1950 - 2004
1. 1950
- 1st Convention, Kitchener, Ontario
- Membership fee set at $10.00 per Municipality
2. 1951
- Named Organization - Ontario Traffic Conference
- Established O.T.C. Objectives
- Established Standing Committees
3. 1954
- Established Committee for the training of the Traffic Police
Officer and Traffic Engineers
4. 1956
- Incorporated as a private non-profit organization
5. 1961
- Established O.T.C. newsletter
- Board produced "Manual of Traffic Engineering Practices"
- Established Parking Committee
6. 1962
- Established Safety Officers Committee
- 1st Safety Officers Workshop - October 11
7. 1964
- Established Past Presidents Committee
- Established Convention Questionnaire
- Updated purpose and objectives
- Requested financial support from Ministry - $5000.00
- Hired staff person
- Established Elected Officials Committee
- 1st Safety Officers Training Course
- Established liaison with Western Canada Traffic & Parking
Association
8. 1967
- Held 1st Road Superintendent Seminar - Sept. 11
9. 1968
- Established questionnaire for Teaching Methods Course
10. 1972
- Requested financial support from Federal & Provincial Governments
11. 1973
- Moved from 648 Finch Ave. E. to King Edward Hotel
- Request financial help from Ministry - $10,000.00
12. 1978
- Grant received $15,000.00
- Moved to Lord Simcoe Hotel
- Established liaison with Road Safety Committee
- Technical Committee requested by Ministry to review "Warrants
for Traffic Control Signals"
13. 1979
- O.T.C. has patent for "Green P"
- Established liaison with Assoc. Quebecois due transports et
des routes Inc.
- M.T.O. grant $15,000.00
- Moved to 20 Carlton St.
14. 1980
- Safety Officers "People Eater Film" classified as
educational by National Film Board
- Grant was meant to offset expenses incurred by Traffic Training
Course - reason why staff person was hired originally
- Requested increase for $5,000.00 for grant
- Established policy for O.T.C. President to issue press releases
to raise profile of O.T.C.
- Donated plaque to John Rhodes - Minister Transport
- Established member and non-member fees for Courses, Workshops,
Convention
- Established a Committee to "review Waterloo Region Adult
School Crossing Guard Warrants"
15. 1981
- Grant increased to $18,000.00
- Waterloo Region Adult Crossing Guard Warrants pamphlet prepared
for M.T.O. approval
16. 1982
- Financial position is stable - grant vital to organization
- Requested increase in grant
17. 1983
- Established Ad Hoc Committee for "Disabled Parking
- Established Executive Committee
- M.T.O./O.T.C. Committee meeting on regular basis
- Grant increase to $20,000.00
- Notice decreased in Police participation - due to changing role
of Committee to Crime Prevention - less emphasis on Traffic Safety
18. 1984
- Established Steering Committee on Drinking & Driving
- Bicycle Safety - 17 resolutions referred to Ministry in 15 years
- (Ministry acted on 1 [one])
19. 1985
- Established Ad Hoc Committee on "Transportation of Dangerous
Goods"
- Established revised Guidelines for Board, Committees & Chairmen
- Grant increased to $22,000.00
20. 1986
- Safety Officers looking into Seat Belts on School Buses
- Grant increased to $23,000.00
- Established a Committee to review "Traffic Control Manual
for Roadway
Work Operations Section (5)
- Board agreed with "Daytime running lights" - advised
Ministry
21. 1987
- Established liaison with Road Builders Association
- Hosted School Crossing Seminar - June 14-16
- Grant increased to $26,000.00 - it should be noted that this
increase was beyond normal Ministry Guidelines
- Received 1st written response to Brief
- Due to changes within the Police - turn over on the Legislation
& Enforcement
and Safety Officers is critical
- Established Municipal Parking Enforcement Course
- Established an Ad Hoc Committee for "School Bus Legislation
and Operations"
- Police Section of Traffic Training Course has been changed to
"Police Traffic Operations Course"
- Past Presidents to establish a Committee meeting between Association
of Municipalities of Ontario, Ontario Good Roads Assoc., Ontario
Safety
- League to discuss Traffic matters of mutual concern
22. 1988
- Board advised Ministry they did not agree with extended Truck
