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| Amec wins two engineering awards in Alberta Amec, the international project management and engineering services company, has won two Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) Showcase Awards: one for a project to warn the public of a rockslide at notorious Turtle Mountain and the other to illustrate the impact of planned developments in the Oil Sands area. Conducted by a team of consultants, the Turtle Mountain project involved the creation of a high-tech rockslide monitoring and warning system for the South Peak of Turtle Mountain, site of one of Canada’s worst natural disasters, the 1903 Frank Slide, which killed 70 people. The project won a CEA Award of Excellence. AMEC’s other award-winner used advanced technology to produce three-dimensional digital images illustrating the impact of planned project developments at the Suncor Oil Sands in northern Alberta. The 3-D images have proven to be valuable visual aids for purposes of planning, assessment, review, regulatory approvals, design and construction. The project received a CEA Award of Merit. Both awards were presented earlier this month. With the exception of 2003, Amec has received an award from CEA every year since 1997. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |