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NATIONAL HEAVY EQUIPMENT SHOW<br />
ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO ROAD<br />
SUPERVISORS TRADE SHOW<br />
Plant and Paving Committee member Daulta O’Hanlon and<br />
Membership Committee past chair Paul Holroyd discuss the<br />
benefits of asphalt pavements with a National Heavy Equipment<br />
Show delegate. The show, which was held at the International<br />
Centre in Mississauga from April 5 to 7, brought in over 13,000<br />
delegates, which made for plenty of foot traffic and good<br />
conversations at the OAPC booth.<br />
<strong>2017</strong> OAPC PARTNERS IN<br />
QUALITY ROAD TOUR SEMINARS<br />
This year’s OAPC Partners in Quality Road Tour Seminars brought<br />
a robust program to participants throughout the province.<br />
Making stops in Sudbury, Ottawa, Kitchener and Vaughan from<br />
April 18 to 27, the seminars brought together 257 attendees.<br />
Presentations included the Ontario Ministry of Transportation<br />
(MTO) Auditor General action plan update and Bituminous<br />
Section updates; MTO regional reports and forecasts; municipal<br />
forecasts; updates from CCIL; an update on the ORBA OAPC<br />
Quality Forum; OAPC marketing & communications initiatives;<br />
best practices in using asset management to improve roadways;<br />
innovations in Warm Mix Asphalt technology; and tack coating.<br />
All presentations are available on the OAPC website under<br />
the Publications & Education tab. A special thanks goes<br />
out to the sponsors who made the seminar series possible:<br />
Aecon Materials Engineering, Canadian Asphalt Industries<br />
Inc., Dufferin Construction Company, McAsphalt Industries<br />
Limited, Multisolv, Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Rankin<br />
Construction Inc., Steed and Evans Limited, R.W. Tomlinson<br />
Limited, and Yellowline Asphalt Products Ltd.<br />
OAPC Executive Director Vince Aurilio and Marketing &<br />
Communications Director Abigail Wright Pereira greet<br />
delegates at the Assocation of Ontario Road Supervisors<br />
Municipal Public Works Trade Show which was held at the East<br />
Perth Recreation Centre in Milverton from June 7 to 8. The<br />
annual show brought in 200 exhibitors and 1,800 delegates.<br />
OAPC AWARDS ROADS SCHOLARSHIPS<br />
Congratulations to eight Roads Scholarship recipients<br />
who were awarded $1,000 each during award ceremonies<br />
which took place March 27 at Centennial College, May 24<br />
at Conestoga College, June 2 at Fleming College and June 6<br />
at Georgian College. Award recipients were Pedro Moreira<br />
and Brandon Wilk of Centennial College, Liam Scherbinsky<br />
and Frank Sanchez of Conestoga College, Benjamin Ruah<br />
and Nathan Woodrow of Fleming College and Josh Foran and<br />
Lucas MacDonald of Georgian College.<br />
OAPC Chairman Mike McLean addresses the crowd at the Ottawa<br />
Partners in Quality Road Tour Seminar which was held at the<br />
Centurion Conference & Event Center on April 20.<br />
Daulta O’Hanlon, OAPC Plant & Paving Committee member and<br />
District Sales Manager for Wirtgen Group, presents Mary Spencer,<br />
Georgian College Professor of Engineering and Environmental<br />
Technologies with the Roads Scholarship plaque during the<br />
award ceremony on June 6.<br />
SUMMER <strong>2017</strong> 39
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