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IDENTIFY, AIM, EXECUTE 

DRIVEN TO BE THE BEST 

Table of Contents 

A Message From Leo 3 

Featured Accomplishments 4 

Achievements & Awards 5 

The McAsphalt Report 10 

Corporate Highlights & Latest Developments 16 

25 Year Club Members In Memoriam 17 

The 25 Year Club 17 

Retirements 18 

Miller Moments 18 

The CARE Program 20 

Remembering Our Colleagues 22 

MSO & Paveseal 25 

GTA Operations 26 

Brennan Paving & Construction 27 

Brennan Paving Limited - Port Colborne 33 

GTA Sales 34 

Ontario Pavement Products Group 36 

Corporate Technical Group 40 

Miller Capilano Maintenance Corp bc 42 

Miller Aggregates 43 

Miller Northern Operations 44 

Quebec Operations 49 

Equipment & Shops 50 

Georgian Bay Operations 52 

Cottage Country Operations 56 

SAFETY 57 

Eastern Ontario Operations 58 

Southwestern Ontario Operations 59 

Maritimes Operations 64 

Southeastern US Operations - Atlanta GA 69 

Cement & Ready-Mix Concrete Operations 70 

Waste Management Operations 75 

Miller Environmental Corp - Winnipeg Mb 81 

Miller Maintenance - AMCs Ontario 82 

Miller Infrastructures & P3s 86 

Transit Operations 88 

Recreation Operations 89 

Social Functions 90 

Fantastic Feedback 94 

Community Involvement 98 

A Message From Leo 

MILLER VISION 

“VISION DEFINES A COMPANY’S PURPOSE, 

FOCUSES ON GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS” 

As a young lad I would sit on the curb in front of my 

family home and watch the E. C. King trucks go by. I 

was fascinated with construction equipment, and my 

vision was to one day own a construction company. 

Vision is imperative to reaching goals, sustainable 

growth and long-term success. One of our largest 

investments is our employees. By providing you with 

the tools and training to perform at your optimum 

level to succeed, the company succeeds. 

Last year we introduced the “Miller Institute of Excellence” which has proven to 

be positive and effective. Miller employees are valued and appreciated and offering 

further education allows for personal achievement. 

Last fall I announced our participation in “Aon Hewitt’s Best Employer Study” 

which will take place this spring. All employees are invited to engage in this confidential 

survey which will help us better understand what you, the employee, 

thinks about working at Miller and in your specific business unit. Your opinion is a 

valuable instrument in making us aware of what we are doing right and where improvement 

may be required. Learning from each other is powerful and is another 

step in continuing to make positive change while reaching personal and company 

goals and aspirations. 

Your commitment to excellence is appreciated and continues to have you and the 

company recognized as “ONLY THE BEST”. 

Leo McArthur, 

President & CEO 

Special thanks to the ‘Newsletter Committee’ , Blair McArthur, Ryan Essex, Francine Fowles, and Scott Woodard. 

Proofread by: Jennifer Campbell 

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Featured Accomplishments 

After some 5 years of active construction on the Extension of the 404, Miller turned over the newly built Highway to the Ministry 

of Transportation and celebrated its opening with the Ribbon Cutting. 

Very few firms could take on such a task and be able to deliver on a demanding project schedule of this nature. Numerous challenges 

were encountered during the construction of the project but through the cooperation of all branches of Miller divisions, 

these impacts were minimized allowing the project to be completed this summer. 

Congratulations 

to the Brennan 

Civil Group for 

a job well done, 

and once again 

demonstrating 

why Miller is 

“ONLY THE BEST” 

and continues to 

be an Industry 

Leader!! 

The cover of this 

newsletter shows 

one of the interchanges 

on the 

404 at Davis Dr in 

Newmarket. 

From left to right: Winston Ramirez, Barrie Brayford, Blair McArthur, Leo McArthur, Tom Johnston, Rick Tamburro, Steve Moote, Jerry 

Buck 

ONTARIO’S BEST IN CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION 

Construction of the 13 KM, four lane extension on Highway 404 and Green Lane was recognized because of the value Miller 

Group’s concrete pavement delivered to this critical infrastructure project. 

Construction on the Highway 404 Extension was completed by Miller Paving Limited for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. 

The extension will remove up to 22,000 vehicles daily off of the local roads, reduce travel times for commuters and commercial vehicles, 

and support regional economic development. This project required the dedication of teams from our Paving and Concrete 

Divisions to ensure the success of this project. Congratulations on a job well done by all! 

Achievements & Awards 

Leo McArthur & The Miller Group 

Honoured by Character Community Foundation of York Region 

On November 6, 2014 Leo McArthur and The Miller Group were honoured by the 

Character Community Foundation of York Region for their continued development and 

ongoing expansion of Character development across York Region. 

The Foundation’s mission is to engage organizations in positive character development 

and to work toward the vision of having York Region lead in community character 

development. 

Leo has supported and integrated this initiative into The Miller Group of companies 

and continually promotes the work of the Foundation recognizing him as a true Community 

Champion. 

Congratulations Leo you are a Champion to us and we thank you for instilling good 

character attributes within The Miller Group. 

Leo McArthur, Don Cousens 

King Beamish Award - Ontario Hot Mix Producers to Murray Ritchie -At the March 26th 2014 

Ontario Hot Mix Producers Annual meeting held in Collingwood, The Murray Group Limited’s 

Murray Ritchie received the King Beamish Excellence Award. 

The King Beamish Excellence Award recognizes an OHMPA member who has made an exemplary 

voluntary contribution to the works of the Association over a period of time and has 

demonstrated the qualities that exemplify leadership, motivation and inspiration related to 

participation in the Association. Murray is also a past recipient of The OHMPA “Earl Kee” Award 

for Outstanding service in 2007. 

Murray was President of the Ontario Hot Mix Producers Association in 2006 and again in 2012, 

and President of the Conestoga Heavy Construction Association in 2004-2006. Murray presently 

sits as an advisory board member of the Centre for Pavement and Transportation Technology 

(CPATT) based at the University of Waterloo and is General Manager of The Murray Group 

Limited. 

Blair McArthur was honoured by the OWMA, receiving the “Executive of the Year” award. 

This awards program recognizes and rewards those individuals who excel in their fields by showing 

excellence, exemplary customer service, entrepreneurship, innovation and perseverance. 

The evaluation criteria consist of; 

• Vision and Leadership – Blair has guided Miller Waste to new levels of growth, 

achievement and recognition. 

• Innovative Business Achievements – Uniqueness within the Waste Management 

sector and its relationships with employees and customers/residents. 

• Social/Environmental Responsibility – Community and environmental responsibility 

and sustainability. 

• External Value- Delivering superior customer value. 

• Ethics Dimension – Recognized as a beacon of excellence, commanding respect 

from sector peers and upholds high ethical standards. 

Congratulations Blair on this recognition and we thank you and all the employees that 

made this possible. 

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2014 OHMPA TRILLIUM AWARD RECIPIENTS - The Ontario Hot Mix Producer (OHMPA) Trillium awards 

are presented to hot mix plants who demonstrate excellence in appearance, operations, environment, safety, permitting and compliance, 

community relations, and industry participation. In 2014, Miller Paving was presented recertification awards for all seven 

of the submitted plants which were judged according to our internal auditing process including a third-party reference, photographs, 

and a video. They include the CMI 150 Portable plant stationed in Gowganda during auditing, Pave-Al, EC King Chesley, 

North Bay (NFN), Timmins, Mosport, and Uxbridge. No other hot mix plants received the award in 2014. 

Currently, Miller has 23 of its Ontario plants with active Trillium certificates. 

Only six other plants other than Miller hold valid, up to date, 

Trillium status in Ontario. Since 2002, ninety three (93) asphalt plants 

in Ontario have been certified or re-certified to Trillium Status and 

Miller holds 54 of those awards. Since 2008 Miller has received 48 of 

the 66 total award certifications or recertifications that have been 

presented to industry producers by The Ontario Hot Mix Producers 

Association. 

The Miller Group takes great pride in 

the efficient operation of its plants and 

the dedication of its employees to the 

maintenance and appearance of its 

assets. 


Miller Named GTA Top Employer for the 

6th Consecutive year! We are proud to be recognized as one of 

Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for 2015. This award recognizes leading organizations 

in the Greater Toronto areas that offer an exceptional place to work. The 

Miller Group is committed to attracting and retaining highly skilled and dedicated 

employees so that we can provide our customers with the best possible service. 

Top employers are selected because they have superior work environments, and 

are great places to work. Being one of GTA’s Top Employers for 2015 reaffirms that 

The Miller Group is not only an employer of choice but also a great place to work! 

The Canada's Best Managed Companies designation symbolizes Canadian corporate 

success: companies focused on their core vision, creating stakeholder value and excelling in the 

global economy. The program has continued to raise the profile of Canadian-owned businesses that 

have: 

• outperformed their competitors 

• created thousands of jobs 

• achieved sustainable growth 

• excelled both at home and abroad 

Miller is proud to hold this achievement and has done so since 2010. 

Another true symbol of being “Only The Best” 

Gerry Boccia accepted the award for Pave-Al 

from Bentley Ehgoetz, OHMPA President. 

From left to right, are Justin Baxter for 

Mosport and Uxbridge, Amma Wakefiled for 

CMI150 Drum plant, Trevor Moore for North 

Bay, and Dave Sykes for Chesley, EC King. 

Special thanks to Paul Thistle and the 

Pickering shop for all their help. 

2014 RMCAO Truck 

Rodeo 

E C King 

(Chesley) 

Batch - 

Owen 

Sound Area 

Mosport 

Drum Plant 

Timmins 

Batch 

Pave-al 

Drum / 

Coater 

Miller has never had any of our submissions denied because we continue to upgrade our assets in accordance with current Environmental 

requirements and test each of our operations for conformance to OHMPA “Best Practices” and Governmental Legislation. 

As plants must be certified every three years, Trillium Awards are an ongoing reminder of the standards which each operation 

must maintain as an integral part of The Miller Group’s internal audit process and commitment to safety, the environment, and 

the communities in which we live and operate. Congratulations to all our participants and to Brian Eyers for leading this initiative. 

Another great example of being “Only The Best.” 

1st Place - Bryan Houston 

3rd Place - John Lefebvre 

The Ready Mixed Concrete 

Association of Ontario 

(RMCAO) held its annual 

truck rodeo Sunday August 

17th at Miller Waste Systems, 

Pickering. 24 drivers representing 

concrete suppliers 

from across Ontario competed 

in a 9 event driving course 

and pre-trip inspection. 

Representing Miller Concrete 

were James Formica (Whitby), 

Bryan Houston (Aurora), and 

John Lefebvre (Aurora). We 

are proud to announce that 

Bryan Houston is the Ontario 

Champion, finishing in 1st 

place. John Lefebvre finished 

3rd. Congratulations guys! 

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ARRA Elects Ryan Essex 2015-2016 

President 

During its recent 39th Annual Meeting in Paris, France, during 

the first Pavement Preservation & Recycling (World) Summit 

held February 22 – 25, 2015, the membership of the Asphalt 

Recycling & Reclaiming 

Association 

(ARRA) elected Ryan 

Essex, of Miller Paving 

Limited, to the 

office of President 

for the 2015-2016 

term. 

Miller - The Leader in Industry 

Steve Smith President of the Ontario Hot 

Mix Producers Association for 2015 

Steve is honoured and excited to take on the important and 

challenging role as President of the Ontario Hot Mix Producers 

Association for 2015. The industry is continually facing numerous 

challenges with regard to hot 

mix asphalt and he looks forward to 

leading this association to analysis 

and solutions for these challenges. 

He also looks forward to continuing 

to develop our relationship with the 

Ministry of Transportation, Municipalities 

and other stakeholders as 

well as working with the industry 

leaders that help make this association 

so great. 

2014 Miller Waste Truck Rodeo Results 

I would like to thank all of the competitors who attended the truck competition in Pickering on Sunday June 1, 2014. There were 

close to 30 participants this year representing all of our divisions from across Ontario. It was a great day had by all and the weather 

could not have been nicer. The winners of each class were: 

Association Representation 

Miller Transit Bus Roadeo Awards 


Blair McArthur Named President of ORBA 

Congratulations to Blair McArthur for being named the President 

of the Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA). Blair 

became the 88th President of ORBA on February 10, 2015 at 

ORBA’s annual convention held at the Royal York Hotel. 

Twenty five years earlier, in 1990, Leo McArthur was named 

ORBA’s President. Leo and Blair represent the fourth father/son 

President team in ORBA’s 88 year history. I guess the saying “the 

fruit does not fall far from the tree” may be applicable in this 

instance! 

Matt Kellar – Markham - Front End 

Darrell McLeod –North Bay - Roll Off 

Perry Wall – Durham - Top Loader 

Brad Zandbergen- Ottawa - Real Loader 

Other winners include: 

Top-Load Recycle - 2nd Place – Tim London –Durham District, Rear Loader – 2nd Place – Ryan Morrison – Markham District, Front End – 2nd 

Place – Mahadeo Chulu – Markham District, Roll-Off –2nd Place – Dale Carmichael – North Bay District, Top Rookie of the competition went to 

Luke Proctor – Kawartha Lakes District, Grand Champion - was awarded to Perry Wall – Durham District 

2014 Ontario Waste Management Association Truck Rodeo 

Congratulations go out to five of our Collection Service Representatives, Ryan Morrison and Matt Keller from our Markham operation, 

Perry Wall and Tim London from our Durham operation and Darrell McLeod from our North Bay operation. Ryan finished 3rd 

overall in the Rear Load class, Matt finished 2nd in the Front-End, Perry and Tim finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Top Load 

Recycle class while Darrell finished 3rd in the Roll-Off class. All five drivers represented Miller Waste at the Provincial Championships 

held in Barrie on July 12, 2014. This competition is an opportunity for the best drivers in Ontario to compete for the “hardware”, 

prize money and a chance to represent Ontario at the Nationals. All five will have competed in the Straight Truck – 2-axle 

class. 

Congratulations Dorell Atkinson 

Grand Champion 2014 YRT/Viva Bus Roadeo! 

The Region presented Dorell Atkinson his YRT BUS Roadeo 

Championship Ring and to Dan Sguigna, a VP ring for his 

support of the annual roadeo and the operators. It is the 

first ring awarded since the competition started seven 

years ago. 

Amma wins Norman W. McLeod Award 

In the fall of 2014 in Winnipeg, Amma Wakefield won the prestigious 

Norman W. McLeod Award for the Best Technical Presentation at the 2013 

Canadian Technical Asphalt Association conference on “Characterizing 

Warm and Hot Mix Asphalt Strength through Internal Aggregate Structure 

Analysis”. The Norman W. McLeod Award is given to a presenter for 

their excellence in oral presentation. The award winner is selected by participants 

at the annual CTAA Conference by a confidential voting process. 

Amma’s co-authors for the paper were Ryan Essex and Trevor Moore. 

Congratulations to Bentley Ehgoetz, Director of 

Operations, for his appointment as President of the 

Ontario Hotmix Producers for 2014. 

In order from left to right, Ryan Morrison, Matt Keller, Tim London, Darrel McLeod, and Perry Wall. 

This is Amma’s second time being recognized for this award. 

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The McAsphalt Report 

Our Brand and the McAsphalt Advantage 

“The MCA Advantage” is a defining feature of the McAsphalt 

brand. The MCA Advantage is both a branding 

effort and a reflection of an organizational culture that 

encourages continual improvement. In recent years, 

McAsphalt has been actively diversifying operations 

from marine fuels to environmentally friendly asphalt 

products. The MCA Advantage has been the driving 

force behind these initiatives as we continually adapt to 

meet consumer demand. The overarching goal of our 

branding effort is to garner an even stronger reputation 

for being a firm that is easy to do business with. 

The New Kid on the Block in Edmonton 


Picture Left - Our new facility 

in Edmonton. 

Greatly expanding our 

geographic presence, the 

Edmonton facility is strategically 

placed to serve 

our customers throughout 

Alberta, Northern British 

Columbia right up to 

Alaska. 

The MCA Advantage as defined for 

our paving customers: 

‘The MCA Advantage’ a description of our unique expertise, experience 

and commitment to our customers. 

With the MCA Advantage, you get a partner 

and advisor who will consult with you about 

mix design, specifications, technical services 

and the selection of materials to develop 

innovative, modified products that can be 

custom-designed to offer additional benefits, 

such as peak performance in unique conditions, 

improved field performance, greater 

environmental and health benefits, and significant 

long-term cost savings, resulting in lower 

“total cost of ownership” . 

McAsphalt, MMTL & Sterling join forces in Hamilton 

Our Trucks are rolling billboards and an excellent 

example of the McAsphalt Brand 

As we close in on the final phase of rolling out our 

new “Brand Identity” complete with website, everyone 

should be becoming familiar with the “Brand”. We have 

a specific concept in mind for McAsphalt and everything 

no matter how trivial it appears impacts our 

image and how others perceive us. We believe we are 

professional in how we conduct ourselves personally 

and in business; we are setting the bar high for ourselves 

and our competition. 

McAsphalt is on schedule to have the new website up 

and operational for March 2015, which will be upon us 

before we know it! 

The McAsphalt Marketing booth goes 

on tour to our customers in 2015! 

McAsphalt, MMTL and the Sterling Fuels offices have joined 

forces in one location at the Hamilton Port. 

Hamilton Environmental Excellence 

Award 

McAsphalt’s Hamilton Terminal was awarded the annual Environmental 

Excellence Award from the Hamilton Port Authority. 

The annual award recognizes the company’s contribution to 

respect for and protection of the environment. 

$5,000 associated with the award was donated to the Royal 

Botanical Gardens and its Growing Up Green campaign, which 

is focused on marsh restoration in Cootes Paradise. 

Joel Gardner (left) and Peter Oddi (right) accepting the award 

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Bring on the Rail Cars 

It is with great pleasure we announce the completion of the Hamilton rail project. 

We went through 3 busy months at the terminal installing a new railcar offloading 

system which includes a steam heating system. 

We added some new features to our offloading system such as the capacity to use 

the two pumps separately at the same time so we can now offload product from 

different railcars. 

Thanks to the direct connection between the offloading header and the new 

loading arm at the loading platform, the system is now capable of offloading product from railcars and loading it Hamilton Rail 

directly to tankers without needing to stock it at the plant - a solution that allows us to move product quickly and avoid reducing 

the stock capacity at the plant. 

The steam heating system has a condensate return line feature which has 

the cost advantage of reducing the use of water, chemicals and energy 

during its operation. By reducing the use of these materials this system is 

not only more efficient but it is also the most environmentally friendly. 

Rail systems are also being constructed in other areas of Ontario. Pictured 

left is the rail system in Windsor and the picture shown above is the soonto-be 

Oshawa rail system. 

Windsow Rail 

Integration Update – MCA Business Operating System 

- 2014 signaled the end of a 3 year cycle for our certified (9001/14001) management 

system. A significant milestone was reached when Sterling Fuels incorporated all activities 

and operations into the system, eliminating silos of information and ensuring key 

data can be selectively shared across the company which further reduces risk while 

capitalizing on opportunities. In addition, the Eastern region was sampled this fall by 

Intertek, our 3rd party registrar, as part of the annual surveillance audit schedule. All 

locations proved that the ongoing integration provides a clear, holistic picture of all 

aspects of our organization, how they affect each other, and their associated risks. 

As part of the integrated approach, in 2015 we will be working with the transportation department, including MMTL and Sterling 

Fuels Hamilton, ensuring that we are committed to all areas of our business, from managing employee’s needs, monitoring competitor’s 

activities and encouraging best practices, to minimizing risks and maximizing resources. We are acting in step with the 

“McAsphalt Culture of Excellence”. 

McAsphalt’s Integrated Management System 

The McAsphalt Business Operating System, known as the Integrated Management 

System (IMS) is the approach we as a company have taken to document past and 

present best practices in all Business Processes. 

The purpose of this documentation is to ensure organizational 

coherence of Company performance. 

Employees improve and sustain 

business by following the Plan, 

Do, Check, Act Concepts of our 

quality assurance and IMS programs. 


Oshawa Rail 

Rain or Snow, our Customers 

are Covered 

Pictured below, with assistance from a 

coastguard Ice Breaker the McAsphalt’s Norman 

McLeod is seen sailing through winter’s fury. 

McAsphalt Marine Transportation Limited 

The Durham Police came aboard the John J Carrick and Victorious in June while the 

vessel was secured at McAsphalt in Oshawa. The main reason for their visit was to 

give a tour to their marine department and tactical squad and for them to see what 

it would be like to board to a commercial vessel. None of them had been on-board a 

commercial vessel before. They came down with 2 small vessels and came up on the 

gangway. From there they were given a tour of the Tug and Barge. 

They ran several scenarios regarding disgruntled employees, hostage takeovers, 

terrorist activities, stowaways and any other suspicious activity. They checked out 

the thickness of the glass, 

doors, portholes and other means of escape and entry points. They had 

plenty of questions and raised good points in regards to their training. 

They were very grateful for the tour and pass along their thanks and 

gratitude. 

Pictured (right) from the bridge; the Algoma Dartmouth 

navigates rough seas on its way to pick up 

fuel for Sterling Fuels Limited at Point Tupper on 

Cape Breton Island. The storage facility on Cape 

Breton Island is a great location for fuel satisfying 

the demand of Sterling customers, which include 

some of the largest Cargo Ships sailing the East 

coast from Europe and the Americas. 

Sterling Fuels and Miller Bring Business in 

from the Great Lakes 

The Windsor Dock is bringing in business for The Miller Group and Sterling 

Fuels Team that work to coordinate the offloading of shipments and 

refueling. 

The north dock is now complete, expanding Sterling’s ability to serve 

more customers. 

Fuel Delivery North Atlantic 

Fill ‘Er Up! Pictured left, the Sterling Energy is seen filling a 

customer’s tank in Hamilton. 

The Sterling Energy has been gaining a reputation for being a time 

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Making Big Waves 

Canadian Shield Making Big Strides 


Peter Kelly returned to his home town of Windsor in 1993 when McAsphalt Industries 

Ltd. purchased a marine terminal from Ultramar Canada. Having been closed 

for over a year, there were no employees, no suppliers, and no customers. John 

Carrick Sr., McAsphalt’s owner and President, tasked Peter Kelly to make the trip 

to Windsor and make Sterling Marine Fuels a viable operation. 

Today, Sterling is a premier land and marine fueling operation with storage and 

blending capabilities of over a million barrels of petroleum products, from gasoline 

to asphalt. Peter is currently the 2014 – 2015 Marine Club President, a post 

also held by Adrian Mitterhuber and Roy Hickingbottom who held the position 

years prior. 

In 3 years Canadian Shield has made their presence known from coast to coast with terminals in 

nearly 15 cities and plans to expand. They are also looking at company owned store fronts and private 

distributorships to better serve customers locally. 

Canadian Shield is already gaining positive recognition for its products. The projects that have been 

completed with Liquid Road TM , a bituminous surface treatment, on municipal roads and over chip 

seals, have achieved a lot of praise and have created excitement for what the future of road maintenance 

has to come. This achievement, along with a regular maintenance program with Canadian 

Shield’s SealMaster products, gives us the ability to achieve and maintain high quality roads without 

the expense and time that is involved in replacing asphalt fully. 

Canadian Shield prides itself on being the first in Canada and in a very short period of time, to spread 

its distribution from coast to coast. With the push for more environmentally friendly Canadian manufactured 

products, SealMaster products are just that, all water based asphalt emulsions that are 

environmentally friendly. This allows Canadian Shield to be the corporately responsible company its 

founders aspired for it to be. 

CAL Trucking 

2014 was an exceptional year for Continental Asphalt Logistics (CAL) logging nearly 3,000,000 KM with 

company owned tanks. 

Nustar Terminal 

Pictured right, this vessel was chartered by Sterling 

to expand fuel operation into the Atlantic 

Canada. Here the vessels are seen transferring 

marine fuels to the Algo Dartmouth which is 

on charter to Sterling. After filling up with fuel 

the ‘Dartmouth’ will service various ships in the 

Halifax harbour acting as a “mobile gas station” 

to save our customer’s time and money. 

We serviced a customer base that extends from Whitehorse in the Yukon to Winnipeg, Manitoba as well as reaching south into 

Montana and many points in between. CAL’s employees have established a reputation for punctual service in an industry that has 

barely seven months to achieve a year’s goals. 

The standards established by CAL and its employees over the years will help propel the company in future years. 

