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APEGNB Executive and Council 2006

President . . . . . . . . . . . . Iris Auclair-Bernard, P.Eng.

Vice-President . . . . . . . . . . . . David Crandall, P.Eng.

Past President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brent Smith, P.Eng.

CCPE Director . . . . . . . . . . . J. Allan Giberson, P.Eng.

CCPG Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Broster, P.Geo.

Fredericton Councillors . . . . . . . . Jane McGinn, P.Eng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serge Levesque, P.Eng.

Moncton Councillors . . . . . . . . . Larry Dionne, P.Eng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Gallant, P.Eng.

Saint John Councillors . . . . . . . Tanya Horgan, P.Eng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Harding, MIT

Northeastern Councillors . . . . . Claude Mallet, P.Eng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ray Ritchie, P.Eng.

Northwestern Councillors . . . . . . Paul Cormier, P.Eng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mireille Vautour, P.Eng.

Geoscientist Councillors . . . . . . Allan Higgins, P.Geo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Rennick, P.Geo.

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within the next five years. FormerMinister, Trevor Holder, was verypleased to be able to get constructivefeedback directly from the people whocan provide information and solutions tothe problem.

I also had the honour this year to launchthe first pumpkin of the APEGNBPumpkin Fling into the MiramichiRiver. The work done by ourNortheastern Branch for this event wasamazing. Now in its fourth year, thePumpkin Fling gave kids of all ages theopportunity to learn basic engineeringprinciples in a fun and memorable way.A new event was added this year whichrequired competitors to wrap a pumpkinwith cardboard and duct tape (Red Greenwould be proud) and then drop it from aplatform 60 feet in the air to see whichgourd landed intact on the ground. Oneevent I particularly enjoyed was the piefilling sale. Thank you Kevin Gallant,P.Eng.; Ray Ritchie, P.Eng.; JohnLeblanc, P.Eng.; the sponsors and all ofthe volunteers who made this event oneof the best.

The Association of ProfessionalEngineers of Nova Scotia held their85th Annual General Meeting inSeptember. It was great to gather withfellow Maritimers and friends fromacross Canada--even if it was just to seea few ‘landlubbers’ battling it out with alobster during supper.

There was a little sadness during mytravels as I attended my last semi-annualmeeting with CCPE, the Staff LiaisonGroup and the constituent memberPresidents in Ottawa. I was very proudto act as chair for the Presidents’Meeting and the Joint Meeting with theExecutive Directors. During the week,CCPE held its sixth ParliamentaryReception for which attendance waseven better than last year. I had thehonour of chatting with New BrunswickSenator Joseph Day, P.Eng and caughtup with the Member of Parliament forTobique-Mactaquac, Mike Allen, whoalso happens to be a former work colleague from many years ago.

This past year has been fun and excitingwith wonderful social advantages. Butthe time I spent traveling across thecountry on behalf of APEGNB’s membersis also so much more. What has yourPresident been able to contribute to ourAssociation and our collectivity as a result?

I have learned there are fundamentalvalues and components that are vital

and common to each association/ordreso that we all can achieve our primarymandate of regulation and enforcement.

The issues of mobility, limited licensureand limitation of liability are importantto all and continue to guide those whoaim at advancing these issues. I canassure you that changes are happeningand progress is being made.

The Associations who have not yetsigned inter-association MobilityAgreements, and who can achieve it,will work hard with their respectiveCouncils to try to eliminate the internalbarriers or constraints which impedethem. We have to note, however, thatsome face exterior legal constraintswhich cannot be changed. Although thetransfer process for professionals is effi-cient for most provinces and territories,working on an even platform wouldmake it so much better. Various CCPEinitiatives, through the request of itsconstituent members like APEGNB, willbe useful in helping to achieve theabove. Reciprocity with the UnitedStates is another mobility issue thatcontinues to be addressed.

The recent changes in our provincialgovernment slowed our work withregards to Limitation of Liability butnow that the new Cabinet is in place,things are back on track.

With respect to Limited Licensure ofNew Brunswick’s technicians and technologists, further work and discussions are ongoing and we should be able to present a plan to the membership in the near future.

The subject of sustainable infrastruc-ture has grabbed the national spotlightafter the recent tragedy in Laval,Quebec. The profession’s relationshipswith the various levels of governmentare enabling engineers to continue tomake recommendations and work hand-in-hand to improve the safety ofour infrastructure

In summary, regardless of the issuesbeing brought to the forefront, we mustalways ask ourselves the followingquestion: How does my contributionbetter protect the public my profession serves?

With that, I wish you all a wonderfulholiday season and hope to see you atthe APEGNB Members Reception onDecember 7 at Old Government Housein Fredericton.

Greetings to my fellow engineers andgeoscientists!

I hope you all had asafe and enjoyablesummer. Fall is herealready and it bringsus to that wonderful

time of year when the scenery is beauti-ful, the air is fresh and yes--the kids areback to school.

Since my last report, I have had theprivilege of attending the:

• CCPE Annual General Meeting Whitehorse, YKMay/June

• OIQ Annual General MeetingQuébec City, QC

• New Brunswick Department ofEnvironment (NB-DOE) - Roundtable 5 in 5 Initiative Bathurst, NBJuly

• APEGNB Northeastern Branch - Annual Pumpkin Fling Miramichi, NBSeptember

• APENS Annual General MeetingHalifax, NS September

• CCPE Semi-Annual MeetingOttawa, ONOctober

These activities coincided with two APEGNBCouncil meetings, various conferencecalls and task force meetings.

While enjoying the fabulous scenery andhospitality at CCPE’s Annual GeneralMeeting in Whitehorse, I realized whata beautiful and great country we live in.Along with receiving a geography lesson, the meeting provided me withother valuable learning experiencesincluding the opportunity to share information and discuss mutual issues ofinterest with CCPE’s other 11 constituentmembers from across Canada.

A little closer to home, our neighbours,l’Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec,hosted their Annual General Meeting in“La Belle Province” with their traditionalhospitality and generosity.

NB-DOE’s Roundtable was a veryrefreshing and interesting concept.Stakeholders of various backgroundsand from across the Province discussedways to achieve the greatest reductionin air and water pollution in Canada

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Je tiens à saluer tous mescollègues ingénieurs etgéoscientifiques!

J’espère que vous aveztous passé une agréablesaison estivale en toutesécurité. L’automne estdéjà à nos portes, et

avec lui arrive la merveilleuse période del’année où la nature revêt ses plus bellescouleurs, l’air devient plus frais, et lesenfants retournent à l’école.

Depuis mon dernier rapport, j’ai eu le privilègede prendre part aux activités suivantes :

• Assemblée générale annuelle du CCI Whitehorse (Yn)Mai-juin

• Assemblée générale annuelle de l’OIQQuébec (Qué.)

• Table ronde sur l’Initiative Cinq en cinqdu ministère de l’Environnement duNouveau-Brunswick (ME-NB) Bathurst (N.-B.)Juillet

• Concours annuel Projetez-la-citrouille dela section du Nord-Est de l’AIGNB Miramichi (N.-B.)Septembre

• Assemblée générale annuelle de l’APENSHalifax (N-É.) Septembre

• Assemblée semestrielle du CCIOttawa (Ontario)Octobre

Pour assister à ces activités, j’ai dû m’ab-senter de deux réunions de conseil del’AIGNB, et de diverses conférences télé-phoniques et réunions de groupe de travail.

Tout en absorbant le magnifique panorama etl’accueil chaleureux des gens à l’assembléegénérale annuelle du CCI à Whitehorse,j’ai constaté à quel point le pays danslequel nous vivons est grand et beau. Enplus de parfaire mes connaissances en géographie, j’ai pu y profiter de précieusesexpériences d’apprentissage; entre autreschoses, j’y ai eu l’occasion d’échanger desrenseignements et de discuter de questionsd’intérêt mutuel avec les 11 autres membresqui composent le CCI, provenant d’un bout àl’autre du Canada.

Plus près de chez nous, l’Ordre des ingénieursdu Québec a accueilli chaleureusementmembres et invités à son assemblée généraleannuelle dans « La belle province ».

La table ronde du ME-NB s’est avérée unconcept très intéressant et agréable. Desintervenants de divers milieux et d’un boutà l’autre de la province ont discuté de différents moyens de réduire davantage letaux de pollution de l’air et de l’eau auCanada au cours des cinq prochaines

années. L’ancien ministre, Trevor Holder,s’est dit très heureux de recevoir unerétroaction constructive directement desgens en mesure d'offrir renseignements etsolutions possibles à la problématique.

J’ai aussi eu l’honneur de lancer dans larivière Miramichi la toute première citrouilledu concours Projetez-la-citrouille de cetteannée. Les gens de la section du Nord-Est ontfait un travail d’organisation exceptionnel.À sa quatrième édition, le concoursProjetez-la-citrouille enseigne aux enfantsde tous les âges les principes de base del’ingénierie, de façon mémorable et agréable.On a ajouté cette année une nouvelle activité au concours; les jeunes devaientemballer une citrouille à l'aide de carton etde ruban à conduits (qui ferait sûrementhonneur au personnage Red Green), et lalarguer d’une plate-forme à 60 pieds dehauteur, en espérant qu’elle atterrisseintacte. J’ai tout particulièrement prisplaisir à la vente de garniture pour tarte. Jetiens à remercier les ingénieurs KevinGallant, Ray Ritchie, et John LeBlanc,les commanditaires, et tous les bénévolesqui ont contribué au succès phénoménal dece concours.

La 85e assemblée annuelle générale del’Association of Professional Engineersof Nova Scotia a eu lieu en septembre.Quel plaisir de rencontrer des gens desprovinces maritimes et des amis de partoutau Canada, même si ce ne fut que pour voirdes « marins d’eau douce » se débattreavec leur homard au souper.

C’est avec un peu de tristesse que j’aiassisté à ma dernière assemblée semestrielleavec le CCI, le groupe de liaison des cadrespermanents, et les présidents des sociétésmembres à Ottawa. J’ai présidé, avec grandefierté, la réunion des présidents et la réunionconjointe des directeurs exécutifs. Ensemaine, le CCI a tenu sa sixième réceptionparlementaire qui a attiré un plus grandnombre de participants que l’an dernier. J’aieu l’occasion et le plaisir de discuter avec lesénateur Joseph Day (Nouveau-Brunswick),ing., et de m’entretenir avec le député deTobique-Mactaquac, Mike Allen, qui estaussi un ancien collègue de travail d'il y aplusieurs années.

J’ai trouvé très agréable et stimulante cette dernière année, qui a été remplie demerveilleux avantages sociaux. Mes voyagespartout au Canada, au nom des membres del’AIGNB, m'ont apporté beaucoup de choses.Et comment ces expériences m’ont-elle permis, à titre de présidente, de contribuerà l’avancement de notre Association et del’ensemble notre collectivité?

J’ai appris que les valeurs et éléments fondamentaux qui sont essentiels et communsà l’ensemble des associations/ordre nouspermettent tous de remplir notre principal

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MESSAGE DE LA PRÉSIDENTEmandat en matière de réglementation etd’application des règlements.

Tous reconnaissent l’importance des questionsrelatives à la mobilité, aux permis d’exercicelimités et à la limitation de la responsabilité,qui continuent à inspirer ceux qui espèrentcontribuer à l’avancement de ces dossiers.Je tiens à vous assurer qu'il y a des changements, et que ces dossiers avancent.

Les associations qui n’ont pas encore conclud’ententes de mobilité inter-associations,et qui sont en mesure de le faire, travaillerontd’arrache-pied avec leurs conseils respectifsen vue d’éliminer les contraintes et lesobstacles internes à ces ententes. Il fauttoutefois souligner que certains affrontentdes contraintes extérieures à caractèrejuridique que l’on ne peut changer. Bien quele processus de transfert des professionnelssoit efficace dans la plupart des provinces etterritoires, le fait de pouvoir partir sur unmême pied d'égalité ne peut qu'en améliorerl'efficacité. Diverses initiatives du CCI, à lademande de ses membres constituants,notamment ceux de l’AIGNB, y contribueront.On continue d’aborder également laréciprocité avec les États-Unis, autre question de mobilité qui nous intéresse.

Le récent changement de gouvernement auprovincial a quelque peu ralenti nosdémarches en matière de limitation de la responsabilité, mais maintenant que le nouveau cabinet est en place, les pourparlers ont repris.

En ce qui concerne les permis d’exercicelimités des techniciens et technologues duNouveau-Brunswick, d’autres travaux etdiscussions sont en cours, et on devraitpouvoir présenter un plan à nos membressous peu.

L’infrastructure durable est un sujet qui acapté l’attention de l’ensemble du Canadadepuis la récente tragédie survenue à Laval(Québec). Les liens qu’entretiennent lesmembres de notre profession avec les diverspaliers du gouvernement permettent auxingénieurs de faire des recommandations etde travailler ensemble en vue d’améliorer lasécurité de notre infrastructure.

En résumé, peu importe les enjeux mis à l’avant-scène, nous devons toujours nousposer la question suivante : Dans quellemesure ma contribution arrive-t-elle à mieuxprotéger le public que sert ma profession?

En terminant, je vous souhaite à tous et àtoutes une très joyeuse période des fêtes, etj’espère que vous serez en mesure d’assisterà la réception du temps des fêtes del’AIGNB qui aura lieu le 7 décembre àl’Ancienne résidence du Gouverneur, à Fredericton.

The Branch startedoff the fall program with itsfirst Social andFamily Nightat the BucketClub. It was agreat success,with more than 40 attendeesarriving for an

evening of mini-golf and waterslidesfollowed by a lobster, corn and steak supperand a boat cruise on a warm Augustevening on the St. John River. Thanks tothe organizers and everyone who attended!

October

We were very pleased when DavidPhillips, generally acknowledged asCanada's foremost weather expert, agreedto speak to APEGNB Fredericton. As a seniorclimatologist with Environment Canadaand spokesperson for the MeteorologicalService of Canada (MSC), David’s workinvolves activities relating to the study,promotion and understanding of the

Canadian climate. He delivered an educa-tional, entertaining, and at times, soberingpresentation dealing with the realities ofweather and climate change. The audienceof nearly 100 people (who braved theweather to hear about the weather) thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity to meetand learn from Canada's weatherman. Hisinspirational presentation, “What’s UpWith The Weather?” was held on Thursday,October 12, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in thePetitcodiac Room of the Crowne Plaza LordBeaverbrook in Fredericton.

November

The Branch is currently working on anew essay competition for engineeringand geoscience students at UNBFredericton. Details will be announcedshortly. Students from all engineeringdisciplines and geoscience programs willbe invited to prepare a short essay. Thetop essays will share $1000 of prizemoney. It is our intention that the essay

topic will be an opportunity for studentsto express their creativity as well as provide APEGNB with a student’s

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Trevor Hanson, P.Eng. Chair

Fredericton Branchperspective on issues facing tomorrow’sengineers and geoscientists.

Other Branch Business2007 Schedule of outreach events

We have put together a tentative schedulefor 2007, including:

JanuaryAnnual Dinner and Branch AGM onJanuary 25 at the Delta (Finalized)

February- Social and family bowling night - Award of the student essay prizeMarch- Annual Curling night- Engineering Week EventMayTechnical TourJuneAnnual Golf TournamentAugustCorn and Lobster Boil at the Bucket ClubSeptember/OctoberTechnical seminar

Watch the APEGNB Fredericton Branchweb page for an updated events schedule.

2007 Fredericton Branch Council

In January 2007, the new executive of theFredericton Branch Council will be selected.If you are interested in finding out moreabout what you can do to volunteer, orwould like to seek a Branch Councilposition, please contact any one of thecurrent Fredericton Branch Council. Ourcontact information is located atwww.apegnb.ca/e/08b/08b2_e.php(click on ‘executive’).

Recent Communication Issues

It has come to the Branch’s attentionthat many of our members have not beenreceiving the e-mail announcements thatthe Branch has been distributing. This issueshould now be resolved. However, if youare a Branch member who submitted ane-mail address, but still are not receivingthese announcements, please contact us!

We are currently developing a commu-nications strategy and will be employingsome new methods to keep youinformed of upcoming events.

(L to R) Fredericton Branch Chair, Trevor Hanson, P.Eng.; guest speakerDavid Phillips, and Fredericton BranchVice-Chair, Tom MacNeil, P.Eng.

DavidPhillipsanswersquestionsfrom theaudience.

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The Saint JohnBranch kickedJune off with alittle summerfun!

On June 24,we hosted asuccessfulevening din-

ner cruise aboard the MV Voyageur II.Approximately 40 people dined, “beveraged”, and socialized with colleagues along the St. John River!

On July 22, the Saint John Branch hostedtheir annual golf tournament atRockwood Park with another sell-outcapacity crowd of 50 people! The ever-popular Texas Scramble and thegreat barbecue dinner allowed membersto network while trying to master thephysics of golf!

