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Dear Branch Members,

We are pleased to invite you to the next lunch meeting of the APEGBC South Central Branch.
Speaker: Mr. Ralph Adams, M.Sc, P.Ag.
Subject: BC Ministry of Environments Decision to grant Domtar a permit amendment to use low-level stacks in Kamloops
When: January 28, 2010 12:00 – 1:15 PM
Where: D’Agostino Restaurant
258 Victoria Street, Kamloops
Registration & more info
Register Online

Cost (including lunch and presentation)
In advance (online registration)      $18

Please note that there is limited seating available so please Register Online.

Schedule
12:00 Noon:  
Introductions
Lunch served
Speaker Introduction and Presentation

Direct any inquiries to esears@urban-systems.com
Promoting solidarity and well-being among Engineers and Geoscientists.

Subject Information
The  recent decision by the BC Ministry of Environment  to grant Domtar a permit amendment to use low-level stacks in Kamloops for  the pulp mill’s power boilers created media coverage,  public discussion, and an appeal of the amendment to the Environmental Appeal Board. Ralph Adams, M.Sc, P.Ag., a meteorologist with the BC Ministry of Environment in Kamloops, will speak briefly on Domtar’s proposal to the Ministry; discuss the atmospheric modelling used to support the decision; the current air quality measured in Kamloops, and the other factors used in the decision. Mr. Adams will also briefly discuss the role and jurisdiction of the Environmental Appeal Board, the government agency set up to receive and adjudicate appeals of government decisions around permits.

After graduating from UBC Mr. Adams has worked as a climatologist with  the BC Ministry of Forests, Research Branch, participating in many forest climate, reforestation and forest hydrology projects. Since 2000 he has been an Air Quality Meteorologist with the Environmental Quality Section. His roles there include the analysis of data from the air quality monitoring network, air quality assessment , supporting airshed planning,  and environmental impact assessment of air discharges.

Mr. Adams is also a member of the Tetra Society, a volunteer based charity that designs and builds assistive devices for people with disabilities ... and is looking for volunteers.


Matt Davis, P.Eng
Chair, APEGBC South Central Branch

National Engineering and Geoscience Month

This month-long celebration promotes public awareness of the work of APEGBC members, and in particular seeks to introduce children and youth to engineering and geoscience through engaging activities and displays that pique their interest and capture their imagination. Always popular, a number of popsicle stick and spaghetti bridge building contests are held in APEGBC Branches around the province. In these contests, bridges are constructed of either popsicle sticks or spaghetti, and then load tested to breaking point.

Annual Popsicle Bridge Building Contest

• 6th Annual contest (2009); Results; Press Release
• 5th Annual contest (2008); Rules and Entry Form
• 4th Annual contest (2007)
• 3rd Annual contest (2006)
• 2nd Annual Contest (2005), Rules and Entry Form, Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
• 1st Annual Contest (2004)

To get you motivated, here is a video of a competition at Prince George…..  http://youtube.com/watch?v=wMP1iUv6FtQ

South Central Branch Establishes Scholarship

(As seen in Innovation Magazine - May/Jun 2007 issue)

APEGBC’s South Central Branch and the APEGBC Foundation are pleased to announce the establishment of the APEGBC South Central Branch Engineering Transfer Scholarship.  The new scholarship valued at $1000 annually will be offered to first year engineering students at Thompson Rivers University this fall. 

Deven Matkowski PEng, Treasurer and Past Chair, South Central Branch noted, “The scholarship initiative was seen as an opportunity to progress on three main goals of the South Central Branch: promote the engineering and geoscience professions at a community level; support the local engineering program at Thompson Rivers University; and attract and retain good young people into the profession. The early interest it has generated is a good indicator that the scholarship initiative is already a success.”

Thanks to the generosity of benefactors in the South Central community, the branch has raised $5000 for the establishment of the scholarship.  The goal of the South Central Branch is to institute a self-sustaining scholarship fund with a starting target balance of $20,000.  To help support the South Central Branch’s scholarship initiative, tax-deductible donations can be made to the APEGBC Foundation marked “South Central Branch Scholarship Fund.”

The Foundation is a registered charity, and donations to the Foundation are tax-deductible under Canada Revenue Agency regulations.  Donations are welcome and can be forwarded to the APEGBC Foundation c/o 200-4010 Regent Street, Burnaby, BC  V5C 6N2.  For more information, please contact Shelley Bruins at (604) 412-4860.

2007 South Central Branch TRU Engineering Transfer Scholarship

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Ideas Wanted

Please feel free to contact any of the Executive to find out more about Branch activities, or to provide suggestions for improving the Branch’s services to its members. As always, the Branch is looking for members interested in volunteering with the Branch Executive, Professional Development, Social and Community activities. If you'd like to find out more about volunteer opportunities, please contact us today. See below table for contact information.

New Members

If you are a new member who has recently or is about to receive your certificate, please contact our Branch Chair for a frame, and to arrange a certificate presentation at an upcoming dinner meeting.

New member Invocation (for certificate presentation to new members)

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