Table of Contents - Municipal Engineers...Brian Worsley, P Eng Workshop Co-Chair Town of The Blue Mountains David Mhango, P Eng Sponsorship Chair York Region Amanda Froese, P Eng Program

Table of Contents

Welcome 5

Workshop Committee 6

Message from Government Officials 7

Reachning New Heights 8

Village Conference Centre Layout 9

Agenda 10 – 17

Speaker Bios 18 – 25

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORSPLATINUM

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORSHOSPITALITY

BMR SNOWMAKING AND OPERATIONS TOUR

TRADESHOW PASSPORT WATER BOTTLES

BRIDGE BUILDING CHALLENGE

THORNBURY VILLAGE CRAFT CIDER & BREWERY / SIDE LAUNCH BREWING COMPANY TOUR

ANNUAL STEVE CARROLL EAST/WEST HOCKEY CLASSIC

DELTA URBAN

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DELEGATE BAG

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Welcome to the 2019 Annual MEA Workshop and General Meeting!

Welcome to the 2019 Municipal Engineer’s Association Annual Workshop and General Meeting This year marks the 60th anniversary of the event and is being co-hosted by the Towns of The Blue Mountains, Collingwood, and Wasaga Beach The theme for this year’s workshop is “For All Seasons ”

Given our unique geographic location, the area receives a good deal of lake effect snow, especially early in the season when the lake is still warm This provides for many wintertime activities drawing visitors from across the province and beyond The region has traditionally been a winter tourist destination but has increasingly become popular in the summertime as well Hiking, swimming, boating, and cycling have all become popular Wasaga has “The Longest Freshwater Beach in the World” which boasts approximately 14km of continuous sandy beach at the south end of Nottawasaga Bay All of this combined with our apple growing tradition due to the moderating effects of Georgian Bay and the growth of vineyards, cideries and breweries, the area has truly become a “For All Seasons” destination

All of the amazing features the area has to offer are being noticed not only for tourism but also as a place to live Many people are choosing to retire here, taking advantage of the hot GTHA housing market Families are also relocating here looking for a change in pace and a more balanced work-life dynamic All of this interest is putting pressure on existing infrastructure, increasing home prices, and affecting expectations in relation to services provided by the municipalities

We hope the program we have put together provides you with a better understanding of this beautiful area and some of the challenges we face from a municipal engineering perspective

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Workshop Committee

John Velick, P Eng Workshop Co-Chair Town of Collingwood

Mike Pincivero, P Eng Workshop Co-Chair Town of Wasaga Beach

Brian Worsley, P Eng Workshop Co-Chair Town of The Blue Mountains

David Mhango, P Eng Sponsorship Chair York Region

Amanda Froese, P Eng Program Chair Saugeen Shores

David Di Pietro, P Eng Registration Chair City of Guelph

Stuart West, P Eng Hockey Chair Town of Collingwood

Natasha Birch, P Eng Member Town of Collingwood

Dane Reynolds, P Eng Member City of Barrie

Reg Russwurm, P Eng Workshop Advisor

Dan Cozzi, P Eng Executive Director MEA

Amin Mneiran, EIT Member Services Coord MEA

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Past Workshops and Themes

2000 Kingston A New Beginning

2001 Mississauga An Engineering Odyssey

2002 London A toolbox

2003 Peterborough The Road Ahead, 25 years later

2004 Chatham Are Your Assets Covered – looking down the road

2005 North Bay The Next Crisis

2006 Brockville Finding New Ways

2007 Vaughan

2008 Niagara Falls Keeping Up With New Technology

2009 Kingston Emerging Challenges – The Next 50 Years”

2010 Oakville Environmentally Sustainable Communities

2011 Barrie Hand in Hand – Engineering and Operations

2012 Windsor Changes How are W E Adapting

2013 Sudbury Living with Lakes

2014 Cambridge Engineering Strong Communications

2015 York Region Growing Pains

2016 St Catharines Building Bridges

2017 Brampton Thinking Bigger

2018 Thunder Bay Live, Work, Play the Northern Way

2019 South Georgian Bay For All Seasons

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Social Media

We’re on Twitter @MEA_Ontario and LinkedIn (Municipal Engineers Association) Tag us into your posts during the Workshop by using the hashtag #MEA2019 Each post using this # enters you into a draw for one of three prizes, so post often!

