b'OSWCA INCOMING PRESIDENTS MESSAGE50 YEARS OF AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO OUR MEMBERSTODD ARNOTT,C elebrating a 50th anni- strength from the combined commitment INCOMING PRESIDENTversary is an importantof all our stakeholders and, in turn, can milestone: It is testamentshare knowledge and resources that assist to the value and ongoingour businesses and our industry.trust that the OSWCA has earned from our membersThe OSWCA, since our inception in and from the sewer and1971, has identified and worked on watermain industry. I am lookingcritical issues that impact our members. forward to being the President and IMany of the issues we work on are appreciate your confidence in me to leadproactive and are things that have not our industry in such an important year.yet impacted our members, for example, This past year, helmed so well by OSWCAissues in the past like the Ontario President Jeff Mulcock and the committedCollege of Trades or upcoming issues Board of Directors, has been challenginglike community benefit agreements and to say the least. There is no playbookthe skilled trades gap. as to how to navigate a pandemic; itThese next 12 months are going to became clear over this past year thatbe critical to ensuring sustainable having a strong and vibrant Associationinfrastructure funding is on the table; to representing our industrys interests ataddressing key issues with the province; the various government levels is critical toand to building our Associations new the overall health of our industry. communications strategy to keep you up Throughout the decades, the OSWCA hasto date on everything in the pipeline.benefited from its unique structure. As anCommunicating with our members has Association of Associations, we draw ourtaken on greater urgency over the years as technological, political, and regulatory changes have increased in number and THE FUTURE FOR OURscope. To ensure our members receive timely and relevant information, in addi-ASSOCIATION IS BRIGHT:tion to the important OSWCA Weekly Bulletin, members are encouraged to subscribe to the new OSWCA YouTube THERE IS A GROWINGchannel, where the Association will be posting short, two-to-three-minute what AWARENESS AMONGyou need to know videos addressing GOVERNMENTS AND THEdifferent issues impacting the industry.As we embark on the next 50 years of the PUBLIC THAT, AS WE SAYOSWCAs leadership, we thank all the dedicated members and volunteers who AT THE OSWCA, CLEANhave given so much to our Association. The future for our Association is bright: There is a growing awareness among WATER IS EVERYBODYSgovernments and the public that, as we say at the OSWCA, Clean Water is BUSINESSEverybodys Business. 16 H 2 OSWCAWinter 2020/2021'