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WaBkway Engineers Lose Licences The two St. Louis structural engineers who designed the Kansas City Hyatt Regency walkways were stripped of their Missouri professional engineering licences. The eight-member Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors voted unanimously to revoke the licences of Jack D. Gillum and Daniel M. Duncan permanently and to revoke the certificates of authority of their firm, GCE Interna- tional Inc. The action came two months after Missouri administrative law Judge James B. Deutsch ruled that Gillum, Duncan and the firm were responsible under state licensing law for allowing a design error in the suspended hotel walkways to escape detection. The 1981 collapse of the walkways killed 114 persons. During a two-hour hearing, the two engineers read emotional statements. Then the board met behind closed doors for five hours before emerging with its unanimous decision. Board members de- dined to comment following the announcement. In his statement, Duncan said, "There are things on the Hyatt that I could have done differently. Maybe those could have averted the tragedy. I have asked myself why I did not go into greater detail in Investors Plans Dramatic New (continued on page 2) Winnipeg Headquarters Investors, a large multi-national corporation, is constructing a new Iceberg Destruction Subject corporate headquarters in Winnipeg. The building, to be known as One Canada Centre, will be located on the north side of Portage of Chilling Research Avenue between Colony and Vaughan Streets. An A.P.E.M. member and University of Manitoba civil engineering It contains two parking levels, a ground Hoor, 17 office floors and professor wants to make icebergs as harmless as ice cubes - and two mechanical floors underneath the sloped roof. The building is about the same size. clad in warm light-red coloured granite, with green-tinted glass, and To accomplish this, Don Shields is studying methods of blowing forest green feature panels and window mullions. The entrance lobby up the gigantic slabs of floating ice. It's all part of a $20,000 research projects as a tail wide bay towards Portage Avenue. project in Newfoundland aimed at protecting offshore drilling plat- The structure consists of a reinforced concrete frame with large forms from the icepack menace. span flat slab floors. The HVAC system consists of a perimeter Northern glaciers produce about 2,500 icebergs per year and about heating system and an interior ceiling heating/air conditioning 1,000 reach the northern tip of Labrador. Of these, about 400 get as distribution system. The perimeter heating system is by hot water far as the Grand Banks. These icebergs pose a serious threat to dril- radiation, utilizing natural gas fired boilers. Each floor has its own ling platforms which, unlike ships, are anchored and cannot simply interior air handling unit. The exterior cladding utilizes energy con- move out of the way. At present, most icebergs are handled by tow- serving thermopane glazing with exterior heat absorbing glass. The ing them out of the way. However, this costly procedure is dangerous heating system recovers rejected heat from the cooling system, with and unreliable. Additionally, many icebergs are too heavy to tow. all heating and cooling systems managed by a direct digital control Professor Shields and his team will study the feasibility of getting system to maximize energy conservation. A sprinkler system for fur- rid of the bergs by blowing them up, a process he refers to as ther protection is found throughout the building. '' fragmentation.' ' { design architects on the project are Webb Zerafa Menkes "You want to fragment the thing in such a way that you don't end _,ousden Partnership of Toronto, and associate architects are up with five 400,000-tonners out of a two-million-tonner and multi- Number Ten Architectural Group of Winnipeg. Structural con- ply your problem," he said. sultants are Crosier Kilgour and Partners Ltd.; mechanical engi- His study, to start at the end of April, will involve conducting neering is provided by K & D Engineering; while electrical engineer- stress and density tests at a site near St. John's, Newfoundland. Pro- ing is provided by AEB Engineering Group, all located in Winnipeg. fessor Shields and a graduate student will work closely with engineer- PCL Constructors Western Ltd. have been appointed the general ing specialists from Memorial University of Newfoundland and with contractor for the proj ect . D experts in the Centre for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering. D 2 The Manitoba Professional Engineer

Hyatt Walkway Engineers Lose Licences in Missouri /~^ (continued from page 1) "I have resigned as a director of the com- Speakers blamed unstructured resp( checking the shop drawings. Unfortunately, pany ... and, as an employee, have no sibility, an erosion of professionalism, the the demands of our profession are such that engineering responsibility," he said. "I have poor control of paraprofessionals and the no one person can check all the work. I put been publicly denounced and chastised by the curse of substitutions as deterrents to quality trust in the engineering ability of a highly press, but, most of all, my reputation ... has and safety in projects. They asked how pro- qualified, registered, professional engineer been destroyed." tection of the public meshes with the profit working for the fabricator." Gillum also asked the board to appeal to motive and called for a synthesis of ethical Gillum added, "The tragedy of the the legislature for a law clarifying that the standards and real-world needs. skywalk collapse with its devastation and loss structural engineer has a legal responsibility "The system encourages a repetition of the of life will haunt me the rest of my life. as the design team leader. Kansas City collapse," said Charles H. Because of these hearings, my company is in Attorney Lawrence Grebel said the ques- Thornton of Lev Zetlin Associates, New liquidation, and the stockholders, which in- tion of vicarious responsibility - a sharing York City. Clarity gets lost in the "middle elude myself, have lost in excess of a million of the responsibility regardless of who range" of a project as the construction dollars, with over $200,000 in unpaid legal prepared the Hawed shop drawings - is the manager starts buying things that require bills still remaining. All of the fixed assets central issue on which an appeal would be design and shop-drawing changes. There are have been sold, and the employees are now based if his clients agree. The engineers have "unbelievable pressures" put on designers to with another company. 30 days to file an appeal in the state courts. get those changes made, in turnarounds as short as three days, he said.

