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204-224-3084 Environmental Spring 2020 Published by Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba 870 Pembina Highway, , Manitoba R3M 2M7 Phone: 204-474-2736 Fax: 204-474-5960 Email: [email protected] Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba – Council J. Paliwal P.Eng., FEC (President) R. Eden P.Eng., FEC (Past President) V. Banthia P.Eng., C. Geddert P.Eng., N. Klassen CET, C. Lashek P.Eng., K. Levesque EIT, J. Mann P.Geo., C. McDonald, L. Murphy P.Geo., A. Silk P.Eng., FEC, The official publication of Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba I. Smallwood P.Eng., E. Teklemariam P.Eng., FEC, I. Witkowska P.Eng.

Chairs – Boards & Committees CENTENNIAL ISSUE R. Stoesz, CPA Audit A. Aftanas, P.Eng., FEC J. Gunning, P.Eng., FEC Continuing Competency FEATURES D. Spangelo, P.Eng., FEC Discipline J. Betke, P.Eng., FEC Experience Review Evolution and Revolution – from APEM to APEGM E.Teklemariam, P.Eng. Finance G. Cook, P.Eng., FEC Heritage to Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba J. Doering, P.Eng., FEC Investigation 13 R. Herrmann, P.Eng., FEC Indigenous Professionals Initiative R. Eden, P.Eng., FEC Nominating Where Did the Association’s Work Get Done? 16 T. Gitzel, P.Eng., FEC Public Awareness A. Pawlikewich, P.Eng., FEC Public Interest Review P. Bernatsky, P.Eng. Registration Manitoba Trailblazers 19 M. Sefin, P.Eng. Specified Scope of Practice C. Mazurek, P.Eng. Sports and Social D. Nedohin-Macek, P.Eng., FEC Engineers Director Changes in Practice 20 D. Bell, P.Geo., FGC Geoscientists Canada Director M. Toma, P.Eng. Arab Members Chapter Y. Li, EIT Chinese Members Chapter KP Restrospective: G. Muluye, P.Eng. Ethio-Eritrean Members Chapter R. San Buenaventura, P.Eng. Filipino Members Chapter A Nostalgic Trip Down the Publication’s Memory Lane 22 A. Dey, P.Eng. India Members Chapter G. Page, P.Eng., FEC Indigenous Members Chapter V. Adindu, P.Eng. Nigeria Members Chapter A Look Back at the 20-20 Vision 34 M.Ali, P.Eng. Pakistan Members Chapter N. Handa, P.Eng., FEC Northern Chapter Executive S. Whaley, P.Eng. Westman Chapter Executive A Historic Look at the Women in Engineering 36 Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba 25 Years and Counting for Spaghetti Engineering 40 – Management G. Koropatnick, P.Eng., FEC CEO and Registrar S. Sankar, P.Eng., FEC Director of Admissions L. Stepnuk, Director of Equity and Representation DEPARTMENTS S. Sarna, Director of Government Relations M. Gregoire, P.Eng., FEC Director of Professional Relations President’s Message 6 I. Wiebe, Manager of Finance and IT CEO’s Message 8 A. Moore, FEC (Hon.) Manager of Operations Member Profile 10 Keystone Professional Committee C. Cousin P.Eng. (Chair), K. Dodds P.Eng., Member Update 47 A. Rakhra P.Eng., R. Reichelt P.Geo., FGC, S. Secter EIT, L. Stewart P.Geo., D. Strang P.Eng., FEC Closing Notes 50

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Available in alternate formats upon request President’s Message Dr. Jitendra Paliwal, P.Eng., FEC

Reflecting on our Past, Reshaping our Future

As another decade gets Roaring Twenties, post-war Canada was strongly on technical excellence, we could archived in the annals of history, I would looking to build an identity for itself, have definitely done better on making like to wish all of you a very Happy and technology became a crucial part ourselves more inclusive, diverse, and New Year! We had bit of a sombre start to of realising that dream. The era did not environmentally sustainable. Since the the new year, as some of the members of just see breakthroughs in infrastructural cornerstone of our professional training our Iranian community lost their lives in megaprojects, radio broadcast, automobiles, is iterative improvement, we are resolute the tragic shooting down of flight PS 752. mining for base metals, and cinema; it also in our commitment to addressing My deepest condolences to the next of saw the desire to regulate engineering as these issues, and the current Council kin whose lives have abruptly changed a profession, with six provinces, including exemplifies this transformation. forever. I hope the remainder of 2020 our own, moving to regulate engineering We have collectively laid the foundation brings peace, progress, and prosperity. in 1920. With Canada’s contributions in to bring about these changes, and it is my This year marks the 100th anniversary fields such as telecommunications, sonar, sincere wish that the future generations of regulation for many of our Canadian electron microscopy, and biomedicine to celebrating the next centennial professional bodies, and all I can say is name a few, it’s safe to say that the move anniversary will fondly reminisce about what a difference a century has made! has served us well. these actions of ours. So, as we march Flipping through the pages of our A reflection on our past is always forward into the second century of our history books, we can argue that more helpful when we’re looking to reshape our Association, I would like to congratulate all technological advancements have been future. It helps us evaluate how much we members and interns for their outstanding made in the last 100 years than in the are capable of accomplishing in a finite work that makes life work better. preceding two millennia. Who would have amount of time. At the same time, looking thought a hundred years ago that our back helps us learn from our own mistakes If you have any questions or modest innovations would have resulted and miscalculations, and question if we comments, please email me at in the necessities of modern life? In the could have done better. While we focus [email protected].

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Happy 100th Birthday

Congratulations Engineers information and notices to thousands of by the Heritage Committee. In 2018, Geoscientists Manitoba! One hundred recipients. Annual membership renewals the Association took over the whole years old – WOW. It’s heartwarming and are done online through the member building and the newly renovated satisfying to be a part of a longstanding profile and 99% pay using this virtual second floor was opened with a ribbon- organisation which has made a lasting storefront. EngGeoMB.ca receives an cutting reception that featured new contribution to the history of Manitoba. average of 28,806 visits per month. meeting rooms bearing the names I’ve been a member for 28 years. Some of engineering pioneers Wardrop, members have been on the register a lot ProDev Weiszmann, Lyons, and Landon. longer: 40, 50, 60 or more. Altogether, the The continuing professional years represent a century of members development by-law was ratified by Rebranding serving with engineering and geoscience members at the 2011 Annual General Over time, the public had lost skill to solve problems for our cities and Meeting. This marked a significant recognition of the acronym APEGM. The communities across the province. milestone in the professional practice solution was to rebrand the organisation I’m going to highlight a few changes of engineers and geoscientists. Now all by simply referring to ourselves with that have occurred during my time practising members participate in the the three obvious words: “Engineers as Registrar. Here are a few notable program by reporting their continuing Geoscientists Manitoba.” This had changes that Engineers Geoscientists professional development hours in their already been done by several local and Manitoba has seen in the last decade of online profiles. national groups (including Engineers the centenary. Canada). In 2015, the new name was New Office launched with a new logo. The logo Website Hosting events in a larger space was has been prominently mounted on the Internet mass communication and made possible when the office was facade of the building. new media has replaced traditional moved to its present location at mailings, notices, and other paper-based 870 Pembina Hwy. In 2010, more than Steady Growth information. Although the Association 200 members dropped in at the 90th The Association has enjoyed steady continues to offer a printed version of birthday party, hosted on the main growth over the last ten years. Due The Keystone Professional magazine, most floor. Members enjoyed birthday to large graduation classes from members choose the digital version cake, hot snacks, live jazz music, Wii the University of Manitoba Faculty instead. Also, a weekly e-news is sent out golf, and many excellent displays of of Engineering and immigration at the click of a mouse, sending timely engineering and geoscience organised of international engineers, the membership has grown 37% (from 6,303 in 2010 to 8,185 in 2020).

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8 THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL CENTENNIAL ISSUE gender parity but like the medical, legal, was a slide rule; for a geologist, it was Happy 100th birthday and and accounting professions – change is a monocle. Today, software-based tools congratulations Engineers possible and achievable. using computers, laser imagery, robots, Geoscientists Manitoba. and predictive algorithms, a plethora Want to learn more about Indigenous Members of new technologies, are available and what’s occurred over the last In 2017, Council set a goal of practitioners emerging. What will be the new tools in 100 years? The Heritage Committee reflecting the diversity of the public. the next one hundred years? What will is putting it all in writing and their More specifically, they wanted to see engineering and geoscience practice look Centennial book will be available more Indigenous professionals join like? Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba for purchase later this year. If you’d Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba. Over will be there to guide the professions, like to share a story from the past time, the Association will begin to reflect reflecting society and serving the public 100 years, please email me at Manitoba’s 18% Indigenous population. with honour and integrity. [email protected]. Indigenous engineers and geoscientists are invited to make a self-declaration, so that the Association can benchmark the number of Indigenous professionals in the membership. As of the start of 2020, Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba has 101 self-declared Indigenous practitioners.

In the Community Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba contacts a lot of people in a year: members, other professionals, and the community-at-large. In 2019, the Association had contacts with more than 32 groups; supporting engineering and geoscience education, conferences, and community events. One highlight includes the efforts of students, teachers, parents, and Association volunteers to raise money for Winnipeg Harvest through the annual Spaghetti Bridge Competition. Over the last decade, $207,353 has been raised to feed hungry families in our community. Way to go Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba!

Vision for the Future What will the professions of engineering and geoscience look like in the future? Already computers, software, and new technologies have revolutionised some aspects of design, development, exploration, and methods used in practice. Solving problems, improving designs, and discovering new resources will be easier because of big data, faster processing, intuitive algorithms, robots, and artificial intelligence. The ability to analyse a problem and provide a solution will result from the combining of ingenuity, engineering theory, big data, and computer software coding skills. One hundred years ago the indispensable tool for an engineer

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Meet the People That Make Life Work Better Leonard A. Bateman… A Trailblazing Manitoba Engineer By R. Lewis

January 14 would have marked Mr. Bateman’s 101st birthday. There’s one thing in life that But, in spite of his passing on December 7, 2019, to have lived a is never guaranteed: time. century through periods such as the , World How we choose to spend War II, and some of the world’s most extraordinary moments in the time we do have can history, is, of itself, remarkable. make for the most intriguing Those within the engineering community will, no doubt, of life stories and leave an remember Mr. Bateman for his contributions to the field of indelible mark on those who engineering, particularly as they pertained to high voltage direct are left behind. If there’s one current electricity transmission, and the pivotal role he played in outstanding example of a the development and expansion of Manitoba’s electrical system life well lived and a legacy as a hydro-based system, rather than a thermal-based system. worthy of acknowledgement, But his illustrious career, which began in 1942 and spanned 70 Leonard A. Bateman’s was years, went beyond this province, impacted the progress of nothing short of exemplary. developing nations and gave Canada a place on the world stage. It’s a feat that anyone could look upon admiringly with a sobering awareness that it takes a special kind of drive to keep going, to keep learning, and to keep achieving even when it seems as if you’ve just about done it all. And therein lies the legacy of Mr. Bateman. Born in Winnipeg on January 14, 1919, Mr. Bateman attended Kelvin High School and went on to further his studies at what was then United College, now the University of Winnipeg. While his goal was to gain enough credits to pursue studies in mining engineering, he eventually switched his focus to electrical engineering, enrolling in the University of Manitoba in 1939. By 1942, he had completed his studies and was in search of the next challenge, which ushered him into the world of electrical engineering at City of Winnipeg Hydro Electric System, commonly known as City Hydro. For many, this achievement would have marked the summit of their careers, but Mr. Bateman

APEM Council 1956. Len Bateman is seated back left.