The Saint John Branch AnnualMeeting was held September 21 at theUnion Club. During the meeting, thenew executive for 2006-2007 wasinstalled and your Branch executive is:

Chair Pierre Michaud, MIT

Past Chair Holly Young, P.Eng.

Vice Chair Chad Connors, P.Eng.

Treasurer Michelle Paul-Elias, P.Eng

Secretary Lisa Frazee, P.Eng.

Communications Officer Ken Fenwick, P.Eng.

Councillors Trevor Gamblin, P.Eng.Marlo Rose, MIT

Martha Ross, MIT; David Riecken, MIT

UNBSJ Faculty Rep TBD

UNBSJ Student Rep TBD

APEGNB Councillor Tanya Horgan, P.Eng.

APEGNB Councillor Greg Harding, MIT.

Thank you to all the outgoing executivemembers for all your efforts and congratulations to the newly electedexecutive!

The APEGNB Annual Meeting is beinghosted in Saint John on February 15-16,2007 at the Hilton/Saint John Trade andConvention Centre. Members of theExecutive have formed an AGM com-mittee and are actively working on thisevent. The theme is “AdrenalineEngineering” and it promises to be anexciting one with speakers from Roush

Industries and The Gravity Group(designers of wooden roller coasters)already lined up for the feature presentations.

As always, more technical and socialevents are being planned for the year.Visit the Saint John Branch page atwww.apegnb.com to keep updated withevents and photos. Please feel free tocontact any member of your executive bye-mail ([email protected]) or via thefree Branch hotline (1-877-425-5500)with any questions or ideas for upcoming events.

Holly Young, P.Eng.–Chair

Saint John BranchMV Voyageur II

"Captain" TanyaHorgan, P.Eng.;

Lisa Frazee,P.Eng.

Greg Harding, MIT; Darcy Harris, P.Eng.; Michelle Paul-Elias, P.Eng.

Martha Ross, MIT; Tanya Horgan, P.Eng.; Pierre Michaud, MIT

Greetings onbehalf of theMonctonBranch! The2006-2007year is shapingup to be an

exciting one, withseveral social and

technical activities as wellas outreach events in the planning.

On September 22, the Moncton Branch’sAnnual Golf Tournament was held atthe Magnetic Hill Golf & CountryClub–with 103 people participating inthis much-awaited event. As in yearspast, students from the Université deMoncton’s Faculty of Engineering wereinvited and 32 participated. As a matterof fact, a student team, The GolfGeniuses, captured the title for the second year in a row. Congratulations toBrian Léger, Justin Allain, SergeAllain and Jason Blaquière. Themembership will have to work on itsgame to regain the title from the students!

From September 24 to 26, Monctonhosted the 59th ACWWA AnnualConference with more than 300 people participating. On behalf of the Moncton

Branch, I would like to congratulate theorganizing committee for the excellenttechnical sessions and social activities.

A new feature for the Branch this yearis our redesigned Branch web page. Itallows us to update our web page internally by posting upcoming events,pictures and news items directly to thewebsite. This will make it easier for oneof our new members, Isabelle Haché,MIT, to keep things current. If anyonewould like to post events coming to theMoncton Branch, please contact theMoncton Branch via the APEGNB website (www.apegnb.ca).

Once again, the Moncton Branch will besending a team to the Annual AtlanticEngineers Hockey Tournament thatwill be held in St. John’s, Newfoundlandin spring 2007. More information is onits way so visit the Branch web page for updates.

A new slate of technical sessions is currently being planned. We are tryingto get Ian Fowler from the City ofMoncton to talk to us about the

planning of the Rolling Stones concertheld in 2005. Also, we are working onfinalizing a tour of the new MolsonBrewery for the spring of 2007. If anybody has ideas, or wants to presenta technical session, please contactDwight Scott, P.Eng., [email protected].

Also, if any member wishes to volunteeron any of the Branch committees,please notify us. We would love to workwith you! For those who haven’tnoticed, we currently have four MIT’son the team and always have room formore. It is a great place to meet newfriends and to gain new experienceswithin the APEGNB. If you are interestedin joining the executive, please contactMark Bellefleur, P.Eng., at [email protected].

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Mark Bellefleur, P.Eng.,Chair

Salutations de la partde la section deMoncton! L’année2006-2007s’annonce uneannée excitanteremplie d’activités

sociales et tech-niques, ainsi que de

diverses activités de sensibilisation actuellement en cours deplanification.

Le 22 septembre dernier, la section de Monctona tenu son tournoi de golf annuel auMagnetic Hill Golf & Country Club, et cetévénement tant attendu a attiré 103 par-ticipants. Comme par le passé, la section ainvité les étudiants de la Faculté d’Ingénieriede l’Université de Moncton, et 32 ont acceptél’invitation. En effet, c’est une équipe étu-diante, Les Génies du Golf, qui a gagné letournoi pour une deuxième année consécutive.Félicitations à Brian Léger, Justin Allain,Serge Allain et Jason Blaquière. Nosmembres vont devoir parfaire leurs tech-niques pour reprendre le championnat desmains des étudiants!

Moncton a accueilli la 59e Conférence annuellede l’ACWWA qui s’est déroulée du 24 au 26septembre, et a attiré au delà de 300 per-

sonnes. De la part de la section de Monctonde l’AIGNB, je tiens à féliciter le comitéorganisateur pour les sessions techniques etles activités sociales de qualité qui ont étéorganisées dans le cadre de cet événement.

Il y a du nouveau cette année sur le site Webde notre section : nous pouvons maintenantactualiser notre page Web à l’interne, afficherdirectement des photos, les événements àvenir, etc… Une nouvelle membre, IsabelleHaché, MS, sera responsable de la mise àjour de la page Web de la section. Pour faireafficher tout événement qui se déroulera àMoncton, veuillez communiquer avec nouspar l’entremise du site Web de l’AIGNB(www.apegnb.ca).

Encore une fois cette année, la section deMoncton inscrira une équipe de hockey auTournoi annuel de hockey des ingénieursde l’Atlantique qui se déroulera à Saint John(Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) au printemps2007. De plus amples renseignements serontcommuniqués sur la page Web de la section.

Nous planifions actuellement une nouvellesérie de séances techniques. Nous espéronsconvaincre Ian Fowler de la Ville de

Moncton de présenter un exposé sur laplanification du concert des Rolling Stonesqui a eu lieu en 2005. De plus, nous mettonsla dernière main à la visite de la nouvelleBrasserie Molson qui est prévue pour leprintemps 2007. Si vous avez des suggestionsou souhaitez présenter une séance technique,veuillez communiquer avec Dwight Scott,ing., à l’adresse : [email protected].

Nous demandons également aux membres quiveulent se porter volontaires pour tout comitéde la section de bien vouloir communiqueravec nous. Nous serions bien heureux detravailler avec nous! Pour ceux et celles quine l’ont pas remarqué, notre équipe comptemaintenant quatre MS, et il est toujourspossible d’en accueillir davantage. C’est uneexcellente occasion de rencontrer de nouveauxamis et de prendre de l’expérience au sein del’AIGNB. Les intéressés à devenir membresdu comité exécutif peuvent communiqueravec Mark Bellefleur, ing., à l’adresse :[email protected].

La section de MonctonMark Bellefleur, ing.

président

Youghall in Bathurst. A presentation is alsobeing planned. Details will be soon be madeavailable to Branch members via e-mail andour Branch web page at www.apegnb.com

Plans for another MIT Hockey Night inBathurst are underway and we hope that evenmore MITs will be able to join us this year.

If you wish to be added to our email distribution list, please contact KevinGallant, P. Eng. at [email protected]

If you would like to volunteer for upcomingBranch activities, or if you have any questions, comments or concerns about anyof the above events, please contact me at [email protected]

Congratulations to the following pumpkinpro’s who took home the highly covetedPumpkin Trophies:

Pumpkin Blast

1st Place 1600 Ft. Spencer Daigle (Age 8)2nd Place Chantal Lemieux (Age 9)3rd Place Danika Hay (Age 3)4th Place Sydney Stymiest (Age 7) Best Flop Kiera Wood

Pumpkin Drop

1st Place Jaden Shaddick, Sole Survivor (Age 7)2nd Place Rebecca Ritchie and Jessica Mutch3rd Place Alex Gallant (Age 8)4th Place Jon Hierlihy,

Alex and Matt (Ages 13,14 & 15)Best Flop Taylor

and Jordan Kettela (Ages 10 & 7)

In December, the Northeastern Branch willhold its Annual General Meeting at CCNB-

It has been a busysummer for theNortheasternBranch. Ourannual June lobster party andboat tour was heldin Dalhousie. On awarm and sunnyAugust 11, 33 members teedoff at Pokemouchefor our 19th

Annual Golf Tournament and Supper.

Our fourth annual APEGNB Pumpkin Fling,held September 23 in Miramichi, was anotherhuge success. Masterminded by Ray Ritchie,P.Eng., and Kevin Gallant, P.Eng., the eventattracted approximately 300 people. The eventraised $904 for the School District 16 KidsHealthy Breakfast Program in the area schools.

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Brian MacCallum, P.Eng.Chair

Northeastern Branch

campus de la promenade Youghall. Nousprévoyons également une présentation. Deplus amples détails seront communiquéssous peu aux membres de la section parl’entremise d’un courriel ou de notre siteWeb : www.apegnb.com.

Nous préparons une autre soirée de hockeydes MS à Bathurst, et espérons y attirer unplus grand nombre de MS cette année.

Si vous souhaitez faire partie de notre listed’envoi par courrier électronique, commu-niquez avec Kevin Gallant, ing., à l’[email protected].

Si vous voulez vous porter volontaire pour lesfutures activités de la section, ou si vous avez desquestions, commentaires ou préoccupations relativement aux activités susmentionnées, prière de communiquer avec moi à l’adresse [email protected].

recueillir 904 $ pour le Programme des déjeu-ners santé pour enfants du district scolaire 16.

Félicitations aux champions lanceurs de ci-trouilles qui ont remporté les prix convoités de l’activité :

Lancer de citrouille

1re place 1600 pi Spencer Daigle (8 ans)2e place Chantal Lemieux (9 ans)3e place Danika Hay (3 ans)4e place Sydney Stymiest (7 ans) Meilleur essai Kiera Wood

Largage de citrouille

1re place Jaden Shaddick, seul survivant (7 ans)2e place Rebecca Ritchie et Jessica Mutch3e place Alex Gallant (8 ans)4e place Jon Hierlihy,

Alex et Matt (13,14 et 15 ans)Meilleur essai Taylor

et Jordan Kettela (10 et 7 ans)

L’assemblée générale annuelle de la sectionaura lieu en décembre au CCNB-Bathurst,

La section du Nord-Est a connu unesaison estivaleparticulièrementoccupée. Notresouper annuelau homard etexcursion enbateau ont eulieu en juin àDalhousie. Par unbeau 11 août

ensoleillé, 33 membres ont frappé leur coup dedépart à Pokemouche à l’occasion du 19e

tournoi annuel de golf et banquet.

La quatrième édition de l’activité Projetez-la-citrouille de l’AIGNB,qui a eu lieu le 23septembre à Miramichi, a également connu unsuccès monstre. Organisée par Ray Ritchie, ing.,et Kevin Gallant,ing., l’activité a regroupéprès de 300 personnes. L’activité a permis de

Brian MacCallum, ing.Président

Preparation for the popular APEGNBPumpkin Fling gets underway.

On se prépare pour l’activité populaireProjetez-la-citrouille de l’AIGNB.

Gourds Away! APEGNB President,Iris Auclair Bernard, P.Eng., fired thefirst volley at the fourth annual APEGNB Pumpkin Fling atMiramichi's Waterford Green.

Larguez les gourdes! La présidente de l’AIGNB, Iris Auclair-Bernard, ing., lance la première citrouillede la quatrième édition annuelle Projetez-la-citrouille de l’AIGNB au parc Waterford Green à Miramichi.

Crowds gather to see whose pumpkinsland closest to the target after a 60-foot drop.

La foule se rapproche pourdéterminer quellecitrouille larguéed’une hauteur de60 pieds s’estécrasée le plus prèsde la cible.

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This year, theBranch’s AnnualGeneral Meetingwas held June27 at the HillTop Motel andRestaurant inGrand Falls. Ameal was provided to allwho attended

the event and the new NorthwesternBranch executive council was elected:

Chair Eric M Ouellette, P.Eng.

Past Chair Mireille Vautour, P.Eng.

Vice Chair Karine Savoie, P.Eng.

Treasurer Marc Laforge, MIT

Secretary Alain Pelletier, P.Eng.

Branch Councillors Mariette Savoie, MITJean Louis Daigle, P.Eng.

Tony Desjardins, P.Eng.

Provincial Councillors Mireille Vautour, P.Eng.Paul Cormier, P.Eng.

We have organized a visit to the theEastern Canada Soil and WaterConservation Centre (ECSWCC) locatedin Saint André. The ECSWCC is a non-governmental organization affiliatedwith the Université de Moncton, campusd'Edmundston. In collaboration withstakeholders, the Centre promotes thesound management of soil and waterresources. Established in 1991 as a central unit for all four Atlantic provinces,the Centre acts as a resource for agricul-tural stakeholders in Eastern Canada.Our own Jean Louis Daigle, P.Eng. isthe director and has agreed to give Branchmembers a guided tour of his facilityalong with site visits to neighbouringagricultural areas. This visit was scheduled for mid-October but the exactdate was not known at press time.

Additionally, a visit to the Grand FallsMcCain Foods plant is also in the planning stages. McCain Foods establishedtheir Grand Falls plant in 1971 as aFrench fry plant and later expanded in1976 to accommodate pizza productionand again in 1983 with their juice processing plant addition. Over the pastfew years, McCain Foods has investedconsiderable amounts of money intomodernizing their pizza plant operationsin Grand Falls. A site visit will surely bevery interesting to those who want toparticipate. We are trying to schedule thisvisit for the end of 2006 or beginning of2007. For more information, please e-mail Eric Ouellette, P,Eng. ([email protected]).

In the past, the Northwestern Branchhas organized technical courses andworkshops on behalf of its members.We are again pondering the idea oforganizing such an activity but wouldlike your input on what type ofcourse/activity you would like us toconcentrate on. A conference or seminarwould also be considered acceptable. Ifmembers have any suggestions, do nothesitate to contact Eric Ouellette,P.Eng. ([email protected]). Yoursuggestions will be brought forward atthe next Branch meeting.

The Northwestern Branch is seeingplenty of construction activity in thearea. Brunway is the company contractedto build and maintain the new four-lanehighway from Grand Falls to Woodstock.We are in the initial planning stages oforganizing a conference or a visit to themega construction site. This visit is tentatively scheduled for May 2007.We will keep members posted on our progress.

If members have any suggestions orcomments on additional workshops orseminars, we would like to hear fromyou. (Contact us via our Branch webpage at www.apegnb.com.) Your newexecutive council for 2006-2007 is offto a great start and we invite everybodyto get involved. The volunteers havebeen doing an outstanding job and Iwould like to especially thank my long-suffering wife, ChristineOuellette, for taking care of the Branchmeeting notes and photography.

Class of ’96 U de M Reunion

Ten years ago, Eric Ouellette graduated fromthe Université de Moncton with his civilengineering degree. When he was remindedof this earlier in the spring by a colleague,he decided to mark the occasion by hostinga class reunion. “Let me tell you,” says Eric,“trying to find my former classmates wasn’t easy. The university database wasnot up-to-date so the only starting pointwere the names of classmates with whom Iwas still in contact. After having found afew, one thing led to another, and a reuniondate was set for September 2 at my place inGrand Falls.”

Eric chose Grand Falls because it seemed tobe a more central location than Moncton forthose who were coming from out-of-province.(Some traveled from Ottawa, Montreal, Lac St-Jean, Moncton and, Caraquet.) “Itwas also an added bonus that I didn't needto leave home to attend!”

After much preparation and work, the dayfinally arrived and Eric was happy to hearthat everyone had a great time catching upin front of the fire and reminiscing about thegood ol’ days. Even the weather was cooperative. Eric’s wife Christine made HOTchili, corn on the cob and baked potatoes.Twelve graduates showed up and a total of25 people joined the celebrations.

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Back row (L to R): Remi Godin; Geatan Savoie; Eric Ouellette, P.Eng.: Richard Bellefleur; Patrick Lapierre; Serge RichardFront row (L to R): Andre Friolet; Roch Savard; Luc Beaulieu; Conrad Melanson; Mireille Vautour, P.Eng.; Claude Doucet

Eric Ouellette, P.Eng.Chair

Class of '96 U de M Reunion

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This is a truly complicated matter touching on contractlaw, professional liabilty insurance and the acceptance ofresponsibility by a professional. Whole libraries of bookshave been written on the topics so the best we can hopeto do in this column is look at a few points.

