Manitoba Chapter THE THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE ALBERTA PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, THE SASKATCHEWAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, THE MANITOBA PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, AND THE ALBERTA MUNICIPAL SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION ROADRUNNER SPRING 2020 Canada Post Mail Publications Agreement Number: 40609661 FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING ONLINE “Construction Season” Safety First DuringUp Front 7 A Message from the Canadian Public Works Association 9 A Message from the British Columbia Public Works Association 11 A Message from the Alberta Public Works Association 13 A Message from the Saskatchewan Public Works Association 15 A Message from the Manitoba Public Works Association 17 A Message from Alberta Municipal Supervisors’ Association In Every Issue 20 Legal Brief: A Legal Primer on BIM Projects 22 What’s New? 26 HR Report: Create Successful Orientations for Temporary Workers 28 Community Highlight: Project of the Year Award Goes to North Red Deer Regional Wastewater System 30 Community Highlight: Slow Down! My Mommy/Daddy Works Here 32 Community Highlight: Teamwork Helps the Water Work 34 Community Highlight: The Ins and Outs of Undertaking a Major Infrastructure Replacement Plan Tech Talk 36 Preparing Wet Pavement for Work 38 Fabric Structures for Salt Storage Opinion 40 Canadian Infrastructure is Failing. How to Respond. 42 Index to Advertisers On the cover: As public works departments across Canada head into “Construction Season,” many public works departments are focusing on how to keep their employees safe. Learn more about what’s being done in BC, starting on page 30. Manitoba Chapter THE THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE ALBERTA PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, THE SASKATCHEWAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, THE MANITOBA PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, AND THE ALBERTA MUNICIPAL SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION ROADRUNNER SPRING 2020 Canada Post Mail Publications Agreement Number: 40609661 FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING ONLINE “Construction Season” Safety First During Published For: The Public Works Association of British Columbia 20430 Fraser Highway Langley, BC V3A 4G2 www.pwabc.ca Editorial Advisor: Scott Lamont Tel: 604-880-8585 The Alberta Public Works Association PO Box 2235 Didsbury, AB T0M 0W0 Phone: 403-990-APWA • Fax: 888-812-7014 www.publicworks.ca Editorial Advisor: Jeannette Austin Tel: 403-990-2792 The Saskatchewan Public Works Association http://saskatchewan.cpwa.net Editorial Advisor: Andrew Stevenson Tel: 306-244-8828 The Manitoba Public Works Association http://manitoba.cpwa.net Editorial Advisor: Steve Blayney Tel: 204-509-7385 Alberta Municipal Supervisors Association www.amsapw.ca Editorial Advisor: Christine Heggart Tel: 403-844-5678 Published By: Matrix Group Publishing Inc. 309 Youville Street Winnipeg, MB R2H 2S9 Toll Free: 866-999-1299 Toll Free Fax: 866-244-2544 www.matrixgroupinc.net Canada Post Mail Publications Agreement Number: 40609661 President & CEO: Jack Andress Operations Manager: Shoshana Weinberg sweinberg@matrixgroupinc.net Publisher: Jessica Potter Editor-in-Chief: Shannon Savory ssavory@matrixgroupinc.net Senior Editor: Alexandra Kozub akozub@matrixgroupinc.net Editors: Jenna Collignon, Kaitlin Vitt Finance/Administration: Lloyd Weinberg, Nathan Redekop accounting@matrixgroupinc.net Director of Circulation & Distribution: Lloyd Weinberg distribution@matrixgroupinc.net Sales Manager – Winnipeg: Neil Gottfred Sales Manager – Hamilton: Jeff Cash Sales Team Leader: Andrew Lee Matrix Group Inc. 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Our Board has been moving forward with our national priorities: • Emergency Management and Disaster Mitigation; • Canada’s Municipal Asset Management Programs; • Sustainable and Climate Resilient Infra- structure; • Green Infrastructure and Natural Assets; • Direct Funding to Municipalities; • Public Rights-of-Way Management; • Universal, Affordable Access to Broad- band and Cellular Services; and • Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Municipal Infrastructure Policy. With these key topics in mind, CPWA Board members have and will continue to meet in Ottawa with various ministries, Members of Parliament, and key asso- ciations to build relationships and support progress on these important priorities. At the end of February, I had the privilege of attending two days of interesting dialogue organized by Scott Grayson, Executive Director for CPWA, Anne Jackson, Staff Liaison for CPWA, and Alan Young, Principal with Tactix, which is the CPWA Government Relations and Public Affairs firm. Our agenda was full and we were able to meet with the following groups: • Robert Haller, Canadian Water and Wastewater Association; • Claire Seaborn, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; • Talor Bachrach, NDP MP, Infrastruc- ture and Communities; Manitoba Chapter PRESIDENT Chris Hamel Vaughan, ON PAST PRESIDENT Steve Blayney Winnipeg, MB PRESIDENT ELECT Patricia Podoborozny Sherwood Park, AB MEMBERS Matthew Brown Surrey, BC Andrew Stevenson Saskatoon, SK M. Rylan Wadsworth Montreal-Ouest, QC Mike Walker Fredericton, NB Leon MacIsaac Port aux Basques, NL STAFF LIAISON Anne Jackson American Public Works Association Washington, DC Board of Directors A Message from the Canadian Public Works Association Membership All members of a CPWA chapter are members of the American Public Works Association (APWA). As a member, you share common goals, challenges, and solutions with other public works profes- sionals throughout North America. To find out more on member benefits, go to www.apwa.net or www.cpwa.net. • Luc Berthold, PC MP, Infrastructure and Communities; • Senior Team Members with the Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN); and • Tina Saryeddine, Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs. It was great to see the response CPWA received with all these groups and indi- viduals. Our discussions demonstrated many common bonds and consistencies with many of our priorities. It is clear our relationships are strong and that CPWA will be able to provide value and input with these groups and individuals moving forward. These discussions also highlighted our need to reach out and access the knowledge base in our membership to support these initiatives and ongoing discussions. Our CPWA Board is tasked to continue to build our workplan around our priorities and establish ways to engage our membership. This will hope- fully support our next round of meetings in Ottawa in late April and will continue through year. As always, it is great to see the engage- ment of our members across the coun- try. Please stay involved through your local chapter to help keep public works priorities top of mind and to help move these issues forward. Any method of sup- port – ideas, lessons learned, examples, local priorities – is welcome. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly or through your local chapter and CPWA Board Member. Chris Hamel, P.Eng. President Canadian Public Works Association chris.hamel@gmblueplan.ca Spring 2020 7 UP FRONTPRESIDENT Scott Lamont City of Rossland, BC PAST PRESIDENT Matthew Brown City of Surrey, BC INCOMING PRESIDENT Chris Anderson City of West Kelowna, BC TREASURER David Lundberg Small Pause Coaching & Consulting Steveston, BC SECRETARY Brian Carter City of Burnaby, BC DIRECTORS Pat Miller Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, BC Meryl Ditchburn Heinz City of Nanaimo, BC Alexander Christensen WSP Kelowna, BC Taryn Scollard City of Vancouver, BC Michelle Heinz City of Victoria, BC Dave Best City of Penticton, BC Larry Ford City of Richmond, BC CO-CHAIRS OF THE EMERGING LEADERS COMMITTEE Dylan Myers City of New Westminster, BC Lisa Grant City of Vancouver, BC CONTACT executivedirector@ pwabc.ca Board of Directors & Staff joint Conference and Tradeshow will pro- vide a great place to connect with likemind- ed colleagues and industry professionals. The opportunity to build relationships is invaluable. It also provides the opportunity to engage with new technical papers; see and experience new industry trends, prod- ucts, and equipment at the trade show; be brought up to date in safety standards; and celebrate public works and our industry. Please connect with us: • Our web page: https://pwabc.ca • Instagram: pwabcupdates • Facebook: PWABC • Twitter: BC Public Works @PWABCupdates • LinkedIn: Public Works Association of BC Through these mediums you will find updates on educational offerings, emerging leader events, our annual conference, and industry events such as Women in Public Works. You are not alone. Reach out to our association and colleagues when you’re fac- ing challenges or dealing with emergencies, if you need a sounding board, or when you have information to share. It’s so important to make connections. As a collective we are stronger. If you are not a member of the PWABC, now is a great time to enroll. The benefits are invaluable and the connections you will make will last a lifetime. Please contact us at executivedirector@pwabc.ca if you have any questions, ideas, challenges, or would like to reach out. We would be happy to hear from you. Scott D. Lamont President Public Works Association of BC I t has been an exciting time for the Public Works Association of British Columbia (PWABC). Our board and executive have been concentrating their efforts on education, events, and our joint annual conference with the BC Municipal Safety Association, to be held in Richmond, British Columbia September 20 to 22, 2020. We anticipate this conference to be our biggest yet! As we transition from winter to spring to summer the ever-evolving dynamics of pub- lic works tends to keep everyone on their toes. As we all know, in a perfect world all our programs and strategic plans would go smoothly as anticipated. As always though, the true realities of failing or changing infra- structure, weather extremities, new initia- tives, and new staff change over gives us challenges throughout the industry. But with change, the true spirit of public works emerges. The mandate of all pub- lic works departments is to provide essen- tial services, protect the environment, and to establish and maintain public safety. Emergencies happen – from an abnormal freshet, earthquakes, and broken water mains, to wildfires to environmental emer- gencies. Public works are prepared. With that in mind, we can all use assistance when in need. This is why connections are crucial in emergency circumstances. I ask you to review your connections. Who are your connections in neighbouring communities? What resources do they have to assist you in an emergency? Could there be agreements put in place? The Public Works Association of British Columbia and the American Public Works Association can also assist. This September, the PWABC and the BC Municipal Safety Association (MSA) A Message from the Public Works Association of British Columbia You can learn more about the Public Works Association of British Columbia on their website: www.pwabc.ca Spring 2020 9 UP FRONTNext >