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■ Annual General MeetingAwards Dinner

■ ...do we work in Teams orCommittees?

■ Yesterday’s Toys:Engineering’s Doorstep

A fter months of intenseplanning, APEGM’s 87th Annual General

Meeting (AGM) was held inThompson, Manitoba. Thefollowing report highlights some of the key events that took placeover the three-day summit.

For the most part, out-of-townguests arrived from Winnipeg andsurrounding areas on Thursday,October 26, 2006. They, along withlocal sponsors, volunteers, anddignitaries, were treated to awelcome wine and cheesereception. In keeping with ournorthern tradition, the event wasopened by a local drumming group,the Northern Tornadoes. Theirperformance was on point and setthe tone for a great welcomingceremony. In addition, the City ofThompson showed its spirit ofhospitality by sending a dignitary to officially welcome all parties to Thompson.

Following the welcomeceremony, our hardworking student delegates and the decorating committee were off to prepare the ProfessionalDevelopment Symposium venue for Friday’s sessions. Friday wouldnot disappoint, as delegates weretreated to a range of topics thatincluded: Conflict Resolution,Reserves & Resources, Bridging the Gender Gap, and BuildingRespectful Workplaces: “the Thompson Model”.

After the talks, the attendeeswent on various tours whichincluded the Ford Cold WeatherTesting Facility, RDPC AviationTraining Facility, INCO BirchtreeMine Underground Tours, BirchtreeEffluent Treatment Facility, and the Inco Thompson SurfaceOperation Tour.

While the delegates toured, thecompanions program continued tobe in full swing as they visitedPisew Falls and the Paint LakeMarina.

The evening gala wasspectacular, with guests beingtreated to a harpist during cocktailsand a huge appetizer table. Theevent was opened by the Northern

Tornadoes accompanied bySuzanne, a traditional dancer. Forher second dance, Suzanne had

AGM Illuminated by theNORTHERN LIGHTS inThompson, ManitobaT. Nyabeze, P.Eng.

(Top) Annual General Meeting Gala Dinner, Thompson, Manitoba.(Bottom) Elaborate spread: Gala Dinner appetizers and decorations.

South of 60, Local Folk Group

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APEGM Staff

Season’s Greetings...

THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL DECEMBER 20062

In MemoriamThe Association has received, with deep regret,

notification of the death of the following members: Peter Abel Charles Boyd

Raymond Chant Paul Chung William Evans Wilmar Finnbogason

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I t is my pleasure to be writing myfirst message as APEGMPresident. The 2006 AGM

is now behind us, and a new year isahead. Thanks to all who attendedthe meeting in Thompson, and toour generous hosts.

APEGM utilizes the Carvermethod of Policy Governance togovern the Association. Thismethod ensures that the APEGM

Council is accountable to our stakeholders and moral ownership(engineers, geoscientists, government, public, etc.), and thatthe Executive Director is account-able to the Council. The broad policy statements set forth by ourEnds assist to focus our direction.

Our first level End states that“APEGM exists so that the publicinterest is protected and promoted

through the professional excellenceof engineers and geoscientists whohave the privilege to self regulate”.

Having served on the PublicAwareness Committee for the pastfew years, it should come as no surprise that I believe that we, asprofessionals, need to increase ourvisibility. Few would disagree thatthe public does not fully appreciateor understand our profession.

I hope to continue with fantasticinitiatives started by our most recentpast president, Digvir Jayas, such as the Engineering Hall of Fame and the Manitoba Schools Scienceand Engineering Symposium.

I look forward to serving ourAssociation for the next 12 months,and thank you all again for yoursupport and continued volunteerefforts, which makes the operationof APEGM possible. There is nohigher reward than to work, serve,and contribute with peers.

By promoting our profession, we can better serve and protect thepublic interest and thus elevate the value of our license.

I look forward to your questionsand comments, and can be reachedby mail or fax via the APEGMoffice, or by e-mail at [email protected]. ■

DECEMBER 2006 THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL 3

President’s MessageRobyn L. Taylor, P. Eng. PMP

I t was eleven months ago whenWayne and Cathy Stewart pre-sented their proposal to Council

to host the annual general meetingin Thompson, Manitoba. At thetime, the event seemed like a distantdate on the calendar, but their pro-posal was so thorough, completeand professionally presented thatcouncil made the unanimous deci-sion to “go north” for the 2006Annual General Meeting (AGM).

In October, President DigvirJayas, staff, and APEGM council-lors headed north to Thompson forthe 87th AGM. All I can say is…you should’ve been there! TheThompson Chapter rolled out thered carpet and the event was a greatsuccess.

Great Organization –Excited Members

So what makes a great event? TheThompson Chapter had great orga-nizational leadership from chapterPresident, Theresa Nyabeze, andveteran members Wayne and CathyStewart. In an addition to these pro-fessionals, a volunteer committee of25 excited members hosted twodays of events. From the openingspeech to the last note at the galadinner dance, the weekend wasstaged with great organization and

fueled by the energy of excitedmembers!

Professional DevelopmentSymposium and Tours

Four professional development ses-sions were presented on Fridaymorning: (1) Conflict Resolution (2)Mineral Resources and Reserves (3)Bridging the Gender Gap and (4)Building Respectful Workplaces –the Thompson Labour-ManagementModel. All sessions were excellent;blending the right amount of techni-cal information with practical appli-cations tips. Each session ran about45 minutes with ample opportunityfor questions and answers.Following a tasty lunch (thatincluded the BEST EVER chickennoodle soup) delegates were led byAPEGM volunteer tour guides toone of three tour options: (a) FordCold Weather Testing Center and R.D. Parker Collegiate AviationTraining Facility (b) BirchtreeUnderground Mine and EffluentTreatment Plant and (c) IncoThompson Surface Operations Tour.

AGM Business Meeting

Saturday morning, members assem-bled at two sites: St. Joseph’s Hall,Thompson, and Robson Hall,University of Manitoba, Winnipeg

(via video-conference), to conductthe business meeting. The agendaincluded reviewing APEGM’s2005-2006 operations, appointingnew council members, consideringsome by-law amendments, and wit-nessing the passing of the gavel tonew 2007 President, Robyn Taylor,P. Eng. Of course, many would con-tend that the agenda seemed dry andsomewhat predictable, but themandatory staging of this vitalmeeting gives legal standing to ourAssociation. Without adequateattendance of voting members (ie.quorum), our Association would beat risk of failure. We must guardagainst apathy and encourage one-another to attend the AGM. Thankyou to all who participated in thebusiness meeting. You have partici-pated in maintaining our honorable,self-governing profession.

Northern Lights and Warm HospitalityYou’ve got to wonder how they didit. In the weeks leading up to the

AGM, many calls included the criti-cal question: “So how’s the weatherin Thompson?” The replies werealways upbeat and positive, but Imust confess, I was worried aboutthe potential for a blizzard on theweekend. Well, go figure… theweather was excellent; temperaturesstayed on the “plus side”; it rainedone evening, and delegates departedThompson in brilliant sunshine.Following the President’s dinnerSaturday evening, out-of-townguests were invited to step outsideonto the patio adjacent to the diningroom. Once outside, it was like theThompson Chapter hit the big“aurora borealis switch” and therethey were! We witnessed a beautifuldisplay of northern lights – a superbending to a superb weekend.

A Big Thank You

Finally, I want to say it again –Thank You, Thank You, to theThompson Chapter for a memorableAGM. For those who didn’t attend,all we can say is “…you should’vebeen there.” ■

Executive Director’sMessageGrant Koropatnick, P.Eng.

You Should’ve Been There…

Annual dues invoices have been mailed to all membersand members-in-training. If you have not received yoursplease contact the APEGM office. Please submit thecompleted forms with payment by December 31, 2006.Please note that the Declaration of Compliance must besigned annually.

NoticePayment of 2007 Fees &Membership Renewals

THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL4 DECEMBER 2006

A pproximately 40 peopleattended the APEGMprofessional development

presentation on Lafarge’s new ultra-high performance, fibre reinforcedconcrete technology, marketed asDuctal. The presentation was given by Vic Perry, P.Eng., Vicepresident and General Manager –Ductal/Lafarge North America.

Mr. Perry began the presentationby enticing the audience’s interestwith images of a few of the elegantstructures made using Ductal, wherebecause of its superior properties,allows designers to create thinnersections and longer spans that arelighter, more graceful andinnovative in geometry and form.This was followed by Mr. Perryproviding details of the physicalproperties and the technologybehind the product.

