Shawna Grey” has become an expert at getting that bowl loaded.
The picture on the bottom is of course from the Hair Brake at the famous Road king Travel centre in Calgary AB.
Troy n Kaitlyn there are better than fantastic and I have been getting my hair cut there for decades
Once you have received a cut or service at the Hair Brake I bet you don’t go anywhere else
I will grab a room at the Road King and stay there when in Calgary and eat there at the Restaurant and bar.
Back cover of the Magazine you may of noticed Police On Guard.
I am a proud member of Police on Guard and back everything they stand for
A brief description if you have not had the change to visit the Police on Guard web site is made up of people retired and still on the job that believe in the oath they swore to protect you the public from enemies foreign and domestic and uphold your rights and safety. How awesome is that.
World of Wheels on the front cover and Ad inside and I can hardly wait CTM will be there.
World of Wheels is a Great Family event that is worth attending year after year and we support this 100%.
Above the famous Marcel Vannevel “Moose” who I Love doing LIVE Video with and have partnered for 50 years in everything from professional driving, Police and Military.
Proud of Brothers Forever.
Everyone should know Walter n Maria Hiebert big Hugs n Founders of Camp Hope Manitoba
Camp Hope a Place for everyone for Peace, Love, Unity n Respect for all.
Above is Rae Rae who has been on the social media n did such a Great Job reading this book LIVE.
Thanks Rae rae for the great posts!
Below with the Awesome Shawn Palo Trucking ,Trucks from Thunderbay ON,
Watch my LIVE Videos on the CTM FB page and follow along please
I like to say again thanks for reading CTM and I look forward to hearing from you, than about you.
See you Over the Road.....
Be safe my friends!
Keep On Trucking, All the Best!!!!!!
Happy Trails..... Dave
It was great to be one of the first to reconize the efforts of James Topp and be on our Cover of CTM.
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Page 7 beside here is an Ad by a close friend of mine for decades and friend to anyone that Mike has ever helped.
He is Mike Vogiatzakis of Voyage Funeral Home & Crematorium and has assisted my family several times included my Mom and Dad.
Established in 1998, Voyage Funeral Home & Crematorium is family owned and operated by the Vogiatzakis family The name “Voyage” comes from the family’s last name pronounced: voyage-akis
A funeral is not something of, if it happens, it sadly is a fact of life, we all come to face at some time for our loved ones and of course ourselves. Knowing the right place to go and the right people to talk to is important.
What I am talking about not just at that time of sudden grief, but preplanning that takes a lot of the sting out of it, and allows you more time for family and friends.
Not only am I impressed by Voyage preplanning abilities and prepaid safe ways to pay in advance for this event, but on their website forms such as a will, very important.
I feel it is important to talk with you about this now no matter where you live or what stage of Life you are at because I have found Mike and the Voyage Staff above the rest. Not because they support your magazine and Canadian Trucking Magazine social media platforms, but because I care about you and taking this stress off your plate in advance.
You probably have driven past the Voyage first location and main office located at 220 Hespeler Avenue at
Henderson Hwy. Voyage also has other Locations and the crematorium is located at 713 Greenwood Avenue in Selkirk, Manitoba, all of which are owned and operated by Voyage Funeral Home
Voyage believe in treating your loved one as they would our own. That I have witnessed first hands with my parents and friends and as recently as the start of 2023. Voyage funeral home offers no hidden costs. They truly believe in being upfront and honest.
The service is personalized in order to guide you through the most difficult of times, with care and compassion
Understanding that your family is unique, is instrumental in their promise to honour your wishes and final arrangements, whatever they may be.
Allow Voyage to assist you in celebrating the life of your loved one. In your time of need, with their funeral home is your home just a phone call away
You may have already listened to Mike in the many broadcasts of “Ask the Funeral Director” where Mike reaches out to answer all your questions on those broadcasts.
I would feel better knowing you have a Will, a preplan, and perhaps a prepaid funeral with the Right Funeral Home, so you and your family are covered in such sometimes unexpected tragic times
Wa n t e d b y t h e C B S A Wa n t e d b y t h e C B S A
By Dave MacKENZIE over 40 years LawEnforcement Experience
On January 11th 2023 the RCMP Federal Policing Transnational Serious and Organized Crime (TSOC) team executed four search warrants in the Greater Toronto Area after an extensive Investigation into a large scale drug importation network
After a long, complex investigation, the Toronto North, TSOC Team seized, as proceeds of crime, over $800,000 in Canadian currency, 88 units of Ether Crypotocurrency, a 2022 Mercedes Benz G-Wagon and over $2,000,000 in jewelry, watches and other luxury items.
The investigation included assistance from, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) , Service de police de la ville de Montreal (SPVM) , Barrie Police Service, Brantford Police Service, and Toronto Police Service, and the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC).
As a result of this investigation four people are charged with importing cocaine and proceeds of crime
With the assistance from policing partners, The RCMP’s TSOC enforment team has successfully disrupted this large-scale drug importation and trafficking network operating from the GTA.
