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West Kootenay Branch

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Upcoming Events

APEGBC West Kootenay Branch Dinner & AGM
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Time: 5:30 pm
Location:

Little Bear Golf Club, 872 Waterloo Road, Castlegar, BC

Details:

Agenda:
5:30 pm - Meet & Greet followed by dinner, AGM and Presentation.

Presentation:
The No. 4 Slag Fuming Project, Dave Goosen, Business Development Manager, Teck Trail Operations.

About No 4 Slag Fuming Project
Teck Resources Limited will invest $210 million in the No. 4 Furnace Project at its Trail Operations to significantly increase its capacity to recycle end-of-life electronic waste (e-waste) and to improve its long-term viability.   The No. 4 Furnace Project at Trail Operations includes the construction of a new slag fuming furnace and settling furnace that will integrate into the existing lead smelting process. Construction on the project will begin in 2012 with completion scheduled for 2014.  In 2010, Trail Operations recycled just over 13,000 tonnes of e-waste, and this project will significantly increase Trail’s  capacity to recycle end-of-life electronic components, helping to keep them out of landfills and allowing for the recovery and reuse of valuable metals.
 
E-Waste Process Fact
Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest growing waste in North America. According to Environment Canada, over 140,000 tonnes of end-of-life electronics are sent to landfills in Canada each year. To address this critical problem, Teck Trail Operations - in consultation with the BC Ministry of Environment - developed an electronics recycling process, which meets all of the provincial government’s environmental performance requirements. By recycling end-of-life electronics, Teck produces metals that don’t have to be mined.

Contact:
For any further information, please contact Waseem Saeed (Chair), West Kootenay Branch of APEGBC via email saeedmw@yahoo.com

Credit: 1.0 Professional Development Hour (PDH)
Cost:

$37 per person. Includes Buffet Dinner at Mulligans Restaurant. (Please note: a vegetarian option is available to select at the end of the online registration process). Cash Bar will be available.

Registration:

Register Online
Deadline for registration: Sunday, February 5, 2012

 

Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Competition 2012
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location:

Castlegar, BC. Exact Location TBA

Details:

TBA

Cost: $5
Registration: TBA

 

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Recent/Past Events

Please view our Past Events.

National Engineering and Geoscience Month

Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition 2010

Date:

Saturday, April 10, 2010

RESULTS:

Download 2010 Competition Results

Popsicle Bridge Competition 2010.

Popsicle Bridge Competition 2010.

 

 

Time:

10:30 - 4:00 pm. Register and drop off your bridge by 2:30 pm. Testing will be ongoing throughout the afternoon.

Location:

Selkirk College gymnasium, Castlegar Campus, Castlegar

Details:

Please download our flyer

Popsicle Bridge Competition 2009 - Info Sheet

The basic idea is for children of all ages to:

- Build a bridge with white glue and 100 Popsicle Sticks
- Bring the bridge to the contest and watch it get destroyed when tested
- Learn about bridge building and bridge failure
- Maybe win some prize money
- Most importantly, have some fun

 

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Ideas

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, e-mail wk@apeg.bc.ca.

 

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New Member Invocation

If you are a new member that has just received your certificate, please contact the Branch Chair to arrange for a presentation at the next dinner meeting.

You may also download a copy of the Invocation ( CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION TO NEW MEMBERS).

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Branch Executive 2009-2010
Chair Waseem Saeed, P.Eng. Waseem.Saeed@teckcominco.com
250-364-4307
Vice Chair

Ken Parr, P.Eng.                      

ken@biosustain.ca
Past Chair Mark Sirges, P.Eng. msirges@telus.net
Ph: 250-368-2504
Treasurer Dean Corkill, P.Eng. dean.corkill@amec.com
250-368-2459
Secretary Betsy Matamoros, P.Eng. betsy.matamoros@fortisbc.com
250-368-0331
APEG Council Reps Mike Bapty , P.Eng.


Russ Kinghorn, P.Eng.
mbbapty@cintek.com

russ.kinghorn@kinghornsystems.com
Ph: 250-426-2158
Members
At Large
Elroy Switlishoff, P.Eng.
elroys@telus.net
250-365-8040
  Norman Deverney, P.Eng. deverney.engineering@shawcable.com
250-825-4347
  Stefan Humphries, P.Geo. Stefan.Humphries@snclavalin.com
250-354-1664
 

Martha McLean, EIT
                                

martha.mclean@columbiapower.org
  Bob Molnar, P.Eng.       molnar@teslasolutions.ca
 

Upcoming Events
Recent/Past Events
National Engineering and Geoscience Month
Ideas
New Members
West Kootenay Branch email address.
Other Branches in BC

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