Previous Presentations

Past Conference Presentations
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2024:

  1. David Van Vliet - Utilizing Regional Climate Models to Estimate Future Susceptibility to Stream Erosion
  2. Stephen Goodman & Steven Crombie - Bridging the Gap: Fostering Collaboration Between Road Builders and Municipal Engineers for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure in Ontario
  3. Amanda Froese - Fluid Futures: Navigating Water Infrastructure Challenges
  4. Andrew Miller - Innovative Procurement for a High-Risk Reconstruction Project: The Construction Review Panel
  5. Mariette Pushkar and Adrienne Sones- Natural Channel Design Solutions and Municipal Infrastructure Solutions: They Can Co-exist
  6. Rick Tolkunow - Construction Dispute Resolution Challenges? Is Utilizing a Project Referee the Answer?
  7. Amna Tariq - Balancing Level of Service and Flood Risk: Are we bound to oversize municipal stormwater infrastructure?
  8. Michael Catalano - Strategic Capital Coordination
  9. Connor Renouf and Barbara Minor - The Rain Ready Ottawa Program
  10. Rishabh Sharma & Mohan Toor - OPS General Conditions Committee Update
  11. Brian Simpson - Ottawa Hydrant Fountain Program
  12. Adam Hortop - Protected Intersection Design Guidelines
  13. Andy Lee & Rebecca Turbitt - Underground Stormwater Management: Lessons Learned Through the Development of Policy, Procedure, and Standards for Non-Conventional Municipally Assumed Stormwater Management Facilities
  14. Jeremy Kearns - Streets for People: Integrating Active Transportation and Traffic Calming
  15. Julia Howett and Amy Nicoll - Creek Erosion Inventory Data Collection and Management for Municipal Asset Management Programs
  16. Roslyn Lusk and Barry Cronkite - New Complete Streets Concepts and Impacts to Operations and Maintenance - Let’s Ensure Complete Streets rather than Compete Streets
  17. Mohan Toor and Kyle Haley - Black Creek Renewal Project at the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre
  18. Stephen Goodman - The Tire Stops Here - Pavement Friction Management to Reduce Accidents and Avoid Litigation
  19. Jim Lethbridge - City of Ottawa Spring Freshet Task Force Operations
  20. Lorne Franklin and Cody Newton - The Ontario Drainage Act and the Municipal Engineers Use of the Latest Technology
  21. Erin O’Neill - Excess Soils Management: Challenges and Opportunities for Municipalities
  22. Meagan Wheeler Cuddihy - Are You an Asset Manager?
  23. Mary-Ellen Gleeson and Bruno Pigeon - Ottawa Parkway LRT Tunnel Construction
  24. Chris Gerrits - Private Servicing Solutions to Address the Housing Crisis
  25. Daniel Villeneuve - Going Electric: Transforming Ottawa Transit
  26. Paul Hussar - Adisoke Library Project – Ottawa
  27. Paul Swioklo - The Complexities of a Green Fleet Strategy for Mid-Size Municipalities
  28. Reg Russwurm - Municipal Class EA/Municipal Project Assessment Process Update to Delegates
  29. Arup Mukherjee - Ontario Provincial Standards Training Updates
  30. Chris Gerrits and Katherine Rentsch - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Troubleshoot Well and Pump Issues in a Municipal Setting
  31. Paul Montgomery - Ottawa Fleet Street Presentation
  32. Scott Gray and Kyle Dedo - Water Production Electrical Savings and Capacity Maximization
  33. Megan Farnel - From Rake to Riches: Composting Yard Waste into Topsoil Gold
  34. Tye Rusnak - Comparative Study of UAV, LiDAR, and RTK-derived Geospatial Survey Information for a Partially Wooded Stream Corridor
  35. Jim Seeley - The Effect of Real Time Control (RTC) and the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel (CSST) in managing Ottawa’s CSP’s during Heavy Rainfall
  36. Matthew Miedema, Sabina Taylor, Amanda Froese, Bryan Stanton - MEA/ACEC-Ontario Standard Engineering Agreement Update
  37. Dan Cozzi - MEA Update to Delegates

2023:

  1. Concast Presentation Video
  2. Dana Thorne - Over the Waters - History of the Blue Water Bridge
  3. Joe de Koning - Use of Light Weight Cellular Concrete to extend roadway service life and level of service
  4. Inderjit Hans - Bridges over the Grand River Brantford’s Connected Future
  5. Ryan Hunt - Sewer Upgrade Project
  6. Farshad Salehzadeh - Thermistor
  7. Jackie Kay - Howitt Creek Sanitary Encasement and Erosion Protection
  8. MEA Awards Luncheon Slides 2023
  9. Doubra Ambaiowei - Pushing Forward Environmental Stewardship and Better Quality Asphalt in Ontario
  10. Lucas Bromerchenkel & James Smith - Unintended Consequences of Seasonal Load Restrictions
  11. Reg Russwurm - MCEA Update to MEA Conference 2023
  12. Nathan Bokma - Overview of St. Thomas Battery Plant Project
  13. Adamou Saidou - Designing for the Future - Standards for Climate Resilient Municipal Infrastructure
  14. Paul Marsh - Is the Drainage Act past it's Best Before?
  15. Lyle Johnson - OLC Project
  16. Adam Gilmore - Braking Boundaries
  17. Dan Cozzi - MEA Bylaw Presentation at Conference
  18. MEA Presidents Gala 2023
  19. Erin Dee-Richard - Oil Heritage in Lambton County
  20. Bradley Dufour - Long Point Causeway Bridge Replacement - LEA
  21. Dan Cozzi - MEA UPDATE Presentation at 2023 Conference
  22. Clayton Watters - Ajudication
  23. George Elliott - FBCL Bridge Hierarchy Nov 2023

2022:

  1. ​Managing Utility Coordination at the Program Level - A York Region Case Study_Steve Murphy
  2. PEO's Role in Engineers Canada's 30 by 30 Initiative_Helen Wojcinski
  3. Soil Contamination Design Implications & Lessons Learned_Evan Cassidy
  4. Innovative modelling methodology of Finch West LRT corridor SWM model_Julian Li
  5. Mitigating contractor risk premium_Reg Russwurm
  6. Strategies for Capital Delivery in a World of Uncertainty_Terry Gayman
  7. Remote-controlled self-inspections_Bassem Khalil
  8. Closed but not forgotten managing the City of Torontos closed landfills_Sumantra Datta-Ray
  9. Kingston Third Crossing Bridge - Integrated Project Delivery_Mark Van Buren
  10. Planning and Building the Largest Outfall_Kevin Waher
  11. Leveraging Technology & Data Capture through Telematics_Kong Seto
  12. Snow Storage & Disposal Facility_Roslyn Lusk
  13. Reducing Chloride Impacts on Waterways from Municipal Salt_Jim Hartman
  14. Results of a Pilot Test_Abe Mouaket
  15. YongeTOmorrow building the future of downtown Yonge Street_Violetta Savage
  16. Marrying Grade Separations with Complete Streets Design to Support Transit-oriented Communities_Hilda Esedebe
  17. Integrating Active Transportation Projects into State of Good Repair_Ellen Bennett
  18. Contaminated Right-of-Way Management Program (CROWMP) and System (CROWMS)_Stephen Li
  19. Ontario Reduced Load Period Determination of onset and removal dates_Alain Beaulieu
  20. City of Mississauga's Integrated Road Program_Jeffrey Reid
  21. City of Torontos Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy_Devon Stopps
  22. Unlocking the Potential of Municipal Engineers in the Circular Economy Transition_Meaghan Davis
  23. Advancing with top notch asset management (Part I)_Saidur Rahman
  24. Advancing with top notch asset management (Part II)_Arnold Yuan
  25. Preventative Maintenance in Asset Management_Arup Mukherjee
  26. Use of RCM at CoT_Robert Klimas
  27. Update of OPS 101_Arup Mukherjee
  28. Progress on the Development and Implementation of Improved Asphalt Acceptance Specifications for Ontario Municipalities_Simon Hesp
  29. Asphalt Mix Performance Checklist for Municipalities_Sina Varamini
  30. Municipal Class EA Updates_Dave Thompson
  31. Wheatley Gas Well Investigation Update_Ryan Brown
  32. A Revolution in Public Works Permitting_Benjamin de Haan
  33. Transforming Toronto The Transit Expansion Office_Derrick Toigo
  34. General MEA Presentation_Dan Cozzi