Eastern Passage 

Facility 

Pictured left is a permanent solution, 

as current plans to complete 

a fuel storage tank at our Eastern 

Passage facility are well under 

way. This additional storage will 

increase options for Sterling as 

we work towards servicing Ocean 

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Corporate Highlights & Latest Developments 

The Miller Group Acquires Jennison Construction Ltd 

2014 also saw the addition of Jennison Construction 

Ltd, in the Grand Bend area of Ontario, 

to the Lavis Contracting Co. Limited. Jennison 

has been operated by four brothers, Bill, 

Richard, Steven and Gary for forty years with 

its own crushing and screening equipment 

along with various gravel resources. Jennison 

Construction Ltd is a very reputable company 

in aggregate supply in South Western Ontario 

and is a great addition to Lavis and the Miller 

Group of Companies. 

Bill Jennison, Richard Jennison, Leo McArthur, Steven Jennison, Gary Jennison 

Best Employer Study – Aon Hewitt 

As recently announced by Leo McArthur, President and CEO the Miller Group, this 

spring the Miller Group will distribute a survey to all employees asking for their 

opinions on their work environment, the people they work with and for, and our 

human resources practices such as benefits, pension, vacation time, training and 

development, etc. The results of this survey will help us better understand what you 

the employees think about working at Miller and in your specific business unit. Being 

a Best Employers is important to us. Whether or not we make the list of Best Employer in Canada for 2015, taking part in the study 

enables us to benchmark our progress on that journey. 

The 25 Year Club 

THIS YEAR IS THE CELEBRATION OF THE NEW INCOMING MEMBERS FOR 

2014 AND 2015 

Their years of service, dedication and assistance in developing 

The Miller Group is greatly appreciated by Leo and the company. 

CELEBRATION DETAILS TO FOLLOW 

REMINDER – We like to keep in contact with our 25 Year Club members. 

Please send your photos, news and articles of interest to; 

Francine.fowles@millergroup.ca 

The information we hope to receive from this survey will help us recognize and acknowledge the things we do well at the Miller 

Group, and better understand where we may need to make improvements. 

All employees across the organization will receive an invitation in the spring of 2015 to complete an Employee Opinion Survey. All 

responses will be analyzed by Aon Hewitt and will be treated with complete confidentiality. 

If you have any questions about the survey please contact the Human Resources Department. To learn more about Hewitt’s Best 

Employers in Canada study, please visit the Best Employers Web site at 

www.hewitt.com/bestemployerscanada. 

Thank you in advance for participating. 

The Miller Institute of Excellence is the basis of the Miller Group’s learning 

culture. Igniting innovation and enhancing individual and organizational effectiveness, MIE is 

a dynamic, industry-leading resource for all Miller Group employees to enhance their current 

skills and develop new ones. 

Although MIE is only in its second year our goal is to offer interactive and engaging learning 

programs that are designed to specifically meet the needs of all employees, through a variety 

of delivery methods including classroom instruction, e-learning, books, videos, and mentoring. 

As an industry leader, the Miller Group employees have a wealth of experience and knowledge, 

and we believe this knowledge is a vital resource that should be shared. Learning from internal 

experts is one of the ways we can help you to develop and build your career. 

MIE programs consists of technical ‘how to’ sessions to sessions that keep you on top of changing industry regulations. We offer 

a Management Development program that provides our managers with training and coaching services to help them and their 

teams achieve exceptional high performance. Through MIE our employees will have the learning tools they need to drive their 

career and development. Our goal is to provide Miller employees the knowledge and information they need to succeed each and 

every day and MIE will helps us achieve this goal! 

25 Year Club Members In Memoriam 

George Wylie - June 2014 

Isobel St. Amour (wife of Louis St. Amour) - June 2014 

John Stephens - June 2014 

Bill Williamson - July 2014 

Tony Morra - July 2014 

Mariette Poirer (wife of Steve Carruthers) - January 2015 

Rocco Colangelo - November 2014 

Keith Davidson, McAsphalt - February 2015 

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Retirements 

Thank you for your time here at Miller! Be sure to find time to enjoy yourselves, we’ve got it from here. 

The 2014-2015 Group 

Bernard Maynard - Miller Transit 

Patricia Clayton - MPL Brechin 

Bryan Foebel - Miller Maintenance, Niagara 

Robert A Wiseman - MPL, North Bay 

Daryl Rowlandson - Miller Paving Northern 

Russ McConnell - MPL Cement 

Eric Wong - Miller Transit 

Russell Cameron - Miller Maintenance, New Liskeard 

Jack McKay - Thunder Bay Highway Maintenance Limited 

Sal Catania - MPL, GTA Paving 

James Jackson - Miller Waste Systems 

Susan Enscott - Miller Waste Systems 

John McKean - MSO Construction 

Trevor Griffith - Miller Waste Systems 

Martin Harrington - Miller Paving Northern 

Zoilo Custodio - Transit 

Oswald Moore - Transit 

Grant Lickiss - MPL 

Jack Wannamaker - MPL Arnprior 

Robert Forget - Miller Waste Systems 

Len Brown - MPL Concrete 

Take Our Kids to Work Day, 2014 

Miller Moments 

On November 5, 2014 The Miller Group was proud to host the annual “Take Our Kids to 

Work Day.” Fifteen, grade nine, students participated in this program with the assistance of several helpful and enthusiastic employees. 

Students had a busy day visiting various sites and learning about The Miller Group from our skilled professionals. “Take 

Our Kids to Work Day” provided the students with an understanding of their parents/relatives duties and responsibilities at The 

Miller Group. Thanks to The Miller Group employees, the students had an informative and enjoyable day. 

Miller Moments 

Two little girls set up a lemonade 

stand for the crew. The boys 

all bought a glass and we gave 

them each our last two miller 

hats. 

Glenn Fernandes son Joseph's 2nd birthday. 

In training for a job on a Miller crew 

Alyssa Lamanna attended the "Take our kids to work" with the Miller company on November 5th. (Granddaughter of Rocky Lamanna, 

superintendent of Bloomington Downs). I was very impressed by your agenda and experience you provided for these grade 9 students. The 

tours and wearing the equipment made it such a hands on experience and so much fun. 

John Jessup of Smith’s Construction and his family 

built the snowman which stands 13 1/2 feet tall. It 

is made with 3 silage wrapped bales of hay. The 

snowman is located at the farm of John and Lori 

Jessup. Pictured with the snowman are John and 

Lori's children Carter and Riley, niece and nephew 

Kennedy and Colby and cousins Sadie and Seth. 

Celebrating Allyson Pathak (Fletcher) 

upcoming nuptials 

Chris Ladouceur of MPL Markham 

Shop, passed his exam and is now a 

qualified truck and coach mechanic. 

I wanted to say thank you and that you did a great job providing them with a real life experience; She told me she loved it. We showed 

off her photo and certificate to friends and family. :-) Thank you and when it's time for my other two daughters to attend "Take Our Kids 

to Work", I hope they can experience what Alyssa did. Have a nice day - Annette Lamanna 

Otto Henderson was having birthday and his mother called in and asked if he could see a garbage truck up close, apparently he 

just loves them. We couldn’t promise anything because it was a 

collection day and obviously that is the priority, but we decided 

to see if Miller could have a truck there to make this little guy’s 

day even more special. 

Miller had the truck there for 11 am, and we met with the safety 

trainer from Miller to ensure we did everything properly to make 

sure no one got hurt. The birthday boy was just awe struck the 

whole time, and the parents were so thankful. Sanida Aljic put 

together a bag of goodies for Otto and that just put him over the 

moon, his mother was crying and couldn’t thank us enough. 

Great job goes out to Sanida for organizing this whole thing, 

John Barbosa and Scott Joyce were a huge help in making this 

all happen. BTW- he is the little guy in the blue checkered jacket 

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The CARE Program 

Over the years the CARE program has generated hundreds of original and ingenious ways to make Miller a 

more efficient, safer and planet friendly company. The idea to have our employees send in their suggestions 

as part of this program has been around since 2001 and has proved to be a great success. As you will see 

from the submissions below our employees are always looking for ways to improve our processes and make 

our jobs safer and more productive. The CARE program encourages all Miller employees to participate and 

looks forward to another great year. “Only the Best” 

Featured Submissions 

CARE Suggestion #1849 - Herman van Kessel - Miller 

Maintenance Limited – Manchester Patrol Yard 

This suggestion created a lateral ram on a tractor that 

pushes/pulls a section of plow-blade cutting edge to 

cut-off sand-gravel berm build-up. It is much quicker 

than manual rake & shovel, but still leaves a berm on 

the side-slope. The issue we experience on the Area 

Maintenance Contracts are gravel berms underneath 

the guiderail – both 3 cable guiderail and steel beam 

guiderail. These gravel berms 

are caused from years of plowing 

shoulders and also from not 

removing them on an ongoing 

basis. According to our contract 

with MTO, anything that “impedes 

the shoulder drainage to function 

as designed” costs us immediately 

$3,000 per occurrence and an additional 

$1,000 for each additional 

day that is left uncorrected after 

detection or being made aware. 

In the past we have utilized an internal 

mini-excavator with a steel 

plate attachment to the bucket to 

try and remove the berms from 

under the guiderail. This does work to some extent but it is very 

slow and the bucket doesn’t always fit under the rail. 

Over the past year, Herman designed and built - with the help of 

a licensed welder/fabricator - a berm removal device that could 

attach to one of our existing John Deere 2355 Tractors to remove 

the berms under the guiderail. It has the option of a 4ft or 6ft blade 

attachment, depending on whether you need to remove berm 

from cable guiderail or steel beam guiderail. This tractor is designed 

to work solely off the shoulder (in most cases where there is a full 

width shoulder) which would result in only requiring a blocker truck 

behind the tractor – resulting in a 2 man crew as opposed to our 

Herman van Kessel - left, pictured with foreman Matthew previous 5-6 man crew. As well, this tractor has the option of pulling 

Burrows. Miller Maintenance Durham - Manchester the gravel out to the front side of the guiderail, should you require to 

have the gravel on the shoulder towards the edge line…..by pulling a couple pins, it can also do the opposite and push the berm 

to the back through the posts, should you have too much material out on the shoulder…..this machine can do either operation. 

CARE Suggestion #1833 - Bob Dillon of Miller Paving Limited Markham Dispatch 

Division 

CARE Suggestion #1817 - Elvis Gonzales of Talon Sebeq 

Roadwatch system kits that are installed have a weak sensor and are 

installed in a way that can cause corrosion. Elvis installed sensors directly 

into the mirror, improved sealing, and added a temperature display 

in-cab. The cables were routed using original manufacturer power and 

heated mirrors. He also integrated the temperature display into the 

upper front panel of the truck cab. Before this idea the outside bracket 

for mirror mounting that the manufacturer provides leaves the inner 

circuit board quite vulnerable to the elements, and this idea of “internalizing” 

the core of the unit has worked well. As an invention, it will save 

replacement costs from premature failures. 

The CARE Program 

Bob Dillon identified that the 

water line for the road grinder 

was rubbing off the paint on the 

tanker. Bob suggested that a bar 

that hooks into the toe hook hole 

on the front bumper of the tank 

will solve this issue. 

CARE Suggestion #1799 - Matt Burrows and Dave Tracey of Miller Maintenance Limited – Manchester Patrol Yard 

This suggestion was awarded for an adjustment made to the 

lighting on the brand new snow plow combination units Miller 

Maintenance received for their 13 year contract. There was an 

issue with how the lights were 

installed on the rear of the trucks. 

The amber and blue lights were 

continually filling with water and 

burning out after one storm. By 

turning the lights around, this 

has not been a problem again. 

Not only does this easy switch 

save the company money on 

repeat replacements of these 

lights, but it also reduces down 

time for the winter units and the 

need to have mechanics service 

these trucks more often than 

they should. This idea was gerenated 

by Matt Burrows and the 

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Remembering Our Colleagues 

Tom Hennessey - Miller Waste Systems 

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague Tom Hennessey, 

Manager Business Development, Miller Waste Systems, on Tuesday September 16, 2014 

after a short illness. 

Tom joined the Miller/McAsphalt team in 1989 after retiring from his position of Senior Executive 

with Imperial Oil. Tom was the driving force in getting Miller/McAsphalt started in the service 

station business through McAsphalt Petroleum in the late 80's and 90's. In 1999 Tom joined Miller 

Waste Systems and played a major part in its growth and development over the years. He was 

instrumental in getting Miller started in the compost business and played a key role in the establishment 

of Miller's Bloomington Compost site and Miller's Compost facility in Halifax. 

Tom has served both as National Chair, and most recently, Ontario Regional Chair of The Compost 

Council of Canada. His dedication to the advancement of organics recycling and the compost 

industry was exceptional , contributing to the success of both Miller Compost and the industry 

as a whole. At the annual conference in Halifax this year Tom was to be presented The Compost 

Council of Canada's Compost Industry Pioneer Award recognizing Tom's lifetime commitment to 

The Compost Council of Canada and his tireless efforts towards assisting the compost industry. 

Tom was a key figure at the Compost Council of Canada and an advocate for the entire compost 

industry. He will be greatly missed. 

Richard MacDonald - MacDonald Paving & Construction 

Richard retired, after 40 years of service, as Vice President of MacDonald Paving & Construction 

Ltd., a company which his father established and was acquired by The Miller 

Group in 2007. 

Richard was happiest spending time with his family, in his back yard or attending 

Wildcats games and cherished his 1974 Plymouth Barracuda. He is sadly missed by his 

wife Francine, children Cheryl and James as well as many family members, friends and 

business colleagues. 

Remembering Our Colleagues 

We were very saddened to hear about the passing of our good friend and loyal cement tanker 

driver Tom Deakins on April 12, 2014. Tom started with Miller Cement in its early days in the 

90’s and was a key factor in the success of the group and its excellent personalized service. 

Tom would always greet his customers with a big smile and one of his many great country 

sayings. He could lift our spirits on the darkest of days and our customers would often ask 

specifically for Tom to make the delivery. 

Tom was the very essence of a “Miller Man” who always stepped forward to do what was 

necessary and when we needed help dispatching and loading out powder cement at our silos 

in Owen Sound he was there for us and of course did a great job in that role as well. Anyone 

who knew him will remember that he never finished a conversation without mentioning his “Buttercup” - the love of his life. In 

the last few years of his career he decided to work a little closer to home and switched over to our E.C. King Contracting operation 

in Owen Sound running short hauls until 2006. Tom will be sadly missed by his family, friends, fellow workers and customers. 

Tony Pereira - Pave-Al 

On May 4th, 2014 Pave-Al lost a longtime friend and colleague with the passing of Tony 

Pereira. For over 20 years, Tony worked at Pave-Al as a concrete foreman, establishing 

himself as one of the most skilled and experienced foremen in the industry. Over recent 

years, Tony spent most of his time working on the Highway 7 VIVA H3 project as the lead 

concrete foreman for Pave-Al’s crews. Tony was respected and admired by all who knew 

him, and will be greatly missed. 

Joe Bettencourt - MSO Construction 

It is with sadness that we announce the sudden 

passing of one of our drivers Joe Bettencourt 

on Thursday, March 5, 2015. Joe who was at the 

age of 54, had been a dedicated driver with MSO 

since 2012, but more importantly was a devoted 

father, uncle, and soon to be grandfather. Joe will 

be sadly missed by everyone at MSO. 

Tom Deakins - Miller Cement 

David Atkinson - Miller Waste Systems 

March 20, 1988 - November 9, 2014 

It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, and a day 

to love them, but it takes a lifetime to forget them. 

Many of us met David a little over 2 years ago when he started with Miller. In 

that time, he made many friends and became a trusted member of the employee 

committee at the York Region Waste Management Centre. He was the kind 

of hard working, friendly, young man that made coming to work a bit easier 

for all of us. Even outside of work, it didn’t matter if it was a fun day outdoors, a 

day playing video games or beers with the boys; it was always a good time with 

David. 

It is hard to lose such a great co-worker and friend, but one day we will meet 

again. Until then, Rest in Peace. 

Miller / McAsphalt Memory Tree 

Monique Sibb touched many of our lives during her years with Miller 

as she was also the President of the Employee Committee and well 

known by employees at all the Miller Group offices. 

It seemed fitting when some of the ladies from the office requested a 

tree be planted in memory of Monique. With that request it was decided 

to plant the tree at the beautiful setting of Vivian Pond but also 

extend the tribute a bit further. 

It is sad to say that we have many employees that have passed away 

therefore we appropriately named the tree the “MEMORY TREE” which 

is dedicated to ALL Miller/McAsphalt employees who have passed on. 

Rob & Dylan Sibb, Monsignor John Weber 



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MSO Construction Limited 

2014 brought restructuring to MSO Construction. Chris Edgar was appointed Manager and 

moved his office to the Etobicoke site in order to lead this division. 

We also welcomed some new staff to MSO : James Frazer as MSO Shop Foreman. Jim Carroll as 

Supervisor Surface Treatment. Crystal Urquhart as Office Administrator and Zafer Kaoukdji as 

mechanic. All have done a great job and been well accepted . Thanks Guy’s and Gal. 

Micro Surfacing 

2014 was probably the busiest Micro Surfacing season 

to date. Led by Brad Fulton who secured 2 large Manitoba 

contracts and many local jobs our two crews were 

busy late into October. 

The crews, up to the task, hit the ground running under 

the direction of Dave, Mark and Shaun completing a 

large volume in a 3 month period. During this time 

the crews achieved multiple records previously held by 

competing contractors. In addition we received excellent 

reviews by our customer proving that we are “Only 

The Best”. Great job by all. 

Surface Treatment 

Jim Carroll took over the crew that is tasked with our more northern projects and did a great job completing that work and 

keeping the customers happy. That crew had a very successful stint in the Kenora area and completed all projects by the end of 

September a great accomplishment in itself , allowing 

adequate time to prepare for our winter operations. 

Ted McGillivary was back at the helm of our southern 

crew and had these projects wrapped up in late September 

as well after a trip on the MS Chi-Cheemaun 

to Manitoulin Island and the North Shore to complete 

some late tendered work in that area. Over all despite 

some rather challenging weather conditions to start 

the season everything went well. Thank you to all 

those involved. 

Dynapatch 

The crew was busy on various jobs across 

Southern/Central Ontario including Chatham-Kent, 

Lambton County, New Tecumseth 

and Town of Vaughan. We added a new customer 

this summer; Southgate Township used 

the dynapatch to strengthen shoulders and 

edges of the road prior to a micro surfacing 

application. Robert Gagnon took over the 

task of supervising this crew in mid stride 

and completed the work in fine fashion. Our 

people’s ability and flexibility to take on the 

unexpected makes us “Only the Best”. 

MSO Construction Limited Continued 

Equipment & Haulage 

Working closely with the Miller Transportation and Logistics 

Group the MSO fleet of tankers and floats kept busy all summer 

long ensuring liquid loads were delivered on time to asphalt 

plants and crews. 

MSO & Paveseal 

Winter Operations 

Winter 2013-2014 proved to be a challenging year for our people 

in winter works contracts. MSO holds multiple winter maintenance 

contracts with 407 ETR, City of Burlington, Oakville and 

Miller Maintenance on the 400 Series HWY’s. The hard work and dedication of winter staff demonstrates their ability to be Only the 

Best. 

This year MSO was successful in bidding the first tendered 

winter maintenance contract with the 407 ETR. 

Securing winter work on the highway for an additional 

8 years and options for 4 more, at the conclusion 

we will have provided maintenance to the 407 for 

over 30 years. 

MSO Shop 

MSO shop continued to be busy for the year dealing 

with the difficult winter and keeping equipment up 

and running through some of the worst storms in 

recent memory. Our mechanics work diligently to ensure 

that equipment is working and operating safely, 

these guy’s are Only the Best. 

The shop is responsible for ensuring the MSO fleet is ready to work at any time. They prepare over 100 winter trucks to make sure 

they are ready to go into winter operations. The shop also prepares all of our specialized summer equipment, making sure this 

equipment is ready for the busy summer construction season. 

Paveseal Limited 

Summer 2014 was a busy season for the hot in place asphalt patching machines operating 

under the Paveseal branch of MSO Construction. 4 Units operated continuously through the 

summer working on 4 City of Toronto contracts and other area Municipalities. This year the District 

of Muskoka utilized the process 

and worked a machine for more than 

a month in the spring prior to other 

contract work. Thank you to the hard 

working operators of these units for 

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GTA Operations 

Whitby Paving & Construction 

This year saw the start of Hwy 407 expanding to the east from Pickering and with this growth the Whitby Paving & Construction 

division needed to keep pace. We have strengthened our strong paving presence to include grading, sewer works and concrete 

curb & sidewalk operations. The goal is to be a self-performing operation, to minimize subcontracting and to better position 

ourselves to be a totally vertically integrated material, paving and construction operation. With an Asphalt Cement facility, Ready 

Mix operation, three asphalt plants and multiple pits & quarry operations within Durham Region we want to be the supplier and 

contractor of choice for the East GTA market and continue to keep pace with the growing infrastructure east of Toronto. 

Below are several projects performed in 2014: 

Toronto Paving Group 

In Fall of 2014 the Toronto Paving Group successfully 

executed a new process, involving the quick turnaround 

rehabilitation of the bridge deck on the Hwy 

401 to Leslie St. off ramp in the City of Toronto. This 

work was contracted by the Ministry of Transportation-Ontario. 

Brennan Paving & Construction 

Region of Durham Reconstruction of Courtice Road – 

self performing all sewer works 

MTO 2013-4004 Hwy 

115 – Penhall our 

Concrete Grooving 

subcontractor 

MTO 2013-4004 Hwy 115 – internally constructed storage ponds 

to settle our concrete grooving operations effluent 

D2013-013 Region of Durham Overlay (Region Road 57 at 

Ceasarea) – self performed all excavation 

D2013-013 Region of Durham Overlay (Region 

Road 57 at Ceasarea) – rented a screening plant to 

perform all topsoil operations on site. 

This expedited bridge repair was made possible due 

to the successful production and application of two 

lifts of a Waterproofing Asphalt Mixture, circumventing 

the need for conventional waterproofing and 

paving. 

The goal of this Contract was to eliminate the long, 

drawn out process involved in conventional repair 

methods to a bridge of this nature. The conventional 

manner of repair would involve a two stage traffic 

approach, isolating one half of the structure at a 

time, utilizing temporary traffic paint, the installation 

of Temporary Concrete barrier wall, deck asphalt 

removal, bridge deck delamination repair utilizing 

conventional concrete patching, waterproofing 

utilizing conventional hot tar and protection board 

methods, followed by conventional Hot Mix Asphalt 

paving. One stage of this conventional process would 

take approximately two to three weeks. A project of 

this magnitude would require two stages, requiring 

from four to six weeks of activity with resulting traffic 

reductions. Brennan’s successful production and application 

of the Waterproofing Asphalt Mix, coupled 

with the successful application of a rapid set concrete patching mix has allowed the construction duration on this project to be 

compressed to a two weekend partial closure of the highway ramp, eliminating up to six weeks of traffic impediment and traffic 

slow down, substantially reducing the carbon footprint caused by idling vehicles, stuck in traffic jams. 

This project was only the second time this manner of construction was tendered by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. With 

limited success on the first work of this type, executed by one of our competitors, the Ministry had specified contractually that all 

steps in the production and placement of the mix must be monitored –continually- by representatives of the Chase Corporation. 

To that end, two engineering representatives from Chase travelled from the United States to witness Brennan’s operations. All 

aspects of our plant production, material handling, haulage, deck preparation, mix placement, finishing and compaction were 

very closely scrutinized. This was a scrutiny which Brennan welcomed. All aspects of the production and placement criteria met or 

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Hwy 407 East Extension - Durham Region (Construction General Partnership) 

Brennan Paving and Construction was awarded work on the Highway 407 East Extension project for pre-cast culverts and structures, 

sewer and grading works in August 2013. Ground breaking 

commenced promptly in September 2013. On-site management and 

field staff work diligently to ensure all activities are done at above 

normal standards from office related to on-site works. Our team at 

the 407 project is fully committed to ensuring that The Miller Group 

is recognized for quality, safety and efficiency of work. The COR program 

has already been implemented on this project, getting ready 

for certification. 

Our team strives to have an above standard working relationship 

with our Client and sub-contractors to ensure work proceeds in a 


GTA Construction – Concrete Paving MTO 2010-2001 (Hwy 404 Extension) 

The project involved concrete paving for the 404 extension 

from Green Lane to Queensville Side Road. 

For this project, Miller Concrete supplied the concrete for the 

project with our Erie Strayer Portable Concrete batch plant. 

Mainline Pavement was placed with our Gomaco PS-2600 

Placer/Spreader, Gomaco GHP-2800 2-Lane Paver and Gomaco 

IDBI (In-the-pan dowel bar inserter). During placement, 

in order to provide a smooth riding surface, a Gomaco GSI 

Smoothness Indicator was utilized. Deceleration lanes were 

completed with our Gomaco Commander III and CMI MTP- 

4004 Belt Placer. 

Earth excavation on Hwy 407 East Extension 

Cast-in-place concrete in Con-Span pre-cast culvert footings 

This section of the Hwy 407 was originally awarded to another contractor but the Hwy 407 East 

Group had serious doubts of that contractor’s capability of fulfilling the high expectations of 

the Group. They subsequently awarded the project to Brennan Paving. 

