ASPHALTopics | Summer 2014 | VOL 27 | NO3

1987
1988
1989 1990 1991-92
1986 Larry Brown, Standard Industries
(deceased)
This was the year that we held our first Golf Day at Glen Eagle Golf Club.
We named the trophy in honour of Ken Rowe, who was president in 1979.
We have always been an industry that works hard and plays hard. Starting
an annual golf tournament demonstrated just how important OHMPA was
becoming to everyone associated with the industry.
Provided in 2004 for the 30th anniversary issue.
1987 Carmen Alfano, Ontario Paving
(deceased)
1988 Donald Wilson, Dufferin Aggregates
Current Status: Sales and Marketing Representative,
Dufferin Aggregates
Dealing with the Ministry of Transportation of
Ontario on end result specifications was probably our
most important issue and indicative of how OHMPA
as an organization was becoming the key industry
representative on a broad range of issues. In fact,
the demands on OHMPA were increasing so rapidly
that we started to consider the need for a full-time
operation and developed a five year plan to define
just what sort of an association we needed.
Rob Bradford, who had been working for us on a part-time basis, became
our first full-time executive director and OHMPA set up shop in offices
shared with the Ontario Road Builders’ Association.
1991/1992 Gary Sidlar, Standard Asphalt
Current Status: Road Supervisor for the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Environmental issues dominated our work in 1991. There was a move
to label asphalt pavement from old roads that were being rehabilitated
or reconstructed as a hazardous waste. It was an issue that we couldn’t
ignore and so with the help of Rob Bradford, now our full-time executive
director, and several volunteers from the industry, we mounted a public
campaign, appearing before Ministry of the Environment panels in several
municipalities. The result was that asphalt concrete was designated a
recyclable product, an entirely justifiable conclusion considering that
asphalt is the most recycled material in North America.
1989 Terry Waites,
Steed and Evans
Current Status: President, J.C. Rock Ltd.
OHMPA was beginning to gain size and influence
in representing the industry’s interests and issues.
At the time, the PCA and the RMCAO were aggressively
promoting the use of concrete pavements.
We rallied our membership and the associate
member suppliers to fund an initiative to take
our story about the benefits of asphalt around
the province. We told our story to townships,
municipalities and cities about how asphalt
pavement was the best solution. And we used
Life Cycle Costing as one of our tools!
1990 Phil Gignac,
Armbro Construction
Current Status: Retired
As the association continued to grow, it was clear
that we needed professional full-time help to deal
with all the issues that were facing the industry.
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