INNOVATION May-June 2018

INNOVAT ION

May/June 2018 | volume 22 number 3

COVER STORY 2017 | 2018 PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS From a 132 megawatt underground powerhouse, to an ultraviolet disinfection facility, to a 3-D laser colour scanning system that captures the tiniest brush strokes of a painting—this issue highlights 45 engineering and geoscience projects that really caught our attention over the last 12 months.

NEWS / DEPARTMENTS

NEWS

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8 ASSOCIATION 11 COUNCIL REPORT 37 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 38 INSIGHT 40 DISCIPLINE AND ENFORCEMENT

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45 COMMUNITY 46 MEMBERSHIP

POWER IN THE SEA For some, marine energy megaprojects may seem like a distant dream. But can wave and tidal power still find its place in BC?

COMMENT

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VIEWPOINT

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LETTERS

OTHER

42 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 46 CLASSIFIEDS 46 DISPLAY ADVERTISERS INDEX

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2018 | 2019 COUNCIL ELECTION This issue, we outline current candidates for the Council of Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, the process to nominate additional candidates, and important dates for this year’s election.

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ON THE COVER YVR Apron 6 is now much brighter— and smarter. Find out more in our Project Highlights section, beginning on Page 18.

SPECIAL INSERT Our 2018 Annual Conference and AGM is slated for October 18-20, 2018, at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

> ACCREDITED EMPLOYER MIT PROGRAM A pilot program designed to help employers and their members-in- training work together towards professional licensing is becoming permanent.

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