This new section includes, among other activities, 500,000 m3 of earth excavation and supply 

and placement of over 400,000 tons of Granular A from Miller’s Carden Quarry. Day after day, 

the Hwy 407 East Group looks at Brennan and Miller as reliable and dependable resources to 

assure excellent quality of 

work and on-time delivery. 

smooth, efficient, and profitable manner. Since the start of 

the project, 407ECGP contract administrators have looked 

for Brennan’s assistance on items which are beyond the 

original contract. Brennan has attained additional work by 

not only having a great relationship with the Client, but also 

within the team at the 407 project. That way, Brennan has 

become the “Contractor of Choice” by the 407ECGP Team. 

Brennan was recently awarded another section of earth 

work in the west area (Segment A1) of the new highway. 

The Hwy 407 East Group needed to accelerate construction 

operations and they knew that Brennan would achieve any 

commitments we made on the project. 

Different Divisions of 

the Miller Group; Miller 

Aggregates, Miller Concrete, 

Transportation and 

Logistics, Miller Paving, Installation of pre-cast culvert arches 

and Brennan, have come 

together on the Hwy 407 East project to show once again that 

we are Only the Best! 

The Spider Saw in action 

Miller Paving utilized our ‘spider saw’ on this project. 

Unique in Canada to The Miller Group, this equipment 

performs the transverse relief cutting for our concrete 

paving work. Not only does this equipment ensure 

a perfect linear cut across the joint; it is also capable 

of performing this work at approximately double the 

rate as per conventional methods – ensuring that no 

random cracks develop due to late sawcutting. 

Miller Paving received a bonus on the concrete paving for the project due to the high level of quality associated with the ready 

mix concrete that was supplied and for the smoothness of the end product. This high level of quality proves our position within 

the industry as – ONLY THE BEST! 

METROLINX Georgetown South Corridor Noisewall Construction 

In 2014 Brennan Paving and Construction landed their first 

Metrolinx contract to construct new 5.0m high noise walls 

and security fencing along the Metrolinx railway corridor 

for the Union Pearson Express (UP Service). Project value 

of $87.3M 

The project runs within the railway corridor from downtown 

Toronto at Strachan Avenue to the north limit of 

Hwy 27 (approximately 13 km/ 26km of fence line) and our 

contract is made of 8.7 km of Noisewall, 10 km of Security 

fence and 6 km of Chain link and Farm fence. 

Target completion for this project is June 2015 to be ahead 

of the Pan-Am games. 

The noise walls are designed, built, and supplied by Armtec, a leading international supplier of these systems. 

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VIVA D1 artist rendering of Davis Drive in Newmarket 

Viva Next D1 Project 

Brennan’s contract with Kiewit Ellis-Don (KED), 

a 3.0 km long Design-Build “Viva Next” Bus 

Rapid Transit expansion project ‘D1’ in Newmarket 

continued into its third year in 2014 

with construction along Davis Drive from 

Yonge Street easterly past the Southlake Regional 

Health Centre (Hospital) to Roxborough 

Road and Patterson Street. This rapid transportation 

network involves the widening of Davis 

Drive and the construction of a dedicated 

center-lane Bus Rapidway. The project also 

includes the construction of six semi-enclosed 

stations at various locations throughout the 

Rapidway including the installation of intelligent 

transportation systems. Additionally, the construction of 3 culvert extensions, installation of a new box culvert crossing Davis 

Drive, reconstructing the underground infrastructure (water/sanitary/storm), 18 retaining walls, and the widening and replacement 

of Keith Bridge are required. The project kicked off in 2011 with D1 Early Works construction helping to facilitate the required 

utility re-locations, and was completed in November of 2011. The civil portion of the D1 Project is valued at $54.2M. 

The location of the Viva Next project poses many interesting construction challenges due to the limited space for traffic and pedestrian 

diversion along the busy Davis Drive corridor. Traffic has been reduced to one lane in each direction with a centre median 

lane to facilitate left turns. 

A new bridge structure crossing the Holland River was completed this year, the Keith Bridge. This multi-span structure with decorative 

parapets complete with a new pedestrian trail running beside the river is a very attractive landmark for users of the Tom Taylor 

trial. Challenges faced for the bridge work were, among others, minimal construction work zone area and very poor, contaminated 

soils which made access and construction very difficult. 

In 2014, Brennan successfully completed approximately 

80 % of the roadway widening and infrastructure 

while new boulevard construction is following 

along. All of these accomplishments utilized many 

of Miller Group’s own products such as aggregates, 

asphalt, and concrete as well as engaging various 

Miller/Brennan business units such as our Transit 

Division, Structures Division, the Miller Paving team, 

Miller asphalt and concrete plants as well as our 

Quality Control Division. 

2014 ended with the Miller/Brennan team proving 

that with dedication, hard work, and unsurpassed 

teamwork, each challenge can be successfully 

overcome. With our skills and expertise, projects are 

completed with the upmost safety, efficiency and 

competence while remaining budget conscious. 2015 

will move on with continued roadway widening, 

VIVA D1 artist rendering of Davis Drive and Main St in Newmarket 

underground infrastructure work and paving. 

In 2015, Davis Drive will see more drastic changes as the widenings unveil themselves and the new boulevards take shape. The 

flagship project on H3 (Hwy 7 from Bayview to Warden) has resulted in many well received impressions which will be translated up 

to the Newmarket Davis Drive D1 project. 

The Miller/Brennan team looks forward to the year ahead and bringing the D1 project closer to a successful finish forecasted for 

December 2015. 


MTO 2014-2013 (403 Structures at Mavis Rd/Eastgate/Cawthra Rd) 

In July of 2014 Brennan Paving & Construction Ltd. was awarded a $7,865,000.00 project by the Ministry of Transportation to 

rehabilitate three major structures on Highway 403 within the City of Mississauga - Cawthra Rd, Eastgate Parkway Extension, and 

Mavis Rd. underpasses. The project entails rehabilitation of the three structures with new concrete deck overlays, reconstruction 

of the substructures, replacement of the structures bearings and expansion joints, and removal and reconstruction of the barrier 

walls - all to be completed in staged traffic configuration adjacent to live traffic. Brennan, with its customary auspiciousness, commenced 

the work dedicating a skillful team to each structure. 

The classical nature of construction soon emerged and difficulties in assorted magnitudes presented themselves; but the challenges 

never put Brennan at unease. Numerous pre-existing conditions and unforeseen circumstances introduced setbacks and 

gave way to amendments to the scope of work. Brennan duly adjusted resources to suit. In every step of the work, Brennan has 

maintained a well-balanced relationship with the Client. Questions were asked, solutions were put forward, and alongside the 

Ministry resolutions were accomplished. 

Once again, Brennan had the opportunity to successfully self-perform all jacking operations on all three structures. 

This two year project will be completed in the fall of 2015, with the first phase of the work at each structure to be completed in 

2014. Brennan is committed to excelling at every project and exceeding every client’s satisfaction. While the 2015 construction 

season will start with a new stage of work at each structure, Brennan will uphold the same positive and capable performance to 

kick off and conclude the Project. 

VIVA NEXT (H2) PROJECT 

The Viva Next H2 project involves the design 

and construction of a Bus Rapid Transit 

way (BRT) along Highway 7 in Vaughan. 

Limits of the job are from Highway 400 to 

the GO Bradford railway bridge (approximately 

1.0km east of Keele Street). The 

road will be widened in stages to allow for 

the creation of two rapid transit bus lanes 

down the centre of Highway 7 as well as 

four centre platforms and the construction 

of the signature Vaughan Metropolitan 

Centre (VMC) station to link the new TTC 

Millway subway station. There will also 

be a widening of the overpass structure 

crossing the CN McMillan Yard. 

This is the third time Brennan is the 

preferred civil sub-contractor with the Design-Build Project team of Keiwit/Ellis-Don and are working together to successfully 

complete this major transformation in Vaughan. The approximate contract value for Brennan is $61.2M. 

Construction began in the Fall of 2013 with minor works and traffic staging. The CN bridge widening continues under many tight 

restrictions and clearances. The design of the bridge had to be changed to accommodate a tighter CN clearance envelope and 

new precast box girders were introduced in lieu of standard CPCI girders. The structure widening is expected to be completed by 

June 2015 and is currently on schedule. This structure crosses over 14 live tracks which run 24 hours per day and 7 days per week. 

The biggest challenge working around the tracks is work times which have been limited to 4 to 6 hours per day. However, when 

the Yard requires the track, work times are eliminated or cancelled. CN has been excellent to work with and the professionalism of 

our site personnel has made this challenge a little easier to overcome. 

Storm sewer and roadway widening began in the Spring of 2014 with new boulevard construction following up right behind. 

Target dates for different operations have been achieved and the project is currently running right on schedule. Some winter work 

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GTA Structures Division 

MTO 2013-2030, HWY QEW Fort Erie – 6 Structure Rehabilitation 

This two year project involved the rehabilitation of six existing structures along the Highway QEW Corridor in the Niagara Falls 

Region. The project commenced in the spring of 2014. 

It involves the completion of four 

structures in the 2014 construction 

season, with the remaining two 

structures to be completed in 2015. 

A number of challenges and firsts for 

Brennan were encountered during 

the project, including rehabilitating 

structures in a severely deteriorated 

state and the inaugural venture into 

self-performed structural jacking. 

Rehabilitation work on the six existing 

structures comprises of modifying 

existing bridges to a semi-integral 

configuration, including bearing 

seats, barrier walls, and expansion 

joints. In addition to work on the six 

structures, this contract will also realize 

asphalt paving and ATMS electrical 

works. Severe deterioration at the 

largest of the bridges constituted additional 

required works and resources. 

Through coordination of works with 

subcontractors, and full utilization of structure crews in the Niagara Region, Brennan Paving & Construction Ltd. has successfully 

completed the majority of work in the 2014 season. 

For this project, jacking of the bridge structures was completed 100% in-house for the first time. This proved to be a successful 

endeavor, as it leads to valuable knowledge gained and increased competitiveness for future rehabilitation projects. 

MTO 2012-2003 (Lemonville Rd/Waterdown Rd Structures) 

In June 2012, Brennan began the rehabilitation of four structures along HWY 403 in Burlington, a $10,000,000+ Ministry of Transportation 

(MTO) Contract. With two of the four structures completed in the early stages of the 2013 construction season, Brennan 

was tasked with completing stage 2 of the Waterdown Road Underpass, the remainder of stage 1 and all of stage 2 of the Lemonville 

Road Underpass during the 2014 construction season. The scope of work included bridge jacking and bearing replacement, 

new wingwalls and ballast walls, approach slabs, barrier and 

parapet walls, semi-integral deck end extensions, concrete 

overlay on existing bridge decks, concrete slope paving, and 

asphalt paving. 

Brennan faced numerous challenges on this project due to design 

issues including overhang and barrier wall design changes 

at Waterdown Road and bearing seat/girder soffit reconstruction 

uncertainties at 72 bearing locations at the Lemonville 

Road structure. Faced with tight schedule restrictions, Brennan 

overcame these challenges with some creative and critical 

thinking and was able to minimize MTO delays and extra costs. 

With the design issues resolved, Brennan has completed the 

project. 

The 2014 construction season in Niagara was a great 

opportunity for Brennan Paving Limited to showcase 

how teamwork can drive success on road projects. In 

April of this year, Brennan Paving Limited was awarded 

MTO contract 2013-2044, a resurfacing, median 

earth ditch cleanout, concrete barrier wall replacement 

and minor clearing and grubbing project on 

MTO highway 406. The work took place from northern 

limit of highway 406 at the connection to the QEW 

(including ramps) and extended into downtown St. 

Catharines to Geneva street. 

Brennan Paving Limited - Port Colborne 

The project consisted of partial and full depth asphalt 

removal and the placement of superpave 19mm and 

12.5FC2. Landscaped areas inside the ramps to the 

QEW required excavation and grubbing to improve 

sight lines for the traveling public. Brennan Port Colborne 

teamed up with Brennan Paving and Construction 

to construct the new concrete barrier wall on 

the ramps. Miller Maintenance in Niagara with the help of Larry Storm and led in the field by Jeff Gritter provided excellent traffic 

control for the project. 

One unique aspect of this project was the requirement to coordinate our construction operations with the contractor responsible 

for the ninety million dollar Burgoyne Bridge replacement at the mid-point of our work zone. In fact, the project contained a significant 

interim completion date penalty if Brennan was not out of certain parts of the work zone by specified dates. Accordingly, 

a good deal of planning took place to ensure that all date commitments could be met. As the schedule of the conflicting structure 

project began to shift, Brennan worked with MTO, the Region and consultants to re-work our work approach and schedule 

to optimize efficiencies for all parties. MTO in particular, made specific note on several occasions with respect to the high level of 

cooperation of the Brennan project team lead by Tom Saxton and Khemran Ablack. 

Newly minted superintendent David Devries worked tirelessly during the milling and paving phases of the work to keep the 

project progressing while meeting numerous daytime commitments on other projects. Milling foreman Dennis Fortin and his 

seasoned crew leveraged their significant experience on highway milling to ensure that partial depth milling was as smooth as 

possible. This paid dividends later when paving foreman Harold Liscombe and his crew were tasked with ensuring that we maximized 

any potential smoothness bonus. 

Asphalt plant foreman Ed 

Rogers and quality control 

supervisor Jason Cosby 

maintained excellent communication 

throughout the 

project and leveraged support 

from Amma Wakefield 

and the Aurora technical 

group to ensure that we 

had quality mix. This team 

effort resulted in excellent 

quality mix over the project 

and a welcome bonus 

for mix characteristics. 

Working together with different 

business units within 

Miller contributed to the 

success of this project and is a definite competitive advantage for Brennan in Niagara. Furthermore, our approach to cooperation 

and problem solving around conflicting projects and other issues was welcomed by stakeholders including MTO and consultant 

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GTA Sales 

Miller takes part in PanAm 

Games Construction 

In July 2015 over 7,000 athletes from 

across North, South and Latin Americans 

will descend upon the Greater Toronto 

and Hamilton Areas to take part in the 

17th Pan American Games. As part of the 

TO2015 bid the organizing committee 

committed to spending over $700 million 

in construction of venues and housing 

facilities. In 2014 Miller was fortunate 

enough to take part in the construction 

of two of these world class facilities. 

Miller Assists in Building a Golf Course 

In 2013 & 2014 Miller has been very fortunate to be part of the new 

Par 70, 6,645 yard golf course that is being constructed in Aurora by 

Lebovic. This course will be the backdrop for multiple country estate 

homes. Miller’s involvement in the project is multifold including: 

asphalt paving of the parking lot & subdivision roads, supplying the 

mulches for the various landscaping requirements and providing 

aggregates & blends for the construction of the golf course. In the 

highly competitive GTA 

market it has been a 

pleasure to deal with a 

developer that choose 

the quality products 

and services that Miller 

provides. 

The Town of Ajax, east of Toronto, is home to the 

newly constructed President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am 

Ballpark. Two of the six fields were reconstructed 

to meet the International Baseball Federation 

standards, which are very similar to the Major 

League Baseball standards. Miller’s part of the 

reconstruction was to supply the root zone mix (a 

blend of non-calcareous sand and sphagnum peat) 

from the McClellan pit south of Gravenhurst. The 

root zone blend is the layer that is directly below 

the sod. The purpose of the root zone is to allow 

for the fast drainage of surface water, from rail falls, 

while at the same time holding enough moisture 

to promote healthy sod growth. Upon construction 

completion the fields became two of the top ten 

baseball fields in all of Canada. 

As a result of the PanAm Games Ajax is also home to two new artificial turf soccer fields. The two fields, located beside the Ajax 

Community Centre in Monarch Park, are designed and constructed to meet the stringent Fédération Internationale de Football 

Association (FIFA) 1 Star rating. An integral part of the turf design is the aggregate base. The materials specified in the aggregate 

base, are not standard/common to the civil construction market. Miller, through its Brechin quarry, was able to produce a product 

that met these project specific requirements. Miller is now one of only a handful of aggregate suppliers in Southern Ontario that 

can produce material for use under FIFA turf fields. 

One of Many Projects from Start to Finish 

When Premier Bulk Carriers decided to build a new facility in Gormley, ON, they did not need to 

look any further than Miller. Rockwood General Contractors were contracted to construct the project, 

including a 10000 sq. ft. office and maintenance building with parking and outside storage. A 

longtime customer of Miller Concrete, Greg Crozier secured the ready mix supply for the foundations 

and slab on grade. During a monthly marketing meeting of divisional sales people, organized 

by Peter Crocker, Manager, Business Development, the group identified this project as an opportunity 

to supply additional services. A plan was put into action. Sal Catania, Manager-Private 

Works, proceeded to quote the paving package. The sites’ proximity to our Richmond Hill asphalt 

plant and aggregate 

yard translated into 

an order for 5000MT 

of recycled concrete 

and 2000 MT of 

grindings, purchased 

FOB during 

a time of severe 

trucking shortages. 

During excavation, 

Rockwood was required 

to haul over 

2500 cu. yards of 

GTA Sales 

clean top soil off site. Miller Compost Sales and Marketing representative, Jon Durzi , previously reported to the Marketing Group 

that they were seeking a supply top soil for soil blending. The result was a close and convenient source of raw material for retail 

triple mixes and a contractor relieved of potentially costly haulage and dumping fees. 

The value of shared information among different divisions at Miller meant that we were able to promote multiple product lines 

and services, to more clients, than we could have accomplished separately. 

Brechin Quarry - With the completion of the multi-year contract for the expansion of Hwy 404, it was time 

to move on to new and exciting challenges. The eastward expansion of 407 ETR has provided a home for much of the resources 

freed-up with the completion of Hwy 404. Brennan Construction is utilizing a wide-range of products including granulars, clear 

stone and gabion in their various worksites throughout the project. We are also supplying hot mix aggregates to Brennan Paving 

(Whitby Office) for this contract which got underway in late 2014 with 2015 promising to be a very busy year for mainline paving 

on this job. Along with our internal 

deliveries to Brennan, we are also supplying 

a number of external companies 

with a wide range of products for 

paving and construction. 

2014 marked one of the toughest 

years in recent memory with respect 

to the availability of trucks/brokers. 

A combination of sheer volume of 

work in the GTA and lack of expanded 

trucking fleets/new entrants resulted 

in high demand and low supply of 

trucks to get our aggregates materials 

from our sources to the market. With 

one quarry and three aggregate yards servicing the eastern half of the GTA, Miller was well positioned to minimize its exposure to 

the trucking shortage. As the sales team continued to secure work, the dispatch team was coordinating on how to use the trucking 

resources to the fullest. Multiple projects that would have been delivered quarry direct by tri-axle were now being serviced by 

tri-axles out of the yards. The projects serviced out of the yards ranged from parking lot construction to subdivision construction 

to major infrastructure upgrades. Base on the projects that still need to be completed and the tenders that are scheduled for the 

next few years it appears that Miller’s GTA aggregate yards are going to continue becoming a more valuable asset in Miller’s aggregate 

sales arsenal. 

This year also saw a number of new products brought on-line. To do this requires a tremendous amount of teamwork and dedication 

on the part of Sales, Operations, Quality Control and the Aurora Research Laboratory. It is precisely this teamwork and 

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Ontario Pavement Products Group 

Ontario Pavement Products Group grows again in 2014 adding Logistics to the Haulage group forming the New Transportation 

& Logistics group headed up by Randy Murphy. Other restructuring puts Recycling & Milling under Mark McArthur, Pulverizing, 

Slurry Seal & Tack coats under Matt Headley who’s estimating duties have been replaced with the addition of Mathieu Fowles. 

Mathieu is in his first season as estimator, he has done a great job! 

The Pavement Products Group was saddened to see the retirement of Jack Wannamaker at the end of 2014. Jack managed our 

eastern Ontario Surface Treatment, Pulverizing and Tack Coat operations out of the Smith’s Construction Arnprior office. 

The Pavement Products Group works throughout the Province providing services to internal companies, external companies, Municipal 

and private sectors . Working closely with the technical group, we are able to develop and trial new products and processes, 

this year we stabilized a 1.6 km stretch of clay filled roadway in the north for Miller northern proving that cement stabilization 

can be another tool for road agencies. 

Providing Innovative, cost effective solutions to our customers is one of the reasons we continue 

to be “Only the Best”. 

Oshawa Tank Farm Upgrade 

August 2014 marked the 2nd anniversary of our newly upgraded Oshawa facility. In the first 

year we increased throughput by nearly 40% over the previous year with most of the additional 

volume going to the winter market as premium deicing material or as pretreated salt. Currently 

we are 30% ahead of last year’s volumes and anticipate a busy winter season. Our tank farm has 

been professionally upgraded with state of the art computerized loading and up dated loading 

racks provided enhanced safety and efficiency to the terminal. 

Liquid Haulage Group 

Our Liquid haulage group is comprised of 23 highway tractors and trailers for hauling hot 

asphalts, emulsions and chlorides for summer dust suppression and winter direct liquid applications. 

This group services our many plants and mobile crews working throughout Ontario. They have been handling the added 

volumes demanded of Lavis Contracting 

and The Murray Group . 

Winter Sand Treatment 

Lab trials have shown that winter sand can be “freeze 

proofed” with magnesium based products alone eliminating 

the need for salt. The liquid additives coat all sand 

particles reducing clumping in the stockpile while providing 

consistent performance on the road. Treated material 

sticks to the snow pack better thereby reducing the need 

for frequent reapplications due to loss of material from 

traffic and wind. Many Municipalities are beginning to use 

these products. 

Winter hauls are augmented with the 

demand for premium salt as we partner 

with Innovative to blend and haul Caliber, 

a magnesium based liquid with dye 

to treat salt. 


TLG - Transportation Logistics Group 

In March 2014 a new group was formed 

within the Miller family, although all of the 

services in this group previously existed it 

seemed only logical that we have them all 

under one “umbrella” in order to capitalize 

on the many synergies these operations had 

to offer each other and the Miller group as a 

whole. And so…. the Transportation Logistics 

Group was born. Headed up with Randy 

Murphy as manager, the group consists of 

four different services with a total of 35 full 

and part time employees as well as drawing 

the services of some 40 – 50 brokers on any 

given day. 

Our float division is overseen by our dispatch 

supervisor Cheryl Smyth; this is a critical operation responsible for moving the majority of Miller equipment around the province. 

Servicing all of the Brennan and Miller paving crews, grinding crews and pulverizing crews on a daily basis. 

Our Tri-Axle dump truck division consisting of 5 Miller owned trucks and several dozen broker units is under the watchful eye of 

our haulage coordinator Reid Atherton. This division is responsible for moving tens of thousands of tons of hot asphalt and aggregates 

every month and is heavily relied upon by both the paving and quarry operations to service their customers. 

Our magnesium chloride division with its diverse fleet of equipment ranging from a tandem axle straight truck and poly tank to 

our frac storage tank on wheels, our 3 and 4 axle tankers for dust suppression application and tanker that is specially equipped 

for deicing rail cars! All of this equipment and our storage tank farm at the port of Oshawa are under the care and control of our 

marketing and operations supervisor Aaron Legere. This division is responsible for supplying, transporting and applying multiple 

milions of litres of Mag for the purpose of treated salt and dust suppression to numerous municipalities and commercial customers. 

New state of the art tanker loading racks are being installed at our Oshawa terminal under the supervision of Kevin Arsenault 

and will substantially speed up our loading procedures. Electronic billing and customer notification is also part of this upgrade 

and will drastically improve our efficiency and customer service. 

Our Tanker division 

spends 8 months of 

the year delivering 

hot asphalt cement 

as well anionic and 

cationic emulsions 

to our stationary 

plants, portable 

plants, road trains 

and Miller crews 

along with some 

outside customers 

as well. This division 

moves product all over the province every year and clocked over a million km in 2014. This huge fleet with its very fluid dispatch 

requirements is overseen by our dispatch supervisor Michael Hill. The first stage of the implementation of ELOBR’s (Electronic On 

board Recorders) has started with the installation of live GPS into our Tanker and Float tractors. ELOBR’s as well as electronic DVIR’s 

(Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports) will be phased into our fleet over the winter along with new software that is being developed 

that will aid in electronic dispatching and invoicing. Electronic HOS (hours of service) will also be phased in over the next 12 

months. 

As with most Miller operations the paperwork that is generated by a division such as this and the processing of it is no small task. 

