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Spring Road Restrictions Well, it’s approaching that time of the year when the frost will come out of the ground and things start to get mushy for awhile. The joys of building roads and driving on a flood plain. While as of writing they are not yet in effect, all of us will be notified […]

Greetings to the Membership, Thank you to everyone for your tremendous support of our recent “Funspiel.” The event was completely sold out and proved to be an outstanding day of networking, great food, and plenty of fun. Congratulations to all the winners, and a sincere thank you to those who sponsored, attended, and helped organize […]

I hope everyone is having a safe winter and work is going well. This month I want to drill down a bit on two separate topics, but both are new for the industry and I just wanted to provide some additional clarity about Blue Lamps and Accident Reporting. Bill 38 and Blue Lamps: What Snow‑Clearing […]

Greetings to the Membership, As we roll quickly into February, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Shannon Hiebert as Executive Director of HEAT. Shannon has worked long and hard for the association over many years, and it is fitting that her loyalty, organizational strength, administrative expertise, and fundraising skills have been recognized with […]

Hello, HEAT members! It is 2026, and with the amount of snow we’ve received in the past month everyone is busy. But before you hit the road today, let’s talk about two things to keep you safe during operations. Bill 38 The government made some new rules to keep everyone safer while you work. Starting […]

Happy New Year to all our Association members from our Board of Directors, staff, and myself. We wish each of you the very best in 2026 and, most importantly, continued good health. As we closed out 2025, it was evident that our contractors experienced an exceptionally busy end to the year. The major snow events […]