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2017 OSSGA Conference and Annual General Meeting

2017 marked Canada’s 150th birthday and as such, this year’s conference organizers couldn’t think of a better gathering place for our annual conference than our Nation’s capital. When you think about it, Canada’s story is our story. From the buildings, to the infrastructure to the expansion of our cities and towns – as Canada grows, so too does our industry. Enjoy these photographs from OSSGA’s 61st Conference and AGM – and remember to register early for next year!

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    2017 Chair Dan O'Hara opens the conference by remembering some of Canada's great moments. He shoots, he scores!
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    Ottawa's Deputy Mayor Mark Taylor offers welcoming remarks.
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    Brian Zeman shares MHBC's insights on the future of Ontario's Close to Market Supply and the Coordinated Provincial Plan Review.
  • Minister Kathryn McGarry
    Provides overview of her background on the aggregate file.
  • MNRF Minister McGarry
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Waterloo Wellington Brant Holiday Lunch

Held on December 9th at the Whistle Bear Golf Club, the WWB Regional Committee was proud to host MNRF Minister McGarry as well as Mayor Sue Foxton, MPP Catherine Fife, Councillors Sean Strikland and Karl Kiefer. The event was hosted by Co-Chairs George Lourenco and David Hanratty. Norm Cheesman, OSSGA's Executive Director also provided opening remarks.

2016 OSSGA Golf Tournament at Cardinal Golf Club

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2016 Rehab Tour and Workshop

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2016 Air and Noise Tour for MOECC staff is a blast!

OSSGA and more than 50 MOECC staff had a rockin' good time at a tour held in the Niagara Region on May 31st. The tour took place on a particularly hot and dry day – providing the opportunity for ministry staff to experience dust mitigation activities at their best. The tour visited Walker Aggregate's Vineland Quarries where visitors were provided a guided tour, and also treated to a blast. Many commented that the ‘event' was not as impactful as they had imagined and were surprised at how quickly the dust dissipated. Next the group visited Lafarge Canada's Fonthill Pit to learn about a sand and gravel operation. Everyone was able to ‘see and hear' the screening and washing plants and interested visitors were also provided a detailed explanation of the of water management system. Many thanks to our hosts at Walker Aggregates and Lafarge for their incredible hospitality!

2016 OSSGA Annual Conference & AGM

OSSGA held its Annual Conference & AGM at the Sheraton on the Falls in Niagara Falls from February 24-26. The theme for this year was Rockstock: Taking Stock of our Industry. All three days were packed with great speakers, informative presentations, fabulous entertainment, and some time to unwind.

