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Mr. Jatinder (Jay) Singh Riat, P.Eng.

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Mr. Jatinder (Jay) Singh Riat, P.Eng.

 

This award is presented to Members of APEGGA in recognition of an outstanding contribution they have made to society.

Mr. Jatinder Singh Riat, P.Eng., has been involved in community affairs his entire life,  improving people’s quality of life on both local and international levels. He graduated from Jadavpur University in Calcutta, India with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in 1966, received his M.Sc. in chemical engineering from the University of Alberta in 1970, and then received a Management Sciences Diploma from the University of Ottawa in 1972.

A retiree from Syncrude Canada Ltd., with over 30 years of experience in the oil sands industry, Mr. Riat is now a Senior Associate, Process Engineer with CoSyn Technology. He also opened his engineering business, Riat Energy Corporation, in 1997.

Mr. Riat is co-chair the Guru Nanak Dev Healing Garden project at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute and the founding director and a member of the board of trustees for the Guru Nanak Shrine Fellowship (GNSF).  GNSF is a worldwide organization for humanitarian service. As the national president of GNSF, Mr. Riat has led the community in raising $2 million to create a unique and tranquil environment for patients recovering from heart surgery.

For decades, Mr. Riat has been helping others during desperate times. In 1969, he sent funds from Edmonton to India for the Bihar Relief Fund and in 2004 he raised funds for tsunami relief for the Red Cross Society.  As part of GNSF, Mr. Riat has helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for donations of medical equipment to India, Pakistan and Zambia and for earthquake relief in India and El Salvador.

Honours, Awards and Distinctions

  • Listed in The Historical Society of Alberta’s Who’s Who in Alberta: A biographical record of our time 1994-1998

  • Certificate of Recognition, Volunteer Contributions, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (1996)

  • Certificate of Recognition, Contribution to Amateur Sports, Fort McMurray (1990)

Professional Affiliations and Activities

  • Member, APEGGA Fort McMurray Branch Executive (1995-1997)

  • Senior Member, Association of Energy Engineers, U.S. (1987-1999)

  • Member, APEGGA (1979-present)

  • Member, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (1979-1996)

Community Service

  • Cabinet Member, University Hospital Foundation Campaign Committee for the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute (2003-present)

  • National President, Guru Nanak Shrine Fellowship (2003-present)

  • Vice-President, Southgate Badminton Club (2003-2005)

  • Leaders of the Way Contributor, United Way (2002-2004)

  • Secretary, Guru Nanak Shrine Fellowship (1999-2003)

  • Badminton Coach, Alberta Summer Games, Wetaskiwin (1993)

  • President, Fort McMurray Tennis Club (1992-1994)

  • Board of Directors, MacDonald Island Park Society, Fort McMurray (1992-1994)

  • Badminton Chair, Alberta Winter Games, Fort McMurray (1992)

  • President, Fort McMurray Sikh Society (1990-1994) 

  • President, Fort McMurray Badminton Club (1990-1992; 1985-1986; 1980-1981)

  • Founder and President, Fort McMurray Junior Badminton Club (1988-1991)

  • Director, Badminton Alberta (1985-1990)