10 THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL CENTENNIAL ISSUE Tribute to Len Bateman, a Trailblazing Engineer I had the good fortune of working under Len Bateman’s direction for most of the 23 years he worked at Manitoba Hydro. This was a hectic period at a time when electrical demand was growing. Len, as part of the Executive, helped make the prudent engineering decision in the 1960s, to develop hydro power on the , L to R, Leonard Bateman, Halina Zbigniewicz, and Will Ticshinski, rather than developing coal-fired generating stations all retired from Manitoba Hydro in the south of the province, for which he awarded the was hardly satisfied and went on to successfully pursue a of Manitoba in 2003. master’s degree as the only student enrolled at that time in the Len was instrumental in pioneering high voltage direct electrical engineering program at the University of Manitoba. current (HVDC) transmission in Canada, determining that Even with the responsibilities of a full-time career and a young point-to-point transmission, using HVDC, was the most family, Mr. Bateman realised the importance of being present effective way to transport a huge block of power from the and being involved. He joined the Association of Professional Nelson River, some 900kms, to southern Manitoba. Engineers of Manitoba in 1948, and would go on to serve on the Furthermore, Len recognised that, in building a hydro Council, and later become its president in 1958. generating system, there would be considerable periods His professional career soared, too, with several promotions of time when there would be power surplus to Manitoba’s at Winnipeg Hydro up until his departure from the organisation needs. He decided that the best place to sell this surplus in 1956 for the Manitoba Hydro Electric Board. When the newly power was to the United States. Public controversy erupted created Manitoba Hydro opened its doors in April 1961, over this plan, nevertheless, Len persevered, and three lines Mr. Bateman was among the five new directors chosen to helm the were built by 1985, with the largest interconnection being a organisation’s operations. By 1972, he was appointed chairman 500,000-volt line from Winnipeg to Minneapolis, the highest and chief executive officer. He represented Manitoba Hydro on a voltage for Manitoba Hydro at that time. As the US power trade mission to China, and later on another mission to Russia. He exports continued, and revenues flowed into Manitoba, the also played a key role in securing funds to finance the province’s public gradually recognised the benefits of selling power to hydro construction program at meetings across several U.S. cities. the States, and criticism faded away. While retirement for many equates to a withdrawal from the Len Bateman has left a legacy of competent world of work, Mr. Bateman saw his, in 1979, as an opportunity engineering, which will serve Manitoba Hydro for many to forge a new path. He opened his own consulting firm, offering years to come. Even the most caustic critic would have to his expertise both within and outside of Canada. Along with his agree it was well engineered. work as a consulting engineer, Mr. Bateman still managed other Due to Len’s contribution to Manitoba Hydro, Manitobans professional ambitions, including serving as an adjunct professor enjoyed the lowest rates on the North American continent at the University of Manitoba, and his appointment as the only for a period of 50 years. There was never a shortage of Canadian to chair one of the Congrès International des grands power, neither did the lights ever go out. reseaux électriques, or CIGRE’s, most prestigious committees. owe a debt of gratitude to Len for his Mr. Bateman also gave back to the profession in other ways. contribution to the power industry. His engineering works In 2009, he created a scholarship fund to benefit third-year were duly recognised in 2016 by the Government of engineering students, appreciative of the financial difficulties Canada, which awarded him the . that often arise for them, and that he too had experienced during his third year at the University of Manitoba. The fund has Will Tishinski, P.Eng(Ret) since grown to support two engineering students each year. Vice-President, Manitoba Hydro (retired) Mr. Bateman welcomed challenges and relished the idea of solving new problems. This acuity of mind was not lost on his Life Membership in 2000 for meritorious service. He was also community of fellow engineers and admirers. In 1994, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 awarded the National Gold Medal by the Canadian Council and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Metal in 2012. of Professional Engineers, and now Engineers Canada, for his One could argue that Mr. Bateman was blessed with a lot of contributions to the profession. In 2003, the province recognised time to achieve as much as he had, but an even more compelling Mr. Bateman’s achievements with the Order of Manitoba. In 2016, argument would be that he chose to use that time with which he he was awarded the Order of Canada for his efforts in advancing was blessed to benefit so many. the development and expansion of hydroelectric power in As Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba celebrates its 100th year Manitoba. The Association also celebrated Mr. Bateman’s many of engineering regulation in the province, it seems perfectly achievements with the Merit in 1976 for his pioneering fitting to remember Mr. Bateman’s legacy as a Trailblazing efforts in the production of power in Manitoba, and Honorary Manitoba Engineer. click HERE to return to table of contents 11 Manulife would like to congratulate Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba on 100 years of engineering!

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By D. Strang, P.Eng., FEC

“Fundamental change occurs most applications of engineering in Canada, Meanwhile, back in Canada – a setback! often in one of two ways: as a ‘fatal we see the 1887 founding of the Manitoba’s 1896 act was repealed in 1913 discontinuity’, a sudden catastrophic Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, because the 1896 act was said to have event that is potentially world changing, not to be confused with the more recent lacked the “administrative machinery” or as a persistent, gradual trend.” This is Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, to enforce the practice restriction and an insight from Manitoban polymath and a community of practitioners which fell into disuse. For a time, there was no professor emeritus, Dr. Vaclav Smil. And, became concerned about the faulty longer any regulation of engineering we can only judge which type of forces design and waste on major civil projects, in Manitoba. Yet, the long-run trend caused the change in direction by looking for example canal locks, grain elevators, toward professional regulation would not backward. So, what were the trends that and multi-story buildings, as well abate, and the Canadian Society of Civil nudged the trajectory of regulation of our as the unfortunate opportunities Engineers retained the conviction that professions? And, what were the shocks for wholly unqualified individuals to legal standards of qualification for the to the system that caused those sudden – practice engineering. safe practice of engineering should be perhaps game-changing – transitions? Although we cannot point to any defined. And, further, those individuals From the 12th century, the word particular disaster as the impetus, there meeting the qualifications should be “engineer” referred to a military engineer, was sufficient pressure building up that registered before practicing. a maker of war engines. Simultaneously, the Manitoba Legislature, in 1896, passed Then, a new fatal discontinuity! the geological sciences were being the Manitoba Civil Engineer’s Act. It was The assassination of Archduke Franz developed as new data spawned new the very first law enacted in Canada to Ferdinand of Austria on June 28, 1914 theories about the origins of the earth regulate the practice of engineering, and lead (surprisingly, but directly) to World and its strata, with the term “geologist” it restricted the practice of engineering War I. The war was both a distraction and being coined in 1785. It was really only in in Manitoba to certain persons who were a time of rapid technological innovation. the 19 th century that much of the practice members of the Canadian Society of Civil As the horrors of the of engineering gradually, persistently, Engineers. The intent was to implement ended, it became apparent that the trended to become more “civil” i.e., a means to distinguish between qualified practice of engineering was becoming not military. Simultaneously, mineral and unqualified civil engineers. more specialised. No longer just falling exploration was driving advances in The pressure to regulate was not into the categories of “civil” and/or mapping the earth’s surface and the limited to just those that would design “military,” new disciplines, such as stratigraphic column. and build structures. There was also mechanical and electrical, came to But, in 1867, a seminal event occurred, frustration with the quality of training the fore. These fields, once dominated which would forever shape the regulation of actors in the earth sciences. The State by artisans and inventors, became of modern-day engineering and of Wyoming became the first U.S. state geoscience in Canada. The passage of to regulate engineering when lawyers, the British North America Act (Canada’s notaries, and others without engineering constitution) gave provinces the authority training were making poor quality to make laws in relation to property and submissions to the state for permission to civil rights, later interpreted to mean use state water for irrigation. When state the exclusive jurisdiction to regulate licensure of engineers and land surveyors professions. This “discontinuity” is why was enacted in 1907, it was said that there we have provincial-level regulation today. was an astonishing improvement in the Fast forwarding 20 years along “character of maps and plans filed with the continuing trend towards civil the applications for permits”. click HERE to return to table of contents 13 increasingly complex and required for multilateral communication, to be that regulation of professional geology/ the hand of technical specialists with known as the Dominion Council of geoscience, and especially, estimation deep knowledge in a specialised field. Professional Engineers. Leading-edge of mineral-resource size, in Canada The word “civil” connoted something practices could now spread throughout was essential. different than these new branches had the land. In the wake of the scandal, the to offer to the profession. "Civil" would Thus, the regulation of engineering financial services industry acted on a have to stand alongside, not above, has become more harmonised and national basis to develop new “Standards "electrical", "mechanical", and even refined over the decades. Provincial of Disclosure for Mineral Projects within "geological". Who could have imagined regulators have evolved to serve both Canada” (a.k.a. National Instrument "computer engineering", or even the general public and each association’s 43-101) and the associated definition of "genetic engineering"? respective membership base. One such a qualified person (think “professional In any case, by 1918, the Canadian evolution was in the area of regular geoscientist”). However, it was left to Society of Civil Engineers had re-invented communication with members. In the provincial governments to begin itself as “The Engineering Institute of Manitoba, after some false starts dating the regulation and the determination Canada”, and the newly rebranded back to the 1930s, a quarterly publication of who would be deemed qualified. society set about seeking federal was started in 1956 under the name The Some provinces created a new provincial legislation of the engineering profession Manitoba Professional Engineer. It has association to register and regulate in all the disciplines. been published continually since that professional scientists. Others, such as However, because of the federal- time although the name has changed. Manitoba, chose to expand an existing provincial power breakdown, it was You are reading it now. engineering association to cover the new necessary that legislation be passed at Even though the regulation of to-be-registered professionals. the provincial level. Not to be deterred, engineering, and the capabilities of In contrast to the United States where the Institute created a 1919 model act the Association, became more refined the common term for such a regulated to be submitted to each legislature in with time, the regulation of geoscience, professional is “professional geologist”, what was then the Dominion of Canada. perhaps apart from “geological Canadian regulators adopted the name The regulation of engineering was to engineering”, was somewhere between “professional geoscientist”, perhaps to focus on protection of the public from minimal and non-existent. In that field, signify that such an individual would quackery and charlatans. It is notable the west remained wild! require a broad base of knowledge of that this federal/provincial model is We can fast forward to the mid-1990s all things “geo”. The term geoscientist also the model for the National Building to find a new fatal discontinuity, in also includes the practice of geophysics, Code of Canada, which is itself a model what is known as the “Bre-X scandal”. sometimes considered distinct from code first published in 1941. Civil After purchasing a gold deposit at the practice of geology. Geology and engineers would likely know that it has Busang, Indonesia, in 1993, Canadian geophysics have traditionally been no legal status until it is adopted, in based mining company Bre-X Minerals considered as separate sciences, and whole or in part, by a jurisdiction that announced significant amounts of gold even as separate professions. For regulates construction. had been discovered, sending its stock example, until recently, had two In 1920, the first provincial regulatory price soaring. After the company’s distinct geo professions (P.Geol and bodies were formed – Alberta, British market capitalisation soared to over P.Geoph), in addition to engineering. Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, six billion dollars, Bre-X collapsed in They were APEGGA, and now they are Nova Scotia, and – as legislatures, 1997 when the gold samples were just APEGA. more or less having adopted the 1919 found to be a fraud. This prompted the model act. Manitoba’s act, “An Act questions, “who said there was gold in respecting the Engineering Profession” of them thar hills?” and, “what were their March 27, 1920, created “The Association qualifications?”. of Professional Engineers of the Province The story of the Bre-X mining of Manitoba”. It would be known as fraud and the individuals involved is a “APEM” for short. complicated and intriguing story on its own. But, suffice it to say that the impact And so it was that the Engineering and on the Canadian financial industry Geoscientific Professions Act passed in the was both stunning and profound. The Manitoba legislature in June 1998. At the business of resource extraction has an time, this meant that: By 1930, eight provinces had outsized influence on the Canadian • In Manitoba, one association associations regulating the practice of economy and, especially, the Canadian would regulate both professions, engineering, but each province had its financial services industry. And so, while parallel academic and work own approach, and sometimes there it turned out that many Canadian experience admissions criteria were conflicts. To promote harmony investors were fleeced, embarrassed, would be developed for the among the regulators, the associations and seeking protection from the fraud professions of geology, geophysics, banded together in 1936 to form a forum artist. Canadians were now convinced and geochemistry.

