Building Communities

Associated Engineering establishes university scholarships
Associated Engineering has established university scholarships for engineering students at five major universities: University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Saskatchewan, and University of Toronto. Each of the scholarships is for $3000. Scholarships will be awarded annually to undergraduate engineering students who have completed their second year of studies in engineering, and who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and commitment to the community and professional involvement.

L-R Amanda Odsen, Bill De Angelis, Linda Wojcicka

Toronto office raises money for UNICEF

Congratulations to the Toronto office which raised $648.50 for UNICEF's Dare to Wear for Halloween. The money was raised for UNICEF's Schools for Africa program which provides access to quality education for kids in Malawi and Rwanda.

As part of the fundraiser, Vice President and General Manager of the Ontario operation, Bill De Angelis, agreed to don a Halloween costume of staff choice, if staff raised over $300. Thanks, Sumo Bill!

Associated Engineering partners with NSERC Chair in Water Treatment
Associated Engineering is pleased to announce our partnership with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Chair in Water Treatment at the University of Waterloo. Associated Engineering will provide annual financial contributions for a renewed NSERC Chair in Water Treatment.

The purpose of the NSERC Chair in Water Treatment is to conduct leading edge and practical research in drinking water treatment and quality that is of value to the Chair partners and to the broader drinking water community. The Chairholder, Dr. Peter M. Huck, is an internationally recognized expert in water treatment.

Ian Wright, P.Eng., Vice President, Water, advises, "As leaders in water treatment in Canada, we have designed water treatment facilities which incorporate new and developing treatment technologies, where it is in the best interest of our client, the project, and public health and safety. New issues and concerns regarding provision of safe drinking water and the necessary infrastructure are constantly being identified. Dr. Huck and the Chair team are undertaking important research that we believe will increase the industry?s under- standing of these issues and point the way for developing practical solutions. We look forward to working with Dr. Huck and the Chair team on the research and development of advanced water treatment technologies."

Associated Engineering raises over $61,000 for United Way
Once again Associated Engineering staff have very generously supported the 2007 United Way Campaign. The United Way supports organizations that help children, family, seniors, and new- comers to our communities who are in need.

This year, staff raised $61,525.07 for United Way! Staff organized fundraising events such as 50/50 draws, bake and book sales, hot dog days, jeans day, silent auctions, and Texas hold 'em nights. Thank you to all staff!

Associated Engineering supports our communities
Every year, in lieu of sending Christmas cards to clients and friends of Associated Engineering, we make donations to charities in our communities. This year, we have made donations to the following organizations:

• Adopt a Family of Four
• Brent & Penny Adopt a Family for Christmas
• Calgary Inter Faith Food Bank
• Christmas Bureau
• Children's Wish Foundation
• Covenant House
• Food Bank
• Santa's Anonymous.

Associated Engineering hosts Water Supply and Treatment Technology Transfer Conference
In September, 130 staff, clients, and guests gathered in Calgary for a two-day conference focussing on water supply and treatment. The conference featured papers on water resource management, water treatment plant engineering, modelling, pipeline rehabilitation, asset management, emerging technologies, and new industry directions. Excerpts of two of the eighteen papers are featured in this issue of AE Today: Advanced Oxidation Processes by Linda Wojcicka, M.A.Sc. and Designing River Intakes to Meet the New Regulations by Peter Hooge, M.Sc., P.Eng.

Associated Engineering staff, clients, and guests share their experience in water supply and treatment.

During the conference, we also had tours of the City of Calgary's Bearspaw Water Treatment Plant Residuals Treatment and Pre-treatment facilities and the City of Red Deer's renovated Water Treatment Plant. Thank you to the City of Calgary Water Resources and City of Red Deer for allowing us to tour their facilities. Thanks also to PCL Construction Management for clearing areas of the Bearspaw Water Treatment Plant, which is currently under construction, for our tours.

Ian Wright, P.Eng., Vice President, Water, and conference Chair states, "Bringing our water supply and treatment specialists together from across the country to share their experiences with our staff, clients, and guests is a critical component of our staff development programme as well as an opportunity for dialogue and feed- back from our clients and guests regarding the issues facing the water supply and treatment industry."

Special thanks also go to Claire Arnault and Lianna Mah for their assistance in organizing and hosting the conference.