With compressive strength over200 MPa, and flexural strengths upto 50 MPa., Ductal allows forsolutions to be designed smaller,

without the use rebar, and in mostapplications, without prestressed or post tensioned reinforcement.Another unique feature of Ductal isthe ductility of the product, with thecapacity to deform and supportflexural and tensile loads, even after initial cracking. A slide waspresented of a demonstration wherea beam loaded beyond failure, andshowing a deflection well beyondwhat one would expect for concrete,was still able to support a vehicleparked overtop. Durability data waspresented showing the product to be superior to conventional highperformance concrete in this area as well.

These unique properties arepossible through an innovative mixdesign which combines two fibresizes for reinforcement, and aspecially graded cementcomposition and superplastizer togive the uncured mixture a highfluidity. A vial of a sample of thesefibres was passed around, and

resembled the chopped glass fibresused in the fiberglass industry. Itwas noted that the formulationresults in longer cure times, with settimes often longer than a day.

Mr. Perry then went on to showsome of the projects using Ductal,including furniture (interior andexterior), countertops, sinks,architectural cladding, and bridges.The showcase project in hispresentation was the ShawnessyLRT station in Calgary. One of the important components of thisproject consisted of a threedimensional shaped thin shellcanopy. The designer’s initialintention was to construct thecanopy from steel, however thisproved to be very expensivebecause of the detailing required.Lafarge’s solution to use Ductalwould be less expensive. Detailswere presented of the closed mouldused to cast the canopy, load testingof the structure, and the finalinstallation.

In closing, Mr. Perry indicatedthat there are many ongoingresearch projects with Ductal. A copy of this presentation can befound on the APEGM website athttp://www.apegm.mb.ca/pdnet/papers/ductal.pdf.

This event also marked a newlocation (the Victoria Inn) forhosting APEGM’s ProfessionalDevelopment seminars. The PDcommittee is currently trying toidentify different locations that will provide the best value andconvenience to the membership forPD events. Feedback or commentsare always welcome. ■

Professional Development Event October 18, 2006

Ductal®, A Revolutionary New Material for New SolutionsD.D. Himbeault, P.Eng.

Showcase Project: Shawnessy LRTStation

APEGM hosted their annualProfessional DevelopmentConference at the Niakwa

Golf & Country Club on Friday,October 6, 2006. Attendance wassurprisingly low this year, with only78 total registered including staff.Curiously, out of that total wereonly 12 Members-In-Training(MIT). Whether it was a timing orcontent issue it is not clear, but Ibelieve that all members notattending, MIT or not, missed outon a good conference. Members areencouraged to contact APEGM orto write a letter to the editor withany feedback.

The first presentation coveredProject & Risk Management, withtwo case studies presented byManitoba Hydro and the City ofWinnipeg. Don Deviane presentedthe Risk Management program atManitoba Hydro, focusing onidentifying risk, mitigation ofnegative occurrences, and to try totake advantage of opportunities. Heindicated that at hydro, the programis managed by committee.

The framework of the programincludes a mission statement, andthen a section on identification ofrisk, potential impact assessment,risk treatment, and residual risk. Hestepped the audience throughmapping risk and assessing residualrisk (outliers). For projectapplication, he went through howhydro identifies risk, followed byidentifying ways to mitigate thoserisks, the importance of thencontrolling that risk and establishingtolerances so that it is clear when totake mitigating or corrective action.

Tom Pearson presented how riskwas managed for the City ofWinnipeg’s Water TreatmentProgram. The Deacon Reservoirwater treatment plant, a $300million project, is the largest scaleproject undertaken to date by thedepartment, and he pointed out thatwhile it was determined that theproject was low risk, it also hadhigh consequences with the product(water) being something that peoplewould ingest. Risk management forthis project was identified in theproject terms of reference and a twoday workshop lead by “Dr. Rysk”

himself, was held on riskassessment before starting anydetailed design.

Professor Neil Fassina from theI.H. Asper School of Businesspresented next, challengingeveryone to be a good negotiatorand providing some negotiationtips. His advice - preparation is 90%of the game. Why - becauseinformation is power! He wentthrough ways to create value in anegotiation, the bargaining zone,and considering the “next bestalternatives” by determining areservation point (the worst dealthat is still acceptable). Hereminded the audience thatsometimes, no deal is in fact a deal.

Following the spirit ofchallenging great minds, DarrenSwanson presented on “ClimateChange & It’s Effects onEngineering Practice”, urging theaudience to think more aboutaccepting that climate change isindeed happening. He presentedinformation that showed theconsensus trends in Manitoba arehigher temperatures, while

precipitation impacts are mixed.The future climate will not equalthe past climate, and indications arethat we are headed toward morechange.

His main message was toconvey that it was time to startthinking about how we mightincorporate climate change impactsinto engineering designs for thefuture, with a future climate of morevariability and change. Hesuggested it is time to accept thatinformation on climate change mayimprove over time but will never beperfect. His message was that thereis a need to start the adaptationphase, through mediums likescenario planning, SWOT analysis,and determining adaptive policies.The tools do exist!

After a wonderful lunch andopportunity to network, ProfessorArthur Schafer debated the subjectof Whistle Blowing - defined ascalling attention to conduct that isillegal or objectionable. Hesuggested it is a part of anengineer’s obligation to whistleblow and we have a “special

APEGM Professional Development Conference A.A. Poulin, P.Eng.


O n the morning ofSeptember 20th, 28APEGM members,

members-in-training and studentmembers gathered at the HolidayInn for a breakfast presentation byMike Langedock, the ExecutiveDirector of the TechnologySolutions Centre at the Universityof Winnipeg. The topic ofdiscussion was the concept andprogress of the LearningCITIProject - A Wireless Corridor inDowntown Winnipeg.

LearningCITI (ComputerInformation TechnologyInfrastructure) is a collaborativeproject between the University ofWinnipeg, Red River College, theCentre for Aboriginal HumanResource Development, and SmartPartners of Manitoba. Its vision isto “establish a wireless corridor thatwill support the development,empowerment and enablement, andquality of life of people living in,working in, and/or visitingWinnipeg’s downtown core.”

During the breakfast portion ofthe morning, some discussion at thetables involved questions andspeculation about the scope of thisproject — in particular, was thisgoing to provide free internetaccess to the downtown core?

We soon found out, however,that this service would providewireless access to a website orportal containing various

educational, employment, andcommunity resources and services.Only an authorized student oremployee of these institutionswould have access to the Internetbeyond each partner’s website andthe LearningCITI portal.Additionally, Smart Partnerssponsors a Computer LendingLibrary program, which plans toprovide basic PC training and 1,000computers annually over the nexttwo years to applicants who wouldotherwise not have the ability topurchase a computer, nor establisha means of connecting to theInternet.

At the heart of the design of thistechnological solution is WiMAX(Worldwide Interoperability forMicrowave Access), using theIEEE 802.16a WirelessMetropolitan Area Networkstandard. The base station is locatedon the roof of the University ofWinnipeg, and it broadcasts to RedRiver College on Princess St. andthe Centre for Aboriginal HumanResource Development on HigginsAve. It also links to two “hotblock”neighborhoods – a series of hydropole-mounted access points alongGranville Street in North PointDouglas, and down the lane behindthe International Centre onEdmonton Street. These accesspoints link to the user’s homecomputers with ordinary 802.11b/gwireless network cards. WiMAX isthe Internet backhaul service and

operates at a frequency of 3.5 GHz,is non-line-of-sight (which is animportant consideration given theheight of buildings between thethree schools), scalable, andadvertises the speed and distancecapabilities required by a projectsuch as this one.

A major challenge wasdiscovered during testing in August2006. While tests conducted theprevious March in the North PointDouglas area were successful, byAugust the leaves on the trees wereobstructing the WiMAX signal. Theanswer to this problem was torelocate the WiMAX receivingstation.

The ongoing development ofthis project includes expanding thearea of the wireless service,enriching the educational contentthat sits behind the www.learningciti.ca”\t “_blank” LearningCITIportal, and securing additionalpartners to take the wireless serviceto a broader scope beyondeducation. The expected launch date is November 21, 2006.

The LearningCITI web portal isaccessible at www.learningciti.ca/ ■

Professional Development Event September 20, 2006

LearningCITI: A Wireless Corridor inDowntown Winnipeg S.M. Jurkowski, EIT

A year earlier, I had puttogether a TSD Rally forthe local Triumph and

Austin Healey clubs, whichincluded a pleasant drive along theRed. I thought of holding anAPEGM tour of the area, includinga tour of the St Andrews Lock andDam facility run by the Governmentof Canada. There was noopportunity to do so in spring of2006, but we put together a facilitytour on 2006 September 23.

