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A Disturbing Trend in Local Government

January 17, 2017 Mike Thomas

The resignations of over a dozen mayors and councillors in British Columbia over the past two years is “a disturbing…

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Posted in: Blogging, Canada, Cities, Community, Governance

90% of Municipal Engineering is Communication

September 6, 2016 Mike Thomas 1 Comment

I’m regularly reminded of the importance of communication as a part of municipal #engineering as I provide updates on projects…

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Posted in: UrbanWorkbench News Filed under: engineering

Prince Albert’s Water, Oil Pipelines, and the Precautionary Principle

August 5, 2016 Mike Thomas

The City of Prince Albert in #Saskatchewan, #Canada has secured emergency water supply after almost two weeks of no water…

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Posted in: News, UrbanWorkbench News, Water Filed under: Canada, Revelstoke, Saskatchewan

Mentoring

May 30, 2016 Mike Thomas

The idea of being a mentor, comes from the character with the same name in Homer’s Odessey, where Mentor has…

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Posted in: Business, Featured, Revelstoke Filed under: Civil Engineering, engineering

National Public Works Week

May 20, 2016 Mike Thomas

Public works is always there. Rain, hail, snow or shine, public works crews are dedicated to the job. They keep…

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Posted in: Cities, Construction, Design, Governance, Sustainability, Urban Living Filed under: engineering

White Rock Fire Results in Boil Water

May 16, 2016 Mike Thomas

Fighting the flames had put such a demand on the small local #water system that the city’s reservoirs dropped to “dangerously…

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Posted in: Housing, Sustainability, UrbanWorkbench News, Water Filed under: Fire, fraser health, MetroVancouver, Revelstoke, urbanworkbench, Water, water resource issues

Mt Begbie Revelstoke B.C.

May 11, 2016 Mike Thomas

An early morning view of sunrise on Mt Begbie in #Revelstoke BC. See it here: http://flic.kr/p/FTjy5C

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Posted in: pressgram Filed under: Revelstoke

Sustainable Civil Engineering

April 20, 2016 Mike Thomas

Earth day is just around the corner, and it is important that we make sustainable choices in the areas that…

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Posted in: Blogging, Civil Engineering, Construction, Design, Energy, History Filed under: Civil Engineering, engineering

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