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DISCIPLINE AND ENFORCEMENT

Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s website contains information on the complaint, in vestigation, and discipline processes. You can contact us at 604.558.6647 or toll-free at 1.888.430.8035 ext. 6647, or by email at complaints@egbc.ca . The full text of all Consent Orders can be found in the Disciplinary Notices section of our website, at egbc.ca/discipline-notices . DISCIPLINE NOTICES DISCIPLINE NOTICE: KENNETH JOHN MADDOX In a February 4, 2025, Consent Order, Kenneth John Maddox admitted that he demonstrated unprofessional

• failed to properly characterize potential geotechnical hazards in the report; • failed to prepare the report in a manner consistent with the guidelines including adequately analyzing the flood discharge and providing an analysis to support his conclusions in the report; • plagiarized portions of the report from two other previous studies of the region including the descriptions of geohazard assessment requirements, surface water conditions and the list of references; and • prepared the report when he was not qualified by training or experience to do so. As outlined in the Consent Order, Dr. Ramsay’s registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC was cancelled. Dr. Ramsay agreed not to reapply for registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC at any time in the future. Dr. Ramsay paid $7,000 toward the legal and investigative costs of Engineers and Geoscientists BC. • provided a letter to the builder of the wall and the City of Prince George stating that he attended the site during construction, and confirmed that the wall followed the intent of his design in circumstances where the specified gravel backfill was not the only backfill used, the wall did not use the vertical lock block footprint he had specified, and the benched lock block at the top of the wall was not installed; and • failed to document field reviews during the construction of the wall and to maintain quality management processes, including having the structural design of the wall reviewed by another registrant. As outlined in the Consent Order, Mr. Maddox’s registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC is cancelled as of February 4, 2025. Mr. Maddox agreed to pay $2,000 towards the legal and investigative costs of Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

conduct in relation to the engineering services he provided for the design of a lock block retaining wall. As of February 4, 2025, Mr. Maddox’s registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC is cancelled. Mr. Maddox agreed not to reapply for registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC at any time in the future. In 2016, Mr. Maddox was retained to design a lock block retaining wall at a residential property in Prince George, BC. In the Consent Order, Mr. Maddox admitted that he demonstrated unprofessional conduct related to the project and agreed that, among other things, he: • submitted a Schedule B Letter of Assurance confirming that the structural design of the wall substantially complied with the 2012 BC Building Code without performing any design calculations or obtaining the applicable geotechnical load data relevant to the design;

DISCIPLINE NOTICE: STEPHEN RODERICK RAMSAY In a February 27, 2025, Consent Order, Stephen Ramsay admitted that he demonstrated professional misconduct in relation to the geohazard assessment report he prepared in support of a development permit application for a proposed single-family home. As of February 27, 2025, Dr. Ramsay’s registration with

Engineers and Geoscientists BC is cancelled. In 2021, Dr. Ramsay was retained to prepare a geohazard assessment report in support of a development permit application for a proposed single family home in Hatzic, BC. The report was deficient and did not comply with the requirements set out in the Engineers and Geoscientists BC Professional Practice Guidelines on Legislated Flood Assessments in a Changing Climate or the Legislated Landslide Assessments for Proposed Developments in BC . In the Consent Order, Dr. Ramsay admitted that he demonstrated professional misconduct relating to the report, and agreed that, among other things, he: • failed to conduct contour mapping to accurately determine site elevation;

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