The enforcement actions of these officers will have a direct and positive impact in the suppression of criminal conduct
Moreover the coordinated efforts contribute meaningfully to the Safety of the Communities they serve. • If you have information about suspicious cross-border activity, please contact the CBSA Border Watch Toll free Line at 1-888-502-9060.
CALL BORDER WATCH~
Note from Dave!
If you see suspicious activity, persons asking you for a ride across the border in your vehicle, a loose lipped driver talking about smuggling loads of weapons or drugs, do us all a big favour and contact authorities. Try to get as much information as possible without becoming involved and shut these bad guys down. They are bad for our business.
RED SHIRT FRIDAY ~ On Friday’s please wear Red to thank those who run towards Danger as others Run Away ! Thank our Military, Veterans , Law Enforcement, Police, Fire, Rescue, Border Protection, DOT, MOT, Everyone who puts on a uniform in service for us!
l The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Kathy Tuccaro as its December 2022 Member of the Month Tuccaro is a Heavy Equipment Operator for ExxonMobil.
Although Tuccaro was a nurse for 13 years, she found herself on a destructive path, even homeless, due to decades of unresolved trauma A wake-up call led her to a women’s recovery center, where she spent the next year relearning who she really was and accepting the most authentic version of herself.
At the age of 42, nursing was the only career she knew so she attended a career planning workshop to figure out her next steps in life.
After three days of aptitude and personality tests, she was handed a paper that had “Heavy Equipment Operator” in large, bold letters. “I laughed so hard I almost fell out of my chair,” Tuccaro said. “I didn’t even like equipment,
I was not mechanically inclined, and I considered that a man’s job I told the woman that her test was wrong.” However, the woman looked back at her and sternly said, “if you believe in yourself a little bit, you will see the test is right!”
From there, Tuccaro was sent to a non-profit organization, Women Building Futures, where ExxonMobil was sponsoring 16 women to take a 12-week Heavy Equipment Operator course. She was selected out of 170 applicants, hired by ExxonMobil in 2013, and now drives a 400-ton 797F Caterpillar Mining Truck, a 52,000-gallon water truck, and a 24M Grader.
By; Ellen Voie CAE, President/CEO Women in Trucking
“I highly encourage women to try a career in the non-traditional trades,” she said. “It pays well, is super fun, and will challenge you to be your best self in every aspect of your life ”
Now 10 years sober, Tuccaro has written three books and travels the world working with women and youth in schools, juvenile homes, prisons, and communities Additionally, she has won two awards for being an ambassador for women in the trades, has been featured in magazines, on radio shows, podcasts, and TV shows, and is a co-host on a radio show, Women Road Warriors, with Shelley Johnson on TNCRadio.Live.
Tuccaro’s experience with homelessness inspired her to start “Operation Hydration,” where she distributes water to the homeless during the hottest months of the year in the cities where she’s traveling
She also started a work boot recycling program, donating gently used boots and hard hats to programs that assist people in need who are pursuing a job in the trades. This initiative has led her to distribute more than 7,000 pairs of boots to the communities in Alberta, Canada.
When asked about her advice to other women, Tuccaro said, “to anyone out there who is craving change, start by changing the story you are telling yourself You must believe in the person you want to become, then work every day to reach your goals You won’t regret the efforts put into building a new and better you If I can do it, so can you!”
Women In Trucking Association, Inc. is a nonprofit association established to encourage the employment of women in the trucking industry, promote their accomplishments and minimize obstacles faced by women working in the trucking industry.
Membership is not limited to women, as 17 percent of its members are men who support the mission
Follow WIT on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. For more information, visit http://www.womenintrucking.org.
Rescue dogs and lost pets who need a ride home have a Awesome Group of allies in Canada, TRUCKERS.
A group based in Thunder Bay, Ont., will help coordinate rides for animals who are heading from one part of the country to another.
Furry Hobos and Hiway Heroes is the creation of Margaret Foster. A former truck driver, she took it upon herself to help coordinate rides for those with four legs.
"It actually gives them something they feel good about. I mean, you go up and down the road here, you see the accidents and everything else that happens," said Foster
She said nearly 300 dogs have been transported through the group to their new homes, anywhere in Canada. She said some trucks in the United States are also now part of her 'network', allowing
for international movement of the animals in need.
Foster said drivers are not compensated, but she asks for a donation of home baking, or a gift card for coffee
Help from the community
Foster said many of the drivers have their own animals in their trucks, that they refer to as 'An Ambassador.'
As for continuing to help ferry rescue animals, or those who are lost and found to their proper homes, Foster said most drivers can't get enough of it
"[One driver], he gets a hold of me all the time and says, 'Margaret, I'm getting tired of laughing at my own jokes, you'd better give me a dog.'"
Visit on FaceBook; Furry Hobos N Hiway Hero"s. Dog gone Truckin! Thanks Margaret!!
Camp Hope located in the centre of Canada, a place where anyone can come and find Love, Unity, Smiles and hugs. Social Gathering at it’s Best during a time we all need each other. Even Santa n Mrs Claus were there.
