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Aerial view of the Crowchild Trail-Flanders Avenue Interchange prior to opening to traffic

Canada Lands Company, a federal Crown corporation specializing in real estate and development, is developing a sustainable community in southwest Calgary, in an area formerly occupied by Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Calgary Currie Barracks. Once developed, the Currie development will be home to over 12,000 people, and includes parks, retail spaces and other amenities.

To service the area, the existing Crowchild Trail-Flanders Avenue Interchange needed to be upgraded to accommodate projected traffic volumes. In collaboration with the City of Calgary, which would take ownership of the interchange infrastructure following completion of construction, Canada Lands Company tendered the new Crowchild Trail-Flanders Avenue Interchange project as a design-build contract. Associated Engineering and Westpro (now a division of Pomerleau) were awarded the contract, bringing

a collaborative, results-driven approach to the design-build process. The Westpro/Associated team began detailed design early in 2015. Demolition of the existing structure was completed in September 2015.

Project Manager, Jim Zagas, tells us, “The project had an aggressive construction schedule. We were able to meet schedule by strategically staging our design, and submitted the design elements in stages to allow construction to commence early, while continuing to design in parallel with the construction.”

The contract required Westpro to complete construction of the interchange in 19 months, while maintaining existing traffic flows on Crowchild Trail, which regularly services over 80,000 vehicles per day. Calgary Transit, another project stakeholder, also stipulated strict schedule requirements.

Crowchild Trail–Flanders Avenue Interchange in Calgary delivered on-time as design-build project

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IN THIS ISSUE1 Crowchild Trail–Flanders Avenue Interchange in

Calgary delivered on-time as design-build project

2 Associated recognized at 2017 ACEC-BC Awards Gala

Research can revolutionize wastewater treatment

3 Associated announces succession in technical leadership team

Stella Madsen honoured by Regina Engineering Society

Lower Mainland office moves to Vancouver in September

4 ViewPoints - Design Charrettes lead to creative solutions

5 ViewPoints (continued)

Crowchild-Flanders Interchange (continued)

6 Staff Profile: Eben Kruger

7 Environmental Assessment and Design of Fischer-Hallman Road improves infrastructure capacity of important traffic corridor in Region of Waterloo

8 St. Albert Transportation Master Plan lays the foundation for a sustainable, multi-modal, transportation system

9 Proposed rainwater harvesting system at YVR strengthens Vancouver Airport Authority’s sustainable design leadership

10 Building Communities

11 Employee News

12 Celebrating Canada 150

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Associated recognized at 2017 ACEC-BC Awards Gala

Associated Engineering received an Award of Merit for the South Fork Water Treatment Plant project at the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - BC’s 28th Annual Awards for Engineering Excellence in March.

Located in Nanaimo, BC, the South Fork Water Treatment Plant is the largest, siphon-powered, membrane filtration plant in North America. The innovative use of siphons, rather than pumps, reduces the building footprint and saves capital, operating and maintenance costs. Employing a two-stage membrane filtration system increases treatment efficiency to more than 98%. The South Fork Water Treatment Plant provides safe, reliable drinking water, in an energy-efficient and environmentally-sustainable manner.

Associated Engineering was also part of the team that completed the Lord Strathcona Elementary School Seismic Upgrade, which received the Lieutenant Governor’s Award - the highest award given by ACEC-BC. We completed design of the civil works for this project.

Associated Engineering has secured a Collaborative Research & Development grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada, in partnership with Metro Vancouver and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Dean Shiskowski, Vice President, Water Resource Recovery tells us, “The grant funds a two-year research program in aerobic granular biomass or AGB - a potentially revolutionary technology in biological wastewater treatment.”

Elegant in their simplicity, aerobic granular biomass systems use rapid-settling, millimetre-scale biological granules, combined with high biomass concentrations, to provide a more compact wastewater treatment facility footprint. Compared to secondary treatment systems using traditional flocculant biomass, AGB systems reduce the land area needed for wastewater treatment, construction-related resources, embedded greenhouse gas emissions, and costs.

