INNOVATION March-April 2014

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March/April 2 014 [ volume 18 number 2)

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Energy at Your Feet: GeoExchange Taps Solar Heat Stored in the Earth D’Arcy Jenish Westerman Award Winner Pioneers Climate Change Modelling in Groundwater Jean Sorensen

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26 Sustainable Groundwater Management Strategies: Remediating Metal Contamination Using Permeable Reactive Barriers Michael Choi, B.Sc.; Ben Lin, B.A.Sc., P.Eng.; and Gabriel Viehweger, MS, P.Geo. 30 Pipeline Geohazard Assessment in British Columbia Dr. Rodney S. Read, P.Geo., P.Geol.; Moness Rizkalla, P.Eng.; and Dr. John J. Clague, P.Geo.

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President’s Viewpoint – Practice Guidelines are the Cornerstone to Professional Practice Association Notes – APEGBC Staff Appointment: Efrem Swartz; Feedback Sought for Bylaw 3 Amendments; Government Relations Update; Receive Innovation by E-mail; Foundation Scholarships; 2013/2014 Project Highlights Call for Submissions; Forest Engineering Award of Excellence; Innovation Magazine Seeks Member Submissions; Volunteers Honoured with Geoscientists Canada Distinction Practice Matters – Report Finds Unsafe Bridges on Forest Roads; Sequencing and Dating of Letters of Assurance

ON THE COVER: British Pacific Properties’ The Aerie I and II are multi- residential buildings in West Vancouver that utilize closed-loop vertical geoexchange systems for their heating and cooling needs. Photo credit: GeoExchange BC.

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Council Report – January 24, 2014

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Showcasing Your Pride and Passion – National Engineering and Geoscience Month

17 Alberta Human Rights Commission Challenges Treatment of Internationally Trained Engineers 25 Students Get Hooked on Science at the 2014 Science Games 33 Removals for Non-Payment of Annual Fee

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5 Letters 6 Newsmakers 35 Discipline and Enforcement 36 APEGBC Professional Development 37 Membership 42 Professional Services 47 OQM List

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March was National Engineering and Geoscience Month, where we asked members to submit their photos for the APEGBC Photo Search to share their passion and pride for their careers.

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