Ed Bobick paves the way for retirement

Associated Engineering bids happy retirement to long time friend, mentor and colleague, Edward Bobick.

Graduating in 1966 from the University of Saskatchewan, Ed has served the Saskatchewan engineering community for 40 years. After a long and distinguished career with Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation and an early retirement in 1996, Ed found that he really wasn’t quite ready for retirement after all. Ed joined Associated Engineering in 1997 and began rebuilding our Transportation Group in Saskatchewan. Starting in North Battleford and relocating to Saskatoon in 1999, he took the role of mentor seriously and brought along some of our best and brightest young staff.

At Associated Engineering Ed designed and constructed hundreds of kilometres of highway. Project highlights include the Attridge Drive overpass in Saskatoon, the Highway No. 11 at grade interchange at Grasswood near Saskatoon, and, more recently, the Highway No. 9 project through Yorkton, which received a Consulting Engineers of Saskatchewan Award of Excellence.

After nine years with Associated Engineering, Ed has decided it’s now time to retire. Ed retires knowing that he has paved the way for the Transportation Group in Saskatchewan.

We wish Ed and Nancy a long, happy and healthy retirement.

Associated Engineering raises $13,000 for cancer research

Saskatoon Relay for Life Team: Robin’s Hoods “taking from the rich and giving to the cure”.

Vice President and General Manager, Bert Munro

Associated Engineering employees once again showed their support for cancer research, raising $13,000 for the Canadian

Cancer Society. To raise funds and awareness for cancer research, staff organized raffles and a silent auction, and participated in the Relay for Life in Saskatoon and Edmonton.

Saskatchewan Vice President and General Manager, Bert Munro, P.Eng., again showed off his legs and wore a skirt to encourage fundraising. Thank you to all staff who supported this year’s fundraising efforts.

Sheryl Stadnichuk takes home four medals in Canadian Transplant Games

Sheryl receiving gold medal for 100 m race

Sheryl Stadnichuk of our Saskatoon office won gold medals in volleyball and the 100 metre race and silver medals in ball throw and bowling at the third annual Canadian Transplant Games in Edmonton in August. Sheryl, who received a liver transplant in August 2000, was one of almost 160 athletes with organ transplants who participated in the transplant games. Athletes came from across Canada as well as some from the United States.

The Canadian Transplant Games are held every two years to promote organ donor awareness, educate the public on the benefits of organ and tissue donation, and draw attention to the critical need for more donors. Organ donation improves the quality of life for thousands of Canadians waiting for a transplant. Organ transplant recipients at the transplant games celebrated the active, healthy lifestyles that are possible after they receive an organ transplant.

“Winning the medals was secondary to meeting and honoring the donor families,” Sheryl says. “Without their precious gift of life, none of us would be alive today. This is the reason why these games are so important. There are hundreds of Canadians still waiting for transplants. Please take the time to sign your donor card and most importantly, discuss it with your family.”