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BRIDGE THEN, BRIDGE NOW The Mayerthorpe trestle rail bridge goes up in flames ( right) , but less than a month later, the first train crosses its replacement ( below) . APEGA Permit Holders Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) and CIMA+ received 2017 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards for their work on the project. The awards are put on the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies — Canada and Canadian Consulting Engineer magazine.
-photos courtesy Klohn Crippen Berger
ASTECH AWARDS CELEBRATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION The Alberta Science and Technology Leadership (ASTech Foundation) handed out its annual awards on November 3, and not surprisingly several APEGA Members took home some shiny new hardware for their mantels. The awards, held at TELUS Spark in Calgary, celebrate outstanding innovation in Alberta’s science and technology community. First up: the Schulich Engineering Education Outreach Team, which won the Excellence in Science &
Technology Public Awareness Award. Team members — faculty and students from the U of C’s Schulich School of Engineering — have joined forces to deliver engineering outreach programs for youth. Their goal is to enhance understanding of science, technology, and engineering by promoting diversity and inspiring more girls to choose careers in engineering.
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