The event was not your usualluncheon speech. We met atvarious times during the day at thefacility entrance. There were twomorning and one afternoon groups.The weather was lovely for mid-fall. The turnout was good also,near capacity for each of the threegroups.

Most folks know there is abridge over the Red at this point;most have noticed that there ismore river on one side of the

bridge than on the other. If youare not traveling by watercraft, youmay not notice that you need thislock system to traverse this changein elevation. In recent years Ottawahas funded some majorrefurbishment here. While car-pooling was suggested, we were onour own getting to Lockport andreturning. Hopefully, most enjoyedthe tour and the riverbank drive, toand from. ■

Professional Development Event September 27, 2006

St. Andrews Lock and Dam Tour D. Grant, P.Eng.

obligation” as it is our calling toprotect public safety and isconcurrent with our Code of Ethics.He indicated that whistle blowingis not without consequence andreviewed some infamous cases. Wewere reminded that it is importantto ensure proper determination ofwhen is it legitimate to “whistleblow” and ensure that the properprocess of notification has beenfollowed.

Next, the audience wasreminded of the challenges facingManitoba Manufacturers today andtomorrow, as presented by Tonyvan Rosmalen, Vice President ofCanadian Manufacturers &Exporters. He suggested thatbecause of the rise in the Canadiandollar, high energy costs, and stiffcompetition, manufacturers werefacing decisions to outsource,relocate and/or close up altogether.

Although it may appear thatmanufacturing productivity hasincreased, employment has beendeclining and finding laborers hasbecome a big issue. Tony suggestedthat Manitoba has one of thetoughest regulatory environmentsand suggested that this needs tochange as it is negatively affectingthe industry. In the meantime, hesuggested Manitoba manufacturerscan try to survive by focusing onniche markets, focusing more onthe customer, reduce costs, andmay need to consider offshoremanufacturing.

Last, but not least, StandardAero’s Senior Vice President BrianLanoway presented “Managing andCoordinating Change in theWorkplace”. Brian’s message wasthat “it can be done”, if managedappropriately. Rigorous projectmanagement is the key to getintentions to become reality. Histips included the importance ofcreating a road map, recognizingthat implementation is equallyimportant to the preparation phase,and most importantly to focus onprocess ownership.

Some lessons learnt and shared:full-time teams are stronglyrecommended, communication iskey, and remember to expect thatwith change, things always getworse before they get better, but itis possible to manage andcoordinate change successfully.

Overall, it was a very goodconference with thought provokingtopics. Some of the presentationsare now available on the APEGMwebsite: www.apegm.mb.ca/pdnet/papers.html ■

THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL DECEMBER 20066

F rom time to time, the Winnipeg Free Press and other publica-tions and websites carry news items of interest to engineers andgeoscientists. We thought a summary compilation of some such

items would be appropriate for the Keystone Professional.Hopefully, we will have this column repeated in future issues. Also,elsewhere in this issue is a reprinted Free Press article about an engineer and his work on traffic lights.

NSERC GRANTS FOR U OF M PROFS

Professor Behzad Kordi has received a Natural Sciences and EngineeringResearch Council (NSERC) grant for laboratory simulation of equipmentthat could protect sensitive components, such as computers, TVs and VCRs, from natural electromagnetic energy, such as that generated by thunderstorms. Professor Jitendra Paliwal has also received a NSERC grant for analyzing the content and quality of grain by a computerized spectroscopy system.

(Winnipeg Free Press, September 18, 2006)

CLEAN UP OF TOXIC MINE SITES

On September 28, Manitoba Mines Minister Jim Rondeau announced inLynn Lake that his government has set aside $70 million to clean and detoxify old mine sites throughout the province. The primary clean up willbe at Lynn Lake, Snow Lake, Gods Lake, Sherridon and Baker Paton, whileanother 144 abandoned mines have been identified as low or medium risk.

(Winnipeg Free Press, September 29, 2006)

THE LAVAL BRIDGE COLLAPSE

The tragic consequences of the failure of a highway overpass at Laval in theMontreal area on September 30, led Professor Aftab Mufti of the U of M torecommend that electronic sensors be installed in bridges, many up to 60years old, across the province including Winnipeg, to monitor their condi-tion. Mufti is the president of Intelligent Sensing for Innovative StructuresCanada. Professor Shamin Sheikh of the University of Toronto thought thecollapse was the result of rebar separating from the concrete because of cor-rosion. He added that since the bridge functioned well for 30 years, designdeficiencies could be ruled out. Shortly after the Laval collapse, theGovernment of Manitoba closed an overpass on the Trans Canada Highway near Portage La Prairie and announced plans to dismantle it and build a replacement.

(Winnipeg Free Press, October 2 and 12, 2006)

HOME GROWN SPACE SATELLITE

About 40 Manitoba University and high school students are developing asatellite, less than a kilogram in weight, which hopefully will be launched bya Russian rocket sometime in 2007, at a cost of only about $50,000. Theproject is seen as a major recognition of the talents of Manitoba science andengineering students. Professor Ron Britton of the U of M said the projectwas an excellent example of the mating of real-world design challenges withacademic experience. Bristol Aerospace is also a sponsor of the project.

(Winnipeg Free Press, October 25, 2006)

MANITOBANS HONOURED WITH ORDER OF CANADA

Winnipeg resident Frank C. Hawthorne, P.Geo., one of the world’s foremostauthorities in mineralogy and crystallography, was honoured as an Officer ofthe Order of Canada. He is a professor of geological sciences at theUniversity of Manitoba The Order of Canada recognizes people who havemade a special contribution as a Canadian. Three different levels of mem-bership honour people whose accomplishments vary in degree and scope.They are companion, officer and member.


FOREIGN TRAINED ENGINEERS GET ACCREDITATION

Nine foreign educated engineers were registered to practice engineering inManitoba after completing the one-year Internationally Educated EngineersQualification Program at the University of Manitoba. Marcia Friesen of theU of M, the director of the program, said that previously foreign engineerswere on their own in seeking professional recognition, which for most was afrustrating experience. Grant Koropatnick, Executive Director APEGM,expressed APEGM’s enthusiastic support for the program.


WIND POWER EXPANSION IN MANITOBA

Sequoia Energy Inc of Manitoba has acquired sites near Miami, Killarneyand Elie where it proposes to install wind turbines to generate up to 100megawatts of energy at each site. The associated expenditure will be about$700 million. It is hoped that Manitoba Hydro will enter into an agreementto purchase the power.

(Winnipeg Free Press, October, 2006) ■

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R ecent infrastructure failures in Montreal and here inManitoba have raised our

profession’s media profile. Newsbites often begin with “Engineersare working on . . .”, or “Engineersare looking into . . .” or “Engineersassure us . . .” But the people speak-ing to the public through the media are seldom engineers. It makes one consider if Kipling’scharacterization of engineers as the “sons” of Martha may, in fact, be true.

Leaving Kipling’s politicallyincorrect gender specificity aside,why is our “message” usuallydelivered by others? Why don’t themedia come to us and let us explainthe situation? Why are we still“hidden in plain view”?

Like you, I’ve heard the“reasons” (excuses?) offered for ouranonymity. They don’t understand,they aren’t interested, the educationsystem is flawed, the media isbiased, the media is incapable ofdealing with details and on and on.It reminds me of “reasons” myteenage children missed theircurfews. Invariably it was someone else’s fault.

Are we not capable of speakingfor ourselves? Are we the problem?

A number of years ago, I hadthe opportunity to tour the “upperreaches” of Salisbury Cathedral.

My host was a retired engineer whovolunteered with the group that wasrestoring the roof system. Myproblem was that my wife and twotraveling companions were also onthis tour, a recipe for disaster.However, because our host hadlearned to stay away from thetechnical details (except when thetwo of us were speaking to oneanother) he soon had the three nonengineers totally involved. In fact,they were the ones who werereluctant to end the tour. None ofthem understood why I was takingpictures of “some old piece ofwood”, but all three of them weredeep into the discussions of how theindividual “stones” in the towerwere held together, and how thematerial hoist, which is still inplace, worked. We were in the sameplace, looking at the same things,but we were on different tours.

Later that evening, after a pubdinner and further discussions ofour tour, my wife asked me why Icouldn’t explain things in such anunderstandable way. She summed it up with the very pointed question,“why do you always have to get lost in boring detail?”

Maybe that is the base of theproblem. I saw, and talked to ourhost about, an interesting horizontalshear failure in a cantilever sectionof a horizontal 12 x 12 oak beam.