From a simple contract point of view, if the client and consultant agree to something, and that is viewed as a "contract"consisting of an offer, an acceptance and consideration,then it could be handled as a contractual issue.Supposedly, a dispute resolution mechanism is available todeal with any breach of the contract, possibly ending inthe justice system. On purely business matters (e.g., costover-runs, failure to get the right materials, delays causedto other contractors), the contract would probably functionthe way the signatories expected.

Now, if the problem trying to be addressed was an engineeringone, somewhere there has to be an engineer who hasstamped the design. Even if the design is presented underthe business name of the consulting company, an individualengineer (one or more, depending on the size of the project)has taken responsibility for the design, opinion or otherengineering direction that is being called into question.Any liability could indeed be directed at a single engineer,even in a large firm. However, it is usual for the employeeengineer to be covered by the firm's professional liabilityinsurance (over and above the usual general liabilityinsurance). Regardless, engineers who offer services to thepublic generally require professional liability insurance. And,it is the wise employee engineer who asks whether theemployer really has professional liability insurance in place.

While the original question sounds like the consultant istrying to limit his exposure, there are also cases where theclient gets the consultant to sign clauses to the effect that (s)hetakes responsibility for the performance of sub-contractorsor third party suppliers. In this joint and several liabilityscenario, the consultant can be on the hook for calamitiescaused by parties totally out of the engineer’s control withwhom (s)he has no contract.

Suppliers of professional liability insurance are usuallywilling to discuss issues of liability with their clients toensure that at least there is a minimized risk to both theengineer and the insurance company. After all, when liabilityinsurance is called on, the insurance company may haveto pay for any remedies as well as the defense of the engineer as the case wends its 12- to 18-month journeythrough the resolution process. In fact, many consultantsview this "loss prevention" function almost as valuable asthe actual insurance. As well, many insurance providersoffer seminars and other training programs to make theirusers of insurance more aware of common pitfalls.

To summarize, engineering is a regulated profession whereright to practice is given to individuals. Even when a firmis given a Certificate of Authorization to practice engineeringin the company's name, one or more individuals who aremembers of the Association are named as overseeing andtaking responsibility for the engineering taken on by thefirm. The requirements for professional liability insurancespeak to the individual as well, even when provided to theemployee engineer by the firm for whom (s)he works.

If you have a regulatory, enforcement or ethical question you’d like answered, e-mail APEGNB’s Director of Professional Affairs.

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Q. Many consulting firms are now asking clients to sign a "Terms and Conditions" document at the outsetof a project as a means of limiting the consultant's liability to some nominal level should the projectrun into trouble down the road. Does this affect the liability of the individual engineers on the project?

Ask The DPATom Sisk, P.Eng.

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Cette année,l’assembléegénéraleannuelle de lasection a eu lieule 27 juin auHill Top Moteland Restaurantde Grand-Sault.Un repas a étéservi aux

participants, et les membres du conseild’administration de la section du Nord-Ouest ont été élus :

Président Éric Ouellette, ing.

Présidente sortante Mireille Vautour, ing.

Vice-présidente Karine Savoie, ing.

Trésorier Marc Laforge, MS

Secrétaire Alain Pelletier, ing.

Conseillers de la section Mariette Savoie,MSJean-Louis Daigle, ing.

Tony Desjardins, ing.

Conseillers provinciaux Mireille Vautour, ing.Paul Cormier, ing.

Nous avons organisé une visite du Centrede conservation des sols et de l’eaude l’Est du Canada (CCSE) situé àSaint-André. Le CCSE et un organisme nongouvernemental affilié à l’Université deMoncton, campus d'Edmundston, qui œuvre,en collaboration avec les intervenants, à unesaine gestion des sols et de l’eau en tant queressources naturelles. Établi en 1991 commecarrefour pour les quatre provinces atlantiques, le Centre agit comme centre deressources pour les intervenants en agricul-ture de l’Est du Canada. Notre Jean LouisDaigle, ing, qui en est le directeur général, aaccepté d’organiser une visite guidée de sesinstallations et des régions agricoles avoisi-nantes pour les membres de la section. Cettevisite devait avoir lieu en octobre, mais ladate précise était inconnue au moment d’envoyer le présent rapport.

De plus, nous préparons une visite desinstallations de McCain Foods à Grand-Sault.En 1971, la société McCain Foods ouvreune usine de transformation de pommesde terre frites à Grand-Sault, et en 1976,on agrandit pour y produire des pizzas;puis en 1983, vient s‘jouter une usine depréparation de jus. Au cours des dernièresannées, la société a investi des sommesconsidérables envers la modernisation deses installations de préparation de pizzade Grand-Sault. La visite des lieux plairasûrement aux intéressés. Nous tentons deplanifier cette visite pour la fin 2006 ou audébut de 2007. Pour plus de renseignements,prière d’envoyer un courriel à ÉricOuellette, ing. ([email protected]).

Par le passé, la section du Nord-Ouest aorganisé des ateliers et cours techniques

pour ses membres. Nous songeons à offrirde nouveau de telles activités aux membres,mais nous voulons savoir ce que vous enpensez et quel genre de cours ou activitévous intéressent.Nous pourrions aussiorganiser un congrès ou un séminaire. Tousles membres qui ont des suggestions sont priésde les communiquer à Éric Ouellette, ing.,([email protected]). Toutes vossuggestions seront présentées à laprochaine réunion de la section.

La section du Nord-Ouest a constaté denombreuses activités de construction dansson secteur. On a retenu les services de laBrunway pour construire et entretenir lanouvelle autoroute à quatre voies reliantGrand-Sault à Woodstock. Nous sommesactuellement à l’étape de planification d’uneconférence ou d’une visite de cet énormechantier de construction qui devrait avoirlieu en mai 2007. Nous tiendrons nosmembres au courant de la situation.

Si vous avez des commentaires ou dessuggestions d'ateliers ou de séminaires,faites-nous en part (en communiquant avecnous par l’entremise de la page Web de lasection : www.apegnb.com.). Votre nouveauconseil d’administration pour 2006-2007 atrès bien entamé son mandat, et nous invitonstout le monde à participer aux activités.Les bénévoles font de l’excellent travail,et je tiens à remercier tout particulièrementma très patiente conjointe, ChristineOuellette, qui s’occupe des photos et duprocès-verbal des réunions de section.

Promotion de 1996 Retrouvailles des anciens et anciennes de l’U de M

Il y a dix ans, Éric Ouellette quittaitl'Université de Moncton, diplôme de génie

civil en main. Lorsque, au printemps, uncollègue lui rappelle ce fait, il décide de célébrerce jalon en planifiant des retrouvailles. « Je peux vous dire, affirme Éric, qu’ilm’a été plutôt difficile de retrouver mescompagnons de classe. La base de donnéesde l’Université n’était pas à jour. J'ai doncentrepris ma recherche en communiquantavec les compagnons de classe avec quij’étais resté encore en contact. Après enavoir retrouvé quelques-uns, petit à petit,j’ai retrouvé les autres, et la date desretrouvailles a été fixée au 2 septembrechez moi, à Grand-Sault. »

Éric a opté pour Grand-Sault qui semblaitbeaucoup plus central que Moncton pourceux en provenance de l’extérieur de laprovince. (Certains sont venus d’Ottawa,de Montréal, du Lac-Saint-Jean, de Moncton,et de Caraquet.) « Et en prime, je n’ai paseu besoin de voyager pour y assister! »

Après de nombreuses heures de préparationet de grands efforts, le jour est enfin arrivé.Éric s’est dit très heureux d’apprendreque tous ont pris grand plaisir à renouerconnaissance et à se raconter quelquessouvenirs devant un feu de camp.Christine, sa conjointe, avait préparé dubœuf au chili bien épicé, du maïs en épiet des pommes de terre au four. Douzeanciens ont fait le voyage; au total, 25 personnes ont pris part aux festivités.

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Dernière rangée (de g. à d.) : Remi Godin; Geatan Savoie; Eric Ouellette, ing.: Richard Bellefleur; Patrick Lapierre; Serge RichardPremière rangée (de g. à d.) : Andre Friolet; Roch Savard; Luc Beaulieu; Conrad Melanson; Mireille Vautour, ing.; Claude Doucet

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The site itself is a remediatedpetroleum products area which

had been cleaned up several years ago.Because the soil refilled at that time hadnot been compacted, the foundation devel-opment for the new building waspainstaking. Much of the underslab soilwas temporarily removed, some rock filland new soil was brought in which wascompacted as it was replaced. Any excess,unused soil will be spread as part of thelandscaping efforts.

The conventional construction featuresfooting course and short wall, slab-on-grade,

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APEGNB’s New Office BuildingNearing Completion

The building site is atthe intersection ofHanwell Road andWaggoners Lane in the westernend of Fredericton. Close to a mixof institutional and residential buildingsand parkland, the new office will providean appropriate use for a long empty pieceof land. With quick access to the TransCanada Highway, out-of-town APEGNBmembers will find the building easy tolocate. (The off-street parking is anotheradded feature sure to please visitors.)

The building, with 4000 square feet ofusable space, will provide better meeting,office and storage room than APEGNB’spresent leased facilities.

he process has spanned two annualmeetings and received

input from severalvolunteer commit-tees, but the newbuilding is wellunderway.

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wood studs, pre-engineered roof trussesand standard roofing and siding materials.The floor plan is somewhat T-shaped, with the T area that contains the largeconference room parallel to Hanwell Road.The office wing extends back from the Tand provides staff offices, mail room, filestorage and additional storage areas.

Building air handling systems are basedon an air-source heat pump with electricbaseboard heaters. Ventilation is integratedinto the heating system. The usual telephone and data wiring is beinginstalled during construction.

Occupancy is scheduled for mid-December.

The new APEGNB officebuilding, located at 183

Hanwell Road inFredericton, started to

take shape in early October.

An artist’s rendering of what the new APEGNBoffice building will look like in mid-December.

www.wieo.orgWIEO.org collects and organizes information andprograms about women in engineering (WIE).

www.gizmodo.comSee the very latest in electronic gadgets.

www.pluginamerica.comPlug In America advocates the use of plug-in cars,trucks and SUVs powered by cheaper, cleaner,domestic electricity.

www.livescience.comLiveScience reports the daily advances made inscience and technology in a fun, provocative andengaging manner.

www.projectrebirth.org Project Rebirth documents the day-to-day rebuildingof the World Trade Center site in New York City.

risbee is a popular pastime inSévaré, Mali—current home forEngineers Without Borders volunteerMichael Gallant (front right).

After competing, the winning frisbeeteam happily accepted APEGNB ballcaps for their efforts. Michael’s work inMali was profiled in the Spring 2006Engenuity. For updates, visit his blog atwww.malimike.spaces.live.com

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fter 65 years and more than 27million books sold, Curious Georgemade his TV debut on September

4 in a new daily series for preschoolerson PBS Kids. The series, which is producedby Imagine Entertainment, WGBHBoston, and Universal Studios FamilyProductions with the support of CuriousGeorge publisher Houghton Mifflin, isdesigned to inspire kids to explore science,math and engineering in the worldaround them.

Based on the best-selling books by Margret and H.A. Rey, and narrated by Emmy-winning actor William H. Macy (Seabiscuit, Pleasantville), the series expandsCurious George’s world to include new characters and original locales.

Each half-hour episode includes two animated stories followed by short live-actionpieces showing real kids investigating the ideas George introduces. The series isdesigned to encourage inquiry and curiosity, promote hands-on exploration, andshow parents and caregivers how to support children’s science and math-related play.

"Learning begins with curiosity, and who could be a better guide than CuriousGeorge, with his endless taste for adventure," said executive producer for WGBHCarol Greenwald. "We know that once kids tune-in to watch George, they’ll want toreturn every day."

For more information on the exploits of Curious George, the scientific TV star, visithttp://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge

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They Said It Best

“To achieve great things, two things areneeded: a plan, and not quite enoughtime.”

- Leonard Bernstein, American composer, pianist and conductor

“Twenty years from now you will be moredisappointed by the things that you didn'tdo than by the ones you do. So throw offthe bowlines. Sail away from the safe har-bor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.Explore. Dream. Discover.”

- Attributed to Mark Twain

“Our two greatest problems are gravity andpaper work. We can lick gravity, but some-times the paperwork is overwhelming. “

- Wernher von Braun, German scientist; one of the leading figures inthe development of rocket technologyin Germany and the United States.

“Act honestly, and answer boldly.”

- Danish proverb

“At the end of the game, the king and thepawn go back in the same box.”

- Italian Proverb

Frisbee Teamin West AfricaPromotesAPEGNB!

t’s the stuff that dreams are made of. A research team at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton has the opportunity of a lifetime: to advance thestate-of-the-art in prosthetics and to make a real difference in people’s lives.

UNB’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering(IBME) has been awarded contracts ontwo major initiatives sponsored by theDefense Advanced Research ProjectsAgency (DARPA) in the United States.

“This is the realization of what we’vewanted to do at the institute for decades,”said Kevin Englehart, P.Eng., leader ofthe UNB team and associate director ofIBME. “To be able to work on projects thatrealize our research goals — this is as goodat as it gets for people who are motivatedto transfer research into clinical practice.”

Prosthesis 2007, is a two-year project that willdramatically improve the state-of-the-art inupper limb prosthetics. Led by Deka Researchin Manchester, N.H., its goal is to produce alimb that will allow a user to simultaneouslycontrol a shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand.The UNB team is one of four project partners.

“IBME has a substantial role in Prosthesis2007,” said Dr. Englehart. “We will developthe embedded computer that interprets themuscle activity of the user and relays control information to the prosthesis.”

A four-year project entitled RevolutionizingProsthetics, was awarded to the JohnsHopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory. The lab team has brought togethersome of the most respected scientificresearchers in their fields – including theUNB team – as well as commercial leadersfrom the prosthetics industry.

“The goal of this initiative is to develop aprosthetic limb that functions like an intacthuman limb, in terms of dexterity and sensoryperception,” explained Dr. Englehart. “It willinvolve parallel technologies deriving informa-

tion from the muscles, nerves and brain.

“This is a broader and much more excitingcollaboration than we’ve ever been involvedin. We’re working with the most talentedtechnical and medical people in NorthAmerica and together, we’ll be aggressivelypushing the frontiers of science.”

The UNB team was invited to submit pro-posals for three contracts on each of the twoprojects, based on its international reputation.Being awarded one contract on each project

has opened a world of possibilities.

“We’ve been doing this research foryears without the financial means ormedical expertise to take it to the

next level,” said Dr. Englehart. “To redesignthe electromechanical systems in the pros-thetics, and to get the FDA approval toenter into clinical trials, would have beenimpossible without these contracts and partners.”

One partner with which the UNB team will be working on both projects is theRehabilitation Institute of Chicago, theleading rehabilitation hospital in the UnitedStates. IBME has been collaborating withthe Rehabilitation Institute since 2003 onadvanced prosthetic systems.

“They are overwhelmed with the creativity,engineering know-how, and leadership abilityof our graduate students and staff who havegone down there,” said Dr. Englehart. “Ourteam is driving the innovation on this collabo-

ration and it is attributable to the undergraduateand graduate education they received at UNB.”

Every member of the team has graduatedfrom UNB. They are: biomedical engineersRosie Buerkle, Dr. Englehart, ErikScheme, Andrew Sexton and AdamWilson; as well as PhD students LeviHargrove, Ning Jiang and Yves Losier.

“For projects of this magnitude, there is asmuch work on the administrative side asthere is on the research side,” said Dr.Englehart. “In addition to our own staff atthe institute, the personnel at UNBinvolved with contract services have beentremendously supportive.”

Now that both DARPA projects are wellunderway, Dr. Englehart is optimisticabout the outcomes.

“As an academic and an engineer who’sgrounded in practical things, I’m confidentthat some really good science is going tobe done between now and 2009.

“We know we’re going to advance thestate-of-the-art — it’s just a matter of byhow much. In two years we will makesignificant advances. In four years,

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prostheticsstate-of-the-art

Dr. Kevin Englehart, P.Eng., holds a prosthetic arm.

The UNB Institute of BiomedicalEngineering team. (L to R): Rosie Buerkle; Ning Jiang;Andrew Sexton; Yves Losier; KevinEnglehart, P.Eng.; Erik Scheme; LeviHargrove; Adam Wilson.

Prosthesis 2007, is a two-year project that will dramaticallyimprove the state-of-the-art in upper limb prosthetics.

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Dr. Phil Parker, P.Eng.

At the University of New Brunswick’s Fall Convocation ceremo-ny, Phil Parker was awarded the title of Professor Emeritusin recognition of his hard work, excellence in research andteaching and dedication to UNB students and colleagues.

