The unpredictable forces behind rockfalls. A former Waterloo engineering dean named to the Order of Canada. Stop work order issued on retaining wall construction in Salmon Arm, BC, after engineer refuses to sign off on project. These were the most-read stories in the Daily Media Report in late June and early July.
Alberta rockfall: After the fatal June rockfall in Banff National Park, CBC spoke with scientists and engineers on the challenges of predicting rockfalls, who agreed that it would have been impossible for Parks Canada to predict or prevent the massive rockfall.
Order of Canada: Adel Sedra, who served as dean of the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering from 2003 to 2012, was named an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General Mary Simon on June 30.
Salmon Arm construction: A property in Salmon Arm, BC, will have a notice on title after the owner constructed a retaining wall their engineer wouldn't sign off on.