THE MANITOBA "The tragedy of the skywalk Thornton was as hard on materials sup- collapse with its devastation pliers for "withholding negative information SJRrofesstona and loss of life will haunt me on materials" and on architects for having "ignored failures in buildings." e£^?Edff!8 the rest of my life." Prof. John E. Breen, until recently the director of Ferguson Structural Engineering Havens Steel Co., Kansas City, Mo., the June 1986 Laboratory at the University of Texas at walkway fabricator, has acknowledged it Austin, spoke against a "retreat" from the Published by the Association of Professional played a key role in the design, but Havens jobsite and "weasel words" in contracts. He Engineers of the Province of Manitoba engineers insist that their shop drawings were called for restoring "hard words, such as ap- 530 - 330 St. Mary Avenue subject to final approval by GCE. Judge proval" and for a required checking of com- Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3Z5 Deutsch agreed with the fabricator's reason- plex projects. (204) 942-6481 ing. "Shop drawings review allows the engineer to provide the final unreviewable One key recommendation made followj A.P.E.M. COUNCIL roundtable and task-group discussions w^ determination and verification of strength E. W. J. Clarke, P. Eng., President that an intersociety task force should im- for the protection of the public," he said. E. A. Speers, P. Eng., Vice-President mediately draft criteria to define a threshold G. E. Laliberte, P. Eng., Executive Member of size or complexity beyond which projects R. A. Kane, P. Eng., Past President Follow-up Forum Discusses L. A. Bateman, P. Eng. Industry Problems should be subject to peer review. Arnold L. K. A. Buhr, P. Eng. In a follow-up forum intended to seek action Windman, president of the American Con- W. D. Christie, P. Eng. on problems in the construction industry suiting Engineers Council, suggested as a 0. A. DePauw, P. Eng. tragically demonstrated by the Hyatt goal excluding from membership any firms 0. Hawaleshka, P. Eng. Walkway collapse, industry leaders met in that won't submit their organizations to W. R. Newton, P. Eng. Kansas City, Missouri. They pressed for peer periodic peer review. He raised the possibility G. W. Saunders, LL.B. review, better communication and clear lines of restraint of trade, but another participant A. Schwartz, D.D.S. of authority as measures that could improve labeled it a "red herring." GENERAL MANAGER and REGISTRARsafety and quality in buildings and other con- Windman also pressed the group hard on W. B. Mackenzie, P. Eng. struction projects. higher fees for design firms. "Get stuck with Invited by American Society of Civil Engi- a low fee," said another consulting engineer The Manitoba Professional Engineer neers President Robert D. Bay, the group in- in the group, "and you either must give the is published under the direction of eluded presidents - past, present and future contractor less information (a less completely the Publication Committee - of 10 national societies and trade associa- detailed design) or give the owner an over- tions. Architects, engineers, contractors, designed project." PUBLICATION COMMITTEE construction managers, material suppliers, The resulting statement from the round- Kelly J. Hearson, P. Eng., Editor & Chairman insurers and owners represented their par- table: "Appropriate compensation is essen- John Bachmann, P.Eng.; Jerry Bogan, P.Eng.; ticular interests. Bob Brown, P.Eng.; Dave Cross, P.Eng.; tial to provide the professional services to ful- Len Ganetsky, P.Eng.; Andrew Kusiak, P.Eng.; The group also received the report of an ad ly protect public safety - ...Competitive bid- Bill McKay, P.Eng.; Don Spangelo, P.Eng. hoc industry committee that began working ding for professional services severely impairs Paul Gordon, P.Eng. in Kansas City in 1982 to define roles and the ability of professionals to fulfill their vital responsibilities in the construction project. responsibilities." CORRESPONDENTS With the fatal 1981 Kansas City Hyatt The group also stressed the use by ar- Bruce Bird, P. Eng., Winnipeg walkway collapse as background, both chitects and engineers of the same selection Frank Gira, P. Eng., Flin Flon basis for engaging consultants over which Blake Maxfield, P. Eng., Indonesia groups concentrated on ways to improve con- John Markowsky, P. Eng., Sundance struction's present systems. they have control. Dick Menon, P. Eng., Brandon James B. Deutsch, the administrative law Fast-track construction also came in | Alex Murchie, P. Eng., Thompson judge who decided the case against the criticism. "I'm up to here with fast-track^- Hyatt's structural engineers, launched the said Walter P. Moore Jr., a practicing struc- PRODUCTION MANAGER roundtable discussion with a presentation of tural engineer in Houston. "It adds risk, and Sharon Watson the logic behind his decision, which is now all the risk is taken by the structural Opinions expressed are not necessarily those being appealed. His and the few other engineer." Moore also touted a Florida held by the A.P.E.M. or the Council of the prepared talks came down hard on the way "threshold law" requiring that a registered A.P.E.M. things now get designed and built. (continued on page 3) The Manitoba Professional Engineer 3 r Are You a Type 0 Engineer? According to a recent whimsical article in the . a recognition and acceptance of the pro- A.P.E.O. magazine, personnel recruiters to- fessional obligation to serve society and to day are using an arsenal of unorthodox tech- consider as paramount the protection of niques, including morphosychology, astrol- the safety and welfare of the public. ogy, and chirology, and even graphology, Presidents Our professional Association has a role which apparently is used for employee selec- with respect to each of these areas. However, tion or evaluation by 70% of the enterprises Message we ourselves, as individual professional in France. engineers, must determine our competence In Japan, a method of categorizing engi- E.fV.J. Clarke, P.Eng. and adequacy within these areas. Profes- neers by their blood types has been devised. sionalism in these respects is neither attained Those with Type 0 blood are believed to be nor maintained through pressure or control pretentious, eloquent, and peremptory. Type by the Association. Such professionalism is A's are hardworking, cold, finicky, and not established or even effectively detected courteous. Type B's are non-conformists and an adherence to high standards of by the headhunters' methods and parame- creative, while Type AB engineers are achievement and to ethical principles, as ters, whether orthodox or unorthodox! pragmatic and sociable! set forth in the Professional Engineers' An ongoing and active commitment to We may be intrigued by or sceptical about Code of Ethics and as embodied in a practice competently, ethically, and with these far-out theories, and interested in the sound personal/professional philosophy; paramount concern for the public welfare is personality characteristics that they sup- and our professional responsibility. D posedly unveil. We may, on the other hand, be totally indifferent and disinterested (though it has proven risky to ignore Manitobtfs HVDC Expertise Japanese methods!). Whatever our reaction to the above, from Used in Quebec-Vermont Link time to time we should focus on the kind of engineers that we actually are, and should be, Manitoba engineers had a vital role in the im- rather than on the conclusions that a place- plementation of a Quebec/Vermont ± 450 kv ment agency might draw after its quick and HVDC transmission line. The line will initial- ^irty analysis (whether based on the "latest ly deliver 690 MW into the New England ( 1" theory or on more relevant analytical system and in its final stage will deliver 2000 inethods and information). MW of power from the hydroelectric plants Engineering has been defined as the ap- in northern Quebec to the U.S. North East. plication of scientific and mathematical prin- Teshmont Consultants Inc. ofWinnipeg in ciples to useful endeavours. The essential association with Rist Frost Associates P. C., a fundamental attributes of professional engi- consulting engineering group from upper neering lie in four areas: New York State, have been working on the . the application of specialized skills and project since August of 1981. Teshmont have knowledge, advanced analytical methods, been involved in the preliminary studies, and informed and reasoned judgement, in public hearing and state permit process, order effectively and efficiently to solve design, procurement and construction super- problems, carry out designs, manage pro- vision. jects, and perform other complex In 1982. two states, Vermont and New technical functions which make up the Hampshire initiated their state process for practice of engineering; approval of a route for the transmission line. . a commitment to serve the profession by The dual process was considered necessary Typical tubular steel H-frame tower on Quebec- Vermont line. contributing to the advancement of pro- since it was expected that the shorter route fessional knowledge, ideals, and stan- through Vermont would encounter stiff op- structures range in height from 105 feet dards of practice; position during the public hearings. In fact, (ground level to peak) to 85 feet with the the opposite occurred, and the Vermont ap- tallest weighing 24,000 pounds and the proval to proceed with the line was granted shortest weighing 20,000 pounds. The cross- Hyatt Walkway without any major hold up. arm on the structure is 70 feet long and (continued from page 2) The