Innovation March-April 2023

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COVER STORY GEOSCIENTISTS SHORTAGE Geoscientists are in demand as mineral exploration heats up. But are there enough new geoscientists going into the pipeline to fill the need? Those in the industry look at ways to spark interest in the profession, starting with students.

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GOING FORWARD SAFELY Report investigates human and technical incidents over many years that led to a deadly ammonia leak in Kamloops in 2022–and recommends ways to avoid dangerous situations in the future.

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6 FIRMS PERMIT TO PRACTICE RENEWAL 8 IMPROVEMENTS TO CE REPORTING 26 ACCREDITED EMPLOYER PROGRAM

STORING SOLIDIFIED CO 2 BENEATH THE SEA Solid Carbon, a promising technology to battle climate change, takes harmful CO 2 gas and turns it into rock, stored far beneath the ocean floor. And, one of the best testing sites is off the coast of BC.

ON THE COVER Dr. Bernhard Rabus, P.L.Eng. carrying the steam drill, along with Dr. John Clague, P.Geo. and Dr. Daniel Sughar, investigated a series of large landslides that fell onto Black Rapids Glacier during

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an earthquake in Alaska. P hoto : D r . J ohn C lague P.G eo .

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