Dr. Parker was also the invited keynote speaker at theInternational Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiologyconference held in Turin, Italy from June 29 to July 1. He presented the Basmajian Lecture, “Myoelectric SignalProcessing for Control of Powered Prostheses”, on the first day of the conference. The Basmajian Lecture is named afterCanadian John Basmajian, MD, an internationally recog-nized leader in the field of rehabilitation science, specificallyin the area of electromyography.

Richard Burpee, P.Eng.

Richard Burpee, of Saint John, New Brunswick, was presentedwith an Award of Merit by the Canadian Standards Association(CSA) in recognition of his ongoing commitment, determina-tion and expertise in the advancement of the CanadianElectrical Code Part 1 and electrical engineering standards. Mr.Burpee is the former president and CEO of Saint John Energy.

Shawn Paulsen, P.Eng

Fredericton resident, Shawn Paulsen, received a CSA Award ofMerit in recognition of his commitment and strategic leadershipin the advancement of Canadian electrical safety codes andstandards. Mr. Paulsen is chief electrical inspector for theProvince of New Brunswick.

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$60,000 Mature Student Entrance Bursary Available

Established by the Queen’s University Class of Science 1948, on theoccasion of their 50th reunion in 1998, the $60,000 bursary is awardedover a four-year period: Year One $15,000

Year Two $15,000Year Three $15,000Year Four $15,000

* APEGNB member Jason Young, MIT, was the 2001 Science 48 Bursary recipient.

Bursary Details:

• Awarded on the basis of financial need to a mature student entering thefirst year of the Queen’s University Faculty of Applied Science program.

• Applicants must have been out of a traditional system of educationfor at least three years and demonstrate the potential for academicsuccess to the Dean of Applied Science

• The award is renewable for three more years after year 1, provideda 65% average is maintained and financial need remains evident.

• Recipients of the bursary, who will be known as the Science 1948Scholars, must be Canadian citizens

• The Science 1948 Mature Student Entrance Bursary application isavailable at www.queensu.ca/registrar/awards/toolbox/tool-applications.html

• Deadline to submit applications: April 15, 2007

Admission Requirements

• Applicants must comply with all admission requirements toQueen’s University

• Applicants must be admissible to the Faculty of Applied Science• The deadline to submit your application for admission to Queen’s

University is February 16, 2007.

For more information or application forms, contact:

Sandy McFadden, Senior Awards Officer, Entrance Programs

Student Awards Office

Queen’s UniversityKingston, ON K7L 3N6

www.queensu.ca/registrar/[email protected]

Tel: 613-533-2216

he key word is “detail”. The Webster dictionary definesdetail as follows:

1. To relate in particulars; to report minutely and distinctly, to enumerate, to specify.2. A narrative that relates minute points; an account that dwells on particulars.

Engineering is in the details

In highly technical mechanical construction,prior to commencing work in the field, it is imperative that the initial designincludes the detailed description of allthe components that will be involvedincluding design of construction equipment, temporary jigs, fixtures,pipe-hangers and handling equipment.

The engineering is considered completein conventional construction when thestructural members and piping systemsare sized. The structural fabricator thenengineers the detail and the piping contractor selects the joint locations andpipe-hangers, etc. At the time when thedraftspersons and detailers start theirwork, numerous questions are raisedresulting in costly delays and revisions.These problems should be addressedmuch earlier in the schedule of activities.

In addition, the structural, mechanical,electrical, and any other engineeringdesigns must be cross-checked to avoidinterferences, which may result inlengthy delays and contract extras. Withadvanced computer drafting systems,many of these conflicts should be identi-fied at an early date and corrected.

Quality Assurance (QA): Detailed procedure

A comprehensive QA / QC program mustbe in place and functioning prior to startof work on site. At the present time, theextent of QA programs is determined byprobabilistic risk assessments.

Planning: Detailed work plans

One of the key procedures of a qualityassurance program is a work plan outlining the sequence of constructionfor increments of work. The work planidentifies and records the appropriate listof items required to complete the work,including drawings, materials, equipment,consumables, and special purchases.Work plans also indicate inspection andtest points. It is important to completethe work plans well in advance of thework and include extensive details.

As an example, in writing work plansfor conventional construction, it is sufficient to say, "put the bolt in thehole and tighten the nut." For high-techprojects, detailed work plans would read"verify in advance and record that thecorrect type and quantity of bolts are onhand, open the box, count and recordthe quantity, inspect threads to ensure

cleanliness, apply special lubricant tothreads on bolt, insert bolt in centre ofhole, finger tighten nut ensuring that boltremains in centre of hole, tighten nut tospecified torque, clean excess lubricant,recheck torque and record results."

Detail scheduling and co-ordination

Detailed and short interval schedulingfollows from detailed planning. In thiscontext, it is extremely important to crosscheck schedules from one contractor toanother, also across trades, to avoidactivity interferences in confined spaces.A high degree of co-ordination isrequired to avoid contractor and tradeinterferences that result in delays, wastedtime, cost over-runs and claims for extras.

A master pyramid-type schedule programsuch as Primavera should be used forplanning the work. At the bottom of thepyramid schedule are the detailed activities that identify specific tasks tobe done, including time required andresources (manpower / material / utilities,etc.). This detailed level can then be rolledup into a higher level, and then upwardsagain to perhaps several additional levels.The program will identify conflicts andspikes in manpower.

Project Controls

Planning, scheduling and cost forecastingare the keys to maintaining the scheduleand financial budget on any project. It isfar too common to have a project commencebefore the project schedule, executionplan and detailed cost budget are finalized.Successful projects have these threecomponents in place and linked before startof construction. Last-minute scheduledelays, combined with huge costincreases, has plagued the constructionindustry for years.


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The project controls package, including anappropriate change management system,should be developed in parallel with theengineering design. A contingency component should be included in anycost estimate as changes are inevitableon any project. As the engineering designis developed, the contingency componentof the schedule and cost budget can beadjusted to reflect the accuracy of thedesign at various periods of update.

An important element of project controlsthat requires a high priority, competentpeople and control systems is material flow:procurement, expediting, transportation,storage facilities, warehousing. It seems tobe a stand-alone item and often tends tobe taken for granted. The material deliveryschedule should be dictated by the construction schedule and not vice versa.

Labour Relations and Trade UnionAgreements

Ensure that a collective agreement is inplace. Clearly establish room and boardand commuting / travel allowances,shift hours and starting locations(punch clock). Investigate staggeredshift hours by contractors and by trades.

Clearly establish special job site conditionsin advance. Site entry security issuesand safety issues must be well-planned,detailed, stringent and enforced.

Conduct pre-tender meetings withdetailed information.

Prior to award, investigate the contractor’scapabilities for engineering, QA / QC,planning scheduling and cost control,safety, labour relations, human resourcesand track record.

Successful bidders should conduct mark-upmeetings to establish trade jurisdictions.

Investigate providing daily bus servicefor workers commuting to and from site.

An on-site training school will probably berequired for training and qualifying weldersfor the special welding procedures and tuberolling techniques. Compliance with theprovincial regulatory authorities for boilersand pressure vessels will be mandatory.

For highly technical construction work,the trade unions must send their best.The skills of New Brunswick tradespeopleare as good, if not better, than anywherein Canada. However, poor managementof labour relations can be disastrous.

Human Resources: The right people doing the right things

When hiring staff, conduct extensiveinterviewing and screening as well assecurity checks. Avoid clerks doing techni-cal work, engineers doing accounting, andaccountants doing engineering. Thetradespeople must be paralleled by tech-nical people working with the trades insmall groups. This is considered as workingtogether and assisting each other to achievesuccess. It's important to select the rightkind of staff person for this. You just cannottake any engineer from an office desk andput him or her in the field with the trades.It takes a special kind of person to achievesuccess in working with tradespeople.

Educate, in some cases re-educate, thegeneral public on the project. Work toimprove public relations in the localcommunity.

In conclusion we can say that in theconstruction business, we find that “thedevil is always in the details”.

By carefully designing and engineering thedetails of the construction, most problemsare foreseen and solved in advance.

EDITOR’S NOTE:APEGNB member, Bob Allore, P. Eng., was manager of construction for one of Canada’s foremost structural and mechanical engineering firms.During his career, he was project manager on a variety of construction projects including structural buildings and bridges, oil refinery vessels,oil rig modules, pulp and paper recovery and power boilers, iron ore handling and processing facilities, hydro-electric, and nuclear power plants.Assignments included proposal preparation, contract negotiations and interpretation, new product development, and joint venture negotiationswith foreign firms. During the latter part of his career, Bob was employed with the National Research Council Canada as an industrial technologyadvisor. Mr. Allore is presently retired and living in Saint John. He remains active with issues in the construction sector and can be contactedat [email protected]

avoidtechnical workAvoid clerks doing technical work, engineers doing accounting, and accountants doing engineering.


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2006/2007 APEGNB COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERSCommittees EstablishedUnder By-LawsExecutive:

Iris Auclair-Bernard, ing. President David Crandall, P.Eng.Vice-President Brent Smith, P.Eng.Past President J. Allan Giberson, P.Eng.CCPE Director Bruce Broster, P.Geo.CCPG Director Andrew McLeod,Executive Director - Secretary-Treasurer

Councillors:

Fredericton Serge Levesque, P.Eng. Jane McGinn, P.Eng. Saint John Greg Harding, MIT Tanya Horgan, P.Eng. Moncton Larry Dionne, P.Eng. John Gallant, P.Eng. Northeastern Claude Mallet, P.Eng. Ray Ritchie, P.Eng. Northwestern Paul Cormier, P.Eng. Mireille Vautour, P.Eng. Geoscience Councillors Allan Higgins, P.Geo. Paul Rennick, P.Geo. Lay Councillors Phil Booker Christa Bourque, LLB

Admissions:

Bruce Broster, P.Geo.ChairBoris Allard, P.Eng. Dwight Ball, P.Geo. Bill Briggs, P.Eng. Doug Colwell, P.Eng. Clyde Hayward, P.Eng. Eldo Hildebrand, P.Eng. Usha Kuruganti, P.Eng. Cathy O’Shea, P.Eng. Kevin Pegler, P.Eng. Christine Plourde, P.Eng Herb Walsh, P.Eng. Sandra Stairs

Board of Examiners:

Phil Parker, P.Eng., Chair Bruce Broster, P.Geo. Boris Allard, P.Eng. Geoff Dickinson, P.Eng. Wolfgang Faig, P.Eng. Rejean Hall, ing. Gordon Hare, P.Eng. David Morris, P.Eng. Ted Robak, P.Eng. Arun Valsangkar, P.Eng. Sandra Stairs

Discipline:

Paul Morrison, P.Eng.Chair Ralph Bartlett, P.Eng. David Johnstone, P.Eng. Georges Roy, P.Eng. Stephen Wheatley, P.Eng. Glendon Wilson, P.Eng.

Internship:

Paul Cole, P.Eng.Chair Elmer Bourque, P.Eng. Patricia Eagan, P.Eng. Nicholas Guitard, P.Eng. Bethanie Parker, P.Eng. Michelle Richard

Legislation:

John Bliss, P.Eng.,Chair Robert Burridge, P.Eng. Hollis Cole, P.Eng. Mike MacDonald, P.Eng. Bill McNamara, P.Eng. Victor Nowicki, P.Geo. Albert Stevens, P.Eng. Reg Wilson, P.Geo. Tom Sisk, P.Eng.

Nominating:

Brent Smith, P.Eng.Chair Fredericton: Ken Peck, P.Eng. Moncton: Michael Cormier, P.Eng. Saint John: Chad Connors, P.Eng. Northeastern: Mark Rice, P.Eng. Northwestern: Mireille Vautour, ing. Geoscientists: Steve McCutcheon, P.Geo.; David Finley, P.Geo. Sandra Stairs

Professional Conduct:

Lyle Smith, P.Eng.Chair Richard Burpee, P.Eng. Don Good, P.Eng. Gary Hoadley, P.Eng. Robert LeBlanc, P.Eng. Neill McKay, P.Eng. Bill McNamara, P.Eng. Roland P. Richard, P.Eng. Herb Walsh, P.Eng. Reg Wilson, P.Geo. Tom Sisk, P.Eng.

OTHER STANDINGCOMMITTEES

Annual Meeting:

Tanya Horgan, P.Eng.Chair Lisa Frazee, P.Eng. Pierre Michaud, MIT Brent Smith, P.Eng. Holly Young, P.Eng. Rachael Christenson Andrew McLeod Melissa Mertz

Architect/Engineer JointPractice:

J. Allan Giberson, P.Eng.ChairKirk Bavis, P.Eng. Brian Thompson, P.Eng. Art Arseneau, AANB Pam Barteaux, AANB Karen Chantler Tom Sisk, P.Eng.

Awards:

Brent Smith, P.Eng.ChairLee Fraser, P.Eng. Lisa Grasse, P.Eng. Michel Lacroix, P.Eng. William Paterson, P.Eng. Darryl Pupek, P.Geo. Georges Roy, ing. Rachael Christenson Andrew McLeod Melissa Mertz

Association Affairs:

Mac Campbell, P.Eng.Chair Ben Coles, MIT Greg Harding, MIT David Lentz, P.Geo. Kirk Mullin, P.Eng. Gérard Poitras, ing. Stig Skarborn, P.Eng. Mireille Vautour, P.Eng. Andrew McLeodMelissa Mertz

Government Relations:

David Crandall, P.Eng.Chair Andrew McLeod

Consulting Practice:

John Gallant, P.Eng.Chair CENB Vice-President Serge Doucet, P.Eng. Pierre El-Khoury, P.Eng. Richard Gallant, P.Eng Tracey Germon, P.Geo. Robert LeBlanc, P.Eng. Tom Sisk, P.Eng.

Continued CompetencyAssurance:

Tanya Horgan, P.Eng.Chair Jim Clark, P.Eng. John Ferris, P.Eng. Matt Hayes, LL.B., P.Eng. Steven McCutcheon, P.Geo. Kevin Richard, P.Eng. Richard Scott, P.Eng. Greg Snyder, P.Eng. Neil Wishart, P.Eng.

Equity & Diversity:

Jared McGinn, P.Eng., P.Geo., ChairMelissa Dawe, MIT Tracey Germon, P.Geo. Jeff Hum, P.Eng. Heather MacDonald, P.Geo. Jennifer McPhail Christine Plourde, P.Eng. Josie Seely, P.Eng. Alexis Smith, P.Eng. Michelle Richard

Finance:

David Crandall, P.Eng.Chair Larry Dionne, P.Eng. Tanya Horgan, P.Eng.Jane McGinn, P.Eng. Rachael Christenson

Lay Councillor Appointment:

Greg Snyder, P.Eng.Chair Pat Chouinard, P.Eng. (CENB) Susan Mesheau (Government) Gilles Roy, ing. (UdeM ) Joe White, P.Geo. (UNB Geology) Dr. Bruce Wilson, P.Eng. (UNB)Andrew McLeod

Long Range Plan:

David Crandall, P.Eng.Chair Bernard Arseneau, P.Eng. Larry Dionne, P.Eng. David Keys, P.Geo. Richard Scott, P.Eng. Andrew McLeod Melissa Mertz

Professional Development:

Christine Plourde, P.Eng.Chair Peter Bischoff, P.Eng. Anne Higgins Shereen Ismail, P.Eng. Tim Scammell, CET Tony Short, P.Eng. Ellen Stewart Tom Sisk, P.Eng.

Scrutineers:

Bill Barrett, P.Eng.Chair Howard McFarlane, P.Eng. Sandra Stairs

REPRESENTATIVES

CCPE DirectorJ. Allan Giberson, P.Eng. CCPG Director Bruce Broster, P.Geo. Construction Association Don Mackay, P.Eng. CENB President Pat Chouinard, P.Eng.

APEGNB Branch Chairs Trevor Hanson, P.Eng., Fredericton Eliane Doucet, P.Eng., Moncton Holly Young, P.Eng., Saint John Mireille Vautour, ing., Northwest Serge Dugas, P.Eng., Northeast

APEGNB Foundation forEducation Board ofDirectors:

Ed Smith, P.Eng.Chair Frank Wilson, P.Eng.Vice Chair Brian Barnes, P.Eng. Dallas Davis, P.Eng. John Devlin, P.Eng. Gilles Hébert, ing. John Wheatley, P.Eng. Rachael Christenson Andrew McLeod

August 2n d, 2006

I hardly had time to finish breakfast this morningwhen a pickup truck with about 20 people crammed on board suddenlyrolls up in front of my house. Most of the passengers are from Hain;their clothes are much more ragged than usual and they all have handhoes slung over their shoulder. In the driver’s seat is Evans, RAAP’sdirector, who is sporting the biggest grin I’ve ever seen and screaming,

“We’re going farming!”