Visitor InformationSouth Georgian Bay Tourism: https://southgeorgianbay ca/Blue Mountain Resort: https://www bluemountain ca/things-to-doThornbury: https://thornbury ca/things-to-do/Town of The Blue Mountains: https://www thebluemountains ca/visitor-information cfmhttps://www thebluemountains ca/community-events-calendar cfmOther:https://www applepietrail com/https://www visitgrey ca/travel-tools/travel-stories/saints-sinners-local-craft-beer-wine-ciderhttps://brucegreysimcoe com/activities/local-fare/beverages

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Workshop Program

Tuesday, November 26, 20196 p m – 9 p m Registration (Petun Room Entrance Hall)

7 p m – close Hospitality Suite (Silver Creek Room)

Wednesday, November 27, 20197:30 a m – 8:30 a m Breakfast (Huron Grand Ballroom)

7:30 a m – 2 p m Registration (Petun Room Entrance Hall)

7:30 a m – 5 p m Tradeshow

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Morning Session (Petun Room)8:30 a m Opening Remarks (Mike Pincivero, Wasaga Beach)

Remarks from our Platnium Sponsor - Terrafix Geosynthetics Inc

8:45 a m Welcome Address - George Weider (BMR Past Chairman and Son of Founder)

9 a m History of South Georgian Bay Area (Andrea Wilson, Blue Mountains Library)

9:30 a m Bridge Rehabilitation - A Proactive Approach to Permitting, Staging, & Construction (Brian Wickenheiser, Ainley Group)

10 a m Break and Sponsor Booth Visit

10:15 a m Riverbank Stabilization and Habitat Restoration Projects (Fred Dobbs, NVCA)

10:45 a m Bridge Inspection Update (Walter Kenedi and Andy Turnbull, MTO)

11:15 a m Canada's Largest Infrastructure Project, Bruce Power MCR (Eric Chassard – Executive Vice President, Projects and Engineering)

12 p m – 2 p m Mayor's Lunch (Huron Grand Ballroom)

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Afternoon Session (Petun Room)2 p m Introduction to MECP’s Area-wide Linear

Infrastructure ECAs for Municipalities (Aziz Ahmed MECP)

2:30 p m Ontario’s Watermain Disinfection Procedure (Aziz Ahmed MECP)

3 p m National Harmonization of Construction Codes (Mansoor Mahmood, MMAH)

3:30 p m Break and Sponsor Booth Visit

Concurrent Session 1 - Municipal Project Feature (Petun Room)

3:45 p m Downtown Infrastructure Renewal Elora (Colin Baker, Township of Centre Wellington)

4:15 p m City of Barrie Major Drainage System Models (Daniel Twigger and Avneet Button, Tatham Engineering Ltd )

4:45 p m West Gormley External Sanitary Sewer (Angela Carley, TMIG)

Concurrent Session 2 - What’s on the Horizon (Huron Grand Ballroom)

3:45 p m WW Regulatory Tool Improvements (Edgar Tovilla, WEAO)

4:15 p m Emerging Water Issues (Michele Grenier, OWWA)

4:45 p m Analysis of SWM Controls to Meet Multiple Drainage Criteria (Edward Graham, Civica Infrastructure Inc )

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Wednesday Night on the Town

RUSTY’S @ Blue 150 Jozo Weider Blvd The Blue Mountains, ON rustysatblue com

Join us for a Southern Dinner at Rusty’s at Blue Mountain You will be treated to Ribs, Fried Chicken, Haddock Fingers and Smoked Eggplant Parmesan complete with southern sides and desert The Hospitality Suite continues after dinner, so you can stay as long as you wish to mingle, network and hoot it up with your friends and colleagues

Blue Mountain Resort, and the Southern Georgian Bay Area are known for the all-year round, or four season activities and hospitality so come dressed as your favourite sport, activity or seasonal attire to make a more memorable evening! Mix it up, have fun try some flippers and a snow suit maybe…

Look to the Village Map for Rusty’s at Blue

Wednesday Night Social Rusty’s @ Blue, Blue Mountain Village6 p m Doors Open7 p m Meal

For All Season’s Theme - Sea to Sky! Come dressed in your favourite Season!

