A reception was held on Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at the Niakwa Country Club to welcome new members of the Association and to recognize the recipients of the 2004 Awards of Merit, Achievement, Early Achievement, and Professional-in- Training, and the Certificate of Engineering or Geoscience Achievement. Merit Award Presented to Mahesh C. Chaturvedi, Ph.D., P.Eng. The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba was pleased to present the Merit Award to Mahesh C. Chaturvedi, B.Sc. (Met. Eng.), M.Met., Ph.D., P.Eng. Mahesh Chaturvedi received his Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India, in 1960. He received his Masters in Metallurgy in 1962, and his Doctorate in 1966, both from Sheffield University in the United Kingdom. After gradua- tion, he moved to Winnipeg and became a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Manitoba. Since then, he has risen in the ranks within the Department of Mechanical Engineering to become a full Professor and culmi- nating in his present position as a Distinguished Professor, a Tier-I Canada Research Chair in Aerospace Materials, and an NSERC Industrial Research Professor. Professor Chaturvedi has been doing research in several aspects of materials science and materials engineering for the last 35 years. He has done research on processing, microstructures, and properties of nickel-based alloys, aluminium alloys, titanium alloys, and steels. More recently his research has been focused on weldability and super- plastic deformation of aerospace alloys and on solidification of alloys in microgravity. This research has resulted in an improved understand- ing of the behaviour of metallic materials in general and aerospace alloys in particular, the latter being of prime importance to Canada's aerospace industry. He has contributed extensively to the published scientific literature through 153 papers in peer- reviewed journals and 46 peer- reviewed conference proceedings. He has also co-authored a text book on Phase Transformation in Materials with Dr. A.K. Jena and he holds three patents. Professor Chaturvedi has established a state- of-the-art materials processing and characterization facility at the University of Manitoba, which is widely used by various industries in Manitoba. With the help of this facility, Professor Chaturvedi has contributed extensively to the train- ing and education of future scien- tists. Twelve students have obtained Ph.D. degrees and 21 students have obtained Masters degrees under his supervision. He has also supervised the research of 21 post-doctoral research fellows. Seven of his for- mer students are faculty members in various Canadian universities and the rest are working in industrial research laboratories, further improving the understanding of the science of materials. He has been successful in attracting almost $10 million in external funding in sup- port of his research. The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba APRIL 2004 www.apegm.mb.ca In This Issue: ■ National Engineering and Geoscience Week Activities – Celebrity Competition – Spaghetti Bridge ■ Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie ■ Thoughts on Design Publications Mail Agreement Number 40062980 An Evening of Recognition By: J.A. Blatz, P.Eng. Continued on page 4 Y oung eyes peered in wonder- ment at a toy car moving through a miniature, automat- ed car wash, grown-ups (some of them our own engineers) tested their catapult designs with marsh- mallow missiles, and shoppers at St. Vital Centre took time off from swiping their credit cards to watch model bridges made of spaghetti and white glue put through their paces in load tests. These activities were held at St. Vital Centre, Winnipeg, and more took place between March 4-7 as part of Engineering and Geoscience Week in Manitoba, thanks to the efforts of approximately 200 indi- viduals. This annual event reaches thousands of people through TV coverage, radio, newspapers, dis- play booths and competitions, and an APEGM-sponsored IMAX movie, and provides a singular opportunity for engineers and geo- scientists to share the excitement of their professions and to provide information about careers. The "Week" began with the appearances on A-Channel's "Big Breakfast" of young (Grade 8) robot-builder extraordinaire, Nishant Balakrishnan, and of APEGM's Celebrity Competition Planning Team who were bent on Engineering and Geoscience Week in Manitoba: Activities in Winnipeg By: B. Stimpson, P.Eng. Automated car wash (U of M, Dept. of Mech. & Manufacturing Engineering) Continued on page 7
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A reception was held onTuesday, March 2, 2004, atthe Niakwa Country Club to
welcome new members of theAssociation and to recognize therecipients of the 2004 Awards ofMerit, Achievement, EarlyAchievement, and Professional-in-Training, and the Certificate ofEngineering or GeoscienceAchievement.
Merit AwardPresented to Mahesh C. Chaturvedi, Ph.D., P.Eng.
The Association of ProfessionalEngineers and Geoscientists of theProvince of Manitoba was pleasedto present the Merit Award toMahesh C. Chaturvedi, B.Sc. (Met.Eng.), M.Met., Ph.D., P.Eng.
Mahesh Chaturvedi received hisBachelor of Science inMetallurgical Engineering fromBanaras Hindu University inVaranasi, India, in 1960. Hereceived his Masters in Metallurgyin 1962, and his Doctorate in 1966,both from Sheffield University inthe United Kingdom. After gradua-tion, he moved to Winnipeg andbecame a Post-Doctoral ResearchFellow at the University ofManitoba. Since then, he has risen
in the ranks within the Departmentof Mechanical Engineering tobecome a full Professor and culmi-nating in his present position as aDistinguished Professor, a Tier-ICanada Research Chair inAerospace Materials, and anNSERC Industrial ResearchProfessor.
Professor Chaturvedi has beendoing research in several aspects ofmaterials science and materialsengineering for the last 35 years. Hehas done research on processing,microstructures, and properties ofnickel-based alloys, aluminiumalloys, titanium alloys, and steels.More recently his research has been
focused on weldability and super-plastic deformation of aerospacealloys and on solidification of alloysin microgravity. This research hasresulted in an improved understand-ing of the behaviour of metallicmaterials in general and aerospacealloys in particular, the latter beingof prime importance to Canada'saerospace industry.
He has contributed extensivelyto the published scientific literaturethrough 153 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 46 peer-reviewed conference proceedings.He has also co-authored a text bookon Phase Transformation inMaterials with Dr. A.K. Jena and heholds three patents. ProfessorChaturvedi has established a state-of-the-art materials processing andcharacterization facility at the
University of Manitoba, which iswidely used by various industries inManitoba. With the help of thisfacility, Professor Chaturvedi hascontributed extensively to the train-ing and education of future scien-tists. Twelve students have obtainedPh.D. degrees and 21 students haveobtained Masters degrees under hissupervision. He has also supervisedthe research of 21 post-doctoralresearch fellows. Seven of his for-mer students are faculty members invarious Canadian universities andthe rest are working in industrialresearch laboratories, furtherimproving the understanding of thescience of materials. He has beensuccessful in attracting almost $10million in external funding in sup-port of his research.
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientistsof the Province of Manitoba
APRIL 2004www.apegm.mb.ca
In This Issue:
■ National Engineering andGeoscience Week Activities– Celebrity Competition– Spaghetti Bridge
■ Ed Leith CretaceousMenagerie
■ Thoughts on Design
Publications Mail Agreement Number 40062980
An Evening of RecognitionBy: J.A. Blatz, P.Eng.
Continued on page 4
Y oung eyes peered in wonder-ment at a toy car movingthrough a miniature, automat-
ed car wash, grown-ups (some ofthem our own engineers) testedtheir catapult designs with marsh-mallow missiles, and shoppers at St.Vital Centre took time off fromswiping their credit cards to watchmodel bridges made of spaghettiand white glue put through theirpaces in load tests.