They saw, and talked with our hostabout, a massive piece of timberthat people must have struggled to get up into the roof. Engineer to engineer it was a technicalcondition that allowed us tospeculate on the source of the loadthat caused the failure. Engineer to non engineer it was a physicalsituation that allowed them tospeculate on the human effort thathad been required to put that pieceof wood in place. I saw, and feltcompelled to talk about, a failurethat had resulted from someunknown load which, if it hadremained, could have causedserious problems. They saw, when Ipointed it out, a 700 or 800 year-oldcrack that was collecting dust.

And just maybe that is why themedia avoid engineers when thepublic needs an explanation. Oureducation, our experience and ourinterests cause us to look at thesedetails. Our knowledge of thepotential complications that couldresult from seemingly unimportantsituations causes us to take aparticular view. Typically weattempt to tell people too muchabout things they don’t care toknow. Thinking back to thatvacation, I have to admit that mywife’s version of the SalisburyCathedral tour finds a much wideraudience than mine.

Surveys suggest that the generalpublic consider engineers to becompetent, ethical persons whodesign and build the myriad ofdevices that have becomenecessities in our modern world.They trust us to look after their bestinterests and their safety. But bitterexperience suggests that they justdon’t want us to talk about it.

If we want to becomespokespersons for our ownprofession, we probably need tolearn to adjust our explanations to aneed-to-know level. Once when Iwas at a conference at the ChateauMontebello, a huge log building, Iwas sitting looking up at the logs inthe roof structure. A colleague, apsychologist, asked me what I waslooking at. I told him I was lookingat the checking in the old wood andthen started to explain which“cracks” were just features of oldlogs and which ones wereindications of possible problems.He stopped me and asked if the roofwas safe. I assured him it was. He,in turn, decided he would sit next tome for the rest of the conference.He knew what he needed to know.And it turned out that he too was abaseball fan.

Possibly based on theseexperiences, and some awkwardmoments in classrooms, we hired acommunications specialist when theDesign Chair was created. Shedefines her job as translating whatwe say into English. She also worksat teaching us how to speak. Thenumber of media persons who showup in the Engineering building hasincreased. Some of them are evenstarting to speak to us. ■

Engineering Philosophy 101... and still hidden in plain viewM.G. (Ron) Britton, P.Eng.

Call for NominationsC CPE is seeking nominations for the

following eight awards. The deadline fornominations is 4:00 p.m. EST., Friday,January 12, 2007.

1. The Gold Medal Award for exceptionalindividual achievement and distinction in afield of engineering;

2. The Young Engineer AchievementAward for outstanding contribution in afield of engineering by an engineer 35years of age or younger;

3. The Meritorious Service Award forProfessional Service for outstandingcontribution to a professional, consulting or technical engineering association or societyin Canada;

4. The Meritorious Service Award forCommunity Service for an exemplaryvoluntary contribution to a communityorganization or humanitarian endeavour;

5. The Medal for Distinction inEngineering Education for exemplarycontribution to engineering teaching at aCanadian university;

6. The National Award for EngineeringAchievement for outstanding engineeringprojects or achievements by an engineeringteam in which Canadian engineers wereinvolved;

7. The Award for the Support of Women in the Engineering Profession foroutstanding support of women in the

engineering profession and engineeringexcellence; and

8. The Gold Medal Student Award foroutstanding leadership, contributions tosociety, and volunteerism by anundergraduate engineering student.

Information and the terms of reference forthe eight Canadian Engineers’ Awards, as wellas nomination forms, are posted on CCPE’swebsite at www.ccpe.ca.

Award recipients will be honoured at theCanadian Engineers’ Awards Gala inWinnipeg, Manitoba, in May 2007. ■

DECEMBER 2006THE KEYSTONE PROFESSIONAL8

T he Fall Awards Dinner, held at The Niakwa Country Club, was a star-studded affair with a few surprises. Attendees were greeted with live smooth jazz courtesy of Janice Finlay and her trio,which added a nice touch to the already pleasant surroundings.

After all the cocktail mingling, past president, Allan Silk, P.Eng, got the evening started with his official welcome and introduction of Minister Jim Rondeau. Minister Rondeau’s usual self-deprecating humour and obvious admiration of engineers and geoscientists was warmly appreciated by all in attendance.

Malcolm Symonds, P.Eng., then took to the podium to announce the recipients of awards.

Annual General Meeting Awards Dinner OOccttoobbeerr 66,, 22000066A. Anderson Skrabek

ARNOLD H. PERMUTM.Sc., P.Eng.

Arnold Permut became registeredwith this Association on January 10,1977. He has been a registered pro-fessional member for 29 years.

Arnold has been a member ofAPEGM’s Council twice (totallingnine years) and was electedPresident in 2004. He has been amember of the ExecutiveCommittee for four years; the SportsCommittee for six years; theUniversity Liaison Committee forfive years (of which he was Chair);the Professional DevelopmentCommittee for four years; theAwards Committee for two years;the Registration Committee for fouryears; the Women in EngineeringAdvisory Committee for one year;the Nominating Committee for fiveyears (Chair in 2005); the IssuesAwareness Board for six years; thePast President’s Committee for twoyears; and the AboriginalProfessional Initiatives Committee

(APIC) for two years. This totals 50committee years of service.

Arnold graduated from theUniversity of Manitoba with a B.Sc.in Civil Engineering; a M.Sc. inSanitary and EnvironmentalEngineering, plus a Certificate inPublic Administration. Arnoldstarted his career as AssistantEngineer and Survey Party Chief forCanadian National Railway.

He then became a ResearchAssistant at the University ofManitoba before accepting a posi-tion with Templeton EngineeringCompany. In 1978 Arnold startedworking for the City of Winnipeg,Waterworks, Waste and DisposalDepartment and graduated throughthe ranks to Manager of LaboratoryServices Division and then toWastewater Systems PlanningEngineer – a position which he hasheld since 2004.

Arnold is also a member of theInstitute of Public Administration ofCanada; the American WaterworksAssociation; the Water EnvironmentFederation; and the Western CanadaWater and Wastewater Association.

Over the years Arnold has con-tributed uncountable hours of dedi-cated and generous service to ensurethe continued development of engi-neering as a career and as a self-reg-ulated profession.

The Association is extremelygrateful to Arnold Permut for theservice he has rendered over theyears, and feels he is a most deserv-ing recipient of the OutstandingService Award. ■

BRIAN STIMPSONPh.D., P.Eng.

Dr. Brian Stimpson was registeredwith this Association in September1985, after transferring from theAlberta Association, where he hadbeen a member since 1976. He hasbeen a registered professional member for 30 years.

Dr. Stimpson holds Bachelor,Master, and Doctoral degrees ingeology and rock mechanics fromthe University of London, England.He worked at the Royal School ofMines; Golder Brawner &Associates; and the University ofAlberta before coming to theUniversity of Manitoba in 1985 asHead of its Geological EngineeringDepartment.

Later he was Associate Dean inthe Faculty of Engineering and provided distinguished service onmany senior-level committees of the University.

Dr. Stimpson was a member ofthe Council of APEGM for twoyears and served on many of itscommittees, chairing several ofthem. The committees include theAcademic Review Committee, theNominating Committee, theCommunications/ PublicationCommittee, the Salary ResearchCommittee, the Admissions Board,and the Public AwarenessCommittee.

He served as APEGM’s repre-sentative to the Canadian Council ofProfessional Geoscientists, andmore recently was the leader of theAssociation’s Engineering andGeoscience Week activities in shop-ping malls and the media. His out-reach activities include careersymposia in high schools, integra-tion of immigrant engineers into theprofession, and involvement in theCanadian Institute of Mining,Metallurgical and Petroleum, andthe Canadian Geotechnical Society.

Dr. Stimpson has also served thewider community in Winnipeg inmany valuable ways. He served onthe University of Manitoba UnitedWay Campaign for eight years,chairing it on two separate occa-sions – 1991 and 1997. He was aBoard Member and Facilitator forthe Learning DisabilitiesAssociation of Manitoba from 1989to 1992. Brian has also been closelyinvolved as a volunteer in numerouschurch activities over the past 30years. He currently chairs theElders’ Board and the Church Boardin Southside Bible Church, and is aBoard Member of PentecostalCampus Ministries.

OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

Dean Jenkinson captures guests atten-tion with his top-notch stand up comedy.


