OSSGA
P&Q tours industry sites with OSSGA in Ottawa
Nearly 90 members of the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) attended the group’s 2017 Operations Tour this September in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The event was hosted by OSSGA staff, including Norm Cheesman, executive director, and Julie Harrington, manager… Keep Reading
Pit & Quarry on the road in 2017
Pit & Quarry’s staff made some educational stops on the road over the last couple of months. Find out what we learned from them. Keep Reading
New wetlands created in Southern Ontario
The Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association has released a study on the creation of wetland features at former aggregate pits and quarries within the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment Plan Areas of Canada. Keep Reading
OSSGA 2017 Operations Tour visits Ottawa sites
Nearly 90 members of the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) attended the group's 2017 Operations Tour last week in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Keep Reading
Safety top of mind at OSSGA conference
The Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) held its annual Operations, Health & Safety Seminar, Jan. 25-26, in Toronto. Keep Reading
Motivational speaker imparts safety messages at OSSGA seminar
The Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) invited Curtis Weber, a motivational speaker, to share his workplace accident survival story at the 2017 Operations, Health & Safety Seminar in Toronto. Keep Reading
More than 300 attend OSSGA safety seminar
The Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) held its annual Operations, Health & Safety Seminar, Jan. 21-22 in Toronto. In addition to a variety of educational sessions, the event included a supplier expo, guest speakers and a casino-night dinner… Keep Reading
Rare restoration: A unique ecosystem
A former sand-and-gravel pit is recognized with a prestigious award for its scarce ecosystem. The site where a sand-and-gravel pit once operated in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada, now serves as a public recreation area that features a rare tallgrass prairie… Keep Reading
OSSGA recognizes reclamation project with its highest honor
The Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) issued its Bronze Plaque to the Wildwood Pit within the Wildwood Conservation Area in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. According to OSSGA, the Bronze Plaque is its highest honor. Only 20 sites in… Keep Reading