These activities were held at St.Vital Centre, Winnipeg, and moretook place between March 4-7 aspart of Engineering and GeoscienceWeek in Manitoba, thanks to theefforts of approximately 200 indi-viduals. This annual event reachesthousands of people through TVcoverage, radio, newspapers, dis-play booths and competitions, andan APEGM-sponsored IMAXmovie, and provides a singularopportunity for engineers and geo-scientists to share the excitement of
their professions and to provideinformation about careers.
The "Week" began with theappearances on A-Channel's "BigBreakfast" of young (Grade 8)
robot-builder extraordinaire,Nishant Balakrishnan, and ofAPEGM's Celebrity CompetitionPlanning Team who were bent on
Engineering and Geoscience Week in Manitoba:
Activities in WinnipegBy: B. Stimpson, P.Eng.
Automated car wash (U of M, Dept. of Mech. & Manufacturing Engineering)
Continued on page 7
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Published by the Association of Professional Engineers andGeoscientists of the Province of Manitoba
APEGM STAFF D.A. Ennis, P. Eng., Executive Director and Registrar; S.E. Sankar,P.Eng., P.E., Director of Admissions; W. Boyce, Manager, Operations &Finance; J.C. McKinley, Administrative Officer; L. Dupas, AdmissionsCo-ordinator; D.C. Norris, Registration Co-ordinator; S. Bruce,Accounting & Membership; J. Borecky, Administrative Assistant
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE J.A. Blatz, P.Eng., Chair; M. Baril, P.Eng.; E.P. Hancox, EIT; A.N. Kempan, P.Eng. (Ret); J.W.P. Lengyel, P.Geo.; A.A. Poulin, P.Eng.; D.H. Inglis, EIT; S.B. Williamson, P.Eng.; P.H. Boge, P.Eng.; J. Biczok, P.Geo.; C. Rennie
The Communications Committee would like to hear from you.Comments on your newsletter can be forwarded to us through theAssociation office. Members are also encouraged to submit articles andphotos on topics that would be of interest to the membership.
Although the information contained in this publication is believed to becorrect, no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, is made asto its accuracy and completeness. Opinions expressed are not necessarilythose held by the APEGM or the APEGM Council.
The Nominating Committee of APEGM requests submissions from membersand members-in-training, of the names of members who they consider to bequalified to participate in the governance of the Association and who might
be willing to so serve the engineering and geoscience professions in Manitoba.There will be four professional engineer positions and one professional geoscien-tist position to be filled as of October 2004.
The Nominating Committee will consider submissions received by the secre-tary up to the close of business on May 15, 2004. In the event no submissions arereceived, the Nominating Committee intends to exercise its prerogative to putforward a slate of candidates for election to the Council that is equal to the num-ber of positions to be filled.
Members can also be nominated directly and be on the ballot for the 2004election by the completion of the prescribed nomination form that can beobtained from the Association office. The consent of the nominee must beobtained. To be included on the ballot, candidate nominations must be received inthe Association office on or before the close of business on Friday, September 17,2004. Each completed nomination form must be accompanied by the nominee'sresume and platform. Resume forms are also available from the Associationoffice.
David A. Ennis, P.Eng.Secretary
Notice
Being ofValue
O ur professions are oftenreferred to as being value-added professions in that
the services provided by thepractitioners typically impartvalue greater than the cost.Those of us who have seen thepresentation by Dr. Doug Ruth,P. Eng., Dean of Engineering atthe University of Manitoba enti-tled "Enablers of Civilization"have an appreciation of some ofthat value, and from the geo-science side, if we reflect onwhether engineers could providetheir services without the metals,fuels, and minerals that havebeen discovered and extractedfrom the earth, we gain anotherappreciation.
However, in the broader context,value is an earned credential, not aright, and must be earned on anongoing and constant basis. We canonly use the term if each of us con-sciously creates value in everythingthat we do, both as we go about ourprofessional duties and in our per-sonal endeavors.
The Code of Ethics for thePractice of ProfessionalEngineering and ProfessionalGeoscience, which applies equallyto the new MIT, the senior profes-sional who is no longer practicing,and all the members in between,provides a framework for being ofvalue. It binds us to apply our spe-cialized skill and knowledge at alltimes in the public interest, withhonesty, integrity, and honour. For those engaged in professionsthis concept is perhaps best encap-sulated in an excerpt from a speech
entitled "The Second Mile" to theEngineering Institute of Canada in1941. With apologies for the lack ofinclusiveness, it reads:
"Every calling has its mile ofcompulsion, its daily round oftasks and duties, its standard ofhonest craftsmanship, its code ofman-to-man relations, which onemust cover if he is to survive.Beyond that is the second mileof voluntary effort, where menstrive for excellence, give unre-quited service to the commongood, and seek to invest theirwork with a wide and enduringsignificance. It is only in thissecond mile that a calling mayattain to the dignity and the dis-tinction of a profession."
Be of value.
Survey of MITs
MITs will know that the MITCommittee recently conducted an e-mail survey on the Pre-RegistrationProgram to which over 240 MITsresponded. In one section of the sur-vey the respondents had the oppor-tunity to provide comments. Wethank all of the respondents for tak-
ing the time to participate and the168 who provided their comments.We use this opportunity to let themknow that the Committee has con-solidated the responses and the sur-vey results will be made available.The staff will also be providing acompendium of observations thatare based on the responses.
Thanks
Thanks to those of you who havecompleted and returned the Member Privacy Consent Statementand the Declaration of Compliancethat were mailed to you with theannual dues invoice. You coopera-tion is very helpful to theAssociation’s operations. For thoseof you who may have overlookedthe task or misplaced the docu-ments, copies can be obtained at the Association’s web site at:www.apegm.mb.ca/practice/infomem/renewals.html, by e-mailingapegm@apegm. mb.ca, or by tele-phoning (204) 474-2736; Toll Free1 (866) 227-9600.
Written observations or com-ments, preferably by e-mail [email protected], on any ofthe topics raised in this article arewelcomed. ■
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Executive Director’sMessageD.A. Ennis, P.Eng.
T he International ConcreteRepair Institute, ICRI, wasformed in 1988 and is the
association for the concrete industrydevoted solely to repair and restora-tion. The object of the organizationis to bring together those peoplewho are truly interested in improv-ing the concrete repair and restora-tion industry and to use their con-certed efforts to bring about mean-ingful improvement in the quality ofconcrete restoration, repair, and pro-tection, through education of, andcommunication among, the mem-bers and those who use their servic-es. It publishes a bimonthly maga-zine and technical guidelines forconcrete repair, and co-sponsors theWorld of Concrete (the largest con-crete meeting and show in theworld). Local chapters provideregional networking opportunities.Worldwide membership includescontractors, manufacturers, engi-neers, distributors, owners, andother professionals with a commongoal: prolonging the useful life of
concrete structures through qualityrepair, restoration, and protection.ICRI presents annual Awards ofExcellence for outstanding repairsto concrete structures.