9 p m Hospitality Suite continues at Rusty’s

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Thursday, November 28, 20197:30 a m – 8:30 a m Breakfast (Huron Grand Ballroom)

7:30 a m – 1 p m Registration

7:30 a m – 1 p m Tradeshow

Morning Session (Petun Room)8:30 a m Morning Welcome (John Velick, Collingwood)

Concurrent Session 1 - Materials and Innovation (Petun Room)

8:45 a m Enviro Impact of Corrugated Steel Pipe (Ray Wilcock, Corrugated Steel Pipe Institute)

9:15 a m Introduction to Cold In-Place Recycling (Chris Thompson, Roto-Mill Inc )

9:45 a m QA in Pre-cast Concrete (Andrea Boddy)

Concurrent Session 2 - Asset Management (Huron Grand Ballroom)

8:45 a m Asset Management Ontario, Regulatory Compliance (Sam Sidawi, AMOntario)

9:15 a m Challenges of Implementing AMP (Joe Tiernay and John Tarantino, OGRA/Marmak)

9:45 a m Climate Change Adaptive Design (Saidur Rahman, Toronto)

10:15 a m Break and Sponsor Booth Visit

Second Session (Petun Room)

10:30 a m Building a Cannabis Facility in Tiverton Ontario ( 7 Acres Cannabis)

11 a m MEA Annual General Meeting

12 p m – 1 p m Lunch (Huron Grand Ballroom)

Thursday Afternoon Tours1 p m – 4 p m Tour #1 - BMR Snowmaking and Operations Tour

1 p m – 4 p m Tour #2 - Thornbury Village Craft Cider & Brewery / Side Launch Brewing Company Tour

1 p m – 4 p m Annual Steve Carroll East/West Hockey Classic (Eddie Bush Memorial Arena, Collingwood) - game starts at 2 p m

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Tour Meeting Place

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For more information regarding accessibility at Blue Mountain, visit bluemountain.ca/accessible

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BeaverTailsBooster JuiceCamino TacoThe Happy Valley Candy Co.Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt

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Rocky Mountain Chocolate FactoryRoyal Majesty Espresso Bar BakeryStarbucks Coffee Company

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Grand Central Lodge Food Court & BarActivity Central - Rentals, Retail,Guest Services & Ticket SalesMill Pond PlaygroundStorytime ParkCoca-Cola Village Stage

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Brights GalleryColumbia Sportswear CompanyColumbia Kids Sportswear CompanyCrock A Doodle StudioEnvy EyewearGabby IsabellaGeorgian ChristmasGo Fish GoHatley Gifts & ScoopsHillside OutfittersJack & Maddy - A Toy StoreLiftedL’Occitane en ProvenceMadison BoutiqueOlde Stanton StorePepper PalaceRed Devil SportsReiner’s OriginalsSinergy Clothing at BlueThe North FaceVillage Market

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Bullwheel PubC & A Steak CompanyChuck Burger

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Guest Services

Visitor Information

Entrance

Washrooms

Accessible Washrooms

Baby Change Table

Accessible Parking

Parking Automated Teller Machines

Lockers

Taxi Stand

Shuttle Service

Hiking Trail

Winter Dream Trail

Walking Trail

Green Season

Year-Round

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Base Camp Attraction

Mid-Station Attraction

Summit Attraction

5 minute walk

BMR Snowmaking and Operations Tour Meeting Location

Tour mustering locations are shown on the Blue Mountain Village Map

Buses and tours leave at 1 p m

Hockey, Brewery and Brewing Company Tour Pick-up Location

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FAIRWAY

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JOZO WEIDER BLVD.

ANNE HEGGTVEIT DR.