The University of British Columbia is our academic partner. Metro Vancouver, our industrial partner, has contributed funding, research space and logistics support at its Annacis Research Centre.

Research can revolutionize wastewater treatment

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Associated announces succession in technical leadership teamTwo of our long-serving technical leaders, John Fussell, Senior Vice President, Transportation, and Herb Kuehne, Senior Vice President, Civil Infrastructure, retire on June 30, 2017.

Kerry Rudd, President & CEO, is pleased to announce that Alan Emery has accepted the role of Senior Vice President, Transportation, and Chris Skowronski will take on the role of Senior Vice President, Infrastructure. Alan and Chris will provide business development and technical guidance to our staff, and technical support to our clients.

A Senior Transportation Engineer, Alan has more than 35 years of experience across Canada and in the UK. He specializes

in the design of highways, roadways, and pathways, and brings experience in alternate delivery.

A Senior Civil Engineer, Chris has 29 years of experience in municipal infrastructure and land development. Chris specializes in pipeline design, including infrastructure renewal and trenchless technologies.

Congratulations to Alan and Chris!

Thank you to John and Herb for your leadership and contributions to the company over the years. We wish you both a long and happy retirement.

Alan Emery Chris Skowronski

Aerobic Granular Biomass systems need less space

Dean, who is also an Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering at UBC, leads the research program. Wastewater Engineer, Jason Leong from our Burnaby office, coordinates the day-to-day activities and provides support to the participating graduate students. Jason completed his Master’s thesis on AGB performance in treating municipal wastewater.

We are moving our BC Lower Mainland office to a new, LEED Gold building, aligning with our focus on sustainability. Effective September 1, 2017, our new office address is:

#500 - 2889 East 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5M 4T5

Our telephone number remains the same at 604-293-1411.

Stella Madsen honoured by Regina Engineering SocietyThe Regina Engineering Society presented this year’s Engineering Excellence Award to Stella Madsen, Operations Manager for our Regina office. The award recognizes Stella for her outstanding leadership and technical ability over her almost 40-year career in engineering, during which time she has worked for the University of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure, the City of Lethbridge, the City of Regina, and, most recently, developing our Transportation Division in Regina.

(l to r) Derrick Tannahill, Stella Madsen, Angela Hickie-Miller, and Nancy Inglis

Lower Mainland office moves to Vancouver in September

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Most projects, especially multi-discipline projects, involve a number of stakeholders, including the client with its departments and user groups, community groups, authorities having jurisdiction, the general public, and of course the design team. On projects large or small, there is generally a lot of background information to review: planning documents, project definition reports, programming documents, user requirements, reports, and site information, for example. The project team must understand the overall objectives of the project and develop the work plan and design process that will foster a creative solution. One tool that has been very successful in the design process is a design charrette.

What is a design charrette?

The design charrette provides a forum for exchanging ideas and exploring alternate approaches. It is an intensive planning session and design workshop where clients, stakeholders, designers and others brainstorm and share ideas to develop a vision for the development of the project. Ideas are generated and documented, usually in the form of sketches and notes. By the end of the charrette, the project team has a common understanding and documented vision.

The design charrette (from the French word meaning “chariot” or “cart”) is believed to originate from architectural students in Paris in the 1800’s. Their exams were collected in a “charrette”. As the story goes, as these exams were being collected, some of the students continued to furiously sketch--up to the last minute. What developed from the story was the underlying theme of generating ideas quickly and documenting them.

Benefits of holding design charrettes include the following:

• Each participant is engaged, has a voice and is considered an equal on the team• Stakeholders come together in a positive environment that facilitates fast and interactive decision-making.• The forum creates partnerships and positive working relationships • Participants understand priorities of different functional groups• Open sharing of ideas inspires all members of the team

• Brainstorming and dialogue are helpful in situations calling for new ways of looking at things

• Joint problem-solving results in creative solutions.

How do you conduct a design charrette?

Conducting a design charrette can be quite straightforward. In its very basic form, the project manager gathers participants together in a room. Paper and pens are provided to each person. One person is designated as the facilitator, who writes out each goal or design challenge. The group will then provide their ideas for each goal, followed by discussions. At the end of the design charrette, there should be a final presentation and documentation of the ideas and issues discussed.