14 THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL CENTENNIAL ISSUE • Parallel associations would spring Always aiming to serve its members Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba up, or existing associations would and the general public, the Association currently oversees over eight thousand re-invent themselves, in most other began considering shortening its members, and this number is expected to provinces and territories. name for greater clarity and ease of increase as demand and the population • It would be become a legal introduction, and went through many within the province continues to grow. As a requirement to be registered as a meetings and a Council vote to consider public organisation assigned to serve and P.Geo., to practice geoscience in the change. “Although the (old) name is protect public interest, it may be agreed that Canada. At the national level, the familiar to us, it is not easily recognised changing the name of the Association to parallel to Engineers Canada would be by the public. If you did a survey, how one that is more recognisable and concise, Geoscience Canada. many people would know what APEGM is doing just that. Never mind the fact that it • We would all have to get used to is?” explained Grant Koropatnick, just makes life work better as well. saying APEGM (a-peg-um), instead of P.Eng., FEC, CEO and Registrar of the Who knows what the future holds? APEM (a-pem). Association in a 2013 publication of But, at this moment in time, the name says The Keystone Professional. it all…

• One quarterly publication would be served up to both professions and Do you want to improve the productivity of The Manitoba Professional Engineer would become The Keystone Professional physical assets? in June 1999. There was an increasing realisation that Start by implementing sustainable asset the combination of letters – APEGM management practices! – was not meaningful to the general public. And, it did not convey what the Association was about. At the Want to learn how? same time, “use your words” became the new mantra. For example, after Essentials of Asset Management its 1936 formation, the Dominion & ISO 5500x Workshop Council of Professional Engineers, after morphing into the Canadian Council of Course Date: March 31 – April 02, Professional Engineers (CCPE) in 1959, 2020, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm had re-renamed itself to the much more meaningful “Engineers Canada” Venue: Viscount Gort Hotel, 1670 in 2007. A couple of other provincial Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3J 0C9 associations then exchanged their letter combinations for actual words in Cost: $1,800 per person. Companies that send 2 or more persons will their communications with members benefit from a reduced price of and the public. $1,500 per person. Lunch and coffee By September 2015, Manitoba’s breaks will be provided each day. Association had resolved its own identity crisis by adopting Engineers The Management and Staff of Greeman Asset Geoscientists Manitoba as its working name. Since the original logo Management Solutions Inc. congratulates Engineers incorporated the old name, a change Geoscientists Manitoba on its Centennial Anniversary. The of logo occurred as well. The new achievement of this historic milestone is a tribute to the logo presents strong bolded lines tremendous vision of this great Manitoban institution. representing the letters E and G, the two first letters of the professions the Association represents. The lines appear REGISTRATION: Please visit www.greemanassetmanagementsolutions.com bar-like, with the initial three reaching or email [email protected]. out horizontally, placed one above the other like building blocks, each an Greeman Asset Management Solutions Inc. (GAMSINC) example of a bar set and raised. is a firm that provides asset management advisory services, consultancy and training to asset-intensive organizations. Our solutions focus on helping firms to align their operations to their asset management policies and strategic plans and to derive value from their assets.

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In the beginning, not surprisingly, place of business, which, quite often, was that having a headquarters was “beyond the Association was run out of personal a government or larger company, such as the financial means of the Association at offices and borrowed meeting rooms one of the railway companies. the present”. as a permanent office location was not Generally, the Council met monthly As time went on, there were more the first order of business when the and there was, surprisingly, a wide range and more occasions when traditional Association was formed. Recording of spaces utilized. Places such as the business spaces were used. It is not minutes was, however, one of the first offices of City Hydro on Princess Avenue, clear if the Association had to rent administrative items for keeping track of the University of Manitoba Building (likely them, or if the Association capitalised where the meetings were held, and was the original building on Portage Avenue), on the generosity and fringe benefits of well documented since the beginning, the Law Courts Building, Electric Railway some of the more successful members creating an interesting bit of Association Chambers, even private homes (J. A. of the day. Places like the Manitoba history. The locations of the early Meindl – 126 Ferndale Ave – Norwood Club, Winter Club, Carlton Club, or the beginnings provide some insights into Flats), and the Parliament Building were Southwood Golf Club were used fairly where the early leaders came from, where used as meeting spaces – just to name often, all of which were private business they worked, and where they liked to a few used in the 1930s. Parliament clubs at the time, and so remain today. hang out. Building? Turns out that the Manitoba Eventually, the Association The council meetings were usually Legislative Building was originally named determined that a permanent office held in downtown Winnipeg and almost the Manitoba Parliament Building in space was warranted. In 1956, the always during the evenings. Quite often, the 1920s and the early 1930s. Several Association began renting office space the President’s place of business or office presidents seemed to have worked in at 418 - 265 Portage Ave; a one-room space was used. This illustrates the kind this building, thus many meetings were office in the Avenue Building, shared by of influence the President carried at his held there and by the mid-1930s, council a secretary, a part-time registrar, and minutes referred to the location as the used for committee meetings, which Manitoba Legislative Building. were held in the evening. It was not lost upon the early councils that this was a less-than-ideal situation. For example, in 1927, a committee was struck to explore the concept of having a joint headquarters along with the surveyors, architects, and the Winnipeg Branch of The Engineering Institute of Canada. However, after approaching the other organizations, it was learned that they were not interested in joining The AGM was held at some of the most prominent locations of the day, including forces in such a venture. The committee the Malborough Hotel and quite frequently nonetheless decided to proceed with at the Dining Room. completing its report. Upon presenting Council meeting at the first office space in the the findings, the committee concluded Avenue Building in 1956.

16 THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL CENTENNIAL ISSUE SUBSEQUENT OFFICE SPACES WERE THE FOLLOWING:

July 1967 to September 1980 710 – 177 Lombard Avenue, Chamber of Commerce Building, shared with the Manitoba Association of Architects.

technology made this an office of which June 1996 – December 2008 members could be proud. September 1980 to Fall 1983 850 A Pembina Highway The Association made the decision 640 -175 Hargrave Street, York Centre On May 31, 1996, the Association staff to move as the staff had outgrown the left its downtown office for the last time previous location. When APEGM started and moved out to its new location on at the St. Mary Avenue location, there Pembina Highway. The phone number were six staff members in a 3,700 sq. was also changed to 474-APEM(2736), ft. office. By December 2008, staff had which was quite fitting. grown to 11 full-time and one part-time Why did they move? All other employee. This growth in staff was due tenants on the fifth floor of the Royal to an increase in membership and the Trust building had vacated, leaving addition of new program initiatives. the Association as the only tenant. The Moving into the main floor at 870 landlord, wanting to rent the entire floor Pembina Highway, gave the Association to a larger client, advised that they would approximately 7,200 sq. ft, 12 offices, two be unable to renew the lease. Although workstation areas, and three conference he had offered the Association space rooms. The office also has a full kitchen elsewhere in the building, a physical move and is set up with the ability to cater would have been required anyway and events. The office was designed to stationery would have to be changed, so it maximize functionality and security. It was decided to look around. features a secure, lockable sliding filing With the establishment of a Premises Committee, multiple locations were examined: downtown and suburban, lease and purchase. The Committee Fall 1983 to June 1996 finally settled for 850A Pembina 530 – 330 St. Mary Ave. Highway – a much larger premises, Royal Trust Building with plenty of free parking for volunteers, and the opportunity for Pembina Highway signage.

December 2008 – Present 870 Pembina Highway Although just a couple of doors from the previous location, the new building was worlds apart in functionality and design. From the reception area to the displays in the lobby, the building reflected a sense of professionalism. The use of curved surfaces and the strategic use of art, displays, and click HERE to return to table of contents 17 system for record storage and other also including room for future growth, 2nd Floor Boardrooms features to keep information secure. and additional storage space. Growing Landon The new building houses a heritage committees, task groups, and chapters are Six-person boardroom, named after display area, which features the further accommodated with the addition C.S. Landon, P.Eng., Association history of engineering and geoscience of four boardrooms on the second floor, Registrar from 1934 to 1966 and in Manitoba. This display area, in named after significant engineers in the President in 1961. conjunction with the main collaboration Association’s history. In 2019, the Association area, provides the Association with the saw over 300 people regularly volunteer opportunity to host members and guest on committees, task groups, and through events of up to 100 people. special events or activities. Even though the In 2017, the Association took the Association now has seven meeting spaces opportunity for growth by expanding that range in size, staff are regularly seen its office into newly vacant space on negotiating with each other for optimal the second floor, which had been boardroom space to accommodate their previously occupied by Granite Financial. committee or meeting needs. The Association had been considering The renovations to the second floor options for future office growth and updated the décor and functionality of the Lyons Granite’s move to Donald Street provided space, while encouraging future floorplan Four-person a timely opportunity to expand without flexibility through the inclusion of an private meeting having to relocate. innovative DIRTT wall system, as well as room, named As of January 30, 2018, membership several open-plan areas. A new internal after Manson had increased to 8,201 and there were 19 staircase linked the two floors and features Lyons, P.Eng., staff supporting the growing membership a modern wall art installation, in keeping the Association’s and increased program initiatives. Prior to with the modern décor of the lower level. first president. the expansion to the second floor of the As the Association continues to grow to building, several staff shared workspaces better support members and the public, Wardrop with no privacy and minimal storage, and more working space is a necessity. This 14-person boardroom with flexible a couple of staff members were working expansion ensures Association staff and layout, named after Les Wardrop, out of boardrooms, due to having no members, both present and future, will P.Eng., FEC, Manitoba engineering permanent work area. have room to comfortably continue their pioneer. The office expansion allowed all staff work, and work with and for our members, access to individual office space, while volunteers, and the public of Manitoba.

Weiszmann Six-person boardroom, named after Judith Weiszmann, P.Eng., FEC, the first female applicant to the Association.

DIRTT Wall System - Demountable wall systems create a responsive office design as they are modular and can be easily modified to suite growing needs while being sustainable; it reduces carbon footprint and impact on the environment. DIRTT supports modular furniture components for adjustability and accommodates technology for a clean design, and is an optimized acoustical separation compared to traditional drywall construction.

18 THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL CENTENNIAL ISSUE Manitoba Trailblazers - Engineers and Geoscientists Make Our Lives Better When was the last time male colleagues. She went on to a successful journals, conference proceedings, and 40-year career as a structural engineer, books dealing with storing, drying, someone thanked you for completing more than 450 projects involving handling, and quality monitoring of the work that you do? industrial, commercial, municipal, and grains. He established the Canadian residential buildings. She also provided expert Wheat Board Centre for Grain Storage Because the scope of an engineer’s or engineering opinions to the construction Research at the University of Manitoba, geoscientist’s work is so varied, engineers industry, the legal profession, and the courts. and his research has attracted more and geoscientists don’t readily spring to than $27 million in funding. His work mind when you get behind the wheel of Dr. Norman Halden has had a significant impact on the your vehicle, sit down to a meal, visit the As a Professor of Geology and development of efficient grain storage, doctor, or pick up your mobile device. Dean of the Clayton H. Riddell handling and drying systems in Canada, OK, maybe you’d appreciate their work Faculty of Environment, the U.S., China, India, and Ukraine. with a cell phone, but more often than Earth, and resources at not, the work goes underappreciated. the University of Manitoba, Dr. Norman Chris Bzovey might not Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba Halden's geochemistry research has have had an impact on would like to change that. focused on characterizing and quantifying your life yet, but give Throughout 2020, the Association plans the distribution of trace elements in him time. Less than four to highlight how engineering has made zoned minerals, such that their patterns years after completing life better for Manitobans as it celebrates of distribution may be related to the his master’s degree in biomedical its centennial. Recognition is to be given environment of mineral growth and used as engineering, he has already to the individuals that changed the a predictor of geological and environmental implemented a variety of medical history of Manitoba through considerable processes. His research has been applied equipment and system replacement achievements and innovative thinking. for mineral exploration research on the projects at the Winnipeg Regional Here are a few trailblazers. CAMIRO field projects of the Thompson Health Authority. At the same time, Nickel Belt as well as for discerning the he has continued to develop the Les Wardrop was an geographic migration of Arctic char and surgical instruments repair portfolio. engineering pioneer and the monitoring environmental effects to assess His goal is to become a leader in principal founding partner of exposure to tailings from trace element healthcare technology management W.L. Wardrop & Associates, mapping in otolith microchemistry. and to grow the clinical engineering one of Canada’s pre-eminent profession in Canada. engineering consulting firms for more than If you are enjoying a full a half-century. A professional engineer with night’s rest after months or Alexandra Hoy didn’t degrees from the University of Manitoba in years of tossing and turning, really know what electrical engineering in 1939 and civil you might want to send engineers did when she engineering in 1947, one of his company’s Dr. Zahra Moussavi a thank applied to the Faculty of first assignments was the 750-acre you card. An expert in biomedical research, Engineering at the residential development in Windsor Park. she has applied her electronic engineering University of Manitoba. She had always Other landmark projects from W.L. Wardrop skills to detect Obstructive Sleep Apnea by been a strong student in math and include the Portage Avenue overpass at recording a few minutes of breathing science and enjoyed art, so when she Polo Park, the Pembina-Jubilee interchange, sounds while you’re awake and then discovered becoming an engineer could Bishop Grandin Boulevard, the Provencher analyzing the data. One of her current marry all three, she took a chance and Bridge, the servicing of passions is the early detection and applied. Ultimately, she chose civil and the town site. treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. For the engineering with a specialty in roads. last six years, she has offered an eight-week She focuses on what we need out of our As one of the first female memory program, including games for roadways and then sets out to design engineers registered to testing and exercising the brain, for seniors something that can handle not only the practice in Manitoba, Judith and people with dementia. millions of automobile tires running Weiszmann was a trailblazer. over it throughout the year, but also Breaking into a male- Dr. Digvir Jayas isn’t a extreme hot and cold temperatures. dominated field in the middle of the 20th journalist, but he sure acts century meant her expertise, background, like one. He has authored Certain content was previously printed in the Winnipeg Free Press Engineering and Geoscience and judgment were put under a much or co-authored more than Week Supplement. stronger microscope than those of her 900 articles in scientific

