Ottawa Reaffirms Commitment to Cleaning Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay
Ministers Peter Van Loan and Colin Carrie were in Bradford, Ontario on April 15 to emphasize the federal government's commitment to cleaning up Lake Simcoe and South-eastern Georgian Bay Via Water Canada
The OCWA Jets defended their title at the WEAO Operators Challenge once again this year in London. The OPS Challenge includes five events that showcase typical scenarios a wastewater operator would face while demonstrating skills and testing their knowledge. Read more
Series: Five Things You Didn't Know About OCWA
We're trusted
OCWA protects all Ontarians, every day. Our mandate extends beyond client operations and maintenance to social responsibility for all Ontarians. As the provincially-designated responder for drinking water emergencies, we're here to support our communities when they need it most. Read more
Just a reminder to register ASAP for a very unique Wastewater Training opportunity. OCWA will be hosting a hands-on, two day Wastewater training session that will take place on the grounds of the Wastewater Treatment plant in Wasaga Beach June 17th and 18th. More information
OCWA People - Northern Regional Manager Gord Williams
Recently, OCWA Northern Regional Manager Gord Williams skipped his curling rink from the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay to the Northern Ontario Masters Championships held in Atikokan from February 27th to March 2nd. Gord's rink won the championship with an undefeated record of 5-0! Read more
OCWA Around Town
During the past month, OCWA attended a number of conferences and trade shows to tell the OCWA story. If you didn't see us in April, check out our events section to see where we will be in May.
OCWA at WEAO
On April 7 and 8 OCWA was happy to exhibit and present a number of papers during the conference. OCWA's Renee Hornick presented a paper on: Lucan Wastewater Treatment Plant Capacity Re-Rating - Lessons Learned alongside Olav Natvik and Gary Deonarine of Stantec Consulting Ltd. and Adam Sobanski, Township of Lucan-Biddulph.
Cindy Spencer of OCWA also presented on the Replacement of Legacy Process Data Collection System (PDC) at Ontario Clean Water Agency.
On the final day of the conference, Lucyna Mroczek, from OCWA and Vlad Petran, from the Region of Peel presented on Energy Savings at South Peel WWTPs.
Don't miss OCWA during the OWWA conference. Click here for a full list of presentations OCWA will be involved in at the conference.
OCWA at the 2014 Northeastern Ontario Public Works Organization conference
Meeting and greeting at the OCWA
booth at WEAO
OCWA in the Community
OCWA in the Philippines
Kim Anderson, an operator at the Lake Huron Water Supply System located at Grand Bend, recently returned home after three weeks of volunteering her time and effort in the Philippines through GlobalMedic. GlobalMedic is a Canadian charity that provides emergency relief and clean drinking water for those around the world affected by natural disaster.
On behalf of all OCWA staff and GlobalMedic supporters, we thank Kim for her efforts and offer our sincerest appreciation for helping make a difference to those in need. OCWA has been supporting GlobalMedic for the past three years and many events are being planned over 2014. To learn more about this worthwhile organization, please visit www.globalmedic.org.
OCWA is an agency of the Province of Ontario mandated to provide safe, reliable and cost-effective clean water services to the people of Ontario.