This is tackled by our haulage coordinator Heather Burns, she is our TLG ambassador and everyone coming in enjoys her friendly 

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Slurry seal 

Operations were at full capacity again for the 

summer of 2014. We continue to lead the industry 

in this business working throughout the province 

applying slurry seal to rural side roads and urban 

streets. Here we have a project in East Gwillimbury 

just north of our Aurora office. 2014 was 

no exception, our plate was full with a variety of 

work including some micro surfacing for the City 

of Ajax. We were fighting the weather most of the 

summer but were able to get the work done on 

time, even with a late season call for the Township 

of Scugog. Thanks to a productive, quality and 

safe conscious crew we had no accidents, or injuries 

proving again that we are “Only The Best” 

Tack Coat & Granular Sealing 

We operated 4 certified, calibrated distributors which remained 

busy this year keeping ahead of the paving crews in Southern 

Ontario. Our operators have worked hard to ensure quality product 

and distribution along with customer service as they tack 

coat between the paver and the road working whatever shift is 

required of them. Many thanks go out to all of our operators for 

their hard work this season. They are “Only the Best”. 

Of particular note was the Granular Sealing to the 404 extension, 

this work was completed on a tight schedule as it is the last item 

to be completed before the opening of the highway. 


Milling & Pulverizing 

2014 was a busy year for the milling and pulverizing operations. 

These crews not only work extremely long hours, day 

and night, they work throughout the Province, working in 

the GTA one day and having to travel to the far north for 

work the next. 

Our milling machines range in size from a half meter to cut 

joints and trim around irons to a full lane for high production 

highway milling and profiling. These crews work in extreme 

conditions day and night to get the pavement ready for the 

hot mix crews that seem to have less and less time to place their mix. This season we milled at Pearson Airport for Pave AL and the 

schedule and timelines were tight often requiring 2 machines to increase production to maintain schedules 

Pulverizing/Stabilizing 

This season with the sales help of Miller Northern we successfully marketed and completed one of the first roadway stabilizing 

projects in the Temagami area, with cement powder. This process utilized 100% Miller materials and resources to stabilize very 

poor roadway materials. The successful project will surely sell itself for future work in the area where many roadways exhibit high 

clay content. 

This group along with Brennan and Smith’s machines continued 

to maintain the majority of the Ontario market share 

all across the province. Our external customers call on Miller 

as our reputation for excellent quality is widely known. 

Thanks to our modern equipment and skilled operators we 

continue to be “Only the Best”. 

Micro Surfacing 

2014 was a very busy season, both crews led by Larry Crozier and supervised 

by Peter Mieske have been working steadily to complete the many projects 

secured. As the season progressed so did rain however we were able to finish 

all contract work. These two crews had no accidents or injuries this year 

as safety was their first priority. 

Surface Treatment 2014 

Surface Treatment crew were busy as ever. It was a wet start, 

but we managed to pull through and spray off millions of 

Litres. MTO Sudbury District, AMC in Scope North Bay area, 

Haliburton, Markham, Quinte West, Belleville and on down to 

Prince Edward County. 

Grade Crew 2014 

Another busy season for the Grade crew. Off to a early start in Clarington, then 

splitting into two crews just to keep ahead of the Surface Treatment program. 

Working their way through the Muskoka District, North Bay Districts and eventually 

lending a helping hand to the Northern Surface Treatment and paving crews. It’s 

no secret, “they get around’. 

Recycling 

Our two recycling crews capable of using both 

emulsion and expanded asphalt to recycle and 

rehabilitate roads throughout Ontario and even 

Manitoba. Scott Jennings and his crew spent 

almost a month in Manitoba completing over 20 

km of recycling and were commended for their 

excellent work and respect for safety. Another 

reason why these guys are “Only The Best” 

Winter Works 

In 2014 The Ontario Pavement Products group managed 

the newly won Toronto York AMC yards of Kennedy Rd and 

Gormley yards, these areas carry the majority of public and 

commercial traffic in and out of Toronto and the performance 

requirements are strict. Our operators are trained to 

be “Only The Best”. We are fortunate to have such dedicated 

winter staff to manage and perform these contracts. Our 

operators are required to work in the worst of conditions on 

the busiest roads and highways in the Province. Hats go off 

to these guys and gals as they keep the roads safe for the 

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Corporate Technical Group 

In 2014, the Technical Services Group welcomed two new members 

to our team which has further strengthened our corporate 

technical support to operational groups across the company. 

Harbal Dhaliwal, P.Eng., MASc., joined our team as the Aurora Lab 

Supervisor, reporting to Amma Wakefield. In this capacity, Harbal 

is responsible for the day to day operation and delivery of testing 

performed by the lab. Nicholas Cifelli, MBA, Engineer in Training 

under the Professional Engineers of Ontario, has also joined our 

group as the Technical Services Manager of Pavement Products 

reporting to Trevor Moore. In this role, Nicholas is responsible 

for all cold process-related technical opportunities across our 

company. 

The Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) is accredited to ISO/ 

IEC17025:2005, and CCIL certified for Types A, B, C, and D performing 

these tests regularly since its inception in 2005. MRL is 

staffed with CCIL certified technicians Hayatullah Amin, Lillethe Anglin, and Steve Harbal (left) and Nicholas (right 

Starcevic, supervised by Harbaldeep Dhaliwal who joined our team in May 2014, and managed by Amma Wakefield. Together they 

perform all associated works of the laboratory. With the expansion of the lab in 2014, MRL also performs in-place recycling mix 

designs and quality control testing. 

Innovation continues to be an important vision for MRL including research, design and implementation of hot and cold mixes. We 

have improved support to our operations by providing a turn-key service in the form of testing and technical support for Miller 

Aggregates and Sales Group, troubleshooting of HMA mixes during production and placement, and communicating with external 

customers to improve customer relationships, using their feedback to improve our mixes. 

Initiated by Amma Wakefield, the Corporate Technical Group now offers two courses targeted for estimators, project managers, 

and QC administrators from our heavy civil, hot mix, and aggregate operating groups, one of which will be included in the Miller 

Institute of Excellence (MIE) brochure. Our goal is to provide “Only the Best” Gold Seal Accredited training, that is tailored to Miller. 

Left to Right: Brendon Jung, David Dean, Rob LoMazzo, Erin Higgins Quality Control Administrators 

from Civil and Infrastructure Group and attendees of 2014 training program “Introduction 

to Aggregate, Hot Mix Asphalt & Concrete Testing & Specifications” 

“Introduction to Aggregate, Hot Mix 

Asphalt & Concrete Testing & Specifications” 

In addition, The Miller Quality 

Bulletin (MQB) is in its second season 

and continues to be an important tool 

with reliable resources and information 

that directly impact our operations. 

This has been further enhanced with 

the diversity in writers – written for you, 

by you. 

In order to assess our quality on MTO 

contracts, the Corporate Technical 

Services group has instituted an End 

Result Specification (ERS) reporting 

form for each hot mix operating group 

to submit and report their performance 

for every MTO job. This will allow us to 

corporately assess our performance 

and determine areas for improvement 

and optimization. 

Regarding Hot Mix Development and 

issue resolution, Brian Eyers continues 

to protect Miller’s interests regarding 

hot mix contractual issues and plant 

material production quality. In the past 

year, working with Miller management, 

plant personnel, and Amma Wakefield, 

problems with plant material breakdown 

and introduction of shingles 

into quality resultant mixes have been 

successfully overcome. 

Corporate Technical Group 

Brian also represents Miller on OHMPA’s 

Technical Committee, Smoothness Task 

Group, Environment Committee and the 

OHMPA/OGRA Liaison committee. This 

provides input and insight into the continual 

changes of Ministry and Municipal 

hot mix specifications. As a member of a small OHMPA/MOE working group, Brian will represent Miller and Industry interests 

regarding input for legislative changes to plant emissions (Benzo A Pyrene - BaP) that will become effective July 2016. The group is 

currently working on a Technical Standard that affected plants can opt into (Best Practice), rather than site specific measurements 

that will likely not be achievable. BaP will be considered a ‘marker’ representing all plant emissions. 

Brian is currently working on 2014 Trillium plant audits and submissions, and revising all Miller plant operating manuals to conform 

to upcoming OHMPA “Best Practice” revisions (2014), due to be published prior to year end. 

Our Cold Processes group was actively implementing new technologies this year by facilitating 

a trial with the Flatliner Grinder on the Sea to Sky Highway in British Columbia, growing the use 

of diamond teeth in milling and recycling machines, and assisting with design and construction 

of the innovative cement stabilization mix on Tobler’s Road in New Liskeard. The addition of 

such equipment and processes will allow Miller to pursue new markets and continue to stay 

on the leading edge of innovation and technology. With the addition of Nicholas Cifelli to this 

group, we will continue to offer expertise to our operating groups and lead industry through 

innovation and change. 

The Miller and McAsphalt Technical Services groups are 

currently involved with two research projects in conjunction 

with the Pavement and Transportation Technology (CPATT) 

at the University of Waterloo under Professor Dr. Susan 

Tighe. Firstly, Miller/McAsphalt has engaged the University 

to explore the field and laboratory performance of Cold 

In-Place Recycling (CIR) compared to Cold In-Place Recycling 

with Expanded Asphalt (CIREAM) mixes. Historical CIR and 

CIREAM projects will be monitored for performance utilizing Harbal Dhaliwal, Lily Anglin, Janki Bhavsar, Steve Starcevic 

condition assessments and destructive testing will be performed 

to determine strength and stability of the in-place mixes. At the CPATT laboratory, testing such as dynamic modulus, Fatigue Beam 

and Thermal Stress Restrained Specimen Tests (TSRST) will be performed to compare the long-term performance of the mixes. 

This research will allow Miller/McAsphalt to further understand the performance of these in-place recycling mixes. 

Secondly, Miller has partnered with the City of Toronto, LVM, Cement Association of Canada, and CPATT to explore the opportunity 

of utilizing Recycled Concrete Material (RCM) as the sole aggregate source in Unshrinkable Fill (Ufill). This opportunity will aid 

Miller to be more sustainable in developing construction practices and materials to reduce our carbon footprint and lower our 

costs, without jeoporadizing quality. As a partner in the study, Miller agreed to place the RCM Ufill on our exit driveway which will 

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Miller Capilano Maintenance Corp British Columbia 

Sea to Sky Maintenance - One of the challenges on the 

Sea to Sky highway was the changing of the speed limits, south of 

Squamish from 80 km/h to 90 km/h and north of Squamish from 80 

& 90 km/h to 100 km/h. Seventeen impact attenuators had to be 

upgraded, multiple signs required changes or relocation. The MCMC 

crew performed very well in getting all the changes completed in a 

timely manner. 

Port Mann Highway 1 

guide sign installation 

- The three year $3 million plus Port 

Mann Highway 1 guide sign project, 

under the field guidance of Greg 

McSweyn, of the MCMC Golden Ears 

Bridge division, is winding down. In 

recognition of our work on this project 

MCMC was part of the BC Lieutenant 

Governor’s Award. 

We continue to grow and expand Rail Road Ballast sales. Our 

superior product along with availability within the GTA at our 

Miller Paving plant locations separates us from the competition 

and provides a competitive edge. 

Miller Aggregates 

MRT Aggregates 

MRT continues to focus on Safety, Quality 

Products and Customer Service. Our 

dedication and commitment is what sets 

us apart from our competition. 

Again this year MRT supplied it’s High 

Performance Aggregates to Pave-Al for 

SMA mix requirements. Gradually we 

are seeing a positive trend moving back 

toward this preferred mix. MRT is highly 

recognized as being an industry leader of 

Premium aggregates for SMA mix. 

Test of Metal – June 16, 2014 - The Squamish BC Test of 

Metal Cross-country Mountain Bike race is many things to many people. 

On paper it’s a 67-kilometre course with over 1,200 meters of climbing and 

35 kilometers of single-track through lush BC rain forest testing over 800 

riders. Off paper it’s an unforgettable day for everyone involved from the 

organizers and volunteers, to the thousands of spectators and of course 

the riders. For those in the saddle it is in every way a test of mettle. The 

unrelenting course took the fastest rider 2 1/2 hours, the average competitor 

about 4 hours and the normal humans 5-6 hours. But Test of Metal is 

more than a single event; it’s a festival with activities for everyone who 

was looking for mountain bike-related fun. 

Miller Capilano has been a sponsor of this race for ten years providing 

traffic control on the Sea to Sky Highway section of the course. In appreciation 

for this support two complimentary entry fees to the race were dedicated to 

MCMC employees. 

L to R Merv Stalkie, Chris Lacoste & Jen Weaver 

Two high profile sporting events were held in 2014 on the Sea to Sky Hwy which required 

major traffic management. Ironman Whistler 2nd Year 2000 athletes. Ironman officials 

indicated that this is the most difficult traffic management Ironman race in North America 

- Premiers Award Promoting Innovation and Excellence Finalist 

Gran Fondo 5th year Superman Steve Donnelly did an outstanding job despite surgeries 

for a torn Achilles and an appendix rupture. 

L to R - Jamie DeCook, MCMC area supervisor. Holly Adems MOTI Special Events Coordinator. 

Larry Paradis MCMC General Manager 

Section of completed Rail Road Line with MRT Ballast 

The presentation included displays, maps along with local geology 

facts. This helps to educate on the importance of aggregates 

in our every day use. 

MRT provided safe transportation throughout the quarry 

providing individuals to see all facets of our operations along 

with a review of processes. Questions are always welcomed and 

encouraged. 

MRT Rail Road Ballast in place at South Blair St. Whitby 

MRT continues to focus efforts on expanding into additional 

specialty markets. 

MRT recognizes the importance of being a good neighbour 

within our community. This year we again hosted a quarry 

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Miller Northern Operations 

Miller Northwest – Dryden, Ontario 

After enduring record breaking cold temperatures throughout an extended winter, the Miller Northwest construction crew had 

another very successful season. Various projects that were completed included working with the Keewatin Patricia District School 

Board, Loblaw Properties West Inc., City of Dryden, the Ministry of Transportation, as well as several residential home owners and 

bridge building contractors. In order to complete the various time sensitive projects as per schedule, the crews worked diligently 

throughout the summer season. 

Keewatin Patricia District School Board 

Keewatin Patricia District School Board partnered with Dryden Harry McMaster 

Athletics to construct a state-of-the-art athletics track and parking area at Dryden 

High School, complete with an outdoor basketball court. Installing a national class, 

rubber surface athletics track requires incredible attention to detail and quality 

drainage, base, and asphalt installation. A certified 400m track needs to be entirely 

flat in the direction of running, with an exact and unwavering 0.5% cross fall across 

the lanes. It can have no detectable seams and no deviations greater than 3mm 

over any 3 meter span. 

Although Miller Northwest had never installed a track, they knew exactly what was 

required and how to deliver it. Working with the Keewatin Patricia District School 

Board and Moncrief Construction, the project involved placement of Superpave 12.5 pavement in two lifts to provide the base for 

the new rubberized coated track surface. The grade and paving crew were credited with constructing the smoothest surface that 

was coated this season, adhering to very strict tolerances, making the Dryden High School Track a one-of-a-kind facility within 

a 500km radius. “PlayTeck spent about an hour circling the entire track, shaking their heads at the beautiful work at which point 

they declared that it was the single best asphalt installation they had ever seen in more than 10 years of installations….better 

than the world class tracks they have installed throughout the country”. Other site work included the placement and compaction 

of granular material and pavement to provide the students and teachers with an outdoor basketball court and adequate parking. 

Miller Paving – North Bay, Ontario 

2014 was a challenging year for MPL North Bay but by putting emphasis on achieving our 

goals, we were able to work effectively and safely. 


Surface Treatment was performed on various secondary highways from Mattawa/ 

Temiskaming to Port Loring to Sudbury and north to Cartier. This project involved pulverizing, 

placing Granular A from various sources and double and single surface treatment. 

The project required a significant contribution from the Aurora office with their Pulverizing 

and Surface Treatment crews. 


Highway Resurfacing Contracts 

Throughout the year we were successful in establishing 

resurfacing contracts with the Ministry of Transportation and 

area maintenance contractors. This work included Superpave 

12.5 on Highways 575, 64, 65, 535, 654, 17 and 11. 

Aggregate Sales 

This season we had several pits and quarries in operation 

simultaneously and with the dedication of staff we had 

significant sales out of our Nipissing Quarry, Birchs Quarry, 

Allstone Quarry and Bonfield Pit. Sales to Hydro One, Aecon 

and Pioneer top the list. 

MTO 2014-6008 Highway 594/601 

Work began on this 9.5km dual highway contract immediately after the August long weekend in 2014. 

Work associated with this contract included earth excavation, Superpave 12.5 paving, placement of granular 

A, placement of granular B, In Place Processing, as well as the installation of new pipe culverts. While 

completing this job, the crews had to ensure uninterrupted and safe passage to the municipal airport, MNR 

firebase, air ambulance base, as well as the active haul routes for the Northwestern Ontario lumber industry. 

Miller Northwest crews worked hard to complete operations in advance of the rapidly approaching winter 

season. 

MTO Contract 2014-6005 Hwy 

17 Dyment, Ontario 

Miller Northwest turned a late tender and 

tender award into a success while working on 

contract 2014-6005, near Dyment, Ontario. This 

contract required milling of the existing surface 

and pulverizing of all shoulders. These tasks 

were accomplished by Miller integration with 

Bill Hamilton’s team out of Miller Aurora, superpave 

12.5 at 50mm thickness was performed by 

Brian Emon’s crew from Miller Northwest and 

supplied by Miller Northwest’s Portable Cedar 

Rapids plant operated by Terry Ernewein and 

his team. The Earth works was performed by B. J. Halow and Son Constructors and guide rail installations was supplied by Wilco 

Contractors Superior Inc. Line painting was supplied by Al Gibson’s team from Thunder Bay Highway Maintenance. Teamwork 

and skilled employees made it possible to complete this project before winter took hold on the region. Good job everyone!! 

Crushing Spread 

Nipissing Quarry 

Emergency Work 

With the extreme weather this past 

season we responded to multiple 

emergencies throughout the northeast 

region. We dispatched crews 

to repair washouts for the Ministry 

of Transportation, townships and 

municipalities. The quick response and 

quality of work by crews allowed us to 

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Miller Paving – New Liskeard, Ontario 


The 2014 season opened with the “Good News” story that Miller was the successful bidder for all the surface treatment work for 

the Transfield AMC regions for the next two seasons, with the possibility of extensions for the duration. Miller currently surface 

treats in six of the seven AMC regions in Northern Ontario (Kenora, Thunder Bay East, Thunder Bay West, Sault Ste. Marie, North 

Bay, and New Liskeard-Cochrane). With the assistance of the Aurora crew, Miller was able to complete all tendered work and AMC 

work by September 30. The Miller Northern crew, under the excellent leadership and perseverance of Glenn Fernandes, sprayed in 

excess of 6 million litres of emulsion (or the equivalent of 400 two-lane km) in 2014, once again placing this crew at the forefront 

of production in Ontario. 

Tobler’s Road - New Liskeard, Ontario 

Geographically, the northern section of Temiskaming Shores is located on fertile farmland which is commonly referred to as the 

“Little Claybelt”. The Little Claybelt covers in excess of 250,000 acres and various municipalities including the north end of the City 

of Temiskaming Shores. Road building and maintenance are common concerns amongst the municipalities in this region. In the 

spring many roads are impassable and in mid-summer they are hard and dusty, then in fall once again impassable. The City of 

Temiskaming Shores approached Miller to provide a Cement Stabilization approach to one of the more problematic roads in their 

inventory, Tobler’s Road. This road intersects with Hwy 11 approximately 5.5km north of the Miller New Liskeard office, and therefore 

an ideal candidate to “experiment” with a cement stabilized product. Road sampling was performed in 2013, and a cement 

stabilized mix design was developed over the winter of 2013-2014. 

The design dictated a 1% addition of Portland cement to a depth of 300 mm. We spread the desired amount of cement powder 

on the road, then processed to a depth of 300 mm with the pulverizer and compacted the material with a sheep-foot, a single 

steel, and double steel rollers despite the borderline freezing temperatures. Our process performed so well that the town has 

approached Miller for more stabilization work in 2015. 

Cement stabilization is more common in areas like the southeastern USA, where soils with high clay content wreak havoc on 

roadways every spring. Ontario, for the most part, has fairly good soils but areas like New Liskeard present a new market in which 

Miller is leading the way. 

Paving/Grading 

If two words could describe the 2014 construction 

season, it would be challenging 

weather. As with many areas of the province, 

significant rainfall affected scheduling 

on a number of projects. Notwithstanding 

the weather issues, MTO contracts carry 

over from last season 2012-5121 and 2012- 

5132 were both completed. New contracts 

were hard to come by early in the year, 

however, our estimating department was 

able to secure several contracts throughout 

the season. We kept up with the use of RAP 

mixes this year, placing tonnes utilizing the 

maximum 20% RAP. 

2014-5102 Hwy 65 East – 24.9 km 

This two-year project includes SP19 and 

SP12.5, as well as pulverizing. The rehab of 

the Moose Creek Bridge is scheduled to be 

completed during the 2015 season. Although intended as a carry over project for the asphalt, the crews worked diligently and 

completed over 95% of the total asphalt this year! 


2014-5128 Hwy 101 – 47.9 km 

This project is somewhat unique in that the Ministry took two separate back-to-back contracts and issued them under one tender, 

resulting in a 48km stretch of roadwork. Work commenced mid-August and is scheduled for completion in the Fall of 2015. Major 

quantities include SP12.5, granulars, pulverizing, grinding, and culverts. Of particular note on this contract is the re-stressing of an 

existing timber deck bridge. 

2013-5005 Hwy 560 Gowganda – 4.3 km 

This design-build contract was awarded in early March. 

Due to the late spring this year, design work could not 

commence until June, with construction starting early 

September. The job consisted of culvert replacement, 

excavation for poor performing areas, pulverizing and 

paving. With a contract constraint of a zero grade raise, 

it was necessary to remove processed material prior to 

placing 80mm of SP12.5. Removal of the material was 

accomplished with the use of a 2.2m grinder. This material 

was then used for shouldering, saving us tonnes of 

Granular A. 

2014-6002 Hwy 11 Jellicoe – 23.1 km 

Warm mix asphalt is not new to the northern group but using WMA with RAP is. Despite poor weather conditions, we were able to 

place all of the binder course asphalt this year. 

This contract featured an accepted change proposal to utilize a Michigan Notched Wedge joint on centreline which contributed 

to being able to get the amount of tonnage placed. This allowed the paving crew to pave one lane per day, without the need to 

“square up” at the end of each day, thus increasing production. The adjacent lane was paved the following day. 

A significant job for the Town of Cobalt was undertaken this year, with completion set for July 2015. Major quantities include milling 

and paving and work on a large retaining wall. Of interest on this project was the use of a Miller developed Stress Absorbing 

Membrane Interlayer (SAMI) to mitigate reflection cracking. The SAMI consists of placing emulsion, followed by filter cloth, which 

is then chip sealed. Yet another example of Miller’s ongoing efforts to provide newer technologies to local municipalities! 

Bridge Crew 

Englehart River Bridge: We are currently 

in the fourth stage of rehabilitation 

on this massive structure spanning 

262 meters and located centrally in 

Englehart on Highway 11. In the past 

year we have overcome many challenges 

having to work through unpredictable 

and cold weather situations, 

as well a tight timeline. Through the 

course of 2014, stages two and three 

of construction were completed, and 

stage four is anticipated to be finished 

in early 2015. The stages consist of 

a deck overlay, complete removal 

and rebuild of 1.1 meters of the deck 

across the entire span, refacing and 

repair work on all four piers, two abutments, 

and new bearings and bearing 

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Miller Northern Ontario Operations 

Bridge Crew Continued 

Charlton Bridge - The Charlton project consists of removal and replacement of three bridges. The west bridge was completed in 

2013 while in 2014 both the central and east bridges were completely demolished and rebuilt. Both structures were built completely 

from precast concrete elements and were completed within only a couple of months during the highway closure restrictions. 

Roadwork on the Charlton project is now complete and the highway has been reopened to traffic. 

White Clay River Bridge - 2014 marks the completion 

of the White Clay River Bridge project. Construction 

started only in June after water elevations decreased 

enough to start with the placement of EPS blocks, 

after being forced to shut down the year before due 

to high water elevation. After finishing the expanded 

polystyrene, the concrete slab and backfill of granular 

material was subsequently placed above. Following 

the backfill, the approach slabs and one parapet wall 

was casted. 