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The engineering and the telephone. People kept extensive a dictation recorder, also known as its files of telephone numbers, often on brand name Dictaphone, to give the draft geoscience professions a mechanical device called a Rolodex. to the typist. Having competent typists have seen many changes Speed-dial features were rare. By the was vital to any engineering firm. So was way, the older telephones used a rotary a reliable postal service. in the past 100 years. dial to enter the number. The telephone Report writing could be a long, Over my lifetime of 63 years, company charged extra for a fancy drawn-out process. Handwritten drafts “Touch-Tone” telephone. A large office were circulated for editing and the final I have witnessed many might have a switchboard operator to draft typed out by a secretary. Clear of them. Here are a few of manage telephone communications. handwriting was essential, as was the Where a hard copy was needed, ability of the typist to understand what those changes: information was written down in memos, the engineer or geoscientist had written formal letters, or reports. Memos down. Often, many typewritten drafts Communication Technology could be written by hand (sometimes were needed before a final was accepted. Before the Internet, there was voice on a pad with carbon copies), or the Copying reports could be a major and the written word. Then, as now, handwritten draft given to a secretary exercise; some firms sent the originals voice could be heard in person or on to be typewritten. Some people used out to specialised printers for copying and binding. The production of drawings (charts, plans, maps, etc.) requires special mention. 1055 ERIN STREET • WINNIPEG, MB • 204-775-7141 • WWW.BIRD.CA Before computer-aided design (CAD) systems, there was hand drafting. Typically, the engineer or geoscientist would draw a rough draft on paper or card stock and give it to the draughtsman, CONGRATULATING who would make the final drawing by ENGINEERS GEOSCIENTISTS MANITOBA hand using a variety of drawing tools. The drawings were typically made on a ON transparent medium, such as Mylar, so 100 YEARS copies could be made. Before the invention OF SUPPORTING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS of Mylar, drawings were made on drafting AND GEOSCIENTISTS IN MANITOBA linen. This was linen cloth saturated with starch to make it translucent. Drafting linen was difficult to work with and the drawings were committed to linen only after they were complete on card stock. The drafting linen was laid over the cardboard draft and traced. Copying drawings made on Mylar or linen usually involved the use of blueprinting technology. Photo-sensitive paper was exposed by running the drawing and paper through an exposure machine. The paper was developed using an ammonia process. There’s nothing like having litres of hazardous liquids hanging around the office.

20 THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL CENTENNIAL ISSUE Design and Calculation work typing. This continued until replaced hand-drafted drawings. In the 1960s, anyone doing design her supervisor retrieved her for Bound reference books were replaced work needed a library of reference professional work, much to the chagrin by electronic databases. The process material to help in the work. Material of the office manager. was incremental and involved the specifications, design conventions, and The ethnic makeup of engineering and acquisition of new skills by professionals previous successful designs were all geoscience reflected our general society and support staff. In some cases, whole referenced in the process of making a at the time with people of European occupations were rendered obsolete. design. Most engineering firms kept a ancestry dominating. Beginning in Change can be difficult to manage. library of all kinds of reference books the late 1960s, with changes in the With regards to technology, carefully for this purpose. Sometimes, large firms immigration policy, more ethnic diversity acquired skills can be rendered obsolete had librarians. came to be seen in the professions. The overnight. Learning new skills can Calculations were made by hand, or process continues today. be like the Red Queen’s race in Lewis using a slide rule. Slide rules are precise Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass, only to three significant digits, and you Notes on Change where you must run as fast as you can had to keep the orders of magnitude The process of technological change to stay in one place. in mind. Starting in the mid 1970s, is interesting in itself. Computers, Attitudes about race and sex are inexpensive electronic calculators for instance, gradually went from often deep seated and difficult to became common and were rapidly mysterious devices operated by change. But change they do, and incorporated into practice. specialists to everyday office equipment. today’s younger readers will have the If a project required extensive Slide rules were replaced by pocket opportunity to reflect on the changes calculations, a team of technicians could calculators, which were themselves they will observe in their careers. We be put to work on it, as you may have largely replaced by applications on will see that our professions are a seen in the 2017 movie Hidden Figures. our office computers. Handwritten work in progress and their evolution Beginning in the late 1960s, large drafts were replaced by electronic files. will continue, whether we like it or mainframe computers became available Handwritten memos were replaced not. Expect future changes to take at somewhat affordable prices. Specialist by emails. CAD drawings gradually unexpected routes. computer operators entered the programs via punch cards and delivered the results in reams of dot-matrix printouts. A typical smartphone in 2020 Proud Members of has more computing power than a Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba 1970s-era mainframe. for over 23 years Diversity In the 1970s, engineering and geoscience were male-dominated professions. There were some women, but they were curiosities. In most offices, women were administrative staff and men were the professionals. There were, however, some exceptions where a firm’s accountant could be a man and draughtsmen could be women. However, typists, receptionists, and office managers were almost always women. As more women began studying engineering and geoscience in the 1980s, more began practising as professionals, and the existence of engineers and geoscientists who are women is now considered unremarkable. The process was not without bumps. I remember one young woman geoscientist telling me that when she reported to work for a new position, she was immediately met Offices in Winnipeg and by the office manager who put her to towereng.ca click HERE to return to table of contents 21 KP Retrospective… A nostalgic trip down the publication’s memory lane

By. C. Cousin, P.Eng.

As Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba children of members appeared as well. were regular topics, as was the rise of celebrates 100 years of engineering as Active participation in Association events the consulting engineering section, a formalised profession during 2020, by the membership was evident, with which was discouraged from competing it’s a great time to look back at the long over 20 percent attending the Annual price-wise on engineering services. The and evolving history of the Association’s General Meeting (AGM) in 1959. There was 1969 editions included rants about the communications with our membership. an active Engineers’ Wives Association, “radicals” overtaking the university and A continuous, regular publication reporting 147 members in 1956 when the supposed declining state of morality was established with first issue of The the total professional membership of the and standards of values. Manitoba Professional Engineer in 1956, Association was the highest ever at 677 with over 300 issues published to date. members, and invitations and reports from 1970s The full archived collection is available events held by the wives were included. The Association’s various committees through the Association’s website at This group surprised me by remaining were active throughout the 1970s, http://www.enggeomb.ca/Keystone. active into the mid-1990s. The decade including the Career Guidance html. I encourage all members to take ended with a focus in the November 1959 Counselling Committee and the a look back, whether for nostalgia issue on the increase in annual fees from Committee on Safety in Engineering or out of curiosity. To provide this $5 to $15, implemented to enable the Practice, which investigated and reported retrospective, I reviewed many past Association to hire additional staff, expand on engineering failures. Increasing issues and spent far more time reading services provided to members, and regulation of the practice of engineering than I had intended. News and articles increase public outreach to improve the is evident, with the Discipline By-Law of celebration, challenge and frustration, image of engineering. established in 1970, and the Labour technical advancement, and evolving Relations Act coming into force in approaches to business, all reflect the 1960s 1973, which defined a Professional social atmosphere of the time; both the The early 1960s were a great time for Employee. Articles addressed the duty changes and constants within society and engineering in Manitoba, and along of practitioners to uphold professional our profession are evident in the evolving with the usual meeting notes and integrity and promoted more use of the look and content of these publications. committee reports, The Manitoba P.Eng. designation, along with regulation Professional Engineer provided feature of the corporate practice of engineering, 1950s articles on major engineering projects, competing goals of the Association Today’s reader will find a striking number including: the development of suburbs to support engineers and protect the of similarities between The Manitoba and industrial parks, the new Winnipeg public, and the Professional Engineer, published in Airport terminal, construction of the Red importance of the 1950s, and what appears in our River Floodway, Grand Rapids Generating self-regulation of publication today. The newsletter Station, and the new Direct Distance our profession. typically had reports from the President Dialing telephone system. In October and Registrar, a feature titled “Meet The latter half of this decade revealed 1976, the your Councillors” following elections, the social unease of the Vietnam War era, publication and writeups on events including the with shifts in society reflected in the focus took on a annual golf tournament and formal of the Association and content of the new look as dinner and dance, then known as the publication. More active debate occurred The Bulletin, Fall Frolic. New members, members- in editorials, including the purpose of which carried in-training, and company registrations the Association and what it should be through to were listed, and with a much smaller doing for members. The rise of unions the end membership, birth announcements for and discussions of collective bargaining of 1985.

