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Geotechnical News • March 2014
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WASTE GEOTECHNICS
ence held at Lake Louise in 2011 that
generated a large profit due to excel-
lent endorsement by 600 attendees
and generous donations by the oil
sands industry and suppliers. Les says
that Golder Associates is delighted to
promote sustainable mine closure by
sponsoring this award on behalf of the
industry that supported Mine Closure
2011.
Golder Associates Ltd. donated
$86,000 to create the scholarship,
which will be given annually to an
outstanding student pursuing gradu-
ate research in the field of geotechni-
cal engineering specializing in mine
closure.