Off-roading

I quickly grab a hat and hop into the back ofthe truck, somehow finding a place to sit amongthe mass of bodies (who are, incidentally, alllaughing at the fact that the white guy is goingto try to farm). After exchanging greetings,the conversation immediately goes to a levelof Dagaare (a northern Ghanian language) Ican’t quite follow, soI’m left to retreat intomy head and admirethe scenery as Evansblazes down the dirtroad at a speed thatcan only be describedas “unsafe.”

After a few kilometres,and several additionalpassengers later, we turn off the main roadand head into the bush. The ride immediatelygets a lot rougher; everyone in the back grabsonto someone across from them, creating aninteresting, yet effective, web that preventsus all from being flung from the truck.Occasionally I glance forward to see wherewe are going; I literally can’t see the ‘road’ thatwe’re driving along. The path seems to benothing more than a series of bushes and rocksthat are slightly smaller and lower than thoseon either side of the trail. I am a little uneasyabout this, but nobody else seems to mind.

Into the fields

Eventually we reach our destination: a cou-ple of straw huts and a few dozen acres ofmaize and groundnuts. We all jump off the backand join a few dozen more farmers who arealready marching off towards the groundnutfield. The women stay back at the huts and

begin preparing the massive amount offood and drink that will be needed in acouple hours. Off to my right, I notice aline of women heading towards the hutscarrying massive containers of wateron their head. I’m told the stream they’re

coming from is at least three kilometres away.

As seems to be the case with all Ghanians,the farmers are invariably in a good moodthroughout the walk. To the left, I can seeanother group making their way to the samefarm. Meanwhile, many more farmers goshooting past us on either side, completely

unfazed by the fact that they are riding overgrass on rickety old bicycles that have no brakes.Ahead, one of the men starts a chant that Ican only describe as a Dagaare alternative tothe Seven Dwarfs’ favourite song.

We arrive at the field to see that 50 or sofarmers have already started to weed. Spreadout over several acres, they look as if theyare farming haphazardly in all directions.Every minute or so, someone starts shoutinga random half-song, which is only sometimesanswered. I could never quite make out whatthey were saying and for some reason Inever bothered to ask. Whatever it was, itseemed to keep everyone in good spirits,which I imagine was the point.

A favour repaid

While we are walking to the far corner of theplot, Evans explains to me that all of thisland is owned by a local man named Moses.Several years ago Moses helped Evans’ familyfarm their land and so now he is trying torepay the favour. Most of RAAP has comeout to spend the day weeding. All told, morethan 100 people from all the neighbouringvillages have come together with the hope,that together, they can finish all of Moses’30-plus acres of land by the end of the day.

Upon reaching our section of land, I discoverthat the farming is not as random as it firstseemed. The entire process is coordinated bya few farmers who mark out “contracts” forwhich each farmer is responsible. Once he isdone his area, the farmer is free to either helpothers, or rest, until everyone has finishedtheir respective sections. Not only does thisensure that everyone does a comparable amountof work, it also makes many people workfaster since they see it as a race to finish theircontract before the farmer next to them does.


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GhanaBryn Ferris is a third-year student enrolled in the University of New Brunswick’s Renaissance CollegeInterdisciplinary Leadership Programme, where he complements his major with studies in mechanical engineering and international development studies. He is a member of the UNB’s Engineers Without Borderschapter and spent his summer in northern Ghana, where he is partnered with the Rural Aid ActionProgramme (RAAP), a local non-governmental organization that empowers communities to work their wayout of poverty. Bryn provided technical skills training for the office and assisted in the creation of RAAP’swebsite. His experiences are detailed in his blog: http://ghanabryn.blogspot.com.

Postcard From EDITOR’S NOTE: APEGNB’s outreach program supports EWB with funding to help volunteers offset

travel costs, attend national conferences and participate in overseas operations.Submitted byBryn Ferris


can’t possibly understand (much less perform)the amount of physical labour the averagevillager has to do for their daily food.

Hats vs. Toques

I should mention, if you haven’t alreadynoticed in the photographs, that the day wasovercast and very cool by Ghana’s standards.I am very, very grateful for this. Though theclouds made my hat mostly useless, theysaved me from the agony of working under aharsh equatorial sun. I should also point outthat a dozen or so farmers were wearingtoques for most of the day, which was morethan a little amusing to me.

By about 2:30 p.m., we finish up our maizefield, only to find that another group, whohad much rockier ground to work through,isn’t quite half done theirs. We immediatelyrush over and help them complete theremainder of their field in an amazingly shortperiod of time. A few acres can’t stand up to100 farmers who are determined to finishand go home.

Lunchtime arrives!

In less than an hour, we finish up the firstfield, which looked to be just over three acres.Everyone then fans out and works their wayback towards the cooking hut, weeding anything that gets in their way. Before noonarrives, we’ve done another six or moreacres, finishing all of the groundnut fields. Atthis point, I’m beginning to feel a little morethan exhausted while everyone else seemsjust as energetic as when they started. Muchto my relief, I discover that we get a briefbreak before moving on to the maize fields.

As the women serve drinks to everyone beforelunch, I’m reminded at just how well religionsmix here. The farmers divide into two groups,with the predominantly Christian group taking pito, the local alcoholic drink, and the predominantly Muslim group taking a mix ofwater and ground vegetables. Everyone thenreassembles and breaks into a series ofsmaller groups, where giant tubs of beansand rice are served and quickly devoured.The meal ends at 1 p.m. and all the Christianfarmers relax for a few minutes while theirMuslim counterparts begin their prayers.

The “Hoe” Puzzle

Once the prayers finish everyone assemblesagain, throwing their hoes into the middle ofthe circle. Several of the leaders then rearrangethe hoes into three piles that represent the threedifferent maize fields that we are to finish bythe end of the day. Though I spent yearspicking road hockey teams in a similar fashion,I’m baffled by the process because, unlikeour hockey sticks with varying colours andbrands, every one of the 100+ hoes is the samemodel of unpainted wood. My questions andworries are met with laughs and stares.Every farmer knows exactly which hoe is hisand finds it without hesitation.

We break off and, for the first time, I am givenmy own contract. Sort of. I work as hard andfast as I can, but I can’t help but notice thatmy section is getting done a great deal slowerthan everyone else’s, despite the fact that thefarmers around me often farm a little bit intomy section. This doesn’t come as a surprise,mind you, but it is rather frustrating since I amworking at a furious pace and am becomingcompletely exhausted—a nice reminder that I

The joy of work

As the last sections were being completed, Iwalk over to Evans and Emmanuel, anotherRAAP employee, who were discussing theirthoughts on the day. As I was approaching, Icould overhear Emmanuel saying, “The unityalone is enough to make me happy.”

I couldn’t agree more. There was a good-natured,optimistic atmosphere that made the hugeamount of work bearable. The sense of community and camaraderie was almostoverwhelming and never once falteredthroughout the whole day.

Party time

Once our work finished, everyone crammedinto trucks and on bicycles to race home andget cleaned up before the sun set. (The buck-et showers were certainly needed!) After wewashed, we re-convened in the evening,where four goats were killed in our honour.The village elders thanked us all for ourwork, and the day finished with a huge feastaround a roaring fire, with plenty of songs,drinks and dances. By the time I got home,the moon was already high in the sky andmy body felt like it was going to fall apartbefore I could drag it to its bed. I made it,though, and as I crawled under my mosquitonet, I collapsed on the mattress and thankedmy lucky stars that this was only a one dayaffair. I definitely don’t have enough strengthleft in me to do it all over again tomorrow.

Unfortunately, the other hundred farmersaren’t so lucky.

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uring the May 2006 Annual Banquet, the Consulting Engineers of NewBrunswick (CENB) recognized three New Brunswick companies for their excel-lence in engineering.

The Innovation Award went to ADILimited for their project “Methane Utilizationfrom Wastewater Treatment”. The company wasretained by Mauri Maya in Bandirma, Turkey, toprovide a control system to extract the methanefrom their anaerobic wastewater digester for usein the factory boilers and future power generation.ADI teamed up with their affiliate, GeomembraneTechnologies Inc., to provide a new digester coverdesigned to store up to 2000 m3 of biogas, thepre-assembled control panel and instrumentation.

Godfrey Associates Ltd. received the Benefit toSociety Award for their “Water System Upgradeproject” in St. Andrews. In 2005, the Town of St. Andrews, with the assistance of the Canada/NewBrunswick Infrastructure Program, completed animportant upgrade to the town’s water system. Apre-design study identified improvements to thewater supply and transmission system. The newlyconstructed work includes:

• new high head pumps• double-barrier disinfection using cholorine and • UV radiation that conforms to Health Canada’s

filtration exclusion for a surface water supplythus providing affordable enhanced treatmentand management of public health risk.

For their “CenterBeam Place project”, FundyEngineering & Consulting Ltd. won theAward of Technical Excellence. CenterBeamPlace is a key block of historical buildings locatedin the heart of Saint John, NB. The buildingsrecently underwent an extensive interior andexterior renovation and restoration to bring themup to current building code requirements. FundyEngineering & Consulting was retained to providemechanical engineering and design services todevelop drawings and specifications for theupgrade to the heating, ventilation, air conditioning,sprinkler and plumbing infrastructure in accordancewith today’s codes and standards.

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he Consulting Engineers of New Brunswick (CENB) is pleased to announce that John Fudge, MBA,P.Eng., has been installed as the organization’s first Executive Director. John has held a variety ofsenior positions with the New Brunswick government in the areas of economic development, capitalplanning and construction. Prior to his work in the civil service, John had extensive experience in the

private sector as a practicing HVAC/mechanical engineer. John has been registered with APEGNB since1973. He received both his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and his MBA from the University of New Brunswick.

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(L to R): Pat Chouinard, P.Eng.,CENB president; David Hay, presidentand CEO of NB Power; Jim Piercey,P.Eng., ADI Limited.

(L to R): Pat Chouinard, P.Eng., CENBpresident; Clayton Rogers, P.Eng.,Godfrey Associates Ltd.; Peter Needra,XL Insurance; Darcy Harris, P.Eng.,Godfrey Associates Ltd.; Bruce King,Town of St. Andrews.

(L to R): Pat Chouinard, P.Eng., CENBpresident; Norm McFarlane, Mayorof Saint John; Darryl Ford, P.Eng.,Fundy Engineering; Peter Milan, P.Eng.,Commercial Properties Limited; Dan Fox, FCC Engineering.


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Designed to teach players how to solve electrical, civil, and mechanical engineeringproblems from three historical eras, the game places users in an engineering lab ina remote location, where they find a time machine. Students must decipher a binarycode and power switches in order to travel to three epochs that are significant intechnological history: ancient Egypt, the Middle Ages, and World War II.

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o see what students thought of the CD-Rom game, Engenuity asked 15-year-old Jacob Estabrooks and eight-year-old Zackariah Gallant to take it for a test run. Here’s what they thought:T

Jacob Estabrooks (Grade 9)Gaetz Brook Junior High SchoolChezzetcook, NS

I played all the levels on the game. I am goingto evaluate it in three ways.

What I l iked…

• The medieval activities were by far my favourite because you wereconstantly fixing mistakes and finding out new ways of doingthings. Eygpt was the second-best era because of the same rea-sons: you are always working at fixing your mistakes and improv-ing your pyramid and the streams of water. The World War II levelwas not as much fun because once you set everything up, you hadto wait a long time before you could find out if you succeeded or failed.

• I liked the problem-solving and the first person view because you seemore of the game. If it was played third person, you can’t see as much.

• I liked the audio buttons so the gamer can get help on whateversubject you’re trying to learn.

How I would improve it…

• I didn’t like the arrows and would have liked it better if the cre-ator(s) made it so you could play freestyle—using the mouse orarrow keys instead of always having to click the green arrowslocated on the screen. It makes it less interesting and draws theattention away from what’s happening.

• More levels would have made this game much more interestingbecause I beat it much too soon to learn a lot—but the things theydo teach you are nicely explained.

• A lot more activities would have been appreciated.

How it scored: Graphics 9/10Sound 8/10Gameplay 6/10Story plot 4/10

Zackariah Gallant (Grade 3)Claude D. Taylor SchoolRiverview, NB

First, I think there should be an imaginary per-son doing each of the activities and we neverhave to see that person’s face.

Second, I think the binary code problem should be changed to a different mathproblem based on the age of the character playing the game. Even though youcan bypass the access code, kids still want to be able to solve the problems.

I couldn’t figure out how to get to all the areas of the game, even afterdoing all the activities.

When I was in Egypt and building the pyramids, there was no messageat the bottom of the screen telling the player “you have made the perfectramp with the correct number of people required”.

The opening and closing of the drawbridge activity was too slow. You wasteda lot of time just waiting to see the bridge go down and come back up.

In the catapult activity, I think that the catapult shouldn’t have to be exactand that the landing area should be a rounded-off number in 5’s or 10’s.

In the opening of the game, the mouse should automatically move theperson so you don’t have to constantly click the arrow to make yourcharacter to move. It takes a lot of time getting through the screens.

I was able to install and play the game myself easily.

I liked the level where water was used for irrigation. It was kind ofneat to see what happens if you flood the crops, don’t provide enoughwater, or give the right amount of water for the crops to grow.

What I did not like about the game was the limited number of peopleand activities in each level. More interaction with people in the gamewould have been better.

Overall, I liked the game and learned a lot of engineering. I rankthe game an 8 out of 10 and would recommend it to my friends.

Would you like to try the game yourself? Here’s how to order:

Time Engineers–Home Edition for Single Users (classroom guide not included) is available for Windows platforms at a cost of $23 (CAD) and canbe ordered online at www.software-kids.com. Other English-only versions are also available including:

• Teachers Edition ($68 CAD)Single userIncludes Classroom Guide and CD-Roms

• Middle School Site License ($570 CAD)Includes Classroom Guide and CD-Roms

• High School Site License ($1500 CAD)Includes Classroom Guide and CD-Roms

ybczynski'squest for the origins of this most

common tool did not prove easy. Sometools, such as the frame saw, had obviousorigins since they were developed in alogical response to a particularly vexingproblem. Others, such as the carpenter'sbrace, appeared mysteriously from somebrilliant individual's creative imagination.While the screwdriver can hardly becalled poetic inspiration, the screw itselfis a different matter. The screw is ahelix, a very complicated shape thatappears in visible nature only in climbing vines and in some seashells.

The screw was probably invented bythat singular genius Archimedes, whoalso gave us, among other things, thecompound pulley, the windlass and thewater screw, a device for lifting waterthat has at its heart an elegant helicalscrew. About 300 years later, in the firstcentury AD, Hero of Alexandriainvented the vertical press, which wasused to press olives and grapes. But itwas another 1400 years before some

bright light realized that the helix thatcould press olives could also serve as akind of threaded nail.

Rybczynski found the first evidence ofscrews dating from the 15th century,when they were used in watches, gunsand armour but it was another 300years before they became common.Individual hand-made screws were justtoo difficult to make and were of poorquality. The first industrial process formaking screws was developed in Englandin the 1760s but it was Cullen Whippleof Providence, RI, who invented the auto-mated method of cutting screws in 1842.

From the beginning, the slotted head,driven by the flat-bladed driver, was thestandard. But slotted screws have severaldrawbacks. They easily "cam out" (slip)causing frustration, delay and even injury,

and you cannot start them with one hand.From 1860 to 1890, industrious inventorsfiled a flurry of patents for new heads,but all proved difficult to manufacture.

The solution was found by a 27-year oldCanadian, Peter L. Robertson. He wasa pitchman for a Philadelphia tool company,a traveling salesman who sold goods attrade fairs and on street corners throughouteastern Canada. He spent his spare time

in his workshop. He invented Robertson's20th century wrench-brace, a combinationbrace, wrench, vise, rivet maker andscrewdriver. He patented an improvedcorkscrew, new cuff links and even abetter mousetrap. In 1907, he patentedhis socket-head screw.

Robertson later said that he got the ideafor his socket head while demonstratinga spring-loaded driver to an audience inMontreal. The blade slipped and injuredhis hand. The secret of Robertson'sinvention is the exact shape of the recess,which is squared, with chamfered edges,tapering sides and a pyramidal bottom.

Robertson found financial backers, talkedthe town of Milton, Ontario, into givinghim a tax-free loan and established hisown screw factory. His screw head reallywas a big improvement. The driver fitsnuggly into the head and nevercammed out. Robertson tried in vain toset up shop in England or the UnitedStates. American backers came forwardbut they insisted on control, whichRobertson would not grant them.

Meanwhile, American Henry F. Phillipsof Portland, Oregon, also a travelingsalesman, patented his cruciform screw,which during World War II became theinternational standard. The Robertson isnow widely used only in Canada eventhough an independent study by themagazine Consumer Reports declared itfar superior to the Phillips, which isnotorious for slippage and stripped sockets.While Rybczynski declared the screwdriverand screw the tool of the Millennium,perhaps Robertson was justified in callinghis invention "the biggest little inventionof the 20th century so far."

