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Beyond an education
04 November, 2015
Ready to improve the world and help others, Belinda Li, an environmental engineer for Tetra Tech EBA, moved to Mawali in South Africa to volunteer with Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Canada. Nicole Robinson spoke with her about the transformative experience working and living abroad

Shannon & Wilson makes capital move
16 September, 2015
USA – Shannon & Wilson, Inc., a national geotechnical and engineering company, announced September 14 it recently opened a Washington, D.C. Metro office.

Rapid response
13 August, 2015
Ground freezing in Washington, D.C., will reduce the effects of construction on a quiet neighborhood prone to flooding. Nicole Robinson reports on the First Street Tunnel.

Float on
24 June, 2015
The JV constructing the new Midtown Tunnel has floated and immersed more than half the elements in the Elizabeth River, bringing each one more than 200 miles through the Chesapeake Bay, Nicole Robinson reports.

The first freeze
24 April, 2015
Technicore is the first contractor in Canada to perform its own groundfreezing for tunnelling work. Nicole Robinson visited this inaugural project as it neared completion this winter.

Opportunity cost
29 January, 2015
A 30-year contract with Detroit expired this year allowing the City of Flint, Michigan, to pursue another source of raw water. Along with neighbouring communities, it is building a new pipeline and intake at Lake Huron to take control of water costs, Nicole Robinson reports.