Vector Construction Group ofWinnipeg and Manitoba Hydrowere recently awarded the 2003ICRI Award of Excellence forLongevity for their joint efforts inthe Rehabilitation of ManitobaHydro’s Seven Sisters GeneratingStation.
The Rehabilitation of ManitobaHydro’s Seven Sisters GeneratingStation on the Winnipeg River wasa five-year project to upgrade thestructure. The rebuild work wascompleted in 1983. TheRehabilitation of the Seven SistersStation, originally built in twostages, beginning in 1929 and com-pleted in 1952, was to extend itsuseful life an additional 50 years.
The project used many innova-tive technologies of the time, mostof which are commonplace prac-
tices in concrete construction andrestoration today, to make the intri-cate reconstruction possible and toenhance the long-term durability ofthe restoration work.
The project’s success was due inlarge part to the synergistic coopera-tion between the Vector Construc-tion Group and Manitoba Hydro insharing ideas and being open to try-ing new and innovative methods.The result of this innovation andsynergy was a project that was com-pleted one year ahead of scheduleand over $2,000,000 under budget.
The concrete spillways andsluiceway today, over 20 years later,have performed as expected andshow no signs of deterioration.Another 30 years of successful per-formance of the structure is expect-ed. The award particularly recog-nizes the longevity of the repairsperformed.
The award was presented at the11th International Concrete RepairInstitute Awards banquet held at theICRI Annual Convention in Tampa,Florida. ■
Engineers in the NewsVector Construction Group and Manitoba Hydro receive 2003 International Concrete Repair InstituteAward of Excellence
Seven Sisters Generating Station
Professor Chaturvedi has alsorendered services to the materialsresearch and industrial community.He has served on the NSERC GrantSelection Committee and theSteacie Memorial FellowshipCommittee. He has chaired severalsite visits for NSERC Major lnstal-lation Grant applications and regu-larly acts as an external examiner ofdoctoral theses from Canadian andinternational universities. He wasChair of an InternationalConference on Failure Analysis heldin Beijing in 1995 and was theProgram Chair of the Conference ofMetallurgists held in Winnipeg in1987. He regularly chairs sessionsand presents invited talks at severalinternational conferences each year.
For his contributions to materi-als research, training of graduatestudents, and service to the materi-als research and industrial commu-nity, he was awarded a Fellowshipof ASM International in 2000. In2002 he was also a recipient of theDofasco Award from theMetallurgical Society of theCanadian lnstitute of Mining and
Metallurgy. On 29 May, 2003, theUniversity of Manitoba conferredupon him its highest academic titleof Distinguished Professor for hisoutstanding and sustained contribu-tions to research and teaching inmaterials science.
Leadership AwardPresented to The Honourable Dufferin Roblin,P.C., C.C., O.M., LL.D.
The Association of ProfessionalEngineers and Geoscientists of theProvince of Manitoba was pleasedto present the Leadership Award to
The Honourable Dufferin (Duff)Roblin, P.C., C.C., O.M., LL.D.
Duff Roblin was born inWinnipeg in 1917, the grandson ofManitoba premier Sir RodmondPalen Roblin. He was educated atthe universities of Manitoba andChicago. He served overseas withthe Royal Canadian Air Force dur-ing the Second World War, retiringin 1946 as Wing Commander. Hewas first elected as a Member of theManitoba Legislature in 1949 andbecame leader of the provincialConservatives in 1954. Four yearslater, Mr. Roblin led his party tosuccess in the first of four Manitobaelections. Achievements of theRoblin Government include theManitoba Development Fund; cre-ation of the MetropolitanCorporation of Greater Winnipeg;an up-to-date system of highwaysand roads; the Social AllowancesProgram; educational reforms andexpenditures, including advances inpost-secondary education; a visibletourist industry; and of course, theRed River Floodway. It is common-ly understood that the reforms intro-duced by Mr. Roblin’s governmentswere the most extensive and far-reaching in Manitoba’s history.
After resigning as an MLA in1967, Mr. Roblin was a leadershipcandidate for the federalConservative Party. He wasappointed a Companion of theOrder of Canada, and in 1978, wasappointed to the Senate by PierreTrudeau, where he served as SenateLeader in Brian Mulroney’s cabi-net. He was among the first recipi-ents of Manitoba’s highest honour,the Order of Manitoba.
Mr. Roblin’s most famousaccomplishment is the GreaterWinnipeg Floodway - popularlyknown as "Duff’s Ditch". In theaftermath of a large flood in 1950that swamped 10,500 homes andcost over $120 million in repairs,many studies were launched todetermine how the city could bestensure it would not again suffermajor damage from flooding. The$60 million cost of the 30-milefloodway delayed a decision onproceeding with construction untilthe river again threatened the cityin 1956. Mr. Roblin saw that devas-tating floods were inevitable inSoutheastern Manitoba and theonly time to prevent a devastatingflood in Winnipeg was before ithappened. Work began on thefloodway in 1962 and was com-pleted in 1968. At the time, the RedRiver Floodway was an engineer-ing marvel – the second largest
earth-moving project in theAmericas after the Panama Canal.The Floodway very quickly paid foritself, turning aside floodwaters on15 occasions, including the majorflood of 1997, when it was almostbreached with flows beyond itsdesign capacity. Now, 35 years afterthe completion of "Duff’s Ditch",politicians, engineers, and construc-tors are working once more toextend Duff Roblin’s vision andimprove protection against evenlarger floods.
Early AchievementAwardPresented to Eric B. Loewen,B.Sc. C.E., P.Eng.
The Association of ProfessionalEngineers and Geoscientists of theProvince of Manitoba was pleasedto present the Early AchievementAward to Eric B. Loewen, B.Sc.C.E., P.Eng.
Eric Loewen received hisBachelor of Science in CivilEngineering from the University ofManitoba in 1992. Upon graduationEric began his career as anEngineer-in-Training with theWinnipeg office of Reid Crowtherand Partners Ltd. From 1994 to2002 he worked for StantecConsulting Ltd. as a Structural andProject Engineer. In 2002, Ericjoined Earth Tech’s Winnipeg officeand continues his engineering careerin the position of Project Managerand Senior Design Engineer.
Eric Loewen has demonstratedhis dedication to the engineeringprofession through enviable techni-cal achievements during the earlypart of his career. Eric was a resi-dent engineer responsible for theinspection of the substructure com-ponents on the $880 million, award-winning Confederation Bridge, PEI,Canada. Eric was also the project
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engineer throughout the design andconstruction phases for the YorkAvenue Underpass, City ofWinnipeg. This four track railwaybridge, spanning York Avenue,allowed for the continuous opera-tion of CN and VIA Rail duringconstruction and involved satisfyingthe requirements of four major par-ties: the City of Winnipeg, CN, VIARail, and the Forks NationalHistoric Site. Eric was the projectmanager for the 2002 ArlingtonOverpass Rehabilitation project inWinnipeg, which is a ConsultingEngineers of Manitoba award-win-ning project. The University ofCalgary, ICT Building, Calgary,Alberta, was a fast-track project that also proved to be an award-winning building. Eric was a designengineer on the project team,responsible for the design of steelroof structures in the 300-seat lec-ture theatres and the design of othersteel and concrete portions of thecomplex. Eric is the design engineerand engineer of record for the 260m long Netnak Bridge, which spansthe Nelson River at Cross Lake,Manitoba. The bridge is unique inManitoba for its high ice designloads, deep water depth and hardbasaltic rock river bottom. The fore-going projects, although impressive,represent a small sample of Eric B.Loewen’s technical experience andachievements.