On larger, complex projects with many stakeholders, design charrettes are increasingly being used, especially where a number of public and private sector groups and agencies are involved. An example of this might be where a water treatment plant is being planned for a residential neighbourhood. Involvement and engagement by the public is critical, as well as gaining input from the public in the design of the facility. Design charrettes are used quite extensively in urban design and community planning projects. In this case, the design charrette might be organized in the following stages:

• Information Gathering: The design team solicits input from all stakeholders and the general public, and records the information (white boards and flip charts are great tools for this)

ViewPoints - Design Charrettes lead to creative solutions by John Cope, B.A., B.E.D.S., M.Arch., SAA, MRAIC, LEED AP

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Associated provided engineering services to Westpro during the tender pursuit stage, followed by detailed design, construction support and inspection services. Our engineering services included structural, transportation, civil, and electrical design. Approximately 1,100 metres of mechanically stabilized earth and cast-in-place walls form the interchange. The new bridge carries two lanes of traffic eastbound and westbound on Flanders Avenue over Crowchild Trail, and provides full ramp connectivity between Crowchild Trail and Flanders Avenue. The interchange also included connections to Richard Road SW and to the future Barracks Street SW.

Jim says, ”Where possible, we incorporated sustainable design measures. For example, all demolition materials from the existing bridge structure, including concrete and steel, were recycled. As an energy saving measure, LED lighting was used to upgrade the lighting at the interchange location.”

The project was designed with alternative transportation modes in mind, including dedicated bikeways and multi-use pathways to encourage environmentally friendly modes of transportation. The use of roundabouts eliminates the need for traffic signals, reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with idling cars stopped at red lights.

Incorporating deck formwork into girder design reduced construction time and risks associated with construction over traffic

The functional plan for the bridge design showed a trapezoidal girder bridge with a straight edge along the south side of the deck. Our final design replaced the straight edge with a radius, curved edge which also saved approximately 370 square metres of deck area. The girders on the centre and east spans needed to be splayed to accommodate the flared shape of these spans. This challenge led to a significant innovation in the design of casting variable width flanges into the top of standard box girders, which eliminated the need for deck formwork. Optimizing the placement of the girders minimized extra deck concrete in the most complicated locations, which provided material, time, and cost savings. It is estimated that the flanged box girders saved up to three months in the schedule. This was the first use of this type of flanged box girder on a road bridge in Alberta.

The Crowchild-Flanders Interchange opened to traffic on schedule in October 2016.

Design charrettes a benefit for Multi-Discipline Projects (continued from page 4)

• Design Interaction: Ideas are generated by both the design team and stakeholders, and documented

• Final Presentation: The design charrette concludes with the final design ideas that the design team will take back with them for further analysis and development

A design charrette doesn’t just have to occur at the outset of a project. There can be design charrettes at any point during the course of project development. It may be appropriate on a large and complex project to conduct design charrettes at key milestones to ensure that the design objectives established at the outset are being met, as well as to ensure stakeholder engagement throughout the project. Also, a design charrette can be held for the design team to assist each member with their own respective discipline, and to increase

overall engagement and collaboration. Design charrettes and workshops are successful forums for problem solving and generating creative and innovative solutions through an inclusive, integrated process.

About the Author

John Cope is a Professional Architect and Senior Project Manager with over 28 years of experience in the design and management of projects, as well as building and managing teams. He has considerable experience in sustainable development, and has applied this knowledge to many projects and initiatives.

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Eben (middle) with the Valley Line LRT project team

Raised in South Africa, Eben Kruger points to a high school career conference as his inspiration to pursue a career in engineering. He felt drawn to the unique application of math and science to develop, design, and build solutions. After high school, Eben went on to complete degrees in Civil Technology at the Tshwane University of Technology and in Applied Science at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.

Mentorship has been an ongoing part of Eben’s career in engineering. The mentorship he received early on taught him the value of having and being a mentor. “It’s an incredible means by which any young engineer can grow,” he says. “Mentorship is an invaluable component of developing both technical and business skills. A mentor acts as a role model. They can also answer your tough questions, and those questions you don’t even know enough to ask.”

