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“EASIER:
est.
the ‘Northwest: knows what it’s

granted. After all, it’s not that

‘youngsters . cah remember -.
ii electricity .
a railable at the flick of a switch.
toilets were

other alternative,

ovision of :basic amenities

lhan:'the ‘major. industrial and
ource development projects
that tend to capture headlines,
The provision. of these
enities does,

ciety to an industrial or even:
post-endustrial society.

Associated Engineering
Services Limited, one . of
estern Canada’s: leading
municipal . and. industrial
ngineering companies, has
been intimately involved with
ajor urban development
rojects — throughout -
Northwest during the past
wenty. years of rapid
expansion. The: company has
designed sewers, water supply
systems,..waste and water

nidustrial. Subdivisions for:

Terrace, “Kitimat, Prince

Rupert, Smithers and Stewart:
well as for ‘a number of other
mmunities- in the region.*
Current. Associated

engineering projects cover the.
full range of urban and regional :

velopment: work: .

Spring Creek Dam which

yovides - secondary. ‘water -
yply. forthe city and this: is. -
-The: new. ue
datnwill replace'a twenty year”.
“Rupert. -since : the” imid-1950’s, .

bag out: for tender.
ald .timber. structure that was

algo designed: by ‘AESL. : The .

‘avity flow.water. supply frorn:
Spring Creek Dam. ‘saves -the
cominunity $10,000 per ‘year in.
pumping’: costs and ensures
- mtinuous supplies. ,
a *, a As-
omprehensive, including ‘at
phases of engineering from
preliminary design: through to.
onstruction supervision,
junicipalities frequently find
iat.they are able to avoid the.
eation of. ‘large municipal
ngineering staffs, relying
instead on Associated to rovide
‘service as required. This cart
re sult | in substantial economies

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AAriyorie who has lived. long in-

ing: ago... even relative”
wasn’t.
rT nething you read about in the. |
catalogue while: making do with -.
Of the: changes that have

é¢cured ‘in. the Northwest: over
the ‘past twenty Or So years, the.

particularly

such: ‘as: water, . “sewers, .and-
lighting ‘are no less important:

in fact, mark.
the’ change ‘from - a frontier :

the .
serves

treatment ‘facilities, electrical .
distribution and street lighting,,
oads:.an'.and..bridges and up

In‘ Terrace, the. ‘company has:
designed a. replacement for the —

_ .. line,
AESL’s service is’ very -

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N: for the - municipality.

For
example, in 1968-69 .a master
plan for storm drainage ‘and

road development: was ‘drawn.

. Mp for Terrace by AESL. Work
like:to do without the facilities © by hi

that. folks in more densely.
‘Pppulated.- areas take for:

on: implementation - ‘of . this
master plan: has been .
continuous. since that time and -

‘includes construction of trunk ||
Sewers as well as adaptation to ©”
new developments such as.
. shopping centres and industrial —

sties.
‘An increasingly important

aspect of AESL's. service is

urban, - regional - and.
recreational .
“where.

‘environmental ”- considerations ::

are a factor, The: ‘company has

been extensively involved i in. the ~
development .of -a).concept ‘for -
recreational © facilities at

Lakelse Lake; including an:
environmental impact study. °°
_ The objective is to preserve the:

‘natural beauty of the. area as-
well as to guarantee a suitable. .
environment for the salmon.

that spawn in streams feeding .—
The company has .

been instrumental in obtaining -—
the co-operation of various —

the lake.

interest groups and ensuring co-

ordination with the Department |
of Fisheries, forest. industry | —
.companies, the Parks Branch

and the Regional District.

Associated Engineering also’ : -
Major’ ©...
communities in the Northwest... ..°.

other «

on a continuing basis. The
company is now engaged in a.

. major functional planning study. ©

for Kitimat and is‘designing a

new arterial road that will open... .
‘a large new area for. —

subdivision. The largest project
undertaken by AESL in Kitimat |

_was the design and construction.’ on ee
supervision for.a sophisticated:
sewage treatment .plant.

Completed in 1970, the plant:
incorporates a number. of |

firsts” in Western: Canada. °
The: highly «efficient plan

achieves. the: equivilent of .

secondary. ‘treatment - through |
: aeration in. a: large. settling

basin, . The plant: is .connected.

by. an. 14, 700 -foat? force’ main: tor.

the.’ ‘town’ '§-serviée- centre. a
: Associated: has. served Prince”

Recent- assignments have ©
included ‘study-‘and. design of...
water.supply. systems: including ©
a new puinping intake from.
Shawatlan Lake, a new: supp

a new ; -resérvoir abe
Montreal - Circle, and ‘an. on
underwater. -Qrossing of -

Shawatlan passage. As part of |
this program... a_ najor

distribution feeder’ along the’

waterfront was installed, as:
was automatic monitoring. of”
water supply in supply lines and -
reservoirs. At the same. time
the company has been involved
in rebuilding of the city’s

sanitary sewer system and a.-

“B. C's 's MOST PROGRESSIVE timber operation,

planning, :

Sao (sete Pi cn

major road program.
' Many: Associated

~ Engineering ‘Services - Limited
personnel -have long: records of -

‘service to the Northwest... One
of these is Don. McMaster... “It

-“ takes a Jot of first ° hand ©

experience + to:

provide

‘ econamical,

‘municipal : _services ‘in ~ the:
north,” says McMaster. ‘The
soil conditions in’ particular .
make design very difficult. You
havea very mixed soil ;.. a lot-of ..

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very - expensive’ if you . ‘don't oo

broken rock, muskeg, sqlid- rock .

oe which can make. construction Associate of. the company. 7

Tiree

know: how. to deal’. with : the be

problems.” Se
Current AESL responsibility ees

for the northwest: area rests. ©

with Area Manager Bob Ross,.a:.

senior engineer. who.” is an

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