As a professional engineer, Erichas given a variety of presentationsto elementary and junior highschool students on transportationbridges, in which he not only gener-ated an interest in engineering butintroduced the students to the engi-neering profession. Eric served theengineering profession through histechnical presentations on thedesign and construction aspects ofthe Confederation Bridge, toManitoba and Canadian technicalassociations including the ACI,APEGM, and the ITE, as well as toaudiences like the Kiwanis Cluband Senior Men’s Clubs. He was amember of the APEGM Research &Development Committee in 1994,and since 2003 has been a memberof the APEGM ProfessionalDevelopment Committee.
Eric Loewen has demonstratedhis dedication to community servicewhile living in Winnipeg andCalgary. He volunteered his servic-es to a Winnipeg youth group with-
in his church as a youth leader andto the Calgary Boy’s Brigade (Boy’sClub) in 2000 by participating with the youth in the design of aminiature golf course of timber construction.
In 1999, while taking a threemonth leave of absence, Eric wentto Guatemala where he lived with aSpanish speaking family, tookSpanish lessons to develop hisknowledge of the language, andthen, using his engineering expert-ise, assisted a team of local resi-dents and his uncle to build a schooland missionary seminary.
Certificate ofEngineering orGeoscienceAchievementPresented to Bristol AerospaceLimited
The Association of ProfessionalEngineers and Geoscientists of theProvince of Manitoba was pleasedto present the Certificate ofEngineering or GeoscienceAchievement to Bristol AerospaceLimited for the SCISAT-1 scientificsatellite project.
In 1998, Bristol was selected bythe Canadian Space Agency (CSA)to act as the prime contractor forSCISAT-1. As a result, a Bristolengineering team designed, built,integrated, tested, and supported thelaunch of the first Canadian smallscientific satellite since ISIS-2 in1971.
The goal of the SCISAT-1 mis-sion is to measure the chemical anddynamic processes that control thedistribution of ozone in the strato-sphere and upper troposphere. Thescientific data is being sharedamongst researchers around theworld and will be combined withmeasurements from other space
platforms to help further the under-standing of this global problem.
The major portion of theSCISAT-1 satellite is the spacecraftbus developed by Bristol. It, alongwith the science instruments devel-oped by Bohem in Quebec City,EMS Space and Technology Groupin Montreal, the University ofToronto, and the MeteorologicalService of Canada, make up theentire vehicle. The spacecraft busincludes all functional elementsneeded to carry out the missionexcept the instruments. The busincludes the flight computer, flightsoftware, power subsystem, com-munications subsystem, altitudedetermination and control subsys-tem, the thermal control system, andthe bus structure.
Design and construction was atthe Bristol plant in Winnipeg, butintegration and functional/environ-mental testing took place at theDavid Florida Laboratory outsideOttawa. In June 2003, the spacecraftwas moved to Vandenberg AirForce Base in California where itwas integrated with the Pegasuslaunch vehicle. The Pegasus/SCISAT-1 combination waslaunched from the belly of aLockheed 1011 on 12 August, 2003,off the California coast. The launchwas perfect in all respects and thespacecraft was delivered to a 650km altitude orbit and is orbiting theearth 15 times a day. To date, allspacecraft bus functions and instru-ments are performing normally.
Apart from an extremely com-plex technical undertaking, theSCISAT program required the man-agement of evolving technicalrequirements. As a result, theexpertise acquired through this pro-gram will lead to further opportuni-ties in Manitoba for exciting andchallenging technical developmentsin all spacecraft subsystem areas.
The SCISAT-1 program met alltechnical, schedule, and cost objec-tives and it will be a model for allfuture projects of this kind in theprovince.
Professional-In-Training AwardPresented to Leanne Weedon,B.Sc. C.E., EIT
The Association of ProfessionalEngineers and Geoscientists of theProvince of Manitoba was pleasedto present the Professional-in-Training Award to Leanne M.Weedon, B.Sc. C.E., EIT.
Leanne Weedon received herBachelor of Science in CivilEngineering at the University ofManitoba in 2001, graduating onthe Dean’s Honour list. She was astudent of the Engineering AccessProgram (ENGAP) and participatedin the Co-operative EducationProgram. She is currently employedas a Resource Evaluation Engineer-in-Training with Manitoba Hydro,performing economic studies andother studies to assist ManitobaHydro in the Clean EnvironmentCommission review of theWuskwatim Generating Station andTransmission Project. Her experi-ences with Manitoba Hydro includecontract administration, inspection,laboratory analysis, dam stabilityanalysis, and hydraulic modeling, aswell as previous experience in per-forming Phase I and Phase II envi-ronmental site assessments.
In addition to her technicalachievements at this early stage inher career, Ms. Weedon has an out-standing record of service to theengineering profession by providingan active voice for students andother professionals-in-training. Shehas participated in NationalEngineering Week activities onbehalf of APEGM and Manitoba
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A few weeks in advance of thecompetition, teams weregiven kits containing various
materials and were asked to buildcatapults. They were directed toconduct some research and thenbuild a catapult to a design of theirchoice. The teams would then bringtheir pre-built, pre-tested catapultsto the competition. Prizes thatwould be donated to a charity of theteam’s choice would consist of $600for first place, $300 for secondplace, and $100 for third place.
Following the opening cere-monies for National Engineeringand Geoscience Week, we kickedoff the celebrity competition. Thisyear’s event saw participants fromCKY, A-Channel, Law Enforcementand the U of M battle through fourevents.
The competition got underwaywith a round of trivia questions;points were awarded for correctanswers. The second event had theteams display the performance capa-bilities of their creations with threeattempts at firing a standard sizedmarshmallow as far as possible.Point values awarded cascaded
down from first to last place basedon the longest distance achieved.The third portion of the contestentailed setting the catapult at thefront of the stage and firing themarshmallow ammunition at a card-board castle. Competitors weregiven two opportunities to sendmunitions through one of two win-dows or in through the top of thecastle. While these penetratingblows counted for the highestpoints, a direct hit on the castle itselfalso garnered points. A completemiss was not worth any points.Some teams had reasonable successhitting the castle, but no one wasable to penetrate either the windowsor drop a marshmallow through thetop of the castle. Interestingly, accu-racy mysteriously increased whenthe teams were given the opportuni-ty to sacrifice one of their own tothe cause by having them standwithin the castle. When doubledpoints and a chance to smite a teammember were on the line manydirect hits were scored!
