Gwaii Engineering

🌲🌊 This week, the team travelled to hitacu (Ucluelet First Nation) to begin enabling works for a new sewer lift station replacement, a critical project supporting core wastewater services for the community.

After an early start and a very rainy day on site, it was bittersweet to have one of our co-op students there to see the project she worked so hard on all term finally break ground. Grateful she got to help start it before her term wrapped.

…and the picture of dirt? Spencer Touchie (Director of Asset Management and Capital Infrastructure for the Nation) gave our team a brief learning on what to look for in soils to identify high risk with increased archeological potential.

🦅 Eagles overhead, sandpipers along the shore, hummingbirds buzzing by - a reminder of how special it is to work in places like this.

Now - back to work 🌧️

From a Job Shadow Day in grade 11 to studying Civil Engineering at UVic 🚀🚀

Swipe ➡️ to read more about Cathy’s journey into the civil engineering program, and how her experience with us at Gwaii helped her take the leap!

We are so honoured to be part of Cathy’s story, and can’t wait to see where this path takes her!

Reconciliation is not one day, but an ongoing commitment. May we continue to listen, support, and walk alongside Indigenous communities in this work. 🧡

📢 Coming up! Mike Achtem is back as one of the featured speakers on the popular ‘Securing Land’ 3-part virtual course with UDI BC from Oct 8-22.

🏗️ Sharpen your skills in identifying & evaluating development-ready sites, understanding brokers/appraisers, doing due diligence, and negotiating land deals. Whether you’re a planner, developer, or working in land acquisition – this is for you!

🔗 Head to this link to register: https://udibc.glueup.com/event/securing-land-149532/

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