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SUSTAINABLE FUTURE The first phase of Edmonton’s new Valley Line LRT will include three elevated stations, including the Davies Station. -artist’s rendering courtesy City of Edmonton
Honorary Membership Award APEGA may confer honorary membership upon any person who has rendered eminent service to the engineering or geoscience professions resulting in the betterment of society through the development of new material, equipment, techniques, philosophy, or management In his role as production operations manager at Shell Cana- da, Robin Gardiner has made significant contributions to process safety on a global scale, benefiting engineers, geoscientists, lead- ers, frontline workers, and society as a whole. Mr. Gardiner successfully developed a process safety framework that makes it simple for engineers to connect front- line workers with established process safety guidelines. He also implemented process safety procedures for leaders to ensure competency and identify potential safety gaps. He championed the living programs approach to process safety, which focuses workers and leaders on the regularity and importance of tasks and processes. He’s also diligent in encouraging senior leaders to adopt a process safety conscience. Engineers at Shell are challenged and better equipped to challenge others’ perspective on process safety, enabling them to foster a strong process safety culture and performance. Community Service Award Presented to Members in recognition of outstanding service and dedication to Canadian society through voluntary participation in community organizations, government sponsored activities, or humanitarian work Books could be written about Paul Bauman, P.Eng., P.Geoph. , and his humanitarian and archaeological efforts in the
Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) is an international engineering, geoscience, and environmental consulting firm. In its Calgary office, women make up 35 per cent of the total workforce and 26 per cent of the engineering and geoscience staff. In 2013, employees Karen Sagar, P.Eng. , Lucy Philip, P.Eng. , Vanessa Bellardinelli, and Michelle Van Elsberg formed the Calgary Women in Klohn (CWiK) committee to further attract, retain, engage, and support women in KCB’s Calgary office. Chelsea Wisheart, E.I.T. , joined the committee in 2015 as its representative of young professionals. The committee holds staff events focusing on mentoring and coaching, leadership development, skill advancement, and relation- ship building. It has been influential in sparking changes to com- pany policies that benefit all employees. For example, members of the committee collaborated with KCB’s global Women in Klohn committee and human resources team to broaden the company’s sick-leave policy, allowing employees to use sick-leave entitle- ment to accompany family members to medical appointments, or to care for them when they are sick. The committee is also involved in Operation Minerva, a day of job shadowing for Grade 8 girls in Calgary, allowing them to interact with female mentors and employers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
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