McElhanney is Recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2024!

Put your hands together: McElhanney has officially been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for the second consecutive year! This national competition shines a spotlight on industry-leading employers dedicated to creating exceptional workplaces for their staff. Every year, the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers evaluate hundreds of applications by assessing companies across eight…

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McElhanney’s Pia Abercromby Receives an Engineers and Geoscientists BC Young Professional Award

Published: October 17, 2023 Kudos are in order! Our own Pia Abercromby, Sustainability Services Advisory Group Manager, was recently honoured with the 2023 Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) Young Professional Award. These awards recognize candidates who have made significant professional and technical achievements in the fields of engineering and geoscience, and have demonstrated substantial volunteer…

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McElhanney Young Professional Receives Canadian Consulting Engineer’s Top 10 Under 40 Award

It’s official: Our very own David Ellis, Structural Division Manager, was honoured with a 2023 Canadian Consulting Engineer (CCE) Top 10 Under 40 Award! These awards recognize outstanding up-and-coming young professional engineers in the consulting or construction fields. David’s application spoke to his 13-year career journey and all of his lessons and achievements along the…

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3D model of autonomous drone flight

Autonomous LiDAR Drone for Tunnel Inspection: Mapping the Unknown

Inside a mountain in the Kitimat Ranges on BC’s northwest coast is a 475-metre long, 8-metre wide “tailrace” tunnel that transports the outflow water from the hydroelectric generation station in the mountain. The client, Rio Tinto, required a detailed interior survey of the tunnel for ongoing maintenance purposes and the tailrace could not be shut down for inspection. McElhanney provided bathymetric survey expertise to launch an autonomous drone mission that captured 3D scans of the tunnel interior to provide the client with the high-definition data they required for the structure.

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