utility, Vermont Electric Power Com- weighs 5,700 pounds. At locations where the structural engineer on projects over a certain pany Ltd., paid a premium to utilize H-frame line changes direction, guyed structures were size stay with the job through construction to structures similar in appearance to those in selected based on an economic comparison assure that work is done according to plan. use on other high voltage (345 kV) ac lines in between the total installed cost of guyed and The group also backed the active participa- the state. Consideration was given initially to free standing structures and their foundation of all parties in the industry toward a the use of wood poles, however, the magni- tions. The guyed structures were some 75% speedy completion of the "Manual of Pro- tude of the final design loads for the struc- of the cost of the free standing structures. fessional Practice for Quality in the Con- tures eventually ruled out their use. The Foundations for these tangent structures structed Project". This manual, intended by structures selected are tubular steel H-frames are typically steel shells, 4 feet diameter, of ^ sponsor, ASCE, to become a standard, utilizing self-weathering steel which in ap- varying length (from 15 feet embedment to 21 o.iOuld result in a consensus on the roles and pearance are very similar to wood poles and feet embedment) to suit differing foundation responsibilities of all involved in the con- blend in well with the Vermont landscape. conditions. The structure is supported inside struction process. The line through Vermont is 52 miles long this shell near the top and after levelling, is This article was condensed from the and has 313 structures, with 274 of them grouted in place. Engineering New Record, January 30 and being tangent suspension structures as il- The on-power date for the project is March 13 issues. D lustrated in the photograph. These tangent scheduled for July of this year. D 4 The Manitoba Professional Engineer

What's Wrong With Whistle Blowing? r^ By George Sinclair, P.Eng. engineer whenever there exists a potentially course. Similarly, I will not give to a wonii hazardous situation capable of adversely af- a pessary to cause abortion. But I will keep In recent years in the United States, a fecting the health, welfare or safety of socie- pure and holy both my life and my art. I will phenomenon known as "whistleblowing" ty. This follows from the previous canon not use the knife, not even, verity, on suf- has attracted a good deal of attention and which claims that the duty of a professional ferersfrom stone, but I will give place to such discussion at engineering conferences. It engineer to the public welfare is paramount, craftsmen therein. Into whatsoever houses I relates to the problem of what is the appro- implying that it takes precedence over all enter, I will enter to help the sick, and I will priate action for a professional engineer to other canons. abstain from all intentional wrong-doing and take when an employer has been observed Engineers are generally unaware that most harm, especially from abusing the bodies of doing things which the professional believes codes of ethics suffer from the fact that there man or woman, bond or free. And whatso- will have adverse impacts on members of the does not exist any useful theory of profes- ever I shall see or hear in my intercourse with public. Proponents of whistleblowing claim it sionalism that would provide guidelines for men, if it be what should not be published is a legitimate action for a professional to dealing with such problems. Without a abroad, I will never divulge, holding such take when the employer refuses to adopt ap- theory of professionalism there is no basis for things to be holy secrets. " propriate remedies. separating the obligations of professionals to Whistleblowing is clearly not compatible When professionals engage in whistle- clients from those to the public. with professionalism. blowing, i.e., making use of the public news What is at issue is the failure to answer an The obligation of a professional to protect media to draw attention to a potentially obvious question, namely, why does society the public interest is explained in the follow- hazardous situation, they are taking risks need the services of professionals? In other ing. with their careers. This had led to profes- words, what services do professionals pro- Corollary 3. In return for granting to the sional organizations being pressured into vide for clients that cannot be supplied equal- profession the privilege of managing its own promoting new legislation to minimize these ly as well by non-professional experts such as affairs, there is an implicit obligation impos- risks. Several states in the U.S. have already paraprofessionals, technogists, scientists, ed on the profession (as a group of profes- put legislation into place. The provincial etc? I do not believe you can find a good sionals acting collectively) namely, to pro- engineering associations are beginning to answer to this question in current literature. mote appropriate legislation, standards, look at similar legislation for Canada. In a private communication. Dr. Peter building codes, regulations, etc., designed to Korda, a consulting engineer with Korda protect the health, welfare and safety of ".... whistle blo wing represents Engineering Inc., in Columbus, Ohio, sug- members of the public. gested an answer. He provided the following This means that the obligation imposed on the wrong solution for the definition. each individual professional is to the profes- wrong problem." "A professional is a person who possesses sion, and not directly to the public. This( the competence, when the client cooperates, done by means of the Code of Ethics. It is th,; In the following article I will argue that to acquire more knowledge of the personal profession that imposes and implements the whistleblowing, as currently conceived, affairs of the client in a particular field, than Code of Ethics, not the public. represents the wrong solution for the wrong the client possesses." problem. Specifically, I contend that if the This is clearly the situation when a patient ttlt is now clear what should be practice becomes widely accepted, it will have engages the services of a medical profes- done in a perceived whistle a major adverse impact on all professions. sional. It also applies to most consulting Whistleblowing is incompatible with being a engineering practices. blowing situation." professional. A number of corollaries follow from this The difficulties which arise when a profes- principle. When a potential whistleblowing situation sional engineer engages in whistleblowing Corollary 1. The standards of performance appears, it represents a failure of the profes- tactics are related to two canons of ethics to be achieved by professionals can only be sion to put in place the measures needed to which are somewhat conflicting. These established by professionals and not by protect the public interest. It is an obligation canons have to do with the relationship of the clients. of the profession to protect and not an engineer to the public and to the client. Con- This is why it has been traditional for obligation imposed on an individual profes- sider the APEO Code of Ethics. One section society to grant to professionals the right to sional. The codes of ethics of engineers are deals with the Duty of the Engineer to the manage their own profession. wrong in stating that the individual engineer Public. Corollary 2. In order that clients will shall hold the public interest paramount. The "2. A practitioner shall, cooperate willingly with professionals, it is proper statement is: (i). regard his duty to public welfare as absolutely essential that they have complete The professional engineer has a clear paramount." faith in the competence, honesty and integri- obligation to participate with other members The other canon is contained in the section ty of the professional. In particular, since the of the profession in promoting legislative and on Duty of the Professional Engineer to an professional may acquire more knowledge of other measures to protect the public interest Employer, where it states: the personal affairs of the client than the in matters arising from their professional "3. A practitioner shall act in professional client possesses, the client must be assured practice. engineering matters for each employer as a that the information will be treated as con- Whistleblowing is the wrong solution for faithful agent or trustee and shall regard as fidential. the wrong problem. confidential any information obtained by Stated in another way, the interests of the The individual professional has some fur- him as to the business affairs, technical client must be treated as paramount. This ther obligations to fulfill. methods or processes of an employer and was stated very clearly in the Hippocratic Corollary 4. Each professional has an avoid or disclose any conflict of interest Oath, which was the first code of profes- obligation to the profession to protect a which might influence his actions or judg- sional ethics: enhance the public image of the professiA., ment." "1 will use treatment to help the sick accor- in order that clients will have the maximum This canon clearly prohibits the profes- ding to my ability and judgment, but never confidence in the quality of the services pro- sional from engaging in whistleblowing. with a view to injury and wrong-doing. vided to them. The proponents of whistleblowing argue Neither will I administer a poison to anybody Corollary 5. It follows from Corollary 4 that it is a legitimate