Volume 13, Issue 1 - Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association

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8 13 th Annual Onsite Wastewater Conference & Exhibition ConferenceSpeakers Mark Leavens, B.A., A.I.M.A.— Mark is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and formerly with MPAC, Mark is a professor and program coordinator at Seneca College in Toronto in the Real Property Administration and Municipal Administration programs. Mark has been a featured speaker at conferences and learning events for different professional organizations across Canada and in China. He is a contributor to Canadian Real Estate magazine and appears regularly on HGTV’s Income Property TV show. Michael Lobraico — Michael is a sought after International speaker and facilitator who brings his insights to audiences of family business members and their advisors. As a subject matter expert on families in business Michael has regularly participates in television interviews as well as being quoted and interviewed in national and local publications including the Globe & Mail. Having grown up in a third generation family business, Michael has first hand knowledge of the family dynamic. Working with his siblings through to eventually owning and selling the family business, is the experience that ensures his stories are credible and that his audiences quickly establish a connection to their own experiences. Michael is also a past National President of the Canadian Association of Family Enterprise, the largest organization of family business in North America. Lynne Maclennan — Lynne is a Senior Project Manager with the Emission Reduction & Compliance group at Pinchin Environmental. She has worked in the wastewater treatment field for 20 years and has a background in municipal and industrial wastewater process engineering. Lynne has worked with the MOE on a review of treatment options for septage, sampling protocols for NASMs and also water reuse for municipal wastewater treatment systems. She also worked on a study of remote monitoring systems for decentralized wastewater treatment facilities for the Water Environment Research Foundation. In addition, she was involved in a review of best practices for hauled wastewater management for the City of Hamilton. Henri Ouellet, President, Environmental Technologies Group, Premier Tech. — M. Ouellet completed in 1988 a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from the École Polytechnique, Montréal, Canada. He has held various management positions within different manufacturing companies. President of the Environmental Technologies Group for over 16 years, he also sits on the management board of Premier Tech. He supervises the activities of three business units based in North America, Europe and Asia. Robert Passmore — Robert is a Senior Environmental Engineer and Associate at Paterson Group Inc., a Consulting Engineering Firm based in Ottawa with advanced specialization in soil mechanics and wastewater biology. Robert has been involved in the onsite wastewater industry for the better part of 15 years and has been an active Board of Director Member of the Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association since 2003. Kent Peel, B.A.Sc. (Chem. Eng.), LL.B.— Kent worked as a process engineer for an environmental firm before attending law school and then practicing employment law in Toronto. He joined Seneca College's School of Legal and Public Administration as a professor and program coordinator in 2001. He teaches in the paralegal program with courses in practice management, small business management, and marketing. He has been a featured lecturer at conferences and symposiums for several professional associations across Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. Alan Perks, P. Eng — Alan is a senior associate of the firm with almost 40 years of diversified private and public sector experience in the planning, design and operation of environmental, water, and urban infrastructure. He has managed and directed major consulting assignments in Canada and overseas. In addition to a strong technical background, he is an experienced manager with significant exposure to strategic planning, policy analysis, program evaluation, planning and budgeting, human resources development, and communications. He has provided expert testimony before several Boards and Commissions, including Municipal Amalgamation Boards and the Ontario Mining Commissioner, and has acted as Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. He also served as President of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering during 1998-99. Alan was also involved With Indian and Northern Affairs in providing policy development and project oversight for INAC’s National Assessment of 607 First Nation communities’ water and wastewater systems. Monica A. Szabo — Monica has a Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree from University of Waterloo and a diploma in Air/Water Resources Field Technology from Fanshawe College. She completed the Queen’s Operations Leadership Program in 2006. She is a Registered Occupational Hygienist (ROH) and a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) and a ABIH/BCSP Certified Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST). She worked for the Municipal Health and Safety Association (MHSA) progressing from Area Manager/ Occupational Hygienist to Operations Manager for Ontario. Her territory included York, Toronto, Peel, Waterloo Region, Perth and Oxford Counties. For 11 years prior she worked for the Municipality of Metro Toronto as Senior Occupational Hygienist/Senior H&S Consultant. In her current roles as Director, Prevention Services she is responsible for the Central West Region as well as the Municipal sector. Monica’s 26 + years of experience in EH&S has included environmental monitoring for such things as radon and formaldehyde across Ontario, testing diesel engine emissions in underground mines, monitoring for exposures to
13 th Annual Onsite Wastewater Conference & Exhibition ConferenceSpeakers hazardous chemicals and physical agents, training and developing policies and programs, strategic planning, developing customized health and safety programs and managing staff and operations. She actively participated in OHSCO sub-committees that examined prevention of occupational disease, youth issues and development of H&S Management Systems. She served as President of the Occupational Hygiene Association in 2001/2002. She is still involved with the organization in various capacities. Monica served on the Board of Canadian Safety Professionals (BCRSP) as Governor for two terms and as Secretary- Treasurer for one term. She is serving on the CSA Z1002 development committee which is the risk assessment tool to support CSA Z1000 Stuart Thatcher has been involved in the management of Ontario’s aggregate resources for over 35 years. He started as a Pits and Quarries Inspector in the early days of the program, and enjoyed the positions of Mineral Aggregate Supervisor and Regional Mineral Resources Administrator for the Eastern Region of MNR prior to joining the policy team, where he was the Senior Policy Advisor, Aggregates for almost twenty years. Stuart also took a temporary leave of absence from the Ministry in the mid-nineties to assume the role of Director of Operations during the establishment of the Ontario Aggregate Resources Corporation, or TOARC, which manages the aggregate resources trust on behalf of the province. Stuart has been responsible for the development of the ARA, the Provincial Standards, and the Compliance Assessment Reporting under the ARA, the coordination of three policy Manuals and recently developed a Risk Based Compliance Hand Book for Aggregate Inspectors. He is currently the Senior Policy/ Program Advisor for Aggregates with the Regional Operations Division of the Ministry of Natural Resources in Peterborough. Doug Vergunst — Chief Building Official with the Northwestern Health Unit, BMEC member, Licenced Designer with MMAH with about 50 installations on First Nations land. MMAH Part 8 course facilitator, former B-66 member and former MMAH TAC member. Granddad of three so far and an old car nut. OOWA Board member. Product of Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie — Water Resources Engineering Technology. Tertiary Quality System! NO MANTLE required. The Enviro-Septic System, does not require hydro, does not require pumps or floats, there are no moving parts, no media to replace, and does not require a mantle. 9
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