Valentine River Bridge - The Valentine River Bridge 

site is situated in the township of Stoddart, approximately 

22 km west of the west junction of Highway 

11 and Highway 583 in Hearst, Ontario. The existing 

1956 structure is a two-lane, thirteen-span; timber 

bridge with a stressed laminated timber sub-structure 

and an asphalt surfaced deck. The structure is 

founded on timber crib abutments and the abutments 

and piers are supported on timber piles 

founded at unknown depths. Miller mobilized to site 

June 26th, 2014 and during the early stages of construction, 

excavation for the new alignment bedrock 

was encountered. The rock was subsequently blasted 

and removed as extra work, a protection system 

was installed, and we are currently installing H-piles. 

It is anticipated that this year the entire sub-structure 

and girders will be in place. Completion of the new 

bridge alignment will be 2015. 

September 2014 was a milestone month. In only one 

month’s time the second parapet wall and waterproofing 

were placed, roadwork, paving, curbs, signs, 

and guiderail were all completed. On September 

25th the bridge was opened to traffic. In October, demolition of the existing bridge was completed and the extra DFO groundwork 

to create a fish habitat is now underway. 

Crushing/Screening Crew 

Our crushing campaign for 2014 took place between Petawawa and the Timmins area, mobilizing 20 times throughout. Due 

to the layout of the crushing operations being in close vicinity to homes, extra caution needed to be considered to keep noise 

levels under control. This meant for the most part only being able to run one shift. To date, over half a million tonnes have been 

crushed. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes have been screened in winter sand, concrete and asphalt sand, mobilizing 34 times in 

the process. 

In the last year of a two-year contract with Lafarge, we were once again at the McIntyre Tailings site in Timmins to recover and 

process tailings to a tight specification for use in the paste plant at Kidd Creek Mine. The season started off well but weather 

hampered production in the fall. Even with weather issues, we produced over 600,000 tonnes of product for Lafarge. New this year 

was a contract through Lafarge to supply screened tailings to the Lakeshore Gold mine site, with tonnes produced. The Lafarge 

contract calls for screening to 75mm minus, while Lakesore Gold required 25mm minus. 

TALON SEBEQ INC. Montreal 

La sous-capitalisation des gouvernements provinciaux et municipaux dans le 

domaine des infrastructures a créé une diminution marquée de nos activités 

régulières qui sont liées à ces budgets. Cette période de morosité dans le marché devrait se prolonger encore 

cette année avant le relancement des activités de travaux reliés aux infrastructures. 

Durant cette période, nous avons fait des travaux de construction dans le corridor du projet de l’A-25. Par 

exemple, nous avons réalisé la conception et l’installation d’une nouvelle signalisation routière en ajoutant 

des panneaux portant un message double concernant la tarification de passage. 

Une attention particulière est apportée à la recherche de nouvelles opportunités de travaux afin d’assurer le 

développement des affaires. 

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The under-capitalization of provincial and municipal governments in the area of infrastructure has created a marked decrease 

in our regular activities that are related to these 

budgets. This gloomy period in the market should 

extend to this year, before the restart of infrastructure-related 

works. 

During this period, we have done construction work 

in the corridor of the A-25 project. For instance, we 

did the design and installation of a new road sign 

by adding panels with a double message regarding 

passage fares.(see picture) 

A particular attention is paid to the search of new 

work opportunities to ensure business development. 

A-25 

Les activités dans le corridor de l’A-25 sont de plus 

en plus régulières et s’inscrivent dans la continuité 

pour ce qui est du secteur de monitoring du réseau et 

l’assistance à l’usager. Du côté entretien, les activités 

deviennent plus nombreuses et nous entrons progressivement 

dans la phase initiale de réhabilitation. 

Quebec Operations 

Nous procédons à l’inventaire complet de l’infrastructure 

que nous allons intégrer dans une base de données reliée à une plateforme de gestion géospatiale interactive. Cet outil nous 

donne à tout moment l’information à jour sur notre réseau et cumulera en format électronique toutes les informations d’opération 

et d’entretien de notre réseau. Les données collectées seront automatiquement saisies à partir de tablettes informatiques et 

reliées à notre base de données en vue d’en faire une gestion appropriée. 

Le savoir-faire de l’équipe de Talon Sebeq et de l’A-25 nous donne sûrement des avantages déterminant dans les futures activités 

de gestion de réseau comme le projet du nouveau Pont Champlain ou tout autre projet en PPP. 

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Activities in the corridor of A-25 are ongoing and we’re continuing the work of network monitoring and assistance to its users. As 

for maintenance, the activities are more and more numerous and we are gradually entering into the initial phase of rehabilitation. 

We carry out the complete inventory of the infrastructure that we will integrate into a database connected to an interactive 

geospatial management platform. This tool gives us the up-to-date information on our network at any time and accumulates, in 

electronic format, all the operation and maintenance information of our network. Collected data will automatically be entered 

from computer tablets and connected to our database for proper management purposes. 

The know-how of the Talon Sebeq and A-25 team surely gives us decisive advantages in future network management activities 

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Equipment & Shops 

Almost all of the work we do for our customers requires equipment. Whether it’s a wheel loader, milling machine, paver, truck or 

bus, Miller equipment is a fundamental and necessary part of our business. All of this equipment represents a very important and 

expensive part of our business, and it’s no small chore ensuring this equipment is safe to operate and that when a problem arises, 

that it is up and running as quickly, safely and cost effectively as possible. 

Like every area of Miller, it takes great people to ensure Miller remains THE BEST, and equipment management is no exception. 

The Equipment Group at Miller is filled with some of the most highly skilled and hardworking people in the equipment industry. 

In the Equipment Group, the phrase “Equipment Management” isn’t actually reserved for management: everyone plays a big role 

in equipment management. 

From administrative staff to inventory control personnel and from coordinators to technicians (licensed and apprentices), the true 

backbone of the equipment group is the people. The passion and dedication these individuals bring to their career at Miller is an 

inspiration and epitomizes our motto, “ONLY THE BEST”. 

From an equipment design perspective, the past 10 years have been simply incredible, with ever changing equipment designs to 

improve fuel economy, reduce emissions and improve reliability, technicians are tasked with remaining current with these design 

changes and technological improvements, while at the same time, ensuring that all of their foundation trade knowledge remains 

at their fingertips. 

It has been a very busy year, with a combination of major 

plant projects and major plant repairs. In addition, there 

were numerous day-to-day projects, repairs and environmental compliance issues involving almost every operation in the Miller 

Group. Major plant projects included; 

Mill-Am Asphalt Plant, Windsor - A new, vertical 130-tonne asphalt cement storage tank was added to the existing 

two, horizontal tank storage system, complete with new, 2 MMBtu/hr hot oil heater. Some of the existing piping was reconfigured 

for more efficient operation and the existing hot oil circulating pumps were relocated from their exposed, outside position to 

a new pre-engineered mechanical building enclosing the hot oil heater, pumps and separate room with the relocated air compressor 

and dryer. The plant now has adequate liquid storage for the various mixes and frequent changes that are encountered on 

a daily basis, combined with a streamlined and cleaner plant environment. 

Halton Concrete Plant, Milton – A contract was awarded to 

a concrete equipment supplier to design, supply and install a dust collection 

hood in the truck loading area and to attach a dust collector (baghouse) to 

the existing plant structure. The complete package was fabricated off-site and 

then installed over a two-week period, while maintaining plant operations. 

Approaching the project in this manner, allowed Miller to make use of outside 

expertise and resources and has resulted in a cleaner, more environmentally 

friendly plant. 

Engineering and Facilities Group 

Whitby Concrete Plant – One of the vertical, storage silos was too 

small and required special loading and operation, resulting in inefficient bulk 

trailer utilization and frequent material shortages at the plant. The existing 

structure was analyzed and a determination was made to reinforce the structure 

and extend the existing silo. Miller forces modified the structure as per the 

Halton Before & After 

engineered drawings while maintaining plant operation and then a subcontractor removed 

the top of the 

existing silo and installed an extension, complete with new filter vents over the course of one weekend. The existing filter vents 

were also changed to match new unit supplied with the silo extension. The concrete plant now has two silos of adequate capacity 

and future plant maintenance has been streamlined with uniform filter vents on all silos. 

This means that the requirements of our tradespersons have never been greater. To enter an apprenticeship, an individual must 

possess a high school diploma before they can attend college. They must work upwards of 9,000 hours and complete numerous 

exams and tests, both in-class and during their employment, before they are allowed to write for their Certificate of Qualification 

(C of Q). 

Sadly, many apprentices “wash out” and are unable to successfully complete their apprenticeship. In Ontario, over 50% of apprentices 

fail their Certificate of Qualification exam for the first time they write (Truck and Coach – 310T). Miller’s commitment 

to excellence and unparalleled support of the trades has never been greater. Many Miller apprentices are required to complete 

homework assignments and on-the-job testing and training to prepare them for their exam and their trade career with Miller. An 

apprenticeship with Miller may be more challenging, but we’re very proud to say that over the past 3 years approximately 80% of 

Miller apprentices pass the exam on their first attempt – a tribute to Miller’s apprenticeship program and to the outstanding skill, 

effort and dedication of our apprentices and the tradespersons training them. 

Tradespersons are also referred to as Journeypersons, and that says a great deal. The trade is truly a journey that never ends; it’s 

the acquisition and application of knowledge in an ever-changing technological industry that flows from licensed technician to 

apprentice, and often from apprentice to licensed technician. Communication, teamwork and a constant and never-ending desire 

to learn and think are all essentials for entry into a trade career at Miller. 

Aurora QC Lab – An existing space at the Aurora office, used for document storage was cleaned out and renovated to 

expand the adjacent lab area to increase capacity for CIP mix designs. This required; saw cutting new access openings through the 

shared, poured concrete wall; structural modifications to the existing doors and hallways; constructing new rooms and work areas; 

additional workbenches and fume hoods; additional shelving for sample storage; rearranging of existing lab equipment and; 

modification to the heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems - all while maintaining lab operations. Although the final 

work is not yet complete, the renovated lab is a more efficient layout and with sufficient room to handle the increased work load. 

Oshawa Liquid Terminal – As a follow-up to previous modifications to the terminal, automated valves, additional flow 

meters and a new loading rack have been installed at the facility. With these new additions, the company now has better inventory, 

increased quality control of the dispensed product, automated ticket printing and invoicing directly from the loading process 

and a safer, more adaptable platform for the top filling of the various trailer configurations that are customers to the facility. 

Before & After 

Miller operates an incredibly large number of shops…so if you’ve got a question about the equipment, whether it be technical, 

cost control, or anything else, please remember that you have a team of people that dedicate their career to having the answers… 

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Georgian Bay Operations 

Large Scale MTO & Grey County Paving Projects 

Keep E.C. King Contracting Moving This Season 

Summer tourist traffic required an early completion on sections 

of Hwy 21. Paving at the Port Elgin end of the project needed to 

be complete before summer started. 

With the addition of a new and larger CAT Paver for EC King this 

year, at our annual pre-season operations meeting we were able 

to gain valuable input from Herb Villneff from Miller Northern 

and Murray Ritchie from the Murray Group on the challenges 

we would face on the 50,000t plus paving project. We discussed 

utilizing such features as joint heaters which was a first for our 

paving crew. Ken Fromager and Ben Hatt led the asphalt crew 

through these challenges and we were able to call on help from 

time to time. Our sister companies Lavis and then the Murray 

Group provided much needed support. 


Other projects in the Blue Mountain area include the Woodlands subdivision which was started late last season. Work is nearing 

completion and will be the last project paved this year. Doug McMahon has been busy overseeing the many projects this year in 

the Collingwood area. 

Wntrance Construction to new CBM Quarry west of Duntroon 

- pictured right 

Another large project undertaken by E.C. King in the Collingwood 

area was the construction of an entrance to the new 

CBM quarry on the Grey / Simcoe County Line. Overseen by 

Steve Loomis and Doug Mcmahon, the work included rock 

excavation, tree clearing, pulverizing and repaving with 

Superpave Mix. 

In the Owen Sound area E.C. King was successful in obtaining 

all the site work and supply of concrete and aggregate 

for the Owen Sound Wastewater Treatment Plant. Work 

includes excavation and backfill and underground piping. 

The project will take two years to complete and has a very 

small footprint to work in. Project Manager Randi Belrose has 

to work very closely with Steve Loomis who acts as Site Superintendent, to time deliveries, manage earth stockpiles, and maintain 

access on this confined space. 

Of interest, the general contract was bid by six major General Contractors with the low bid tied to the penny between two Generals. 

The decision was made with the flip of a coin to select the successful bidder. 

Sean Murray assists with new paver controls Right - Joint Heater used on 

Binder & Surface Lifts) 

E.C. King once again this year placed over 25,000t of hot mix on various 

Grey County roads which also required Pulverizing and Tack Coat 

support from Miller Paving. Rocky Major organized the work ahead 

of the paving which required large quantities of gravel supplied by 

Wayne Schwartz Construction and Sadler Haulage. 

Biosolids storage tank and 

pumping station at Owen 

Sound Wastewater Plant 

A separate project for Grey County was also completed in the fall to 

stabilize the slope and replace guiderail on a busy section of Road 19 

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Wayne Schwartz Construction, Chesley Ontario was fortunate enough to obtain a large portion of the 

Highway 21 MTO Contract 2013-304 that Miller Paving was awarded. We installed concrete box culverts, center line and entrance 

CSP culverts, completed ditching and associated work. Working alongside the other Miller companies such as Lavis who completed 

the Cold in Place, EC King undertook the paving and Milling/Asphalt Removal was undertaken by the Aurora Group, thus 

making it a complete Miller experience. The project was headed up by Robert Stone and John Strauss who did an excellent job. 

WE HAVE GROWN AGAIN! OWEN SOUND SHOP ADDITION PROVES TO BE A VALUABLE ASSET 

With the Miller fleets increasing in Grey and Bruce Counties, the need for 

additional shop service space became apparent. July 2014 marked the 

completion of a 5,200 square foot shop addition. Our new shop features 

a wash bay, stock room, employee lunch room, training room, additional 

office space, high efficiency lighting and two drive through bays, one 

with a pit to service connected tractor trailer units. We are also happy to 

welcome the following employees to the Miller Team, who work in our 

service shop: Rodger Beckett, Ryan Dorgelo, Jerome Hewitt, Hayden 

Hudson, Daryl McDonald, John Norman and Mike Roy. 


Since 1946 the E.C. King Offices and shop have operated from several 

buildings and locations. Note the 1958 site below. 

Schwartz Construction also worked alongside Brennan Paving on the Highway 6 Contract 2014-0034 repairing of center line culverts 

and associated work. 

The crushing crews were additionally kept busy this season. Crushing asphalt and concrete at the Whitby Yard, Asphalt Crushing 

at Markham; along with Owen Sound Asphalt Plant was undertaken by Jason Miksie, Matt Davis, Gary Valad, John Dayman, Trevor 

Priebe and Dave Kunkel. Jason Jacobs and Scott Hopkins kept the XR400 breaker, cone and 2100 screen busy producing Granular 

A at Chappell’s Pit, Ledgerock Quarry, Legge Pit and Scone Pit. 

With the MTO contracts Schwartz saw a huge increase in staffing this season; double the employees from the last. The dedication 

from all the employees was greatly appreciated and we are looking forward to a challenging New Year. 

Paul Smith manager of Sadler’s Haulage and Excavating once again this year worked with Delton Lowe Construction and supplied 

Clearview Township 30,000t of Gran A out of the Blanchard pit. 

Sadler’s also supplied the Murray Group aggregates for their Grey County Road 30 project and E.C. King for their Grey County 

project. 

Wayne Schwartz Construction received winter sand for their Grey County winter sand supply contract and supplying the Owen 

Sound Highway Maintenance depots. 

Slinger stone was supplied to the E. C. King Collingwood Ready Mix plant. The Clarksburg Pit supplied crushed asphalt to local 

orchards and municipalities. 

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Cottage Country Operations 

Picton Quarry 

Miller Paving’s Picton Quarry continues to thrive as a 2-person 

operation. Don Hutchinson and Joanna Sarley take care of every 

aspect of their business from quoting jobs, through production 

of the material to shipping of the product. This is all done while 

keeping the property and equipment to the high standards that 

Miller is known for. Both take great pride in their work and treat 

the business as if it were their own. 

Miller’s Pavement Products Group along with numerous external 

customers obtained product from the quarry on a number 

of municipal and private contracts in 2014. On top of this work, Picton Quarry continued to supply a wide range of products to 

various Alternative Energy Projects springing up throughout the county. 

Taking Safety to the COR in 2015 

The Certificate of Recognition program – known across Canada as “COR” – is ramping up across the 

divisions of The Miller Group across Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Manitoba. 

After kicking off initial training sessions in the early part of 2014 with the COR champions reviewing some policies and procedures 

developed to assist in meeting COR, the Safety Division has spent the second half of the year 

re-vamping the health and safety management system to achieve COR. 

COR is a health and safety management system (HSMS) – a safety program where the pieces/ 

elements work together to make improvements in safety. It has already been in place in many of 

The Miller Group operations across Atlantic Canada, and many of the companies are already COR 

certified. Since the introduction of COR in Ontario in 2011 – it is starting to become the requirement 

in construction in Ontario. 

SAFETY 

CHANGE AHEAD – There will be changes to the Safety program in the coming months as we head along our journey to becoming 

COR certified. In early 2015, you will see the kick-off of a program of internal and external audits across the Ontario construction 

operations.. 

Unlike other “safety programs”, COR is audited by a third party (typically the Construction Health & Safety Associations), and 

ensures that the system is implemented and effective. The audit includes interviewing workers, supervisors, and management of 

their safety knowledge, and reviewing documents to ensure policies and programs are being followed. The safety department has 

re-drafted a new Safety Manual that should meet the requirements of COR and is rolling out new policies, procedures and forms 

across the various divisions. 

COR is helping The Miller Group take safety to a new level in our construction and waste operations. It will help drive continual 

improvement in health and safety, manage risk, and reduce the number of injuries – something we can all be proud to participate 

in – and another way in which Miller is working to be “Only the Best”. 

At a Glance… 

• The Miller Group is ramping up our efforts to achieve COR across Ontario 

• You can expect to see new Safety policies and procedures in the coming months 

• The safety system will be audited by an external company to ensure it is being followed 

• Safety is a part of our operations – an important piece of what we do 

In late May 2014, a new Director, Health, Safety & Environment started with The Miller Group to assist the companies in driving 

toward COR certification. Julian Hogeterp, a Health & Safety and Human Resources Professional and Project Manager, joined the 

team in the head office in Markham and is leading the project to transition the safety program into a health and safety management 

system across the Miller Group Divisions in Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland. 

Don Hutchinson and Joanna Sarley 

Mel Smith Trucking - Miller Group employees receive accolades 

As the successful bidder on a contract with the Town of Bracebridge, Mel Smith Site Servicing recently constructed a 750 meter 

meandering pedestrian walkway alongside a municipal street aligned with many mature trees. The job had its challenges, particularly 

in terms of creating the least amount of environmental disturbance, construction staging and mature tree removal in a busy 

neighborhood. As the project neared completion, the Director of Public Works for the Town forwarded several emails and a voice 

message received by his department commending Miller employees for their politeness, helpfulness in moving through the site, 

taking time to explain what they were doing, neatness and excellent workmanship. Those employees were Robert Patterson (foreman), 

Ted Graham, Larry Cooney and Howard Brush. Thanks for a great job guys, but then again, “Only The Best”. 



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Eastern Ontario Operations 

Smiths Construction –Arnprior 

Greetings from the Ottawa Valley and best wishes for success in 2015 to all of our sister companies. It was another busy summer 

and fall with the grade and paving crews getting an earlier than normal start the first week of May and working straight through 

until mid-November. 

Southwestern Ontario Operations 

Miller Aggregates Southwest - Windsor 

A strong team is now in place and was needed to handle the increased volumes sold this season. 

Smiths hopes to continue to build on the successes we had in 2014, and we offer some of those highlights for your interest: 

• The newly refurbished batch plant from Norway Asphalt completed its first season at its new location at Turcottes pit and 

produced HMA securing our market share along the Hwy 17, 41, 132 and Hwy 60 corridors. 

• Newly formed pipe crew. 

• The Kluke pit lease agreement was renewed for another 3 years securing a quality source of riverstone and asphalt sand. 

• Riverstone sales have continued to increase over the last 5 years. 

Major Contracts: 

MTO Hwy 417 Arnprior is a 3 year sub-contract for paving and aggregate 

supply and we were able to negotiate several contracts for our sister companies 

for the milling, tack coat, granular sealing, pulverizing and Cold-In- 

Place recycling The majority of aggregates have already been supplied 

with the remainder of the work to be completed in 2015-2016. 

MTO Hwy 17 Pembroke is a 3 year contract for CIREAM, paving and 3 

bridge rehabilitations projects. The contract is on schedule and the majority 

of the CIREAM and paving was completed in 2014. 

MTO Hwy 41 Pembroke to Eganville is a 2 year contract for Cold-In-Place 

recycling, and over 50 culvert replacements necessitating the newly 

formed pipe crew. 95% of the culverts have already been replaced on 

time and ahead of budget. Cold-In-Place recycling and paving will take 

place in 2015. 

Hwy 401 Brockville WBL is a shave and pave contract requiring HMA which was produced from our CMI 400 portable plant. The 

16 ships in total were received and many tonnes 

sold or passed through the dock in the 2014 season. 

Co-ordinating the offloading of aggregate along 

with ship fueling and oil/fuel deliveries to Sterling’s 

dock is a constant challenge. Thank you to all those 

involved at Sterling Fuels for their continued co-operation 

in making this a successful team effort. 

contract was completed on time and on budget. 

CFB Petawawa utilities and road reconstruction is a 2 year sub-contract for paving in the fall of 2014 and another 14,000 tonnes in 

2015. 

Volume through the dock increased again over the 

previous season with Mill-Am and Huron Construction 

continuing to be the core customers supported 

by this business. A deal was made with Lafarge 

again this year to import, load and weigh their 

product to their customers through our dock to 

help service the aggregate demands of the Rt. Hon. 

Herb Gray Parkway. This accounted for a little less 

than half of the volume through the dock in 2014 

and was a good deal for both companies. 

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Huron Construction - Chatham 

Huron was successful in bidder for the Chatham-Kent rural paving contract. This crew kept operations rolling as they continued on 

with this project and placed hot mix. As they continued on, the gravel crew was not far behind and readily shouldered these roads 

placing granular. This contract was a slight increase in tonnages over the past few years. 

When the roadways were near completion in Chatham-Kent the crews continued on into Enniskillen Township placing asphalt on 

various roads. 

The crew was kept busy with miscellaneous repairs for Carillion on the 401 corridor in the Rodney to Tilbury area over a one 

month span. Carillion had the paving crew hopping from job site to job site. Hot mix was laid in various sections of highway in the 

Chatham-Kent, Essex area. The biggest area was a contract on Hwy 77 near Comber. 

Customer sales at Huron’s asphalt plant continue to grow as more and more private companies look into buying their hot mix here 

at the Huron yard. 

Our largest contract was for Harwich Raleigh Public School surfacing on parking and driving areas. 


Mill-Am - Windsor 

The 2014 season started early with an A.C. tank being added in February 

so that the asphalt plant could begin producing for the year in early March. 

The addition of a third A.C. tank allows for the inventory of all three A.C. 

types that are required daily on the Right Honorable Herb Gray Parkway 

project. The work and schedule on the Parkway project was very challenging 

again this season. 

The project was scheduled to be completed in 2014, however due to 

many issues including the replacement of a number of bridge girders, the 

project fell behind schedule. In order to regain lost time a lot of pressure 

was applied to the asphalt schedule. This meant crews working nights and 

through weekends regularly. One crew has been dedicated to this project 

almost the entire season and we are prepared to work through the winter 

months again. 

Huron was low bidder for Contract MTO 2014-3001 Hwy 40 job from Chatham to Wallaceburg. This 20km stretch of road included 

asphalt and gravel to be laid. 

The gravel division of Huron Construction was once again kept busy with supply and demand. This division saw an increase in 

cash sales, Granular M sales to Chatham-Kent roads division, and tonnes to C-K shouldering. RAP crushing continues to be a large 

part of the gravel operations. 

Sales and production in the Komoka branch of Huron were steady. There were increased sales of material to the end of September. 

Outside of this project our second crew has worked 

to maintain our usual market share with municipal 

and private customers. We were awarded several 

large municipal projects; three City of Windsor 

tenders with HMA, a large County of Essex project 

including HMA and milling and paving lanes of the 

Ambassador Bridge to name a few. 

Tyler smith was hired at the beginning of the season 

and has been a strong addition to the Mill-Am team. 

Tyler’s duties this year are mostly Parkway related, 

such as keeping track of quantities for payment, both 

in the office and out in the field using the GPS rover. 

An interesting occurrence this season and one that 

we are proud of was winning a contract by coin flip 

at the Windsor City Hall. Mill-Am is now 1 - 0 in coin 

flips over our competition. Tails it was! 

