OACETT Grand Valley Events Page

Over 20 people attended the Night at the Races at the the Grand River Raceway in Elora on Monday May 12, 2008. The weather held up and the evening was perfect for the races. Special thanks goes to Melodie Murray for organizing the event. We were able to have a race sponsored because of the size of the group that attended.
Below is a picture of some of the members that attended with the winning horse and driver.

The tour started at 5:30 pm and ended at 7:30pm on Thursday February 7th, 2008.
The tour was very detailed and informative, we thank everyone who attended.
Kraus Carpet is located at 65 Northfield Drive West, Waterloo.

Network 2008.

Some of your local executives were part of "Network 2008" on Tuesday January 29, 2008 at 4:30 - 6:30 in the main building blue room at Conestoga College.
We promoted and explained what the OACETT organization is and can do for their lives both personally and career wise.

Speakers Event.

Dirt. What are the new procedures to dispose of excess fill from construction and road work sites.

Thursday, November 22, 2007. Transylvania Club.

The event was a great success with over 45 people in attendance.

The topic was presented by Steve Conway C.E.T. of Gamsby Mannerow Engineers who are based out of Guelph.

The dinner included a rolled rib dinner or chicken schnitzel dinner with dessert and coffee or tea.

A great evening was enjoyed by this years recipients of the 25 and 40 membership awards. Dinner was served by an area upscale restaurant and personal stories of their careers in technology was enjoyed by the 34 attendees. A lovely Red Rose was given to each members wife as they toasted their husband's career in Technology.

Once again this year the weather held off and the sun shinned all day on the 38 GVC OACETT members that golfed (or tried to at least that is what we called it) on Saturday September 8th. We had some new members golfing this year. There were many prizes donated this year and I would like to thanks all of those companies for their donation(s). for any company that donated prizes we have already included your company information on our sponsors tab. Thank you for your support,

Special thanks to Estelle Willard who did a wonderful job organizing the entire event which ran very smoothly, and to Barry Hinchburger and Otto Schmaltz for their work and effort running the putting competition and keeping track of all of the score cards.

The dinner afterwards which included steak (or chicken) veggies potatoes, dessert and coffee was absolutely delicious.

View pictures from this event

Speaker's Corner Presentation

The speakers corner event that was held at the Transylvania Club in Kitchener on Thursday night April 26th, was one of the most successful speaking events in recent GVC history. We had a total of 63 people in attendance. Both dinner entrees were fantastic, and lots of positive comments were given to the chef that evening

The two presenters were Craig Waller and Jennifer Young, both from the City of Kitchener. Their presentation was based on a general overview of the recent changes and the new format to the new Ontario Building Code. We mainly discussed the changes to Part 3 - Industrial and Commercial buildings. We also discussed a brand new section called Resource Conservation - Part 12. This section sets the minimum energy efficiency standards for the design and construction of new buildings and additions. The new energy efficiency requirements will come into force in three separate stages, with the last stage being in 2011.

We have set a tentative date for another speakers event a year from now called "Working with the new Ontario Building Code", with the thought being, the industry will have had a year to work with the code in real life situations. We look forward to an even larger participation in that speakers corner event.

In accordance with the Association’s By-law 18, Section 4.5, the Grand Valley Chapter executive elections was held on Tuesday April 11th, 2005 in Kitchener, Ontario.
Your chapter executive is made up of members who volunteer a few hours of their time in sharing their interest, enthusiasm and their expertise in building, directing and maintaining a strong association and local chapter. Fresh ideas are constantly needed to maintain the demands of an active chapter.

The Grand Valley Chapter is proud to announce a new $250 bursary to a graduating student of Conestoga College. This award will be presented to a student who has taken the time to help others, maintain a high level of academic achievement and are graduating from a technology program.

This year the award was presented to Chris Scott from the Civil Engineering Program, the event took place on April 27, 2006.

"The OACETT Award is presented by the Grand Valley Chapter of the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists. OACETT maintains high standards for Engineering Technology in Ontario for its 20 000 members.

The OACETT award recognizes a student who excels in both academic achievement and demonstrates leadership in the community. Tonight’s recipient has achieved one of the highest academic averages in the Civil Engineering Program, and shown leadership by organizing this awards banquet. Colleagues describe this individual as a mature, responsible, and eager to learn more about the Civil Engineering field. On behalf of the Grand Valley Chapter of OACETT I’m pleased to present the OACETT award to Chris Scott."

