Golf Tournament 2011 Thank You Letter - view letter here

Date:

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Time:

Cocktails at 6pm, Dinner at 6:30pm

Location:

Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 101 Gordon St, Nanaimo, BC. Dinner will be upstairs in the Nanaimo River Room

The APEGBC Vancouver Island Branch is pleased to invite you to attend an upcoming Dinner presentation in Nanaimo on December 1, 2011.

Your present chair Wanda Miller, P.Geo will present the years financial report and other related association business in a short 5-15 minute presentation to open the event.

Michael K. Hooper BGS, MBA, President, CEO of the Nanaimo Airport Commission will present on the development of The Nanaimo Airport Expansion. Topics will cover the construction phase of the project through to future opportunities that are available as a result of the expansion.

Bernie Dumas, President, CEO of the Nanaimo Port Authority and George Hrabowych, P.Eng, Principal of Herold Engineering Limited will present an update on the Nanaimo Cruise Ship Terminal. The presenters will share some of the challenges and successes during construction and opportunities for the future of the Cruise Ship Terminal.

1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH)

$45 for P.Eng. and P.Geo and guests
$40 for EIT and GIT

A cash bar will be available, as well as a bottle raffle to raise money for the Vancouver Island University Scholarship Fund.

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The APEGBC Vancouver Island Branch is hosting a Canstruction Event on September 10, 2011 in association with Loaves & Fishes of Nanaimo and the Downtown Nanaimo Business Improvement Association. This will be the fourth year for the event that has seen an increase in participation each year and we are hoping to build on the success of last year’s marine themed event.  The purpose of this competition to build structures with cans of food, please see the Canstruction website (http://www.canstruction.com) and the APEGBC Vancouver Island Branch website (Past Events) for examples

Any number of people can assist in the design and planning of the structure. On the day of competition, however, teams are comprised of five (5) people plus one (1) person to assist in unpacking. The maximum size of the structure is 3m x 3m x 2.4m (L x W x H). After the competition, the canned goods are donated to the local community via Loaves & Fishes.

This event will be profiled by the local media and will be a good advertising opportunity for your company or workplace.  

If you would like to compete (either individually or as a team) and/or would like additional information, please contact Mitchell Brook, mbrook@koers-eng.com.

Please reply by the end of July.

**Please feel free to forward the invitation on to anyone who you think may be interested. **  

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More Info:

If you would like to compete (either individually or as a team) and/or would like additional information, please contact Mitchell Brook, mbrook@koers-eng.com.

Deadline:

Please reply by the end of July.

Date:

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6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:

You are invited to our Nanaimo Social for the APEGBC Branch - Vancouver Island.  This will be a good time to come and find out who we are, discuss current APEGBC issues, and learn about our volunteering interests.  For the upcoming year, we would like to increase participation with our Branch Executive, CANSTRUCTION (August 2010), nominations for APEGBC award recipients, field trips, and encourage school participation in the Popsicle Stick bridge building contests and other NEGW activities.  Feel free to come for a short visit and bring in fresh ideas for participation and engagement with APEGBC community on Vancouver Island.  Appetizers are served compliments of the Branch; drinks are available for purchase from the Pub.

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Cowichan Golf and Country Club

Dear Members, Spouses, Sponsors and Guests:

It is getting to be that time of year again when we trade in our calculators and pencils for golf clubs for a day. We are looking forward to this year’s APEGBC VI Branch Golf Tournament.

As usual, we are looking for players and sponsors to join us at Cowichan Golf and Country Club on Friday June 3rd, 2011 at 1:00 pm. The event will be an 18 hole Texas Scramble tournament to be followed by a delicious dinner and prizes in the clubhouse. Please remember, this event caters to both non-golfers and avid golfers alike. Gather a group of your friends and colleagues to enjoy a day on the course. This event is open to all association members and spouses, sponsors, plus one guest per member.

Player Registration: Registration and payment can be made online: Click Here to Register Players Online;or by Cheque: please download our registration form and make cheques payable to "APEGBC Vancouver Island Branch".

Player Registration Deadline: Friday, May 20, 2011

Please feel free to contact the undersigned if you have any questions.

This year's sponsors to date:

Re: HOLE SPONSORS

First, let me say THANK YOU to all of you who have been kind enough to be a hole sponsor for our APEGBC Golf Tournament in past years and also to this year's sponsors.

