Building Better Communities

Two of our long-serving technical leaders, John Fussell, Senior Vice President, Transportation, and Herb Kuehne, Senior Vice President, Civil Infrastructure, retire tomorrow from full-time service, after many decades of working for Associated Engineering.

Mark Porter, our National Practice Leader for Building Services, will be co-presenting on June 1st at 1:45pm, sharing thoughts on how to achieve net zero buildings and infrastructure. Representatives from our Burnaby and Edmonton offices will also be on-site at the Green Building Showcase, providing demonstrations and overviews of some of our innovative building projects.

Subject matter experts from our engineering and environmental science teams are presenting on topics in the climate change preparedness, storm water, and source water education sessions at the 45th BC Water & Waste Association's Annual Conference & Trade Show in Victoria, BC. 

The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of the Greater Toronto Area awarded our Markham office building at 165 Commerce Valley Drive West, with the 2017 Building of the Year Award in the under 100,000 square feet category in recognition of the quality of the building and management team.

Stella Madsen is this year's receipient of the Regina Engineering Society's Engineering Excellence Award for demonstrating outstanding leadership and technical ability over the course of her almost 40-year career in engineering. 

Our two expert speakers will be presenting and leading workshops at this year's gathering of Canada's largest association of public infrastructure asset management professionals.

Nanaimo’s South Fork Water Treatment Plant is the largest, siphon-powered, membrane filtration plant in North America. The innovative use of siphon, rather than pumps, reduces the building footprint, and saves capital, operating and maintenance costs.

For the ninth consecutive year, Associated Engineering has been named a winner in Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, and has retained its Platinum Club status in 2017. The Best Managed program recognizes Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $15 million, demonstrating strategy, capability and commitment to achieve sustainable growth.

The Consulting Engineers of Alberta presented an Award of Excellence in the Community Development category to the Town of Rocky Mountain House Main Street Rehabilitation Project.  Also, the Fort McMurray Wildfire Emergency Response and Water System Recovery Project received two Awards of Excellence in the Community Outreach/In-House Initiatives category, and the Project Management category.

Associated Engineering announces the appointment of Matthew Eades, C.Eng, MICE, as General Manager of our Ontario operation, effective immediately.

The City of Saskatoon Reservoir and Pump Station Upgrades project received an Award of Excellence in the Municipal Infrastructure and Water Resources category from the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Saskatchewan (ACEC-SK)!  Associated Engineering’s multi-discipline design included attention to minimizing pumping power requirements and to maximizing stored water quality. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling guided reservoir design for improved water quality.

During a strong El Nino weather pattern compounded by the continuing effects of climate change, summer 2015 was unusually hot and dry in Interior BC. The BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) worked with the BC Ministry of Agriculture to identify streams where placing restrictions on irrigation water withdrawals from creeks and rivers would protect threatened fish populations, while minimizing economic impacts on the agricultural sector. Associated Environmental played a key role in the summer 2015 drought response by identifying streams where restrictions would benefit fish, and providing technical information to optimize the difficult decision-making.

Garry Drachenberg, our VP Water Solutions, was presented with the American Water Works Association's (AWWA) George Warren Fuller Award, at the Western Canada Water conference in October. The George Warren Fuller Awards are presented annually by the American Water Works Association to individuals for distinguished service to the water supply field in commemoration of the "sound engineering skill, the brilliant diplomatic talent, and the constructive leadership" which characterized the life of George Warren Fuller.

Associated Engineering has provided consulting services to the City of Prince Rupert for almost 60 years. To better serve the City and our growing number of clients in the surrounding area, we are very pleased today to announce the opening of our new Prince Rupert office.

Our new office is located in downtown Prince Rupert at:
344 2nd Avenue West
Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1G6
Tel: 250-624-8228

Do you use groundwater in BC for irrigation, drinking water supply, industrial use, or dewatering? Are you aware that on February 29, 2016, the BC Ministry of Environment tabled new Regulations that affect groundwater use?  Associated Environmental can help you to interpret BC’s new Water Sustainability Act and associated Regulations and apply for licences.

Associated Environmental, the environmental division of Associated Engineering, and A&H Drilling are pleased to partner on this initiative. We will bring together several experts to share insights on the history of the BC Water Sustainability Act, provide a pictorial story of what a well head completion should look like and why it’s worth the extra effort, and information on licencing existing groundwater wells.  Register for free at http://www.ae.ca/act

The fire in Fort McMurray has devastated the community and displaced the residents of the city and surrounding area, including staff in our Fort McMurray office. To support the Fort McMurray Fire Relief, Associated Engineering is donating $25,000 to the Canadian Red Cross.  Our team, including Edith Asselin, Jason Vanderzwaag, Owen Mierke, Steve Justus, Daniel du Toit, and Ryan Jalowica are providing assistance to the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and City of Fort McMurray for emergency support of water and wastewater treatment infrastructure.

The Consulting Engineers of Ontario hosted their 2016 Ontario Consulting Engineering Awards Gala on April 16th. Associated Engineering received an Award of Excellence in the Transportation category for our work on the West Main Street Bridge.  The decommissioned lift bridge is located in the heart of downtown Welland, Ontario. Built in 1929, the bridge is a designated Canadian Heritage Structure and an important transportation link and landmark in the Niagara Region.

At the 2016 Awards for Engineering Excellence Gala held on April 9th at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, the Association of Consulting Engineers-BC presented Associated Engineering with an Award of Merit in the Municipal and Civil Infrastructure category for Metro Vancouver's Barnston/Maple Ridge Pump Station, in Pitt Meadows, BC.

Since 2001, ACEC-BC has presented the Meritorious Achievement Award to a consulting engineer who has contributed significantly to the engineering profession, the development of the industry, and the community. Kerry received this prestigious award at this year’s ACEC-BC Awards for Engineering Excellence Gala held on Saturday, April 9th in Vancouver.