The 2025 annual meeting of the Good Roads Advisory Board of Past Presidents.
The annual joint meeting of the Good Roads Board of Directors and the Good Roads Advisory Board of Past Presidents.
Registration for the 2025 Good Roads Conference opens. Delegates can pick up their conference identification and other materials at the registration booth in the Convention Foyer located immediately adjacent to the main elevator area on the Convention Level.
Convention Foyer
Unlock the doors to exciting career opportunities in Ontario’s dynamic municipal sector! Join us for an illuminating session tailored to university students eager to navigate their future career paths.
Our expert panelists, drawn from diverse roles within Ontario’s municipal landscape, will shed light on the vast array of career avenues available in this thriving sector. From transportation and infrastructure development to community engagement and public administration, discover how your skills and passions can find a perfect fit within municipal governance.
Throughout the session, attendees will gain invaluable insights into the following key areas:
– Exploring various job roles and career trajectories within Ontario’s municipal sector
– Understanding the impact of municipal governance on communities and citizens’ lives
– Navigating the recruitment process and uncovering internship and entry-level opportunities
– Developing essential skills and competencies sought after by municipal employers
– Leveraging networking and professional development resources to kickstart a successful career journey
Whether you’re intrigued by the prospect of shaping sustainable cities, fostering inclusive communities, or managing public services, this session will equip you with the knowledge and inspiration to embark on a rewarding career path in Ontario’s municipal sector.
Don’t miss out on this chance to connect with industry professionals, gain valuable career insights, and take the first step towards a fulfilling career in municipal governance. Join us and chart your course towards making a meaningful impact in Ontario’s vibrant communities!
Northwest Territories Room
British Columbia Room
Confederation 5 & 6
The Good Roads trade show boasts more than 100 exhibitors serving the municipal sector. Plan to take some time during the conference to visit our exhibitors. Booths can be found on the Convention Floor Foyer, Ballroom, Concert Hall, and Ontario Room.
Convention Foyer, Concert Hall, Ballroom, and Ontario Room.
Get reacquainted with old friends and make new ones. Join us in the exhibit halls on the Convention Level for the opening reception. Light food and refreshments will be provided. Refreshment stations can be found in the Concert Hall, Ballroom and the Convention Foyer. Be sure to visit with the exhibitors while you are there.
Convention Foyer, Concert Hall, and Ballroom
Registration for the 2025 Good Roads Conference. Delegates can pick up their conference identification and other materials at the registration booth in the Convention Foyer located immediately adjacent to the main elevator area on the Convention Level.
Convention Foyer
Delegates can partake in a delicious continental breakfast of assorted muffins and danishes, whole fresh fruit, juice, tea and coffee. This will be served in the foyer just outside the Canadian Room, Convention Level.
Convention Foyer
The Good Roads trade show boasts more than 100 exhibitors serving the municipal sector. Plan to take some time during the conference to visit our exhibitors. Booths can be found on the Convention Floor Foyer, Ballroom, Concert Hall, and Ontario Room.
Convention Foyer, Concert Hall, Ballroom, and Ontario Room.
Canadian Room
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow will provide civic greetings to delegates of the Good Roads Conference.
Canadian Room
Premier Doug Ford will deliver remarks then sit down with Good Roads Executive Director Scott Butler to discuss the province’s most pressing issues.
Canadian Room
Canadian Room
Coffee stations will be available throughout the exhibit halls (Concert Hall, Ballroom and Convention Foyer). Enjoy your morning coffee and have a chat with some of our many exhibitors.
Convention Foyer, Concert Hall, and Ballroom
Ontario Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria will speak to delegates about the role the provincial government is playing in ensuring a robust and skilled workforce across the province.
Canadian Room
British Columbia Room
Canadian Room
Canadian Room
This tour takes you to three Ontario Line station sites: Queen, Osgoode and Queen-Spadina. Metrolinx will share how they’re preserving the historic building facades at future station sites, what it takes to build an underground tunnel through the heart of Toronto, and how this project is shaping land use and development.
The award recognizes the successful collaboration between the municipalities and contractors for project excellence and innovation.
Canadian Room
Annual General Meeting of the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (AORS). Registration opens at 1:00 pm, meeting begins at 1:30 pm.
Imperial Room
Canadian Room
Canadian Room
Quebec Room
Canadian Room
Visit exhibitors in the Concert Hall, Ballroom, Convention Foyer, and Main Mezzanine.
Convention Foyer, Concert Hall, Ballroom, and Main Mezzanine
Steamwhistle Brewery
Registration for the 2025 Good Roads Conference. Delegates can pick up their conference identification and other materials at the registration booth in the Convention Foyer located immediately adjacent to the main elevator area on the Convention Level.