With scores very close betweenall teams, the fourth and final eventof the competition was carried out:
quality of design. The attendingcrowd was asked, by way ofapplause, to judge the catapults ontheir design. It was impossible todiscern a winner so the judgingwent to the competition’s commit-tee members. Each took a positionbehind the catapult they felt had thebest design. Caught up in the excite-ment, Sgt. Saunders from team LawEnforcement thrust a bear hug on acommittee member when he select-ed that team’s catapult for bestdesign. With the tie-breaking assis-tance of Brian Stimpson (sanshugs), judging was completed.
Once the points were tallied,team CKY was awarded a largecheque for the sum of $600. Team
CKY announced they would donatethe proceeds to cancer research.Coming in second place and only ahalf point behind, was team U of M,who opted to donate their $300 win-nings to the MS Society. Thirdplace went to team A-Channel whowill donate the $100 prize duringtheir annual Hugs for Kids event.Finally, the remaining stores ofmarshmallow munitions were pre-sented to team Law Enforcementfor donation to a palette of theirchoosing.
The Celebrity Competition Sub-Committee would like to thankall participants for making thisyear’s event such an overwhelmingsuccess. ■
National Engineering and Geoscience Week:
Celebrity CompetitionBy: E.P. Hancox, EIT
A PEGM would like to intro-duce our new appointedcouncillor, Muriel Smith.
Muriel spent her formative yearsgrowing up in three remote miningtowns, during the constructionphase of two of them. She wasimpressed with the romance of see-ing something created where noth-ing had existed before. It was likelyher childhood experiences that con-tributed to her enduring curiosityand joy in meeting new people fromfields different from her own workin counseling and teaching. "I hadalways enjoyed theoretical scienceand learning about its practicalapplications…." Muriel was alsotouched by the positive influence ofher father, a professional miningengineer, who, "took the responsi-bilities very much to heart. Iremember many times during mychildhood when he would talkabout assisting younger engineers
who had their university degrees toacquire their professional status. Heoffered them public speaking skills,talks on professional ethics andmanagement skills, as well as tech-nical assistance with their theses."
Muriel, having learned the valueof serving the public from her engi-neer father, went on to serve thepublic for many years in the politi-cal arena. Her background includesserving as Deputy Premier andCabinet Minister during the PawleyGovernment’s term from 1981 -1988. She went on to say, "I was,for a period during my tenure inGovernment, Minister of EconomicDevelopment and Tourism and waswell aware of the importance of thework of the engineering professionto the economy of Manitoba."
Ms. Smith mentioned the inter-est of the Pawley Government andalso of the earlier SchreyerGovernment (1969 - 1977), "in
placing lay members on the boardsof self-governing professions." Shewent on to say, "I believed in layrepresentation on the boards of self-governing professions. I had servedas a lay bencher with the LawSociety of Manitoba in the '70s andhad become intrigued with the func-tioning, and the challenges, of aself-governing profession."
Muriel said that she, "had heardthat APEGM was taking seriouslythe application of the Carvermethod of governance. I had been aboard member of another organiza-tion that rejected this method, prob-ably for reasons of limited under-standing of its potential benefits,and as I have been interested in howto enable organizations to functioneffectively, I was keen to see themethod in action." Other factorsintriguing her with the role of laymember are the change and thechallenge. Muriel admits, "…todate, APEGM has certainly provid-ed me with that." Muriel finished bysaying, "I have been very impressedwith the seriousness and constantattention APEGM pays to servingthe public good…"; "I have been,
quite simply, impressed!"
As for Muriel’s future aspira-tions as a new member of Council,she states, "I have no lofty goals,just the commitment to listeningattentively, learning what I can, andcontributing wherever I feel my par-ticular experience or opinion mightbe helpful. I have been enjoying theprocess, found it satisfying, andexpect to continue to do so."
Please join in welcoming MurielSmith, appointed councillor. ■
Meet Your New Councillor –Muriel SmithBy: E.P. Hancox, EIT
Appointed Councillor Muriel Smith
Celebrity Competition Teams: CKY, University of Manitoba, LawEnforcement, and A-Channel
catapulting marshmallows throughthe studios at the Forks.
Friday morning saw the officialopening at St. Vital Centre with thereading of a Government ofManitoba Proclamation by Mr.Bidhu Jha, MLA, legislative assis-tant to the Hon. Tim Sale, Ministerof Energy, Science and Technology.Arnold Permut, P.Eng, APEGMPresident, presided and also intro-duced Dr. Doug Ruth, P.Eng., Dean
of Engineering, University ofManitoba, as well as sending greet-ings from Mr. John Woods, P.Eng.,President, Consulting Engineers ofManitoba who was unable to attendat the last moment.
Speeches over, it was time foringenuity to come to the fore in theannual Celebrity Competition. Thisyear teams from A-Channel, CKY,Design Engineering Program (at theU of Manitoba), and Law Enforce-ment fought for catapult supremacy.The goal was to design and build acatapult in advance from a kit ofmaterials (supplied), and then to puteach catapult through a gruelingseries of tests using marshmallowsas "missiles." With much jestingand accusations of foul play and adramatic build up to launch by theDesign Engineering Group, theteams fought with steely determina-tion to a climactic end with CKYvictorious. The ultimate beneficiar-ies to a total of $1,000 were chari-ties of the choice of the top threeteams. The 4th team was "awarded"with…you’ve guessed it…a packetof marshmallows!
The excellent organizationalskills of the Spaghetti Bridge
Building Group were again seen onthe Saturday when nearly 100youngsters vied for the title of mak-ing the strongest bridge whileonlookers joined in the excitement.
On Sunday afternoon youngchildren had the opportunity to trytheir skills at making floating con-crete, a 10-minute electric motor,and candy and tooth-pick structures.
The final feature of the four dayswas the APEGM-sponsored IMAXTheatre presentation of the movie,Top Speed. As members of the audi-ence waited for the movie theywatched a silent Power Point pres-entation about how engineers andgeoscientists make living in a citylike Winnipeg possible. Ms. LeanneWeedon, recent winner of theAPEGM’s Professional-In-TrainingAward, also spoke on why shebecame an engineer and what shelikes about her career. Free popcornand free parking courtesy of IMAXTheatre and free collapsible frisbeescourtesy of CCPE made for an inex-pensive as well as an interestingevening.
Thousands of shoppers saw display booths at St. Vital Centrethroughout the regular shoppinghours on Friday, Saturday, andSunday from APEGM, ConsultingEngineers of Manitoba, MacDonIndustries Ltd., Manitoba Geo-logical Survey, Manitoba Hydro,
Robot Games of Manitoba (ScienceCouncil of Manitoba), StandardAero Ltd., University of Manitoba(Departments of Civil Engineering,Biosystems Engineering, Electricaland Computer Engineering, Geo-logical Sciences, and Mechanicaland Manufacturing Engineering),and Vansco Electronics Ltd. I knowfrom spending some time at a boothmyself that every individual helpingat a display would have contributedto advancing the public’s under-standing of the importance of our
professions to the welfare and quali-ty of life of Manitobans, as well asplanting interest and fascination inyoung minds from whom will comethe future engineers and geoscien-tists. As one person said to me afterI had explained a particular aspectof bridge construction, "We (thepublic) take this all for granted,don’t we?" To all the volunteers andAPEGM staff who gave of theirtime in planning and implementingEngineering and Geoscience Weekin Manitoba 2004 in the Winnipegregion, a big "Thank you."
