INNOVATION November-December 2012

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Dr Michael Isaacson PEng – Seeking New Approaches for Meaningful Engagement

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Cranbrook Wastewater Treatment Upgrades Build on Sustainable Solutions for a Growing Population Jean Sorensen Challenging Park Project Re-connects Community with the Waterfront Suzanne Morphet

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Vancouver’s Pedestrian Safety Study and Action Plan Alina Cheng PEng

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President’s Viewpoint – The Outlook for Engineering and Geoscience in BC

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Association Notes – APEGBC and ASTTBC Approve Applied Science Technologist Concept; Ethics Survey; Science Games Registration Opens for Students; Results of the APEGBC Council Election; Volunteers Sought for New Temporary Structures Committee; Online System Introduces Efficiencies to Registration Process; Update your Practice Declaration and CPD Hours; Don’t Forget to Renew your APEGBC Membership for 2013

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2012 Annual General Meeting

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Council Report – September 14, 2012

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Legal Brief – New Limitation Act to Come into Effect June 1, 2013

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Solutions for a Changing World – 2012 Annual Conference and AGM

ON THE COVER: 2012/2013 APEGBC President, Dr Michael

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Increasing the Number of Women in Engineering – Time to Act

Isaacson PEng. Photo: Andrea Sunderland.

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5 Letters 6 Newsmakers 27 APEGBC Professional Development 35 News 36 Discipline and Enforcement 38 Membership 41 Professional Services 46 Careers 47 Datebook

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