As the 2014 season was the most challenging yet, 

we at Mill-Am would like to thank the group for their 

continued support. 

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Lavis Contracting Co. Ltd - Clinton 

2014 proved to be a steady year for Lavis Contracting Co. Limited and its subsidiary 

owned company Frank Kling Limited. Lavis Contracting Co. Limited was successful 

in securing MTO Contract 2013-3018 which consisted of recycling, 19.0 warm mix 

and 12.5FC1 along with ditching, centre line culvert replacements and culvert rehabilitation. 

The 12.5 FC1 surface will be completed in the spring of 2015. 

The CIR crew had a successful year with recycling being completed in 2015. Thanks 

also to Miller Recycling Group in assisting Lavis in completion of this work. 

Underground retention pond at Sobeys 

Lavis was successful in securing hotmix supply 

for MTO, Huron County, Lambton County, Huron 

County lower tier municipalities, West Perth and 

private work. With the slow start to the season and 

unpredictable weather this kept the hotmix crews 

and plant hopping to finish off the season. 

Lavis reconstruction crew were kept busy doing 

underground work through the entire down town 

of Brussels, watermain and storm sewer replacement 

in Goderich along with underground and site 

work for Compass Minerals, Sobey’s, MTO and the 

private sector. Crews also assist Owen Sound Highway 

Maintenance in various maintenance activities 

along with the supply of 11 snowplow trucks for 

winter maintenance. 

Lavis and Frank Kling aggregate divisions were busy 

supplying aggregates for internal hotmix and reconstruction 

jobs, winter sand and various concrete 

stone and sand customers. Frank Kling has seen an 

increase in sales of concrete stone and sand in 2014. 

2014 was a busy year for The Murray Group 

as part of the first full season under the Miller 

umbrella. 

The ice storm of December 2013 was the first 

challenge for winter maintenance staff. The 

heavy ice storm in December and subsequent 

snowfall resulted in considerable drifting snow 

over the remainder of the winter, which required 

all hands on deck to ensure contract requirements 

were met. Credit to all our snowplow 

drivers and coordinators for a job well done. 

The Murray Group was successful on a large 

portion of business in Wellington, Bruce, Dufferin 

and Grey Counties in 2014. 


The Murray Group Limited - Moorefield 

The most challenging project in 2014 was the 

reconstruction of Grey Road 30 (Bowes Bluff 

Road), which runs directly adjacent to the Beaver 

Valley Ski Club. As one can imagine any road 

construction project directly beside a ski hill can 

mean only on thing, “steep grades”. Grey Road 30 

runs between Markdale and Grey County Road 13 (Beaver Valley Road) and is a prime tourist and cycling destination particularly in 

the fall. 

The project involved full depth pulverizing of Grey road 30, installation of culverts, subdrain, concrete curb (on the steepest section), 

ditching, and two lifts of asphalt. 

Prior to commencing construction a number of meetings were held with construction staff to review drawings and visit the site 

to develop a plan that would ensure the safety of all involved while completing the task within the timelines established during 

bidding. 

One key operating issue was weather. Due to the steep slopes involved, considerable planning took place to ensure that washout 

at the hands of heavy rain was minimized. Installation of all culverts, subdrain and curbs were completed with as much existing 

asphalt remaining as possible. Once the ditching, underground and curb work were completed pulverizing and grading of the 

steepest sections took place to enable a quick turn 

over to paving ensuring the granular material was 

covered preventing any catastrophic washouts. 

Every single employee involved from the beginning 

took a keen interest in ensuring the project went 

ahead safely and on schedule. David Harrison and 

Ken Taylor spearheaded the project management 

side. Fred Locking ensured everything was managed 

safely while Sandy Vallance and Shane Murray 

completed a beautiful paving job to top it all off. 

Thanks go out to “all” Murray Group staff for their 

hard work and commitment to this project. 

We as a group faced many challenges in 2014, 

inclement weather, tough projects, and as a group 

we overcame each and every challenge, which is 

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Maritimes Operations 

Cumberland Paving – Halifax Division 

Cumberland Paving’s Halifax Division has been selected by American Bridge Company to be part of their team for the Halifax Harbour 

Bridge suspended spans deck replacement. Cumberland will be contracted to surface treat (leveling course) all steel deck 

panels prior to being lifted into place. Once all spans are replaced, Cumberland will place an epoxy asphalt wearing course over 

the entire surface. Leveling course placement will start in the Spring of 2015 as the steel deck panels are constructed and the final 

wearing course will be completed in the summer of 2017. The Halifax Harbour Bridge will be only the second bridge in Canada 

where epoxy asphalt has been used to date. This technology has been used on several bridge projects in China and in the United 

States, most notably the San Francisco Bay Bridge. 

What is Epoxy Asphalt? 

Epoxy Asphalt Concrete is a polymer concrete 

that is composed of a slow curing, 

epoxy asphalt binder mixed together 

with standard asphalt concrete aggregates 

in the pug mill of an asphalt plant. 

The epoxy asphalt binder is a two-phase 

chemical system in which the continuous 

phase is a thermoset epoxy and the discontinuous 

phase is a mixture of specialized 

asphalts. 

Cumberland Paving – Springhill Division 

Cumberland Paving’s Springhill division spent most of its year 

between Cumberland County, NS and Moncton, NB. The paving 

crew combined forces with MacDonald Paving’s highway crew 

to tackle work on both sides of the border. Crushing forces were 

also combined with Calhoun Quarry crushing personnel to tackle 

the crushing needs of both companies. Combining these crews 

gave our group added efficiencies and savings which would not 

have been achievable this season without pooling our forces. 

Relations which were developed in Ontario through the purchase 

of road maintenance salt, carried into Atlantic Canada. The relationship 

with Sifto Salt Canada, a supplier of Miller Maintenance’s 

in Ontario, connected Cumberland Paving’s operation with them 

in Nova Scotia. Sifto Salt contracted Cumberland Paving for all 

site rehabilitation and paving during the 2014 season. The picture 

below shows the paving operation at the Sifto salt site. 


Jimmy Palmer’s pipe crew as well worked on both sides of the border and assisted on Cumberland Halifax projects to fulfill all the 

pipe and excavation needs in Atlantic Canada. The mobility of all Cumberland Springhill’s crew to assist on projects in New Brunswick 

and in Halifax showed the unity of the Miller Group working together to be “ONLY THE BEST”. 

Much appreciation is given to the employees and crews from Industrial Cold Milling for stepping up and giving their time in the 

fall of the year to get the work done. Projects would have been difficult to complete without their assistance and once again 

shows the diversity of the Miller Group. 

MacDonald Paving and Construction - Moncton NB 

The 2014 construction season saw Cumberland Paving’s 

entrance into the concrete curb market. Equipment was 

purchased and new employees were hired to help what 

turned out to be a very busy season for the concrete crew 

lead by new foreman Cory MacAskill and Superintendent 

Heath Baker. 

Ellis Carroll and Harold Smith kept the paving forces busy 

into the late fall completing several Halifax Regional 

Municipality projects along with some late tendered 

Nova Scotia Government Highway Projects. Robert and 

Richard spent many mornings in October and November 

praying for dry days (above 7 o C) to allow work to get 

done before the snow flew. 

Cabela’s sets up shop in Moncton, NB and MacDonald Paving and 

Construction paves the way. Doesn’t sound like a big thing for 

some, however, considering this is the first Cabela’s to open east 

of Ontario, it was nice to see the brown and yellow fleet on site for 

the final touches before opening. 

In a year where government spending remained low, MacDonald 

Paving continued their focus on the Municipal and Commercial 

markets to fill in the gaps from the province. Other large commercial 

projects included the new Moncton High School, Princess Auto 

located directly beside the Cabela’s in the newly built Mapleton 

Park, along with several other projects of commercial work for the 

season. This work coupled with Municipal contracts with the three 

major municipalities in the area, kept our paving crew steadily 

chasing Jean’s grader, AJ LeBlanc’s milling prep and Joe Gallent’s adjustments crew to finish out a successful season. 

Don’t think the highway crew got off easy. The 2014 highway crew was made up from members of both MacDonald Paving and 

Cumberland Paving Springhill employees and they jumped back and forth between NB and NS completing all highway work with 

time left to help out on the Commercial work. The crew lead by Mark McKay (MPC) and Phillip Black (CPS) were successful in completing 

projects with a high level of quality to the satisfaction of both provincial agencies. 

Personnel changes saw Andre Melanson put in the position of Construction Manager, Stephen MacDonald’s Superintendent 

duties shifting more to the Municipal and Commercial markets and James Perrin crossing the NB/NS boarder to Assist with the 

Highway market. This restructuring, combined with the strong estimating of Grant Carruthers and the administration carried by 

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Industrial Cold Milling 

2014 started with a tough winter season at Industrial Cold Milling, record snow falls, late season storms and few days between 

storms to rest and repair equipment. Hats off to all the mechanics, operators and support staff who made sure the roads throughout 

Moncton, Riverview, Quispamsis and Rothesay with kept to the highest standards. With your hard work and dedication when 

it comes to snow plowing we are truly ONLY THE BEST! 

Once winter finally ended the shop could focus on getting our equipment ready for the summer construction season. It is a 

monumental task to service and repair of all our equipment so it is ready for the construction season. Steve, Bruce, Gilbert, Mike, 

Andrew, Chris, Aaron and a number of other employees were able to accomplish this once again with everything ready to go to 

work on time. 

With winter and equipment prep 

behind us it was time to focus on the 

2014 construction season. We had 

a slow start due to reduced budgets 

in New Brunswick and late tender 

calls. As a result many crews were late 

getting started and the month of June 

was slow all around. 

Once July hit we had a good workload 

in front of us and it was time to kick 

it into high gear. As usual the team 

at ICM did not disappoint. A number 

of projects were completed ahead of 

schedule and budget thanks to the 

expertise of our employees. 

The milling and pulvering divisions also started slow but when the time came to kick it into high gear they were ready. We again 

relied on the versatility of our crews to be able to do multiple types of jobs, from milling to pulverizing to whatever else needed to 

be done the guys stepped up to the plate to get it done. Royce, Alan, Darcy, Kevin and Dylan lead the way, most days they didn’t 

know which way they were going or which machine they would be using till late in the day when Brent finally got word from 

our customers what their requirements were the next day. We were faced with 

a tough job in Newfoundland this summer. The inspector seemed to change the 

scope of work every day making it a challenge to plan and do our work as efficiently 

as possible. Royce, Mark, Rene and Eric spent two weeks on the rock working 

on this one, then they came home and Dylan and Aaron went over for a two week 

stint and tidied up the rest of it. Job turned out very well for Industrial Cold Milling 

despite the challenges we had to overcome. ONLY THE BEST! 

Once again Jacques, Bull and Kenny sprayed tack coat for multiple customers 

throughout New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. We added two new trucks to our 

fleet replacing a couple older units used by Kenny and Jacques. Of course the 

pride of our entire fleet is Bull’s 1982 Ford Louisville L9000 tractor and 1970 Etnyre 

trailer. This unit has sprayed millions of litres over the years and thanks to Bull remains 

in tip top working order, Bull is even kind enough to take the unit home and 

park it in his garage for the winter for us. ONLY THE BEST! 


Of course our crews cannot perform without lots of support, floating, liquid delivery, mechanics, safety, quality, and paperwork all 

require top notch people to ensure it’s done right. We are very fortunate at Industrial Cold Milling Drew, Jennifer, Krista, Sharon, 

Cindy, Lee, Steve, Bruce and Cathy stay on top of these areas very well. With our total team effort, we are staying ahead of the rest 

to be ONLY THE BEST! 

Chris Saunders lead the chip seal crew 

throughout New Brunswick and Nova Scotia completing 14 different projects for different customers using different liquids and 

working with different specifications. All completed to the satisfaction of our customers. ONLY THE BEST!! 

After a slow June Mark Carruthers and the rest of the recycle crew hit July running and worked till mid-September to complete a 

number of projects. The RX 900 continues to work 

very well and we are very proud of the minimal 

amount of repair work required this year. Most customers 

were calling to compliment us on our work 

and bragging about all the smoothness bonus they 

achieved paving on the mat we produced for them. 

ONLY THE BEST! 

Steve and J.R. teamed up to complete 775,000 

square meters of micro-surfacing in 2014. They 

were rolling through it so fast that management let 

J.R. and his crew down when we caused him to run 

out of aggregate for a couple days on the Brunway 

job. Thanks to the new tandem tandem trucks, 

Steve and his crew were able to complete a project 

in Cape Breton in twelve days that we had estimated 

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MRDC - Maritime Road Development Corp - Fredericton, NB 

During the 2014 season, MRDC was proud to announce and enter into a unique three (3) year paving contract with MacDonald 

Paving & Construction Ltd. This contract is scheduled to be administered over the 2014, 2015, and 2016 paving season and covers 

the eastern part of MRDC`s highway facility. 

Work during the 2014 season consisted of hot mix asphalt (Type D surface mix, PG 58-28) supplied and placed by MacDonald 

Paving crew and asphalt was milled by ICM. ICM is contracted to reinstate rumble strips throughout the facility. 

Southeastern United States Operations - Atlanta GA 

The Miller Group U.S. covers a vast market area that encompasses 7 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, 

Tennessee, and Mississippi. This area is approximately 343,120 square miles (888,677 square kilometers), with a population of 

56.7 million. In comparison the Province of Ontario is 415,600 square miles (1,076,399 square kilometers) with a population of 13.6 

million. To monitor and track this market for available cold planing, reclaiming, and stabilization is quite a task with not only the 

states’ D.O.T.’s but also local municipalities and county governments. 

Thankfully, The Miller Group has built a reputation with its clients over the last 28 years to keep everyone informed of projects 

which we can be of service. This reputation has been built with the loyal, dedicated employees that have an average length of 

employment with Miller of 11.6 years. These employees have made numerous personal sacrifices, most importantly the extended 

time away from home and families to ensure projects were completed on time, in budget and the customers were completely 

satisfied. This work consists of hourly/daily projects to massive interstate total removal/micro-milling to large (20 miles) full depth 

reclamation to small parking lot/private projects. 

Volume of business improved over prior years by almost 50% and the Miller dedicated professionals performed this work without 

a single employee personal injury or vehicle accident. This is an achievement that is a true indicator of professionalism and an 

accomplishment that all are most proud. 

Brian Morton, MRDC`s Engineering Technician and field 

representative reported that in this first year of the three 

year contract, the paving operations were performed effectively 

and efficiently. This year’s success was largely due 

to MacDonald`s Paving field manager, Mr. Jamie Perrin, 

who always maintained a very professional manner and 

got along well with all personnel, this trait and attitude 

produced excellent results. 

MRDC would like to thank the crews and personnel 

of both MacDonald Paving & Construction 

Ltd. and ICM who helped in this season’s success. 

Have a great and safe 2014-2015 winter season for 

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Cement & Ready-Mix Concrete Operations 

Miller Cement - Adapt & Let’s Grow 

Miller Cement, as with any growing company, must continuously monitor, adapt and accept changes within the industry. These 

fluctuations present several different challenges affecting many diverse components of the operation. 

The slightest changes, however small, in our daily routines can and will compromise success. As an example: competition, abrupt 

demands, administration processing and traffic to name a few. Market knowledge and industry affiliations, uniting partnerships 

with third party brokerage firms and the constant development advances in technology in administrative software & GPS tracking 

are a few illustrations contributing to the pace for another record breaking year. 

Miller Concrete Aurora 


After a long cold winter and late spring the Aurora plant continued to stay busy with some large carry over projects from 2013. 

These projects included VIVA NEXT H3 (Pave-Al Limited/Brennan Paving) and VIVA NEXT D1 (Brennan Paving). 2014 also saw 

the completion of several projects including the Hwy 404 Extension (Brennan Paving), St. Andrews College Arena (Bolt Developments), 

Holland Landing Pumping Station (Toronto Zenith/ Con Drain), Queensville West Pumping Station (Mettko) and 2nd 

Concession Pumping Station (HiTech Structures/Con Drain). 

Some notable new condominium projects started in 2014 include Tao Boutique Condos (Signature Communities/Synrg Group), 

The 6th Angus Glen (Kylemore Communities/Saddlebrook Management), The Essential (Emery Condominiums), Centro Condos on 

Yonge (Kaitlin Corp), Greenlife Condominiums (Delridge Homes) and Glengrove on The Park (LCL Builds). 

The Centro Condos Aurora project is 6 story building. Due to ground conditions this project required a raft slab to be poured. 

Pouring this slab was split into 2 pours. Both pours were completed over a 10 hour span and required 20 trucks each. That is a lot 

of concrete very fast! 

In August Miller Concrete hosted the 2014 RMCAO Truck Rodeo at our Pickering Waste Facility. Representing Miller Concrete were 

drivers Bryan Houston, John Lefebvre and James Formica. Congratulations to Bryan Houston for his 1st place finish and John Lefebvre 

for his 3rd place finish. Great job by all participants! 

With the increasingly demand on our equipment and tanker fleet mandating further and longer obligations, evident changes to 

increased scheduled maintenance is critical. Going further and expanding our boarders also means adapting to change in road 

conditions and harsh settings. The daily sequence of loading and transferring of cement powder exists in an inevitable dusty environment 

that also requires adaptation. Although it has its challenges, in order to uphold standards and the polished aluminum 

shine, we have recently restructured our wash program adapting new practices with a new company. 

Congratulations to all Miller Concrete employees for winning the 2013 CARE program award. We would like to thank all participants 

and encourage all employees to continue with the great innovative suggestions helping us be ONLY THE BEST! 

Miller Concrete Milton Ontario 

Early 2014 saw the completion of several large projects after a record year for volume in 2013. High profile and demanding commercial 

and public jobs included a ICF condo for Leedwall Const. in Milton, an New Public Health Office for Wellington County in 

Guelph by Buttcon Ltd., and a expansion of an Alcon 

Warehouse in Mississauga by Giffels Westpro. 

With the challenges to service these jobs we still 

managed to take on and look after our day to day 

customers with the service and quality they had 

come to expect from Miller Concrete. This was 

accomplished by team work of all involved from 

batcher to drivers to QC and sales. 

For 2014 we are also focused on local jobs close 

to our plant including a No Frills Store in Acton 

with Stu-Cor Construction, a Retirement Home in 

Georgetown with Nith Valley Construction, a first 

time customer of Miller Concrete who has been 

very pleased with service and quality, and the 

Rockwood Library addition with KMA Contracting. 

Fun Fact - We are on pace to have sold enough cement to manufacture enough concrete to 

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Portable Concrete Plants 

Ambitious construction schedules were 

a common theme between both of 

Miller Concrete’s 2014 portable plant 

projects. Miller supplied concrete over 

two months to the Highway 404 Extension, 

and even more concrete over five 

months to the K2 Wind Farm. 

Timely completion of each project 

demonstrates that Miller has the people 

and resources to support large concrete 

supply contracts. 

Construction on the Highway 404 Extension 

was completed by Miller Paving 

Limited for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Miller supplied cement-treated open graded drainage layer (OGDL) and slipform 

concrete pavement from our Erie Strayer wet-batch concrete plant. This thirteen kilometer four-lane extension will remove 

traffic from local roads, reduce travel time and support regional economic development. 

AMEC Black & McDonald is building 140 turbines for K2 Wind Ontario’s 270 megawatt wind power farm in the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh. 

Miller supplied turbine foundations from our Vince Hagan wet-batch plant. Concrete production rates 

exceeding 150 cubic meters per hour helped crews complete foundation construction ahead of schedule. The K2 Wind Farm is 

expected to provide enough electricity to power 100 000 homes annually. 

After a successful construction season we are looking forward to taking on new challenges with our portable plants. 

Miller Concrete – Whitby 

The Whitby Plant continued to supply 

large scale infrastructure projects 

throughout 2014. 

The Southeast Collector Sewer nears 

completion with 50 MPa high performance 

concrete supplied this 

year. This was our 3rd year supplying 

specialty mixes from 5 MPa lean mixes 

to 50 MPa structural steel fibre mixes to 

international underground contractor, 

Strabag. Our liquid nitrogen cooling 

system has been used extensively on 

the project to meet the tight temperature 

specifications. 

The Hwy 407 extension project has 

been in full gear with multiple bridge 

structures under construction throughout 

the area. More is to be supplied in 

2015. 


Other notable projects in Durham Region include the Clarington Police Station which is nearing completion with General Contractor 

Graham Construction. The Courtice Incineator is set to open in spring 2015. Much volume has been supplied to Kenaidan 

Contracting for the project. We have also been busy with a number of bridge replacement projects in the area. 

We’re Only the Best. 

Above - construction of twin 8 story towers 

of Grand Vista Project 

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E.C. KING READY MIX - UNIQUE PROJECTS NO PROBLEM FOR MILLER: 

In spring of 2014, Griffith Island Hunt Club Manager, Ken Elms called requesting concrete to be delivered to the remote island, 

approximately 5km from the closest dock of Big Bay. With limited weight restrictions on the barge, delivering a live load of ready 

mix in a truck was not an option. Our TEAM was required to devise a unique plan and think outside of the box in order to fulfill the 

order. 

The project began with MILLER WASTE providing a 

dumpster that was placed on the barge. We then 

called upon SCHWARTZ CONSTRUCTION to supply a 

blended mix of concrete, stone, and sand. The blended 

mix was transferred to Big Bay via stone stinger and 

placed in the dumpster on the barge. MILLER CEMENT 

then organized and ensured the delivery of cement 

totes, which were also sent over via barge. In order to 

produce the concrete a PICK-A-MIX truck was floated 

and safely unloaded on the island. Weather conditions 

had to be perfect as the barge weight restrictions were 

to the maximum limit with the truck onboard. With all 

of the materials onsite, production began. Over an 8 

hours span we were able to produce, place and finish Schwartz Stone Slinger loading Aggregate onto Barge for shipment to Griffith Island 

the concrete. A sigh of relief was heard that evening 

when the truck safely drove off the barge at Big Bay. This is another example great TEAMWORK & LEADERSHIP! 

Load of material 

heading out. 

Waste Management Operations 

MILLER WASTE CONTINUES TO GROW 

In 2014 Miller Waste Systems was awarded several noteworthy Municipal waste collection contracts which will further expand 

our growing revenue and employee base. We’ll highlight two in particular, specifically Etobicoke (within the City of Toronto) and 

Petawawa/Pembroke/Laurentian Valley (3 municipalities close to Ottawa). 

The Etobicoke contract represents new business, commencing in July, 2015, servicing 65,400 households. We have ordered a fleet 

of 40 new automated side load vehicles and will shortly begin recruiting for more than 50 operators and supervisors. We already 

service the City of Toronto multi-residential buildings and feedback from our customer confirms City staff is quite pleased we are 

expanding our services 

within the City. We are 

confident our new employees 

in Etobicoke will 

make us a proud as our 

operators on the existing 

Toronto contract. This 

contract will be managed 

by our Brampton District 

and we expect to identify 

a yard location well in advance 

of contract start-up. 

This is our first contract 

utilizing automated cart 

collection, a trend we see becoming more popular over time. 

Our Ottawa division, which is only 2 years old, will shortly be expanding again with the recent award of the Petawawa/Pembroke/ 

Laurentian Valley contract. We commence servicing 10,000 households in April 2015. We will add 10 trucks to our fleet and bring 

on 11 new employees. We are currently exploring several options for a local yard. We have some history in this market, in that 

Miller Waste designed and built the recycling facility still in use by these municipalities. They are also quite pleased that Miller will 

again be their service provider. This contract award follows on the heels of the Township of South Dundas contract which Miller 

successfully bid in Spring 2014. 

Additionally, we were granted extensions in existing contracts with the Town of Markham and the City of London, all as a result of 

the exceptional level of service delivered by our committed employees. 

CITY OF OWEN SOUND ISSUES ITS LARGEST CONTRACT IN HISTORY: 

In August 2014, with a price tag of $44 Million dollars the City of Owen Sound issued its largest and most expensive contract to 

Graham Construction and Engineering of Mississauga. 

E.C. King Ready Mix has been awarded the contract to supply concrete over the next two years. This complex project requires a 

substantial amount of technical mixes not used in everyday concrete. Graham Construction confidently chose E.C. King for our 

expertise. 

The completion of this project will significantly reduce environmental impact on our Great Lakes. “The Miller Group is proud to be 

a part of such a positive project.” 

Other Notable projects for EC King Ready Mix in 2014 included, The Lions Head Harbor Reconstruction, a 3 story ICF Commercial 

Unit, a 5 Story ICF Condominium Unit, 11 New Agricultural Buildings, the Collingwood Strip Mall, a new Chrysler Dealership in the 

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Miller Compost, Ontario & Nova Scotia 

Miller Compost continues to create high quality compost, soil mixtures, 

and mulch products while diverting over 1.5 million tonnes of material 

from landfill to date. It is exciting to look ahead to continued growth and 

employing new technologies but we would be remiss if we did not look 

back to appreciate the dedication and efforts that our fellow colleagues 

invested years ago to allow us the opportunities we have today. 