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Robertson Screwdriver:

“The Biggest Little Inventionof the 20th Century So Far”

By James H. Marsh, Editor in ChiefThe Canadian Encyclopedia. (Copyright © 2006 Historica Foundation of Canada)

When the New York Times asked Canadian author Witold Rybczynskito write about the Millennium's "best tool," he had some difficultychoosing. His entertaining book One Good Turn describes how he carefullyexamined his toolbox for candidates. Many worthy tools, such as thetry square, level, chalk line, tape measure, handsaw, plane, chisel, etc.,were invented by the Romans or the Egyptians and so predated theMillennium. It was his wife who put him to thinking about the one toolthat she always kept handy, the screwdriver.

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Summer 2006 ContestCorner Winners

Paul O'Connell, P.Eng.Douglas, N.B.

Martine Tremblay, P.Eng. Moncton, NB

Tim Babin, P.Eng. Bathurst, NB

J.C. Besner, MIT. Saint John, N.B.

Dr. Dennis Lovely, P.Eng.Fredericton, NB

Contest Corner

To win this season’s Engenuity prize package, e-mail your answer to [email protected] by January 15, 2007. The first five correct submissions drawn will win a limited edition art print, ball cap, t-shirt, pen and more!

Automotive enthusiasts responded quickly to answer theSummer Contest Corner question: What is an Eliica?

It hasn’t hit mainline productionyet but the Eliica(Electric Lithium-Ionbattery Car) is aneight-wheeled concept vehicledeveloped byresearchers at Tokyo’s Keio University. The Accelerationmodel has a top speed of 190 km/h and a range of 320kilometres. The 80 batteries which power the car require10 hours of recharging (from empty to full charge) andcan be re-energized off a residential grid.

Congratulations to the winners listed on the left who werethe first five names drawn with the correct answer.

If you haven’t won a trendy APEGNB prize package yet,then tell us:

Wintthhii ss SSeeaassoonn ’’ss PPrrii zzee PPaacckkaaggee !!

What is thePiezoelectric Effect?A. A new movie starring Ashton KutcherB. The ability of crystals like quartz and tourmaline to

generate a voltage when placed under pressureC. A type of electricity generated by massive waterfalls.D. The name given to energy produced by humans

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Janelle Vautour de Dieppe, étudiante finissanteen génie civil à la Faculté d’ingénierie del’Université de Moncton, s’est distinguée enremportant le 2e prix à la Compétition canadienneréservée aux étudiantes et étudiants du premiercycle en génie civil. Cette compétition, organiséeannuellement par la Société canadienne degénie civil, s’est tenue récemment à Calgary.Les étudiantes et étudiants des 26 universitéscanadiennes qui offrent des programmes degénie civil étaient invités à y participer ensoumettant un résumé de trois pages de leurprojet de recherche. Les organisateurs retenaientles 15 meilleurs projets qui étaient ensuiteprésentés oralement pour déterminer les lauréats, lors du Congrès de la Société canadienne de génie civil.


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Attend The Next Iron Ring Ceremony

Support the Future of YOUR Profession . . .

All previously obligated engineers areinvited to attend the next Iron RingCeremonies at the Crowne Plaza LordBeaverbrook Hotel on

Monday, December 4, 2007Monday, April 2, 2007Doors close at 5:30 pm

TicketsCost $25

ContactMindy [email protected] of the Dean ofEngineering, UNB

506-453-4570and

Janelle Vautour remporte le 2e prix àla Compétition de lasociété canadiennegénie civil

A recent graduate of the civil engineeringprogram at the Université de Moncton,Janelle Vautour, of Dieppe, received 2nd prizein the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering(CSCE) undergraduate competition held inCalgary during the Society’s AnnualConference. Students from the 26 Canadianuniversities offering the civil engineeringprogram were invited to participate by submitting a three-page résumé of theirresearch project. The organizers retained thebest 15 projects that were then presentedorally at the CSCE Annual Conference.

Janelle Vautour Takes2nd Prize at the CSCEStudent Competition

(De gauche à droite), Michel Massiéra, ing.,Professeur en génie civil et directeur du projet derecherche; Janelle Vautour, gagnante du 2e prixet Paul Chiasson, ing., Doyen de la Facultéd’ingénierie de l’Université de Moncton.

(L to R): Michel Massiéra, P.Eng., civil engineering professor and director of the researchproject; Janelle Vautour, 2nd place prize winner;and Paul Chiasson, P.Eng., Dean of theEngineering Faculty of Université de Moncton.

Steam Locomotive No. 29—The New BrunswickConnection

uring the National Directors andEnforcement Officers meeting inCalgary (June 21-22, 2006),APEGNB’s sharp-eyed Director

of Professional Affairs, Tom Sisk, P.Eng.,snapped this photo of Locomotive No. 29 which sits outside the CanadianPacific Railway Headquarters in thecity’s Gulf Canada Square. TheStandard-type 4-4-0 locomotive is one of the earliest CPR company-builtlocomotives in existence today and usedto run on New Brunswick’s rails.

According to Jonathan Hanna’s articleSteam Locomotive No. 29: CPR’sFrontispiece, the locomotive:

“…has the unique distinction of being the last CPR-operated steam locomotive to close out the railway's steam era, Nov. 6, 1960– one day shy of the Company's75th anniversary of the driving ofthe last spike. Costing little morethan $7,000 to build in 1887 atCPR’s ‘New Shops’ on DeLorimierStreet, Montreal, (it) originallycarried No. 390 and was renum-bered 217 in 1908. In 1913, oneof the first locomotives to be fitted with superheaters, it was extensively modified to its currentconfiguration and numbered 29.Although most of the locomotive'srecords on its location and usewere destroyed, we know that CPR29 (then 390) was assigned toOttawa about the turn of the century. World War I saw the locomotive operating out ofFarnham, QC, where it stayed during the Great Depression. Atthe end of its active career, CPR 29was used along with sister locomotives 136 and 144 on CPR's Norton-Chipman branch in New Brunswick.”

In later life, Locomotive No. 29 wasused as an excursion train inHillsborough, New Brunswick. Tom hadthe opportunity to climb aboard duringits final year of operation.


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n October 5, approximately 25 students, and a dozen alumniand friends of UNB’s geology department attended the CIM(Canadian Industry of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum)Student-Industry Meet and Greet. The New Brunswick branch

of CIM pitched in with a presentation and refreshments.

Paul Rennick, P.Geo., NB-CIM President2005-2007, explained the role CIM playsnationally and provincially in professionaldevelopment and networking.

Rennick, who serves on APEGNB Counciland is a manager for the New BrunswickDepartment of Natural Resources, graduatedfrom UNB with his B.Sc. in 1981.

At the end of the mixer, Andy Cormier,CIM District 1 Chair and NB Coal super-intendent for NB Power, announced that NBCoal will donate the popular book Gesner'sDream, authored by Gwen Martin, toevery student who attended the event.

NB-CIM contributes to the annual NewBrunswick student geoscience scholar-ship program ($2000) of which manyof UNB students have benefited. Specialthanks to Paul Rennick for taking thetime to share CIM news and also toProf. David Lentz, P.Geo., for organizingthe event (and making sure the pizzasarrived on time!)

For more information on CIM, visitwww.cim.org

Gesner's DreamThe Trials and

Triumphs of EarlyMining in New

Brunswickby G.L. Martin.

Softcover: 328 pages, 140 photos, 7 coloured maps (2003)ISBN 1-894475-46-1

Price: CDN $53.26Member Price: CDN $39.95

Gesner's Dream presents the first-evercomprehensive account of NewBrunswick's lively mining heritage. Thisromantic, entertaining and ultimatelytriumphant tale covers three centuries.Read how gypsum smugglers took oncustoms officers by moonlight. Hearabout 19th-century mine developers whothreatened their competition with fists inthe boardroom and pistols in the field.Meet characters such as AlfredMarkham, the fabulous NewBrunswicker who survived shipwreck,underground explosion and fire tobecome one of the most successful—andwell-loved—mine managers in Canada.Learn how M.J. Boylen really managedto accumulate nearly one thousandclaims in northern New Brunswick ...and how his coup prompted theBathurst Staking Rush of 1953 - thelargest staking extravaganza inCanadian history.

Gesner's Dream is titled after AbrahamGesner, the tragic and eccentric mid-Victorian geologist and inventor. In1839 he predicted that New Brunswickwould become a famous mining centre.This book tells the story of how his prediction - his dream - came true.

To order a copy, visit the GeologicalAssociation of Canada’s bookstore atwww.esd.mun.ca/~gac

CIM Student-IndustryMeet & GreetO

When the Natural Sciences andEngineering Research Council’s(NSERC’s) regional offices were created,plans were made to establish aDiscretionary Grant Fund that couldbe used to help the offices achieve theirmandate and objectives. NSERC-Atlanticrecently announced that this fund isnow available.

Given that the total budget is $100,000per year for all of Atlantic Canada,funds will be allocated to non-recurringinitiatives organized by individuals, student groups and organizations. TheDiscretionary Grant Fund can be used tosponsor special events or activities related

to research, development or promotionof the natural sciences and engineeringin Atlantic Canada.

Requests for support of recurringevents/activities (e.g., annual conferences)will not be considered. Only requeststhat are not eligible for regular NSERCprogram funding (e.g., PromoScience)will be considered. There is no deadline;submissions will be reviewed as theyare received and will be evaluated individually on their merits.

When applying for funding, NSERC-Atlantic suggests that applicants clearlyaddress the following points: the impact,

reach and uniqueness of the initiative;and the level of exposure that NSERCand the regional office will receive byfunding the initiative (e.g., publicity,visibility and/or the opportunity to promote NSERC programs).

For more information or for a copy ofthe guidelines and an application form,contact NSERC-Atlantic at 506-854–8154. For more information aboutNSERC-Atlantic, please visitwww.nserc.gc.ca/about/atlantic_e.asp

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The Natural Sciences and EngineeringResearch Council of Canada (NSERC) is pleased to announce that Dr. PatriceAudy is the new Manager of NSERC-Atlantic.

Dr. Audy will manage the activities ofthe regional office in Atlantic Canada, as well as the human, material andfinancial resources required to operatethe office. Dr. Audy is a key NSERC representative working with clients andstakeholders, as well as federal, provincial and local agencies, toincrease NSERC’s visibility and presencein the region.

As a former recipient of many NSERCscholarships and as a past SelectionCommittee member on several NSERCScholarships and Fellowships committees, Dr. Audy is very familiarwith NSERC’s programs. He comes toNSERC from Agriculture and Agri-FoodCanada in Fredericton where he workedin laboratory-industry-university collaborations and on the managementof intellectual property.

New Manager for NSERC-Atlantic

Lorsque les bureaux régionaux duConseil de recherches en sciencesnaturelles et en génie (CRSNG) ont étéétablis, il était prévu de créer un fondsdiscrétionnaire qui pourrait être utilisépour aider les bureaux à remplir leurmandat et à atteindre leurs objectifs.Le CRSNG-Atlantique a récemmentannoncé que le fonds était disponible.

Étant donné que le budget total estd’environ 100 000 $ par année pour leCanada atlantique, les fonds serontaffectés à des initiatives et des activitésnon récurrentes qui sont organisées pardes particuliers, des groupes d’étudiantsou des organismes. Le fonds discrétionnairepeut servir à financer des activités oudes événements à caractère spécial liésà la recherche, au développement ou à

la promotion des sciences naturelles etdu génie dans le Canada atlantique.

Les demandes d’appui d’événements oud’activités récurrentes (p. ex., des conférences annuelles) ne seront pasprises en considération. Seules lesdemandes qui ne sont pas admissiblesà un appui financier dans le cadre d’unprogramme régulier du CRSNG (p. ex.,PromoScience) seront considérées. Iln’y a pas de date limite de présentationdes demandes; les propositions sontexaminées telles qu'elles sont présentéeset évaluées individuellement en fonction de leur mérite.

Le CRSNG-Atlantique suggère aux candidats de traiter clairement lespoints suivants dans leur demande de

financement : les répercussions, la portéeet le caractère unique de l’initiative etle niveau de visibilité dont le CRSNG etle bureau régional bénéficieront enfinançant l’initiative (p. ex., publicité,visibilité, possibilité de promotion deprogrammes du CRSNG).

Pour obtenir de plus amples renseigne-ments, un exemplaire des lignes directrices ou un formulaire de demande,veuillez communiquer avec le CRSNG-Atlantique au 506-854–8154. Voustrouverez également des renseignementssur le CRSNG-Atlantique àwww.crsng.gc.ca/about/atlantic_f.asp

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Le Conseil de recherches en sciencesnaturelles et en génie du Canada(CRSNG) est heureux de vous annoncerque M. Patrice Audy se joint àl’équipe du Bureau du CRSNG-Atlantique à titre de gestionnaire.

M. Audy gère les activités du Bureau du CRSNG-Atlantique dans la région del’Atlantique ainsi que les ressourceshumaines, matérielles et financièresrequises pour le fonctionnement dubureau. À l’appui de l’objectif général,qui est d’accroître la visibilité et laprésence du CRSNG dans la région, M. Audy fait office de principalreprésentant du CRSNG auprès desclients et des intervenants ainsi quedes organismes fédéraux, provinciauxet locaux dans la région.

Il connaît bien les programmes duCRSNG puisqu’il a été titulaire deplusieurs bourses du CRSNG et a étémembre de comités de sélection desbourses du CRSNG. Avant de se joindreau CRSNG, M. Audy travaillait dans leslaboratoires de recherche d’Agricultureet Agroalimentaire Canada où il a participé à des collaborations laboratoire-industrie-universités et à des projets de gestion de la propriété intellectuelle.

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ith that, Turning the Futureinto Revenue ends. Recentlycompleted, this book by

Glen Hemstra sets out to show thetrends that will affect us all in thecoming years. Topics such as "HowChina Will Outpace the U.S.", "HowWe'll Survive Without Oil", andstaying in business as customerbases shrink, form part of the discussion. But, despite the title,it's not just about money.

Hemstra, an educator and more recently,founder of Futurist.com is a consultantto global corporate powerhouses such asMicrosoft, Adobe, and Northern Telecom.His expertise is in the area of emergingbusiness opportunities and in advisingbusiness how to deal with future trendsto the benefit of the company.

The writing style is quite smooth and hemanages to get his serious messageacross in entertaining fashion.

Like many skilled presenters, Hemstraoutlines the coming topic, presents it,then reviews it.

The book is further divided into four parts:

1. What your future will look like - Trends.2. How to predict the future of your

business or career.3. Future planning exercises.4. Where America is failing the future.

As engineers, we are often accused of onlybeing concerned with calculable problems.Plug the numbers into the equation, turnthe crank and there's THE answer. Thisbook is about cultivating a bit of dreamingand imagining; in effect, encouragingthe reader to be their own futurist. But,there are practical outcomes, too.

On one hand, there's an appreciation oftrends and what it means personally andfor the wider population. On the other,there are some fairly concrete steps thatcan be taken to turn the coming trendsinto revenue. Trends like global warming,energy alternatives, and food productionare just a few examples.

Statistics about the world's populationillustrate how we can start to envisionwhat we design, build and develop forfuture citizens. In 1900, there were 10million people worldwide over the ageof 65. In 2005, there were 400 million. By 2050, it will be 2 billion. Longer lifeexpectancy is expected due to betternutrition, better health care, and fewerdeaths by accident. The societal challengesand opportunities to work with theserealities will be of a scale unheard ofeven a few years ago.

Also consider this: A 2005 US surveyshowed that only about 13 percent ofpresent-day workers wanted/needed/expected to live a leisure-based retirement.Fully 70 percent actually wanted to workfull or part-time to augment income or topursue small or home-based businesses.

There will be opportunities in providingfor the older and healthier as well as theyoung with more mobility, money andexpectations than ever before. There willbe customized healthcare opportunities,expanded travel options, and seniorfriendly housing developments. Ideas tocapitalize on the shifting demographicare virtually endless.

One prediction that is particularly appealingis the re-organization of the traditionallearn-work-retire-die progression.Instead, to take advantage of the longerlife span and the general desire toremain productive, a revised plan maybe in order. What about learning andworking until 55, taking two to fiveyears off as a funded sabbatical to

review future paths and to retrain andthen continue to work until 75 or olderbefore retirement?

The book also has some interesting, ifnot surprising, facts within it. Most arereferenced for future reading.

For instance, what country will becomethe most populous? While China isahead at the moment, by 2030, boostedby a higher than average birthrate,India will be largest, population wise.

China, by 2050 will have an economy 75percent larger than that of the United States.

India graduates 350,000 engineers a year,five times the average in the U.S. That'smore than double Canada's engineers, after85 years! Out of China's 3.4 million yearlycollege grads, 350,000 are also engineers.