The tour took place on Thursday March 16, 2006 @ 7:00pm

The Region of Waterloo supplies water to approximately 425,000 people living in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Elmira, St. Jacobs, Baden and New Hamburg through an Integrated Urban System - a complex network of wells, reservoirs, pumping stations and trunk watermains. The Region supplies on average of 171.5 million litres per day. The Region's water supply comes from two sources: approximately 75% is groundwater and 25% is surface water from the Grand River.
The Mannheim Water Treatment Plant is located on Ottawa Street in Kitchener and receives surface water which is pumped from the Grand River to the Mannheim Water Treatment Plant where it is purified, disinfected and blended with groundwater before sending it to the municipalities, for their distribution to residents of the Region.
The Mannheim Water Treatment Plant is also the base for the Aquifer Storage and Recovery system, the first of it's kind in Canada.

Pictures from the tour.

The RWDI Tour took place on February 23rd at 7:00pm.

Established in 1972, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc. (RWDI) is recognized internationally as a leading specialty consulting engineering firm. This unique company with over 300 employees has established a worldwide clientele that seeks its expertise for solving architectural, engineering and industrial / environmental technical problems.

RWDI is the leading wind engineering consulting services firm in the world. As such, the company offers a complete range of wind engineering, environmental air quality and noise management services.

The firm's facilities include two boundary layer wind tunnels, an open channel water flume, and advanced computer modeling capabilities including computational fluid dynamics (CFD). RWDI also has an in-house model shop that uses stereolithography technology, integrated data acquisition, storage and processing systems, computer-aided drafting, and a broad base of specialized instrumentation.

The staff is a comprehensive blend of senior scientists, engineers, specialists, meteorologists, engineering technologists and modelers, technicians and support staff. The firm's key clients include leading architectural, mechanical and structural engineering firms, plus private and public facility owners. RWDI also offers advanced air quality, noise and hazard / risk modeling, monitoring, and measurement expertise to industry and government clients.

Grand Valley Chapter held a Bus Tour to the Detroit Auto Show on Wednesday January 18th.
Pictures from the tour.

The Grand Valley Chapter of OACETT held an open house for students January 24, 2006 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at Conestoga College, Room Number 1E05.
The open house had industry representatives who answered questions and provided information about OACETT.
Light refreshments was provided.

This year's Speakers Corner started off on Thursday January 19th with David Timlock providing a discussion on LEED building. David Timlock, P.Eng is the President of the Grand Valley Construction Association and Owner of Collaborative Structures Ltd. in Cambridge.

"The LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating system was originally developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to provide a recognized standard for the construction industry to assess the environmental sustainability of building designs. Canadian Green Building Council (CaGBC) has since adapted the USGBC LEED™ rating system to the specific concerns and requirements of buildings in Canada.
The LEED Canada-NC 1.0 Rating System recognizes leading edge buildings that incorporate design, construction and operational practices that combine healthy, high-quality and high-performance advantages with reduced environmental impacts. They provide a voluntary, consensus-based, market-responsive set of criteria that evaluate project performance from a whole-building, whole-life perspective, providing a common understanding for what constitutes a green building in the Canadian context. This is done by awarding points earned by meeting specific performance criteria, defined in Prerequisites and Credits, that outperform typical standard practice. Improved building performance is certified with ratings - Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum - based on the total number of points earned by a project."

The Grand Valley Chapter (GVC) of OACETT wishes to thank Pat Haugh from Head Office for another great presentation this fall. The presentation was given to Conestoga College Students on October 25th, 2005.
As you can see from the photo, the room was packed. Many of those who attended signed up to become Associate Members. We look forward to seeing the graduating students in the working world shortly.

Anita Leduc, our College Liaison on the GVC, was in attendance for the presentation to welcome the students and make the following announcements;

1) The Grand Valley Chapter of OACETT has established an Award through Conestoga College. The award recognizes a student who has maintained a high level of academic performance, while assisting others in their program through leadership. The award value is $250.00 and the recipient's name is engraved on a plaque, which is displayed in the OACETT Case at Conestoga College located outside Room 2A202. Applications can be obtained through the Financial Aid Office and the deadline for submission is February 26th, 2006.

2) The Grand Valley Chapter of OACETT is hosting a networking night for the students of Conestoga College's Engineering Programs. The event is FREE and PIZZA and POP will be provided to the first 50 students who arrive. Come out and speak one-on-one to members of OACETT and Industry about membership, the law and ethics exam, technical report preparation, and employment.