42/ DECEMBER 2021 THE RIDER Beth Underhill Joins Eric Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Stable


Brussels, Belgium – Canadian Olympian Beth Underhill has joined Eric Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Stable with bases in Brussels, Belgium, and Wellington, FL. The new collabora-


tion will see Underhill competing at the highest levels of show jumping with the horses of Torrey Pines Stable. Lamaze, the 2008 Olympic champion, continues to battle seri-


ous health issues which have forced him to take a sabbatical from the sport. His last competitive ap- pearance was on home ground at


the 2021


Spruce Meadows ‘Mas- ters’ tournament in Cal- gary, AB, in September where he was a member of the victorious Cana- dian team in the BMO Nations’ Cup riding Fine Lady 5, the horse he rode to an individual bronze


medal at the 2016


Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Underhill will take


over riding duties on Lamaze’s top string when the horses relocate from Belgium to Florida in December. She will be based at the Torrey Pines Stable


property in


Wellington, FL, and will begin competing at the Winter Equestrian Festi- val which runs from Jan-


uary 5 to April 3, 2022. “I’ve known Beth


for many years, and we first rode on a team to- gether at the 1994 World Equestrian Games in Den Hague,” said Lamaze. “I’ve always admired her determination and win- ning attitude as well as her dedication to produc- ing the best results for Team Canada. “Due to my own


health issues, I have to hand the reins over to someone else and I could think of no better candi- date than Beth,” contin- ued Lamaze, who will continue to oversee the horses’ training programs from the ground. “She’s been to Belgium to ride some of the horses, and we are both excited to see her in a position to com- pete with top-caliber mounts.” Underhill has been a


Longtime friends and teammates Beth Underhill and Eric Lamaze discuss strategy on a course walk at the 2019 Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON. Photo by Starting Gate Communications


mainstay of the Canadian Show Jumping Team for the past three decades and has represented her country in Olympic, World Championship, Pan American Games, and World Cup Final competition. She and Lamaze were teammates


at the 1999 Pan Ameri- can Games in Winnipeg, MB, where Canada won a bronze medal. She has been crowned the Cana- dian Show Jumping Champion on four occa- sions, most recently in 2019 riding Count Me In. “I’m very excited at


the prospect of riding for Eric,” said Underhill, whose own students will be based with her at Tor- rey Pines Stable for the winter. “We’ve been friends for many years and competed on numer- ous Nations’ Cup teams together. He’s also been a fantastic supporter, team- mate, and friend to me. While I’m saddened that Eric’s health is forcing him to take a step back from his own riding ca- reer, I’m thrilled to be given the opportunity to join the Torrey Pines team.” Several of


the


horses that Underhill will be riding are owned by Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Stable in partnership with fellow Canadians Mark and Tara Rein, who began


supporting


Lamaze in 2019. “The quality of


Canadian Olympian Beth Underhill, pictured here com- peting for Canada in the 2020 Winter Equestrian Festi- val Nations’ Cup in Wellington, FL, is joining Eric


Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Stable. Photo by Starting Gate Communications


horses that Eric has is outstanding and I’m thrilled to be able to ride such top-level horses, es- pecially as I’ve not had one at that level myself for some time,” contin- ued Underhill. “I would like to give special thanks to Mark and Tara


Rein for their support, which has been simply outstanding. It’s amazing that they have embraced the sport again at this level with their support of Eric and now me as well. It’s really a momen- tous occasion.”


Classic Fire + Life Safety commemorates first day of business united under new name, colours and operating systems


FCFP and Classic Fire Protection now operate as one


London, Ont./Toronto, Nov. 30, 2021 – The fire and life safety profes- sionals at FCFP and Classic Fire Protection will now operate as one team, united under their new banner, Classic Fire + Life Safety. Progres- sively operating as one team since July, the two companies made the offi- cial switch yesterday to their new name, colours and operating systems. “We have finally ar-


rived at this milestone, and I can’t help but ex- press my own personal excitement and confi- dence in our team’s fu- ture,” says Francois Godin, CEO of Classic


Classic FLS is staffed by more than 500 profes- sionals who are commit- ted


to helping


Fire + Life Safety. “We’re a people-first company and I couldn’t be prouder of the team and what we’ve achieved together thus far. The best is yet to come.” The company inau-


gurated yesterday its new organizational chart and internal operating sys- tems as well as the roll- out of its new brand with new uniforms, company vehicles, social media pages, website and other corporate materials for its


staff of fire and life safety professionals. The full transition to the new branding is expected to be completed by March 2022. “We have been


working hard for the past few months to get to this point,” says Randy Bird, president of Classic Fire + Life Safety. “A new day has dawned for our company and we are eager to introduce our ex- panded line-up of serv- ices and new, united


brand to the marketplace – to both existing and new customers and part- ners.” Classic Fire + Life


Safety is a total fire and life protection company servicing the needs of or- ganizations and institu- tions – large and small, private


and public.


Founded by the merger of two industry leaders (FCFP and Classic Fire Protection Inc.) and oper- ated in partnership with McCain Capital Partners,


organizations enjoy a safe environment from which they can deliver their products and serv- ices to their own cus- tomers and partners, and grow. More information at classicfls.com. Fleet mechanic


Nazir Lakhani proudly showcases the new Clas- sic Fire + Life Safety branding on a freshly- serviced company van. Nazir and his team will oversee the installation of the new logo onto the company’s fleet of 300 + vehicles – part of a com- pany-wide rebranding to be completed by March 2022.


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