Movers & Shakers ALL ROADS LEAD TO RED DEER Some of Alberta’s more unique and interesting transportation projects find their way to the Minister’s Awards for Transportation, each year. The 2018 awards in Red Deer fall under the leadership of the Hon. Brian Mason, Alberta Minister of Transportation and Government House Leader. The province uses the awards to celebrate the innovative people and organizations that pave the way to better, more efficient, more sustainable, and safer transportation in Alberta. This year, five of six awards went to projects that directly involved APEGA permit holders: • 12th Street South East Bridge Replacement. Award of Excellence for Design Innovation. Project team included City of Calgary (client), CH2M Hill , Rapid- Span , and LaFarge
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• MacLeod Trail and 162nd Avenue South Diverging Diamond Interchange. Award of Excellence for Construction Innovation. Project team comprised City of Calgary (client), ISL Engineering , and Graham Construction • First Long-Range Battery Power Electric Buses. Award of Excellence for Environmental Innovation. Client was City of St. Albert • Alberta Transportation Wind Advisory System on Highway 22. Excellence for Safety Innovation. Project team included EPCOR , AMEC , and IBI Group • Downtown Edmonton’s Barrier-Free Pedestrian Link project received the Award of Excellence for Transit/Accessible Transportation Innovation. The project team comprised City of Edmonton (client), Graham Construction , and DIALOG .
REAL-WORLD SIMULATION EARNS BEST-IN-WORLD PRIZE FOR UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY TEAM A team of University of Calgary students seized an opportunity to show off their engineering and business skills, placing first in a contest designed to simulate real-world challenges. The team—which included Megan Leslie, E.I.T. , and Manpreet Deol , a student member of APEGA—defeated 13 teams from Canada and beyond, winning the premier prize at the fifth annual Engineering
and Commerce Case Competition (ENGCOMM). Hosted by Concordia University in Montreal, ENGCOMM is a five-day case competition that shines the light on collaborative excellence in engineering and business. “The competition is aimed at bridging engineering and business to innovate viable solutions to address relevant issues in industry,” explains Ms. Deo in a U of C news story. Teams from Israel, Ireland, Egypt, Holland, and the U.S.—and from fellow Canadian schools like McGill, McMaster, Ryerson, the University of Alberta, the University of Manitoba, and the University of New Brunswick—competed in the round-robin tournament.
ALL BUSINESS—AND ENGINEERING University of Calgary students accept accolades for at ENCOMM. From left: APEGA university student member Manpreet Deol, E.I.T., sponsor representative Kathy Stuart of Paysafe, coach Cameron Welsh of the Haskayne School of Business, Megan Leslie, E.I.T., Nik Golob, Coleton Strand, team ambassador Anton Martynov.
Made up of two engineering and two commerce students each, teams tackled topics covering everything from supply-chain management to the introduction of new technology. Students had six hours to assemble a 15-minute presentation for a panel of four judges. For the final round, they were given 12 hours of prep time. “Not only did we compete, we excelled. We won best engineering solution and best business solution with an overall finish of first place,” says Ms. Deol. “The emphasis on innovation, entrepreneurial thinking, and the bridge between engineering and commerce was exceptional.”
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