CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN THE CONSULTING ENGINEERING INDUSTRY

It’s an exciting time for the consulting engineering industry. We have so much to celebrate, and I’m truly honoured to be taking on the role of Chair of ACEC-Canada’s Board of Directors—a role that allows me to serve our industry and showcase our members’ incredible contributions to communities in Canada and around the world.

As consulting engineers, your work connects people, improves safety, enhances quality of life, creates jobs, and grows the economy. You also have the power to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time, including the fight against of projects that showcased visionary design, innovative construction solutions, cultural sensitivity, collaboration with the communities, and creative problem solving. By pushing boundaries and delivering creative solutions in the face of complex challenges, these winning projects represent the very best of what our industry has to offer. Five of these winning projects were given a Special Achievement Award for going above and beyond to have a positive impact, whether through technical success, environmental innovation, international excellence, improving Canadians’ quality of life, or community contributions. climate change. This is something that matters deeply to me in my personal and professional life, especially as we’ve seen the devastating effects of wildfires raging across the country this past summer. Whether it’s designing resilient infrastructure, driving sustainable development, or advancing climate adaptation and mitigation, our members have both the skills and the knowledge needed to strengthen our communities for this generation and the next.

The outstanding feats achieved by our members deserve recognition, and the Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards (CCEA) were created over 50 years ago to do just that. Co-hosted by ACEC-Canada and Canadian Consulting Engineer, this year’s event on October 19th highlighted 20 consulting engineering projects from firms across the country. The jury selected winners from a wide range

The evening was also a chance to honour two individuals for their personal contributions to the industry. Leon Botham was recognized as this year’s Beaubien Award recipient thanks to a distinguished career defined by global expertise, thoughtful team building, and generous mentorship. As well, the Allen D. Williams Scholarship was presented to Rahim Ahmad, whose exemplary leadership and commitment to a thriving, diverse consulting engineering industry have set him apart as a young engineer.

A sincere congratulations to all of this year’s CCEA winners on their impressive work. I encourage everyone to read more about their remarkable stories in the pages that follow. Thank you to our jury members, who had the difficult task of selecting the winning projects among so many worthy entries. And finally, congratulations and thank you to all members who submitted projects for consideration—the work you do truly matters, and your contributions are deeply valued by your communities and our entire industry.

Stay tuned for ACEC’s upcoming #20DaysofExcellence campaign, where we will be celebrating each of the winning projects throughout the next month on social media.

Allyson Desgroseilliers, P.Eng. Chair, Board of Directors ACEC-Canada