Lengths
- Ministry requested that the Technical Committee promote and
explain the new revised Construction Manual
- Establish liaison with Committee Chairmen to produce a "Promotional
Package"
- Established liaison with Chiefs of Police
- Requested $30,000.00 for Grant
23. 1989
- Grant increase to $29,000.00
- M.T.O./O.T.C. meeting requested
- Established Traffic Control Workzone Awareness Seminars
- Requested $35,000.00 for grant
- Update Safety Officers terms of reference
24. 1990
- Expanded O.T.C. office space
- Report on Ontario/Quebec Rapid Transit Rail Corridor
- Report on Greater Toronto Area School Crossing Workshop for
June
- Grant increased to $30,000.00
- Established policy on Ministry Voting Membership - entitled
to 6 voting delegates
- Parking Workshop - Thunder Bay
25. 1991
- Established an Ad Hoc Committee to "review School Crossing
Guards"
- Attended opening of COMPASS
- Requested $40,000.00 for grant
- Safety Officers Committee produced a video dealing with "Bus
Evacuation"
- Established "Municipal By-law Enforcement Course"
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- Established reciprocal membership with International Municipal
Signal Association
- Conducted Traffic Control Workzone Awareness Seminars
- 2 Students from China attended the Traffic Training Course
- Received $32,000.00 for grant
- Established Integrated Traffic System project - at the Ministry's
request
26. 1992
- Conducted Traffic Control Workzone Awareness Seminars
- Endorsed Tri-Coloured Pedestrian Signals
- Technical Committee dealing with Vehicle Safety & Security
Devices
- Established liaison with Road Safety Corporation
- Established and Ad Hoc Committee to review "Unwarranted
Use of Traffic
Devices"
- Objected to proposed reduction of "Speed Limits to 30 km/h
on Streets
within the City of Toronto"
27. 1993
- Continuing to liaise with Road Safety Corporation
- Technical Committee reviewing "Mid Block Signals"
- response pending outcome of test sites
- Received $32,000.00 for grant
- Established "Think Tank on Future of O.T.C."
28. 1994
- Reviewed grant with Ministry - Grant is to be reduced to zero
by 1998
- Received $26,000.00 for grant - 1st step
- Technical Committee working with Ontario Road Builders Assoc.,
Ontario Good Roads Assoc., and Association of Municipalities of
Ontario to develop a "Training program that will address
the needs and concerns of the Roadway Worker".
- Safety Officers Committee revised their Terms of Reference to
address the changes that are occurring in the Police Community.
- Safety Officers Committee is now known as "Safety Education
Committee"
- Re-established Ad Hoc Committee at the Ministry requested to
review "Municipal Parking programmes for Persons with Disabilities"
29. 1995
- Established sub-committee for Traffic Calming
- OTC under went a total re-organization
30. 1996
- OTC Board reduced from 12 to 10
- Established new director positions – Strategic Planning,
Marketing, Training & Convention
- Reduced number of committees from 9 to 7
- Traffic Training Course cancelled due to O.P.S.U. strike
31. 1998
Established the Commercial Vehicle Awareness Workshop
32. 2000
Established training for Ministry of Transportation re- the new
“Ontario Traffic Manuals, which will take the place of the
“Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices”
33. 2001
- Established Municipal Workshops to introduce changes to Ontario
Traffic Manual – Book 7 “Temporary Conditions”
- Launched the OTC web site: www.otc.org and e-mail address: traffic@otc.org
- Won an Award of Excellence for web site
- Established a 2-day training course for Book 7 – “Temporary
Conditions”
- Place 2nd out of 157 for National Award for web site
34. 2002
- Developed Strategic-Marketing Plan
- Hired 2nd staff person
- Traffic Training Course cancelled due to O.P.S.U. strike
- Hosted School Crossing Guard Workshop
- Hosted Road Side Safety Workshop
35. 2003
- Won “Golden Web” award
- Hosted Transportation Impacts on Land Development Workshop
36. 2004
- Won Award of Excellence for web site
- Partnered with CITE (Toronto Chapter) – Special Events
Seminar
- Hosted Transportation Impacts on Land Development Workshop –
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