India has, at the moment, the greatest num-ber of English-speaking people on earth. In2005, China had more people studyingEnglish than the populations of USA,Canada, and United Kingdom combined.

This supports the argument that thecompetition for skilled work in our traditional technology niches will be fierce,but also that a sophisticated, well-paidmiddle class will be looking to buylifestyle-enhancing goods and servicesfor themselves and their businesses.

While conventional oil production andreserves aren't going away overnight, pro-

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duction and new finds have, or nearly have,peaked and will be declining in the future.

Sustainablity of energy sources will beone of the keys to future success.Conservation efforts, biodiesel, ethanol,solar, wind, ocean power, and hydrogenall provide significant opportunities.

Opportunities exist in the reduction ofpoverty around the world, whether byenhanced food crop production, sanitationand water supply or provision of “micro-credit” so the entrepreneurial spirit amongthe world's poor can be developed. Recentreports suggest that credit or loans of as littleas $20 can allow establishment of phoneor internet service in a remote locationwhich, in turn, allows increased educationand communication and requirements to

be provided by other entrepreneurs.

The book details one example of a villagewhere no one could afford a telephone.A single entrepreneur received micro-creditfrom a cell phone provider and set up acafe-style phone point where the popu-lation could access the phone for a smallfee. The enhanced communicationallowed other businesses to leverage thecontact with the outside world.

All in all, Turning the Future intoRevenue is a good read if you want tostimulate ideas or at least discussion ofdifferent points of view about the future.

Published by Wiley, the book retails forabout $25 and can be purchased atyour local Chapters store.

What’s Your Net Worth?The Association of ProfessionalEngineers and Geoscientists of NewBrunswick, in cooperation with theother three Atlantic Canada engi-neering associations, has completedits second joint salary survey andposted the results online.

You can view the 2006 SalarySurvey by visitingwww.apegnb.com, clicking the“Publications/Reports” tab on theside menu bar, and scrolling downthe list to “Salary Survey”.

n a perfect world, college graduates would be clamouring to enterwater industry careers. An influx of youthful, ambitious engineers,and technical and maintenance specialists would fill positions at

utilities, engineering firms, and other companies.In a perfect world, Bill Howard wouldn't lamentabout the drastic lack of young professionalsneeded to fill science and engineering jobs.

Passionate about an “evolving crisis in theUS,” Howard believes “there is a compellingneed to encourage the best and brightest toenter these fields.”

As chief technical officer at CDM (an internationalconsulting, engineering, construction andoperations firm headquartered in Massachusetts),Howard said the firm is experiencing a workplaceshortage in science and engineering. “We'reall having trouble finding people for thosepositions,” he said.

John Manning, president of CDM's developmentand engineering division, said that in the pastfew years “it has become harder and harder tofind and hire senior-level people, and it has beenmuch more competitive to hire college graduates.”

The looming crisis in the water industry workforce,triggered by an aging workforce, fewer highschool and college students studying scienceand engineering, and tighter immigration lawshas prompted many other water industryorganizations to implement innovative programs.

Summer program sparks interestin high school students

Under Manning's leadership, CDM urged otherengineering firms to provide summer work forhigh school students and teachers. The result:10 teachers and 25 students were hired thispast summer.

CDM and the other firms are participating in LIFT2(Leadership Initiatives for Teaching andTechnology). This collaborative Massachusettsstate initiative recruits high school students intoscience, technical, engineering, and math(STEM) careers.

Massachusetts expects a shortage of 24,000workers by 2009 to fill STEM jobs.

This summer, CDM hired five high school studentsand two teachers from LIFT2 candidates forhands-on summer externships—noncredit,salaried opportunities to shadow professionals.

Why include teachers?

“We need to get kids excited about careers in ourindustry. To do that, we have to find teacherswho have the good stuff,” Howard said.

Andrea Sewall, CDM vice-president, mentoreda student and a teacher this summer.

“It's a great program, and it has been veryexciting and rewarding for me to be involvedin it,” said Sewall.

While externships usually involve only onementor, Sewall encourages her staff toengage the interns and broaden their exposure to different aspects of water andwastewater engineering.

“The tricky part is getting the students tounderstand the big picture quickly so theyunderstand the need for the small taskthey're working on and how it fits into thedesign work.”

She also stresses checking for errors to “helpstudents see the value of struggling throughphysics and math.”

Changing minds

The student intern, Jason Miller, graduated fromhigh school in May. Prior to the externship,Miller wanted to study computer engineering.“We're hoping his experience here at CDMwill change his mind and that he'll study civilor environmental engineering,” Sewall said.

Steven Wilkins, an earth sciences teacher atLexington High School, spent much of hisexternship in the field working on environmentalexperiments, water sampling, risk assessments,geographic information systems, contaminantmapping, and site remediation.

CDM apparently achieved its goal of excitingthis teacher. Wilkins is incorporating nearlyall of his new-found knowledge into his soillab and classroom projects. His goals includeadding monthly after-school activities andfieldwork, taking students to CDM's offices to learnand observe what environmental scientistsdo, and creating an environmental sciencefield day with hands-on activities.

“Most students don't know anything aboutenvironmental science,” Wilkins said. “I wantto entice them into environmental careers.CDM has been great, and they've expressedinterest in my ideas to interact more withstudents during the school year.”

CDM's eight-week externship requires afinancial investment and staff commitment.Teachers are

paid $800 USD/week, and students $320USD to $480 USD a week. Some externswork eight weeks, others longer. In addition,the company pays a $3,500 USD LIFT2 program support fee.

The investments are worth it, Howard said.“To me, 90 percent of what we accomplish inthis program, we will accomplish throughraising awareness of the needs and rewardsin the fields of science and engineering.

“We have to invest more money to recruitstudents and convey to them that these arefun, satisfying, rewarding careers,” he said.

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recent case beforeAPEGNB’s ProfessionalConduct Committee dealt

with the issue of intellectualproperty, copying of copyrightedmaterial and the retention ofpersonal copies of engineeringwork product.

The Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) hasdetermined that the engineer-complained-against, Mr. X, P. Eng., should not bedirected to appear before the DisciplineCommittee. The committee understands thatthe complainant's business and professionalmaterials have been returned to him throughnegotiation related to a concurrent civilaction, which also has been concluded.The engineer-complained-against has beenassured of access to materials should theybe required for defense in the future.

Nonetheless, the PCC believes that theconditions of this case can provide a valuablelearning experience for the entire membership.Therefore, under s. 17(10)(c) of theEngineering and Geoscience Professions Act,the committee directs that staff “publicize,in anonymous form, an educational piecein the Association newsletter or other medium.”

Two points were made clear in theconsideration of this case:

1. There is considerable difference inopinion among professionals asto whether engineers have a rightto maintain personal copies ofwork they have been responsiblefor. On one hand, having accessto work (calculations, designnotes, submitted drawings) forwhich the engineer will be heldaccountable many years in thefuture seems natural to a largenumber of members. The ability todefend oneself with reasonable originalmaterials seems important to many.

2. The other point of view considers thatthe work product of an employeebelongs to the employer and that anypossession by the employee engineer(without an agreement to the contrary)constitutes theft, in the extreme

instance. Other legislation, including theCopyright Act, reinforces the principle thatthe creator of the work may be theinventor of the work, but the employer owns it.

Among engineering regulatory bodies, thereare almost no cases to provide guidance inhandling similar cases. One was reviewed,but the circumstances were quite differentin that the engineer had retained copies ofspecifications and designs then re-usedthem essentially verbatim after leaving theoriginal employer.

Discussions with other associations acrossCanada showed no clear consensus inhandling the intellectual property producedduring the engineering process. Variationwas found in how various documentswere handled, including notebooks,diaries, paper documents, co-authoredworks and electronic documents.

There was some distinction in the case wherea client requests that the engineering designbe included as a deliverable in the workundertaken by the engineer. It could beunderstood that the sale of intellectualproperty is a business transaction. It still begsthe question of whether the engineer, or hisemployer in this situation, has some rightto keep copies for future defense purposes.

In terms of being able to defend oneselfduring a future professional liability case,the principle of discoverability is often quotedas compensating for not having personalcopies. Under the discovery process, thedefendant is provided with the material

being used by the prosecution to build thecase. Several members queried also expressedsome concern that discoverability would workwell if the prosecution had all documentssurrounding a case, but the defense wouldbe made harder if the engineer did nothave personal notebooks, or if the pastemployer was out of business, or hadpurged the file storage area.

Understandably, if the engineer weredrawn into some action by a party againstthe former employer, the engineer wouldhave access to his previous work throughthe normal discovery process.

But, if the engineer were held accountableindividually and the former employer wasnow only a disinterested third-party, or evenout of business, the engineer would be atsome disadvantage in defending himself.

The committee reiterates that it appears to bea relatively common situation nation-widefor an engineer to retain copies, in wholeor in part, of work performed. This mayoccur as a point of interest in reflecting ona lengthy job finished, a particular challengeovercome or just as a log of work accomplishedthroughout a career. As well, there is feelingof the necessity of retaining work docu-mentation in aid of a liability challenge atsome future time.

Nonetheless, the committee understandsthat intellectual property generated in thecourse of work by an employee engineer(reports, letters, drawings, design notes) isthe property of the employer, in lieu of othercontractual or conditions-of-employmentarrangements. As well, unauthorizedremoval of material unrelated to his assignmentby an employee could not be defended.

However, a personal diary wherein worksummaries are maintained by personalrecollection would not, it is felt, infringeon the employer's ownership of the engineer's work product.

Because there is evidence that the practicesseen in this case are not unusual amongthe membership and that the complainanthas recovered his materials, the committeefeels that the Association's membershipwould benefit more from the educationalvalue of publicizing the details of the caserather than from harsh treatment of Mr. X.

Can Employee EngineersKeep Personal Copies ofTheir Work?A

nation-wide common situation The committee reiterates that it appears to be a relatively

common situation nation-wide for an engineer to retaincopies, in whole or in part, of work performed.

Submitted by Tom Sisk, P.Eng.Secretary, Professional Conduct Committee .Director of Professional Affairs

hat happens if you run anelectric motor backwards?That is exactly what

researchers Dr. Steve Turnockand Dr. Suleiman Abu-Sharkhfrom England’s University ofSouthampton asked themselvesafter they had successfully builtan electric motor for tetheredunderwater vehicles, using fund-ing from the Engineering andPhysical Sciences Research Council.

The well-known answer to this questionis that it stops being a motor andbecomes a generator. Instead of usingelectricity to turn a propeller and drivethe vehicle along, the flow of waterturns the propeller, generating electricity.What’s new about the Southamptondesign is its simplicity. “This is a compact design that does away withmany of the moving parts found in current marine turbines. It’s a new takeon tidal energy generation,” says Turnock.

Most current tidal stream generators are essentially wind

turbines turned upside down andmade to work underwater. They

often include complex gearboxes andmove the entire assembly to face theflow of the water. For example, theyturn a half a circle as the tidal currentreverses direction. Gears and movingparts require expensive maintenance,especially when they are used underwater. This pushes up the cost ofrunning the turbines, a cost that ispassed on to the consumers of the generated electricity. The Southamptondesign does not need to turn around

because the design of its turbine bladesmeans that they turn equally well,regardless of which way the water flows

past them. The blades are also placed ina specially shaped housing that helpschannel the water smoothly through the turbine.

Another beauty of the Southamptondesign is that everything is wrapped ina single package that can be prefabricatedso there will be few on-site constructioncosts. “Just drop it into flowing waterand it will start generating electricity. Itwill work best in fast flowing, shallowwater,” says Turnock, who foreseesrows of these devices secured to seafloors and riverbeds.

The present prototype is justtwenty-five centimetresacross and the researchteam now plan to design alarger model with improvedpropeller blades that willfurther increase the efficiencyof generating electricity. All being well, the teamenvisage the generatorbecoming commerciallyavailable within five years.

Fall/Winter 2006-07

Compact Tidal GeneratorCould Reduce the Costof Producing ElectricityFrom Flowing Water

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n September 27, theEngineering UndergraduateSociety (EUS) at the

University of New Brunswick inFredericton launched the CreganLecture Series with a presentationon distance determination algo-rithms by Dr. Juan Carretero ofthe department of mechanicalengineering.

The first lecture in the series attractedapproximately 60 students and facultymembers who listened to Dr. Carreteroexplain the development of unique distance determination algorithms forconcave bodies. His research in this fieldwas utilized in the Canadarm II projectto allow the arm to easily handle andmaneuver around objects.

Dr. David Coleman, P.Eng., dean ofengineering, believes that the student-initiated lectures are a wonderful newtradition. “In so many cases, the

accomplishments of our own UNB engineering faculty are recognizedaround the world before we take note ofthem here. I think this is a great initiative brought forward by our students to recognize the really greatresearch now underway right hereunder our own roof.”

The Cregan Lecture Series, which showcases the research of UNB’s facultyof engineering, is continuing monthly

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Who was Mr. Cregan?Engineering in Canada began on February 15, 1854,when Thomas McMahon Cregan conducted the first lectureof his “Elements of Civil Engineering and Surveying”class to a group of 26 students at King’s College (whichlater became the University of New Brunswick). Creganwas asked by the Lieutenant-Governor at the time, SirEdmund Head, to use the money the Lieutenant-Governor donated to start an engineering course at King’sCollege that taught mainly the fundamental engineeringprinciples of railroad construction.

(L to R): Tim Scribner, 4th year EEand VP Sales, EUS; Melanie Lambert, 4th yearME and President of theStudent Society forMechanical Engineering;Martha Eggenberger, 4th year EE and President of EUS; John O'Neill, 4th year EEand VP Internal of EUS; Dr. David Coleman, P.Eng.,dean of engineering; Dr. Juan Carretero, professorof mechanical engineering

UNBF Launches Cregan ResearchLecture Series

throughout the academic year. The lecture schedule can be found on theinteractive Learning Calendar located onthe APEGNB website (www.apegnb.com)or by contacting the EngineeringUndergraduate Society by email [email protected]; or by telephone at (506) 453-3534.

Everyone is welcome to attend the freelectures that are held in Head Hall onthe University of New Brunswick campus. There is no need for advanceregistration and the lectures usually runfor about 90 minutes starting at 7:00 p.m.

Submitted by John O'NeillVP Internal, UNB Engineering Undergraduate Society

REGISTRATION SUMMARY – June, July, September 2006

Registrations

BABIN, Rémi, P.Eng.BARAHONA-ESPINOSA, Enrique, P.Eng.COCHRANE, Tracy A., P.Geo.DANDURAND, Paul , P.Eng.DICKIE, Gregory A., P.Eng.DIONNE, Serge, ing.ELHADI, Sarah, P.Eng.FELTMATE, Trevor, P.Eng.GALLANT, Ghislain, P.Eng.GALLANT, Troy, P.Eng.HAN, Jimin, P.Eng.JONES, Ryan, P.Eng.LADE, Neal, P.Eng.LAMEY, Phillip, P.Eng.LAMEY, Tammy, P.Eng.LI, Ling, P.Eng.LOOMER, Diana, P.Geo.McNUTT, Elizabeth A., P.Eng.MELANSON, Mark, P.Eng.MELANSON, Remi, P.Eng.NILES, Stéphane, P.Eng.OWENS, James, P.Eng.PARSONS, Jason, P.Eng.PERRY, Stephen, P.Eng.POIRIER, Daniel, P.Eng.POIRIER, Eric, P.Eng.RICHARD, Michael, P.Eng.RICHARDS, Evelyn, P.Eng.ROBERTSON, Bonnie, P.Eng.SLEEP, Collin, P.Eng.SMITH, Erin, P. Eng.STEWART, Robert, P.Eng.TAYLOR, Nicole, P.Eng.TRACEY, David, P.Eng.WANG, Shuanjun (James), P.Eng.WHALEN, Patrick, P.Eng.WOOD, James, P.Eng.

Transfers-in

ARSENAULT, David Michel, P.Eng.BAILEY, Douglas, P.Eng.BAYNIT, Robert A., P.Eng.DOUCETTE, K. Paul, P.Eng.DROESBECK, Troy, P.Eng.DUNN, Paul, P.Eng.FITZGERALD, Paul, P.Eng.LAGACÉ, Bruno, ing.MacKAY, Adam, P.Eng.PARADIS, Gino, P.Eng.ROBINSON, Gordon, P.Eng.SANKEY, Barry, P.Eng.SHAHEEDI, Afzal, P.Eng.STOCKER, Brian, P.Eng.TOPILNYCKYJ, Anton, P.Eng.TRIGGS, Nicola, P.Eng.

