INNOVATION November-December 2021

5 REGULATORY NEWS 12 COMMUNITY 14 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 34 DISCIPLINE AND ENFORCEMENT 34 DISPLAY ADVERTISERS' INDEX 38 IN MEMORIAM 39 CONTINUING EDUCATION NEWS / DEPARTMENTS NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 | volume 25 number 6 INNOVAT ION

COVER STORY BC ENGINEER USES VIBRATION

KNOWLEDGE TO INVENT ANTI-TREMOR DEVICE A simple, inexpensive device could help change the lives of those who suffer from essential tremors or Parkinson’s disease.

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PULLING TOXICITY OUT OF MINE WATER While mining activities produce lots of in-demand minerals, there is considerable effort toward making mining more compatible with environmental principles. BQE Water crafted a process that removes selenium to less than two parts per billion, making mine wastewater considerably less toxic. The process, in use at the Kemess project in northwest BC, won Engineers and Geoscientists BC 2021 Environmental Award.

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5 COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS 7 COUNCIL REPORT 8 ANNUAL REGISTRATION RENEWAL 9 ADVOCACY REVIEW RESULTS 22 MEET THE PRESIDENT

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BRIAN NADJIWON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Brain Nadjiwon wanted to merge his IT knowledge with an education in geoscience. But as a First Nation’s man, he faced many obstacles. And when he passed away last year, an Engineers and Geoscientists BC memorial scholarship bearing his name emerged to help address

ON THE COVER Parkinson's disease or essential

tremors can affect simple daily tasks, like drinking water from a glass. But a BC engineer has invented a device that uses magnets to cease involuntary

the challenges faced by First Nations geoscience students.

motion but not voluntary motion. P hoto : K otcha K/S hutterstock . com

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