Convention Foyer
Delegates can partake in a delicious continental breakfast of assorted muffins and danishes, whole fresh fruit, juice, tea and coffee. This will be served in the foyer just outside the Canadian Room, Convention Level.
Convention Foyer
The Good Roads trade show boasts more than 100 exhibitors serving the municipal sector. Plan to take some time during the conference to visit our exhibitors. Booths can be found on the Convention Floor Foyer, Ballroom, Concert Hall, and Ontario Room.
Convention Foyer, Concert Hall, Ballroom, and Ontario Room
Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Good Roads Association. All delegates from member municipalities and member First Nations are eligible to vote.
Canadian Room
Canadian Room
Canadian Room
Join conference keynote Wes Marshall for a book signing event after his presentation. Attendees will have the exclusive opportunity to meet Wes in person and purchase a copy of one of his latest books.
“Over the past 5 years, Safe Roads Engineering has completed roadside safety hardware asset management projects for several Ontario municipalities. In general, these projects have produced an inventory of existing assets (i.e., guide rail, end treatments, and crash cushions), a condition assessment, and a prioritized work plan to implement the necessary improvements. In completing these projects, Safe Roads Engineering has identified common guide rail issues that have an impact on road user safety and can potentially create liability concerns for the road owner.
The presentation will start with an overview of the evolution of crash test standards and the changes that have occurred with the roadside safety hardware over the past 15 years with the implementation of AASHTO MASH hardware in Ontario. The presentation will then provide an overview of the common guide rail issues identified on municipal roadways. Examples of these issues include lack of delineation, out of tolerance mounting height, non-standard / obsolete guide rail systems and end treatments, improperly installed end treatments, and modifications to standard systems.
The presentation will then highlight the importance of completing an asset management plan for roadside safety hardware to address condition and safety performance concerns. An overview of the roadside safety hardware asset management plan process will be provided. This will include background information on the tools that Safe Roads Engineering has developed with Builterra to collect data in the field, assess the data, produce inspection reports, and ultimately develop a work plan for prioritized improvements to repair and replace existing roadside safety hardware.”
Quebec Room
Coffee stations will be available throughout the exhibit halls (Concert Hall, Ballroom and Convention Foyer). Enjoy your morning coffee and have a chat with some of our many exhibitors.
Convention Foyer, Concert Hall, and Ballroom
“Since 2019, CSA Group has partnered with representatives from public and private sector organizations to develop a new standard for wastewater management systems in Ontario. This new standard was developed to be applicable to both public and private organizations who own and/or operate wastewater systems. Conceptualization of this standard had strong support from Good Roads, the Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO), Ontario municipalities, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), Greater Toronto Sewer & Watermain Contractors Association (GTSWCA), Ontario Sewer & Watermain Construction Association (OSWCA), and Ontario municipalities. This new CSA Group standard is meant to be adopted on a voluntary basis by any organization, public, or private.
A CSA Technical Committee was formed in early 2024 to develop this standard. After completion of the Draft Standard, as per CSA Group standard protocols, a public comment period was available for two months, until October 2024. The Technical Committee reviewed comments and finalized the standard, which will be published in the Spring of 2025.
The W217 WMSS standard will be made available to the public with free View-Access after its publication for a period of five (5) years and will also have the opportunity to purchase and download the standard in English or French language.
Takeaways
The mandated DWQMS has enabled municipalities to justify resources needed for buried drinking water mains. While the proposed WWMS is meant to be voluntary, having a WWMS to refer to as an industry standard, will assist municipal managers towards securing local council approval for funding MHs and sewer mains as well.”
Bonnie Crombie, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, will deliver remarks then sit down with Good Roads Executive Director Scott Butler to discuss the province’s most pressing issues.
Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma will speak to delegates about the role the provincial government is playing in municipal infrastructure.
Convention Foyer, Concert Hall, and Ballroom
Canadian Room
Registration for the 2025 Good Roads Conference. Delegates can pick up their conference identification and other materials in the Toronto Room.
Toronto Room
Start your morning off right with a hot breakfast. Delegates can partake of pork sausage; scrambled eggs; waffles; hash brown; breads; seasonal fruit salad; assorted fruit and yogurt.
Convention Foyer
Outgoing Good Roads President Antoine Boucher will pass the gavel to incoming Good Roads President Cheryl Fort.
Canadian Room
Canadian Room
Canadian Room
Canadian Room
The competition showcases the ingenuity of municipal employees and recognizes innovations and achievements that improve the efficiency of municipal transportation and public works services and operations.
Canadian Room
The Final Word provides an opportunity to have your most vexing municipal government questions answered by an all-star roster of experts in the fields of administration, planning, law, construction, drainage, public works and more. Submit your questions in advance at the registration desk or live during the session!
Canadian Room
Good Roads President Antoine Boucher will close the 2024 Good Roads Conference.
Canadian Room
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