Members-in-Training

ALI, Nabra, MITAL-MUNIM, Mohammad, MITALTAMIRANO CHÁVEZ, Martha, MITAMBERMAN, Shawn, MITBARTLETT, Sean, MITBELLEFLEUR, Brian, MITBERTIN, Jeremy, MITBOUDREAU, Renaud, MITBUTT, Jonathan, MITCHAPMAN, Jason, MITCHENG, Hui-Wen, MITCHRISTIE, Garth, MITCHRISTIE, John, MITCLENDENNING, Chad, MITCONNORS, Michael, MIT

CORMIER, Peter, MITCROWTHER, Leanne, MITDAWSON, Cristin, MITDEGRÂCE, Louis, MITDeGRÂCE, Luc, MSDesJARDINS, Serge, MITDUNBAR, Ryan, MITDUPUIS, Pierre, MSFLOWER, Ian, MITGALLANT, Marise, MSGAUTREAU, Charles, MITGODIN, François, MSGOSS, Eric, MITGRAY, Michael, MITHACHÉ, Isabelle, MSHACHÉ, Patrick, MSHACHÉ, Véronique, MSHACHEY, Ghislain, MITHANSON, Brody, MITHIRTLE, Lacey, MITHOPPS, Matthew, MITJOHNSON, Ryan, MITKANE, Shawn, MITKEYS, Joshua, MITLANDERS, P. Joel, MITLANGFORD, Mark, MITLaPOINTE, Paul, MITLeBEL, Pierre, MITLeBLANC, Ken, MITLeBLANC, Robert P.W., MITMacKAY, Andrew, MITMALLET, Bertin, MITMALLET, Justin, MSMcGUIGAN, Benjamin, MITMERCIER, Patrick, MSMILADINOVIC, Vladimir, MITNEWTON, Brent, MITO'ROURKE, Tyler, MITPEARSON, Jeremy, MITPEMBERTON, Evan, MITPETERSON, Corey, MITPOLLOCK, Jeremy, MITRICHARD, Cedric, MITROY, Martin, MSRUSSELL, David, MITSATIR, Salim, MITSMITH, Heidi, MITSTADNYK, Aaron, MITSTYMIEST, Peter, MITTEH, Kok Leong, MITTHÉRIAULT, Hélène, MSVEINO, Jason, MITVINCENT, Julie, MITWANG, Lingzhi, MITWATSON, Jaclyn, MITWILBY, Simon, MITWOODS, Shaun, MIT

Licencees

AHUJA, D. Pal, P.Eng.ALLEN, Cecil , P.Eng.BERTHELOT, Eric, P.Eng.BESHORE, Eric, P.Eng.BISHOP, John, P.Eng. CUDJOE, Derrick, P.Eng.CYR, Jean-Pierre, ing.DAOUST, Yves, ing.DESCHAMPS, Marc, ing.DUFOUR, Carl, ing.FINELLI, Donato, P.Eng.FORTIER, Luc, ing.GERRISH, William, P.Eng.GRAVEL, Gaetan, ing.HAAS, Bruce, P.Eng.

HOGAN, Michael, P.Eng.INANO, Christopher, P.Eng.JAY, Christopher, P.Eng.MacKINNON, Jeffrey, P.Eng.MARR, Donald, P.Eng.MECHEKAK, Mohammed, P.Eng.MOUSSALAM, Gamil, P.Eng.MURPHY, Mark, P.Eng.NAULT, Christian, ing.NOBRE, E. Miguel, P.Eng.PELINESCU, D. Filip, ing.PERREAULT, Oliver, ing.POIRIER, Eric, ing.REID, Lance, P.Eng.RISTIC, Sveto, P.Eng.ROBERT, Maurice, ing.ROMASCANU, Anca, P.Eng.RONEY, Phyllis, P.Eng.SHORTALL, Christopher, P.Eng.STEFANESCU, Maria, P.Eng.ST-JACQUES, Sophie, ing.TAWFIK, Hazem, P.Eng.WELLS, John, P.Eng.WOODS, James, P.Eng.

Certificates of Authorization – Resident

OWENS AEROSPACE INC., Moncton, NBSABEAN ENGINEERING LTD., Quispamsis, NBSILK STEVENS LIMITED, Black's Harbour, NB

Certificates of Authorization – Non Resident

CORRPRO CANADA INC., Edmonton, ABCROSIER KILGOUR & PARTNERS, Winnipeg, MBEXPERTS-CONSEILS L’ECUYER DAOUST INC.,

Montreal, QueGENIVAR SOCIÉTÉ EN COMMANDITÉ, Val-d'Or, QCHOGAN & GREENFIELD DESIGN / BUILD LTD.,

Mississauga, ONMcASPHALT INDUSTRIES LIMITED, Scarborough,

ON MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING LTD., Burlington, ONPOLYDEX INC., Trois-Rivières, QCSCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL

CORPORATION, San Diego, CAVERTICAL RESOURCES GROUP, Shrewsbury,

MA, USA

Reinstatements

ALARIE, Maurice A.LEWIS, BlaineMcDONALD, SeanSMALL, Robert P.

Resigned:

FERLATTE, GillesJAYNE, AndrewKAUKINEN, KelvinKEBEDE, DawitMILLS, ShawnVEINOT, Timothy

Transfers-Out

HOLLERAN, CharlesWANG, Shuanjun

Deceased:

O'BRIAIN, NiallPATTERSON, WalterROBINSON, George


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mployees feel talking on thephone while driving makesthem more productive. In

reality, this myth is false as discovered from a one-year banof the practice by AMEC, theinternational project managementand engineering services company.

A new BC-wide survey conducted bythe Mustel Group on behalf of AMECfound that 46 per cent of respondentsbelieved that productivity is affected ifworkers are banned from using cellphones while driving. However, 90 percent of the respondents stated that talking on a cell phone impacts a person’s ability to drive safely.

“The findings of the survey demonstratethe conflict that people face in trying toensure they are meeting all the demandsplaced on their harried and busy lives,”says Evi Mustel, president of theMustel Group. “They know that safetyis paramount but they’d like to meet thedemands placed on them at work.”

The findings of the Mustel survey are incontrast to what AMEC found when it polledits employees this September. Whatmade the results of AMEC’s employeesurvey more significant was the factthat it marks the one-year anniversaryof an internal AMEC corporate policyprohibiting employees from using wire-less devices while driving during work.

AMEC surveyed its employees acrossNorth America and found that morethan 95 per cent of respondents did notexperience a decrease in productivity asa result of the ban during work hours.

“We were pleasantly surprised to see thatwhat we found was the opposite from theMustel survey,” says AMEC’s MichaelJolliffe, vice-president, government rela-tions and communications, Oakville, ON.“Our employees did not feel that the cellphone ban affected their productivity.”

When AMEC first told employees thatthey had to turn off their cell phones,pagers and PDAs before getting into theircars, they received a lot of mixed feedback.However, over the course of the year,the company found that the policy hasbeen favourably received by employees.

“When I was first told about the cellphone ban I was skeptical,” said AMEC’sTerry Knysh, P.Eng., general manager,Stony Plain, AB. “Once I consciouslystopped using the cell phone while driving

during work hours I became more awareof the hazards and started seeing a cor-relation between poor driving habits and

cell phone usage. Now, I rarely use mycell phone while driving at anytime.”

Following the positive feedback and thesuccess of the cell phone ban with itsemployees, AMEC is prepared to shareits model with other companies.

“This is all about safety and theresearch shows that in practice, AMEC’scell phone ban could be a model forother companies across North America,”says AMEC’s Randy Plener, vice-president,safety, health & environment, Mississauga,ON. “This policy reinforces our commitmentto ensuring we create the safest possiblework environment for our most valuableasset – AMEC employees.”

The AMEC employee survey also reported that more than 97 per cent ofrespondents agreed that talking on a cellphone impacts a person’s ability to drivesafely. 96 per cent felt that responsiblecompanies should discourage employeeuse of wireless communications deviceswhile driving. Furthermore, 83 per cent ofrespondents said that they have reducedor quit using wireless communicationsdevices while driving outside of work hours.

Not only are corporations focusing onsafe driving, but in October, OakvilleMember of Provincial Parliament, KevinFlynn, introduced a Private Member'sBill in the Ontario Legislature to limitthe use of portable equipment by novicedrivers, including cell phones.

AMEC Employees Embrace Cell Phone BanSolution eliminates dilemma of choosing between safety and productivity while driving

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95 per cent AMEC surveyed its employees across North America andfound that more than 95 per cent of respondents did notexperience a decrease in productivity as a result of the banduring work hours.

The Mustel Group survey was conducted between September 5-12, 2006, in500 telephone interviews with BC adults, 18 years and over. The AMECemployee survey was conducted during September 7-28, 2006, in 669 anonymousonline surveys completed by AMEC employees.

AMEC (www.amec.com) is an international project management and servicescompany that designs, delivers and supports client assets for customers acrossthe public and private sectors. AMEC employs more than 20,000 people workingfrom a network of offices throughout the U.K., U.S. and Canada, as well asregional offices and projects worldwide. AMEC shares are traded on theLondon Stock Exchange where the company is listed in the Support ServicesSector (LSE: AMEC:L). AMEC has approximately 4,000 employees operatingfrom 74 offices across Canada.

AMEC received the No. 1 ranking on the Dow Jones World Sustainability Indexin its sector for the third consecutive year. Engineering News Record Magazinehas ranked AMEC as the No. 1 International Design Firm in Canada.

Canadian Dam Association CALL FOR PAPERSThe Canadian Dam Association (CDA) Annual Conference isthe national forum for engineers, geoscientists and otherstakeholders, to exchange ideas and information concerningthe operations, maintenance and management of water andtailings dams. It also provides an opportunity for the participantsto keep abreast of advancements in the fields of design, construction, and remedial works and new techniques fordam monitoring and surveillance programs.

The CDA 2007 Annual Conference will be held in St. John’s,Newfoundland from September 22 to September 27, 2007.The theme for the Conference is:

A Climate For Change

This theme reflects on the evolving environmental, social,economic, and regulatory climates that Canadians specializing in dams have to contend with today and tomor-row. Papers are invited on topics related to the conferencetheme, including the following:

• Impact of Climate Change on Dams• Protection from Flooding• Future of Hydro-Power Development in Canada• Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning• Dams and the Public• Changes in Regulations and Regulators• Evolution of Dam Safety Programs in the Mining Industry• Canadian Involvement in International Dam Development.

Papers relating to other relevant topics and emerging issueswill also be considered.

Potential authors are invited to submit a 300- to 500-wordabstract for their papers by December 15, 2006. Abstracts maybe submitted in either English or French. Abstracts shouldinclude a short title and names of the authors and their affiliation.Abstracts may be submitted by mail, fax or e-mail to:

Phillip Gilks, P.EngNB Power Generation – Mactaquac Generating Station451 Route 105Keswick Ridge, New BrunswickCanada E6L 1B2

Fax: (506) 458-4000(please ensure the above contact information is on the cover sheet)E-mail: [email protected]

Authors will be notified of acceptance of their abstracts byJanuary 31, 2007. Authors of accepted papers are required tosubmit a digital copy of their paper, for final acceptance, byJune 1, 2007. Accepted papers will be made available in theconference proceedings in electronic format. Instructions toauthors concerning the preparation and presentation of theirpapers will be provided with the notification of acceptance.

For more information, please visit the CDA website atwww.CDA.ca

Le congrès annuel de l’Associationcanadienne des barrages

DEMANDE DECOMMUNICATIONS

Le congrès annuel de l’Association canadienne des barrages (ACB)est un forum national où les ingénieurs, géoscientifiques et autresintéressés peuvent échanger des idées et de l’information au sujet del’exploitation, de la maintenance et de la gestion des barrages et desdigues à stériles. Il fournit aussi aux participants l’occasion de setenir au courant des progrès dans les domaines de la conception, dela construction et des ouvrages de protection ainsi que des nouvellestechniques de contrôle et des programmes de surveillance des ouvrages.

Le Congrès annuel 2007 de l’ACB se tiendra à St. John’s (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador), du 22 au 27 septembre 2007 et aura pour thème

Un Climat de changement

Ce thème reflète les conditions changeantes de l’environnement, dela société, de l’économie et de la réglementation auxquelles lesCanadiens spécialisés dans les barrages doivent et devront faire face.Cette demande vise à obtenir des communications sur des sujets liésau thème de la conférence, y compris les suivants :

• Impact du changement climatique sur les barrages• Protection contre les inondations• L’avenir du développement de l’hydroélectricité au Canada• Planification en matière de sécurité et de préparation aux urgences• Les barrages et le public• Les changements associés à la réglementation et aux autorités

de réglementation• L’évolution des programmes de sécurité des barrages dans

l’industrie minière• Le rôle du Canada dans la construction de barrages à l’international

Les communications sur d’autres sujets et de nouveaux enjeux pertinents seront aussi considérées.

Les auteurs potentiels sont invités à soumettre un résumé de leurcommunication (300-500 mots) au plus tard le 15 décembre 2006.Les résumés peuvent être présentés en anglais ou en français. Ilsdoivent comporter un court titre et le nom de l’auteur ou desauteurs et leur affiliation. Ils peuvent être envoyés par la poste, parfax ou par courriel à :

Phillip Gilks, ingProduction Énergie NB – Centrale de Mactaquac451, route 105Keswick Ridge (Nouveau-Brunswick)Canada E6L 1B2

Téléc. : 506 458-4000(les coordonnées doivent apparaître sur la page couverture)E-mail: [email protected]

Les auteurs seront avisés au plus tard le 31 janvier 2007 si leurrésumé est accepté. Ceux dont la communication aura été acceptéedevront en envoyer une copie électronique, pour décision finale, auplus tard le 1er juin 2007. Les communications acceptées serontincluses en format électronique dans les actes du congrès. Lesauteurs recevront, avec l’avis d’acceptation, des instructions concernant la rédaction et la présentation de leur communication.

Le site web de l’ACB, www.CDA.ca fournit un complément d’information.

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how each of their projects worked. Togenerate additional interest in the program,the NB School District 2 distributed mediareleases on theprogram viatheir website.

The success ofthe program hasinspired theschool to worktowards thecreation of aninter-provincial competition in 2007.

This year, through funding from APEGNB’sOutreach Program, the school was able topurchase five additional RCX programmablebricks (the brains of the robot) as wellas additional Lego sets associated withthe roads and transportation module.

APEGNB Councillor (and Lego enthusiast!)John Gallant, P.Eng., learned the program-ming so he could act as a mentor duringan 11-week period this past winter.

About the size of twodecks of playingcards, the RCX unituses sensors to connectwith a PC, processthe data, and signalup to three motors toturn on and off inforward or reverse atany one of eight speeds. This "smartbrick" could process over 1000 com-mands per second. It has 16K of ROM,512 bytes of SRAM (for firmware) and32K of external SRAM for programs. Itfeatures a fully multi-tasking operatingsystem (to perform up to 10 simultane-ous tasks), three eight-bit timers, three500 mA outputs, and three inputs.

As soon as word about the new LegoMindstorms technology reached theclassroom, the response from students,both boys and girls, was incredible. Thechildren, who worked in teams and onindividual levels, had fun as they stretchedtheir creativity, developed friendships andultimately completed three different projects.

The projects involved building a monorailover a road, a level train crossing withlights and the ribbon cutting of a newhighway project (as well as the truckused for hauling). Each project includedthe fully autonomous robot using Legobricks and other elements such as sensors, lights, motors and gears.

The six teams and the Lego Mindstormsprogram were featured in a five-minutetelevision segment on CBC NewBrunswick’s School Zone with reporterCatherine Harrop. Each Lego Club teamwas interviewed and asked what they werebuilding, what they were learning, and

Eventually, it is hoped that a NewBrunswick student representative

would be selected to compete in the NationalFirst Lego League tournament in 2008.

Each September, a new Challenge isunveiled to Lego® League Internationalteams across the world where differentscientific themes are explored. Childrendo research on the topic and then startbuilding and programming their robotsto accomplish missions.

Submitted by John Gallant, P.Eng.

tudents at the Claude D. Taylor Elementary School in Riverview, NB,have been learning to design and build by participating in theirschool’s Lego Club for a number of years. A few years ago, theLego Club was expanded to include a single Mindstorms™Robotics station for use by students in grades 4 and 5.

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APEGNB Helps RiverviewStudents Learn with Lego®

Mindstorms™ Technology

Did you know…

The word "Lego" comes from Danish leggodt which translates to "play well"?

Ole Kirk Christiansen, a poor carpenterfrom Billund, Denmark, founded theLego Group in 1934

Six eight-stud Lego bricks of the same colour can be put together in915,103,765 ways, and just threebricks of the same colour offer 1,560 combinations?

Lego set two Guinness World Records in1992 with the construction of a castlemade from 400,000 Lego bricks and a545-metre Lego railway line with three locomotives?

You can design your own Lego productsby downloading a FREE copy of LegoDigital Designer Version 1.6 athttp://ldd.lego.com/download/

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