22 THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL CENTENNIAL ISSUE The cover of The Bulletin was selected following a competition. This look continued through February 1983, when Academics were also celebrated throughout 1986-1989, and I learned that photographs began appearing on the U of M Professor Don Shields had a $20,000 research project to study front cover. Although the look changed, methods of blowing up icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland to protect much of the familiar content remained. oil drilling platforms. Technically he referred to it as “fragmentation” but now I want to seek out the research paper to find the results of this study! 1980-1985 Perusing the 1980s’ editions was very interesting and made an engineering failure. Other projects number of women in our profession me think of the featured included: northern hydro included encouragement in math and saying, “the more transmission lines, parking structure sciences in schools, direct outreach to things change, the failures, Place and its iconic high school students, and presenting a more they stay the revolving restaurant, and a history of the more visible and positive public image same”. Each year’s Pinawa Dam. of our profession. If this sounds too October issue was Throughout 1987, The Manitoba familiar to anyone involved with the focused on the Professional Engineer celebrated the current 30 by 30 initiatives, yes, this did Annual General Centennial of engineering as a profession appear in April 1991. Meeting (AGM), in Canada with a salute to exceptional 1995 was the 75th Anniversary of as it is today, Canadian engineering feats. A one- the Association, and The Manitoba and typical time award was given out that year as Professional Engineer celebrated with a content included the Centennial Achievement Award to series of articles showcasing engineering editorials, the message from the President, the Manitoba Flood Protection System, highlights and events of the first 75 years. listings of new members, committee and consisting of all flood protection In February 1995, Association President area reports, coming event notices, and components including the Red River D.G. Osman wrote an article on “The Need member profiles. Feature articles from this Floodway, Seine River Diversion, Fairford for 20-20 Vision”, addressing the question decade and the focus of the Association Control Works, Shellmouth Dam, dyking of what engineering would be like in feel recent, as much of the debates, which systems, flood forecasting and response. 25 years. Some predictions were on target did not result in changes at the time, put This was described as a project that “. . . while others were not, but his entreaty to into motion changes that would happen continues to exemplify the Association’s practitioners remains relevant: “. . . today’s years later. Hotly debated topics included mandate to protect the public in the field professional engineers must look beyond the merits of mandatory continuing of engineering”. their day-to-day activities, prepare for the education requirements and continuing If you ever need a reminder of the future of engineering, and continue to competency for members, and allowance importance of the work done by engineers for another class of members (engineering in our society this is where to find it! technologists, now potentially eligible for Eng.L. registration). The October 1983 1990s issue has a fun article looking at what The same format and content continued the author predicted for the future with into the 1990s, including the typical a mock edition from 2010. The predicted President’s message, Council notes, prevalence of robots in our lives didn’t committee and area news reports, and quite come to pass in the way envisioned! in-depth feature articles. The format of the publication was made easier to read 1986-1989 and included more photographs and use In 1986, the publication returned to of text boxes for a more modern look. its original moniker of The Manitoba Changes in our society continue to be Professional Engineer, with a fresher reflected in the publication, including a look and an editorial emphasis on focus on sustainable development and taking a more global outlook on the what was called the “Greening of the profession. This wider outlook included Profession” (October 1990). A focus on regular reports on the activities of other women in engineering emerged, with Canadian engineering associations as regular articles from the APEM Women well as other countries. There were some in Engineering Advisory Committee exceptionally good issues in these years, following a series of six cross-Canada with technical feature articles including forum events by the Canadian “Engineering Under Pressure” (December Committee of Women in Engineering 1986) about the Challenger disaster as in 1991. Ideas put forth to increase the click HERE to return to table of contents 23 The name has geographical (of the Provincial Engineering and Geoscience “The Keystone Province”), engineering Week (PEGW) activities. (the keystone being the stone at the apex of an arch, the design element 2010-2019 upon which that whole civil structure The Spring 2010 issue was a special depends), geoscientific (of stone), and 90th Anniversary celebration edition, professional symbolism. That name and the Heritage Committee provided packs a punch! Perhaps it is unsurprising a feature on “How the Association Got that Mr. Larsen and Dr. Stimpson were Started”, along with a timeline of major both geological engineers, each having milestones in Manitoba engineering. The a foot in both worlds. publication still serves to communicate In any event, the last issue of important information to the membership, The Manitoba Professional Engineer including the mandatory ProDev program was published in February 1999. The introduced in 2011, and the introduction of first issue of The Keystone Professional digital signatures. be the leaders in society.” See page 34 was published in June 1999. The look Our Spring 2012 issue would be our for a response on “The Need for 20-20 of the publication was updated, with first issue published by Craig Kelman and Vision” predictions. one accent colour used in each issue. Associates, our current publisher. This National Engineering Week activities Advertising appeared, while detailed partnership enabled us to provide an even were celebrated, and the Spaghetti committee reports fell by the wayside. more professional-looking publication, Bridge Competition was established as a Ron Britton became a familiar name while freeing up Association staff to work centerpiece of this in 1995. Traditions are to regular readers of this publication. His on other priorities. strong in our Association! series of articles covering “Thoughts on While much has changed in both society Design” started appearing in 2001 with and the practice of engineering and 1999-2009 the “Engineering Philosophy 101” series geoscience since 1956, the continuity of the Once the Engineering and Geoscientific following in 2006. Association’s publications and constancy in Professions Act passed in the Manitoba A new look emerged again in March key content clearly demonstrate that we are legislature in June 1998 and the 2007, with a more modern appearance and a profession deeply rooted and steeped in Association began administering the full colour. Prior to this time, articles and tradition, while continually trying to evolve professional registration of geoscientists photos were sent separately to an outside and grow. Understanding where we’ve as well as engineers, changing its name to provider who would lay out the articles been will help build on the past as we move the Association of Professional Engineers and send the document to a commercial into our future. and Geoscientists of Manitoba, the title printer. In 2007, with the addition of an of Manitoba Professional Engineer for our Association staff member with publishing publication would no longer do. A new capabilities, The Keystone Professional was name was indeed needed. Suggestions designed and laid out in-house. were sought from the membership. As This look has remained very similar it turned out, two members – Harold through to today, with the publication Larsen, P.Eng. and Brian Stimpson, P.Eng. continuing to provide updates on the – suggested the name “Keystone”, finally activities of the Association, Council, adopted as The Keystone Professional by member chapters, and celebration of then-Executive Director and Registrar, special events including the Ingenium Dave Ennis, P.Eng. Conference, AGM, Awards Gala, and

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THE ONE Geoscientists KEYST Manitoba A fun fact for me was that Ron Blicq began offering the course “Technically- PROFESSIONALWINTER 2019 Write!” in 1970, and by 1974 had presented this to over 200 engineers, technologists, and technical managers across Canada. The Association offered a 10% discount for members signing up for this in 1974.

I remember taking this same course around 2002, when he was co-presenting with Lisa Moretto. Ms. Moretto, with RGI Learning, still

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24 THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL CENTENNIAL ISSUE From our History 1921 1922 The fees as outlined by the Association in 1921 for consulting engineers were for $50 per In 1922, the day for six hours of chargeable work for general consultation and reports, plus all out of Association pocket expenses and cost of any assistants and overhead equal to 100% of the assistant’s published a costs. The direct engineers cost of $50 per day works out to be equal to $602 per day in booklet listing 2020 dollars, or roughly $100 per billable hour. the various reference books and which 1937 1940 library each 1st Honorary Degree: John G. Even in 1940, 20 years after the formation of was held at. Sullivan was bestowed a L.L.D. provincial associations regulating the practice from the University of Manitoba of engineering, it is still acceptable to be in 1937, the first member of the a member of The Engineering Institute of Association so honoured by the Canada and not a provincial association and University. to be considered an engineer.

1947 By 1947, the Dominion Council started to begin efforts to establish a uniform standard of two years of relevant experience for admission across the country which the Manitoba Association was already compliant with. By 1950 a new “Engineer-in-Training” by-law was adopted by council that allowed any person qualified for registration with respect to educational requirements but who did not yet have the necessary experience, to be enrolled as an Engineer-in-Training provided they were engaged in a line of work necessary to gain the required experience. 1950s 1989 In the 1950s, on a case-by-case The Association’s 70th year began days after the December 6, 1989 Ecole basis, the Association still allowed Polytechnique massacre in . It shook the Canadian engineering profession for the registration of older and serves as a reminder of one of the important reasons for championing the individuals in positions of authority participation of women in engineering. with many years of experience, but who did not have a formal engineering education. This was permitted within the Engineering 1990s Act under the grandfathering One of the intended modifications when the initiative to change the Act started in the clause. After 30 years, the early 1990s was to have the authority regulate corporate practice. There had been internal Association phased out its use. discussions and proposals to recognize and provide regulation of ‘group’ practice in the After 34 years of operation by 1970s, but they were turned down in membership votes at annual meetings. 1954, it was estimated at the time already had a requirement for a Certificate of Authorization and Alberta had a Permit that the Association’s membership to Practice – both effectively meant that an entity offering and providing engineering of 555 represented only 25% of services by persons employed in the entity was required by the act to be registered with, the practicing engineers in the and be accountable to, the Association. Manitoba opted for the Certificate of Authorization province. Recruitment efforts were and, at the insistence of the Provincial Government, required that the certificate holder also intensified during the second half carry professional liability insurance. That insistence did not apply to sole practitioners. By of the 1950’s. the end of 2019, there were 987 holders of a Manitoba Certificate of Authorization.

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1881 Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) development begins. 1891 Winnipeg Transit System Electrification of Winnipeg Transit System St Andrews Lock and Dam 1900 The dam has operated for more than 100 years helping to regulate the Minnedosa River Plant summer water levels of the Red River through the City of Winnipeg to aid First hydroelectric generating station is established in Manitoba. navigation over Lister Rapids. The adjacent lock allows river traffic to operate between Winnipeg and points downstream, while the incorporated bridge 1903 provides a link for road traffic across the river. It had a profound effect on the Winnipeg Union Bank Tower City of Winnipeg in the early part of the last century by enabling river traffic gets its first skyscraper. to be loaded in Winnipeg rather than Selkirk and effectively enabled the City 1907 of Winnipeg to grow into a supply hub for Northern Manitoba, a role that Winnipeg James Avenue Pumping Station & High-Pressure Fire Fighting System formerly belonged to Selkirk. Announced by the City Council in 1904 after a major downtown and numerous protests The dam is a Caméré design from a prototype on the Seine River in France. by insurance underwriters, the high-pressure water system for fighting fires opens. This engineering system is comprised of three elements; a dam, a lock, and a bridge. The lock was completed 1910, the bridge in 1913, and a bascule lift 1907 was added later to accommodate tall ships. The fixed structure of the bridge Winnipeg Telephone System is comprised of a combination of concrete/stonework piers and steel trusses. The first telephone exchange, Garry Telephone Exchange Building, The design included frames from the piers which contained curtains of wooden is erected by Manitoba Government Telephones. laths that could be rolled up and down. It is the only structure of its kind in 1910 North America and one of only four of its kind in the world. At 240 metres long, St. Andrews Lock and Dam it is also the largest dam of this type ever built. In 1990 it was designated as a A prototype of a dam on the Seine River in France, the Lock is completed in 1910 national historical site due to the uniqueness of its engineering design. having a profound impact on the city’s growth as a supply hub to Northern Manitoba. 1911 Pointe du Bois First hydroelectric generating station on the is built by the City. 1913 Transcona Canadian National Railway Shops Transcona Canadian National Railway Shops opens. 1913 Manitoba Rolling Mills Manitoba Rolling Mills in Selkirk (Steel town) 1913 Transcona Parrish & Heinbecker (P&H) grain elevator Transcona Parrish and Heinbecker (P&H) grain elevator foundation failure and restoration. 1913 Electric Street Cars Electric street cars are introduced to St. Vital. Aqueduct 1915 The Shoal Lake aqueduct was a significant development of a scale indicative Shoal Lake to Winnipeg Aqueduct of the confidence of Winnipeggers in the first decade of the last century. Construction of the 135-km-long Shoal Lake Aqueduct begins. It continues to operate today as the main source of water for the City of 1916-1920 Winnipeg for more than 100 years. Copper-Zinc mining The aqueduct is 155 kilometres long and delivers water from the Shoal Mandy Mine is the initial producer. Lake/Lake of the Woods watersheds to reservoirs in and around the City of Winnipeg. The elevation of the intake is approximately 90 m higher than 1918 Winnipeg (at McPhillips Reservoir) and is the driving force to move the water Flin Flon 1st productive copper mine by to the Winnipeg area. The aqueduct was built between 1914 and 1919 of Mandy Mining Co. Schist Lake concrete with a dish shaped floor and a parabolic-shell unreinforced-arch. A claim for a site 2 miles from the northwest arm of Schist Lake, 3.5 miles SE of present-day Our picture shows W.G. Chace, chief engineer for the Greater Winnipeg Water Flin Flon, is registered. District, standing in the aqueduct under construction. Mr. Chace would later become president of APEM in 1928. What is truly amazing is that as a result of system enhancements and as a result of reduced per captia water consumption rates, the aqueduct water supply will continue to serve Winnipeg for years to come and will eliminate or defer the need for future capital expansion projects. ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS 2020 – Jitendra Paliwal 1975 – D.R. Grimes 1920 Provisional Council 2019 – Ruth Eden 1974 – G.A. DePauw 2018 – Jonathan Epp 1973 – C.R. McBain 2017 – Lindsay Melvin 1972 – S. Barkwell 2016 – Lesley McFarlane 1971 – R. Hood 2015 – Howard Procyshyn 1970 – J.D. Adam 2014 – Marcia Friesen 1969 – L.W. Blackman 2013 – Dawn Nedohin-Macek 1968 – F.M. Fowler 2012 – Adam Pawlikewich 1967 – R.C. Sommerville 2011 – Bill Girling 1966 – R.T. Harland 2010 – J.C. Woods 1965 – S.J. Borgford 2009 – D.J. Himbeault 1964 – B. Chappell 2008 – M.T. Corkery 1963 – T.E. Weber 2007 – R.L. Taylor 1962 – R.E. Chant 2006 – D.S. Jayas 1961 – C.S. Landon 2005 – A.D. Silk 1960 – W.L. Wardrop 2004 – A.H. Permut 1959 – W.L. Wardrop 2003 – L.R. Ferchoff 1958 – L.A. Bateman 2002 – M.A. Barakat 1957 – N.S. Bubbis 2001 – A.J. Pollard 1956 – J. Hoogstraten 2000 – J.R. Hosang 1955 – J. Hoogstraten 1999 – M.G. Britton 1954 – G.B. Williams 1998 – P. Washchyshyn 1953 – J.L. Charles 1997 – J.M. Symonds 1952 – C.L. Fisher 1996 – C.L. Stewart 1951 – W.D. Hurst 1995 – D.G. Osman 1950 – W.D. Hurst 1994 – D.G. Chapman 1949 – T.E. Storey 1993 – C.E. Anderson 1948 – B.A. Johnston 1992 – N.P. Feschuk 1947 – B.A. Johnston 1991 – Wm. M.A. McDonald 1946 – J.W. Battershill 1990 – K.A. Buhr 1945 – G.E. Cole 1989 – G.E. Laliberte 1944 – H.S. Rimmington 1988 – W.D. Christie 1943 – H.S. Rimmington 1987 – E.A. Speers 1942 – C.V. Antenbring 1986 – E.W.J. Clarke 1941 – G.E. Cole 1985 – R.A. Kane 1940 – F.S. Adamson 1984 – R.R. Foster 1939 – W. Youngman 1983 – D.E. Cross 1938 – P. Burke-Gaffney 1982 – K.M. Jardine 1937 – E.V. Caton 1981 – R.C. Isaak 1936 – A.L. Cavanagh 1980 – W. Saltzberg 1935 – J.N. Finlayson 1979 – R.A. Johnson 1934 – H.M. White 1978 – A.W. Gilliland 1933 – J.W. Sanger 1977 – E.F. Glass 1932 – J.W. Sanger 1976 – C.R. Bouskill 1931 – R.W. McKinnon 1930 – C.H. Attwood 1929 – C.H. Attwood 1928 – W.G. Chace 1927 – Wm. Aldridge 1926 – D.L. McLean 1925 – C.H. Fox 1924 – A.J. Taunton 1923 – A.A. Young 1922 – D.A. Ross 1921 – M.A. Lyons 1920 – M.A. Lyons Past Presidents and their wives at the 1970 Wine and Roses Ball. Back Row - Left to Right: Mr. and Mrs. Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Antenbring, Mr. and Mrs. Fowler, M.A. Lyons Mr. and Mrs. Sommerville, Mr. and Mrs. Blackman, Prof. and Mrs. Chant, Mr. and Mrs. Borgford. First President Front Row - Left to Right: Mr. and Mrs. Bateman, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Youngman, Mr. and Mrs. Storey, Mr. and Mrs. Hurst, Mr. and Mrs. Wardrop. 100 year timeline

