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The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEGBC) has elected a new President and Council for the 2015/2016 term.

Following the release of the Report on the Mount Polley Tailings Storage Facility Breach, APEGBC initiated work on a key recommendation in the report to develop professional practice guidelines for dam site characterization assessments.

The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC announced today that work is progressing on a significant element of its action plan to help improve dam safety in BC.

Recommendations of the BC Earthquake Preparedness Consultation Report were released today.

APEGBC appreciates the release by the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines of the report from the independent inquiry into the Mount Polley tailings pond breach.

The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEGBC) has elected a new President and Council for the 2014/2015 term.

In his final report released today, Justice Paul Belanger, Commissioner of the Elliot Lake Inquiry issued nine key recommendations. The inquiry followed the June 2012 collapse of a portion of the rooftop parking deck of the Algo mall onto the two floors below, resulting in two deaths and the injury of 19 individuals.

The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEGBC) today welcomed the independent inquiry announced by the Provincial government into the Mount Polley Mine dam breach.

As the public safety regulator for engineering and geoscience in BC, our foremost concern is for the safety and welfare of British Columbians related to the ongoing situation resulting from the tailings pond breach at the Mount Polley Mine.

VANCOUVER—APEGBC, the University of British Columbia and the Ministry of Education are pleased to announce the renewal of a $3.15 million contract that will see the extension of their collaborative work on the School Seismic Mitigation Program for a further three years from April 2014 through to March 2017.