Tom Hennessey was instrumental in getting Miller started in the compost 

business in the early 90s and played a key role in the establishment 

of Miller’s Bloomington and Halifax Composting Facilities. In September 

2014 The Compost Council of Canada awarded Tom the Compost 

Industry Pioneer Award recognizing Tom’s lifetime commitment to The 

Compost Council of Canada and his tireless efforts towards assisting the 

compost industry. While we all would have preferred for Tom to have 

been with us to accept the award it was heartwarming to see the industry 

acknowledge his tremendous contributions. 

One of Tom’s role as the Compost Council of Canada’s National Chair was to present the award to the winner of the National Giant 

Compost Growing Contest - it is fitting that this year, for the first time ever, Miller’s Pickering Compost team were crowned national 

champs. 

The great team at Miller Compost will continue to work hard to honour the foundation laid by Tom’s efforts. We are underway with 

upgrades and expansion to most of our composting facilities next year and will continue to grow our presence with respect to anaerobic 

digestion. Miller Compost will continue to lead the industry in sustainable organics diversion as Tom would have wanted 

us to do. 


The Future Looks Bright Out East 

Customer service has been the underpinning of the growth on the East Coast and it paid some serious dividends in 2014. Given 

Miller’s track record, we were awarded an RFP to collect all waste streams within the Province of Nova Scotia for Nova Scotia Power 

– a massive contract. In addition to the waste stream, it has allowed 

us to enter into a new market, that of scrap steel which will see the 

Miller colours stretch from Yarmouth to the tip of Cape Breton. The 

innovative bid, coupled with positive reference from our existing 

customers secured the contract, and to date, Nova Scotia Power has 

proven to be a wonderful partner that we hope will be the start of a 

long relationship. 

Continuing on this positive growth trend, Miller also secured the 

housing authority contract which was awarded on June 24th and 

saw us roll out in excess of 90 front-end cans (and 250 toters) by 

July 2, 2014. This short turn-around cemented the housings decision 

that Miller was more than capable of servicing their needs and 

illuminated the extraordinary lengths are staff went too, to ensure 

all of the housing’s tenants didn’t go without waste services over the 

long weekend. A special thanks to Rick Jackson, Ken Hurshman and 

the countless other team members that made this impossible feat 

possible. 

Moreover to focus on what lays on the horizon, 2015 is shaping up 

to be an even busier year. Late in 2014 staff submitted a large RFP 

residential collection contract for HRM. We hope to have the results 

in mid-February so watch for the internal announcements celebrating 

the successful award! HRM is also looking at expanding their 

organic and recycling programs; we’ve got some exiting announcements 

slated for 2015 that will position Miller’s future firmly on the 

east coast for years to come. 

Northern Ontario District 

The Northern Ontario District had several 

noteworthy events in 2014. A couple of highlights 

include our contribution to the City of 

North Bay food drive in May during which 

Miller Waste volunteers collected 2,800 kgs of 

non-perishable food items for needy families. 

City staff and Council and the local Food Bank 

were very appreciative. Photo right shows the 

group at the food drive. 

Darrell McLeod and Dale Carmichael made it to the provincial rodeo with Darrell placing 3rd in roll off making it to the Ontario 

final. 

Back Row – Michael Dillon, Joe Dewolfe, Al Graham, Aaron Wolfe, Will Graham, Todd Savory, Kyle Schumacher. 

Front row – Carl Johnston (Temp worker), Pumpkin, Harold McLean 

In our Owen Sound operation we completed 

a complete facelift of the recycle plant. This 

facility is owned by Miller Waste and under a 

15 year contract with the City of Owen Sound. 

It processes 8,000 MT per year of blue box recyclables. 

We also recently were awarded the 

Town of South Bruce residential waste collection 

contract (4 year contract). Miller was not 

the low bidder however the town acknowledged 

to us that it did not want to lose the 

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Miller Waste Solutions 

Group (MWSG) celebrates 

first year 

In the 2014 Newsletter we announced the recent acquisition 

of Waste Solutions Group Inc., which we have 

since renamed Miller Waste Systems Group. MWSG 

designs, manufactures, installs and services equipment 

for facilitating recycling in high-rise residential buildings. 

The equipment includes chutes, sorters (TriSorters for 

3 waste streams), compactors and containers. Of particular 

interest is the ability of the MWSG equipment 

to allow high-rise residents to put recyclables, organics 

or residual waste into a traditional garbage chute and 

direct the material to the appropriate container at 

ground level. We believe there will be an increasing 

Leo welcomes the new employees 

demand for this type of system as municipalities strive to increase the level of 

waste diversion in high-rise buildings, which greatly lags the levels achieved in single family homes. 


Update on the Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre (CRRRC) in Ottawa 

In the fall of 2010, Taggart Miller Environmental Services – a partnership of Taggart Investments Inc., and Miller Waste Systems 

Inc. – announced its intention to begin an environmental assessment to establish a new integrated waste management facility for 

Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (or IC&I) waste to serve the Capital Region – the “Capital Region Resource Recovery Facility” 

(CRRRC). Taggart Investments is part of the Taggart Group of Companies, an Ottawa-based business founded in 1948. They are 

Eastern Ontario’s largest civil works contractor and also active in residential and commercial construction and property development. 

Like Miller, Taggart is a well-established, family-owned business with similar values. 

All the technical studies for the environmental assessment have been completed and the draft environmental assessment has 

been submitted for public and agency review. During the process a number of public house events were held with story boards 

explaining the recycling activities and the approvals process (see photo below).With this review now completed, the comments 

received are being addressed by the project team and the few remaining issues are expected to be resolved soon. Once these 

issues are resolved, it is expected that the final environmental assessment will be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment 

before the end of the year, followed by a seven week public and agency comment period, followed by the MOE approvals process. 

Although considerable progress has been made in diversion of residential waste in Ontario, only about 12 to 13 percent of IC&I 

waste – the waste generated by businesses, industry and institutions – is presently diverted. Clearly, since IC&I waste comprises 

about 65% of the overall non-hazardous waste stream in Ontario, this is not an environmentally sustainable approach to waste 

management. 

We welcomed twenty-six employees to the Miller family and the entire team has done a remarkable job adapting to the Miller culture. 

The business has grown at an impressive rate 

since the acquisition and feedback from customers 

support our belief that both companies made the 

right decision to join forces. 

Check out the ‘Fantastic Feedback’ section to see a 

letter from an important customer complimenting 

the quality of service and product of our team and 

the value we bring to improving recycling efforts 

in high rise buildings. To the right are “before and 

after” photos to display the change from a single 

garbage chute system to a TriSorter with multiple 

containers. 

Before and After 

This type of specialized work requires expertise in design, fabricating, welding, 

metal working, electrical and onsite installation and we are fortunate to have 

a talented group of individuals on the team we have chosen to feature one of 

many deserving recognition. 

Srikanthakumar ( known as Kumar by his friends) Poobalasinkam started with 

Waste Solutions Group in 2005, one year after emigrating from Sri Lanka. Kumar 

didn’t take long to learn important trade skills and had already completed a 

welding course before he joined the company. He initially worked on parts production, 

then on containers and now is lead fabricator for customized containers, 

compactors and TriSorters. He lives in Scarborough with his wife, Sharmila, and 

is an avid gardner who shares some of his crop (including hot peppers) with his 

co-workers. Kumar is also an accomplished volleyball player in the Sri Lankan Toronto 

league and can boast of being a past champion. Here is a photo of Kumar 

with a freshly made compactor, in the Miller colours. 

Approval of Taggart Miller’s integrated waste management facility would mark a significant step forward in addressing this provincial 

deficiency. The CRRRC will provide facilities for recovery of resources from waste generated by the IC&I sector (including construction 

and demolition waste). Projected ultimate diversion rates for the CRRRC are estimated to be between 43 to 57 percent. 

On-site disposal capacity for material that is not diverted is part of the proposal. The CRRRC will serve only the Capital Region and 

Eastern Ontario. 

The Benefits of an Integrated Waste management Facility in Eastern Ontario In addition to improved recycling and diversion rates 

for commercial waste, the CRRRC would provide the community with other tangible benefits including: 

• Providing well paid jobs, needed in the City’s east-end; Injecting upwards of 400 million dollars (including an estimated 130 

million dollars of capital expenditures) into the local economy over the life of the project; increasing municipal tax revenue; 

purchasing services from local business; and 

• Providing opportunities for research and development into new technologies in waste diversion and recycling. 

This is a very exciting leading-edge project and an asset needed in the Province. After a tremendous amount of work, the environmental 

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Miller Waste Markham District 

Miller Waste Systems worked around the clock with the 

City of Markham’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to 

clean up the aftermath of the December 2013 ice storm. 

Fallen trees and power lines made servicing the residents 

very challenging in all lines of business. Our top notch 

Collection Service Representatives overcame the extreme 

cold and difficult road conditions to service our customers. 

The “brush clean up” continued throughout the year with 

record breaking volumes in the municipalities we service. 

This significant storm also impacted all other municipalities 

we service in the Greater Toronto Area and our customers 

expressed their appreciation for the extra effort and cooperation 

from Miller Waste staff. 

The City of Markham made the cover page of the Solid Waste & Recycling magazine December edition for achieving the highest 

diversion rates in the province. Miller rolled out the program in the spring of 2013 and the results are impressive. 

In partnership with the City of Toronto, Miller Waste implemented a city wide Multi Residential reroute. These changes made the 

boundary lines more transparent and allowed for the rapid growth of Multi Residential Organics collection. The IC&I division also 

rolled out a major reroute to accommodate growth and streamline collections. To keep up with the growth and to replace older 

equipment, the district added 5 Front End Loaders, 2 Roll Off Trucks, 2 Split Rear Loaders, 1 Rear Loader, 1 Service Truck and 2 

Pickup Trucks. 

York Region added a ballistic separator and a third optical unit to the York Region Waste Management Center. The addition of this 

equipment was designed to capture 90% of the containers which were contaminating fibres coming off the finishing screens. Our 

Senior Engineer, Adrian Kleywegt, managed the project and was able to complete it in house ahead of schedule and budget. This 

$2 M retrofit was the second Miller Waste has managed at this facility since it was constructed in 2005. 

Kenneth to the rescue! 

Below is a letter received from a Markham resident regarding a great gesture that was done by Kenneth Lusted of our Markham 

Waste Group. Kenneth probably saved this person's life because of his efforts and showing interest in a fellow human being by 

remaining with the individual until further help arrived. 

Incidents like this separate Miller from other firms and makes us "ONLY THE BEST". We care for our residents and assist them whenever 

and wherever possible as shown by Kenneth. 

One of you vehicles driven or maned by a Kenneth Lusted happened to be at the end of our driveway. This ordinarily 

would not have been a concern of mine except I was having a heart attack at the time but, didn't-know it. 

I was out in my garage at the time and Ken witnessed me fall to the ground 

and try to get up. He was diligent enough to escort me into our house were 

we met up with my wife. Ken returned to his truck then came back to the 

house to check on me. I think he sensed I was in great difficulty. He then 

took the leadership role going through the paces to ascertain how serious 

my situation was. At that time Ken told us he was a Paramedic here in. 

Markham. 

His training showed as he took me through some awareness exercises to see 

my cognisance which I guess was not good as he suggested to my wife that 

she call 911 which she did. 

Ken stayed around until the other Paramedics showed up and relayed to 

them what he had done and perceived. Had Ken not taken the extra initiative 

to check on me the second time I'm not sure where I would be today. 

I give great thanks to you and your people and we thank Ken in particular. 

Yours Truely, 

Kenneth William Down 

Miller Environmental Corporation - Winnipeg MB 

A year has passed and it’s time for another update on what has been happening with Miller Environmental Corporation (MEC). 

Over the past few years the focus of our updates has been the building and commissioning of a new processing building (PB5). 

Now that PB5 is fully operational the pressure has been on the sales team to keep feeding the “beast” and in turn beat up on the 

operational staff. With the efficiencies that have been added it has been quite challenging and the operational team is slightly 

ahead. No worries though as the MEC sales team is hot on the trail of many opportunities that will bring us the ultimate victory 

over the evil operational team. Some of the potential food for the beast the sales team has secured or have been working on 

are; 300,000 liters of paint related material from the paint industry, 150,000 liters of flammable liquids and solids from the cabinet 

industry, 100,000 kgs of oxidizing solids from the production of sodium chlorate for the use as a bleaching agent in the paper 

industry, 65,000 liters of inorganic acid from the plating industry, 200,000 kgs of lead contaminated blast media and 100,000 kgs 

of waste pesticide from Saskatchewan. 

Special Projects 

Todd Normandeau, MEC’s Project Coordinator who played a major 

role in getting PB5 up and running found that he now had some 

extra time on his hands, so the sales team drafted him to help with 

winning the battle with the beast. Sales secured three significant 

projects this past year two of which involved “Bunker C” which is 

a heavy crude oil with the consistency of molasses. This material 

requires the application of heat to get it into a pumpable state, really 

messy stuff, so it could be pumped into our trusty vacuum boxes that 

you heard so much about in a previous newsletter. Todd was able to 

manage 70,000 liters of this waste plus an additional 71,000 liters of 

contaminated water in these two projects. 

The other significant project Todd was overseeing involved the 

removal of 50,000 liters of methanol/water mixture from a geothermal 

unit. Once again the vacuum boxes came in handy moving this 

waste off site and to our facility. 

One last item about Todd this year, he was inducted into the 20 year 

club at MEC making him the third member of this elite group. Todd 

has a tremendous amount of industry experience that allows us to 

utilize his skills within many facets of our organization. From customer 

service to operations as well as to sales Todd has contributed 

greatly to MEC’s success over the years. Congratulations Todd! 

With all the great work that has been done the next need in strengthening 

our position in the hazardous waste sector was the development 

of a repository. Early this year Vaughn Bullough, Vice President/ 

General Manager and his regulatory side kick Dave Howes, Technical 

Services Coordinator along with support of others entered into 

discussions with the local community and government agencies that 

led to the approval for the construction of the repository slated to 

take place in the fall 2014. 

MEC currently generates approximately 980 tonnes of bulk solid material 

per month (~12,000 tonnes annually) and is steadily growing. 

The addition of the repository will have a return on investment within 

one year. This translates to a huge savings and allows MEC to keep 

our money in our own pocket. 

The sales and customer service departments will miss abusing Todd 

while he helps with the project management of this huge undertaking. 

The beast keeps on getting hungrier! 

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Miller Maintenance - AMCs Ontario 

Miller Maintenance Northern is entering into the 5th year of AMC 2009-05 and 

continues to expand its role in highway maintenance and construction within 

the Northeast region. MMN has undertaken a variety of projects under its 

umbrella during the last year, utilizing the skills of our patrol staff, paint crew, 

modular bridge crew, and electrical division. 

This season, the role of the patrols was extended from maintenance to construction 

as the Matheson patrol undertook all culvert and ditching operations 

within the In-Scope capital program as well as the emergency reconstruction of Hwy 101. The crew took these new challenges in 

stride and were able to handle everything that was thrown at them to ensure work was done with the highest quality and profitability. 

The modular bridge crew took on a variety of projects 

in addition to their work performing repairs 

on bridges throughout the district. 3 large structural 

culvert bracing projects were undertaken this 

season, each with a different set of designs and 

challenges associated with them, and the crew was 

able to adapt and manage each one while maintaining 

efficiency and cost effectiveness. 

The paint crew had another successful year, expanding 

their role from projects primarily in Northeastern 

Ontario to perform work on the Niagara 

and Durham maintenance contracts. With the 

coordination between the new paint crews from 

Thunder Bay and Owen Sound, we were able to 

meet the needs of all maintenance contracts while 

still executing paint contracts on multiple construction 

projects as well. This season marks the 

last for crew Supervisor Martin Jarvis. His guidance, 

knowledge, and positive attitude will definitely 

be missed, and we wish him well in all his future 

endeavors! 

The electrical division had another successful season, working on lighting and electrical projects ranging from highways to hydroelectric 

installations. Work this season took the crew from Marmora to Hearst and all points in between, performing work for the 

Ministry as well as multiple private companies and municipalities. 

MMN continues to reinforce our ties with Miller Paving through joint ventures which draw upon our strengths. MMN secured 

paving operations through the AMC contract for South Porcupine, Hwy 572, and Hwy 67. MMN continues to provide competitive 

pricing to MPN for capital construction programs, and MPN continues to deliver high quality services in the execution of the In- 

Scope capital program. 

Owen Sound Highway Maintenance 

This year Owen Sound Highway Maintenance is working 

with the MTO on the following test projects: 

Pre-Treated Salt Test 

We will be comparing pre-treated (blue) salt, onboard 

pre-wetting (wetting the salt just before applying) and 

the traditional dry salt. 

Currently pre-wet salt can be placed at reduced application 

rates based on snowfall and pavement temperature. 

We will be using similar reduced rates for pre-treated salt. 

Dry salt will be applied at the rate of 130 kg/km. Each 

route will be monitored closely and a report will be made 

on the results. 

The project plan is to reduce application rates of the 

pre-treated and pre-wetted salt incrementally on a storm 

by storm basis. Rates of 120, 100 and 90 kg/km may be 

used based on the performance at each specific rate. The performance of these will be compared to the dry salt application at the 

long standing 130 kg/km. 

This trial could lead to savings in equipment and material costs going forward. 


Road Condition Monitoring 

The second project involves OSHM working with the MTO along with our GPS service provider DM&T. 

We will be fitting six (6) plows and a patrol truck with cameras. The patrol truck will also be equipped with a mobile weather monitoring 

device (MRWIS). The information will be fed into a private portal accessible to select people for the purpose of the trial. 

The cameras will allow the patroller to see what the plow driver is seeing, effectively being in two (or six) places at once. In addition 

the mobile weather station will allow maintenance coordinators to see the factors determining patroller decisions in regards 

to winter maintenance. This will be a useful training tool and will be very helpful in post storm reviews. 

This trial will show the merits and infrastructure 

needed to develop a public website with real 

time information of road and weather conditions 

along with the location of snow removal 

and spreading equipment. The potential to 

replace verbal road reports which are made five 

(5) or more times per day for each area in the 

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Thunder Bay West AMC 

Thunder Bay Continued... 


This year’s in-scope work consisted of one hundred 

and forty thousand square meters of double surface 

treatment, including granular A, grading, and centerline 

culverts, forty kilometers of single surface treatment 

and hot mix asphalt. 

Our line painting crew, headed up by Allan Gibson, 

traveled throughout Ontario, from the Niagara area 

to Dryden, joining the other line painting trucks from 

Owen Sound and New Liskeard to complete all the 

AMC line painting for Miller Maintenance in Ontario. 

Filling in pavement drop-off with the new Pavement Edger along Hwy 

1y near Upsala. This unit is installed just ahead of the rear wheels so the 

material is compacted immediately as the truck moves along the areas 

of concern. The pavement edger is capable of applying both granular 

and cold mix along the pavement edge and has reduced the frequency 

of pavement edge drop off and has greatly increased efficiency, leading 

to lower costs. 

During Leo’s visit around Christmas of last year, we had 

the opportunity to take this picture of Leo, Ross Reynolds 

(General Manager, Miller Northwest), and Jean-Pierre 

Breton (VP of Northern Operations) checking out our fine 

fleet of Miller combination units at the Ignace Patrol Yard. 

We are now using Tow Plows in 

our Thunder Bay contract in areas 

where there are numerous 

truck climbing lanes, allows 

both lanes of the climbing 

lanes to be completed at once, 

reducing the likelihood of 

snow packed pavement and 

therefor reducing the effort 

to clear snow pack after the 

winter event. 

Atikokan area patrolman checking the bridges on the Lac La Croix Road 

near Atikokan Ontario. 

As in much of the province, Thunder Bay West’s 

winter started early and ended late. The first 

snow fell in early October and never left until 

mid May, it made for one of the longest winters 

in 35 years. This year already we are off to a bad 

start with a heavy snowfall October 6, 2014. 

This is a photo from Gary Turner, the Patrol Foreman 

from Savant Lake, showing the snow banks 

in his beat the following day. 

And for those who choose not to follow the law up in the North, 

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Miller Infrastructures & P3s 

2015 will continue to be an active year of pursuits for Public Private Partnerships (P3’s) and Design Build Projects. In fact the pipeline 

of projects and opportunities is expected to be such 

that we will have to be more selective in choosing which 

projects we will participate in. As noted in the project 

descriptions below the Miller reputation as “Only the 

Best” has now stretched south of the border and we are 

participating with teams bidding Projects in Texas and 

Arizona. 

Here are some of the projects which we are currently 

involved with or in the process of pursuing; 

VivaNext Bus Rapid Transit Project 

VivaNext Bus Rapid Transit Project Hwy 7 and Enterprise 

Drive. – This project will construct a separate bus 

only right of way in the median of Hwy 7 in two separate 

sections in Vaughan and Richmond Hill and then 

along Simcoe Promenade north of Enterprise Drive in 

Markham. Miller has been shortlisted to bid this project 

and we are teamed with OHL, Black and McDonald and 

Parsons for this pursuit. The Proposal Submission is to be 

submitted in February 2015. 

US 181 HARBOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT - Corpus Christi Texas 

Miller is teamed with Peter Kiewit & Sons of Omaha Nebraska and J.D. Abrams for this project pursuit and will provide Operation 

and Maintenance Services for the new bridge 

and approaches. 

This Project includes the removal and replacement 

of the existing Harbor Bridge structure 

with a new divided six-lane long span structure 

that spans the harbor (“New Harbor 

Bridge”) and the re-routing of US 181 from 

I-37 to provide an approach to the new bridge 

from the south. 

The Project presents significant challenges 

including: 

Providing a 75-year service life of New Harbor 

Bridge while minimizing capital and maintenance 

costs; Coordinating with US Coast 

Guard and US Army Corps of Engineers 

regarding Section 9 and Section 10 permits 

for the demolition and replacement of the 

existing Harbor Bridge; 

Coordinating with Port of Corpus Christi 

(“the Port”) for accommodation of navigational 

needs; Minimizing impacts to surface 

streets, businesses, tourism and residential 

areas during reconstruction; and Developing 

and implementing New Harbor Bridge final 

aesthetic requirements. 

Champlain Bridge Replacement – Montreal 

Miller is partnered with Macquarie, Kiewit, Skanska and Aecon for this 

project. Miller will provide Operation and Maintenance services for the 

Project. The Project includes the replacement of the existing Champlain 

Bridge and approaches across the St Lawrence River in Montreal with 

a “New Bridge for the St. Lawrence” (NBSL) The NBSL will be a high 

quality, durable structure completed by December 2018. It also includes 

the demolition and reconstruction of the Île des Soeurs Bridge. The A15 

corridor will be widened and reconstructed as well. 

The Technical Submission is due in February 2015 and the Financial 

Submission by April 2015 

South Mountain Freeway Project. 

Phoenix, Arizona 

Miller is teamed with Kiewit to respond to the RFQ for this 

project. The RFQ was submitted in Dec 2014. Miller will provide 

Operation and Maintenance services for the Project 

The Project would complete the Loop 202 from I-10 

(Maricopa Freeway) to I-10 (Papago Freeway), a distance of 

approximately 22 miles, in the southwestern quadrant of 

the Phoenix metropolitan area. 

The new system traffic interchange would include a direct 

high-occupancy vehicle (DHOV) ramp connection to and 

from the east on I-10. The design of the system traffic interchange 

at I-10 is being coordinated with the high-capacity 

transit corridor planned for I-10. 

Miller Infrastructures & P3s 

Detroit River 

International Crossing – DRIC 

This project includes the construction of a new bridge 

across the Detroit River at Windsor including Customs and 

Immigration facilities. It will connect to the Windsor Essex 

Parkway Project in Ontario and I 75 in Michigan to provide 

a new International Crossing connected to Hwy 401. Miller 

is partnered with Kiewit PCL, Walsh and Meridiam to pursue 

this project. Miller will provide Operation and Maintenance 

services for the new bridge and approaches as well 

as contribute to the construction of the new facility. It is 

expected that the RFQ for the project will be issued before 

the end of 2014 

Future Projects 

Other projects on the horizon include the northerly extension 

of Hwy 427 and the widening of Hwy 7 from Kitchener to Guelph. Miller will participate in these projects when they are 

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Transit Operations 

The Customer Service Appreciation Program (CASP) luncheon 

was held on Friday, May 9, 2014 to recognize outstanding 

customer service provided by all YRT Contractors 

and their operators. Operators who received three or more 

verified CARES compliments in 2013 were awarded a certificate 

of appreciation for going above and beyond the call of 

duty in providing customer service. Sixteen individual operators 

were recognized for their exemplary customer service. 