  • James Gordon
    James Gordon opens the conference
  • Jim Diodati
    Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati welcomes attendees to his city.
  • Glenn Harrington
    Glenn Harrington spoke about "Working on a Social Licence: OSSGA’s Definition and Guidance"
  • Brian Zeman
    Brian Zeman gives his presentation, “3 Plans of Peace & Harmony” Update on the Provincial Plan Review. It really makes you ask, "Where is our aggregate going to come from?"
  • Elisabeth Graham
    Elisabeth Graham told us about Heartland Forest , one of the charities that OSSGA members support.
  • David Charlton & Kevin Trimble
    David Charlton of Stantec Consulting & Kevin Trimble of Brandy Creek Consulting talking rehabilitation successes.
  • Patrick Brown
    Patrick Brown spoke to the crowd, with words of support for our industry.
  • George Lourenco
    George Lourenco accepts a Community Relations award on behalf of Capital Paving's Wellington Pit.
  • Chris Galway
    Chris Galway accepts a trio of Community Relations Awards on behalf of Lafarge Canada Inc.
  • Ed Lamb
    Ed Lamb accepts a Community Relations award for Waterford Sand & Gravel's Vinemount Quarry.
  • Chris Galway
    Chris Galway accepts four Progressive Rehabilitation Awards on behalf of Lafarge Canada Inc.
  • Frank Kielbowich, Robert Fyles and Ryan Wall
    Frank Kielbowich, Robert Fyles and Ryan Wall accept Community Relations Awards on behalf of Walker Aggregates.
  • Frank Kielbowich
    Frank Kielbowich accepts a Progressive Rehabilitation Award on behalf of Walker Aggregates' Anten Mills Pit.
  • Ed Lamb
    Ed Lamb accepts a Progressive Rehabilitation Award for Waterford Sand & Gravel's Vinemount Quarry.
  • Dwayne McKenzie
    Dwayne McKenzie accepts a Property Enhancement Award plaque and gold bar for office and scalehouse areas on behalf of Nelson Aggregate Co.'s Oneida Quarry.
  • Cindy McCarthy
    Cindy McCarthy accepts a Property Enhancement Award plaque and three gold bars for Office & Scalehouse; Entrance, Approach & Perimeter Screening; and Communicative Signage on behalf of Miller Paving Limited's Carden Quarry.
  • Stephen May and Mike Lebreton
    Stephen May and Mike Lebreton accept a handful of Progressive Rehabilitation awards on behalf of CBM.
  • Mike Lebreton and David Hanratty
    Mike Lebreton and David Hanratty accept the Biodiversity Award on behalf of St. Marys Cement's Bowmanville Quarry Westside Marsh.
  • Chris Galway
    On behalf of Lafarge Canada Inc., Chris Galway accepts Property Enhancement Award gold bars for Communicative Signage at the Guelph Pit & Quarry, and for Office & Scalehouse; and Entrance, Approach & Perimeter Screening at the Point Anne Quarry.
  • Mac Carmichael
    Mac Carmichael accepts two Community Relations Awards on behalf of Dufferin Aggregates, for their Milton Quarry and Acton Quarry.
  • Student Design Award winners
    Student Design Award winners pose for a group photo with OSSGA incoming Chair Steve Bisson and OSSGA staff member Cynthia Robinson.
  • Hon. Bill Mauro
    Hon. Bill Mauro, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry speaks with exhibitors.
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    Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Hon. Bill Mauro speaks to a reception at the end of day one.
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    Woodstock RockStock Party at Hard Rock Night Club
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  • Steve Bisson
    Incoming OSSGA Chair Steve Bisson opens day two of the conference.
  • Shael Gwartz
    Shael Gwartz gave an update about what the MTO is up to.
  • Tecia White and David White
    Tecia White of Whitewater Hydrogeology and David White of DevrySmithFrank LLP discuss water issues with "Winning the War over Water."
  • Derek Burleton
    Derek Burleton of TD Bank gives OSSGA members an economic outlook for 2016.
  • James Parkin
    James Parkin of MHBC Planning introduces OSSGA's Official Plan Guide to members.
  • Anson Le
    Anson Le gives his presentation, "Keep On Truckin'", an update on axle weight issues.
  • Danielle Solondz
    Danielle Solondz gives an update on what TOARC and the MAAP program.
  • Stephanie Guthrie
    Keynote speaker Stephanie Guthrie.
  • Exhibitor booth
    Attendees visit the WSP Canada booth in the exhibitor area.
  • Wine tasting
    People got to sample some Niagara offerings at the wine tasting event.
  • Nicholas Sylvestre-Williams
    Nicholas Sylvestre-Williams is presented with the inaugural Associate Member of the Year Award.
  • Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrath
    Improv comedians Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrath entertain the crowd following the Chair's Dinner.
  • Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrath
    Improv comedians Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrath entertain the crowd following the Chair's Dinner.
  • Bill Marquardt
    Bill Marquardt opens day three of the conference.
  • Jason Travers
    Jason Travers of the MNRF gives an update on the ARA review.
  • "Putting Stock in Young People: Voices of the Future"
    Great panel discussion on "Putting Stock in Young People: Voices of the Future" with moderator Greg Sweetnam, and panelists Caitlin Port, Aynsley Anderson, Vic Giordano and Mitchell Ferris.
  • Brian Messerschmidt
    Brian Messerschmidt of ARO tells members what's new with aggregate recycling.
  • Sharon Armstrong and Karen Howe
    Sharon Armstrong and Karen Howe present OSSGA's marketing plan.

2015 BC Technical Tour

OSSGA's 2015 BC Technical Tour wrapped up in mid-October. This action packed trip included stops at a Kal Tire OTR plant which services tires of almost every size, Lafarge Kamloops, Weyerhaeuser sawmill, Copper Mountain Mining, Mainland Sand and Gravel, Pitt River Quarry and the Britannia Mine Museum. Not to mention fishing on the Fraser River! Check out these preliminary pics and then come back in a couple of weeks when we'll have the full highlights available. Rumour has it that one of our attendees caught an 8 foot sturgeon (wait, maybe that was the one that got away...)

