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Northern College Leads the Way in Water Treatment
Northern College's Kirkland Lake Campus recently showcased its new pilot water treatment plant and recognized the major donors who made the project possible.

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Pilots Take Flight
City of London, Ontario works with partners to establish a centre of excellence at the Greenway Water Pollution Control Plant.

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Canada, U.S. waste-water groups join forces in war on 'flushable' wipes
Canadian Water and Wastewater Association is joining forces with its American counterpart, the Water Environment Federation, to propose recommendations on use of "flushable" wipes.

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Upcoming Events
Breaking the Ice on the Ice: The ONEIA Curling Bonspiel   
January 22, 2014
Brampton ON

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In Situ Oil Sands Water Treatment & Re-Use Optimization 2014
January 22-23, 2014
Calgary AB
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Towards Watershed Governance in B.C. and Beyond
January 27-29, 2014
Cowichan Valley BC 
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Waterline December 2013

Feature Articles

CEOOCWA Welcomes New President
Rob Andrews to join agency January 6, 2014 
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Andrews as its new President, effective January 6, 2014. Most recently the Chief Executive, Global Water at AECOM, the world's leading engineering and design group, Mr. Andrews is a very capable leader who brings with him many years of international water-related business experience.
 
technologyAnother Successful Year for the OCWA Technology Showcase!
2013 event draws over 230 attendees from the water sector 
The third annual OCWA Technology Showcase took place Wednesday, December 4 at the Hilton Toronto Airport and welcomed over 230 guests. Attendees enjoyed a day full of presentations from various speakers, including hearing from municipalities about successfully implementing innovative technology into their facilities and also visited with over 30 technology companies showcasing their products and services.
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OCWA in the Community
 
OCWA Raises Over $50,000 for GlobalMedic
2013 fundraising campaign surpasses goal
OCWA staff and supporters helped raise $54,000 this year for GlobalMedic, a Canadian charity that provides emergency relief to disaster areas around the world. This brings OCWA's total fundraising dollars to over $100,000 since we began our campaign in 2012. 

Staff organized a variety of events throughout the year including BBQs, runs/walks, office challenges, golf tournaments and to cap off the year, our annual fundraising dinner, held at the Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel, with special  
guest speaker, CityNews Anchor, Gord Martineau. Thank you to everyone who supported OCWA in our fundraising efforts and who gave generously to GlobalMedic. For more information and to make a donation, please visit www.globalmedic.ca 
Guests mingle during the GlobalMedic Fundraising Dinner
 
OCWA's Jodi Travers and Robin Kind with GlobalMedic founder Rahul Singh (left), dinner guest speaker Gord Martineau (middle), and Andrew Budziak (right), GlobalMedic
 
 
OCWA staff participate in the Mississauga Marathon
 
OCWA and GlobalMedic staff drill "Rainfresh" filtration buckets to be shipped around the world
OCWA's Shawn Baker sets up a display featuring the GlobalMedic Rainfresh buckets at Chesterville's annual Santa Breakfast
 
OCWA staff participate in a "Pie-in-Manager's Face" fundraiser for GlobalMedic
OCWA Peel staff enjoy a homemade Thanksgiving turkey lunch in support of GlobalMedic



 Happy Holidays from all of us at OCWA!  Wishing you the best for 2014...
 

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