Once again we are asking for your sponsorship and participation for this year’s tournament which will take place at the Cowichan Golf and Country Club on June 3, 2011. For any new companies receiving this request, we hope you will join us by sponsoring a hole and being part of this great tournament. In past years our sponsors have included Suppliers, Contractors and Consultants.

It will be a Texas Scramble Format so those of you who are not of professional calibre need not worry – you won’t be alone! We are there to socialize, have fun and enjoy the day. This tournament is open to all APEGBC members, spouses and sponsors. Any profit made from this event will go towards KidSport Cowichan, which helps families without the economic means to register or provide equipment for their kids to play sports.

Sponsorship Instructions: If you are able to sponsor a hole ($125.00), please either make your cheque payable to “APEGBC – Vancouver Island Branch” and forward to the addressees below, or contact Tim Verigin at the APEGBC Head Office to process your sponsorship by credit card: 604-412-4872.

Sponsorship Deadline: Friday, May 20, 2011

Please feel free to contact the undersigned if you have any questions.

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Cocktails at 6 pm, Dinner at 6:30 pm

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Mr. David Reid of HB Lanarc will be discussing the City of Campbell River's Sustainable Official Community Plan.  The City is in the process of updating its Official Community Plan, last completed in 2005.  The new Sustainable Official Community Plan will integrate sustainability principles and planning and includes a number of different strategy areas: social development, affordable housing, energy, structure and land design, cultural development, economic development, transportation, waste management and reduction, water conservation, parks and ecosystem protection, brownfield redevelopment, and an agricultural plan and study. 

The plan includes a unique partnership with three local first nations’ communities, and includes extensive input from residents, businesses, youth and community organizations.  In concert with the SOCP update, the City is also completing a number of other plans, allowing them to be fully integrated into each other: Master Transportation Plan update, Agricultural Plan and Study, Community Energy and Emissions Plan. 

Credit:

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6:00 pm – 8:30 pm +/-

Location:

Westerly Hotel & Convention Centre,1590 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay (Best Western)

Speakers:
Randy Gray, School District No. 71, Career Program Coordinator
This presentation will look at the evolution of Robotics in B.C. high schools over the last 10 years, and where the vision is for the future with the intention to help foster an interest in engineering.

Randy is part of the team developing the after-school Robotics clubs.  He is the Vancouver Island regional director for the Career Education Society of BC, is on the executive for the Technology Education Association of BC, and is a member of the National Technical Committee for Robotics at Skills Canada.

They have after-school clubs in all of the secondary schools and are in year three of the elementary schools.  Students participate in several competitions each including: First LEGO League, Skills Canada Robots and Sumobots, and VEX Robotics.  They can build from either kits or from scratch.  The competitions require students to explore electronics, mechanics, engineering and physics in order to meet varying challenges.  Comox Valley students have won national challenges on several occasions.   This year and last year a high school team from the Comox Valley qualified and attended the VEX Robotics world robotics competitions.

Frank Denton, P.Eng., is a professional engineer with over 34 years of experience. Until his recent retirement, he was the senior of three vice-presidents for McElhanney Consulting, a 350 person, civil engineering and survey/mapping company. He remains active with McElhanney Consulting, on a part-time basis, as a director. In addition to his engineering background, Mr. Denton brings knowledge and skills in accounting, commercial and contract law, project management and the real estate development

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Location:

Chances Rimrock Restaurant & Casino, 4890 Cherry Creek Road, Port Alberni, BC. Dinner will be in the Pacific Room – room located at the back left corner of the building.

Topic:  Raven Underground Coal Project – Proposed Transportation through the Alberni Valley

Speaker:
Mr. John Tapics, President and CEO of Compliance Energy Corporation, will make a presentation on the Raven Underground Coal Project with particular emphasis on the transportation aspects of the project including the upgrades proposed for the port. While mining operations are proposed for the Buckley Bay area, the proposed transportation route includes shipping via the Port Alberni Inlet.  The presentation will include discussion on the transportation routes considered, proposed upgrades of the existing port infrastructure, and a summary of some of the environmental baseline studies being conducted as part of the application process.


We would like to thank Bowmark Concrete of Port Alberni for sponsoring this event.

Credit:

1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH)

$40 for P.Eng. and P.Geo and guests
$35 for EIT and GIT

A cash bar will be available, as well as a raffle to raise money for the Vancouver Island University Scholarship Fund.

Register Online

Please register or RSVP by 12:00 pm on Friday March 25, 2011 to confirm final attendance numbers for this event.  For offline registration, please contact the event organizer, Sarah Waldriff, at waldriff@shaw.ca

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Location:

North End of Kinsol Trestle Bridge in Shawnigan Lake area.

