b'MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AVENUESDEPARTMENTAvenues is published forThe Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association 5720 Timberlea Blvd., Suite 103 Mississauga, ON L4W 4W2 Tel: 905-507-0711 www.GravelFacts.caPublisher Robert ThompsonOSSGA Editor Carly HolmsteadWelcoming MikeEditor Roma IhnatowyczMcSweeney: National Sales Executives Bill Biber, Derek de Weerdt, April Hawkes, Veronica Johnston, Dawn StokesOSSGAs newSenior Design Specialist Avenues is printed on 10% post-consumer FSC certified paper using soya based inks. When necessary to mail an issue in an enclosure, we use an environmentally-friendly, 100% oxo-degradable poly-wrap.Marisa GiesbrechtExecutive Director Design Specialist Bethany GiesbrechtAVENUES is published for theOntario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association by: F romassistingCanadasLeaderoftheOpposition(and33 South Station Street future Prime Minister) to being elected as a City Councillor and Deputy Mayor of Ottawa, to serving as CEO of the Standards Council of Canada before taking on leadershipToronto, ON M9N 2B2 positionsatagri-food,environmentalandconstruction1-866-480-4717 organizations,MikeMcSweeneyhasmadeacareerofhelpingEmail: robertt@mediaedge.caCanadianindustriesbecomemorecompetitiveandalignedwith government agendas. He has also ensured that governments at all531 Marion Street levels have a robust understanding of the industries involved. Winnipeg, MB R2J 0J9 1-866-201-3096 Now, McSweeney is bringing his 40 years of public and privateFax: (204) 480-4420 sector expertise to his new role as executive director of OSSGA. Wewww.mediaedgepublishing.comrecently sat down with him to learn more about his background andPresident his vision for OSSGA moving forward. Kevin BrownQ: Take us through your journey to OSSGA. Senior Vice President Ive been around politics/public affairs and the private sector myRobert Thompsonwhole career. I entered the public sector in 1977 when I worked asDirector, Business Development a page in the House of Commons while earning my BA in PoliticalMichael BellScience and Law at Carleton University. After a few years of working with Members of Parliament, I sought election to the OttawaBranch Manager City and Regional Councils, where my peers later elected me asNancie PrivDeputy Mayor. In addition to being on the City/Regional Council,All rights reserved. The contents of this publication I spent time as an executive assistant to Brian Mulroney and severalmay not be reproduced by any means, in whole cabinet ministers. After that, I was appointed CEO of the Standardsor in part, without the prior written consent of the Council of Canada, a Crown corporation that accredits all of theassociation.countrys standards and certification bodies while also representingPublished February 2024 Canada globally on the Board of the International Organization forPUBLICATION MAIL AGREEMENT #40787580Standardization (ISO). Please return undeliverable items to:The Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association5720 Timberlea Blvd., Suite 1036 AVENUESWINTER 2024 Mississauga, ONL4W 4W2'