Westburne Ontario and Eaton Send Electrical Contractors on Ultimate Sports Trip

Feb 24, 2019

Westburne Ontario along with Eaton sent Geoff Joustra and Terry Luchies of Joustra & Sons Electric in Osgoode, Ontario to New Orleans last month for four days. The two owners of Joustra & Sons Electric were able to watch the NFC divisional round game between the New Orlean Saints and the Philadelphia Eagles.

The trip was part of a promotion called the Eaton Ultimate Sports Vacation which was run nationally across all Westburne divisions. Westburne awarded one customer from each of the four divisions up to $5,000 towards the trip of their choosing to any sporting event taking place in Canada or the U.S.

To qualify, customers had to spend a minimum of $500 on participating Eaton brands (Power Distribution, Circuit Breakers, Bussmann series, and Crouse-Hinds series) during the promotion period.

Terry had this to say about the trip: “Thanks again to everyone who arranged the trip. That was a home run. Great place to go, great place to stay, awesome game.”

Watch for pdates on other trip winners throughout 2019. One grand prize will be awarded per region or division of Westburne:

    • West (British Columbia, Alberta, and Northwest Territories)
    • Midwest (Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Ontario)
    • Ontario
    • Quebec and New Brunswick

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