Directions: Travelling south from Duncan - -Turn RIGHT on to Koksilah Road (off the Trans Canada Highway), Drive under a narrow overpass and over a wooden bridge, turn LEFT on Riverside Road and drive approximately 4km on paved road then 4.5km on gravel road.  There will be a small parking area on your LEFT marked by boulders, follow (walk) the Trans Canada trail off to the left until you see the bridge.

Equipment: Hard hat and high-visibility vest are required for the Site Tour (and steel-toed boots are recommended).

Speaker(s): Representative from MacDonald & Lawrence Timber Framing Ltd. presenting on the history of the trestle bridge, design challenges for the restoration project, and innovative solutions for the implementation of the design intent.  

Credit:

2.0 Professional Development Hours (PDH)

No Cost.

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Please register or RSVP by Monday, March 21, 2010 to confirm final attendance numbers for this event.  For alternate registration, please contact the event organizer, Donovan Campbell by email at dcampbell@rjc.ca or by phone at 250-716-1550.

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River Walk Café - Quw’utsun’ Cultural Centre, 200 Cowichan Way,  Duncan, BC

Directions: Off the Island Highway, turn  right (if heading south) or left (just past the bridge) onto Cowichan Way. White Spot and Chances Cowichan (casino) located here; continue along Cowichan Way, past casino and turn left into the cultural centre parking area. Continue further to the right of the main building through a large wooden fence area to a secondary parking lot by the River Walk Café.

Our Dynamic Profession: Reforming the Engineers and Geoscientist Act; 
Overview of the Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) branch plans for the Island; and
Vancouver Island mining history and plans for the Morden Mine Site (most complete above-ground remains of a historical coal mine on the Island)

Geoff Thiele, LLB, Director, Investigation and Discipline
Mr. Thiele will discuss the research done by APEGBC on best practices in professional regulation that lead to Council’s recommendations for Act amendments. He will also discuss the consultation process being undertaken by APEGBC with members and other stakeholders on Act amendments and the role branches and branch members can play in these important initiatives for the future of the professions. Further information on the proposed changes can be found at http://www.apeg.bc.ca/actmodernization/index.html – Will discuss important work being done on reform of the Act, followed by Q/A
Scott Curry, P.Eng. PMP – Brief overview of CIM and aspirations to set up Georgia Strait Branch

Credit:

1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH)

$40 for P.Eng. and P.Geo and guests
$35 for EIT's and GIT's

A cash bar will be available, as well as a raffle to raise money for the Vancouver Island University Scholarship Fund.

Register Online

Please register or RSVP by Monday, February 21, 2011 to confirm final attendance numbers for this event.  For offline registration, please contact the event organizer, Wanda Miller at wanda.miller@madrone.ca

Topic: The Raven Project Prepares for Flight
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011
Time: Cocktails at 6pm, Dinner at 6:30pm
Location: Room TBA at the Quality Resort Bayside, 240 Dogwood Street, Parksville, BC. (250) 248-8333

Directions: On Parksville waterfront near downtown Parksville, off Island Highway 19A, west of Hwy 4A intersection, and just west of the Paradise Mini Golf.

Speaker:John Tapics, President and CEO of Compliance Energy Corporation, will discuss the Raven Underground Coal Project - an underground coal mine being proposed 5 km inland in the vicinity of Buckley Bay. The project is in the pre-application stage of a coordinated federal and provincial environmental review. As part of the pre-application work, independent consultants have completed detailed baseline environmental studies in the project area and submitted a draft ‘Application Information Requirements’ document to the Province which describes the scope of the application and will be made available for public comment in the next few months.

Cost: $40 for P.Eng. and P.Geo and guests$35 for EIT and GITs.
A cash bar will be available, as well as a bottle raffle to raise money for the Vancouver Island University Scholarship Fund.

Registration: Register Online.

We would like to thank AMEC Earth & Environmental for sponsoring this event

Please register or RSVP by Monday, January 24th, 2010 to confirm final attendance numbers for this event. For offline registration, please contact the event organizer, Phil Stewart at pstewart@koers-eng.com or 250-248-3151.

Please forward/circulate this notice to staff in your organization. All are welcome !!

