Publication: Innovation
Sea to Sky Gondola Down
The failure of the Sea To Sky Gondola haul rope in August 2019 was stunning news—but it also gave engineers a rare opportunity to thoroughly examine how the wire haul... Read more »
Publication: Innovation
Meet the EGBC President, Dr. Katherina Tarnai-Lokhorst
Engineering Positive Relationships Through Collaboration After declaring to her father at a young age that she wanted to be a singer, Dr. Katharina Tarnai-Lokhorst, P.Eng., FEC, the new president for... Read more »
Publication: Innovation
Modular Housing
Engineering solutions for British Columbians experiencing homelessness Community leaders across British Columbia are calling for solutions to the growing homelessness issue in which more people each year find themselves without... Read more »
Publication: Innovation
Improving Flood Preparedness for British Columbians
APEGBC engineers and geoscientists are helping communities in British Columbia prepare for hazardous flood events. Armed with new guidelines, professionals are optimizing the most current information and technologies available –... Read more »
Publication: Innovation
A Long Road to Gender Equity in Mining
Initiatives Promote Industry-Wide Culture Changes, But Barriers Remain When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded “Because it’s 2015” to a journalist who asked why it was important that half of his... Read more »
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Questions From the Grenfell Tower Fire: Could it Happen in BC?
The world looked on in horror as the Grenfell Tower fire in West London, England, claimed 71 lives and injured many more in June 2017. Several hundred occupants lived in... Read more »
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Mercury Rising: Artisanal Mining in Developing Countries … a Global Pollution Problem
Many Canadian engineers and geoscientists who visit projects in developing countries see evidence of artisanal mining—people panning barefoot in a muddy stream, a hillside pockmarked with holes and tunnels, or rudimentary processing plants belching toxic... Read more »
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High-grade Gold Mine on Target for 2017 Production
By Kylie Williams Just a decade ago, the Brucejack Gold Project in northern British Columbia was bare rock and a sealed underground portal. The site had been reclaimed by the... Read more »