8 AVENUES WINTER 2019 COVER STORY A s Ontario’s rapid pace of development marches on, it’s easy to focus on the needs and demands of the south, particularly the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). But a boom in development is taking place all over the province, from Windsor to Ottawa, from Toronto to Sudbury, and further into Ontario’s North. For our Winter 2019 issue of Avenues, OSSGA hosted a special roundtable of prominent producers that sit on our Northern Regional Committee. We asked them to provide their unique perspective on operating a pit or quarry in the North, the future of the aggregate industry in Ontario, and how northern producers are an important part of building a strong Ontario. Participating in the roundtable were: Michael Andrighetti, general manager of Ethier Sand & Gravel Limited; John Thomas, general manager of Beamish Construction Inc.; Shannon Burrows, adminis- trator for Weeks Construction Inc., and Jim Clark, resources director for Pioneer Construction Inc. The challenges of operating in ONTARIO’S NORTH Aggregate producers comment on the ups and downs of working in the province’s northern reaches