  • Kal Tire
    Retreading a tire at Kal Tire, the first stop on the tour.
  • Copper Mountain Mine
    There are 20 benches -- and today's blast was a wopping 800,000 tonnes.
  • Bucket
    Group in a Komatsu WA1200 loader.
  • Hauler
    That's a hauler of a truck!
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    Sea to sky gondola lunch near Squamish.
  • Mainland Sand and Gravel
  • Mainland Sand and Gravel
    Post-blast 40,000 tonnes.

Georgian College students learning about Nelson Aggregate Co's Uhthoff Quarry

Tecia White of Whitewater Hydrogeology Ltd. and Chris Roote, Superintendent at Nelson Aggregate Co.'s Uhthoff Quarry gave a tour of the quarry to a group of environmental science students from Georgian College on September 19th. The purpose of the tour was to provide the students with an introduction to the aggregate industry and more specifically to an active quarry. Tecia and Chris showed the students the site stratigraphy and soil development. They highlighted water management including the hydrological and hydrogeological aspects touching on the environmental compliance approvals and permit to take water requirements for the site. Students also learned about the rehabilitated areas of the quarry. An OSSGA staff person was also on hand to provide students with some basic industry facts. This tour was a follow-up to a conference the students have attended as part of Mining Matters' education and outreach programming. Funding for the tour was provided to Georgian College by Mining Matters.

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    Georgian college students at Uhthoff Quarry listen to Tecia (not shown here).
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    students examining drill hole stratigraphy
  • The Water Cycle
    Water management at Uhthoff Quarry

2015 Operations Tour

OSSGA's 2015 Operations Tour featured five outstanding sites: Harold Sutherland Construction, Keppel Quarry; Breaker Technology, Masaba Canada, Miller Group / E.C. King Contracting, Sydenham Quarry and Maxwell Stone. The tour, held each fall, provides participants with the opportunity to experience an up-close and personal look at some of the tricks of the trade. CLICK PLAY to view a slide show of each of the events. Special thanks to our sponsors! It can't happen without you: Kal Tire, Masaba Canada, Breaker Technology Limited, Benshaw Canada, Toromont CAT, Maxwell Stone, Amaco Construction Equipment

  • Kaytoo Restaurant
    OSSGA Members enjoy a fabulous night with dinner at Kaytoo Restaurant & Bar at The Village at Blue Mountain.
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    A worker at Masaba Canada welds a conveyor discharge chute.
  • Masaba Canada
    Masaba pulled out all the stops -- and all the equipment, allowing participants a great look.
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    Masaba put some of their large equipment on display for the tour.
  • Maxwell Stone
    Tour members checking out a large saw blade used to cut stone at Maxwell Stone.
  • Maxwell Stone
    A saw at Maxwell Stone ready and waiting to cut stone into slabs.
  • Guillotine
    Workers at Maxwell Stone perform guillotine splits on a slab of stone.
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    A tour member examines some of the cut stone at Maxwell Stone.
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    Terry McKague of Breaker Technology Inc. (BTI) conducts a tour of their manufacturing facility.
  • BTI
    A worker at Breaker Technology Inc. works on a large piece of metal.
  • Arc Welding
    A worker at Breaker Technology Inc. demonstrates sub arc welding.
  • New Truck Design
    Tour members check out Breaker Technology Inc.’s new truck design, primarily used for underground mining.
  • Harold Sutherland
    Harold Sutherland himself showed up for the tour of the Keppel Quarry, run by Harold Sutherland Construction.
  • Keppel Quarry
    Rocks cross a screen to separate different sizes at Harold Sutherland Construction’s Keppel Quarry.
  • Sydenham Quarry
    The tour group hears about the history of the Sydenham Quarry, run by the Miller Group / E.C. King Contracting.

Water Management Tour of Operating Pit & Quarry

This tour was designed specifically for members of the Technical Support Section -- Water Units and Approval Services from the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change to see first-hand, large scale aggregate operations as they pertain to water management. The sites on the tour were the Holcim Milton Quarry and James Dick Construction's Caledon Sand & Gravel pit.