CachetCrossing

MOUNTAIN WALK

MountainWalk

Homeowner ServicesLodging & Group Sales

Bandstand

Century ExpressHigh-SpeedSix-PersonChair

Mill Pond

ChâteauRidge

For more information regarding accessibility at Blue Mountain, visit bluemountain.ca/accessible

JOZO WEIDER BLVD.

Blue Mountain

Private Beach

Club

WeiderLodge

GrandGeorgian

SeasonsAt Blue

The WestinTrillium House

Mosaic

Follow Gord Canning Dr.

to for

SOUTH BASE LODGE

and KIDS AT BLUE

South Base Lodge

VillageConference

Centre

EMBARCBlue Mountain

Blue Mountain Inn &Conference Centre

GraduateTripleChair

Easy Rider

Magic Carpet

Lift Plaza

UndergradMagic

Carpet

Activity Central

Grand CentralLodge

B

A2

1

M

L

O

located at the top of the

Southern Comfort Chairlift - parking available at the top

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MonterraTennis

K

Village W

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Graduate

Apple Bowl

Calamity Lane

Happ

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Easy

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Silver BulletHigh-SpeedSix-PersonChair

Smart Alec

Tranquility

Mem

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L-Hill

Rinus Run

Dr. Doug

GORD CANNING DRIVE

ResortOperations

HumanResources

Prod

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by

Buch

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Ass

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tes

11/1

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CRAVINGS

BeaverTailsBooster JuiceCamino TacoThe Happy Valley Candy Co.Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt

23

11

1914

29

Mile High Poutine13

Rocky Mountain Chocolate FactoryRoyal Majesty Espresso Bar BakeryStarbucks Coffee Company

74412

SERVICES

Grand Central Lodge Food Court & BarActivity Central - Rentals, Retail,Guest Services & Ticket SalesMill Pond PlaygroundStorytime ParkCoca-Cola Village Stage

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Homeowner Services, Lodging & Group Sales

Re/Max at Blue Realty Inc.Kalola Life in Balance SpaBlue Mountain Inn Food CourtBlue Mountain Village Association

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Monterra Golf Course & Practice Facility Monterra Indoor Tennis Courts & Lessonsiwa SpaScandinave Spa Blue MountainSouth Base Lodge Food Court

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415

20262243

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Brights GalleryColumbia Sportswear CompanyColumbia Kids Sportswear CompanyCrock A Doodle StudioEnvy EyewearGabby IsabellaGeorgian ChristmasGo Fish GoHatley Gifts & ScoopsHillside OutfittersJack & Maddy - A Toy StoreLiftedL’Occitane en ProvenceMadison BoutiqueOlde Stanton StorePepper PalaceRed Devil SportsReiner’s OriginalsSinergy Clothing at BlueThe North FaceVillage Market

35

421

3427

30429

25

28

4715

Magnone’s Italian KitchenMJ Byrne’s Irish PubNorthwinds Brewhouse & KitchenOliver & Bonacini Café GrillThe Pita PitThe Pottery Restaurant

51

50

391848

4924

Copper Blues Bar & GrillFirehall Pizza Co.Jozo’s BarKaytoo Restaurant & BarKikaku Sushi BarLeaderboard

108

374046

Rusty’s at BlueSix Pack BarSMASH Ping Pong & NiteclubSunset GrillTholos RestaurantTwist Martini Restaurant & BarWild Wing

311745333238

DINING

Bullwheel PubC & A Steak CompanyChuck Burger

1636

52

Guest Services

Visitor Information

Entrance

Washrooms

Accessible Washrooms

Baby Change Table

Accessible Parking

Parking Automated Teller Machines

Lockers

Taxi Stand

Shuttle Service

Hiking Trail

Winter Dream Trail

Walking Trail

Green Season

Year-Round

Winter Season

Base Camp Attraction

Mid-Station Attraction

Summit Attraction

Tour Descriptions

BMR SNOWMAKING & OPERATIONS TOURBlue Mountain is Ontario’s only four-season mountain village resort We’ll enjoy a tour of the snow making facilities, ski hill lift and take a ride the Ridge Runner We’ll learn how Blue Mountain Resorts makes enough snow to cover 140 has (360 acres) of with 600+ snow guns