Date: Saturday January 29, 2011
Time: 10am to 1pm
Bring warm clothes and visi-vest/hardhat and lunch.
Will meet at Buckley Bay Rest Stop just off Hwy 19 at 10am

For those who are interested in this event, there will be a sign up sheet at the dinner meeting or you can RSVP to:
Del Ferguson
Tel:  250-334-9811
Cell:  250-920-6621
Email: del.aztec@shaw.ca

The APEGBC Vancouver Island Branch is pleased to invite you to attend an upcoming Dinner presentation in Nanaimo on Thursday, December 2, 2010. Please see details below.  Below the invitation you will find a schedule of upcoming APEGBC events on Vancouver Island. Hope to see you there!

APEGBC Nanaimo Dinner Meeting – Thursday, December 2, 2010

Topic: The Nanaimo Train Station Rehabilitation and Rail on Vancouver Island as well as the City of Nanaimo Bastion Restoration.

Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010
Time: Cocktails at 6pm, Dinner at 6:30pm

Location: Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 101 Gordon St, Nanaimo, BC.  Dinner will be upstairs in the Nanaimo River Room

Speakers:
Andre Sullivan of Patrick Sullivan & Associates and Darren Moss, P.Eng. of Tectonica Management Inc. will present on the Nanaimo Train Station Rehabilitation project as well as provide insight into the future aspirations of rail on Vancouver Island.  The presentation will touch on everything from the fund raising events and challenges in getting the project up and running to the design and construction challenges the team has faced along the way.  In addition, Donovan Campbell EIT of Read Jones Christoffersen will present on the City of Nanaimo Bastion Restoration Project.

Cost: $40 for P.Eng. and P.Geo and guests
$35 for EIT and GIT

A cash bar will be available, as well as a bottle raffle to raise money for the Vancouver Island University Scholarship Fund.

Credit: 1.0 Professional Development Hour

Registration:
Please Register Online.

Please register or RSVP by 12:00 pm on Monday, November 29th, 2010 to confirm final attendance numbers for this event.  For offline registration, please contact the event organizer, Jarrod Koster at jkoster@heroldengineering.com or 250-751-8558.

We would like to thank Herold Engineering Ltd and the Nanaimo Conference Centre for sponsoring this event.

Please forward/circulate this notice to staff in your organization. All are welcome !!

On August 31st Canstruction 2010 Nanaimo took place in the Diana Krall Plaza in downtown Nanaimo.

APEGBC Vancouver Island Branch helped organize the event along with the Downtown Nanaimo Partnership and Loaves and Fishes.

6 six teams took part from the local community; these were:

The City of Nanaimo
The Young Professionals of Nanaimo
St Paul’s Church
Herold Engineering Ltd.
Koers Engineering Ltd.
Reid Jones Christoffersen

This year was a maritime theme and great fun was had by all. The event was for a very good cause as all the food was donated to the Food Bank.

We are continuing to grow this fledgling event and so if anybody is interested in sponsoring a team or entering a team for next year’s event please contact either Lee Rowley P.Eng of Herold Engineering Ltd.in Nanaimo (250 751 8558) or Mitchell Brook EIT of Koers Engineering, in Parksville (250 258 3151).

You are invited to our Nanaimo Social for the APEGBC Branch - Vancouver Island.  This will be a good time to come and find out who we are, discuss current APEGBC issues, and learn about our volunteering interests.  For the upcoming year, we would like to increase participation with our Branch Executive, CANSTRUCTION (August 2010), nominations for APEGBC award recipients, field trips, and encourage school participation in the Popsicle Stick bridge building contests and other NEGW activities.  Feel free to come for a short visit and bring in fresh ideas for participation and engagement with APEGBC community on Vancouver Island.

The cost of this event is FREE and will include appetizers with drinks available for purchase.  Please RSVP using the below link so we know how many people to expect.

Hope to see you there!

Sincerely,
Darryl Tunnicliffe, P.Eng.
Chair, APEGBC Vancouver Island Branch

Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Time: 5:30 to 7:30
Location: Longwood Pub, 5775 Turner Road, Nanaimo, BC
Purpose of Meeting: Meet & Greet

Cost: Free - Includes Appetizers.  Drinks will be available for purchase.

Registration: Register Online

As always with our events members are encouraged to bring their spouse.
We look forward to seeing you at the event.


Please forward/circulate this notice to staff in your organization. All are welcome !!

The 20th annual APEGBC Vancouver Island Golf Tournament was held on the 4th of June at the Cowichan Golf Club with approximately 80 golfers teeing it up for the shot gun event. The questionable weather at tee time quickly moved on resulting in a very enjoyable afternoon of golf followed by a great steak dinner. At the end of the day, over $3300.00 was raised for the non profit organization called Warmland Womyn’s Centre located in Duncan, B.C.

