Effective March 24th, 2020, all our offices are temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our business is now operating remotely to serve our valued clients and partners. Staff are equipped at home, delivering services via phone, video conference, and other online formats, as well as conducting any site or field work that is deemed…
Dear McElhanney clients, I am reaching out to you to share McElhanney’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This situation is ever evolving and requires quick action, confidence, and care so we can get through this together and do our part to control the spread of this virus in the shortest time possible. We have two…
Since opening in 1979, our Lloydminster office has grown to 19 people. Here’s a glimpse at the work our Lloydminster branch does and how the employees get involved locally – whether its coaching speedskating or raising money for local charities. Lloydminster is Canada’s only provincial border city and has the world’s largest border markers. These…
A McElhanney young professional and a project received awards at the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Saskatchewan (ACEC-SK) 2019 Awards of Distinction reception on November 26th in Saskatoon. Congratulations to Alyson Stout for receiving the 2019 ACEC-SK Young Professional of the Year award, given to an individual in the first 10 years of their…
Terrace is home to McElhanney’s oldest branch outside BC’s Lower Mainland and, 52 years later, it is still going strong! Here’s a peek at the work our Terrace branch does and how employees give back to their local community. A vibrant and growing city of about 18,000 people, Terrace has the largest regional population base…
By Steve Rombough, DiplT, Division Manager The long relationship of Survey and GIS is a storybook romance. They were best friends in grade school, hung out all time in high school, and – even though they denied anything was “going on” – everybody knew they would make a great couple. On the surface, they may…
By Andrew McIntosh, GISP, Project Manager Project managers involved in mining and mineral exploration are often responsible for organizing contracts for surveying and aerial mapping services. It may also be up to these project managers to recognize when these services are required and, in some cases, to select which technology to use. This process can…
By Brendan Walashek, GISP, GIS Division Manager We have likely all heard the buzzwords “VR” and “AR.” They promise wow-factor technology; imagine being able to take a client out to a job site and project a hologram of their new building, overpass, or park right before their eyes. Well, that technology is here now, is…
The Trans-Canada Highway Twinning in Yoho National Park along the Alberta and BC border was named the 2019 Project of the Year by Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) International. Congratulations to all the team members and YPs who worked on the project! The four-year project for Parks Canada wrapped up earlier this year and involved…
McElhanney has been accepted into the Accredited Employer Member-In-Training Program offered by Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC). This accreditation means EGBC has acknowledged that McElhanney’s training, supervision, structure, and work environment allows Engineers-in-Training (EITs) to meet the experience requirements needed to apply for their Professional Engineer (PEng) designation. Additionally, once a McElhanney EIT has…