THORNBURY VILLAGE CRAFT CIDER & BREWERY / SIDE LAUNCH BREWING COMPANY TOURWe’ll have a guided tour of the Thornbury Village Craft Cider & Brew House They are committed to producing authentic, ultra premium cider and beer Thornbury Premium Apple Cider is the flagship product of Thornbury Village Cider House made amid 7,500 acres of apple orchards, in the heart of apple country

The Side Launch Brewing Company opened its doors in 2014 with the intention of providing Ontario with wonderfully complex and highly drinkable beer Side Launch received the 2016 Canadian Brewery of the Year award

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ANNUAL STEVE CARROLL MEMORIAL EAST/WEST HOCKEY CLASSICThe traditional games were first played in 1967 and 1972 The modern era started in 1994 and the game has been played every year since Members from the East play against the West in this fun spirited, competitive match The coveted trophy (which was topped off with the red light from the Belleville Hockey Arena when the arena was refurbished) is awarded to the winning team at the President’s Banquet The typical boundary is Yonge St to determine East and West, however it is known to vary subject to participants involved

Hockey History

This year’s game will be held at the Eddie Bush Memorial Area in Collingwood at 2:00pm Buses leave at 1pm from the Village Conference Centre

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2019 South Georgian Bay (TBD)

2018 Thunder Bay (West)

2017 Brampton (East)

2016 St Catharines (East)

2015 York Region (West)

2014 Cambridge (West)

2013 Sudbury (West)

2012 Windsor (West)

2011 Barrie (East)

2010 Oakville (West)

2009 Kingston (West)

2008 Niagara Falls (West)

2007 Vaughan (West)

2006 Sarnia (East)

2005 North Bay (East)

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Thursday Evening Activities

4 p m – 6 p m Hospitality Suite (Silver Creek Room)

6:30 p m – 9 p m President's Banquet (Huron Grand Ballroom)Keynote Speaker - Alan Mallory

9 p m Hospitality Suite (Silver Creek Room)

9:30 p m Bridge Building Challenge(Silver Creek Room)

Past Presidents2000 Mario Iatonna Windsor2001 Wayne Wood Brantford2002 Wayne Wood Brantford2003 Ken Becking Renfrew2004 Sandra Lawson Brantford2005 William E Robinson Vaughan2006 John Simmonds North Bay2007 Ron Standish London2008 John F Hammer Waterloo Region2009 Gary Carroll Oshawa2010 Trevor Lewis Dufferin County2011 Rick Kester Belleville2012 Paul Jankowski Vaughan2013 Tom Copeland London2014 Dan Cozzi Oakville2015 Anna Godo Windsor2016 Reg Russwurm The Blue Mountains2017 Paul Knowles Carleton Place2018 John F Thompson Barrie2019 Steve Lund Huron County

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Presidents’ Dinner Key Note Address

ALAN MALLORY (ADVENTURER) – “REACHING NEW HEIGHTS”Alan is an international speaker, author and performance coach who is passionate about leadership and reaching new heights in all that we do! His unique philosophy of life revolves around empowering people and embracing an agile mentality focused on achieving results By understanding what drives and motivates us, we are able to cultivate more innovative and effective ways of thinking and taking action Alan holds a degree in engineering from Queen’s University and a masters in psychology from Adler University, giving him a well-balanced approach to the outer and inner challenges we all face Alan has worked internationally with large organizations as a professional engineer and project manager developing patents and solutions to complex challenges in the mining and metals industry Living and working abroad has given him the opportunity to deepen his understanding of individual and team challenges, better appreciate cultural diversity and successfully adapt to different organizational structures

Building experience through a lifestyle of adventure and challenge, Alan embarked on the journey of a lifetime and set a world record on Mount Everest along with three members of his immediate family It was a two-month expedition through some of the most exciting yet terrifying conditions imaginable and their success demanded an unwavering perseverance and resilience in the face of adversity

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BRIDGE BUILDING CHALLENGE The annual Bridge Building Challenge will be held following the President’s Banquet on Thursday November 28 Submitted bridges will be tested to failure Challenge is open to MEA members and students Come to predict your fellow delegate’s skills in an exciting competitive environment - prizes will be awarded!

