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VISION

WEAO will be the preeminent organization of technical and professional individuals dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of Ontario's water environment.

MISSION

Deliver high quality service to our members
Promote and advance the water environment industry
Provide a forum for our members to interact for educational, business, social and professional advancement
Benefit society by enhancing public understanding and promoting sound public policy

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OF THE WEAO

Strengthen Membership Benefits:

• Ensure and enhance communications to all members

• Foster member involvement province-wide in WEAO activities

• Provide professional and technical development opportunities

• Improve services to benefit members

Increase the Membership:

• Improve member retention

• Expand membership in targeted sectors and geographical areas

Enhance Operations through Sound Business and Management Practices:

• Ensure that the governance structure supports the vision

• Assure that the business plan implements the strategic plan and is dynamic

• Review the strategic initiatives yearly

• Update and expand the business plan yearly

• Promote strong volunteer and staff leadership

• Promote strong committees

• Improve internal communications

• Enhance, expand and implement standardized operating procedures/succession plan

Increase the Profile of the WEAO:

• Establish and enhance the credibility of the WEAO to targeted audiences

• Provide scientific resources and sound technical information

• Participate in environmental policy discussions

Educate the Public:

• Educate targeted audiences

• Promote careers in the water environment industry

• Develop outreach programs

Develop and Maintain Strategic Alliances with Other Organizations:

• Strengthen relationship with OPCEA

• Review the opportunity to develop closer ties with other related organizations

• Work in alliances and partnership on common problems

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WEAO Board of Directors - 2007/2008

Board Roster 2007-2008 (PDF)

President Peter Takaoka R.V. Anderson Associates Limited 2001 Sheppard Ave. East, Suite 400 Willowdale ON M2J 4Z8 Phone: 416-497-8600   Fax: 416-497-0342 ptakaoka@rvanderson.com Vice President George Lai Ministry of the Environment 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, Ontario M4V 1L5 Phone: 416-327-3528 Fax: 416-327-9091 George.Lai@ene.gov.on.ca   Executive Administrator Julie A. Vincent WEAO PO Box 176 295 Alliance Road, Suite 1H MILTON, ON L9T 4N9 Phone: 416-410-6933 xt1 Fax: 416-410-1626	Past President Vincent Nazareth R.V. Anderson Associates Limited 2001 Sheppard Ave. East, Suite 400  Willowdale ON M2J 4Z8 Phone: 416/497-8600 xt 270 Fax: 416/497-0342 vnazareth@rvanderson.com Executive Director Catherine Jefferson WEAO PO Box 176 295 Alliance Road, Suite 1H MILTON, ON L9T 4N9 Phone: 416-410-6933 xt2 Fax: 416-651-7006 catherine.jefferson@weao.org Treasurer John Presta Region of Durham Works Department 105 Consumers Drive Whitby, ON L1N 6A3 Phone: 905-668-7725 x 5295 Fax 906-668-7494  john.presta@region.durham.on.ca
WEF Directors 2006-2009 George Crawford CH2M HILL Canada Ltd. 255 Consumers Road Toronto, ON M2J 5B6 Tel: 416 499-0090 x201 Fax: 416 499-4687 gcrawfor@ch2m.com	. 2007-2008 Larry Madden C&M Environmental Technology Inc. P.O. Box 122 Midhurst, ON  L0L 1X0 Phone: 705-725-9377 x229 lmadden@cmeti.com
Directors  2005-2008 Tim Constantine CH2M HILL Canada Limited 255 Consumers Road Toronto, M2J 5B6 Phone: 416 499-0090 x258 Fax: 416 499-4687 timc@ch2m.com 2007-2010 John Duong Region of Halton 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, ON L6M 3L1 Phone: 905-825-6000  Fax: 805-825-0267 john.duong@halton.ca 2007-2010 Michael Albanese H2FLOW EQUIPMENT INC. 470 North Rivermede Road, Unit #7, WOODBRIDGE, ON L4K 3R8 Phone: 905-660-9775  Fax: 905-660-9744  h2flow@idirect.com	2005-2008 Mark Rupke City of Toronto, Metro Hall 55 John Street Station 1180, 18th Floor Toronto, ON M5V 3C6 Phone: 416-392-5160 Fax: 416-397-0908 mrupke@toronto.ca 2006-2009 Don Kemp Totten Sims Hubicki Associates 2000 Argentia Road Plaza 11, Suite 320 Mississauga, ON L5N 1V8 fdkemp@gmail.com   2006-2009 Rick Niesink Region of Niagara 40 Lighthouse Road St. Catharines, ON L2N 7P5 rick.niesink@regional.niagara.on.ca
CWWA Representative 2007-2010 Rosanna DiLabio Praxair Canada Inc. 165 Biscayne Crescent Brampton, ON L6W 4R3 Tel: 905 450-3187 rosanna_dilabio@praxair.co	OWWA Representative 2007-2008 John Braam City of London 663 Bathurst Street London, ON N5Z 1P8 Phone: 519 661-2500 Fax: 519 661-2352   jbraam@london.ca
PWO Representative John C. Thompson Region of Durham Corbett Creek WPCP 2400 Forbes Street Whitby, ON L1N 8M3 Phone: 905-576-9844 Fax: 905-576-8611 John.Thompson@region.durham.on.ca	OPCEA Representative Brian Allen Indachem 1040 Martin Grove Road, Unit 3 Toronto, ON M9W 4W4 Tel: 416-743-3751 Fax: 416-743-2038 ballen@keddco.com
New Professionals Representative Chair: Edgardo Tovilla Ministry of the Environment Environmental Assessment & Approvals Branch 2 St. Clair Ave.W., 12th Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 Tel: 416/214-1825 Fax: 416/314-8452 edgardo.tovilla@ontario.ca

