Contents. January-February 2013, Volume 54, No. 1

features

A Tunnel and a Tower.

An extraordinary collaboration
took place to build the Epcor Tower above
an LRT line in Edmonton.

AECOM

18

Beauharnois Canal Bridge.

On new Autoroute 30 near
Montreal, the second longest incrementally launched
bridge in the world crosses the St. Lawrence Seaway.

ARUP Canada

23

Klemtu Access Road.

Engineers helped develop
a special asphalt mix for a road on British
Columbia’s remote northwest coast.

McElhanney Consulting Services

25

Damage Control.

In crisis situations engineering
firms need to plan carefully how they will respond
to the public and the media.

By Derek Holloway

26

Taming a Weir.

A treacherous “drowning machine”
in the Bow River in Calgary has been made safer
by adding structures downstream.

Klohn Crippen Berger

30

Cloud Computing 101.

How does the latest phase
in the information technology revolution impact
engineering firms in Canada?

By Jay Polding

32

on topic

BUSINESS

Construction Fraud.

Ten
areas where dishonest practices are hampering
the construction industry.
By Kelly Kolke, Grant Thornton LLP 10

CONVERSATIONS

Bricks, Bones and the Heart.

Dr. Nigel Shrive of the University of Calgary works to conserve historic structures — and to
mend human bodies. 38

departments

Comment 4

Up Front 6

ACEC Review 13

Awards Call 34

Products 35

Advertiser Index 37

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