My thanks to all who contributed to make the event a fun day.
W.E. (Bill) Dunn, P.Eng.

Thank you Letter

Date: Friday, June 4, 2010
Time: Tee times start at 1:00 pm

Location: Cowichan Golf & Country Club
4955 Trans Canada Highway
Duncan, BC

Eligibility: All Association members and spouses, sponsors, plus one guest or member. The tournament is intended for both
the novice and competitive golfer.

Format: This year’s tournament will be a Texas Scramble. Members can submit their own teams, or register individuals.

Cost: $115.00 per person. Includes 18 holes of golf, golf cart, a fabulous dinner, happy hour and lots of prizes.
(Cheques to be made payable to "APEGBC Vancouver Island Branch").

Queries: Contact Bill Dunn, P. Eng.
Phone: 250-478-9581; Fax 250-478-0353
e-mail: wedunn@langleyconcretegroup.com

Registration: Please fill out the Registration Form
Submit to: Bill Dunn, P. Eng., c/o Lombard Pre-Cast LP
661 Lombard Dr., Victoria, BC V9C 3Y9

or Register Online

*Note: It would be greatly appreciated if all golf registrations and commitments to sponsor a hole could be finalized by the 26th of May to allow time for the final arrangements to be made.

The APEGBC Vancouver Island Branch is pleased to invite you to attend an upcoming Dinner presentation in Campbell River on May 20, 2010 as well as to remind you of our upcoming Golf Tournament in the Cowichan Valley on June 4, 2010. Please see details for both events below.

Topic: Sustainable Energy Sources in Campbell River – Tidal, wind and solar energy

Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010
Time: Cocktails at 6pm, Dinner at 6:30pm

Location: Royal Coachman Inn, 84 Dogwood Street, Campbell River, BC.  Dinner will be upstairs in the Carriage Room – separate entrance located to the right of main entrance

Speakers:
Ms. Amber Zirnhelt, the City of Campbell River’s Sustainability Manager will be discussing the City’s plans for alternate energy sources, such as tidal energy, wind energy and solar energy.  With a goal to become carbon neutral with respect to the City’s operations by 2012, the City is looking at various means to reduce green house gas emissions.  One of these means includes a recently completed tidal energy feasibility study.

Mr. Scott Fleenor of TerraTek Energy Solutions will focus on Solar Hot Water and its application to Campbell River’s proposed facilities.  TerraTek Energy Solutions, out of Courtenay, offers a range of renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind and micro-hydro power.

Cost: $35 for P.Eng. and P.Geo and guests
$30 for EIT and GIT

A cash bar will be available, as well as a bottle raffle.

Registration:
Register Online (coming soon...)

Please register or RSVP by Monday, May 17, 2010 to confirm final attendance numbers for this event.  For offline registration, please contact the event organizer, Melissa Heidema at Melissa.heidema@campbellriver.ca or 250-850-2300.

We would like to thank Highland Engineering and Surveying for sponsoring this event.

Details:

Topic: Haiti/Chile Earthquakes – Eyewitness Accounts  

Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Time: Cocktails: 6:00PM  Dinner:  6:30 PM

Location: Best Western, Coast Westerly Hotel, 1590 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC (near 17th Street Bridge)

Speakers:
Mr. Bill Colhart of the Canadian Medical Assistance Teams (CMAT) will discuss his experience providing medical relief  in  Haiti within 72 hours after the earthquake,  focusing on the requirements and challenges performing search and rescue in an urban setting. CMAT is a Canadian based grassroots disaster relief organization consisting of volunteer medical professionals.

Mr. Ralph Watts, P. Eng., P.E. of North Island Engineering will provide a PowerPoint presentation focusing on the damage expected after an earthquake, key factors that determine the extent of damage, how our structures compare to California and Chile, and some of the lessons we should learn from various earthquakes including the latest one in Chile.

Cost: 
$35 P.Eng., P.Geo. and guests
$30 for EIT/GIT

A cash bar will be available and a bottle raffle.

Registration:
Please Register Online.

Please register or RSVP by Monday, April 26, 2010 to assist to confirm final attendance numbers for this event. (For offline registration, please contact the event organizer, Patti Wells, P.Eng., at pwells@koers-eng.com or 250-334-9390).

We would like to thank Leighton Contracting Ltd. of Courtenay, BC for sponsoring this event.