Eben’s early career took him to some far-off places, on many interesting projects. He travelled from his home in South Africa, to Mozambique, Lesotho, Swaziland, the UK, and Dubai. The Tete Iron Ore Mine, a multi-million dollar P3 project in Mozambique, stands out as particularly challenging as well as a career highlight. Eben addressed old and limited infrastructure, which always presents difficulties. In addition, the team had to address cultural differences--understanding the perspectives of local government as well as tribal chiefs.

As a young professional, Eben enjoyed the design aspect of projects, but as he’s gained experience and progressed in

his career, he values seeing a project though its life-cycle. The opportunity to take a project from feasibility though construction attracted Eben to a career in consulting engineering.

Eben joined Associated Engineering in 2009, attracted by the opportunity to take a project from inception to completion, as well as Associated’s culture. He shared Associated’s values, and liked the fact that the company is employee-owned. Also, Associated was the right size; having been “just another person” in other large engineering companies, Eben valued Associated’s recognition of its staff, and the mutual respect between the company and staff.

Since joining Associated, Eben has contributed to some major projects. He was part of the team that designed and built a four-lane arterial roadway, bridge, and pedestrian bridge along Saline Creek Drive in Fort McMurray, a $75 million project that won several industry awards. Eben also cites Edmtonton’s Valley Line LRT as a project highlight (see article on Page 7). Eben is Associated’s project manager, responsible for the design of the roadways, drainage, and utilities, as well as the environmental services for the Valley Line LRT.

With a career that has spanned multiple continents and large and small projects, Eben has developed a project delivery philosophy focussed on open communication, making sure everyone knows what project deliverables are. He believes in celebrating project successes with the team and clients. It’s a philosophy that’s sure to lead to many more future successes for Eben Kruger.

Eben Kruger’s international experience has led to a rewarding consulting career in Canada

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Fischer-Hallman Road, also known as Regional Road No. 58, is a north-south arterial roadway in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, and an important transportation link between the City of Kitchener, City of Waterloo, and the Township of North Dumfries. This vital corridor provides access to the Conestoga Parkway (Highway 7 & 8), the Village of Ayr, as well as numerous business, public institutions, residential communities, and commercial properties.

The Region of Waterloo retained Associated Engineering to complete a Schedule “C” Class Environmental Assessment to improve and widen Fischer-Hallman Road from two lanes to four lanes, between Bleams Road and Plains Road in the City of Kitchener and the Rosenberg Community.

The proposed design includes a fully urbanized, access-controlled, four-lane roadway, complete with a raised centre median, multi-use trails and modern roundabouts at the future Rosenberg Way, Seabrook Drive, Huron Road and future Street ‘1’.

The scope of the Environmental Assessment Study also included the detailed design of a wildlife culvert crossing and upstream floodplain mapping to support the overall drainage strategy of the area.

We reviewed and assessed the existing stormwater management systems in the area against the current and proposed road conditions, the available existing capacity in the existing stormwater management facilities, and, where

required, options for stormwater conveyance given site development and topographical constraints.

Related to the roadway works, the project also included the replacement of an existing culvert at Strasburg Creek. Project Manager, Peter Lejcar, tells us, “The culvert design needed to address the Regional storm event while addressing constructability considering the installation of a deep sanitary trunk sewer and by-pass of an existing 450 millimetre diameter PVC watermain in the immediate vicinity of the works.”

As part of the culvert work, we reviewed the existing hydraulic model, which was completed using the HEC-RAS software model. Peter advises, “We modelled and analyzed several hydraulic scenarios to determine the effect of various culvert configurations on the upstream Regional flood limit at Bleams Road, working within known upstream limits and constraints. We sized the new (twin) culvert to address these parameters.”

Construction of improvements to Fischer-Hallman Road and the Strasburg Creek Culvert installation is scheduled to commence in 2019. Key staff involved on the project include Peter Lejcar and Don McBrayne.