While this is a factual record ofoutstanding service and fully justi-fies the award, it gives only a smallindication of the quality of the man

himself. Brian Stimpson is a caring,supportive individual who has givenmuch of himself in serving his fam-ily, his church, his students and col-

leagues at the university, and theprofession. The Association hasgreat pride in presenting him withthe Outstanding Service Award. ■

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP

ERWIN WEISZMANNB. Sc. (Civil), P. Eng.

Erwin Weiszmann, registered withthe Association on December 2nd,1957, and has been a member continuously for 49 years. He wasalso registered in the Provinces ofOntario, Saskatchewan, Alberta,British Columbia and the NorthwestTerritories.

Erwin served on the Advocacyand Member Services Committeefor 2 years and on the ConsultingEngineers Committee (now called

Practice Standards Committee) for33 years of which he is still anactive member. For a number ofyears he chaired the ConsultingEngineers Committee and repre-sented it at the CCPE meetings inOttawa. This totals 35 Committeeyears of service.

Erwin received his degree inCivil Engineering from the JosephNador Technical University ofBudapest, Hungary in 1949. Heworked as a structural design engi-neer and later as a department headat the Industrial Building DesignInstitute in Budapest, Hungary. Hereceived several awards for his out-standing work there. Erwin and hiswife Judith, also a structural engi-neer, fled Hungary following thefailure of the Hungarian Revolutionin 1956.

As a refugee in Austria, Erwinwas able to find work as an engineerfirst in Tyrol Austria at theReuttener Textile Factory, where hedesigned industrial buildings andlater in Vienna at the firmIndustriebau Gesselschaft, where hedesigned the first high-rise building

in Vienna while waiting for hisimmigration documents for Canada.

Upon arriving in Canada, he wasemployed as a structural designer atLetendre Monte and AssociatesConsulting Engineers in Montreal.Erwin and Judith moved toWinnipeg in the fall of 1957, where-upon, Erwin commenced work as astructural design engineer forWinnipeg Hydro (formerly calledCity Hydro).

He established the firmWeiszmann and Associates in 1959and proceeded to design buildingstructures in Ontario, Manitoba,Saskatchewan, Alberta, BritishColumbia and the NorthwestTerritories over the next 40 years.He designed structures for schools,public buildings, apartments andindustrial complexes.

He provided consulting engi-neering services for lawyers andinvestors, and was involved in awide range of specialized engineer-ing works over the 40 years in hisvaried consulting practice. He pro-vided structural design for countlessprojects in Northern Canada, devel-

oping special techniques for ease ofconstruction there.

As a former refugee, Erwinassisted newcomer engineers andtechnicians settle into practisingtheir profession and assisted them infinding work. Erwin was invitedmany times to give lectures regarding safe construction practicesto members of construction companies. He was commissionedto write a handbook for buildingwood grain elevators.

He never stopped furthering hisknowledge in his profession. In theyear 2000 he received a “GoldenEngineering Degree” from theTechnical University of Budapestfor his 50 years of outstanding engineering work. Erwin is nowwinding down his consulting practice, but still does not refusethose who seek his help or ask himfor his engineering advice.

Honorary Life Membership wasgranted to Erwin Weiszmann inrecognition of his many years of service to the Association and hissignificant contributions to the engineering profession. ■

LEADERSHIP AWARD

DOUGLAS W. RUTHPh.D., P.Eng.

Dr. Douglas Ruth is a distinguishedgraduate of the University ofManitoba, having completed both

his B.Sc. (1970) and M.Sc. (1972)degrees in Mechanical Engineeringthere. He later obtained his Ph.D.(1977) from the University ofWaterloo, also in MechanicalEngineering.

After working in the private sec-tor from 1972 to 1987, he chose topursue academic life. He has taughtseveral courses related to TransportPhenomena in Porous Media, super-vised 25 undergraduate theses, sixM.Sc. theses and six Ph.Ds. Dougreceived the University of ManitobaMerit Award (Teaching) in 1989 inrecognition of his contribution toteaching excellence.

In the1990’s, he decided toassume increased responsibilities forthe administration of the Faculty ofEngineering; first as Head of

Mechanical Engineering, then asAssociate Dean of Engineering forUndergraduate Education, until hiselection in 1998 as the Dean of theFaculty of Engineering.

Dr. Ruth is one of the mostvisionary Deans that the Faculty ofEngineering has ever been privi-leged to have. His drive to promotethe University and create a facilitythat will foster learning excellencein the Province of Manitoba, and hisleadership and dedication to estab-lish a new engineering building forthe faculty, together with a state-of-the-art heavy structures laboratory,have been greatly admired.

Through his tenacity and com-mitment, he managed to lead a teamwhich was successful in raising abuilding fund of approximately

$42 million, of which $18.5 millionwas private sector funding. He hasguided the construction of these new facilities through adversity, set-backs, and triumphs and has broughtthis enormous project to completion.

The new W.R. McQuadeStructures Laboratory now stands asone of the best facilities in Canada,if not in North America. Its impacton the education of future structuralengineers will be a tribute to DeanRuth and the Faculty of Engineeringfor years to come.

Early in his tenure as Dean,NSERC initiated the new DesignEngineering Chair program.Because of Doug’s encouragementand enthusiasm, one of the first fivesuch Chairs was awarded to the



T he 2006 AGM took place inThompson Manitoba onOctober 28, 2006.

This is the first time that theNorman Region has hosted theAPEGM’s Annual General Meeting(AGM). Numerous volunteers fromthe Thompson Chapter were part ofthe organizing team of the inauguralnorthern AGM. Digvir Jayas calledthe meeting to order and recalledrecent Professional DevelopmentConference and awards presentedduring the Awards Dinner inWinnipeg, namely: Doug Ruthrecognized for his leadership,Honorary Life Membershipissued to Erwin Weiszmann

and Outstanding Service Awardspresented to Brian Stimpson and Arnold Permut.

After a moment of silence wasobserved for the deceased memberssince the last AGM, the agenda was approved followed by theintroduction of the Council,

Committee Chairs, ChapterRepresentatives and a recognition ofguests. Digvir Jayas then introducedmembers of other Manitobaorganizations who were present via videoconference, who broughtgreetings; Barry Ottenbreit,President of the ManitobaAssociation of Architects and RogerRempel, President ConsultingEngineers of Manitoba.

Dr. Jayas presented the Reportof the President which highlightedhis main points his message foundin the 2005-2006 Annual Report.

The minutes of the 2005 AGMwere adopted followed by BusinessArising from the Minutes and it wascarried to table the motion ofremoving the (Ret.) designationfrom P.Eng. or P.Geo members whoare retired until later in the meeting.

Tony Dawe, President Elect ofthe Canadian Council ofProfessional Engineers addressedthe meeting. He spoke about the

need for more people to enterengineering as he has noticed anoverall decrease in universityenrollment. He noted the increasingneed for engineers both inThompson and throughout Canada.He concluded by thankingvolunteers sitting on CCPECommittees.

Terry Gifford, ExecutiveDirector CTTAM brought greetingsand thanks from the CertifiedTechnicians and TechnologistsAssociation of Manitoba.

The Report of the Scrutineersfollowed, which brought thedeclaration of the results of theelection to serve on the Council forthe November 2006 to October2008 term. Since there were onlyfive candidates for the five vacantpositions, the new five councillorswere acclaimed without an election.The five councillors for the 2006-2008 are James Blatz, P.Eng.(reappointment), Jim Miller, P.Eng.(reappointment), Ed Ryczkowski,P.Eng. (reappointment), JohnWoods, P.Eng. and Ian Blakley, P.Geo. Councillors who are neitherengineers nor geoscientistsreappointed for the 2006-2008 termare Avery Ascher, Arthur Chapmanand Brian Shortt.

Dr. Hamid Mumin, PresidentElect of the Canadian Council ofProfessional Geoscientists (CCPG)addressed the meeting byrecognizing the council and thankedDigvir Jayas and GrantKoropatnick, Executive Director,for their work this past year. Hementioned that with thecontroversial issues coming throughCCPG this coming year, he looksforward to working closely withAPEGM. He expressed his thanksto APEGM for holding the meetingin Thompson noting the greathospitality and encouraged them tocontinue to do this, as it will have agreat impact on the geosciencestudents which attended fromBrandon for a long time.

The Auditor’s Report wasaccepted as presented. BDODunwoody was appointed as theAssociation’s auditors for the 2006-2007 fiscal year. The 2006-2007budget and the 2007 Schedule ofDues and Fees were considered andreceived as information.

After a short break, the call fornominations for the five availablepositions on the Nominatingcommittee resulted in the followingpersons being nominated:

87th Annual General MeetingP.H. Boge, P.Eng.

