ASPHALTopics | Spring 2020 | VOL 33 | NO 1

FALL ASPHALT SEMINAR
Finding a Better Approach: Getting Paving Right in Ontario
Dr. Gransberg, President of Gransberg & Associates Inc.,
presents the keynote presentation Finding a Better Approach:
Getting Paving Right in Ontario at the Fall Asphalt Seminar
on December 5. All presentations are available on the OAPC
website under the Publications and Education tab.
The OAPC Fall Asphalt Seminar’s donation drive to the CP24 CHUM
Christmas Wish was a resounding success in helping thousands of
families across the GTA have an enjoyable holiday. Thanks to our
sponsors we donated $2,500 in toys and $1,100 in cash!
OAPC’s Blind Auction for Asphalt research raised $5,375!
A big thank you goes to the companies that donated to the
auction: FLO Components, M & L Testing Equipment Ltd.,
Yellowline Asphalt Products Ltd., Canadian Asphalt Industries
Inc., McAsphalt Industries Limited, Stuart & Hunt Associates
Ltd., Wirtgen Group, Roadtec, and the University of Waterloo.
OAPC ROADS SCHOLARSHIPS — PAVING THE WAY
TO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER
2020 OAPC Chair Ivan Levac presents Algonquin College graduate, David Burt, with
a $1,000 Roads Scholarship at Algonquin College’s awards reception on November 6,
2019. David graduated from the college’s Welding and Fabrication Techniques
program in May 2019.
OAPC’s Roads Scholarship Program partners with six colleges located in diverse
regions throughout Ontario. Our partner colleges are Algonquin, Canadore,
Centennial, Conestoga, Fleming and Georgian colleges. Since the inception of the
Roads Scholarship program in 2014, 42 students have received $1,000 scholarships.
These scholarships are given to students who demonstrate exemplary leadership
within their respective programs and who express an interest in the asphalt paving
industry. OAPC’s partnership with colleges through the Roads Scholarship Program
has made a positive impact in connecting students with industry employers.
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