activity in a professional when asked to do so, nor will I suggest such a (continued on page 5) The Manitoba Professional Engineer 5 New Production ManagerSafety Committee Focuses on Problems With Glulam Structures The following article prepared by the Safety throughout many years of service. The above in Engineering Practice Committee has been problems were unknown to both the design approved by Council for publication in The profession and the manufacturers when these Manitoba Professional Engineer. glulam structures were designed and con- Glulaminated structures have been success- structed. Most of the structures which were fully used since the Second World War in found to be faulty have been strengthened or Canada, in the United States and in Europe. replaced since. However, it might be ad- However, in the last decade there were a visable for engineers to check their records, number of failures of glulam structures. regarding their design of potentially The Safety Committee of A.P.E.M. has dangerous glulam structures, and inspect the undertaken to study a number of reports on present condition of the structures these failures which occurred due to different themselves. causes. The most significant causes were the Regarding designs of new glulam struc- ^ following: tures, it is recommended that exterior service Sharon Watson 1. Delaminations due to the now abandoned grade glue should be specified for all glulam With this issue, the Publication Committee hot press glulam method. structures. It is also recommended that only welcomes Ms. Sharon Watson as our new 2. Use of ureaformaldehyde glue for glulam manufacturers approved by the Laminated production manager. members exposed to moisture or high Timber Institute of Canada should be allow- Ms. Lynne Smith, our former production temperature from light fixtures etc. ed to supply glulam structures. Owners of manager, has resigned her A.P.E.M. posi- 3. Use of casein glue for glulam members ex- buildings should also be made aware of the tion and has accepted the Executive Director necessity of periodical inspections by position with the Manitoba Bar Association. posed to moisture during construction, rain or high humidity during service. qualified structural engineers experienced in Sharon joined the A.P.E.M. office in glulam design and of routine maintenance of August of 1985, after completing a one year 4. Use of interior grade glue in glulam glulam structures. D secretarial course at Red River Community members, exposed to unexpected water in- College. Sharon's home town is Elm Creek, filtration. Manitoba; there is seldom a weekend when 5. Lack of periodical maintenance replacing she doesn't make it home for some part of worn-off protective stain or lacquer finish We Are Looking, se two days. of the glulam members. But Cannot Locate As well as taking over the production 6. Failure of glulam rivets (Griplam nails) duties for our publication, Sharon has also due to corrosion under wet conditions and B. N. Dick taken over the in-house accounting duties of exposed to Douglas Fir extracts. V. Kumar the A.P.E.M. office. R. C. McCombe While the above mentioned problems oc- We wish Lynne Smith the best of luck in E. B. McGowan curred in numerous glulam structures, thou- her new position with the Bar Association, A. D. Round sands of other glulam structures have suc- and look forward to working with Sharon in T. Voustinas the future. D cessfully withstood loads and elements the canon relating to confidentiality of the the philosophy of science. The philosophy of Whistleblowing client-professional relationship. If the profes- technology is an accepted academic discipline (continued from page 4) sional does nothing, then there could be but it suffers from the failure of the that each professional must have the freedom adverse consequences for both the profession philosophers to achieve a proper comprehen- and independence to accept or reject any and the public, as well as for the profession of what would constitute a philosophy specific assignment that might have an sional's own conscience. Unfortunately, in of professionalism. adverse impact on the image of the profes- such situations there are no guidelines as to The way to develop a proper philosophy of sion. what is to be done, except the professional's professionalism is to consider the answers to If the professional has any reason to doubt own conscience. The professional must take second-order questions about the profes- the integrity of a prospective client, the personal responsibility for whatever conse- sions. First-order questions are answered by assignment should be refused. If a profes- quences ensue. studies of the characteristics of recognized sional blows the whistle on an employer, it The above comments represent the begin- professionals obtained by direct observa- would be quite improper for the professional nings of a useful theory of professionalism. tions. Existing literature provides much to continue serving that client. What has hampered the development of such useful information. It is now clear what should be done in a a theory up to now has been the mistaken Second-order questions deal with the rela- perceived whistleblowing situation. The idea of academics that it is possible to pro- tionship of professionals to society, to other obligation of the individual professional is to duce a meaningful definition of a complex professionals, etc. Typical second-order report the matter to colleagues in the profes- concept in a single sentence. Complicated ac- questions would be: sion. It is up to the profession to take ap- tivities like science, engineering, technology, 1. Why does society need the services of pro- propriate action. If the existing laws, stan- profession, ethics, etc., cannot possibly be fessionals? dards, regulations, etc., are inadequate for compressed into a one-sentence description 2. Why are there no child prodigies in the dealing with a specific situation, then new that is of any use for practical purposes. practising professions? ^ ledies must be devised. What is needed is to replace the one- 3. Why should professionals subscribe to a - It is possible for the situation to occur that sentence definition with a whole volume strict code of ethics? the concerned professional may fail to obtain describing the vast range of concepts encom- 4. Why should engineering be considered to satisfaction from either the employer or the passed by the term being defined. The subject be one of the professions? profession. The professional then faces a matter of such a volume would be a philo- 5. Why should education be a profession? dilemma. If the professional engages in sophy of professionalism, for example. The Answers to such questions will not be whistleblowing there is a clear violation of only useful philosophy that presently exists is found in the existing literature . D 6 The Manitoba Professional Engineer Engineer Politicans B^rir

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In the past two issues The Manitoba Profes- Gary Filmon: During university, I was class sional Engineer has included a number ofar- president, University of Manitoba Students .«J tides highlighting the role of the engineer as Union representative and on UMSU council. citizen. In this issue the MPE features two I was not a member of a political party until Manitoba engineers who have pursued their later in my career. A personal friend in Bran- concern with civic responsibility to the extent don ran for a party nomination and in order that they have sought and attained political to support him and help canvass I took out a office. party membership. At the time, it was a per- Gary Filmon is currently leader of the Pro- sonal commitment, not one to the party. I gressive Conservative Party ofManitoba and was 26 at the time. About five or six years Leader of the Opposition in the provincial later, I was no longer in engineering. I was in legislature. Gary first gained public office business when there were several items which when he was elected to Winnipeg City Coun- I felt were not given the proper consideration cil in 1975. Two years later he became an by the current provincial NDP and federal M.L.A. and in 1983 was elected party leader. Liberal parties. In the 1972 federal campaign, >^-. George Minaker is the Progressive Conser- I canvassed in the local area for Sterling vative member of Parliament representing Lyon, who was running in the consitutency. the constituency of St. James. George has This was the first conscious commitment to previously held office municipally and pro- the PC party. vincially starting in 1967. He entered the In 1975, I was heavily involved in my per- >^u Manitoba legislature in 1973 and worked for sonal business as well as several community eight years in both opposition and govern- organizations. A vacancy appeared in City ment. George went to Ottawa in the Council for two years of a three year term Mulroney sweep of 1984. because Warren Steen was running for the .