Features
National survey paints clearest picture yet of CE industry
In October and November, 1998, member firms of ACEC participated in the first-ever national business survey of the Canadian consulting engineering industry. To ensure confidentiality, COMPAS Inc. was …
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Government Relations Days
The Hon. Alfonso Gagliano, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada signs an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between ACEC and PWGSC at the ACEC’s 1998 Government Relations Day…
Mechanical and Electrical
A new hybrid automatic transfer switch for critical loads has been developed in Canada by Ascolectric Limited of Brantford, Ontario. The Solid State Transition Transfer Switch (SSTTS) has the ability …
BOOKS
Urban Geology of Canadian CitiesEdited by P. F. Karrow and O. L. White. Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 42, 1998.Review by Stephen C. Hollingshead, P.Eng. and John F. Gartner, P.Eng., G…
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Cheers
If you ever try to convince anyone other than yourself that going out for a few beers is an integral part of your job–detailed research in fact–you are not likely to get very far. But for Newfoundla…
