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14 Feature Project RCMP E Division Headquarters
July/August 2012 | Volume 9 No.5
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The new RCMP headquarters in Surrey, B.C. is a purpose built facility that will consolidate 25 separate locations throughout Metro Vancouver, improving efficiencies and response times.
Industry Focus 18 Open Shop B.C.’s Political Future Rising Municipal Fees Merit Canada: Tackling Issues
26 Engineering
B.C./ALBERTA SALES
Mapping Project Data in Real Time Performance Based Analysis Glacier Discovery Walk Total Building Commissioning
38 Skills Training Next Step in Safety Meeting the Demand Blended Learning Red Seal Recognition
Departments 04 Message from the Editor 42 The Legal File Did I Sign Up For That? When a Lien Won’t Help
44 Architect Corner Wood, Water and Air
46 Industry News
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Aerial view of the new RCMP headquarters in Surrey, B.C. Photo credit: Government of Canada.
Cheryl Mah Nick Bevanda Terri Meyer Boake Sylvie Boulanger Alicia Brady-Deaust Simon Brown Rebecca Cleary Rob DuMerton Greg Halsted Philip Hochstein Terrance Oakey Parveen Parhar Boban Ratkovich Keith Sashaw Melanie Simmons Rob Simpson Brendan Walashek Dan Gnocato Tel: 604.549.4521 ext. 223
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32 Steel Form, Fit and Finish Signature Steel Truss Structure Column Structural Stability
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