Geotechnical News• December 2019
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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
of the Canadian Geotechnical Society,
including Western QC (Montreal),
Southern ON (Toronto), Northern AB
& Territories (Edmonton) and South-
ern AB (Calgary). His lecture, “A Tale
of Two Towers - Pisa and Big Ben”
describing the response of these two
famous towers to stabilization works,
was extremely well attended, with
over 500 guests attending the four
events. Along the way, members and
representatives from the local sections
met with Professor Burland to share
their experiences and glean some
wisdom from his experiences. Profes-
sor Burland even managed to squeeze
in some time to visit classic Canadian
landmarks including Lake Louise,
Alberta, and the CN Tower in Toronto,
Ontario.
An event like this would not have
been such a success without the dedi-
cation and support from the four local
sections, the CGS National Office
and all of the sponsors of the events.
Pouya Pishgah
(Southern ON) started
planning this event in early spring
2019 and soon after were joined by
Gholamreza Saghaee
(Western QC),
Courtney Mulhall
(Northern AB &
Territories) and
Remco Kleinlugten-
belt
(Southern AB) to bring Professor
Burland across Canada. Additionally,
many volunteer members and execu-
tives from the local sections aided
with the logistics and organization
of the four events. Each local section
was also generously supported by its
local geotechnical community by way
of financial sponsorship to ensure the
event’s success.
Professor Burland thoroughly enjoyed
his experience in Canada during this
tour and was thankful for the generos-
ity in terms of time and resources from
our members to support and attend
the events. A big thank you to all the
members and sponsors that took time
from their busy fall season to make
this a very memorable visit for all. I
look forward to the next great event
from our local sections and CGS
National Office.
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Professor Burland speaking to a full
house in Toronto.
Lunch at 360, the Restaurant at the top of the CN Tower, in Toronto. Left to
Right: Jason Lee, Professor Burland, Pouya Pishgah and Billy Singh (Southern
ON Section).
Delakshan Inparajah thanking Professor Burland at the Edmonton event
(Northern AB & Territories Section).
