In memoriam

Congratulations to the following Designation Holders who have qualified as a PQS or CEC:

CIQS – British Columbia

Grant Langton, PQS

Peter Rogers, CEC

Manjinder Singh, CEC

Dmitrii Volokitin, PQS

CIQS – Members at Large

Salvador Jr . Gamboa, PQS

CIQS – Ontario

Luis Acevedo, PQS Nicholas Charlton, PQS Mu Chen, PQS Amin Jafaridehdari, PQS David Mellett, CEC Janeita Gnanaraj Natterjee, PQS Anurag Sharma, CEC Yury Shuster, CEC Bineesh Gopi Susamma, CEC

CIQS – Prairies and NWT

Pol Alabat, CEC Mamerta Carandang, CEC Ibrahim Oladapo, CEC

CIQS – Québec

Jean-Marc Moukhtar, PQS

In memoriam

Robert McConnell Todd

(October 29, 1936-July 25, 2018) Died peacefully in Dartmouth General Hospital on July 25, 2018 . Born October 29, 1936 to the late Florence (Robinson) and Robert M . Todd Senior, he will be loved and missed by his wife of 56 years, Rachael (Lyons); children, Susan and David; grandchildren, Sarah and Michael; and brother, Thomas .

David Macaulay Shanks

(May 6, 1929-July 11, 2018) David Macaulay Shanks was at peace and surrounded by his immediate family when he passed away at the age of 89 at the North Shore Hospice on Wednesday July 11, 2018 . David is predeceased by his loving wife Marilyn and sister Margaret . He is survived by his children Ian, Marilyn (Joe), Beverly (Owen), Keith (Krista), Graham (Vicki), and his nine grandchildren: Jeffrey, Sean, Melanie, Megan, Jocelyn, Walker, Cole, Eric, and Riley .

David Shanks was a member of the CIQS for almost 60 years .

Martin Bloem

(July 22, 1941-October 22, 2018) Martin Johan Bloem passed away at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta on Monday, October 22, 2018 at the of 77 years . Martin’s family and friends are deeply saddened to lose a great husband, father, grandfather, uncle, friend, and co-worker .

Martin was born on July 22, 1941, in the Netherlands and moved to Canada in 1962 . Martin has been associated with the CIQS since the 1980s and a member of the CIQS – Prairies and Northwest Territories .

A leader in the Nova Scotia construction industry, he enjoyed a successful 30-year career with Lindsay Construction, including 12 years as President, and played a major role in the creation of the Halifax waterfront’s bestknown landmarks, Purdy’s Wharf . He was named a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors in 1999, and an Honorary Life Member of the Construction Association of Nova Scotia in 2010 .

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