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1920 1930-1933 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2011 2020 An Act respecting the Engineering Profession Bus Manufacturing British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Red River Valley Flood Manitoba Flood Protection System Practice and Ethics Committee Winnipeg to Minneapolis Transmission Line River Walk Power System Management Technology James A Richardson Airport Terminal Pakistan Members Chapter The Engineering Profession Act was created and the Association Begins with Western Auto and Truck Body Ltd. (MCI - 1930) and Infrastructure and building construction at Manitoba, and particularly the City of Winnipeg, experiences severe Government of Manitoba launches a comprehensive engineering The beginnings and operation 500kV Transmission Line completed. I.D. Engineering, Dillon Manitoba HVDC Research Centre begins commercialization of the First airport terminal in Canada to be LEED-Certified. Pakistan Members Chapter starts. established to regulate the profession of engineering in Manitoba. Fort Garry Motor Body and Paint Works Ltd. (New Flyer - 1933). several sites across Canada. flooding, later known as “Black Friday”. project to protect its inhabitants. of the Practice and Ethics Engineering, and KGS Group Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS®). 1980 2011 2020 Committee, which evolved into were involved in various 1921 1938 1941 1950 1960 Office Move 2002 Filipino Members Chapter Nigeria Members Chapter the Investigation Committee aspects of the walkway over Manitoba rural Flin Flon above-ground Water and Sewerage System Nickel discovery U of M sets a record Bio Medical Engineering starts Friday, September 12, 1980, the Association moves it’s offices Golden Boy Filipino Members Chapter starts. Nigeria Members Chapter starts. in 1992. the years. electrification Flin Flon becomes the only city in the world to locate its water and Prospector Austin McVeigh discovers nickel in an outcrop Record number of engineering students graduate from Local development of the first modular system of lower into the York Centre, 640 - 175 Hargrave. Restoration completed by Dillon Engineering 2012 2020 Manitoba rural sewage lines above ground due to its near-impenetrable bedrock in at . University of Manitoba. extremity prosthetics. 1972 1981 2003 Ingenium beginnings Centennial Celebrations electrification starts in some parts of town. High Voltage Direct Current 1990’s 1949 1951 1961 Canadarm SCISAT Association holds it first Ingenium Conference. Association celebrates 100 Years! the towns of Carman, (HVDC) Inland grain terminals construction 1939 Killberry Industries Virden Area Oil Discovery Black Brant Rocket Wardrop Engineering Magellan Aerospace (formerly Minnedosa, Morden, Manitoba Hydro commissions FWS Group apply slip-form technique for construction. 2012 World War II Agricultural machinery manufacturing begins Daly Field marks the beginning of Manitoba’s Oil Boom. Canadian-designed sounding rocket built by Bristol Aerospace contributes to the design of Bristol Aerospace) launch small Roland, and Virden. Bipole I, the first HVdc Southwest Transitway Manitoba engineers join effort for World War II. (MacDon Industries Ltd.) in Winnipeg, Manitoba is used in Canada’s Eclipse Mission and components of the Canadarm 1993 science satellite buses. 1953 transmission line from the First phase commences operation. becomes the rocket of choice by NASA and others. device that is deployed. Thompson Chapter Virden Radisson Converter Station near Thompson Chapter begins, later renamed the Northern Manitoba 2013 Virden discovery of Roselea Oil Field. 1962 Gillam to the Dorsey Converter 1921 Chapter in May 2018. Chinese Members Chapter Grosvenor House Station, just west of Winnipeg. 2003 The Association adopts 1954 Chinese Members Chapter starts. Grosvenor House early pre-cast concrete building construction 1993 Hybrid Bus Deployment its first Code of Ethics Tantalum-Lithium-Cesium Mine in Manitoba. Westman Chapter New Flyer Industries develops 2013 The Code of Ethics initially First opened at Bernic Lake. 1972 1981 “Created to focus on the practice of engineering and geoscience by and deploys hybrid buses for NeuroBlate System adopted November 1, 1921, 1963 Shellmouth Dam Minnedosa Ethanol Plant members living and/or working within the Westman region.” local transit. Health Canada approves NeuroBlate System for commercialization. revised April 6, 1935, 1956 Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. Construction on the Lake of Thompson Nickel Mining Minnedosa Ethanol Plant comes on stream to produce 10 million and September 23, 1959, (AECL) nuclear research the Prairies, located 19 km 1995 2013 John Thompson discovers nickel with leads to the Inco Ltd. litres of ethanol annually. subsequently rewritten and Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. north of Russell is completed. End of the ‘Crow Rate’ 2003 Reed Lake Mine developments, hydroelectric development at Kelsey on the Nelson adopted February 28, 1968, (AECL) nuclear research started The earth-filled structure 1983 Spurs revitalization of the Esplanade Riel Bridge Copper mining starts at Reed Lake Mine. River, and the building of the City of Thompson. revised April 13, 1992, in Pinawa. with a concrete spillway Office Move grain storage, handling, and Named in honour of , the side-spar cable-stayed bridge, 2014 May 9, 2000, and 1956 provides flood protection and Association office relocates to the transportation systems in designed by Architects Guy Préfontaine, Étienne Gaboury, and Diamond discovery October 19, 2018. First Association Office low-flow augmentation to Royal Trust Building, 530 - 333 St. Mary Avenue. Western Canada. Colin Douglas Stewart, P.Eng. of Wardrop Engineering, opens. 1965 Diamonds are discovered for the first time in Manitoba The Association begins renting office space at 418 - 265 Portage Ave. downstream areas including Grand Rapids Hydroelectric Generating Station 1989 2004 near Knee Lake and Oxford House. (Avenue Building). Brandon, , First of four large Kaplan turbines begins operation. Airstrip for British 1996 Association’s role further defined and Winnipeg. 2015 1923 1958 Antarctic Survey Office Move Inclusion of “the purposes of the association are to...advocate 1965 Association gets a new name Hydroelectric expansion Brandon Coal Generating Station I.D. Group Inc. (since taken Association office moves to 850A Pembina Highway. where the public interest is at risk” in the Engineering and Agriculture manufacturing in the province expands Association adopts the working name Engineers Geoscientists on the Winnipeg River Manitoba Hydro first commissions the site to burn lignite coal from 1975 over by Stantec) designs and Geoscientific Professions Act. Versatile becomes the first in North America to mass produce 1995 Manitoba and updates logo. Built by Winnipeg Electric . Replacement natural gas units were installed in Salary Guidelines developed monitors the construction articulated four-wheel drive tractors. Churchill Transmission Line 2005 Railway Company, the 2002 and the last coal was burned in 2018. The development of Salary of an airstrip for the British This transmission line from Winnipeg expansion 2016 hydroelectric expansion on 1966 Guidelines, to assist employers to Antarctic Survey at Rothera in Gillam to Churchill allows the Construction begins on all works required to provide protection to Indian Members Chapter the Winnipeg River starts Hydroelectric expansion on establish equitable salaries when the Antarctic. retirement of large-diesel the City of Winnipeg from a 1 in 700 year flood. India Members Chapter starts. with Great Falls. Lower Nelson River hiring Professional Engineers, generators in the town of Hydroelectric expansion begins and to assist engineering 2007 2016 Churchill, reducing power costs with Kettle Rapids followed by graduates to know what level University of Manitoba Faculty of Engineering Public Awareness Campaign of salaries to expect when and increasing supply. First Association major public awareness campaign is launched. 1924 Long Spruce and Limestone. Faculty of Engineering celebrates 100 years and the opening of the seeking employment. Winnipeg Amy Street Steam Plant new APEGM Design Studio, “Room 229” in the Engineering and 2017 City Hydro’s Amy Street Steam Plant goes into operation, 1976 1997 Information Technology Complex at the University of Manitoba. Arab Members Chapter 1997 Flood providing electricity and steam heat to downtown 1967 Churchill River Diversion & 2007 Arab Members Chapter starts. 1997 Flood results in improved forecasting and operation modelling. Winnipeg buildings through a network of Admissions Review Board Lake Winnipeg Regulation Lalor Mine 2018 underground pipes. The establishment of an Admissions Review Board as a result of The Churchill River Diversion 1998 Discovery of gold and zinc is made in the Snow Lake area. Bipole III Transmission Line a recommendation to Council by the Board of Examiners, which is commissioned to increase the Taylor ‘Smart’ Bridge, 1925 2008 Bipole III Transmission Line is commissioned. evolved into the Experience Review Committee in 1994. water flow to Manitoba Hydro’s Headingley Pine Falls Pulp & Paper Manitoba Hydro large generating stations on the The two-lane, 165-metre-long 2018 Lumber merchant John D. McArthur forms 1967 Downtown Office Tower lower Nelson River. Taylor Bridge in Headingley Indigenous Members Chapter the Manitoba Pulp and Paper Company. Office Move The city sees its first “green” Indigenous Members Chapter starts. 1978 opens and advanced structural 1926 Association office moves to 710 - 177 Lombard, a shared office space high-rise building. Bipole II Transmission Line health monitoring systems 2018 San Antonio Gold Mine with the Association of Architects in the Chamber of Commerce Building. Bipole II Transmission Line are introduced. Association expansion Entrepreneur J.D. Perrin develops a mine 1968 is commissioned. 2008 Office space expands to the second floor at at Rice Lake near Bissett. Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall Office Move the 870 Pembina Highway location. Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall opens. Association office moves next door to 870 Pembina Highway. 1927-1931 1998 2019 Hudson Bay Railway Line, 1968 Geoscientific profession 2008 Freedom Road Hudson Bay Railway Line is completed and Winnipeg Red River Floodway Geoscientists join the Association. Canadian Museum for Human Rights Freedom Road is completed, giving access to Port of Churchill opens. Winnipeg Red River Floodway Canadian Museum for Human Rights construction begins, 1999 Shoal Lake 40 First Nation. is completed. with a grand opening in 2014. The Keystone Professional 2019 First Keystone Professional magazine was released. Ethio-Eritrean Members Chapter Ethio-Eritrean Members Chapter starts. click HERE to return to table of contents 1945 In 1945, the Association celebrated its 25th anniversary. In commemoration it published an anniversary book which highlighted and documented the history of the Association over the first 25 years. The main components of the book include the history of the founding of the Association, the 25 years of history after its creation, the engineering act and by-laws, and a listing of every engineer ever registered.