ASK A STUPID QUESTION The Friday morning session will include the inaugural “Ask a Stupid Question” Panel It’s intended to help those new to municipal life or for those who have questions as to how their peers handle challenging situations If you have a burning question as to how someone manages their traffic signals when their electrician is on vacation, or how to negotiate with developers over off-site works, or anything else Please email your question to amanda froese@saugeenshores ca, or fill out a form available at the registration desk with your question to be placed in question box on Friday morning

Themes for these questions could be around:

• Public Works Operations• Stormwater Management• Waste Management• Water Distribution and Treatment• OPS• Maintenance Standards• Sanitary Collection and Treatment• Drainage• Developer Relations• Government Relations/Reporting• Grants • Class EA’s

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Friday, November 29, 20197:30 a m – 8:30 a m Breakfast (Huron Grand Ballroom)

7:30 a m – 9:30 a m Registration

7:30 a m – 12 p m Tradeshow

8:30 a m Submit questions for "Ask a Stupid Question" panel

Morning Session (Petun Room)8:30 a m Morning Welcome - Brian Worsley

(The Blue Mountains)8:45 a m Using a Water Model during an Emergency

Management Scenario (Mark Buchanan, J L Richards)

9:15 a m Envisioning a Sustainable Future (Duane Lindner, Associated Engineering)

9:45 a m Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Update (Reg Russwurm, MEA MCEA Committee)

10:15 a m Break and Sponsor Booth Visit

10:15 a m Submit Tradeshow Bingo Cards

10:45 a m ”Ask a Stupid Question” - with similar panel answers (Amanda Froese, Saugeen Shores)

11:30 a m Update from MEA (Dan Cozzi)

11:45 a m Social Media and Tradeshow Bingo Winners (must be there to win)

11:55 a m Closing Remarks

12 p m – 1 p m Lunch (Huron Grand Ballroom)

HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME!1 p m – 2:30 p m Post Workshop Bridge Building Challenge for

Georgian College Students

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SPEAKER BIOSAZIZ AHMED

Aziz Ahmed, P Eng , is Manager of Approvals and Licensing at the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks’ (MECP) Environmental Assessment and Permissions Branch, and is the approving director under Part V and VI of the SDWA, and Part II 1 of EPA A graduate of the University of Toronto in Chemical Engineering, Aziz has worked with the MECP since 1988, in a variety of engineering and managerial positions, in the areas of water treatment and distribution, stormwater management, and municipal and industrial wastewater

COLIN BAKER

Colin Baker, P Eng has been the Managing Director of Infrastructure Services with the Township of Centre Wellington since 2012 In this role, Mr Baker provides leadership and guidance to all divisions within Infrastructure Services including Public Works, Environmental Services, and Engineering In his spare time, you’ll likely find him at the arena coaching his son’s hockey team or at a theatre cheering on his daughter at a dance competition

ANDREA BODDY

Andrea Boddy is the founder of Andrea Boddy Consulting, a boutique advisory firm focused on the Canadian concrete construction industry With more than 16 years of technical, sales, and operational leadership in Canada and the United States for North America’s largest building materials producer, Andrea brings a unique cross-section of knowledge and skills to her clients’ benefit and profitability A published author, Andrea has written 9 technical papers for various industry research journals Andrea is a past board member of ACI Ontario and Concrete Ontario In addition to her role as Managing Director of CPCQA and her consulting practice, Andrea is a senior advisor for Bridge Check Canada, an innovative concrete inspection, testing, and forensics firm in Toronto Andrea holds a BASc and MASc from the University of Toronto and an MBA from Queen’s University

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MARK BUCHANAN

As an Associate and Senior Civil Engineer with J L Richards & Associates Limited, Mark specializes in water distribution and wastewater collections systems, potable water/wastewater pumping stations, and treatment infrastructure Mark is experienced in leading Municipal Class Environmental Assessments, Master Plans, detailed design and construction involving communal water and wastewater systems He also has extensive experience in the computer simulation of municipal infrastructure, such as water distribution systems and wastewater collection systems Using hydraulic modelling software, he analyzes existing distribution systems and wastewater collection systems and recommends upgrades and improvements for both public and private sector projects