^ ^ -^ legislature. When I contacted a friend as Manitoba Professional Engineer: Lawyers who would be running in the area and are heavily represented in the House of Com- could support, I was asked if I would be in- mons. Engineers tend not to be as well terested. At that time I had no political ex- represented. Why do you think this is so? perience or time due to other commitments, George Minaker: I wouldn't have been in- but discussed the decision with my wife. I volved in politics except for the fact that decided to run and called upon friends and somewhere in my professional life I came in neighbours to help canvass. I won the elec- contact with the political arena. It was when I tion and that was my start in politics. was Assistant City Engineer for St. James. I ^ George Minaker: I made a comment one day would make presentations to City Council that if I was on St. James Council I wouldn't and got to see first hand part of the political do [something] that way. Somebody said why operations of a community. didn't you put up or shutup and run for I think that lawyers have more contact Council! I went home and thought about it with various political levels such as City and talked it over with Rae. She said, "Well Council when they're trying to get something if you're interested in it...." reasoned or they're dealing with properties So they're more likely to become acquainted There were two openings on Council that with the political process than an engineer is. year. So I ran and got elected and kept getting elected as we amalgamated - first as the Gary Filmon: Most engineers are working in City of St. James, then St. James-Assiniboia one way or another for government. Even and then the City of Winnipeg. And one of those in the private sector working for con- the reasons that I ran provincially was suiting engineering firms are doing the ma- because I felt that the amalgamation of the jority of their work for governments. Most City of Winnipeg was done incorrectly. companies would prefer employees not to be When I first ran for Council my neigh- involved politically even though there is no bour, Tom Killbery, helped me immensely. written rule. He took an interest in me and thought an The tendency is for engineering employees engineer on Council would be a good idea. to remain apolitical. Members of the civil ser- He, at that time, was the President of the St. vice in Manitoba can participate in politics, James Chamber of Commerce. He phoned but this may not be a good thing because it his friends and had a bunch of people over tr> tends to polarize the civil service, which is not meet me. necessarily in everyone's best interests. I also took a lesson from Bill Norrie wHu Federal employees cannot participate actively was on the school board - he didn't know in partisan politics. me from Adam. I asked him "How did you Manitoba Professional Engineer: How did get elected?" And he said, "Well, I sent out you get involved in politics? Who helped you these endorsation cards." get started? So I printed up about 2,000 endorsation The Manitoba Professional Engineer 7 ig^Oifferent sctives to Political Arena ^

cards and Tom Killbery helped hand them even on weekends. I usually only spend Sun- out at this meeting. day at home. This puts pressure on the fami- Manitoba Professional Engineer: Do you ly. I'm lucky. My children are all grown up. think that being an engineer permits you to It would be very trying for people with a view events in the political arena from a dif- young family. ferent perspective? Gary Filmon: The stress that politics places .*s^ George Minaker: Yes. I think we're trained on a family is most demanding. A substantial to sort out the garbage and look at the actual time commitment is required and the entire factual problems related to an issue. So quite family is open to scrutiny. A politician must often when I listen to a debate I'll look at it attempt to separate public and private life. A from a different angle than somebody else politician must be able to converse and be who might be a lawyer or an arts graduate. knowledgeable about a broad range of issues But sometimes that can be our downfall too. and must read large amounts of information. We might not necessarily see the humani- He must always be aware of a wide range of tarian side of the problem. We might be more issues and be prepared to carry them into a concerned that we can't physically afford this public forum. or that. Manitoba Professional Engineer: What have Gary Filmon: Engineers have a great deal to you found most frustrating? offer because of their training and back- Gary Filmon: The length of time it takes to ground; their ability to make decisions; their get a decision made by government can be ability to look at broad perspectives and to frustrating. At times, legislation may take weigh advantages and disadvantages. An two years. engineering background allows a unique George Minaker: You'll work and work at .\\ oerspective in the political arena. It also something that is a good cause. You work to ^^ ' 'lows an understanding of the technical side see it become fact. But it doesn't because of . df the decision making process. circumstances. For example, I think if we had Engineers are managers of financial and run a better campaign in 1981 and got physical resources, equipment, time, and elected, we would have seen an Alcan plant people. All of these are important in govern- here. You become more aware of the reasons ment decisions. why things move more slowly than you would Manitoba Professional Engineer: Is there any like as you understand politics better. significance in the fact that the two Manitoba Professional Engineer: What per- politician-members of the A.P.E.M. are both sonal and intellectual skills do you need to members of the PC Party? succeed in politics? Do engineers usually have Gary Filmon: Engineers are basically taught these skills? small "c" conservative decision making. The PC party, in my opinion is the most attractive George Minaker: Public speaking is very im- for engineers as well as accountants who are portant to engineers in my opinion. When I concerned with deficit spending. There are of was on Council I found that some of the best course, engineers who support other parties. engineers, and these could also have been the best administrators, were not selected as the y^l^ George Minaker: No. I don't think so. There Commissioner of Works and Operations might be a tendency in our university training because I, as Chairman of Works and Opera- to be "sure", particularly if you're a tions, felt more comfortable with somebody mechanical or civil engineer - they always who could stand up before the public on my put in what I call the "bugger factor" to behalf without mumbling or being shy. make sure that things are safe. That very Also, you've got to like people. By this I training to be "conservative" in design could mean being around people and seeing their flow over. The other thing is that engineers problems and trying to help them out. are practical and quite often it's hard to im- agine an engineer saying some of the things Gary Filmon: There should be more oppor- that are said - if you were an engineer you (unities for engineers to become involved. As wouldn't say them because that's against a rule, engineers tend to be introverted. Emo- your ethics, because you know things are tions are usually removed from the decision being exaggerated. making process and decisions are based on facts and technical information. Engineers anitoba Professional Engineer: What have tend to freeze out relationships with people .you found most demanding about your other than peers or supervisors and even "ff political career? then, it is on a technical level. Engineers are George Minaker: Your time commitment to seldom called upon to sell his or her ideas to the public. This becomes more demanding as the public. There is an inhibition on the part you gain more responsibility. What happens of engineers to communicate with others. is that you find you're not home that often (continued on page 8) 8 The Manitoba Professional Engineer By's Canal Endures as Engineering Monument Next year we Canadian engineers will Britain was able to keep the very vulnerable ing profession. In our Centennial year, \? celebrate a centennial - 100 years of St. Lawrence River supply line open between can all remember and be proud that w>- engineering as an organized profession. Montreal and points west. After the war, the belong to the same profession as did John Historically, however, engineering in Canada same Iron Duke convinced the British By, civil engineer. goes back much further than 100 years. In Government to send a team of three military Epilogue: After completing this project on Canada in the early 1800's most engineers in engineers to Canada. They were to find a schedule, John By returned to England. He Canada were military engineers. As such they safer, less vulnerable supply route. was taken to task for exceeding the original played a vital role in times of war and peace These engineers, after five months of ex- budget for the project. He received virtually designing and building roads and bridges, tensive travelling and investigation, put no public recognition and he died shortly constructing tunnels and canals and har- together a report and sent it back to Britain. afterwards. Although the town that grew up bours; all done to facilitate the movement of Acting on the recommendations in the at the Ottawa River end of the canal was goods and personnel. report, the government sent a retired military named Bytown, even that recognition was In those early 1800's while The Iron Duke engineer. Colonel John By, to Canada. His taken away shortly thereafter when it was and The Little Corporal (Duke of Wellington commission was to build what we now call renamed Ottawa. D and Napoleon Bonaparte) were having at the Rideau Canal. In five short years, work- each other in Europe, one James Madison, ing in the virgin wilderness, without the use Seen Your Name in Print? 