Planning for next year'sEngineering and Geoscience Weekin the Winnipeg area will start inSeptember. If you are interested inparticipating or would like to devel-op some activities in your area ofthe province (if you live outside theWinnipeg region), call the APEGMoffice at 204-474-2736. ■
APRIL 2004 THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL 7
Activities in WinnipegContinued from page 1
Catapults tested in Celebrity Competition (teams from CKY, DesignEngineering Program (U of M), Law Enforcement, and A-Channel)
Spaghetti Bridge specifications are checked before load testing
The winning CKY team receives a cheque for a local charity
W .O. (Bill) Kennedy,P.Eng., FEIC, assumedthe presidency of IEEE
Canada on January 1, 2004, for atwo year period. He will sit on theIEEE Board of Directors as theRegion 7 Director. A SeniorMember of IEEE, he has been anactive IEEE member for over 30years and is a member of the PowerEngineering and IndustrialApplications societies. He is alsoactive on the Power SystemRelaying Committee.
As President of IEEE Canada hewill also sit on the EngineeringInstitute of Canada Board asPresident, Canadian Society ofElectrical and Computer Engineers.
Bill Kennedy is PrincipalEngineer with the Alberta Electric
System Operator (AESO). He hasbeen associated with the deregulat-
Engineers in the News
Bill Kennedy, P.Eng., FEIC
Continued on page 10
T his year marked the 10thanniversary of the SpaghettiBridge Competition in cele-
bration of National Engineering &Geoscience Week. The competitionwas held on Saturday, March 6th, inthe Food Court at St. Vital Centre.This fun activity gives buddingyoung engineers the opportunity tochallenge themselves and displaytheir creativity in the design of abridge made out of spaghetti andglue.
Not only is this competition heldannually, but it has moved into theclassroom setting as well, with thedevelopment of the "In-SchoolSpaghetti Bridge Competition". Thebasis of this program is to promoteengineering, as well as to teach stu-dents some basic engineering prin-ciples. Schools have the ability tohold their own competition andbring the test frame with load celland display right into the classroom.In an initial visit, the basics of struc-tural design, such as tension and
compression, are explained to thestudents and a few pointers are pro-vided in the construction of thebridges. During the second visit,breaking of the bridges occurs tothe excitement of students, teachers,and principals. The novelty ofteaching students with an activitythat allows them to be creative andhands-on has been a real hit withschools, and so far the in-schoolprogram has been a success!
The annual Spaghetti BridgeCompetition is open to students all
over Manitoba, in grades 1 through12. The objective of the competitionis to design a bridge that can with-stand the pressure of the highestload, while building under con-straints that limit materials tospaghetti and white glue. As well,the bridges must weigh no morethan 350 grams and have a span of
at least 300 millimeters. Prizes of$50.00 were awarded to each gradewinner and a grand prize of $200was presented to the top winner ineach of the grades 1-6 and grades 7-12 categories. All prizes presentedto winners were on behalf ofAPEGM.
Attendance for this year’s com-petition was 94 entries. Many inno-vative and creative designs werepresented, ranging from freezing alarge packet of glue to act as rein-forcement, to painting the different
layers of spaghetti to provide avisual treat. As well, there weremany bridges built to recreate clas-sic designs. The apparent time andeffort that went into constructingthese bridges made it heartbreakingto destroy them. In the end therewere two top winners. From thegrades 1-6 category the championbridge supporting a weight of182.09 kg (401.44 lbs!) was grade 6student, Whitney Spangelo fromVan Walleghem School. The grandprize in the grades 7-12 categorywent to grade 9 student MabrielMadeau, from Ecole Gabrielle-Roy,whose bridge finally broke at a
THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL APRIL 20048
National Engineering and Geoscience Week:
Pasta Anyone?By: T.F. Kelbert, EIT
G eological Sciences ProfessorEd Leith, who passed awayin 1999, is remembered for
his dedication to teaching and out-reach, and his contagious, life-longlove of geology. He introduced thewonders of paleontology, earth his-tory, and earth processes to count-less school children. Outreach wasa mission close to Ed’s heart and itis a legacy that his colleagues, stu-dents, friends, and family, as well asthe Department of GeologicalSciences at the University ofManitoba, wished to perpetuate andbuild upon. One aspect of the geo-logical past provides an especiallysuitable bridge between us and thepublic, and that is what we chose todevelop in the now-completed EdLeith Cretaceous Menagerie.
During the Cretaceous Period of145 million to 65 million years ago,the global climate was muchwarmer and the sea level was farhigher than in the modern world. Aseaway that covered Manitobaextended across the middle of NorthAmerica from the Gulf of Mexicoto the Arctic Ocean. Huge marinereptiles and fish swam in that water.West of the seaway, dinosaursroamed on lowlands in places suchas Alberta, while mountains wererising along the continental margin.
The Ed Leith CretaceousMenagerie features complete skele-tal replicas of four fantastic crea-tures. They were selected for visualand emotional impact, and to depicta diversity of Cretaceous environ-
Ed Leith Cretaceous MenageriePromotes Outreach atUniversity of ManitobaBy: R.J. Elias, P.Geo. and W.C. Brisbin, P.Eng.(Ret.)
Continued on page 10
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Skeletal replicas at the Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie
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Hydro. She is actively involvedwith the ENGAP Scholarship andBenefits Committee, which reviewsthe applications for awards andselects the recipients. She was pro-filed in an Aboriginal EnviroCareersProject as a role model for a nation-al career awareness tool, which is tobe distributed to secondary schoolteachers across Canada. She hasmade presentations to high schoolstudents on Careers in CivilEngineering at the Rotary CareerSymposium and also participated ina Cool Jobs Television Programfocusing on Manitoba Hydro’s pro-fessional training programs, whichaired nationally across Canada. Sheis a member of the Manitoba HydroProfessional Engineers AssociationCommunications and Safety com-mittees, and is involved in planning,writing, editing, and distributing the
Hy-lites newsletter that keeps pro-fessional engineers and other pro-fessionals-in-training at ManitobaHydro informed of activities and
other topics of interest. Through herparticipation on the ManitobaHydro Employment Equity ReviewTeam, Leanne is helping shape poli-
cies that will enhance opportunitiesfor employment equity designatedgroups. ■
An Evening ofRecognitionContinued from page 5
New APEGM Members
F rank was Winnipeg-born andgrew up in St. Vital. After highschool, Frank attended the
University of Manitoba and suc-cessfully completed his degree inCivil Engineering in 1974. Heearned his spurs with WardropEngineering where he worked as aStructural Design Engineer from1974 to 1979. His major projectsincluded the City of Portage laPrairie's water treatment plant and atraining school in the African coun-try of Gold Coast.
