Northeast False Creek is the last remaining piece of large undeveloped land in the downtown along the False Creek Waterfront. In 2015, City Council decided to proceed with a plan to replace the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts with a more resilient and connected street network. City of Vancouver will provide an overview presentation followed by a Q&A session of the Northeast False Creek Viaducts Replacement Project. The presentation will focus on the Refined Area Plan for the NEFC development and…

Presenters: Steve Brown, P.Eng., Manager, City of Vancouver Rapid Transit Office Rachel Jamieson, P.Eng., Senior Engineer, Millennium Line Broadway Extension Project Event An extension of the Millennium Line SkyTrain along Broadway has been explored for over two decades. The adoption of the Regional Mayor’s Transportation Vision in 2014 and the recent unanimous reaffirmed support for the Vision by the region’s Mayors means that the extension is close to becoming a reality. Presenters Steve Brown, P.Eng., and Rachel Jamieson, P.Eng., will…

Register Now! Event description:  The North Shore Waste Water Treatment Plant: A Design-Build Approach for Project Success: The North Shore Wastewater Treatment is a new facility being built to replace and upgrade the existing primary Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant on the North Shore. This essential piece of infrastructure will serve over 250,000 residents in the districts of West and North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. James Seery, Project Director, will talk…

Course Content The rehabilitation of marine and waterfront structures is necessary to extend service life, restore or increase structural capacity, and/or address event-related damage. Proper repairs require an understanding of deterioration mechanisms, structural configuration of marine facilities, and efficient methods of marine contractor work. During the course of the workshop, participants will learn about: The primary types of waterfront structures (e.g. wharves, piers, and bulkheads); Deterioration mechanisms for marine structural materials; Above and underwater inspection standards and basic techniques; Service…

Register Here! Event Description: Collaboration between disciplines is essential to imagining, planning, designing, creating, and maintaining great infrastructure. Each discipline that contributes to infrastructure projects holds a unique set of knowledge and perspectives. Effectively leveraging this diversity of ideas through interdisciplinary collaboration is the key to creating infrastructure for a public that is likewise diverse. Speakers: Presenters Elicia Elliott, MCIP, Senior Transportation Planner and Kristy McConnel, MCRP, Transportation Planner from Mott MacDonald will facilitate a collaborative discussion on…