Engineering Archives

Two workers in high visibility vests are evaluating a new pressure reducing valve — Zoom Details

Pressure Reducing Valve Station Replacements

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Engineering, Legal and Engineering Surveys, Lower Mainland, PRV Station, SurveyingBy Steve Feng January 15, 2025

These four aging and below ground PRV stations were replaced with new above ground stations to eliminate confined space and make the water distribution network more robust.

Sanitary pumping station building exterior — Zoom Details

White Rock Sanitary Pump Station Surge Tank

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Engineering, Lower Mainland, Pumping Stations, StructuralBy Steve Feng January 7, 2025

By adding a surge tank to their sanitary pump station, the station and forcemain were better protected against pressure transients.

View of the sewage holding tank at Swartz Bay, with a new aeration and washdown system, and odour control unit. — Zoom Details

Swartz Bay Sewage Holding Tank Sulphide Control

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Lower Mainland, Structural, Wastewater Treatment FacilitiesBy Steve Feng January 7, 2025

This sewage holding tank aeration project lowered sulphides, limited sedimentation, eliminated CS entry, and treated fugitive odours.

Two individuals in high visibility vests stand at a computer screen on a railed observation deck overlooking the inner workings of a water treatment plant facility. — Zoom Details

Hudson’s Hope WTP Conversion

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Engineering, Northern, Interior, Central BC, Water Resources, Water Treatment FacilitiesBy Steve Feng January 7, 2025

The temporary upgrades in this water treatment plant were ready for conversion to a sustainable and permanent solution.

Three Indigenous elders and three McElhanney team members pose for a photograph in a meeting room. All six individuals are holding gifted blankets. — Zoom Details

Lake Babine Nation Memorandum of Understanding

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Engineering, Environmental, Geotechnical, Legal and Engineering Surveys, Northern, Interior, Central BC, SurveyingBy Steve Feng January 7, 2025

After months of discussion, McElhanney and Lake Babine Nation signed an MOU to guide future work together.

Phibbs Transit Exchange Improvements

British Columbia, Environmental Site Assessments & Remediation, Interest Holder Engagement & Communications, Legal and Engineering Surveys, Lower Mainland, Mitigation, Compensation, & Restoration, Municipal Underground Infrastructure & Roadways, Regulatory Approvals & Agency Liaison, Transportation, Transportation & Transit, Visualization and Virtual/Augmented RealityBy Steve Feng November 29, 2024

The upgraded Phibbs Transit Exchange is now home to 13 bus bays supporting 13 bus routes to and from the North Shore.

3D render of water treatment plant upflow clarifiers and filters — Zoom Details

District of Kitimat Water Treatment Upgrades

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Engineering, Environmental, Geospatial, Geotechnical, Northern, Interior, Central BC, Regulatory Approvals & Agency Liaison, Structural, Visualization and Virtual/Augmented Reality, Water and Wastewater Facilities, Water Resources, Water Treatment FacilitiesBy Andrea de Vries October 23, 2024

Requirements to meet provincial water treatment objectives motivated the District to upgrade to a new potable water treatment plant.

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Construction Management, Construction Surveys, Cultural & Historic Landscapes, Engineering, Geotechnical, Interest Holder Engagement & Communications, Land Development, Landscape Architecture, Municipal Underground Infrastructure & Roadways, Parks, Region, Services, Surveying, Vancouver IslandBy Andrea de Vries July 11, 2024

KFN members had no accessible, outdoor gathering space to meet, celebrate, gather, and play. Could a Canada Community Revitalization Fund grant meet their need?