Lifetime Associates

Any person, who has made a substantial contribution to the Association and its Members as a whole, shall be eligible as a Lifetime Associate. The Board of Directors may, upon its own motion, approve any person as a Lifetime Associate.

Lifetime Associates have contributed to the success of their own companies and to the success of the Association. Those Associates listed on this page have formed the foundation of the Independent Telephone Company existence or have built upon the foundation by bringing their strength and foresight to the industry and leaving it stronger than it was before their involvement.

2022 —

Mr. Lorne Abugov
Canadian Communications Regulatory Services

2015 —

Mr. Richard Banks
Mornington Communications Co-operative Limited

Mr. Tom Sullivan
Wightman Telecom Limited

2009 —

Mr. Tim Deweerd
Quadro Communications Co-operative Ltd.

2008 —

Mr. Michael Andrews
Amtelecom Inc.

2007 —

Mr. Glenn Grubb
Huron Telecommunications

2003 —

Ms. Sharon Chuter
Tuckersmith Communications Co-operative Limited

2002 —

Mr. Steve Lynn
Westport Telephone Company

2001 —

Mr. Paul Wightman
Wightman Telecom Limited

2000 —

Mr. Ed Chapman
Brooke Telecom Co-operative

Mr. Paul Downs
Nexicom Telephones Inc.

1999 —

Mr. Keith Stevens
Execulink Telecom Inc.

Mr. John Downs
Nexicom Telecommunications Inc.

1998 —

Mr. Gordon Maxfield
People’s Telephone Company of Forest

Mr. Fraser De La Plante
Amtelecom Group Inc.

1997 —

Mr. William H. Wagner
Hay Communications Cooperative Limited

Mr. Harold J. Schmidt
North Frontenac Telephone Company

1996 —

Mr. Jim Scurfield
Northern Telephone Limited

Mr. Jack Helkie
Gosfield North Communications Cooperative Ltd.

1995 —

Mr. Roy Bernard
Amtelecom Inc.

Mr. Ray Wightman
Wightman Telephone Ltd.

Mr. Murray Cooper
Northern Telephone Limited

Mr. Hector McKinnon
City of Thunder Bay Telephone Department

1994 —

Mr. Mel Graham
Tuckersmith Communications Cooperative

Mr. Roger Sutherland
People’s Telephone Company of Forest Inc.