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New stormwater tunnels and treatment plant being built for Athletes Village site in Toronto

Construction has started on new works to convey stormwater from the West Don Lands on Toronto's waterfront. The 32-hectare precinct , east of downtown will be the site for the athletes' village for the 2015 Pan Am Games.
Jan 30, 2012


Nova Scotia engineering firms see future in shipbuilding

David Lea, P.Eng., president of Consulting Engineers of Nova Scotia, says that firms in the province are "very excited" about the opportunities that will arise from the recent announcement of a massive shipbuilding contract awarded to Halifax...
Jan 23, 2012


Quebec plans huge energy and mining developments in North

In December the premier of Quebec, Jean Charest, met with 350 young professionals of the Quebec Association of Consulting Engineers (AICQ) to explain a vast initiative the province has launched to develop its northern territories.
Jan 17, 2012


Ideas sought for 1960s viaducts in Vancouver

DIALOG was a co-winner in the city of Vancouver's re:CONNECT Ideas Competition held in December. The competition was to explore creative ideas for the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts and Eastern Core areas of Vancouver.
Jan 9, 2012


Winnipeg building new Disraeli Bridges

Winnipeg's largest bridge project to date is under construction, involving the replacement of two bridges on a major transportation route into the downtown.
Jan 2, 2012


Engineer explains sustainable structures to architects

What should architects expect from sustainable structural engineering? Mike Moffatt, P.Eng., a structural engineer with Read Jones Christoffersen, had the enviable task of answering that question to a roomful of architects and others at...
Dec 21, 2011


Floating eggs to a safe landing

Grade 11 high school students invited to York University in Toronto on December 7 were given a space engineering task. They had one hour to build a landing system that would safely carry a raw egg to the floor of the rotunda of the university's...
Dec 13, 2011


Montreal Symphony Hall wins P3 Award

L'Adresse Symphonique, Montreal's new concert hall on Place des Arts that opened in September has won one of three gold awards from the Canadian Council of Public Private Partnerships.
Dec 5, 2011


Catalysts for Change

Across the University of Toronto's downtown St. George campus are 120 large buildings -- over 12 million square feet of space -- all consuming energy. The buildings range from heavy masonry Victorian structures like the venerable Mining...
Dec 1, 2011


The Great Grey Drop-off

Consulting professional engineer Ahmet (Met) Ulker at age 58 doesn't see himself retiring at the traditional age of 65 from the Vancouver office of Applied Engineering Solutions where he works as a principal. "I'll probably be here until I'm...
Dec 1, 2011


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