Details:

Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Time: Cocktails: 6:00 PM Dinner: 6:30 PM

Location: Travelodge Silver Bridge Inn located at 140 Trans Canada Highway, Duncan, BC V9L 3P7
Directions: Traveling north from Victoria on the TransCanada Highway; on arriving in Duncan, cross the silver bridge spanning the Cowichan River, turn right in to Travelodge parking lot located approximately three buildings after crossing bridge, just after the Sun 89.7FM sign.  Heading south from up island, the Travelodge is located on opposite side of the highway across from Safeway foods. 

Speaker: Mr. Norm Olive, P.Eng - Manager of Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD), Capital Projects Management Division

Topic: Mr. Olive is overseeing the rehabilitation of the historic Kinsol Train Trestle Bridge; completed in 1920 it is one of the four largest wooden trestle bridges in North America. The restoration of the trestle will fulfill a critical missing link in the region’s Trans Canada Trail network.

Cost: $35 for members and non-members ($30 for EIT/GIT attendees). A cash bar will be available as well as a bottle raffle.

Registration: Please register on-line if possible. For offline registration, please contact Phil Haseldine at philip.haseldine@madrone.ca or 250-746-5545. Please register by Monday, March 29th to help us confirm final registration numbers for this event. Thank you.

Special thanks to Langley Concrete for sponsoring this event.

Details:

Dear Branch Members,

We are please to invite you to the next APEGBC Vancouver Island Branch dinner meeting with a presentation on “Myth-Busting Roundabouts: The Town of Qualicum Beach Experience”. Please see below for details.

PARKSVILLE DINNER MEETING - “Myth-Busting Roundabouts: The Town of Qualicum Beach Experience”
Register online

Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Time: Cocktails: 6:00 PM Dinner: 6:30 PM

Location: Room TBA at the Quality Resort Bayside, 240 Dogwood Street, Parksville, BC. (250) 248-8333
Directions: On Parksville waterfront near downtown Parksville, off Island Highway 19A, west of Hwy 4A intersection, and just west of the Paradise Mini Golf.

Speaker: Tim Chapman AScT, Koers & Associates Engineering Ltd.

Topic: “Myth-Busting Roundabouts: The Town of Qualicum Beach Experience” – A 45 metre diameter roundabout was constructed to replace the conventional intersection at Memorial Avenue and Rupert Road. The presentation will cover the highs and lows resulting from public perception, characteristics of modern roundabouts, and their advantages over signalized intersections, along with some insight to performance based design for a burgeoning discipline that will become a more common solution to traffic control.

Cost: $35 for members and non-members ($30 for EIT/GIT attendees). A cash bar will be available as well as a bottle raffle.

Registration: Please Register online or for offline registration, please contact Phil Stewart at pstewart@koers-eng.com or 250-248-3151. Please register or RSVP by Friday, February 26, 2010 assist us with confirming final attendance numbers for this event.

Special thanks to Locar Industries Ltd. for sponsoring this event.




CALL FOR NATIONAL ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCE WEEK VOLUNTEERS

We are looking for some help to run the APEGBC popsicle bridge building booth at the Country Club mall in Nanaimo for the next two weekends, February 20 & 21 and February 27 & 28 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and for the final testing event on Saturday March 6 same time. No prior experience required.

Please contact John Hofman at (250) 716-1550 or jhofman@rjc.ca if you can volunteer for a few hours. And remember, branch involvement counts as CPD hours!

Hope to see you there!!

Regards,

Darryl Tunnicliffe, P.Eng.
Chair, APEGBC Vancouver Island Branch
vi@apeg.bc.ca

Date:

March 6, 2010

Time:

11:00 – 2:00 pm

Details:

Please view some of our past year's supporting documents until this year's documents are published. Thankyou.

• 2008 Popsicle Bridge Competition Rules (and Details) (pdf - 99 KB)

• 2007 Popsicle Bridge Competition Report (pdf - 994 KB)
• 2007 Popsicle Bridge Building Contest (pdf - 79 KB)

The Vancouver Island Branch of APEGBC held its 7th Annual Popsicle Bridge Building Competition at the Country Club Centre in Nanaimo.  We had over 25 participants  and many more spectators as it proved to be one of our finest competitions to date. This year, of worthwhile recognition was the winner of the 12 to 17 age category.  Her bridge withstood 254 lbs of load before it failed.

Country Club Centre Mall

Located approximately 5 Km North of the Departure Bay Ferry Terminal on the Island Highway. 3200 North Island Hwy Nanaimo, BC Canada
http://www.countryclubcentre.com/directions.shtml