ASPHALTopics | Summer 2014 | VOL 27 | NO3

2002
2003
2004
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2006
I am proud of the time I spent as part of OHMPA and I am confident that
whatever challenge arises, OHMPA will be there to represent its members well.
2004 Tony Gaglia, D. Crupi & Sons Limited
Current Status: Operations Manager, D. Crupi & Sons Limited
It is not often in our lifetime that we can say that we experienced involvement
in something that inspired, humbled and challenged us; OHMPA was that
for me.
I am proud to have been part of a committee that successfully lobbied
Enbridge for a modified rate classification to allow our members better
control over their energy costs.
Issues that challenged our industry in 2004 are replaced by new ones now,
but what has remained constant is that our association will always be there
to support and educate our members.
2005 Doug Woods, Cope Construction and
Contracting Inc./Lambton Hot Mix
Current Status: Retired in 2008 and living in Brights Grove, Toronto
The OHMPA Board has, through its succession planning and Nominating
Committee, maintained board representation from throughout all of the
provincial regions and from all sizes of producers. I may hold the record for
being elected president of OHMPA with the smallest annual production. This
speaks wonders for our association because it proves the point that we truly
represent the industry throughout Ontario regardless of location or size.
During my term we held the first round table meeting where we invited
producers from an area to get together for an informal meeting where we
could discuss issues concerning them. Many staff members of local producers
do not have the opportunity to be on OHMPA committees and some do not
attend OHMPA functions often held in the GTA, so I thought that a round table
would give them an opportunity to participate in identifying the issues of the
day. I made a faux pas at our first round table when I had decided to hold it
at the FireRock Golf Course just west of London – Mike O’Connor gave me
proper “%*#&” because the cart paths were concrete.
We also published our first position paper titled Tire Scuffing and
Indentations. Cope Construction, unlike many OHMPA members, paved
much of its hot mix in commercial parking lots or industrial sites where sharp
turns were more common than on municipal streets and roads where vehicles
drove in straight lines. PG 58-28 was ‘softer’ than the 85-100 we had previously
used and scuffing or indentations had become quite common in Area 9 which
is known as the banana belt of Ontario. This position paper went a long way in
explaining to clients that their parking lot was not compromised when some
scuffing occurred.
2006 Murray Ritchie, Construction and Materials
Manager, The Murray Group Limited
Current Status: General Manager, The Murray
Group Limited
During my tenure as president, the Board faced many issues with the rapid
increase in asphalt cement pricing topping the list. I can recall many meetings
with MTO to hash out changes to the AC index to ensure our members were
protected against sometimes twice-monthly increases. The changes made
during those many meetings in 2006-2007 are still in place today having
been adopted by MTO and most municipalities in the province. This speaks
volumes to the commitment of OHMPA members and the respect OHMPA
had developed and maintains today.
In addition to dealing with the AC index in 2006-2007, I am most proud of
having been part of the task group looking at the construction of longitudinal
joints. First brought to the Board’s attention by past president Tony Gaglia
in 2004, a task group made up of OHMPA members Joe Bunting and ››
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