1930s 1966 1990 In the 1930s during the Great At its meeting on July 20, In 1990, the ‘Engineering Building’ at the University of Depression, the Association created a 1966, Council adopted the Manitoba was comprised of three buildings; one of joint Unemployment Committee with purpose of the Association that was built in the 1910s, the next in the late 1940s, the local The Engineering Institute of to protect of the public by and the third in the late 1960s. Not surprisingly, by the Canada branch with the objective to ensuring that the practice mid-1990s the needs of the Faculty had outgrown investigate the number of engineers of professional engineering its facilities and a Facility Redevelopment Study by a currently unemployed and to explore in Manitoba is carried out prominent Winnipeg architectural firm was received various methods of assisting members only by competent and in 1997. One of the challenges of redevelopment was who had become destitute. ethical practitioners. that, while the buildings were connected, the floors of the 1940s building were a half-story different than the other two, and with the need for wheelchair 1941 accessibility, it became apparent that the most In 1941, the Engineer’s Wives Club consisted of 130 members who met once economical solution was to demolish the building per week. In order to help support those impacted by the war, the Club and construct a new one. With that, there became a began sewing various articles of clothing and blankets. In all, there were space in the new building intended for students to approximately 50 members working hard at sewing and they turned over to take their courses on design. Naturally, the Association the Refugee Department of the Red Cross; 11 afghans, 60 sweaters, was supportive of the whole redevelopment and it 136 pairs of pyjamas for four-year olds, three quilts, and 550 yards of committed to a donation of $350,000. In the process, flannelette was purchased. All of this was self-financed by members, and if assured that the room, sentimentally numbered Room required they would hold teas to help raise funds. 229 from the previous building, would be named the “APEGM Design Studio”. The Association's funding commitment also spawned a charitable foundation 1948 – the APEGM Foundation Inc., which continues to solicit donations and fund initiatives intended to raise In 1948, the Association begins to allow the use of rubber stamps with ink awareness in students of the importance of seeking to seal drawings after receiving an opinion from their legal counsel that it is registration after graduation. considered legal to use. Prior to this only embossed seals where permitted.

1970 In May 1970, 350 members attended a special meeting to discuss Manitoba Hydro’s plans to divert the Churchill River into the Nelson River and regulate Lake Winnipeg as part of the planned Nelson River Power Development.

1981 In 1981, there were 14 committees plus the Board of Examiners, The Admissions Review Board and Council. Of these, the Bulletin Committee and the Sports Committee were considered to be the most fun.

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t was the 75th anniversary of the engineering, biosystems engineering, but have not achieved the complete Association in 1995 and many on nanotechnology and software zero-pollution level that was anticipated. Council were making some interesting engineering. These are certainly an While near zero-pollution vehicles are predictions for 2020. I will take expansion on the traditional mechanical, available, they have yet to massively Ia brief look back at some of those electrical, and civil engineering roles that penetrate the Manitoba market. And predictions and see how close today’s for so long formed the foundation of the while the predicted magnetic propulsion society meets with their expectations engineering profession. trains exist in Europe, we are lagging a from 25 years ago. One prediction said Another prediction coming from bit behind the mark here. We are also engineers will have to be “equipped Council highlighted some of the seeing higher use of energy-efficient and appropriately skilled to address the anticipated growth in the transportation methods, such as geothermal heating. needs of society”. I think, through the sector. Here we have seen incredible When it comes to materials, they are expansion of engineering disciplines advances in the logistics sector associated not as foreign as what was imagined and diversity, we are strongly moving with the high-volume movement 25 years ago. While councilors anticipated towards this direction. Today we see of goods, i.e., Amazon’s distribution that Kevlar would be as commonplace a pronounced surge in the variety of networks. However, we are more likely as rayon, it still has a little catching up to engineering disciplines available. In the to see drone package drop-offs than the do to match its counterpart carbon. past 25 years we have added specialties predicted pneumatic tube systems. Our Our vehicles may not have dropped in such as communications infrastructure vehicles have become more efficient weight by half, but Council was dead on the mark in regard to GPS systems and real-time updating of information which help us to minimize travel time, accommodate road construction, avoid traffic accidents or congestion, and even provide updates about the weather. Certainly, the last 25 years have brought many advances and adaptations to the roles that engineers and geoscientists play in society. I can only anticipate the wonderful work that will come in the next 25 years as we continue to push forward while reflecting on the proud history of our profession.

34 THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL CENTENNIAL ISSUE Sporting through the Years

1935 1949 In June 1935, then Secretary, C.S. Landon, In 1949, there was some brief discussion about asked one of the first registered members, discontinuing the annual golf tournament due to Mr. McColl, to put on a golf tournament at dwindling attendance. However, the president pointed out an early date. that we were duty bound to not let the custom become obsolete for the good and sufficient reason that they had a nice new trophy, which had been donated by the late J.G. Sullivan.

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1965 THE LANDON CUP: At a meeting held on July 7, 1965, Council acceded to a request received from the Sports Committee, asking Council to provide a trophy for competition at the Annual Spring Golf Tournament, to be known as the Landon Cup. The trophy was established at this time in honour of Dr. Landon's 80th birthday which fell in 1965, and in recognition of his many years of faithful service to the Association. Dr. Landon was Registrar of the Association from 1934 until 1960, and was President in 1961. The Landon Cup was used as part of the annual spring golf tournament until 2009 as the first-place trophy. 1986

click HERE to return to table of contents 35 A Historic Look at the Women in Engineering By R. Lewis

here’s no denying that the feats are simply bumps in the road on field of engineering has the way to achieving what they set out been a predominantly male to accomplish. One such woman was one. In fact, any study of Judith Weiszmann, who had emigrated professions that take women to Canada from Hungary during the Toutside of what has long been considered country’s political upheaval and the their “traditional role” would uncover the takeover by the communist regime. challenges that women have faced breaking Weiszmann was the first woman with into male-dominated work settings. While the Association to apply to become women have come a long way in advancing an engineer, in 1958. Her application, their careers beyond the stereotypical however, was rejected. While Weiszmann ones to which they have traditionally been had already graduated as an engineer in relegated, there’s still quite a bit of work to Hungary, the change in the university’s be done, particularly when it comes to the name during the country’s time of field of engineering and women’s inclusion turbulence resulted in the university no and advancement within it. longer being recognized in Canada as an Image of Judith Weiszmann from the 1983 Engineers Canada has set a lofty goal of approved institution. Weiszmann’s efforts Bulletin supporting an Association event. 30 by 30; the aim of this initiative is that by to meet the Association’s criteria were the year 2030, at least 30 percent of newly further complicated by the fact that there finally be accepted as a registrant of licensed engineers will be women. were two program streams: a day stream the Association in 1969. and a night stream. Weiszmann had By that time, Weiszmann had A Dive into History attended the night stream, which was fallen to fourth on the list of women While 30 by 30 may seem like an not held in the same esteem as the day registering to practice engineering ambitious goal, there are women within stream. It would take Weiszmann several in Manitoba. But her determination the profession who have set an historical attempts, six qualifying exams, a thesis, in the face of countless challenges, example to illustrate that impossible and another decade before she would while still taking care of her family

36 THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL CENTENNIAL ISSUE Judith Weiszmann Judith Weiszmann's name, listed in the register 1958.

and working full-time alongside her 1959, making history as the first woman women entering the husband, gives not only a glimpse, into to become a registered engineer in the Faculty of Engineering. the challenges that women at that time province. While her path to the profession The first of these women faced, but also insight into Weiszmann’s held fewer challenges than Weiszmann’s, was Edna Russell, who tenacity. For every minute Weiszmann and Kuiper only remained a registered graduated in 1946 from may have lost in achieving her goal professional engineer for 10 years, it the university, yet, for of becoming an engineer sooner, would be remiss to not acknowledge her reasons unknown, did she made up for with an outstanding accomplishment at a time when women not go on to register. 40-plus-year career and her second in the profession were non-existent. Some 14 years later, An image of “first” as the only woman in engineering While other women like Naomie Raz, in 1960, another Edna Russell, the first woman to to have practised for 45 years. Inge Sveinbjornson, and Irene Shumada woman, Wendy Woods, graduate from Several months after Weiszmann’s would later successfully register with entered the Faculty of the engineering initial 1958 registration application, the Association, it was Weiszmann, the Engineering, but sadly faculty’s 1946 class, another woman decided to try her luck woman who, ironically, encountered the never graduated, as on the walls of at registering with the Association. most challenges, would be the only one her life was cut short the engineering building, University Minke Kuiper, who had immigrated to maintain her registration and remain by a tragic car accident. of Manitoba. from Holland in 1950 was successfully active professionally. In 1974, one woman, registered with the Association in While several of the women who Kathleen Kompauer, not only graduated registered with the Association came from the institution and registered with the to Canada looking for a better life, the Association, but also went on to have as University of Manitoba saw its share of illustrious a career as Weiszmann.

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Courtesy of the Winnipeg Free Press, www.dacopiling.com dated May 2, 1959. click HERE to return to table of contents 37 The Stats Of the 15 women who were registered engineers from the period 1959 to 1975, seven of them were Manitobans. Further, the 28-year gap between the first University of Manitoba graduation – Edna Russell’s and Kathleen Kompauer’s – begs the question of why fewer Manitoban women were seeking careers in engineering at that time. One could argue that Europe’s culture was more open and accepting of women looking to advance their careers than perhaps was the case in Canada. But change, of course, This 1960 photo from the Grinding Geers for 100 Years features Wendy Woods, the second woman takes time. While by 1980, only 10 women to graduate from the University of Manitoba, 14 years after the first woman. were actively working in engineering, that number soared to 72 by 1990, a 2.1 percent increase in representation. By 2010, 396 women were practicing engineers, and by 2018, that number had jumped to 712. Not only was the presence of women being felt by the steady increase in numbers with each passing year, but women in engineering were also making their voices heard. In 1996, the Association welcomed its first female president, Catherine Louise Stewart, P.Eng. The Association has since had six additional female presidents steering its Council. When engineers, geoscientists, technologists and The field of engineering is not the only technicians are promoted from within, they have the one that has suffered a tremendous loss with the absence of female representation. technical knowledge to excel, but do they have the The Association’s first female geoscientist leadership skills they need to be successful? registration only happened in 1999.

End Goal Courses Specifically Designed for Engineers and Geoscientists The Association is working diligently towards its goal of equity, diversity, and Managing Projects Managing Conflict inclusion, not just for women, but for all minority groups so that practitioners reflect Listening Skills Oral Presentations the diversity of the population. Here are a Managing Time Ethics and Technology few of the ways in which the Association is working to meet the 30 by 30 goal: Understanding Personality Types Letter and Report Writing • encouraging employers and Meeting Skills Data Privacy and Security stakeholders to look internally and address gendered biases and barriers, Intercultural Communication Discovering Your own Innovation both systemic and individual; • supporting women with mentorship Elements of Critical Thinking Leadership Models and Icons opportunities and awards; • providing guidance toward an education 46 years of experience putting the P in the P.Eng. path in engineering; • making women more visible as role CTEL offers open registration and in-house programs. Call for models to students. The Association has taken on the challenge details 866-744-3032 or see www.rgilearning.com of making this dream a reality with campaigns such as Engineering Changes Lives and the Manitoba 2030 Coalition. a subsidiary Ambitious? Certainly. Challenging? Most definitely. Achievable? Absolutely.

