The PEGG February 1999
Please check the February PEGG on the specified
pages for more information on the items listed or link to the stories where indicated.
National Engineering Week "It's all Around Us" / 1
APEGGA
members will be apart of the effort to mark
National Engineering Week Feb. 26 to March 6.
President's
Notebook / 3
APEGGA
Council Nominations / 3
The
nomination process for APEGGA Council is now complete. Ballots soon will
be mailed. Check the list of those seeking Council positions.
Municipal
Licences / 4
Requests
by APEGGA and other professional associations have been heeded with respect
to municipal licence requirements APEGGA Supports
APEGGA
Supports Oil Sands Centre / 4
APEGGA
donated $10,000 to the Friends of the Oil Sands Discovery Centre in Fort
McMurray
Letters
/ 4
Calgary Branch 1999 Executive /
5
A
new Executive was chosen at the APEGGAšs Calgary Branch Annual General
meeting, where the audience also heard Ian Hutcheon, P.Geol., PhD, provide
an historical perspective on the impact of carbon dioxide.
Enforcement
Review / 5
Darcie
H. Greggs, P.Geol., concludes a three-part series on the Enforcement Review
Committee.
New
Post For Dan Bader / 5
Dan
Bader, P.Eng., who as Deputy Minister of Public Works, Supply and
Services, has worked closely with APEGGA, has taken up new duties in the
Alberta government.
PD
Co-ordinator / 5
As
co-ordinator of Professional Development, Mischelle vanThiel will be based
in APEGGAšs Calgary office.
LEGO
Invention Adventure / 5
APEGGA sponsored the event which ran at the Calgary Science Centre.
Pipeline
Integrity / 6
Alberta
firms are finding demand for specialized services in the field of
pipeline integrity management.
More
Women Enter Engineering / 6
A
national survey points to an increasing presence of women in engineering.
Coalbed
Methane / 7
Coalbed
methane could make a transition from being considered a nuisance to becoming
a valued energy source.
World
Watch / 7
Items
from the world engineering and geoscience press includes news on how space
technology is helping to fight crime.
Oil
and Fire / 8
The
PEGG publishes a personal reminiscence about the early days of oil production
in Alberta.
Coaldust
Grins / 8
A
new book by Lawrence Chrismas portrays Canadian coal miners in words and
pictures.
Campus
News / 9
Student
news from the Universities of Alberta and Calgary.
Our
Petroleum Challenge Releases New Edition / 9
PEMAC
Moves west / 10
Christmas
Candids / 11
Photo reminders from APEGGAšs Christmas receptions.
Ted
Newall / 12
When
NOVA Chairman Ted Newall received an Honorary APEGGA Membership last year,
it punctuated a career-long association with engineers.
Gordon
Ulrich Upbeat About Coalšs Future / 13
Luscar
President Gordon Ulrich, P.Eng., was in the spotlight during the last
year as the company acquired its Alberta rival Manalta Coal. Mr. Ulrich
discusses the acquisition and the future of coal.
PETSOC
At Fifty / 14
The Petroleum Society of CIM marks its 50th anniversary this year.
In
the News / 15
National
Engineering Week / 16
Micheline Bouchard, P.Eng., a former Chair of the Canadian Council of
Professional Engineers is Honorary Chair of National Engineering Week.
A National Forum on Engineering and Continuing Education Forum takes place
during the week.
Lifelong
Learning / 17
Bruce
Peachey, P.Eng., concludes a four-part series on lifelong learning by
discussing different learning styles.
Careers
/ 18
Have
Your Say / 19
Registration
/ 20-21
APEGGA
Calendar / 22
Society
Events / 22
PEGG
These Dates / 23
The
Hole Story / 24
The
Hole family and Lockerbie & Hole Contracting Ltd., are closely connected
with engineering and the growth of Alberta.