Faculty of Engineering.

Through his support of new con-cepts like Engineers-in-Residence,professional Communications staff,industry-based design courses andregular industry/university DesignColloquia, the Chair to DevelopDesign-Ready Engineers hasbecome one of the most diversifiedand successful in Canada.

Dr. Ruth’s other CRC chair andother Faculty selections reflect hisvision for creating an institutionwith teaching excellence and student learning in mind. Theseappointments will not only impactacademic and research life at theuniversity but will also bring benefits to the Province ofManitoba, to Canada and tothe global community.

This new generation of instruc-tors was attracted to the Universityof Manitoba because of Doug’sencouragement and support in creat-ing research facilities and a teachingenvironment that provide them withthe tools necessary to excel in their

chosen profession. As well, thesevibrant young researchers and excel-lent facilities tend to attract studentsfrom far and wide, who wish tostudy under the best.

As well as being a member ofthe Association of ProfessionalEngineers and Geoscientist ofManitoba, at the national level he is the Vice-Chair of the CanadianEngineering Accreditation Board of the Canadian Council ofProfessional Engineers. He alsoserves on the Minerva NationalBoard, the Petroleum Society ofCIM, the Society of Core Analysts,the Society of Petroleum Engineers,and the Society of Well LogAnalysis.

In recognition of his outstandingleadership in improving the qualityand relevance of engineering educa-tion for the benefit of allManitobans, the Association waspleased to present the LeadershipAward to the Dr. Douglas Ruth.

Stephen Fletcher, MP for Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia, presented special citations to Brian Stimpson and Doug Ruth on behalf of the Federal Government.


E ach of the winners were obviously moved at being recognized by theirpeers, and each took time to specifically thank their spouses and fami-

lies for supporting their career and service goals.

In a surprising and emotional moment, Member of Parliament, StephenFletcher, took the floor to give his special commendation to Brian Stimpsonand Doug Ruth. Both had played a major role in his engineering educationat the University of Manitoba, and Mr. Fletcher wanted to personally thankthem for their influence in his life. He also presented them with special cita-tions and thanked APEGM for allowing him to “crash their party”.

Nothing helps the digestion of a tasty prime rib dinner like a good bellylaugh. Kudos to the organizing committee for planning ahead and invitingcomedian, Dean Jenkinson, to come and close out the evening with somehumorous stories and songs.Congratulations to all the award recipients, andto the organizing committee for another successful Awards Dinner. ■

M ost current discussionsabout design revolvearound teamwork. It is

rare to see an advertisement for anengineering position that doesn’tspeak to the ability to contribute to“the team”. Today, typicaltechnically based projects are large,complex and multi disciplinary,demanding a broader range of skillsand knowledge than is practical forany one of us to maintain. We mustassemble groups of people withdiverse skills if we are going tohave the capacity to deliver.

In the professional world, theproblem with this “group think”mode is that we are licensed topractice our profession and toaccept responsibility for the workwe do as individuals. We work tomaintain our individual technicalcompetence and take pride (or atleast should) in our individualabilities. Can we maintain thatindividualism and still react to theapparent need to work in groups?

The response to that questionrequires a look at the basics, bothgood and bad, upon which groupaction is based. That, in turn, causesme to click on my Oxforddictionary to get some fundamentaldefinitions to work with.

As a place to start, consider the word “group”, a noun that isdefined as “a number of people or things located, or classifiedtogether”. This suggests little morethan the obvious plural nature of the term. But the use of thedescriptor “classified” may implysome commonality of purpose or understanding.

The two most common “groups”most of us are exposed to arecommittees and teams. Reverting tothe Oxford again, a committee is(noun) “a group of people appointedfor a specific function by a largergroup”. Digging deeper, “function”,as a verb, means to “work oroperate in a proper or particularway”. On the other hand, a team(again a noun) is “two or morepeople working together”. Thesedefinitions provide an interestingdifference. While team impliessome level of cooperation,committee focuses on the process of formation and delegation ofresponsibility with a set of rules to control the output.

It is interesting to note that“team” is also defined as a verb,this time meaning “come togetheras a team to achieve a commongoal”. That, in turn, leads to the

definition of the noun “teamwork”,as “the combined effective action of a group”. “Committee” is notdefined as a verb and “committeework” is not defined at all.

If we think back to the dayswhen many of us suffered throughthe study of grammar, nouns werealways thought of as “things” andverbs as “action”. Does that give usany clues as to the difference? Canthis simplistic comparison explainwhy most people see “teamwork”as positive but “committee work” as drudgery?

Our use of the terms may be anunconscious link to the world ofsports. In this venue, teams arecomposed of a number of peoplewith different individual skills.They produce positive results ifthey cooperate to combine theirskills. A 90 kg running back cangain significant ground when one ormore 160 kg linemen provide theblocks to create an opening. All ofthese people are a part of the team.They each bring very different skillsto that team. But the team cannotwork without them.

Committees, on the other hand,tend to be linked with meetingrooms and chairs. They don’t havethat same excitement. Committeemembers are appointed to dosomething on behalf of someoneelse. No doubt there are differentskills available within the

membership, but somehow thedifference isn’t as obvious.

In our engineering world, we find ourselves working ondesign teams and code/standardscommittees. The design teams areexpected to produce something that responds to a need. TheCode/standards committee isexpected to produce a documentthat will be subjected to publiccriticism. Both groups will have toassess the options and compromisebased on the information they haveavailable. Both groups will have tofunction to some sort of deadlinewithin some level of externallyimposed constraints. But again,there is usually a different level of excitement.

It is said that a camel is aracehorse designed by a committee.On the other hand, a 5-4-3 doubleplay is the result of teamwork.

Maybe it is just a matter ofsemantics, but doesn’t the prospectof being on a team seem moreinteresting than being on acommittee? Design demands action,and if we are to believe the Oxforddictionary, that means designdemands teams. Or maybe, designdemands behavior that just happensto fit the definition of team (theverb) provided by the Oxforddictionary. The important thing is the attitude each of us brings to the task at hand. But if myinterpretation of these definitions isanywhere close to the truth, I hopeyou spend most of your career onteams and not committees. ■

...do we work in Teams orCommittees?M.G.(Ron) Britton, P.Eng.

DesiGnTHOUGHTS ON

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Coming Soon!

The Planning Committee hasbeen busy organizing eventsfor the upcoming 2007Provincial Engineering &Geoscience Week! Come join us at St. Vital Centre,March 2 - 4, for the followingevents:

■ Celebrity Competition

■ Spaghetti Bridge Competition

■ Special Imax Presentation

■ Children’s Activities

■ PENGEO Activity Book

■ Entertainment

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TThhuurrssddaayy,, SSeepptteemmbbeerr 1144,, 22000066A. Kempan, P.Eng.(Ret.)

APEGM COUNCIL GRAPPLES WITH ENFORCEMENT

T he September 14, 2006, meeting began, as is the custom, with routineitems. The agenda had items moved around and deleted before beingapproved. The minutes of the June meeting were reviewed and

received a few minor revisions.

The auditor’s report was presented to council by David Anderson from thefirm, BDO Dunwoody. President Digvir Jayas raised a motion for APEGM tomaintain $1 million in unrestricted net assets. Why $1 million? Dr. Jayas saidthis amount was mutually agreed to by the Executive Committee and wasmeant to protect against multiple liabilities as might arise if the Associationfaced a lawsuit and a personnel event simultaneously.

Next came the monitoring reports. The Association has “ends” and monitoring reports ensure that Association performance meets theAssociation’s “ends.” Monitoring reports may be written by either theExecutive Director or councillors.

When the monitoring report on “Interactions with Members” written byExecutive Director Grant Koropatnick came up, councillor Avery Ascherasked if member comments were logged. She explained that some businessesin her home town logged any contact with the public for future reference.President Digvir Jayas said logging all comments would be cumbersome.Director of Admissions, Sharon Sankar, said many comments were receivedby e-mail, and those were preserved. Executive Director, Grant Koropatnick,confirmed that e-mails were archived and said he felt the public was pleasedwith the Association’s response to inquiries. Councillor Ascher said she wasn’tlooking to create work for staff, and they should only log contacts if it served a useful purpose. The monitoring portion of the meeting ended with massapproval of all monitoring reports.

Next, the consent agenda was approved and council moved on to gover-nance issues. In January of 2006, Past President, Allan Silk, agreed to reviewthe terms of reference for the Nominating Committee. The report was readyfor this meeting, so Mr. Silk shared it with the councillors via a PowerPointpresentation. They requested that the information in the document not bereported in the Keystone Professional.