Environmental Assessment and Design of Fischer-Hallman Road improves infrastructure capacity of important traffic corridor in Region of Waterloo

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A busy intersection in the northern section of St. Albert

Located northwest of Edmonton in Alberta’s Capital Region, the City of St. Albert is a community of almost 65,000 residents. The city projects significant population growth over the next 15-20 years, with the population expected to almost double in 30 years. To accommodate this future growth, the City found it necessary to update their Transportation Master Plan.

The City’s vision for the Transportation Master Plan was different than past Transportation Master Plans, as it is to be a holistic and sustainable master plan that considers environmental and urban values and multi-modal transportation options, as well as the roadway system. After a competitive selection process, the city selected Associated Engineering as prime consultant to lead development of the 2015 St. Albert Transportation Master Plan.

Project Manager, Kent Eklund, tells us, “The development of the Transportation Master Plan required comprehensive engineering. We coordinated a team of in-house specialists and subconsultants, addressed client interests, and managed stakeholder agendas, integration of ongoing parallel studies and, most importantly, the public interests.”

The planning process was divided into seven unique phases. This allowed for developing innovative ideas and providing continuous feedback to city administration, council and residents. Each issue presented an opportunity to further enhance and provide a more comprehensive study.

Planning is a multi-disciplinary practice that occurs across various departments in an organization or municipality. This can create a challenge, as studies that impact and/or build upon each other are occurring simultaneously and must integrate to achieve parallel goals. The challenge for developing the Transportation Master Plan was to integrate the additional studies, such as the city’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) Planning Study and the Safe Journeys to School Project.

As part of the Transportation Master Plan, the team identified the need to develop an intelligent transportation systems (ITS) policy and eventual ITS implementation as a key priority. Dean Schick, Transportation Manager for the City of St. Albert, says, “The update of the Transportation Master Plan consisted of a multi-phase process, inclusive of public/stakeholder consultation, an overall needs assessment and visioning process, data collection and analysis, the creation of network options which resulted in a recommended plan and final presentation to our City Council. Within the Transportation Master Plan, there were secondary projects, which included the creation of a conceptual vision for a realigned road network, as well as reports for future LRT within the City. The proposed realignment was both political and contentious; however Associated Engineering’s work genrated kudos from our City Council.”

The new Transportation Master Plan encourages a mode shift towards more environmentally-friendly forms of transportation by supporting LRT and identifying infrastructure needs such as transit stops, park and rides, trails and pathways. Kent says, “Our study found that 27% of all trips in the community are less than 5 minutes. If half of those trips were taken by foot or cycling, the resulting greenhouse gas reduction could achieve almost 30% of the city’s goal.”

St. Albert’s new Transportation Master Plan supports strategic, environmental, transit and land-use planning goals

The completed 2015 Transportation Master Plan provides the City of St. Albert with a living document that will transform the City’s transportation system into a sustainable transportation network that integrates with environmental, urban, and societal values.

St. Albert Transportation Master Plan lays the foundation for a sustainable, multi-modal, transportation system

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The Vancouver Airport Authority is planning expansions to the existing Vancouver International Airport terminal to accommodate future increases in passenger traffic. The Authority has established extensive sustainability goals. Achieving these sustainability goals requires a holistic problem-solving approach, considering the technical requirements for the projects, as well as water conservation, environmental stewardship, economic, and social impacts.

The Vancouver Airport Authority has set a goal to reduce potable water use by 30%. The integration of a rainwater collection system will help the Authority meet this goal. Rainwater would be collected, stored and used to offset potable water use and provide post-disaster firewater storage.

The Vancouver Airport Authority engaged Associated Engineering and partners Local Practice and 2020 Engineering to evaluate options for rainwater harvesting. Project Manager, Linda Wojcicka, tells us, “We’re leading an integrated team of experts in sustainability, water conservation and reuse, civil infrastructure, water treatment systems, and integrated design. Associated staff are responsible for the process, civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, and instrumentation and controls engineering.