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Committees

WEAO's Committee Structure 2007-2008 (PDF)

Committee Chairs Roster 2007-2008 (PDF)

Conference Committee (2008 Conference) Chair: Janice Janiec CH2M HILL Canada Limited 600 - 180 King St. S Waterloo, ON N2J 1P8 Phone: 519/579-3501 x3249 Fax: 519/579-8986   janice.janiec@ch2m.com NOTE: For Conference Registration related questions, contact WEAO	Government Affairs Committee Vincent Nazareth R.V. Anderson Associates Limited 2001 Sheppard Ave. East, Suite 400  Willowdale ON M2J 4Z8 Phone: 416/497-8600 xt 270 Fax: 416/497-0342 vnazareth@rvanderson.com
Special Events Committee Chair: Michael Albanese H2FLOW EQUIPMENT INC. 470 North Rivermede Road, Unit #7, WOODBRIDGE, ON L4K 3R8 Phone: 905-660-9775  Fax: 905-660-9744  h2flow@idirect.com	Member Services Committee Chair: Graham Simpson SEW-Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd. 210 Walker Drive Brampton, ON  L6T 3W1 Tel: 905/791-1553 Fax: 905/791-2999 g.simpson@sew-eurodrive.com
Communications Committee Chair: Emil Cocirla Can-Am Instruments Ltd. 2851 Brighton Rd. Oakville ON L6H 6C9 Tel: 905-829-0030 xt 238 Fax: 905-829-4701 emil@can-am.net	Public Education Committee Chair: Lynn Maclennan XCG Consultants Ltd. Tel: 905/829-8880 Fax: 905829-8890 lynnm@xcg.com
Residuals & Biosolids Committee Chair: Don Hoekstra Don Hoekstra Project Management Services Tel: 905/517-1322 dhoekstra6@msn.com	Wastewater Treatment and Technologies Committee Chair: Valera Saknenko R.V. Anderson Associates Limited Tel: 416/497-8600 Fax: 416/497-0342 vsaknenko@rvanderson.com
New Professional Committee Chair: Edgardo Tovilla Ministry of the Environment Environmental Assessment & Approvals Branch 2 St. Clair Ave.W., 12th Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 Tel: 416/214-1825 Fax: 416/314-8452 edgardo.tovilla@ontario.ca	Wastewater Collections System Committee Chair: Christine Hill XCG Consultants Ltd. 2620 Bristol Circle, Suite 300 Oakville, ON L6H 6Z7 Tel: 905-829-8880 Fax: 905-829-8890 christineh@xcg.com
Past Presidents Committee Chair: Robert (Bob) W Crane N-VIRO Systems Canada LP 8 Sea Breeze Drive Port Dover, Ontario N0A 1N7 Office: (519) 583-0011 Fax: (519) 583-0022 Cell: (519) 718-3100 n-virosystems@bellnet.ca	Professional Development Committee Chair: Robert (Bob) W Crane N-VIRO Systems Canada LP 8 Sea Breeze Drive Port Dover, Ontario N0A 1N7 Office: (519) 583-0011 Fax: (519) 583-0022 Cell: (519) 718-3100 n-virosystems@bellnet.ca
Operations Challenge Committee Chair: Gary Burrows City of London c/o Greenway PCP 300 Dufferin Avenue P.O. Box 5035 London, ON N6A 4L9 Phone: (519) 661-0350 Fax: (519) 661-0199 gburrows@london.ca	Technical Steering Committee Chair: Ian Mcilwham Region of Durham PO Box 32 Gore's Landing, ON K0K 2E0 Phone: 905 668-7711 x 3736 Fax: 905-686-0661 ian.mcilwham@region.durham.on.ca

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Association's History

In 1932, Dr. Albert E. Berry called a meeting which resulted in the formation of the Canadian Institute on Sewage and Sanitation in 1933. The Institute later became affiliated with the US based Federation of Sewage Works Associations (later known as the Water Pollution Control Federation).

In 1961 the name of the Canadian Institute on Sewage and Sanitation was changed to the Canadian Institute on Pollution Control. Although quite separate entities, the Canadian Section AWWA and the Canadian Institute on Pollution Control shared both office space and secretarial staff in Toronto through what was known as the Water and Sanitation Secretariat. It was guided by Dr. Berry and ably administered for many years by Mae Grove.

In 1969, the Canadian Institute on Pollution Control briefly formed an Ontario Branch and later dissolved. Its assets were distributed on a per capita basis across Canada. The Pollution Control Association of Ontario was born from the Ontario Branch in 1971, under the presidency of Fred Woods, later City Administrator of Guelph, Ontario.

In 1993, the association's name was officially changed to the Water Environment Association of Ontario. The Water Pollution Control Federation is now known as the Water Environment Federation.

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Contact us

WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO (WEAO)
PO Box 176
MILTON, ON L9T 4N9
Phone: 416-410-6933
Fax: 416-410-1626