Geotechnical News • June 2015
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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
the world. We are at the collision point
of two of the largest tectonic plates
on the planet. The risks of a major
damaging earthquake along BC’s
west coast are greater than anywhere
else in Canada as we face seismic
hazards from four distinct sources.
Shallow crustal and deeper sub-crustal
events are our most frequent occur-
rences along with regular events from
the Queen Charlotte transform fault.
We are also facing the next mega-
thrust from the Cascadia Subduction
Zone which can cause a subduction
earthquake as powerful as those that
recently struck Chile and Japan with
the attendant tsunami. These earth-
quakes could potentially cause severe
damage and loss of life.
The focus of the 11th Canadian
Conference on Earthquake Engineer-
ing is on identifying the risks we are
facing, sharing the latest research and
advances in seismic engineering and
knowledge and encouraging and facili-
tating engineering practice that will
enable us to prepare, protect, mitigate
and recover. Please join us in beauti-
ful Victoria, the capital city of British
Columbia, located on Vancouver
Island. Experience nature and net-
working, engage with colleagues and
locals, and leave feeling inspired and
informed. For more information, visit
the conference website
or
.
Heritage Committee
History of Local Chapters of the
Canadian Geotechnical Society
The Heritage Committee believes that
the history of the local chapters of the
Canadian Geotechnical Society to be
valuable part of the Society and its
members. The CGS Heritage Com-
mittee would like to assemble if at
all possible, a collection of historical
summaries of all the chapters. Hope-
fully these stories will encourage other
local chapters of the CGS to gather
their archives and write their own
history.
If you have any questions or have
other historical information that you
wish to share or know of any oppor-
tunities to acquire material that is at
risk of being lost, please contact the
Chair of the CGS Heritage Committee,
Suzanne Powell
,
P.Eng
., at
spowell@
thurber.ca
Editor
Don Lewycky, P.Eng.
Director of Engineering Services,
City of Edmonton
11004 – 190 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T5S 0G9
Tel.: 780-496-6773
Fax: 780-944-7653
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