INNOVATION March-April 2017

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In Memory of Bernard Anthony Heskin, P.Eng., FEC

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With great sadness, I wish to let BC’s engineering community know of the passing Bernard Anthony Heskin, P.Eng., FEC, on December 17, 2016, at the age of 82. Born in Vancouver in 1934, Bernie grew up in Dunbar and later Selma Park (Sechelt). He was a member of the first graduating class of Elphinstone High School, after which he attended the University of British Columbia and graduated in 1958 as a civil engineer. His professional career was spent with the federal government, first with the Department of Fisheries. Later, he joined the newly formed Department of the Environment, serving for many years as the regional director of Environmental Protection Services for BC and the Yukon. In 2009, he was made a Fellow of Engineers Canada for his contributions to the profession. He will be sorely missed. —Marie Heskin Half Moon Bay, BC Mission: Innovation As APEGBC’s official publication, Innovation aims to publish information that is of interest and relevance to the professions, is balanced, objective and impartial, affects the conduct of members, and showcases innovative engineering and geoscience work of members. A secondary aim is to provide a forum for the exchange of views among APEGBC members through the publication of letters to the editor.

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