b'OSWCA PRESIDENTS MESSAGEA RESOUNDING SUCCESSJEFF MULCOCK,O SWCAs Annual Conference inAs your 2020 President and longtime February 2020 was a resoundingOSWCA member and Board Member, PRESIDENT success. The ConferenceI can tell you that the 2020 Conference attracted 220 delegates. It waswas a synergistic event. an incredible coming together of the sewer and watermainWe all benefited from the excellent industry, with representativeskeynote addresses and educational from all our local associations and allstreams that focused on critical and segments of the sector. timely issues that have an impact on At OSWCA, we pride ourselves on listeningour members businesses. Between the to our members. The OSWCA 2020sessions there were networking and Conference was revamped as a direct resultindustry discussions, and a dynamic of our members feedback and attractedtrade show. The Conference was a the best attendance for an OSWCA Annuallandmark event and we thank all Conference in our history. our sponsors.Last year, when we asked our members forUNIFIED VOICE feedback on previous Conferences, you toldThis year, as President, I hope to speak us that the educational stream, althoughwith many of our members about the excellent each year, was geared mainlykinds of advocacy issues that you want toward owners. However, many of ourOSWCA to put forward on behalf members felt that the Conference wouldof our membership. This is a pivotal provide even more benefit to their busi- time in our industry; OSWCA, as nesses if there were two distinct educationalthe unified voice of the sewer and watermain industry, will celebrate our streamsone for owners and one for50 thanniversary in 2021. management. As a result, the Conference was restructured to reflect your comments.In fact, OSWCAs focus on advocacy for our industry was a prime reason I followed our Association many years AT OSWCA, WE PRIDEago. Later, I joined the OSWCA Board as the representative for Ottawa, in OURSELVES ON LISTENINGpart because of an industry issuethe Permit to Take Water. TO OUR MEMBERS. THEInitially, I believed Permit to Take Water concerns were primarily an OSWCA 2020 CONFERENCEOttawa matter, but as is often the case in our industry, I quickly discovered WAS REVAMPED AS A DIRECTthat it wasnt isolated to Ottawa, but was province wide. Working together, OSWCA was able to get in front of RESULT OF OUR MEMBERSthe issue. FEEDBACK AND ATTRACTEDThats why its so important that our members let us know about potential issues that affect the sewer and THE BEST ATTENDANCEwatermain industry. When we are well informed, we can act on your behalf. FOR AN OSWCA ANNUALAs I mentioned at our Conference my door is always open, please feel free to contact me or the OSWCA office. We CONFERENCE IN OUR HISTORY welcome your thoughts and feedback.10 H 2 OSWCAWinter/Spring 2020'