ACEC-BC Event – Panel Discussion: Aboriginal Engagement

February 09, 2016
The Terminal City Club, 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

In most resource-based projects, consulting engineers are often engaged in the very early stages to do preliminary work and investigation. Given recent developments, it is critical that all parties fully understand the importance of when and how to engage aboriginal communities to ensure successful projects.   Also, clients of ACEC-BC members are requesting consultants to outline their approaches to aboriginal engagement.

Join us as we discuss how consulting engineers can continue to take on this critical role in moving a project forward, developing long-term relationships and goals, and ultimately creating positive socio-economic change for the community.

Guest Speakers:

Tom Isaacs, Partner (Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP)
Topic: Update on recent case law and duty to consult

Caroline Moore, Consultant
Topic: A case study on effective aboriginal engagement

Peter Forrester, Senior Director, Aboriginal and Legal Affairs, Kinder Morgan
Topic: Perspective from the Owner / Client’s point of view

Trina Wamboldt, Management & Communications Consultant, Urban Systems
Topic: The role of an engineer in aboriginal engagement and tips for engineers

Eric B. Alex-Siatlesten, Project Manager, Stò:lo Community Futures
Topic: Perspective from the aboriginal community