The Memorandum of Understanding with the University of ManitobaEngineering Society (UMES) received its final blessing before council. Asigning ceremony was scheduled and Councillor Blatz said UMES was veryhappy with the document and looking forward to the event.

The next topic before council generated much discussion. The subject wasAPEGM’s enforcement function, always a thorny issue. President Jayasstarted with the premise that APEGM had no enforcement function; did theyneed one, and were members ready for a dues increase to create an enforce-ment arm? Enforcement would mean hiring a new staff member for just thatspecific job, presumably to knock on doors and heads, if need be. CouncillorBlatz felt APEGM definitely needed an enforcement officer and dues wouldneed adjustment, as required. Executive Director Grant Koropatnick passedaround an estimate for doing the job.

Councillor Shortt said Ontario lawyers paid $22 a head for their enforce-ment function. He pointed out that the difficulty in Manitoba would be whatpart(s) of the act to enforce since presently APEGM had no investigative pow-ers under the act. Councillors Blatz, Shortt, and Corkery agreed at varioustimes that defining the duties of the enforcement officer was the place to start.Executive Director Koropatnick said information on that topic was availablefrom other jurisdictions. He felt the concept would be more palatable to themembership if a plan was developed before a fee increase. Past President Silk said they must be aware of the effects on the membership of a substantial fee increase. Former Executive Director Dave Ennis, now representative for CCPE, thought the first priority for enforcement should be inter-jurisdictional mobility.

The discussion outcome was to have Executive Director Koropatnick take a year to develop the full plan. His plan would include any proposed fee increases, By-law changes, and would include the ramifications on professional development and intergovernmental relations.

The meeting wound down with informational items. President Jayasreported on the CCPE Constituent Member President’s meeting in Whitehorse,YK. He said the provincial associations needed a uniform screening processacross the country before full mobility was possible. Council reviewed theOutstanding Action Items list and the agenda for the December council meet-ing. Councillor Blatz commented on the recently installed logo gracing thedoors of the new APEGM Design Studios at the University of Manitoba. Hesaid it looked great!

The AGM was fast approaching and with it changes in council, so this wasa meeting for good-byes. Past President Silk was one of the retirees and hesaid his time on council was the most rewarding experience of his life.

Correction: In my June 22, 2006, council report I stated that “...theManitoba School Science Symposium would henceforth be known as theManitoba Schools Science and Engineering Symposium.” I should have saidPresident Jayas met with the MSSS committee to request the name change,and that the change was under consideration by MSSS. ■

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Renee Barrette, P.Eng., DougChapman, P.Eng., Allan Silk,P.Eng., Selvin Peter, P.Eng., ArnoldPermut, P.Eng.

By-Law Change Proposals werecarried for by-law 4.6, 7.1, 12.1,15.3 with little opposition. That wasfollowed by the acceptance of allCommittee and Staff reportspublished in the 2006 AnnualReport.

Grant Koropatnick advised thatthere were no resolutions receivedwhich was followed by recognitionof retiring councilors including PatLengyel and Allan Silk.

Then came time for theCeremony of Turning over the

Gavel to the Incoming President.Retiring President, Digvir Jayas,called upon Robyn Taylor, P.Eng.He handed the gavel over to her,within which is a scroll upon whichare inscribed the signatures of allprevious Presidents of theAssociation. Incoming President,Robyn Taylor, P.Eng., accepted theofficial gavel of APEGM –symbolic of the office of thePresident. “I shall endeavour tocarry out my duties in keeping withthe best traditions, which this gavelsymbolizes.”

Digvir took out the scroll andRobyn signed it. Robyn then gaveher Incoming President’s Address.

After Ms Taylor greeted those inThompson and Winnipeg, andthanked all who had been involvedin the planning of a wonderfulweekend, greetings from otherassociations were brought forward.This included Walter Bilanski,President-Elect of PEO; BertMunro, Vice President of APEGS;Dave Chalcroft, President ofAPEGGA; Kevin Hodgins,President of NAPEGG; and RossRettie, Director of ProfessionalPractice and Ethics for APEGBC.

Closing comments were madeby Dr. Digvir Jayas, including areminder about the ProvincialEngineering and Geoscience Week

in the first week in March, 2007,and the fourth annual Making LinksEngineering Classic on June 14,2007. He asked for a show ofappreciation to the ThompsonChapter for organizing theProfessional Development sessionsand tours the day before.

As of the end of the businessmeeting, Robyn Taylor, P.Eng., isofficially the President of theAssociation of ProfessionalEngineers and Geoscientists ofManitoba. Her term of office willcontinue until the end of the 2007Annual General Meeting. ■

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people out of their seats and doing a circle welcome dance. This was a greaticebreaker and set the tone for a relaxing evening. After the fully servedmeal, more entertainment ensued, starting with a local folk group, “South of60”, performing some custom songs for the engineers and geoscientists in the audience.

The final performance was from Cornie Rempel, an Elvis impersonatorand impressionist, who got a few members of our audience up in cameoroles as security guards! During the gala, welcoming speeches were givenby President Digvir Jayas as well as Inco CRVD Mine Manager, StuWaring. Friday night ended with dancing and good music.

Saturday was the AGM Business Meeting, which went off successfullyand was epitomized by a lunchtime talk from the Honorable Steve Ashton.As well, the APIC committee met for a training session on the new outreachpresentation on flight that will presented to schools all over the north.

In all, the three dayAGM event wasentertaining and weeven managed to takecare of some businessdetails. It was anhonor for the City ofThompson to host thisevent and we hopeyou all come backsoon to visit, stay, orwork! ■

(Top) Professional Development Symposium, Thompson, Manitoba(Bottom) Elvis is in the building . . . and he brought security!

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I f you get stuck at one red lightafter another on your way towork today, just sit back and

think about poor Luis Escobar.The city traffic signals engineer

feels your pain – and he’s tryingdesperately to do something about it.

Escobar and his 40-memberdepartment look after themaintenance, design and operationof Winnipeg’s 605 traffic lightintersections.

If a light goes out, an entiretraffic corridor can turn into grid lock.

Even on a good day, when thereare no serious snafus, Escobarknows hundreds of strangers arebitterly complaining about the wayhe does his job.

“I don’t always tell people rightaway what I do for a living,” hesays sheepishly. “Everyone hassomething to say about traffic.”

In fact, after the mosquitoes andthe frigid winters, traffic’s probably

our favorite topic of conversation.Entire dinner parties could be (andlikely have been) dominated bydebates over whether BishopGrandin or Kenaston are morefrustrating routes.

Is there a reason why Broadwaycrawls during the day? Why it takeshalf an hour to drive the length ofMcPhillips? Why you have to stopdead at the Sterling Lyon Parkway?

Escobar sighs. There arereasons, he says. Some are historic.Some are monetary. Some aresimply a matter of him beingoverruled by his political bosses onthe standing policy committee onpublic works.

He’s doing his best.“If people travel in other cities,

they realize they have freeways and,when they come here, there aren’tany freeways. In some places youcan travel 10 kilometres withoutstopping.”

Not here – and that’s due to adecision made by the city leaders

when Unicity was formed in 1972.The former “cities” weredetermined not be left off a freewaythat would go around or through thecentre of Winnipeg. As a result, allwe’ve got are arterial roads, someas crooked as a dog’s hind leg, thatconnect the various communities.

Escobar’s job is to move trafficefficiently along those roads.

“The more signals you have, themore opportunity to have failures,”he says. “You need to make surethey are properly spaced. I give myopinion on where they should beand the implications of thosedecisions. Really, it’s up to mybosses to make those decisions.

Sometimes I may want to have anew traffic signal installed but theyneed to tear up the road and fix itinstead.”

One problem with the system isthat 200 of the signals are Edsel-old. They still operate with cranksand camshafts. Stand at the cornerof Carlton and Portage, head for the

box decorated with the picture ofthe paper boy and you can hear thechunk, chunk, chunk of very oldmachinery.

The new signals arecomputerized. The city is eventrying signals with radio antennaeon Bishop Grandin, devices that can“talk” to each other to coordinatetraffic flow.

But there’s always room forimprovement. Any Winnipeggerwill tell Escobar that.

What’s his final word toWinnipeggers who are convincedthe traffic light situation is a vastconspiracy to drive us out of town?

“Either you do it with a lot of money quickly or you do it witha little money and a lot of time,” he says.

And, as we all know, City Hallhas more time than money. ■

(Winnipeg Free Press, July 7, 2006)

Red Light Engineer Feels Your Traffic Pain L. Reynolds


“I can’t helpfalling in lovewith you . . .”


