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Jim Debruyne Retires After Nearly Five Decades

managers on holidays or sick leave. I pulling in the same direction, you can
was bounced around from Carievalle, to achieve so much more than working
Hirsch, to Estevan as a helper. I finally alone. Any obstacle can be overcome
ended up in Benson as an assistant through team effort and everyone feels
agent. I spent a year and a half in they have contributed. I’ve also learned
Benson, then took the agent position in how important it is to treat everyone
Browning after Benson. This was a single with honesty and respect, from fellow
man station. We were called agents then employees to customers.
(not managers). After a year in Browning
I was then transferred to Tribune. I spent What is your biggest career highlight?
10 years in Tribune as an agent and had Probably having the opportunity to
an assistant and a helper there. It was work with so many good people. I have
while I was in Tribune when computers mentored a few employees in my career
Jim Debruyne, Customer Account were first introduced in the grain and have been mentored by employees
Representative at Weyburn, recently industry. myself. I discovered over the years that
retired from Viterra after a whopping 47 you are never too old to learn. The 47
years of service. We had a chance to sit After 10 years in Tribune I was transferred years I have spent with the company has
down with him on his last day to ask a to Midale as manager and stayed there been very enjoyable, and it’s gone by
few questions and have him reflect on his for 12 years. I then took a position as so fast. I still enjoyed my work when I
career. an area manager in Weyburn to fill retired but felt it was time to move on.
in for the person who took a leave
What location did you begin your career of absence. After that I took on the What are your plans for retirement?
with Viterra at? position of Manager of Marketing and I love fishing, hunting, golfing and
I started with the company on April 24, Logistics for the Weyburn, Moose Jaw, should be able to keep busy doing this
1972 at Outram, Saskatchewan. I had Balgonie, Davidson areas. I spent a few along with following my grandkids with
worked in the oilfield for a few months years in that position. Lastly, I took their hockey, soccer and ball careers.
before that. When road bans came on, on the position of Customer Account I enjoy all sports so won’t have a hard
the oilfield slowed down and I was asked Representative, spending 18 years in that time finding something to watch. My
if I wanted to help out for a bit at Outram. role. wife and I are not big travelers, although
I had no idea at the time that 47 years we do like to take 2 or 3 weeks in the
later, I’d still be with the company. What are some of the key things you’ve winter and go to a warm destination. We

learned in your career with Viterra? also plan to spend some time exploring
What other roles did you have over the I’ve had a chance to learn so much the rest of Canada. There is so much to
years? over the years. Probably the one main see in our own country that we haven’t
After a few months at Outram, I went thing that sticks out in my mind is the seen and we’re looking forward to some
around from place to place filling in for value of teamwork. When everyone is adventurous trips.

Gord Robbins Retirement
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We had another long term employee recently We regularly feature
retire as Souris Facility Operations Manager community investments,
Gord Robbins decided to call it a career after corporate achievements and
42 years with Viterra. The team at Souris got other accomplishments on
together on his last day to recognize his many our social channels. Follow
years of service and wish him well. Featured us on Twitter, Facebook,
in the picture back row L-R Larry Chambers, Instagram and LinkedIn and
Rigby DeVos, Santiago Pozo, Trevor Peters. stay connected.
Front row Eunice Benson, Gord Robbins and
Stacie Poirier. Missing from picture Matthew
Houston and Bill Douglas.

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