In addition to individual operator’s awards, contractors were 

awarded trophies for overall achievement including the 

most substantiated commendations received. 

YRT/Viva operators recognized for Outstanding 

Customer Service 

Miller Transit led the parade of having the most operators 

receiving awards which included: 

Annual Contractor Award – Miller had 142 commendations, the most ever by a Contractor 

Annual Driver Award (Diamond Certificate of Excellence Award) presented to Operator Sarath Wedande for his achievement of 

receiving 38 verified commendations in 2013, the highest number of CARES compliments given to an individual; operator to date. 

The Platinum Certificate of Excellence awarded to operator Gobu Navarathnarajah, Silver Certificate of Excellence award to 

operators; Dalia Berger, Evelyno Braganza, David Crann, Gary Durrant, Jeff English and Eric Vartiamaki. 

On May 6, 2014 Leo McArthur and the 

Transit Staff greeted and presented a 

Pocket Watch to all transit employees 

in appreciation to their performance in 

miles between accidents and road calls, 

customer service and maintaining Miller 

Transit as the number 1 rank contractor in 

York Region. 

Operational Highlights 

Miller Transit has successfully negotiated an extension to its existing contract with York Region Transit that will ensure continuity 

of service until September 2023 with a possible extension of three further years. Congratulations to Dan Sguigna and his team for 

providing outstanding customer service resulting in this contract extension. Miller Transit continues to work collaboratively with 

York Region Transit to improve customer service, on-time service and fleet maintenance. This contract extension is evidence of the 

quality of our transit team, from our managers to our support staff to our drivers – congratulations to everyone for an outstanding 

job! 

In addition, we received from the Region a total of 17 new buses and retired (10) Orion’s giving us a net gain of 9 buses this past 

year. As a result we expanded our bus parking lot by 13 additional parking slots to accommodate the additional buses required by 

late July 2014. 

These additional buses were required as the Region transferred to Miller, routes 99 & late 98 from Veolia Southwest in September. 

This transfer has increased our fleet by an additional 5 buses and 15 drivers, one Road Inspector and one Trainer for the Safety & 

Training Department. The new routes will generate approximately 26,000 service hours. Due to this growth, we held two Driver 

Training Schools to hire the 15 drivers. The first school started on June 9th, and the second school on July 14th, 2014. We may also 

have to hold a third school which will start in March 2015. 

Bloomington Downs held their annual staff appreciation day Golf Tournament on Aug. 13 followed by the 

traditional buffet dinner. The last few players got caught in a rain shower towards the end but it did not 

affect their appetite for dinner. A good time was had by all. The winners this year were Ashley Evison For 

the ladies and for the first time in the history of the tournament we had a tie in the men’s division between 

Andy Spiropoulos and Doug Henderson. It was agreed that these two gentlemen would play an additional 

hole to determine the winner. This broke the 

tie making Andy the winner for the men’s 

division. 

A huge thank you to all staff for coping with 

all the elements thrown at us this season. 

Starting with the severe ice storm damage 

that had to be cleaned up in early spring, 

it was massive as well as dealing with all 

the wet weather this year making it very 

difficult to maintain the course in a playable 

condition. A job well done. 

Bloomington Downs has made a significant 

investment this year to further protect the 

safety of all our employees and customers 

with the installation of a state of the 

art lightning detection alarm system. This 

system is programed to operate from 6:30 

a.m. until 9: 30 p.m. 7 days a week while the 

course is open. 

Recreation Operations 

Damien Howes, Alannah Mulholland, Brent Monument, 

Daniela Mulholland, Peter Collins 

This system monitors the atmosphere for lightning 

strikes within a 32KM area around the golf course and 

follows them until they disappear or come within 8 KM 

of the Golf course. 

If the lightning strikes come within 8 KM of the course 

six sirens in two locations on the coarse ( which can 

be heard from anywhere on the course) are set off 

automatically and all employees and customers are to 

get off the course immediately and report back to the 

pro shop. 

This system continues to monitor the area, and as soon 

as there has been no lightning activity within the 8KM 

area for a 30 minute period an all clear siren is activated 

automatically and everybody can return to where 

they were before the alarm sounded. ONLY THE BEST. 

We have received many positive comments from both 

customers and staff on this addition to help keep them 

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Social Functions 

Corporate Head Office Halloween Contest 

Head Office Easter Egg Hunt 


Transit Christmas Lunch 

Markham Waste Halloween Contest 

Durham Waste 

Staff Christmas 

Lunch 

Markham Christmas Lunch 

Markham Ops - Summer BBQ 



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Markham Christmas Party 


Miller Softball Tournament 

Team ‘Head Office’ 

Took 1st Place 

Mary’s Son, Heather Burns, Cheryl Smyth, Sophia Ahmad, Mary Panoff-Nedeljkov, Brent Garner, Dave Jenkins, Lisa Magee, Scott Woodard 



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Fantastic Feedback 

I wanted to mention how great Jeff and Mike the driver’s with 

your Miller Group are. When I approached them they were 

very professional and eager to help. It’s great to know that 

we can all work together to make things happen. This is what 

it’s all about. 

Kudos to them and you as well!!! 

Mike I should also mention that a couple of weeks ago they 

brought in a cell phone/wallet they found on the side of the 

highway. My staff worked diligently to find its owner and when 

we were finally in contact with him he was in tears that it had 

been found and brought to us. All of his ID and credit cards 

were intact and he was extremely grateful. He had gone to 

the police to report it stolen just as we called to report we 

had found it. This is a great service your Miller Group does 

taking care of our highways and ensuring lost items get to 

their owners. They should be recognized for their wonderful 

efforts. 

Thanks again for everything, 

Sincerely, 

Jackie Phillip 

Regional Manager - Ontario Travel Information Centres 

Just a quick note to say thanks! The crews did a fantastic job 

doing our surface treatment job. 

I want to pay special attention to the soft skills of your crew. 

Last evening around 6 pm - my 6 year old son was playing 

outside at my house, and every single one of your staff waved 

or gave a honk on the horn as they traveled past and seen a kid 

playing - none of them knew it was my house. 

Dave Jenkins, the Lead Hand, was great to work with as well 

and helped me through my first Geo-Textile project / test. 

In conclusion, I am happy with the work and what the crew did 

for us - thanks! 

Joseph D Reid - Road Supervisor - City of Belleville 

To Sue Bianco, 

My car, a VW Cabrio, broke down on the Sea to Sky highway a 

few KMs north of Horseshoe Bay (southbound) on Saturday at 

about 3.15pm. The situation was quite frightening with cars 

(and bikes) coming at us in two lanes at high speed. We called 

BCCA and they estimated 60 to 90 minutes for recovery and 

we tried to give hand signal warnings to oncoming traffic. Your 

operatives Steve Foreman and Jesse Hopkins arrived on scene, 

did a quick loop to approach from upstream and protected us 

with their truck and flashing yellow arrow until BCCA arrived 

and got us under tow. We are extremely grateful for their help 

and advice and are certain that their action contributed to a 

safe outcome. 

Sincerely, John Lord 

MWSG, 

Congratulations! I am glad to hear this. 

Your commitment to working for your 

customers is your biggest asset. Keep 

up the good work as you move forward 

with The Miller Group. I am a resident 

of Markham and can say that the Miller 

Group has served us well over the years. 

Dave Dekort - Mattamy Homes 

Dear Sir/Madam of The Miller Group USA 

I am writing to express an appreciation on behalf of 

the residents of Ohio, Antigonish County, NS for the 

work done by your company in our area. Their professionalism, 

their cooperation with local residents, and 

thejr overall friendliness is probably unequaled in your 

industry. 

What we also observed was their commitment to getting 

the work done in a timely manner as well as their 

emphasis on quality workmanship. They knew what 

they were doing. The road looks great and many of the 

users have marveled at the improvement over what 

was there before. 

Again thank-you for your good work and we look forward 

to seeing your company in this area in the future. 

Sincerly, Adrian VanBerkel - Chair, Ohio Road Improvment 

Committee 

I just wanted to pass on a note to the amazing man who 

collects our recycling. We live on Highview Cres and have 

had a new recycling man for the past few weeks. He has 

been amazing. I am an independent childcare provider 

and my house has several young children who love trucks. 

Garbage day has always been an exciting day for us as we 

await the arrival of the trucks. This man however has made 

garbage day so much better! He smiles and waves at my 

kids but also takes the extra time to dump the recycling in 

front of our house - even when it’s not full. He makes their 

day every time! 

We live in a society where the little things aren’t appreciated. 

Someone can go out of their way to do a nice act and 

we acknowledge it maybe with a smile. I wanted this man to 

know how much we appreciate his hard work and the care 

he has for the little faces in the window. 2 year olds are so 

amazed at little things in life and this is one of them. Seeing 

the truck and talking about how it works with them has been 

an amazing learning experience and I am thankful for the 

opportunity. 

Please pass on my thanks and appreciation to this driver. 

Today he was in truck 92413. 

Thank you. Katie Ketelaars 

MSO Construction 

Congratulations on your second year of Micro Surfacing in Manitoba. 

Dave Metcalfe, Shaun Metcalfe and Mark Henderson and 

their crews have delivered tremendous workmanship on every 

section of both contracts. 

It has been a pleasure to again work with a Contractor that has 

such high standards. Please pass on the thanks from my site 

supervisors and myself for the cooperative work environment 

created by your field staff. 

Brad Fulton: 

Thank you for your time allotted to me when we would have our 

partnering phone calls. Your openness to changes in the scheduling 

of the work and the additional section of work has made the 

managing of the season much easier for me. 

I look forward to working with you again next season. 

If I can be of any assistance in the off season please do not 

hesitate to contact me. 

Thanks, 

Glenn Shiskoski - Micro Surfacing Project Manager - Government 

of Manitoba 

Dear Leo: 

Stephen and I are writing you on behalf of all 

our KED team at H3 to thank your staff for the 

extra effort put in this past Sunday to ensure 

the successful completion of paving on the 

Highway #7 Rapidway. A great joint achievement 

from Brennan, Pave-Al and KED, and one that we 

very much appreciate. 

All the best, 

Paul Carter & Steven Damp - 

VPs of Kiewit, EllisDon 

To Whom It May Concern, 


A HUGE THANK YOU- On behalf of the Ministry of 

Transportation & Infrastructure, on the Fabulous 

Job BY THE ENTIRE MCMC TEAM - on the Traffic 

Operations for GranFondo 2014 !!! What a super 

GranFondo Day! I am always in awe and gratitude 

for the huge effort and efficient operations. Larry 

– to you and your team, you guys make it happen 

and you rock! 

Holly Adams - Ministry of Transportation BC 

This morning at about 6:30am I was at the lights 

of Garibaldi Way and Hwy 99. I spotted a Miller 

Capilano worker on his way to work, pull over, 

hop out of his truck and pick up a brick off the 

roadway. He was completely safe and wearing 

his safety vest. You have got a great group of 

dedicated workers, and pulling over on his way 

to work definitely goes above and beyond! 

Great team you have! 

Trish Brown Chief Operating Officer - TrishWorks 

Hi Leo, 

I wanted to take a minute to thank you and thw whole 

team at MSO for the excellent work they did in dealing 

with the storn Sunday & Monday (Feb 1 &2). In particular 

Dave Metcalfe did a stellar job, put in many house, great 

effort and achieved excellent results. I was very happy 

with the condition of the road throughout the event. 

Given the relatively light winter conditions we have had, 

it is good to see we have not forgotten how to deal with 

a winter event. 

Thanks - Craig White, VP Highway Operations - 407ETR 

Our Green Council, consisting of Board members and fellow residents, 

has continually strived to make Market Square environmentally 

friendly and energy efficient. In the wake of the Garbage Levy 

and the impending Green Bin program, their attention turned to 

recycling. 

In February 2008, the Market Square condominium complex, comprised 

of 306 units and seven floors, contracted Waste Solutions 

Group Inc. (WSG) to retrofit three TriSorter Recycling Systems. After 

a competitive four-month selection process, WSG was the most 

capable, had the fairest cost, and held the best reputation. 

We are happy to report that since the installations, residents have 

eagerly participated and recycling rates have increased over 30°. 

Further, WSG’s industry knowledge has helped the Boards foresee 

waste, recycling, and organics collection trends and City policies. 

I would recommend MWSG to other buildings looking to retrofit and 

to make the building as environmentally friendly (“green”) as ours. 

Bruce Rayner RCM - Senior Property Manager Brookfield Residential 

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Dear Sir, Saturday my wife and I were returning from vacation 

in Port Loring On. We pulled into a rest stop south of Parry 

Sound, to switch drivers. While stopped at a store in Barrie I 

realized my wallet was missing, after frantically checking the 

car for it ,we knew it was lost at a restaurant in Port Loring 

,the rest stop on highway 69,or the exit for Honey Harbour. 

Turning around to head back north, my cell phone rang,it was 

my son saying he got a call from a Bob Dillon, a truck driver 

with your company,he found a wallet ! I immediately called his 

number and made arrangements to meet if possible,it was,he 

was still north of my location! After about 20 minutes we saw 

the big Volvo Tanker #72627 rolling onto the exit ramp,him 

holding my wallet out the window, me “smiling like a Jack Ass 

eating thistles” 

I could not wait to meet and thank him. It turns out he was 

spraying for dust control up north and possibly picked up a 

stone in his brakes,they were squealing so he stopped to check 

it out at the rest stop . While checking the wheels he spotted 

the wallet and said to himself “somebody’s not going to 

be happy” he was right! He apologized for going through my 

wallet,but he wanted to find my ID to contact me,it was tucked 

in one of the back pockets. I had my SIN card ,license ,health 

card ,numerous credit cards,two lottery tickets and approx. 

$300 cash. This gentleman was a God send for me! I offered a 

reward ,but he declined it. I would not take no for an answer 

,and made sure he took it! I wanted you Mr. McArthur to know 

the honesty and integrity your employee Bob Dillon, displayed 

to my wife and I,we really appreciate having met him. There 

are still many wonderful people in this ever changing world of 

ours,and he is one of them. God bless him! You certainly have 

a wonderful employee ,and should be proud to have on your 

team! 

Thank you 

Dennis and Lorraine Regier 

“I have been meaning to write for months. I live in the Orchard, 

and I wanted to share my appreciation for the Halton recycling 

workers who come through our neighbourhood every Thursday 

morning. 

They are usually at our house around 7:30am, and we are often 

eating breakfast at that time. As soon as my 4.5 and 1.5 yearold 

kids hear the truck, they race to the front door. 

We then stand on the front step and watch the truck make its 

way down our street. Without fail, through rain, sleet, and 

snow, the two workers give us a wave, a smile, and a friendly 

“Hi buddy” to my children. Every. Single. Time. Depending on 

the truck they are driving, they will sometimes stop in front of 

our house and use the lift arm to dump the recycling up into the 

top of the truck- quite a sight for two impressionable children 

to see! 

I don’t think they know how much this simple act of kindness 

means to me, and to my kids.” 

Ashley Worobec - Burlington 

Dear Mr. McArthur: 

I am writing to express sincere gratitude for the 

outstanding support,provided by Miller Waste 

Systems Inc., during our recent labour disruption. 

Your company demonstrated outstanding customer 

service by helping to ensure that residents in the 

Town of Ajax, City of Pickering, Municipality of Clarington, 

and Townships of Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge 

had someone to turn to, in the event that their 

waste was not collected in a timely fashion. 

As a result of this strong customer service, our 

residents remained confident that quality waste 

management services, the ones that impact their 

lives each and every week, would continue as 

expected. 

There is clearly a strong partnership in place, which 

helped to instill a sense of certainty and calm in our 

residents. 

Regards, Director of Waste Management Services 

Attention: Mr. Murray Ritchie Re: 2014 Hot Mix 

Contract with Bruce County 

On behalf of the County of Bruce Highways 

Department, I would like to extend my sincere 

thanks to The Murray Group Ltd. for the exceptional 

paving work completed this year. I am very 

pleased with The Murray Group paving efforts. I 

appreciated all the cooperation provided from 

the management to all the paving staff. I am 

happy to say the County has received positive 

feedback from the public on several occasions. 

The paving staff paid attention to detail and did 

good quality work and find them to be one of the 

best the County has used. 

Once again, thank you 

Yours truly, Brent Glasier, C.E.T. 

Operation Supervisor 

Larry - heard the event is all wrapped up on the 

highway and it appears to be another success. 

Thanks for the work you and your team put into 

the event - I know what a task it is. We had some 

senior people out on the course today and they 

were very impressed with your set up and eve 

commented on how your guys were engaging the 

crowds. This event is a great example of the pride 

and passion you guys demonstrate on a daily basis. 

Please pass our thanks along to the crew! 

Graeme Schimpf Operations Manager BC 

Just wanted to express my appreciation for your continued 

assistance with our annual Victim Assistance fundraiser on 

September 27th. Your organization goes above and beyond 

by providing a vehicle and pylons which allows us to setup 

a marked route and ensure the safety of our participants. 

Without the support of the Miller Group and other organizations 

like you the work that our volunteers do for victims 

would simply not be possible. 

On behalf of the Ontario Provincial Police and the Victims 

Assistance Volunteer Program I would like to say Thank You 

Sincerely, Constable A. FLETCHER Ontario Provincial 

Police - Highway Enforcement Team 

Dear Earl and Bloomington Downs Staff, 

Brownridge Public School Council would like to extend their 

sincere appreciation for the golf passes you donated to our 

Fun Fair. It was extremely generous of you, and we are 

grateful! 

Despite the rain, the event was a huge success. It is an 

annual event that students, parents, and staff look forward 

to, as a wonderful way to celebrate all the successes that 

we have had throughout the year. The final figures aren’t 

in yet, but I am confident we will meet our goal. 

Thank you for being part of our community and for your 

ongoing contribution and support. It is greatly appreciated! 

Sincerely, 

Brownridge Public School Council 

To Pave-Al 

Yesterday we hit a critical Milestone in the opening of Taxi 

F extensions. This is a huge success for our department and 

the corporation as a whole as this taxiway improves the 

flow of traffic when we are utilizing runways 15R/33L and 

15L/33R. Congratulations to the entire team on completing 

this critical piece of infrastructure. 

On behalf of the Corporation, I want to extend my congratulations 

and thanks to each one of your for all of your hard 

work, dedications and perseverance in completing this 

project even though we faced challenges during the design, 

in the supply of materials and then of course the weather 

that didn’t want to cooperate. This project is a true testament 

to what can be achieved when we work together! 

Thank you again!! Best regards Christopher Sawicki P.Eng. 

Director, Engineering & Capital Infrastructure - GTAA 

We were coming home last Tuesday the 20th from our 

holidays and we had a flat tire on the 400 north bound 

north of Wonderland opposite the Esso station which 

is on the south bound 400. One of your drivers by the 

name of PAUL stopped to see if we needed any help. 

I would like you to know that he is a very thoughtful, 

nice and a friendly gentleman. We are seniors and 

would like this to go to someone that would please tell 

him how much that we appreciated his kindness and 

thoughtfulness to stop and see if we needed assistance. 

Thank you very much. 

Yours truly. 

Doug and Sandy Reynolds 


To whom it may concern, 

This isn’t an inquiry about the company. 

I just wanted to bring to your attention a 

wonderful act of kindness of one of your 

employees. John Dunk found my wallet on 

the side of the 401 near Toronto and was 

able to find me and return it to me. Everything 

was still in the wallet including the 

$65.00 I had. It was such a relief to have it 

returned to me everything intact. I so very 

much appreciated his efforts and felt the 

need to recognize them. You have a very 

conscientious, considerate employee. 

Thank you for your time, 

Mackenzie Redhead 

I just wanted to take this opportunity 

to thank everyone involved with the 

washouts on Hwy 101. Without the hard 

work and dedication of the staff at Miller 

Maintenance we would not have been 

able to achieve the results that we did in 

the time frame we did it in. 

Many thanks!! 

Mike Colbert 

I would like to thank you and the crew on Contract 

6428. They have just completed the second section 

of work for this contract and their efforts and workmanship 

is top notch. I appreciate your willingness 

to reschedule some of the original section movements 

to meet the needs of The Province. 

The open and friendly relationship between you, 

MSO crew, my staff and myself has been a great 

benefit. 

Thank you 

Glenn Shiskoski - Micro Surfacing Project Manager - 

Government of Manitoba 

Your Bridge Maintenance staff did an outstanding job in 

setting up and directing the flag persons in the timely 

installation of the planned lane closures and in responding 

to the requirements of myself and that of the subcontractor 

responsible for the silane application. This was no simple 

task given the work was done during the midnight shift, the 

expanse of the surface to be covered and the complexities 

involving lane closures for the on and off ramps. The original 

work plan assumed 6 days to complete the works but 

with the cooperation of your staff and that of the subcontractor 

the works were completed in 4 days. 

I write to thank you for your cooperation and assistance. 

I also ask that you pass on my sincere thanks to Brian and 

T J who did an outstanding job in planning, organizing and 

managing their work and assisting myself and the subcontractor 

in completing the work and opening the lanes on 

time. They were both very helpful and professional. 

Ron Toffolo - Project Manager - Golden Crossing Constructors 

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Community Involvement 

Community Involvement 

I want to thank you and your colleagues at The Miller Group for your kind support of 

Meagan's Walk: Creating a Circle of Hope and its 13th Annual Meagan's Walk on Saturday, 

May 10th. The Miller Group's presence and support with the contribution of the 

Miller truck with driver Steve, was critical, and helped ensure the great success of this 

year's walk event. With thousands of participants- individuals, families, teams- my family 

and I walked and joined hands to form the "hug" around SickKids. I am touched as well 

by the growing network of those who live with brain tumours and have joined the "circle 

of hope", for whom Meagan's Walk is now "home" and a community of hope. 

Meagan’s Walk is indebted to you and Miller Group for all you do to further the mission 

of Meagan’s Walk. Your commitment is greatly appreciated. 

Sincerely, Denise Bebenek - Founder- Meagan’s Walk 

MWSG volunteered on January 20, 

2015, through the GTAA – Greater 

Toronto Apartment Association 

George Crothers, Jason Tower, Chris 

Davidson, Rob Perry 

Twenty-nine employees of the Miller Paving Head Office (a.k.a the “Miller Highway Rollers”) 

participated in the Heart & Stroke Big Bike Ride on June 5, 2014. The ride took place 

through the streets of historic Unionville on a warm and sunny day. This year’s the ride 

was was very meaningful as it was dedicated in memory of our friend and colleague, Monique 

Sibb. A special thank you to Linda Cosman for saying a few words about Monique 

prior to our ride. 

Walk for Breast Cancer - EC King Contracting - Collingwood Plant 

Hank and Terry Duits, Hilary Duits, Kim Rausch and Cathy Holland Hendry. 

Miller is a proud sponsor of the 

University of Waterloo - Concrete 

Toboggan Team 

Miller Paving Timmins North Starts - League Champs in Val Dor 

Leading up to the event, fundraising events were held like the ever popular ice sandwich 

sale and a bake sale. The Miller Highway Rollers raised a total of $4,637 through our fundraising 

events and online donations from friends and family!! Heart & Stroke diseases are 

the leading causes of death in Canada. Funds raised from the Big Bike Ride are used for 

Heart and Stroke research. Thank you to all who participated and made it a very successful 

and fun event. Huge thanks to all who made a donation and supported this cause. 

The Aurora, Whitby, and Halton Miller Concrete plants, 

along with the Ontario concrete industry, took part in 

the annual fundraising efforts for Camp Oochigeas, 

a camp for kids with cancer. Miller Concrete raised 

$1,690 in a raffle and ice bucket challenge contest 

which resulted in John Olszewski getting very wet! 

Doug Walton, Brian Jones, Scott Woodard 

This was a very exciting year 

for our Christmas Parade 

Season! There are so many 

people that collectively used 

their talents to make this 

the most successful year yet! 

That’s The Miller Way!! Special 

thanks goes out to the 

Markham Shop, Bill Knispel 

& fellow Welders, Gord Allen, 

Jody Preston, drivers: Geoff 

Orlowski, Darron Vlasic, Troy 

Lirette, and Henry Heinzer, 

and of course all the volunteers 

from London, Ottawa, Richmond Hill, Owen Sound, Markham 

and Burlington! Here are the results: 

London: 1st Prize – Best Commercial Float 

Ottawa: 1st. Prize – Best Commercial Float 

Richmond Hill: 1st. Prize – Best Commercial Float 

As for Markham, Owen Sound, and Burlington, we had very strong 

showings but no hardware this year!! We will get them next year for sure! 

Thank-You EVERYONE who participated, we will be looking forward to 

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