ABOUT WEAO

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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 - 2008-2009

Board Roster 2008-2009 (PDF)

President George Lai Ministry of the Environment 40 St. Clair Avenue West, 7th Floor Toronto, Ontario M4V 1M2 Phone: 416-327-3528 Fax: 416-327-9091 George.Lai@ontario.ca   Vice President Mark Rupke Veolia Water Phone: 905/868-9683 x24 mark.rupke@veoliawaterna.com   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 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   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 Larry Madden C&M Environmental Technology Inc. P.O. Box 122 Midhurst, ON  L0L 1X0 Phone: 705-725-9377 x229 lmadden@cmeti.com
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  2007-2010 John Duong Region of Halton 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, ON L6M 3L1 Phone: 905-825-6000  Fax: 905-825-0267 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  michael@h2flow.com 2008-2011 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	2006-2009 Don Kemp Totten Sims Hubicki Associates 2000 Argentia Road Plaza 11, Suite 320 Mississauga, ON L5N 1V8 Phone: 905-858-8798 Fax: 905-858-0016 fdkemp@gmail.com   2006-2009 Rick Niesink Region of Niagara 40 Lighthouse Road St. Catharines, ON L2N 7P5 Phone: 905-935-8315 Fax: 905-354-7188 rick.niesink@regional.niagara.on.ca 2008-2011 Vanessa Chau The Regional Municipality of York 17250 Yonge Street Newmarket, Ontario Phone: (905) 883-0189 vchau2007@gmail.com
CWWA Representative 2007-2010 Rosanna DiLabio Praxair Canada Inc. 165 Biscayne Crescent Brampton, ON L6W 4R3 Tel: 905 450-3187 rosanna_dilabio@praxair.com	OWWA Representative 2008-2009 Saad Jasim Walkerton Clean Water Centre Tel: 519 881-2003 Fax: 519 881-4947 sjasim@wcwc.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 Wayne Harrison Siemens Water Technologies Tel: 905 944-2777 Fax: 905 474-1660 wayne.harrison@siemens.com
New Professionals Representative Jeremy Kraemer CH2M Hill Canada Limited Tel: 416 499-0090 xt 489 Fax: 416 499-4687 jeremy.kraemer@ch2m.com

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Committees

WEAO's Committee Structure 2008-2009 (PDF)
Committee Descriptions (PDF)

Conference Committee (2009 Conference) Chair: Darla Campbell amonavi Consulting Tel: 905-845-9760 darla@amonavi.com	Government Affairs Committee Chair: 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
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: Vanessa Chau The Regional Municipality of York 17250 Yonge Street Newmarket, Ontario Phone: (905) 883-0189 vchau2007@gmail.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: B. Hurding EMA Inc. Tel: 905-829-4440 bhurding@ema-inc.com
Residuals & Biosolids Committee Chair: Janice Janiec CH2M HILL janice.janiec@ch2m.com	Wastewater Treatment and Technologies Committee Chair: Lucius Maitre York Region Tel: 905-764-6345 x5018 lucius.maitre@york.ca
New Professional Committee Chair: Jeremy Kraemer CH2M Hill Canada Limited Tel: 416 499-0090 xt 489 Fax: 416 499-4687 jeremy.kraemer@ch2m.com	Wastewater Collections Systems Committee Chair: Imran Motala Region of Peel Tel: 905/791-7800 x4066 Fax: 905/791-0728 imran.motala@peel.ca
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: John Rammler Region of Durham Tel: 905-576-9844 john.rammler@region.durham.on.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
Water for People Canada Chair: Tony Petrucci	PWO Chair: John 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
Asset Management Chair: John Duong Region of Halton 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, ON L6M 3L1 Phone: 905-825-6000  Fax: 905-825-0267 john.duong@halton.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