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Bert Munro and Peter Hooge celebrate success of Relay for Life campaign
Lianna Mah and Freda Leong don their grass skirts for the beach bowling party
Lloyd Waugh, Past-President of CSCE, presents Fellowship Award to Bert Munro
Norm D’Andrea	Quinn Crosina

Associated Engineering raises almost $19,000
for Canadian Cancer Society
Led by our Saskatoon Relay for Life team, Associated Engineering staff from across the company topped previous corporate records, raising almost $19,000 for this year’s Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life. For the second year in a row, Associated Engineering provided the top donation dollars in Saskatchewan to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Congratulations to Associated Engineering’s Relay for Life team, including Bert and Leila Munro, Peter and Dianne Hooge and family, and Randy and Caron Seivewright. Thank you to all staff who contributed to this worthy cause.

Ontario staff raise over $3,000
for Heart and Stroke Foundation
On May 30, 2008, employees from our St. Catharines office pedaled through St. Catharines in the St. Catharines 2008 Big Bike fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Associated Engineering and friends, including Commercial Digital Print, BODAreLEAF Consulting, and St. Catharines Physiotherapy, as well as family and friends, raised a whopping $3,175 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation!

Burnaby office raises $1,500
for Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver
On March 30, the Burnaby office Bowling Team donned their beachwear and bowling shoes and headed down to the local bowling alley for the annual Bowl for Big Brother's Charity Bowlathon. The Burnaby Bowling Team raised over $1,500 to support the Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver Foundation. Thank you to all the participants and to Patrick Stancombe for organizing the AE team.

Employee News

Bert Munro recognized as a Fellow of the
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
Bert Munro, P.Eng., Vice President & General Manager of Associated Engineering’s Saskatchewan operation, received the distinction of Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering at the Society’s annual conference held in Quebec City in June. Fellowships are awarded to individuals who have attained civil engineering excellence and contributed actively towards progress in their profession.

Bert has over 25 years experience in municipal and water resources engineering. An active volunteer, Bert is currently the President of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan. Bert is a Past-President of the Western Canada Water and Wastewater Association, Past Chair of the Saskatoon Section of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, and Past Chair of the Consulting Engineers of Saskatchewan. Congratulations, Bert on this well-deserved recognition!

Norm D’Andrea appointed as Association of Canadian Engineering Companies (ACEC), representative on the Chief Engineer’s Council of the Transportation Association of Canada
Norm D’Andrea, P.Eng., Manager, Transportation from our Burnaby office has been appointed as the Association of Canadian Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) representative on the Chief Engineer’s Council of the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC). TAC’s Chief Engineer’s Council provides a forum for informa- tion exchange among Canada’s leading transportation professionals to develop the technical and engineering guidelines necessary to design safe, uniform, efficient, and environmentally sustainable road networks. Congratulations, Norm!

Quinn Crosina awarded the American Water Works Association’s First Place Academic Achievement Award
Quinn Crosina, M.A.Sc. from our Burnaby office was awarded the American Water Works Association’s First Place Academic Achievement Award for the Best Masters Thesis at the annual AWWA conference in Atlanta in June. Quinn’s thesis, “A Bench-scale Evaluation of the Removal of Selected Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products by UV andUV/H 2O2in Drinking Water Treatment”, completed under the supervision of Dr. Peter Huck and Dr. Sigrid Peldszus of the University of Waterloo, is an important contribution to the evolving body of knowledge aimed at addressing the issue of pharmaceuticals and personal care products as emerging and persistent contaminants in drinking water. Congratulations, Quinn!