4th president of the United States, decided to of any modern facilities and with virtually no As readers have hopefully noticed, The Mani- and managed to stir up another war with Bri- construction equipment, John By designed toba Professional Engineer has changed its tain. We call it the war of 1812. Fortunately, and built the canal. It terminated at Kingston format. The Publication Committee has at- our side won the war. (Otherwise, Canada and at the small village of Hull on the Ottawa tempted to change its content and direction might very well have been part of the River, a distance of some 123 miles. It includ- as well. A broader participation by Associa- U.S.A.). The war was won largely because ed 47 locks and 4 masonry dams which are tion members in our publication would be still functioning today. This magnificent desired. Engineer Politicians facility was, at the time, one of the greatest In this issue, the article describing the civil engineering projects in North America. HVDC line from Quebec to Vermont was (continued from page 7) Now, 160 years later, the Rideau Canal Such communication is part of a develop- submitted by an Association member; it pro- stands as a monument to a great engineer. It vides an interesting feature on the input of ment process. exemplifies the best aspects of the engineer- The limitations in communicating is a Manitoba engineering on the international result of our training. The profession is now scene. The Committee obviously welcomes adopting a much more public stance. Many input from all Association members. D engineers are now involved in Toastmasters New Members or other such organizations and learning to Registered at April and May, Licences Issued better communicate with the public. 1986 Council Meetings at the April and May Previously, an engineer was judged by his technical ability rather than managerial H. W. Armstrong, P. Eng. Council Meetings skills. The engineer is now more widely look- M. F. J. Clarke, P. Eng. D. P. Allison, P. Eng. (Ont.) ed upon as a resources manager and in effect, J. J. M. Croteau, P. Eng. R. A. Baynit, P. Eng. (Ont.) raises his or her standing. H. S. Dalkie, P. Eng. J. P. Bramley, P. Eng. (B.C.) T. Duff, P. Eng. R. C. Bremer, P. Eng. (Michigan) Manitoba Professional Engineer: What ad- D. M. Evans, P. Eng. P.J. Cruickshank, P. Eng. (Ont.) vice have you got for engineers thinking of J. K. Filo, P. Eng. N. M. Engelman, P. Eng. (Que.) seeking political office? E. J. Gaines, P. Eng. S. H. Gebler, P. Eng. (Illinois) Gary Filmon: They must recognize how S. N. Gautam, P. Eng. K. K. Ghosh, P. Eng. (Ont.) politics would affect their relationships with D. H. Grant, P. Eng. D. A. Houston, P. Eng. (Alta.) clients or employers. Engineers are well G. R. Hilliard, P. Eng. C. J. Kemp, P. Eng. (B.C.) qualified to offer their talents and experience G. N. Isliefson, P. Eng. G. R. Lavoie, P. Eng. (Que.) to the decision making process. N. J. Kelly, P. Eng. D. B. C. Lee, P. Eng. (Ont.) Involvement begins by people participating S. K. W. Keung, P. Eng. R. R. Lefebvre, P. Eng. (Sask.) in politics at a local level. In the mid sixties, G. D. Koroscil, P. Eng. N. L. Leipciger, P. Eng. (Ont.) few engineers were willing to be visible in R. S. Lopez, P. Eng. S. G. MacDonald, P. Eng. (Que.) their support of a political party. Don Craik, W. G. L. MacKenzie, P. Eng. R. V. J. Massinon, P. Eng. (Alta.) who was elected to the legislature in 1966, E. R. Manchur, P. Eng. W. L. Miller, P. Eng. (Alta.) was a pioneer in this respect. Today, it is F. C. Mazur, P. Eng. J. A. Patra, P. Eng. (Alta.) widely accepted that all professions should be J. McEwan, P. Eng. R. E. Pelkey, P. Eng. (Alta.) involved in the political process to support H. V. Paul, P. Eng. A. Salumets, P. Eng. (Ont.) what they believe in. D. D. Peacock, P. Eng. L. M. Sargent, P. Eng. (Iowa) George Minaker: First, that they'll make K. A. Pelser, P. Eng. T. Shen, P. Eng. (Ont.) money being an engineer! For that reason D. Singh, P. Eng. T. W. Smith, P. Eng. (Alta.) you have to have interest in your community, G. R. Stunden, P. Eng. T. J. Varkony, P. Eng. (Ont.) your country and your neighbours. If you ge- T. Tajima, P. Eng. E. F. Vickers, P. Eng. (Ont.) nuinely have that and feel that you can con- E. J. J. Ugrin, P. Eng. A. Wasnea, P. Eng. (Alta.) tribute, then go for it.... B. J. Ulrich, P. Eng. R. L. Wills, P. Eng. (B.C.) For the municipal level get involved in the J. VanEe, P. Eng. neighbourhood - the Chamber of Com- J. A. Wilson, P. Eng. ANNUAL FEES merce, community club work - and get peo- Congratulations to Rodney William Am- Please pay your membership fee by brosic, Howard William Armstrong and pie to support you. June 30th so that your name will At the provincial or federal level you've Grant Robert Hilliard for achieving lOOVo on got to get involved in a political party. D the Professional Practice Examination. D not be removed from the register. The Manitoba Professional Engineer 9 Council Reports

awards. March 10,1986 The next item on the agenda was to approve the new members of the Admissions Review Board. Where Council agrees with a C.C.P.E. report recommendation Ted Speers asked to be replaced as the A.P.E.M. representative on that only holders of a bachelor's degree in engineering can the Selection Committee for the Premier's Awards for Design Ex- apply for entry into the profession. cellence. It was pointed out that the A.P.E.M. supports the design By Bob Brown, P. Eng. award with a $300 donation annually. One Councillor, Garland Attending the Council meeting were the following councillors: Ted Laliberte, was quick to point out the significance of this award in in- Clarke, presiding; Bill Newton; George DePauw; Ted Speers; Bud creasing the public's awareness of the engineering profession. He was Christie; Garland Laliberte; George Saunders; Ken Buhr; Ostap therefore quickly appointed as a replacement for Mr. Speers on the Hawaleshka and Roger Kane. Selection Committee. Council reviewed the minutes of the February 10th Council Mr. R. R. McKibbin was appointed by Council as Chairman of the meeting and the financial statements. Both items were accepted. The Annual General Meeting Committee. licences, engineering graduates, transfers, registrations and A report on meeting rules of order provoked much discussion. It reinstatements were reviewed and approved in a blanket motion. was pointed out that "Bourinot's Rules of Order", which Council The Ad Hoc Committee on Act Enforcement had prepared a has been following up until now, were not appropriate and were report and presented it to Council. It expressed a concern regarding more applicable to parliamentary proceedings. The report recom- individuals practising engineering without being registered in the pro- mended that "Robert's Rules of Order" would be more appropriate. vince. Although the committee was aware that many individuals were Council decided to review "Robert's Rules of Order" and continue in violation of the Act, the exact number could not be determined. the discussion at the next meeting. Council asked the Ad Hoc Committee to investigate methods of Bob Foster, Chairman of the Manitoba Engineering Centennial eliminating this problem, and report back. Committee, gave an update to Council on the Centennial Project. He The Safety Committee had requested that the problem identified reported that the planning of the exhibit, to be displayed at the with a building material in common use in Manitoba be addressed by Museum of Man and Nature, was progressing well and that he is Council. As the information had not yet been assembled by the com- presently concentrating on fund raising for the project. mittee, the topic was left to a future meeting. Engineer should be hired as an Act Enforcement Officer Council next addressed the Revised Terms of Reference set out for A report from the Ad Hoc Committee on the Enforcement of the the Admissions Review Board. The revisions put forward were Engineering Profession Act was the next item. The discussion started designed to allow more flexibility in the decisions made by the Board out slowly but rapidly gained momentum. It was reported that hun- '( "ien reviewing an admissions application. The recommendations dreds of individuals are violating the Act and that the A.P.E.M. _^re favourably reviewed. should develop a means of controlling this. The Committee recom- Attention then turned to the Engineering Professions' Centennial. mended that a senior, experienced engineer should be hired as an Act Mr. Bob Foster has the responsibility of obtaining funding for the Enforcement Officer on a part-time basis for a term period and that Manitoba projects. Council will approach Mr. Foster to get an up- this person later be replaced by a deputy Registrar who could con- date on his progress with our Province's projects and available fun- tinue as an Act Enforcement Officer. ding. The main concerns expressed by Council were: An important issue addressed was a C.C.P.E. report on Entry to 1) The type of individual to act as an enforcement officer (i.e. the Profession by Examination. Council is generally in agreement Professional Engineer or ex-law enforcement officer) with the recommendations in the report. The major recommendation 2) The cost of hiring additional staff. of the report is that only holders of a bachelors degree in engineering 3) The method of identifying violators of the Act. will be eligible to apply for entry into the profession. This would This matter was referred to the Executive Committee for further become effective after an interim period. development and analysis. The final topic for the evening was the new Science Place Canada The last item and by far the one discussed in the most depth, car- structure in Winnipeg. As this building is still a very political issue, ried the meeting beyond 8:30. The item was a report from the Safety Council feels that the Association should not get involved by offer- Committee on their concerns relating to glued