Engineering
Four Pillars of Dam Safety: How Healthy Are Your Dams?
The Four Pillars of Dam Safety: How Healthy Are Your Dams? By Perry Mitchelmore, P.Eng. Overview Dams play a critical role in water supply, energy, mining, flood protection, and environmental management. Yet many owners and operators are unsure whether their structures meet today’s standards for dam safety, regulatory compliance, and risk management. This article explains…
Read MoreDam Safety Management Best Practices
Dam Safety Management Best Practices: A Complete Guide for Municipalities, Small Utilities, and Private Dam Owners in Canada This guide provides a clear overview of dam safety management, surveillance practices, emergency preparedness, and common risks. It also includes real examples from Atlantic Canada that show the impact of both strong and weak management practices.…
Read MoreThe Procurement Juggernaut
By Perry Mitchelmore, P.Eng. When I was a young man at Engineering School, a professor boasted that as engineers we do the “difficult” right away, the “impossible” will just take a little longer. That is the culture of ingenuity and creativity that exists in school. When I entered the engineering consulting world after graduation it…
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