L ego®. To many adult engineers,the word conjures memories oftheir first experiences in

creative design.

As for me, these firstexperiences developed into years ofcreating new Lego® worlds on aregular basis. When I was given theopportunity to judge a Lego®

building exhibition in Grunthal,Manitoba, this past August, Ijumped at it.

When I arrived at the HanoverAgricultural Fair venue, I was sur-prised to see not just Lego®, butanother brand of building set calledK’nex. This equally elaborate toywas just as prevalent at the exhibi-tion, so we decided to broaden thescope of the judging to include it.

Included in the exhibition werean operating train, Ferris wheel,windmill and a couple of elaborateball lift-and-drop mechanisms thatwere similar to another childhoodgame named Mousetrap. All of theentries were interesting in their ownright, but I would like to share a fewnotes with you regarding this funday of interacting with perhaps theengineers of tomorrow.

As judges interacting with theexhibitors, three conversations stoodout to us based on their creativeengineering design, understanding,and trouble-shooting ability.

First, there was an interestingyoung child explaining how hemodified his cement truck chute to

fold away while it was on the road.Mainly based on his explanation and creative change to the setdesign, he left with a tied first placein his age category.

I was also encouraged to hear ayouth state the box truss under hisflat bed trailer was there to increaseits strength and stability. Althoughthis entry was one of the least com-plicated, this understanding of tubeframes was a good step toward engineering design.

One participant had two entriesthat were quite technical in nature.He explained how he had to trouble-shoot a crane that justwouldn’t work smoothly. By takingit apart and evaluating the place-ment of numerous pieces, he wasable to change the design, and thusenhance its operation. His secondentry used a series of pneumatictubes that distributed pressure froma hand pump to pairs of cylinders. It took due care on his part to routethese tubes properly so each cylinder operated at the same rate.

The experience was well worth the short time required of usas judges. It was good to see engineering principles at work in thetoys of today. It will be exciting tosee how next year’s participantsrespond to being asked to stretchthemselves further with their ownunique designs and creativity.

The Hanover AgriculturalSociety is a non-profit organization,

run by dedicated volunteers. TheHanover Agricultural Fair is held in Grunthal, Manitoba, in August, as a combined effort from the com-munities in the RM of Hanover. For more information about the

Lego® Competition and a wide range of other events, activities, andattractions for the whole family thattake place throughout the weekend,please visit the website atwww.hanoverag.com. ■

Yesterday’s Toys: Engineering’s DoorstepI. Smallwood, EIT & M. Theroux, EIT

(Left) Elaborate ‘K’nex’-tions: one of the first place winners during judging.(Right) Close up of Ball Tower’s intricate design, structure, and engineering.

Judges Ian Smallwood and Marc Theroux, with the K’nex Windmill entry forthe Youth Category.


T he ENGineering AccessProgram (ENGAP) wasestablished by the Faculty

of Engineering at the University ofManitoba in 1985. ENGAP isdesigned to provide Aboriginalpersons (Status Indian, Non-StatusIndian, Métis, or Inuit) with accessto university studies. ENGAPprovides academic, social andpersonal supports based on theindividual needs of the student.Successful completion of theprogram leads to a Bachelor ofScience Degree in Engineering.ENGAP is the most successfulprogram of its type in NorthAmerica, producing 58 graduatesover the last 20 years.

ENGAP offers an opportunityfor Aboriginal students who maynot meet the normal entrancerequirements for engineering, byproviding academic upgrading andsupport. Those students who meetthe regular engineeringrequirements will be able toaccelerate their program based ondemonstrated ability.

At the March 24, 2006 ENGAPgraduation, Dr. Doug Ruth, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering,University of Manitoba, describedthe ENGAP advantage.

“By my calculation, I have donethis 10 times now at the ENGAP, so most of the graduates actuallywould have seen me speak before.So, I thought that I would do a little review.

First of all, I want to say howproud I am of all of our graduates,but I am particularly proud of thepeople who come out of theENGAP program. This is a veryspecial program for some veryspecial people, and I think that very special people, the people whomake it possible, the people whowork in the office, Randy and hisgang, they really do deserve a roundof applause for what they haveachieved.

In the past, I have talked aboutquite a few things about ourENGAP grads. I have talked aboutthe fact that the Aboriginal peopleof North America are natural

engineers, because engineers arepeople who take their environmentand adapt it so it is liveable; and,it’s very clear that North Americansand North America has got some ofthe most challenging conditions todo that in. And, in a very real sense,when the Europeans came to NorthAmerica, if the Aboriginal peoplehadn’t taught them how to live withthe environment, they would neverhave survived.

I’ve talked about the role of ourgraduates in motivating the youth,who might come into engineeringsome day. I’m always impressedthat we always have our graduates,our former graduates, come back tothis event. You have become therole models for the students, andjust like Jay says, this is just thebeginning of a long journey. And Ithink, when you keep coming back,you keep demonstrating that thesuccess keeps going on and on andon, it is a very important part ofthis. I have talked a lot about whatENGAP has brought to the students,how important ENGAP has been tothem, to the lives of the studentswho have gone through it.

But, today I want to talk aboutanother side of that. I want to talkabout what ENGAP students havebrought to our faculty – the otherside of the story. I call this the“ENGAP Advantage”.

I like to put it this way, it’s clear that the Aboriginal people of Canada are moving toward self-government. It’s clear that weare moving toward finally settlingthe land claims. And, it’s very clearthat within a decade, this provincewill have 25% of the people ofAboriginal origin, or Aboriginalheritage.

This is a huge opportunity fordevelopment. It’s a hugeopportunity for growth. And theAboriginal people of Canada,especially in this part of Canada, inManitoba and Saskatchewanparticularly, are going to have ahuge economic clout. And, all wegot to do is look at three things thatare happening here. There is a verylarge Aboriginal presence on the

floodway project, in fact one of ourgraduates’, he works for thefloodway. The hydro developmentup north, at this time, it will be inpartnership with the people whoown the land. And, hopefully, wewill find some diamond mines inManitoba, but certainly the diamondmines in the North West Territoriesand Yukon are definitely indevelopment with Aboriginalinitiatives.

Let’s put this in perspective, allof these things are engineeringchallenges. We graduated 58students out of this program. Yourepresent roughly one-third of allthe registered engineers in Canadawho claim Aboriginal heritage. Andyou are never going to do all theseprojects with 58 or 160, or even acouple of hundred people. So, thisis where we come down to what Icall the ENGAP Advantage;because, along with the fourENGAP students who graduatedthis year, we will also graduateabout 200 more students.

Now these students are yourfriends, these are people you havemet, you’ve worked with in yourclasses, and you helped educate.When they move on in their careers,they will have the knowledge thatyou helped them acquire aboutAboriginal issues, about Aboriginalculture, and they will haverelationships that they can carry intotheir career. And when they getinvolved with projects whichinvolve Aboriginal peoples, andthey will get involved with projectsinvolving Aboriginal peoples, theywill have the ENGAP Advantage.They will have friends in thecommunity, and they will have anappreciation of the differences inthe cultures. So, just by being partof this faculty, ENGAP hasenriched the lives of all the studentsin the faculty.

ENGAP is not just aboutensuring that Aboriginal studentshave an equal chance to beeducated; it’s about all of ourstudents being exposed to thevibrant culture that Aboriginalpeople enjoy. It’s about ensuring

that our entire student body isprepared to participate in thecoming opportunities made possible by the growth in theAboriginal economy. And that issomething that is unique toManitoba. The ENGAP Advantageis only available to students at our university, and for that we thank you.

Just to put it in perspective, yourepresent 58 students who wentthrough access programs, who arestudents of Aboriginal heritage, inthe rest of Canada there might befive. So, we have ten times as manystudents from this program asprobably all the rest of Canada.

So students, I want to assure youthis, the degree that you arereceiving is one of the mostpowerful degrees in the world, aUniversity of Manitoba engineeringdegree opens doors, opens anydoors. Your future will be limitedonly by your ability to dream. So,what I encourage you is: dream big,and live your dreams.

All the best!” ■

Full information on the ENGAPprogram at the University ofManitoba may be accessed fromtheir website: www.ENGAP.com/or by contacting ENGAP

Room E2-442 Engineering BuildingWinnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5V6Telephone: (204) 474-9872Toll Free: 1-800-432-1960 ext 9872Fax: (204) 474-7518E-mail: [email protected]

ENGineering Access Program (ENGAP) – University of Manitoba

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