After Wardrop, Frank took hiscareer on the road and migrated to
Saskatoon where he joined the firmof Reid Crowther. During his stayin Saskatchewan, from 1979 to1980, he was involved in some typi-cal Saskatchewanian projects, thethree "P’s": potash, pulp, and paper.He was involved with renovationsto the Cominco potash plant inVanscoy and the Prince Albert Pulpand Paper Company plant. Herounded out his Saskatchewanexperience as an OperationsEngineer with Genstar BuildingMaterials in Saskatoon from 1981to 1982.
Frank returned to Manitoba in1982, to the city of Brandon, wherehe joined Behlen Industries, manu-facturers of pre-engineered steelbuildings. In his role as a DesignEngineer Frank worked on a widevariety of building projects, rangingfrom farm shops to aircraft hangars,to OSB plants, to multi-purposerecreational centres. His diligencewas rewarded when he was promot-ed in 1986 to Manager ofEngineering, a position he holds tothis day.
Away from work, Frank is amember of several organizations.He has been with the Wheat CityLion’s Club since 1984, serving asTreasurer from 1986 to 1988, and asPresident from 1994 to 1995. He is
also a Toastmaster with the Sky-HyToastmasters Club, serving asPresident of that organization from1997 to 1998.
Frank and his wife Debby haveraised two children and achievedevery parent’s dream: to see theirchildren become self-supportingadults, or at least close to it.Daughter Andrea is a WorkforceCoordinator with Westjet inWinnipeg, while son Michael is in
his final year of ComputerEngineering at the University ofManitoba. Frank and Debby areavid golfers in the summer. In win-ter, Frank’s favourite activities areskiing and watching the BrandonWheatkings.
Congratulations to Frank on hiselection to Council. He will certain-ly continue the tradition of excellentCouncil service we have come toexpect from the Westman area. ■
Meet Your New Councillor –Frank Deniset, P.Eng.By: A.N. Kempan, P.Eng.(Ret.)
New Councillor Frank Deniset
ments and animals in NorthAmerica. As you enter themenagerie, you are greeted byGorgosaurus. This tyrannosauriddinosaur, representing the terrestrialenvironment, faces you in a threat-ening way. Its jaws were used togrip-and-rip large chunks of meat.When you look up, you can imag-ine the marine environment, withthree monsters swimming above.Xiphactinus, the largest Cretaceousbony fish, was a nasty lookingpredator that swallowed other fishup to nearly half its own size.Platecarpus, a mosasaur or "sea-lizard", was an ambush hunter thatlunged at victims by undulating itslong body and tail from side to side.Archelon, the world’s biggest sea-turtle, used its huge front flipperslike wings for underwater flight.You can join these sea creatures byclimbing the stairway to the bal-cony, where you can also get a
bird’s-eye view of the dinosaur.
In the menagerie, there are illus-trated panels about each of the fourbeasts. Other panels describe theCretaceous world and theCretaceous rocks and fossils ofManitoba. In the "fossil bed" dis-play, you can see how actual bonesof marine reptiles appear as they areunearthed from layers of shale insouthwestern Manitoba. There isample space for individuals andgroups to wander through themenagerie, to have a seat aroundthe dinosaur, and to contemplate thepast, present, and future of ourevolving Earth.
The Ed Leith CretaceousMenagerie increases the scope andeffectiveness of the GeologicalSciences museum as a teaching andoutreach resource. It functions asboth an educational service and aprovincial-class public attraction.The menagerie and all the otherexhibits in the Wallace Building areopen free to all, Mondays to Fri-days from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ■
Cretaceous Menagerie Continued from page 8
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T he Winter 2004 issue of"Engineered CastingSolutions" contains an article
on "Understanding Design for SixSigma" by Edward Vinaricik.Edward is a product engineer for amajor automotive tier one supplier.Understandably his work environ-ment dictates his perspective on thedesign process.
Six Sigma became a part of themanufacturing environment when itwas instituted at Motorola, circa1987, as a strategic managementtool. Originally it identified a fivestep process: define, measure,analyse, improve, and control. Sincethen it has grown to include bothsoft skill elements and productdesign tools. But stripped of the for-mulaic rhetoric, it sounds a lot likewhat most of us would consider aprudent design process.
The part of the article that reallycaught my attention was the firstsentence in the last paragraph."Emphasis on improving quality
during manufacturing is limitedbecause many quality problems(often estimated at 75%) stem fromdesign." Ouch! But one must resistthe urge to strike out in anger andconsider what may lay behind thisstatement.
The inference of the statement isthat design input is inadequate. Theinference of the evolution of man-agement tools like Six Sigma (andothers) is that design input needs tobe "managed".
As well, one wonders if this isjust a manufacturing issue. Asrecently as 2002, Simon Austinfrom the Centre for Innovative Con-struction Engineering in Englandobserved that "… design remains anarea where the complexity of theprocess is not yet understood ormanaged effectively. For many,design is an unknown process - a‘black box’. It occurs at a particu-lar time in the scheme, is performedby different parties, is creative andis often poorly controlled." Now
"understanding" is identified as anissue in addition to "control".
It is not uncommon to hear engi-neers lament that there is neverenough money to do the job right,but there is always enough moneyto fix the problem. Is this, in fact,another way of saying that qualityproblems stem from design? Is thisa quality or a quantity issue? Is thematter of "understanding" internalor external to engineering?
If we assume that the differentparties Austin refers to are engi-neers in design offices, we canprobably conclude that they knowwhat is going on within their "blackbox". If we assume that his explana-tion of the overall process is reason-ably accurate, it seems that those ofus within that "black box" do not domuch of a job of communicationwith those "on the outside". And ifthese two assumptions are reason-able approximations of reality, wehave identified "groups" who canmeet and accuse others of causing"the problem". This flies in the faceof the concept of design teams thatare populated by representatives ofall parties involved in the deliveryof a product.
The protagonists in this debateseem to be "Design" and"Management". It is probably fair tosay that "Management" often looksupon "Design" as a cost. Designcapability isn’t looked upon as aresource that can show a positivereturn but rather as an unknown thatmust be controlled. Many a pint ofbeer has been consumed over thelament that we (engineers anddesigners) are seen as a commoditythat can be bought and sold.Frequently our reaction is to with-draw into our "own world" andignore the "non-believers".
Design is supposed to be theenabler of innovation. However, itcannot serve this function in isola-tion. Design may be the engine, butif it doesn’t link with the transmis-sion, the differential, and thewheels, there will be no forwardmotion. And linking is about under-standing and communication. Thoseof us who occupy the technical siloneed to initiate that understandingand communication. We are theminority in almost every employ-ment situation, so we cannot expectto become fully integrated unlesswe take the lead.
The alternative is to remain theRodney Dangerfields of the corpo-rate world, with our contributionsmarginalised and a continuing flowof management systems that areintended to bring our costs undercontrol. ■
Elmhurst Golf & Country Club - Wednesday, August 18, 2004APEGM and the Faculty of Engineering at the University of
Manitoba are holding the inaugural Making Links EngineeringClassic golf tournament August 18, 2004, at the Elmhurst Golf &Country Club. Net proceeds from the event will go towards thenew Engineering and Information Technology Complex (EITC)
that is currently under construction at the University.
