SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 1, 2006
WASTE
CONNECTIONS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State
or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
COMMISSION
FILE NO. 1-31507
94-3283464
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
35
Iron Point Circle, Suite 200, Folsom, CA 95630
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(916)
608-8200
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Check
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INFORMATION
TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
ITEM
1.01
ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
Effective
April 1, 2006, the following executive officers of Waste Connections, Inc.
received an increase in their annual base salaries:
|
Name
and Position
|
Amount
of Increase
|
New
Annual Base Salary
|
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Eric
O. Hansen, Vice President - Chief Information Officer
|
$12,500
|
$145,000
|
|
Jerri
L. Hunt, Vice President - Human Resources
|
$20,000
|
$145,000
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
|
WASTE
CONNECTIONS, INC.
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|
|
(Registrant)
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Date:
April 3, 2006
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BY: /s/
Worthing F.
Jackman
|
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Worthing F. Jackman,
|
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Executive Vice President and Chief
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Financial Officer
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