Key project activities and deliverables include stakeholder workshops, concept development, schematic design, and constructability. Initial consultations with various stakeholders identified the key opportunities, gaps, deviations, and potential conflicts, and set the project

objectives. This formed the basis for developing potential options for a rainwater harvesting system.

Rainwater harvesting will reduce the Vancouver International Airport’s reliance on drinking water, conserving natural resources

To size and design the rainwater harvesting system, the team analyzed historical rainfall data, as well as future climate scenarios. Extreme climate event data were used to evaluate how future climate scenarios could impact the design and performance of the rainwater systems.

In the BC south coast, average annual precipitation is projected to increase. Extreme precipitation events will increase in magnitude and frequency, potentially leading to flooding. Depending on return period and duration, extreme events for the 2050s may increase by 20% to 30%, and by 25% to 40% for the 2080s. For the proposed rainwater harvesting system, future climates will likely result in greater volumes during the winter months. There would be less rainwater during the summer to replenish the tanks.

The rainwater harvesting system will increase the airport’s resilience, conserve natural resources, and reinforce the airport’s leadership in sustainability.

Our key personnel involved on this project include Linda Wojcicka, Mark Porter, Athol King, Aaron McCartie, Melissa Heinrick, Connor Wilson, Stuart Nash, Dale Harrison, and Larry Martin.

Proposed rainwater harvesting system at YVR strengthens Vancouver Airport Authority’s sustainable design leadership

Large concrete tanks will store rainwater for use at Vancouver International Airport

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Building CommunitiesFundraising for Canadian Cancer Society nets $16,680For the past several years, Associated Engineering Shareholders have come together during the Annual General Meeting and taken time to give back to the community. This year, shareholders raised $16,680 for the Canadian Cancer Society! The money raised helps fund the most promising research projects in the country, provide information services and support programs in the community, and advocate for public policies that prevent cancer and help people living with cancer.

We are continuing the campaign across the company throughout 2017, and hope to raise $30,000. You can follow our campaign at:

http://convio.cancer.ca/goto/AssociatedEngineering.

Regina YMCA fundraiser collects $500 Our Regina office held a Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser Event, with proceeds going to the Regina YMCA Endless Cycle Corporate Fundraising Relay. Monique Kealey, Kyle Barth, Daryl Brown, Jessica Coons, Collin Halliwell, Jared Faber, and Jaylyn Obrigewitsch entered their chilies, The winner was Collin, with his spicy ground beef chili!

Associated’s Calgary office participates in City of Calgary Pathway and River CleanupThe City of Calgary’s Pathway and River Cleanup is an annual event held on the first Sunday in May. 2017 marks the 50 year anniversary of the event. During the cleanup, thousands of registered volunteers help remove litter from Calgary’s parks and along the city’s pathways and river banks.

This year, staff in our Calgary office were part of over 2,900 volunteers who collected garbage in every quadrant of the city, including parks, green spaces and nearly 200 kilometres of pathways and river banks. The team collected more than 20 bags of garbage and recyclables.

Thanks to everyone who helped clean up Calgary’s parks and green spaces!

Burnaby staff collect donations for the YWCAOur Burnaby office held a donation drive to collect clothing, household items, toys, and baby and childcare items for the YWCA Crabtree Corner in East Vancouver. The items will be used by families in low-income housing, the single-moms’ housing, and daycare centre.

Thank you to all staff who donated and delivered our supplies!

(l-r) Graham Lang, David Kuryk, and Corinne Arkell tally shareholder donations

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Employee News

Jason Bennett, CSLA has joined our Red Deer office as a Senior Landscape Architect. He has 14 years of experience as a Project Manager and Project Landscape Architect. Jason’s expertise includes all aspects of site analysis, conceptual and detailed design, and construction administration.

Atul Kumar Thakkar, AMIE, MISTE, PE, P.Eng. has joined our Toronto office as a Senior Structural Engineer. He has over 22 years of design experience focused on municipal infrastructure, including water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, buildings, transit, and subway rehabilitation.

Corinna Hoodicoff, M.Sc., R.P.Bio. has been appointed Division Manager for the BC and Northern operations of our environmental division, Associated Environmental Consultants. She has 18 years of experience specializing in terrestrial and landscape ecology. Corinna has led and managed projects throughout Western Canada.