laminated wood ing its support for this project. beams. The discussions developed into something beyond concerns The meeting adjourned at 8:10p.m. D of just glu-lam beams. The dissemination of any safety information to the public was discussed. A motion was finally tabled to alter the Safety Committee's report and subsequently submit it for publica- April 14,1986 tion. Following a tie vote by Council, the motion was defeated by the At which Council discusses the merits of hiring an Act En- President's deciding vote. It was then agreed to send the report back to the Safety Committee for review, taking into consideration Coun- forcement Officer and wrestles over dissemination of safety oil's concerns. Obviously, Council has not yet finished with this information. topic. D By Don Spangelo, P. Eng. With President Ted Clarke presiding, the April 14th Council meeting started promptly after everyone's pizza order was taken. With all councillors and three committee representatives present, it was a full A doctor, an engineer, and a politician were arguing about which house. was the oldest of their three professions (they had excluded another The agenda, previous Council meeting minutes, etc. were quickly profession which traditionally enjoys that distinction). The doctor 'iewed and approved. A resolution was passed authorizing Bill said, "Since Eve was made from Adam's rib, surgery was involved, \.iackenzie. General Manager and Registrar, and Joan McKinley, so the medical profession is the oldest." The engineer went one bet- Administrative Officer, to control access to the Association's safe ter; "Before Adam, the Bible tells us order was created out of chaos, deposit box. so engineering must be the oldest." But the politician got the best of Council approved a revised Terms of Reference set out for Com- both of them by asking, "Who do you think created the chaos?" mittee. The Committee is now responsible for all matters relating to awards of the Association and recommendations for C.C.P.E. 10 The Manitoba Professional Engineer 45 New Members Welcomed at Reception By Len Ganetsky, P. Eng. The Association of Professional Engineers held its annual spring reception to welcome its new members. This successful event took place on May 1, 1986 at the Wildewood Club in Fort Carry. Many new faces, as well as plenty of familiar faces, were in atten- dance. The event was a good opportunity for classmates to meet again and discuss times gone by. It was also a chance for the new crop of engineers to meet and speak with some of the more experienced people in the field. President Ted Clarke greeted the new members and encouraged them to take an active role in their association by perhaps joining one of its committees. Everybody there enjoyed the terrific refreshments and delicious appetizers. D

our organization in their newsletter and relaying the following message: Engineers Exchange Programs EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE FOR ENGINEERS For a FREE pamphlet on our Professional Exchange Program and Exchange programs have been available in a variety of forms for our Accommodation exchange (while on vacation), mail your name, many years and have proved to be a rewarding experience both per- address and indicate your profession to: sonally and professionally. Many professions and professional Cultural Lifestyle Exchange International associations already have an existing internal exchange program and Box 6800, Agincourt Post Station are well aware of the tremendous value of an exchange. A profes- Scarborough, Ontario, Canada MIS 3C6 D sional exchange offers a unique travel opportunity and an interesting method of improving ones professional ability and competence. "There is no more efficient way of learning other professional methods and theories than actually living and working with them." Domaschuk Investigates We can appreciate the indomitable effort within your association to promote a high quality of professionalism and we are confident Deterioration of Aggregates that some of your membership will participate in a temporary ex- The premature deterioration of concrete pavements constitutes a change program with other engineers around the world. An exchange significant cost to Manitoba taxpayers. will enable a unique travel opportunity for the whole family and a With funding from Transport Canada and the Transport Institute chance for further education both personally and professionally. at the University of Manitoba, civil engineer and A.P.E.M. member Through promoting programs in other areas we have received Dr. Len Domaschuk has been researching the extent of this cracking numerous requests from engineers in Australia, the United States, and factors that influence its occurrence. Canada and Britain, expressing an enthusiastic interest in a profes- "D-Cracking" is a deterioration process that is associated with sional exchange program. This response has inspired us to contact fracturing of the concrete aggregates. There are up to twelve factors associations for engineers world wide requesting them to com- which inHuence this process, the three most influential being the municate to their members the tremendous opportunity available via composition of the concrete aggregates; moisture and drainage con- our professional exchange program. ditions; and climate. We will supply a member with other compatible members: names, In his research, Dr. Domaschuk found that the extent and severity addresses, and detailed information within the segregated program, of D-Cracking of concrete pavements in Manitoba was quite and provide a guideline on how to proceed with an exchange pro- prevalent, with some pavements beginning to deteriorate after 01 gram. It is the responsibility of the members however, to arrange all 10 years. Normal life span is about 35 years. ^~ logistics necessary to consummate an exchange. Using computer image analysis techniques, Dr. Domaschuk is now At this time we are asking the co-operation of your association to attempting to identify those types of concrete aggregates that render communicate to your members the availability of this unique oppor- the concrete susceptible to deterioration. tunity. Many associations for engineers worldwide are assisting us in As well, he hopes to address the problem of what can be done to the promotion of an exchange program by outlining a synopsis of extend the life of pavement that shows early signs of deterioration. D The Manitoba Professional Engineer 11 f News from Other Associations

President of British Columbia's Association, The Newfoundland Association is an- The Association in Ontario has expressed Dr. E. Portfors, P. Eng., sees his prime ticipating their revised Act will be tabled in their desire to standardize membership ad- responsibility is to act as his Association's the Legislature early in 1987. When it is pass- mission practises. Past president Nick Mon- senior spokesman to the media. In that cd, geoscientists will be brought into their sour, P. Eng., feels that most professional capacity, he has found that in dealing with Association. Their new name will be the engineers and their provincial associations reporters who make their living informing the Association of Professional Engineers and would like to see a universal procedure for public, engineers have an amazing "non- Geoscientists of Newfoundland, or mobility and inter-provincial transfer based image". This was reinforced recently when A.P.E.G.N. on uniformly high standards. he was introduced by a radio station reporter In a practise becoming fairly common, the British Columbia's revised Engineers Act as a Professor of English, or P. Eng. for Newfoundland Association intends to hire an waiting to be passed by their Provincial short. Act Enforcement Officer. They intend to Legislature include substantial increases in In the wake of the establishment of the pursue a more active enforcement policy in penalties for Act contraventions, as well as Charter of Rights, and following the Ontario light of the increasing number of incidents of revised discipline and investigation pro- Association's lead, the British Columbia engineers and companies failing to maintain cedures. Association Council has prepared changes in published standards of practise. their legislation which would allow residents In a seminar sponsored by the Practise Centennial committees across the country are Standards Committee of Alberta's Associa- from any province or territory in Canada to planning provincial celebrations to coincide tion, differing views were expressed on pro- apply for membership. No longer would ap- with the national celebration detailed in our plicants be required to be residents of British fessional responsibility. The two sides of the February issue. debate were entitled "Play it Right - Take Columbia. In addition, there would be no Nova Scotia's Association has purchased a minimum age stipulation. Responsibility" and "Play it Safe - Avoid display booth, a show piece of the engineer- Responsibility". It was observed that the ma- Judging from the Annual Meeting issue of ing profession, which carries the gray and jority of questions were addressed to the New Brunswick's Association, their member- blue colours of their Association. The display speaker promoting avoidance of responsi- ship is extremely active. From the total will be used at science fairs, career days, ex- bility. The audience generally did not seem membership of 1,850, 280 attended their an- hibitions, and so on, to create growing ready to address, as they put it, the strange nual meeting. Five branches are established awareness and interest in engineering. new concept of taking