For information, please contact the APEGM office @ 474-2736
Tournament Sponsor
ed electric industry in Alberta since1997.
He has broad experience inelectric power systems for bothutility and industrial power sys-tems, and is the author of a dozenpapers on power system protection.He is a member of the WesternProtective Relay Conference PapersCommittee.
A 1969 graduate of theUniversity of New Brunswick inElectrical Engineering, Mr.Kennedy is a registered profession-al engineer in Alberta andSaskatchewan, and is a retired pro-fessional engineer in Manitoba. In1998, he was elected a Fellow ofthe Engineering Institute ofCanada.
Engineers in the News –Bill KennedyContinued from page 7
weight of 113.63 kg (250.511 lbs!).The most entertaining part of thecompetition, however, is the spec-tacular destruction of some of thebridges under pressure!
Organizers Glenn Penner, P.Eng., Shane Mailey, P. Eng., DonSpangelo, P. Eng., and AdèlePoulin, P.Eng., would like to thankAPEGM for their support andthank all those students who cameand took part in the competition. Aswell, we would like to recognizeReba Faunal, Jennifer Wolfe,Dallas Johnson, David Becker,Matt Jurkiewicz, and Twyla Kelbertwho volunteered their time. As afurther note, if you would like addi-tional information on the "In-School Spaghetti BridgeCompetition", please contact DonSpangelo (474-4395), GlennPenner (474-4971), Adèle Poulin(474-3925), or Shane Mailey (474-4019). ■
Pasta Anyone?Continued from page 8
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I am writing to express my con-cerns over the article, "NuclearPower: Yucca Mountain".
An examination of the articleshows three paragraphs describingthe Yucca Mountain Project andnearly all the remainder are quot-ing those opposed to the project.One quote is from Craig Walton (aprofessor of political science) whois leading students in a review oflaws that is somehow used to saythe geo-science and engineeringstudies done of Yucca Mountainare not valid. How laws equate tothe soundness of scientific studiesis not made clear. As far as model-ing is concerned it certainly is akey component of such researchbecause how else is one supposedto determine impacts, which areimprobable and may occur over10,000 years? Numerical modelingis an accepted scientific tool andthe modeling conducted for YuccaMountain is based on engineering
and scientific studies. Other quotescome from a Senator opposed tothe project and the Sierra Clubwho have a well-known anti-nuclear stance. Worse, the articleuses the words "garbage dump"and that the "house beat LasVegas", which are extremelybiased and totally inappropriate fora professional newsletter. This isusing drama and emotion to con-vey its purpose instead of facts. Asthese lines are not quoted in thearticle one must assume that theauthor is stating his opinion.
Because the article was pub-lished previously in the CanadianConsulting Engineer magazine isno reason that there is merit torepublish it here. If you disagreewith the type of articles publishedin a commercial journal, you canshow your dislike by not renewingyour subscription, but in the caseof the newsletter, you cannotbecause it is tied to the dues youpay. Thus we are paying for thedissemination of an article slantedto the anti-nuclear camp whetherwe agree with it or not.
And what is probably the worstpart of allowing such articles intothe APEGM newsletter is that itdivides the membership instead ofbeing a valuable tool that can helpto bring members of theAssociation together. While it isfair for someone to have an opin-ion, it should not be published in anewsletter that is supposed to com-municate news of the Associationand be about matters of concern toall members and not a forum forselect authors to bring forth quotesof those opposed to certain proj-ects. The newsletter must representus all, or none. By publishing an
article that so radically representsone side of an argument, it mayappear to the reader theAssociation supports such views. Iwould hope that is not the case. Asthe newsletter is accessible to thepublic on the web it is especiallyimportant that the views of theAssociation as a whole are pre-sented.
In the future, it is my beliefthat articles in the newslettershould be descriptive and notopinion, otherwise the reputationof the APEGM will suffer.
Sincerely,J.B. Martino, P.Eng.
• • • • • • • • • •Editor’s Note
A number of emails were receivedthat were both favourable andunfavourable regarding the publi-cation of the Yucca Mountain arti-cle in the previous issue of theKeystone Professional. TheCommittee endeavours to avoidprinting articles that may be per-ceived as one-sided without pro-viding an equal opportunity for acounterpoint to be publishedsimultaneously to balance the dis-cussion. In this case a counter-point article has been solicited andwe hope to have it published in anupcoming issue.
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I recently read your article inThe Keystone Professionalabout Multi-Jurisdictional
Registration. I am a Canadian citi-zen. I obtained my first profession-al engineering registration inQuebec.
I now live and work in theUnited States for a company that
manufactures engineered woodproducts. The department I workin designs roof, floor, and wallsystems. We prepare shop draw-ings for projects located anywherein Canada and the United States. Iam registered in all 10 Canadianprovinces and in 22 states. Justmaintaining registrations andmeeting professional developmentrequirements (filling out forms –almost every province or state hasits own format and guidelines,sometimes very different from oneanother) has become an adminis-trative nightmare.
More and more companies aretrying to increase their marketshare and are becoming moreglobal, doing business in greatergeographical regions than everbefore.
I am very much in favour of amulti-jurisdictional registration(national license) system. On topof saving money, I see a reductionin administrative work. In anygiven year, I might do projects ineight provinces and none in a cou-ple of provinces, but I am forcedto maintain all of my 10 provincialregistrations because I never knowwhere my next project will belocated. I end up paying registra-tions (full price) in provinceswhere I might not even do a proj-ect in that whole year.
I sure hope that one day theprofessional engineering associa-tions will move from beingprovincial (or state) to becomingfederally administrated (one Boardfor all of Canada, and one for allof the United States).
Christine Beaulieu,PE, P.Eng.
Letters tothe Editor
B rian is an employee ofManitoba Hydro, where he isa lawyer in the Legal
Department. The appointment to theAPEGM Council is Brian’s firstinvolvement with the Association.
Brian's practice at ManitobaHydro mainly concerns contract andconstruction law. He regularlyworks closely with engineers in thevarious divisions of ManitobaHydro, and typically is engaged inlegal matters of a contractual natureincluding the review, negotiation,and drafting of contracts.
Brian was born and raised inPickering, Ontario – right acrossfrom the Pickering Nuclear GS. Inrecalling his early years, he lightsup recalling the view from the liv-ing room window – all eight reac-tors at the Nuclear GS. AlthoughBrian spent his childhood inOntario, he decided to move west topursue his education, attending theUniversity of Saskatchewan wherehe received an LLB (Bachelor ofLaws). After graduating from LawSchool, Brian settled in Manitoba,where he has happily remained
since. Called to the Manitoba Bar in1993, Brian was employed in pri-vate practice and industry until join-ing Manitoba Hydro in 1998.
Brian is married and has twochildren, both boys, aged seven and five. His wife, Bernadine, iscurrently attending Red RiverCollege in the Accelerated NursingProgram. They reside in WestKildonan. Brian spends as muchtime as he can with his family. Healso enjoys wood carving, spendingtime at the lake, and being an activemember of his church. ■
Meet Your New Councillor – Brian ShorttBy: A.A. Poulin, P.Eng.
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