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Act Change Consultation •● Benevolent Fund and Foundation Donors ●• Investigation and Discipline Update JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS OF BC JULY/AUGUST 2015 2014/2015 Project Highlights Five Facets of Successful Innovation PM40065271 Climate Change: An Issue of Risk Management Smart. Choice. For 38 years, Nilex’s engineered, technically advanced geosynthetic materials have provided customers with choices and alternatives to conventional construction methods for less money. Smart, environmentally conscious solutions used in road building, Mechanically Stabilized Earth walls for grade changes, erosion and sediment control, water management and containment. Nilex. Smart. Choice. nilex.com contents JULY/AUGUST 2015 [VOLUME19 NUMBER 4) features 16 Climate Change: A Risk Management Issue with Professional Implications for Engineers and Geoscientists Glen Parker, P.Eng., Dr. Conor Reynolds, P.Eng., and Dr. Brian Menounos, P.Geo. 20 2014/2015 Project Highlights 42 Five Facets of Successful Innovation Alex Saegert, P.Eng. news 4 President’s Viewpoint – Sustainability in the Face of Climate Change 8 Association Notes – Forging Stronger Ties with Engineering and Geoscience Employers; APEGBC Seeks Clarity on ASTTBC’s Proposed P.Tech. Designation; Council Election and Bylaw Vote; Submitting Motions for the 2015 Annual General Meeting; Event Helps to Move Engineering and Geoscience Job Seekers Closer to Their Career Goals; Updated Professional Development Bylaw to be Put to Member Vote 12 Council Report – June 19, 2015 ON THE COVER: 14 Legislative Amendment Consultation Results The Anvil Centre and Office Tower in New 19 WorkSafeBC Announces Policy Updates Related Westminster is one of Workers Compensation Act Changes the projects showcasing the work of APEGBC 46 APEGBC Foundation and Benevolent Fund Donors members in this issue. departments 6 Newsmakers 7 News 46 OQM Certification 50 Discipline and Enforcement 53 Membership 58 Professional Services 62 Careers 63 APEGBC Professional Development 24 2014/2015 Project Highlights INNOVATION JULY/AUGUST 2015 3 JULY/AUGUST 2015 VOLUME 19 NUMBER 4 v iewpoint Nearly daily, we hear the climate is changing, with dangers for our children and grandchildren. Climate change, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC Suite 200 - 4010 Regent Street, Burnaby, BC Canada V5C 6N2 however, is only a part of a larger challenge that we face–that Tel: 604.430.8035 Fax: 604.430.8085 of sustainability–and it is this issue that I wish to comment E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.apeg.bc.ca Toll free: 1.888.430.8035 on in my viewpoint. In the time it takes you to read this piece, the global 2014/2015 COUNCIL, APEGBC PRESIDENT J.J. Clague, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.) population will grow by 150 persons; we are on track for a VICE PRESIDENT M.C. Wrinch, P.Eng., FEC Sustainability population of eight billion people by 2025. Even with the IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT M.B. Bapty, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.) in the Face stunning technological innovations that allow Earth to COUNCILLORS support a larger population, the continued growth in human C.J. Andrewes, P.Eng.; C.D. Anglin, P.Geo. of Climate D.E. Campbell, P.Eng.; A. Fernandes, CIM, FCSI numbers, with accompanying growth in consumption, pose D.I. Harvey, P.Eng.,Struct.Eng., FEC; H. Hawson, P.Eng., FEC Change serious dangers and challenges for all of us: health; quality D.M. Howes, P.Eng., FEC; H.G. Kelly, P.Eng. K. Laloge, CA; T. Mitha, LLB of life; availability of food, water, and other resources; and C.L. Park, P.Eng.; R.P. Stewart, P.Eng. ecosystem integrity. This is a clarion call for humans to K.V. Tarnai-Lokhorst, P.Eng.; S.Wynn quickly transition to more sustainable behaviour. So what does this have to do with APEGBC? Being an ASSOCIATION STAFF A.J. English, P.Eng. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND REGISTRAR optimist, I see opportunities and responsibilities for our T.M.Y. Chong, P.Eng. CHIEF REGULATORY OFFICER AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR professions as we transition to more sustainable societies. J.Y. Sinclair CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Engineers, for example, will be asked to help create more M.L. Archibald DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Dr. John Clague, J. Cho, CGA DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION P.Geo., FGC, livable and sustainable cities, which is where at least 80% D. Gamble DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SYSTEMS FEC (Hon.) of people will live by the end of the century. Efficiencies in P.R. Mitchell, P.Eng. DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, STANDARDS AND DEVELOPMENT President D. Olychick DIRECTOR, MEMBER SERVICES energy use, the use of recycled and recyclable construction G.M. Pichler, P.Eng. DIRECTOR, REGISTRATION materials, and smart transportation systems, for example, are E. Swartz, LLB DIRECTOR, LEGISLATION, ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE V. Lai, CGA ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION all about engineering. Entirely new branches of engineering J.J.G. Larocque P.Eng., LLB, CD ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE are emerging in response to these needs; mechatronics; M.A. Rigolo P.Eng., ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING ADMISSIONS applications of nanotechnology, and next-generation computers and software come to mind. EDITORIAL BOARD K.C. Chan, P.Eng., CPA; S. Chiu, P.Eng.; Similarly, resource geoscientists will be asked to locate D.E. Falkins, Eng.L.; T. George, P.Eng.; now hard-to-find ore bodies, which are absolutely essential R. Gupta, P.Eng.; C.L. Hall, P.Geo.; for the transition to a sustainable economy, and they will S.K. Hayes, P.Eng.; M.A. Klippenstein, P.Eng.; I. Kokan, P.Eng.; B. Thomson, P.Geo., FEC (Hon.); do this with state-of-the-art technology that we couldn’t M.J. Zieleman, EIT have dreamt of a generation ago. 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An engineer who considers both the technical and aesthetic implications of his work, Babicki has enjoyed close working relationships with leading architects such as Arthur Erickson, Bruno Freschi and Rand Iredale. Babicki has worked on an im- pressive portfolio of architectural structures, including Robson Square, Vancouver Law Courts, JENNIE MOORE UBC Thunderbird Stadium, BA, MA, PhD Museum of Anthropology, the Honourary AIBC member Bogue original Westcoast Transmission Babicki, P.Eng. Building, Jamatkhana Ismaili NEW APPOINTMENT Mosque, and the Expo 86 Preview Photo credit: Mina Radivojevic, AIBC Centre (now Science World). BCIT is pleased to announce the Babicki was recognized by the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in appointment of Jennie Moore to 1980 when he became the first engineer to be elected to the organi- the position of Associate Dean, zation.