responsibility. and active, seventeen Councillors as well as a In an advertisement in "The B.C. Profes- Under the auspices of Newfoundland's cond Vice-President, first Vice-President sional Engineer", a new car purchase plan ,id President serve on Council, and no less Employee Engineers' Committee, engineers promises to save engineers money. B.C.'s employed by the Newfoundland Provincial than 25 Association committees, task forces, engineers have had such a group plan since Government have requested that they be and boards presented reports for the Annual 1973. Meeting issue. Each branch has a local press removed from the compulsory union which contact, and an office computer system has In their annual brief to the Provincial they now belong to. The union they belong to recently been commissioned. Government, New Brunswick's Association are presently threatening the government expressed concern about the steadily decreas- with "job action". After lengthy discussion, the rev;sed ing amount of government work procured by Engineering Profession Act for the Associa- New Brunswick engineers. Though the The Association in British Columbia is tion of Professional Engineers of New government recently indicated that they fully pondering the advisability of giving the City Brunswick will not include provisions for the support New Brunswick engineers, the of Vancouver a list of engineers who could existence and operation of that provinces' Association is becoming increasingly dis- assist in an emergency such as an earthquake. Society of Civil Engineering Technicians and mayed that their actions indicate a moving It is proposed to combine economic, energy, Technologists, who plan to petition Govern- away from support of New Brunswick and environmental concerns in a new comment to have its own Act. This is in contrast engineers. mittee embracing all three. D to the engineers' Association in Alberta, or A.P.E.G.G.A., where after 20 years of com- bined effort. Registered Engineering Tech- C.C.P.E. Recommends Bachelor's Degree nologists are recognized under A.P.E.G.G.A's Engineering Profession Act. Necessary for Entry to Profession R.E.T.'s will have their own stamp, to be ac- A C.C.P.E. Committee is recommending graduates of non-accredited engineering pro- companied by a professional engineer's that the current examination route to the programs to establish their academic credentials stamp on documents. The design of the fession, based on self-study, be phased out. by writing a comprehensive set of exams. One R.E.T. stamp drew considerable debate as This will eventually bar non-degreed people exam would cover fundamentals and it would Council expressed concern at the close from becoming professional engineers. be supplemented by five others covering dif- resemblance of the stamp to the P. Eng. The Committee on Entry to the Profession ferent subjects in each professional dis- stamp. by Examination has concluded its two-year cipline. Three of the professional subject Alberta's Association has approved a tem- study of the matter and will present its report areas would be determined by the local board porary measure allowing unemployed to the annual meeting of C.C.P.E. in May. of examiners. members to defer payment of their annual The committee suggests that a bachelor's The committee is also recommending that ~''ies. degree in engineering should be a prerequisite entry to the exam system be restricted, for an Even though the Ordre des Ingenieurs du for entry to the profession. It concluded that interim period, to those with at least three Quebec has increased annual dues to $130, the present exam system, established in the years of post-secondary engineering, science they are still budgeting a shortfall of 1920's, has deficiencies and its content can- or technology education relevant to the disci- $150,000.00. They are expanding their ser- not meet the standard set by accredited pline. vices to members, and have instigated engineering degree programs. Ultimately, only those with a bachelor's numerous changes after months of research, The Committee on Entry is recommending degree in engineering would be allowed entry review, study, analysis, and planning. that a new system be devised that will permit to the exam system. D 12 The Manitoba Professional Engineer Professional Development First Breakfast Meeting Very Successful By Paul Gordon, P. Eng. On Tuesday, April 29th, 85 engineers met at 7:30 a.m. at the Viscount Gort Inn for the Professional Development Committee's first breakfast meeting to attempt to answer the question "Why aren't you using your engineering seal?" John Bachmann, P. Eng., Chairman of the Professional Development Committee, Top: Some of the 85 engineers who turned out to opened the meeting with a promise of addi- the first PD Breakfast Meeting. tional meetings based on the excellent atten- Right: PD Committee Vice-Chairman Ernie Klein dance of this meeting. John then introduced with Meeting Facilitator Bill Newton. Bill Newton, Chairman of the Ad Hoc Com- mittee on the Ethical Use of the Engineering parcel of stamped drawings and for notes. Seal to make a presentation on the issues Computer data can be treated as notes and discussed by his committee and to facilitate a CAD output as drawings. discussion on the subject. The use of multiple seals on drawings seems The Ad Hoc Committee was set up after unavoidable but, if possible, it should be the Practice and Ethics Committee received a avoided or limited to one seal per discipline. legal opinion that an engineer's seal had no The committee is just writing its guidelines in legal significance in court proceedings. The this regard. This may result in changes to the committee has determined that, despite the By-Laws or possibly to a modification to the legal opinion, the seal should be used as re- seal to show the discipline. It is unethical to quired by the Code of Ethics as a demon- add a disclaimer to the stamp but if different stration that the engineer is licenced and ac- disciplines are involved this could be con- Newton may be retired but he is not retiring cepts responsibility. sidered "identifying" and not qualifying or and he is sure the Council will be hearing Some committee viewpoints on the use of limiting liability. more about this issue. Ted was delighted with the seal were presented. The seal should not There were several questions raised which the turnout which contained a good cross- be used frivolously or in an arbitrary or indicate that our present situation is no section of the membership. D casual manner as this detracts from its impor- longer as simple as when the rules for the seal tance. The seal should be used on letters con- were first introduced in 1924. The question Engineering Graduates taining technical information, stand-alone of revisions to drawings was raised as this is Members Registered in specifications, final maps, final drawings, very prevalent today. "Standard specifica- final reports, notes that leave the possession tions" or "national specifications" prepared April and May 1986 of the engineer, and on shop drawings by many engineers are now in use. The com- R. W. Ambrosic A. R. McDermot prepared under the direction of the engineer. mittee recognizes these problems but does D. E. Ans D. G. McKibbin The seal should not be used on preliminary not have all the answers yet. J. A. Bekavac K. G. Miller maps or sketches, preliminary drawings or Ted Glass, P. Eng., thanked the speaker P. R. Bohonos W. G. Roberts preliminary reports. The seal need not be and the members of the Professional K. Gartly A. H. Rossen used on specifications that are part and Development Committee. Ted said Bill J. W. H. Lee R. C. Suzuki

LAND INFORMATION SYSTEMS - terest to engineers and administrators involved in the dam safety ACQUIRING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY field. It will be a unique opportunity to meet provincial officials in- JUNE 23-26th, November 3-6th, 1986 - Halifax, NB volved in, or setting up, dam safety programs and staff of hydroelectric companies, cities, municipalities, irrigation districts and This four day course will be presented by Land Registration and In- formation Service (LRIS). The objective is to prepare participants consulting firms involved in this work. The current status of dam to evaluate, select and implement equipment for acquiring and/or safety across the country will be discussed along with the design manipulating land based information. criteria presently in use. Case studies will be presented of structures The course will be offered as a four-day seminar including tours which have been rehabilitated as a result of dam safety programs. An exhibition featuring instrument suppliers, underwater inspec- of several digital facilities located in Halifax and Dartmouth. The tion services, filter fabric suppliers, etc. will be held during the cost is $750 (Canadian) which includes all course materials, lunch seminar. for four days and an evening dinner. A registration fee of $125.00 per person for the seminar will in-. For further information contact the Staff Training and Develop- elude breakfast and lunch for the three days, coffee, tea, and pro-v ment Officer, 985 College Hill Road, P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, NB. (1-506-453-2112). ceedings. For further information and details, please call or write to: Barry ALBERTA DAM SAFETY SEMINAR Hurndall, P. Eng., Dam Safety Branch, Alberta Environment, 3rd SEPTEMBER 17, 18, 19th, 1986 - Edmonton, Alta. Floor, Oxbridge Place, 9820-106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K This seminar, sponsored by Alberta Environment, will be of in- 2J6, Phone: (403) 422-1356.