AVNEET BUTTON

Avneet Button is an Intern Engineer at Tatham Engineering Limited, specializing in water resources engineering Avneet completed his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from University of Waterloo in 2014 and his Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Queen’s University in 2018 Since completing his studies, Avneet has been involved in subwatershed management studies, flood hazard studies and stormwater management design of land development projects

ANGELA CARLEY

Angela Carley, P Eng PMP is a Project Manager with 15 years of experience in municipal envinronmental assessments, design and construction with a focus on water and wastewater infrastructure On this project Angela was the design lead

ERIC CHASSARD

Eric joined Bruce Power as the Executive Vice President, Projects and Engineering, in 2019 He is responsible for Major Component Replacement, Project Management and Construction, Asset Management, Sustaining Capital and site-wide Project Controls He brings years of experience to Bruce Power from Hitachi UK, and Areva

Eric is a graduate of the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France, with a General Engineer Degree specializing in Nuclear Engineering Eric also holds a post-graduate diploma in nuclear reactor physics from the National Institute of Sciences and Nuclear Technology of Grenoble, France

FRED DOBBS

Fred has a B Sc Fisheries Biology, from the University of Guelph, and 33 Years of Experience working on River Restoration Projects with the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority and Trout Unlimited Canada

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EDWARD GRAHAM

Edward is a water resources engineer specializing in municipal drainage system capacity management He has worked for the last 30 years in the municipal industry and is now leading a team of 70 staff at Civica Infrastructure providing consulting and contracting services to various municipalities across Ontario

WALTER KENNEDI (MTO)

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DUANE LINDNER

Duane Lindner is a professional engineer with Associated Engineering, and has spent the past 23 years working in Waterloo Region and its surrounding municipalities He is formally trained in Value Engineering and in Sustainable Design using the Envision Rating System, and serves on AE’s internal Sustainability Committee

MANSOOR MAHMOOD

Mansoor Mahmood is a professional engineer and one of the only eight Certified Pollution Prevention Planners in Canada His education includes a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, and a master’s and doctorate in environmental engineering from the University of the Sheffield, UK Since then, Mansoor has spent more than 32 years in process engineering, environmental sciences and management, environmental process engineering and business sustainability Recently Mansoor moved from the Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks, where he worked for around 17 years, to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing as Director Building and Development Branch

SAIDUR RAHMAN

Saidur Rahman, Ph D , P Eng , is a Senior Engineer, Engineering and Construction Services with the City of Toronto and an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University Dr Rahman has also worked at the Town of Oakville, Government of the Northwest Territories and at the National Research Council (NRC) in the role of Researcher-Municipal Infrastructure Investment Planning (MIIP) projects He has been involved in academic research in Japan and Canada on structural damage diagnosis, Non-destructive Evaluation (NDE) and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) for bridges and structures He is a present member of Project Management Institute (PMI), Institute of Asset Management (UK) and American Public Works Association (APWA)

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REG RUSSWURM

Reg is a municipal engineer with extensive experience in infrastructure planning and engineering He is a graduate from the University of Waterloo in civil engineering and has an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University He has worked in private consulting, public utilities and municipalities before taking on the role of Director of Infrastructure and Public Works for the Town of The Blue Mountains Reg is a proud Past-President of the Municipal Engineers Association of Ontario and is the current President of the Ontario Water Works Association

SEVEN ACRES

Dirk Nielsen is the Director of Engineering at 7ACRES and leads the engineering systems department to support complicated infrastructure and facility operations In his previous role as Director of Processing, he was able to expand drying, trimming, and automated Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) systems Mr Nielsen is an engineer, innovator and leader who strives to help his teams meet goals and solve inefficiencies and problems Mr Nielsen has held several senior leadership positions such as VP of Manufacturing, Facilities Manager, Project Manager and Project Engineer at different manufacturing companies