  • Milton Quarry
    Richard Murphy, consulting engineer and project manager for the design of the water management program at Milton, describes how the reservoir supplies water to the facility and is recharged back to the groundwater table nearby.
  • Caledon Wash Plant
    MOECC viewing the wash plant at Caledon Sand & Gravel Pit. The tour provided an overview of the history and operations at each site with a focus on water management.
  • Silt pond at Caledon
    Greg Sweetnam, Vice-President, James Dick Construction, describing the silt pond, an important component of the pit's water management program, to the MOECC at Caledon Sand & Gravel Pit.
  • Viewing the wash plant
    An up close look at the wash plant at the Calendon Sand & Gravel Pit.

2015 OSSGA Rehabilitation Tour

Rehabilitating aggregate sites to productive agricultural was the theme of this year's OSSGA Rehabilitation Tour. The Tour visited Bruce County to look at some of the nearly 40 sites in that area that have been rehabilitated to agricultural use. Other features of the Tour included drone demonstrations as well as a soil testing demonstration.

  • Drone Close-up View
    High Eye Aerial Imaging specializes in low altitude, high definition aerial imaging services, including aerial photography and aerial videography.
  • Drone Discussion
    Murray Hunt of High Eye Aerial Imaging chats with tour participants
  • Drone launch1
    Huron Geomatics spoke about the use of UAVs and conducted an in-field demonstration
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    And flight! On this very windy day, we learned how technology can decrease costs through efficiencies and increased safety
  • Drone watching
    The OSSGA Rehab tour wouldn't be possible without our sponsors: Skelton Brumwell and TOARC!
  • Soil Sampling
    Glenn Harrington, of Harrington McAvan delivered a presentation on soil sampling and on the importance of organic matter. Like in most things, knowledge is power, and a solid testing program, combined with remedial efforts to introduce nutrients back into the soil, has been shown to steadily increase the quality of newly rehabilitated agricultural land. Harrington stressed the importance of data collection, especially on fields before they are extracted, so that producers have a benchmark soil composition that will help the industry develop science-based information about the success of rehabilitating aggregate pits into productive agriculture.
  • Caroline Dykstra
    Caroline Dykstra, M.Sc., from The Ontario Aggregate Resources Corporation (TOARC) spoke about the status of agricultural rehabilitation of aggregate sites in Ontario, and the need for more research.
  • Spears Pit
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    Tour participant and OSSGA Chair James Gordon discuss the rehabilitation of this former site into a productive corn field
  • MAAP Site, Paisley
    A number of MAAP sites were visited on the tour - with TOARC representatives on-hand to discuss the impressive process
  • Ducks Unlimited Wetland Site
    Dan Reeves from Ducks Unlimited Canada spoke about their work with aggregate industry partners on restoration
  • Metal Works
    The owner of Kuepfer farm treated the group to an impromptu tour of his metal forming workshop

2015 OSSGA Conference and General Meeting

February 25-27, 2015 at the Hilton Toronto Hotel

Golf Tournament

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    OSSGA’s most anticipated event is ’touching down’ at The Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa on February 26-28, 2014, featuring Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield!
  • OSSGA Industry Awards
    OSSGA members were encouraged to nominate an exceptional aggregate property for an award at the registration desk. Do you have a property in mind? If, so please contact Jay Millington with your suggestions!
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  • Sponsor: Kal Tire
  • Sponsor: Ez Scale
  • Sponsor: Sovereign Fusion
  • EZ Scale/Waterford Group Foursome
  • Sponsor: Telsmith
  • OSSGA CEO Moreen Miller with her foursome
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    (Left to right): Bill Coco, OSSGA Board Members Tony Iacocca and Dale Hollingsworth and Paul Lum
  • Sponsor: Amaco Equipment
  • Sponsor: Golder Associates Ltd.

Operations Health & Safety Seminar

January 23-24, 2013 Marriott Toronto Airport Hotel

  • MOL Chief Prevention Officer George Gritziotis
  • OSSGA Chair Ryan Essex and John Herdman
  • Minister of Labour Linda Jeffrey
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