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50 MAY 2015 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Focus on Ontario Ground Water Association Mark your cal- ender for the 63 rd Ontario Ground Water Association Convention, June 5-6, at the Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Just a whole lot of fun - sorry, no trade booths this time. A golf tournament is set for Friday at the Springfield Golf & Country Club just minutes south of the hotel. Other activities are avail- able for those not golfing, but every- one meets back at the hotel at 4:15 for a bus trip to the golf course for din- ner, prizes, and a silent auction. Be sure to donate your goodies and bring your wallet! After- ward, a networking and hospitality suite will take place back at the hotel. Saturday has division meetings, the annual general meeting, and a panel discussion, along with tours for the spouses. The President’s Banquet is that night with guest speaker Dr. David Rudolph who is a professor at the University of Waterloo, specializing in regional hydrogeology, and groundwa- ter protection and management. Awards will also be given during the banquet. Casino night will start at 8:30 p.m., fol- lowed by more networking time and a hospitality suite for this “Gathering in Guelph”. WWDR will be there, of course! For more information, visit ogwa.ca or call 519-245-7194 Happy auction winner from last year’s convention. WWDR photo. Developer of Sonic Drilling Technology Accepts Fourth Award Adapted from Information by Sonic Drill Corporation Canadian engineer, Ray Roussy, recently accepted a fourth award for his development and commercial- ization of sonic drilling technolo- gy. “I’m delighted to be recognized by the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame,” said Roussy, president of Sonic Drill Corporation and Sonic Drilling, Ltd. “This award is one of the outcomes of nearly four decades of research and development.” Roussy also recognized his staff in his award acceptance speech saying, “Abig thank-you to all my employees who traveled the innovation highway with me - no matter where it took us.” Roussy, who holds dozens of patents involving sonic drilling technology, is sole- ly responsible for the successful com- mercialization of it when others failed to make it work. Roussy’s induction into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame represents another prestigious recognition for his revolutionary technol- ogy since 2008. This latest award was for the exploration category while previous ones were for best new drilling technology, innovation, and a technology award. Today, award-winning sonic drill rigs, patented and built by Sonic Drill Corp., are in use on six continents and in every application imaginable. Sonic drilling tech- nology provides a number of substantial advantages through its incredible speed (3-5 times faster), as well as its ability to core easily through mixed soils without jamming up or requiring a rig switch out. Additionally, only a sonic drill can recov- er a continuous core including boulders, clays, silt, sand, and gravel, and lay it in its stratigraphic sequence - from the sur- face all the way down to 300 feet and beyond. DEADLINES: Space Reservation - M AY 25 TH Display & Classified Ad Copy - J UNE 1 ST ARE YOU WOUND UP ABOUT WIRE? Don’t miss an opportunity to be in WWDR ’s July issue all about WIRE !