b'The Final RehabTHE BRAMPTON ESKER PARK SYSTEMOver 40 years, 12 former gravel pits have been transformed into a series of interconnected linear parks stretching over seven kilometres throughout the City of Brampton. At least 80 million tonnes of high-quality sand and gravel have been extracted from the Brampton Esker area and used in such construction projects as the Gardiner Expressway, Ontario Place, The Queen Elizabeth Way, Pearson International Airport, the Toronto subway system and many other roads, streets and highways in the Greater Toronto Area. Brampton is also the only community in Ontario to have received two Bronze Plaque Awards. The first was given 20 years ago for Professors Lake. (See the Avenues Winter 2019 issue for more on Professors Lake.)The Bronze Plaque was presented to the Brampton Esker Park System in Brampton, Ontario on February 18, 2010. The Plaque is a testament to the power of transformation and serves as a reminder that to obtain an aggregate licence, all producers must draw up a detailed plan on how they will rehabilitate their site over the long term. At OSSGA, we are proud to celebrate the best of these rehabilitation projects with our Bronze Plaque Award. Established in 1975, it remains OSSGAs most prestigious award, reserved for outstanding examples of cutting-edge rehabilitation of pits and quarries in Ontario. For more information on the Bronze Plaque Award, visit ossga.com/Bronze_Plaque38 AVENUESFALL 2019'