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25 YEARS AND COUNTING FOR Spaghetti Engineering

By Tristen Gitzel, P.Eng., FEC

or those not familiar with what difficult task was finding sponsorship continue to use today. Manitoba Hydro’s the spaghetti bridge competition and prizes. The first year’s prize was instrumentation group put together the entails, the rules are simple, but a 486 IBM-compatible PC donated by current electronic load cell system and difficult in practice. The goal is Mind Computer Products, designed and read out. Fto build a bridge truss out of spaghetti manufactured here in Winnipeg. I’m a and glue that spans 300mm – longer bit jealous of the 45 or so teams that Rocky Starts than a single strand of spaghetti – and attended that year: a state-of-the-art It wasn’t always without difficulties. has maximum dimensions of 400mm x computer for someone who only had to In 2001, anxious onlookers waited for the 150mm x 140mm. It also must weigh less beat out 44 other teams! event to start when technical difficulties than 350 grams. It sounds easy, as anyone Like all great projects, the concept was needed to be solved. It wasn’t certain if can draw a triangle on a piece of paper. conceived, sold, and planned for execution the event would need to be cancelled, However, I can tell you from experience at Polo Park shopping centre, all without as event volunteers scrambled to solve that it is difficult to manufacture properly! proper procedures or equipment in place. the problem. The problem occurred I think most engineers can relate to this The testers (Shane, Glenn, and Don) were during setup with the equipment used problem, which is why I think this event only contacted a few weeks before the to communicate read-outs from the has become so enduring. event and asked to put together a testing load cell to a computer program. While system. The first year didn’t have any fancy organizers tried to fix the problem, they Promoting Engineering technology to test the spaghetti bridges. contemplated their options, including in a Non-Traditional Way Instead, a trapeze system rested on top of how to quickly set things up in the This competition was started in 1995, the bridges, with a pail below. The testers “old-fashioned” manual way to load by a group of professional engineers: added sand to the bucket until the bridge the bridges. Then Joe Begin, P.Eng. of Alan Pollard, Don Spangelo, Glenn broke, then they weighed the pail of sand. the Industrial Technology Centre, the Penner, and Shane Mailey. Why? They The next year, they found and used equipment sponsor/provider, was called to believed it was a great opportunity a testing rig from the University of the rescue bright and early that Saturday to introduce students to science and Manitoba with a hydraulic ram, but the morning. A new computer was taken engineering in a non-traditional way, University's rig had a load cell with too to the scene but, alas, no real progress with added fun to promote the cause. high a minimum load. So, they found an could be made. Finally, as we all know The concept was initially developed electronic load cell from another test lab engineers are diehard problem solvers, by Alan with support from Association and improvised. The following year, and the nagging suspicion that it was a staff. This involved a great deal of Don Spangelo designed a test rig built by power problem, caused organizers to promotion and planning, and the most a local aluminium manufacturer that we find a voltmeter provided by Radio Shack.

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They determined that indeed there Why Spaghetti? translates to 4 million pounds of food for was no power being supplied to one One might ask “why are we using perfectly families in Manitoba in the last decade. component of the system. A new power good food for building competitions?”, David Northcott, previous Executive supply was installed and we were back and that is a fair question. The Association Director at Winnipeg Harvest said in business with the first bridge being has donated thousands of dollars to this best in 2013. “Utilizing pasta to broken at 11:30 a.m. Winnipeg Harvest to offset the loss of construct bridges is a great way to inspire A number of years later, a second edible spaghetti – a total of $207,353 tomorrow’s engineers. By including rig was built based on the original between 2010 and 2020. Because of such a generous donation to Winnipeg design for redundancy and consistency Winnipeg Harvest’s buying power with Harvest, it helps illustrate that building of operation. other suppliers, this financial donation bridges to reduce the number of people

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relying on food banks is important for need to figure out what your passion 25 Years Later… any professional moving forward. There is and pursue it. If you are interested in Fast forward to this year – 2020 – 25 years are more bridges to build as we try to maths or science and how things work, later. The Spaghetti Bridge Competition reduce the number of people using or if want to figure out how to make has grown by leaps and bounds. food banks.” As of 2020, each month things better, then perhaps engineering Expansion has taken place over the last 52,000 Manitobans use food banks, and could give you enjoyment and fulfilment few years from the single day to now more than 44 percent of the clients are as a career. I feel we need to educate five days in a row. With the increased children. As an engineer who did not teachers, and even parents more about interest, four additional days were added come from an affluent family, I am proud our profession. Since the general public, at schools in each quadrant of Winnipeg to help feed families and children who are including teachers, do not typically have in addition to the traditional Saturday at a still looking for their brighter future. a way of interfacing and learning about shopping center where the general public Don Spangelo, one of the original engineering like they do with lawyers/ can participate in the final day and award volunteers who continues to be involved doctors/dentists/accountants, we need to ceremony. Exposure inside the schools today, has some advice for young people. open up better dialogue opportunities to allows the volunteers to have more “Engineering is not for everyone. You inform them.” interaction with students, speaking to why they choose engineering or geoscience, as well as promote the professions as great career options. Student participants can ask questions, get specific feedback on improvements to their designs, and Specializing in other classes that may not have actively • Asphalt Paving/Concrete Paving participated in the competition can join • Site Development their peers in cheering for success. • Sewer & Water Services We are expecting more than 1,000 • Diamond Grinding COR Certified students to participate this year, with Gold Seal Employer no signs of slowing down. Volunteer & Supporter practitioners, students, and teachers all recognize the importance of this event’s impact on Manitoba. If young people don’t understand what engineers do, how can they ever become interested in it as a profession? If we live in a society without engineers, will our future be one that works better? I don’t think it would, and this is why I’ve volunteered my time with the Spaghetti Bridge Competition 777 Erin St. Winnipeg, MB R3G 2W2 | Phone: 204-783-7091 | Fax: 204-786-3106 | www.mapleleafconstruction.ca since 2012. Please join me if you can.

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Welcome New Members O.J. Adebajo D.R.R. Crowley S.H. Hassan Z. Milutinovic J.A. Smith C.E. Agha B. Cui P.E.R. Ho A. Muhammad P.R.R. Soriano R.Z. Ahmar W. Dai L.L. Hynes G.O. Oladapo B. St-Georges S.M. Ali S. Di Palma K.S. Ibrahim D.R. Oliver J.A. Sternbauer M. Amiri S.E. Dickin J.J. Jackson A.O. Omidele K .P. Tan D.J. Anderson R.G. Dollevoet P.L. Jones D.C. Pantazi H. Tao S. Aniscikli H.P. Doornberg J.L. Kalesnikoff E.L. Pare J.P. Tenove M.K. Bauer A.J.T. Douglas K. Kang K.L. Paul S.L. Toth A.H. Bedane Y.M. Duchesne D.D. Kirkwood B. Pelletier L.D. Tran L.D. Behuniak K.T. Duong B.J. Kitt K.W. Pohl J. Trottier R.P. Bewick S.J. Entz M.D. Koverzin G.R. Potter S.L. Tweel I.B. Bolliger S. Esfandiarpour R.W. Kozun K.M. Prabhu J.M. Van Hove T.A. Bui W.D. Fingas G.A. Kulczycki B.B. Preiss J. Villiard U.M. Cancino G.M. Folk P.S. Lammay F. Raeisi Mehdiabadi L.H. Vizcarra Carranza Aguilera M.A. Frayne R.J. Lavich J.W. Rentz Z. Wang D.J. Chekerda M.J. Gauthier S.H. Lerner W.R. Ridgley J.G. Wilkinson W.J. Chen M. Ghaffari Dolama K. Liu M.H. Ritchie D.C. Woodall S.Y. Cheng S. Goel M.D. Lyon B. Rose Z. Zeng D. Chotard C.L. Goodyear T.J. Maes M.S. Saini J.A. Cospito Z.H. Guo M.J. Magnus O.V. Sampson G. Cosset D.M. Hart A.M. McGregor W.J. Saretsky M. Cournoyer D.J. Harwood D.R. Melling C. Sigmen

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Interns M.A.M. Adam P. Bhusal K. Gaurav E. Hajibandeh R. Kaur E. Afsharipour P.S. Chun H.M. Getachew D.M. Hancock D. Kazado J.E. Arellano R.A. De Guzman Y.K. Getahun K.N. Henrie I.H. Kizner G. Asala C.N. Devanarayana A. Ghanbari Mardasi V. Heshmati H.K.K. Konara Mudiyanselage S. Bagheri H.K. Dhillon A. Ghosh A.M.A. Ibrahim M.J. Kroeker S.M. Bahumanyam A.K. Dult B.M. Giesbrecht J.R. Ilnisky O. Kuo A.R. Baker J. Dunn J. Gill M.P. Joshi C.N. Law E.K. Barnson X. Fang K.K. Gill C.R. Kaatz J.H. Lee J.S. Batth W.D. Ferris Z.J. Grossart M.A. Kamal H. Li P. Beiraghdar K.D.J. Froese M. Haddadi H.G. Kassa I.P. Malo H.S.A. Mariolle K.D. Mazur A. Mohammadzadeh K. Nadir T. Ngulube S. Noor V. Oligbo J.S. Osahan D. Patel D.N. Patel R.A. Penner Y. Qi M.R. Reich F. Sagamba M.P. Sansom S.S. Sawhney N.A. Schultz A.S. Sekhon L.P. Semasinghe Z. Shen X. Shi A.B. Shyiak N.I.S. Sidhu G. Singh S.K. Somashekar M.S. Song S. Suryavanshi S.H. Susanto F. Tasnim A. Teodoro B. Tiechenou M.G. Tully M. Umar D.G. Van Deynze M. Wang B.D.R. Whittington J.B. Wroblewski W. Wu M. Yacoub V. Yarova D. Yon Wu E. Zeynali Y. Zhang Y. Zou

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everal years ago, I was lucky enough However, by studying codes of ethics, it approach of engineering and geoscience to receive a copy of the Code of becomes clear that ethical requirements regulation through its first century. In SClosingEthics from Notes 1921; the first ever Code change as we move through time or the 1921 version, there are three groups of Ethics for the Association. There are geographical position. of ‘duties’: “to the state”, “to their client”, likely a few things that will stand out The other element that will jump off the and “to their fellow engineer”. When for those of you who are seeing this page is the exclusive use of the masculine comparing these three categories to document for the first time. pronoun “he”. A hundred years ago, the modern codes of ethics, the group that is The first thing that might strike you is membership was entirely male. However, notably absent is a duty to the public. the notion that there has been any kind hindsight makes it clear that this example When comparing the 1921 version of change to the code of ethics at all. of gender exclusiveness discouraged to the one that was in place from 2000 For those of us that are inherently approximately half of the population from – 2018, there are quite a few canons attracted to deontological morality, becoming members. that have persisted. Sometimes this we might be pre-disposed to the idea There is a third aspect to the first code persistence included nearly identical that ethical requirements are fixed. that speaks to a fundamental shift in the language. However, the 2000 version has an entire section devoted to the “well-being of the public.” This duty also explicitly extends to a duty to protect the environment; a word that is notably absent from the first code. In the 2000 code, this duty to the public is further labelled as being the paramount duty for practitioners. This sense of hierarchy exists still today in the current code. In today’s code, the first canon’s reference to the “safety, health, and welfare of the public and the protection of the environment” is the most important duty for professional engineers and geoscientists in Manitoba. In the contemporary context, there is no shadow of doubt to the notion that Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba exists to protect the public. To that end, we require that practitioners consider the public in all work they do and hold the protection of the public as being more important than satisfying the client or protecting their fellow practitioners. Do you have a copy of a Code of Ethics from before 2000? Or a copy of an engineering/geoscience code of ethics from another country? If so, I’d love to see a copy of that code. As always, I appreciate comments and discussion about standards issues. If you’d like to talk about the above topic or any other area of concern, please do not hesitate to contact me at: [email protected].

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