Mr Nielsen holds a B Sc in Industrial Engineering

SAM SIDAWI

Sam is a graduate of the civil engineering program from the University of Waterloo He is the Director of Enterprise Asset Management for the Region of Peel Sam has extensive experience in both the municipal sector as well as the field of asset management Previously he has held several senior management roles in the consulting field as well as in municipal government In his capacity as a senior administrator he has gained an extensive background in asset management, project delivery, climate change adaptation, financial planning, policy development, budget preparation and strategic planning He has led and implemented tactical projects as well as comprehensive asset management initiatives Sam has participated on several committees including OMBI, Ontario Public Works Association and the National Research Council Currently he is a member of the ISO 55000 mirror committee and was on the expert panel that assisted the Province in the development of the regulations for Bill 6 He is the Chair of Asset Management Ontario, past chair of OSCI and past President of the Ontario Public Works Association

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JOHN TARANTINO

John Tarantino is Vice President of Sales for Marmak John is the driving force in the creation of “The Ontario Municipal Partnership” which comprises of Ontario municipalities who partner and collaborate in the development and deployment of municipal asset management solutions

CHRIS THOMPSON

Chris graduated with a diploma in Civil Engineering Technology in 1985 and has over 30 years of engineering and road construction experience, including 15 years with various municipalities and Ministry of Transportation of Ontario and several years with private consultants in roles that have included pavement management, road design, contract administration and project management He is a member of OACETT (Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists), ARRA (Asphalt Reclaiming and Recycling Association), Member of CTAA (Canadian Technical Asphalt Association)

JOE TIERNAY

Joe Tiernay is the Executive Director of the Ontario Good Roads Association OGRA promotes the use of Municipal DataWorks as an asset management data repository in order to amass critical data on the condition of municipal infrastructure to use in OGRA’s advocacy efforts with the Ontario Provincial government

EDGAR TOVILLA

Edgar Tovilla, has 25 years of experience in the water and wastewater industry He is currently Manager of Wastewater Operations with the Region of Peel Edgar is currently the Vice President of the Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO), where he is also Chair of the Government Affairs Committee, and the Co-Chair of the Wastewater Practitioners Group Edgar is a Civil Engineer from Mexico; has a Masters in Environmental Engineering from the University of Sheffield, in the UK, and is currently PhD candidate at Ryerson University’s Environmental Applied Science and Management Program

ANDY TURNBULL (MTO)

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DANIEL TWIGGER

Daniel Twigger is a Senior Engineer, Group Leader at Tatham Engineering Limited that specializes in water resource engineering Since graduating from the water resource engineering program at the University of Guelph in 2005, his area of focus has been hydrologic/hydraulic modeling, Drainage Master Plans, stormwater management design, surface water monitoring and natural hazard studies

GEORGE WEIDER

George Weider is the son of Jozo Weider who founded Blue Mountain Resort and their sideline of Blue Mountain Pottery George has lived most of his life at the resort, growing up on the mountain He wrote about his early years in his book” Blue Mountain” He became president of BMR in 1971 and chairman in 1978, a post that he retired from in 2009 George is also a historian and local VIP

BRIAN WICKENHEISER

Brian is a Professional Engineer with 23 years of diverse experience in detailed structural and civil design, with a focus on transportation structures As Ainley Group’s Bridges and Structures Group Lead, he has undertaken the successful design and implementation of numerous bridge and large span culvert evaluation, rehabilitation, and replacement projects throughout Ontario, developing a reputation with municipal clients and respect from the construction community for high-quality, cost-effective designs and concise contract specifications

RAY WILCOCK

Ray Wilcock, FCPA FCMA is the Executive Director of the Corrugated Steel Pipe Institute (CSPI) He holds a Science Diploma from Champlain College (1978) and a Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia University (1982) In 1985 he acquired his CMA and in 2004 was conferred the title FCMA On graduation he started with Dominion Bridge, a company who built many of the major bridge crossings across Canada Over the past three decades, he has held a number of senior executive positions at several corporations in the infrastructure industry

ANDREA WILSON

Andrea Wilson is the curator of the Blue Mountains Public Library, Craigleith Heritage Depot and she will give us an introduction to the area and give us some information on the local history