COMMITTEES

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS COMMITTEE (Jason Crowley, Chair & Andrea Boddy, Vice Chair) - bringing information to the members on products, materials, professional and technical services and support, new technologies, as well as sponsorship of events. A new Resource Guide is in development for the Active Members to use for quick and easy searches

EDUCATION - local and regional courses and programs to provide education and awareness to members and their customers - Concrete College, ACI Concrete Field Testing and Flatwork Certification, Pavement Design and Construction, Finishing, Troubleshooting, Pervious Concrete Certification and “Gold Seal” Concrete Certification

ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE (Andy Wallgren, Chair) - identifying regulations and legislation, professional engineering support, Member Best Practices, ECO Certification, Operations and Facility guidelines, government and other stakeholder relations and to bring information, advisories and recommendations to the membership

HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE (Steve Castle, Chair) - identifying regulations and legislation, safety issues and Best Practices, Operations and Facility guidelines, government and other stakeholder relations and to bring information, advisories, and recommendations to the membership

MARKETING COMMITTEE (Brian Gent, Chair) - focusing on market expansion, sustainability identifiers and benefits, marketing messaging, member in-house awareness for concrete pavements to support the RMCAO Pavements program

MEMBERSHIP (John Vanderpas, Chair) - to identify potential new members in Active and Associate categories and to contact regarding RMCAO membership. CONCRETE Apps can be used to outline and easily explain programs and member value

PAVEMENTS - expansion in Municipal and Provincial Arterial and Collector pavement market, on-line pavement tools development (e.g. CANPavTM), consulting engineers, contractors, education, specifications, seminars, demonstrations, MTO, Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO), and Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) (Mick Prieur)

PROMOTION - RMCAO sponsorship and participation with major events such as Concrete Canada (Ross Monsour), Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, Ontario Concrete Awards (Bart Kanters), and continuing promotion of applications and technologies such as Insulating Concrete Forming Systems (ICF), Tilt-Up, Pervious Concrete and Parking

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (Peter Moylan, Chair) - MTO, MEA, OPS, OBC, OGCA, ORBA, OSSGA, NBC, CSA, ACI, Concrete and Construction Specifications, RMCAO Certification, construction guidelines, research, technological and material advancements, on-line tools (e.g. SCC Calculator and CMATSTM), government and other stakeholder relations, as well as bringing information, advisories and recommendations to the membership

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (Pat Solomon, Chair) - weight law proposals, CVOR, Driver Training, Regulations, Legislation, Best Practices Guidelines for members, government and other stakeholder relations, and to bring information and advisories and recommendations to the membership

The RMCAO activities and programs, supported by all of the background organizations and communications of the association, are the keys to member value. If you need more information or have any questions, please contact the RMCAO.