Jeff Matthews, M.Sc. has joined our Burnaby office as an Asset Management Specialist. He has 18 years of experience in the environmental and asset management disciplines as a consultant to industry and public sector clients in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

Hugo Masuda, P.Eng. has joined our Burnaby office as a Mechanical Engineer. He has 9 years of experience as a project engineer in the mining, pulp & paper, and oil & gas industries. Hugo has contributed his expertise in mechanical engineering and piping on projects in Canada, the US, and South Africa.

Bojan Obradovic, CSLA, AALA, C.E.T. has joined our Edmonton office as a Landscape Architect. He has 11 years of experience planning sports fields and subdivision landscapes, stormwater management facilities, riverfront revitalization, and streetscapes, and designing many types of developments.

Jacques Groenewald, M.Sc., P.Geo. has transferred to our Calgary office from Vernon. He is a Senior Hydrogeologist with 20 years of experience in hydrogeology and geophysics. His expertise includes mine water supply and dewatering, contaminated sites investigation, and groundwater resource assessment.

Shib Podder, P.Eng. has joined our Saskatoon office as a Senior Electrical Engineer. He has over 20 years of experience in high, medium, and low voltage power system design for mining, water, and wastewater projects, and other industrial facilities.

Andrew Robertshaw, P.Eng. has transferred to our Calgary office from Red Deer. He is a Project Manager with over 10 years of experience on a variety of municipal projects and environmental infrastructure assignments.

Jeanne Zhou, M.Eng. has joined our Toronto office as a Process Designer. She has over 20 years of process design experience in municipal water and wastewater treatment, including assimilative capacity studies, mixing zone modeling, surface water baseline studies, BIM, and water quality modeling.

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Celebrating Canada 150

As Canada turns 150, Canadians across the company are telling their stories and voicing what it means to be Canadian. At Associated Engineering, we are proud to tell our distinctly Canadian story, which began in the mid-1940s in Edmonton, Alberta, and now has roots across Canada. After more than 70 years, and amid multi-national firms entering the Canada market, we remain uniquely Canadian and employee-owned.

In 1945, civil engineer, Herb Ripley, founded the company that would become Associated Engineering. Returning home from World War II, Herb saw opportunities in consulting engineering. The Canadian government was providing financial support to towns and cities to build municipal infrastructure to support growth, as soldiers returned home and started families. Herb started a small consulting firm in downtown Edmonton designing roads, watermain and sewers for small towns throughout Alberta.

In 1948, with partners Norm Lawrence and Al Rowand, Herb renamed the small company to Associated Engineering Services Ltd. In choosing the new name, the partners wanted an inclusive name that would allow the firm’s continued growth as an employee-owned company.

In the 1950s, the company expanded to Saskatchewan, with an office in Regina, and BC, sharing an office in Vancouver with Herb Ripley’s brother Charles Ripley. Charles later partnered with Earl Klohn and Cyril Leonoff to form a consulting firm specializing in soil mechanics (today, Klohn Crippen Berger). In 1986, we expanded our operations to Ontario.

As the company grew, so did our projects. The company was recognized for our ability to design “new” towns and communities for the resource sector, as well as for our expertise designing infrastructure in the North. Associated’s legacy includes the design of infrastructure for new towns in Gold River, Tumbler Ridge and MacKenzie in BC, and Hinton and Grande Cache, Alberta.

Today, Associated Engineering has more than 900 staff in 21 offices from Victoria to Toronto, and north to Whitehorse and Yellowknife. We remain an employee-owned company, with more than 200 owners. Employee-ownership has given us the benefits of autonomy and freedom to chart our distinct course. Our core practices now include infrastructure, water, transportation, buildings, asset management, energy, and environmental science.

Over the next 12 months, we’ll share more uniquely Canadian stories in this newsletter, as well as on our website, www.ae.ca. Come visit us.

Norm Lawrence (c), with Bryan Ellis (l) and Bill Rolston (r), Associated Engineering leadership team, circa 1950s

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