• Presentation by Ron Poole and James Kutt on the history and technical aspects of galvanizing
  • Joke of the Month Contest!

  • Presentation and PIAB shop tour on Fume Management by Keith Daly
  • Goodbye to Donna Baldry
  • Welcoming Brenda Moe
  • Tour of new PIAB facility
  • Bruce Third Scholarship Award 
  • 25th Anniversary Membership Award to Ron Clough      
  • Visit by District Director Neil Shannon for BC Section's 10th birthday 
  • Presentation and shop tour of Dynamic Structures plant with Rob Third: Port Coquitlam Overpass Project

 
  • Presentation and shop demonstrations of the Induction Heating Process by Sil Nonis at Red-D-Arc in Delta
  • Presentations by Mark Burke on aluminum electrodes and Ken Mui on aluminum welding at the Surrey Guildford Ramada
  • AWS appreciation award to BC Section Chair Pat Newhouse by Steve Prost
HOME 
  • Joint dinner meeting with ASM International at Ricky's All Day Grill in Surrey
  • Presentation by John Davidson on the Golden Ears Bridge
  • Presentation and plant tour by Claude Brule, Environment and Public Affairs Manager, and Sean McCoy, Environmental Coordinator
September  2009:
STEVE PROST of M & R SALES on
WELDING METALLURGY
&
WELDING CASTINGS
  • Presentation by Steve Prost on basic metallurgy and welding of castings
  • Bruce Third Scholarship Awards 
  • Joke of the Month Contest... ask Rob Third about the Monkey!

  • Presentation by Bob Van Deelen on the Evolution of Stainless Steels
  • Visit by District 19 Director Neil Shannon
  • Joke of the Month Contest!

  • Presentation and tour of Roboweld in Coquitlam with Carl Heinrich and his technical robotics guys
  • 30th Anniversary Membership Award to Don McLeod
  • Presentation by Julia Kossowski on the design, installation and integration of the Eye of the Wind
  • Joke of the Month Contest!


April 2008:
Steve Heim and
Brenco Industries

  • Slide show presentation and shop tour by Steve Heim and his great crew!
  • Great dinner hosted by Brenco... thanks!

October 2008:
Keith Daly and Lincoln Electric
November 2008:
Carl Heinrich and
Roboweld


January 2009:
Rob Third and
Dynamic Structures
February 2009:
Sil Nonis and
Red-D-Arc
April 2009:
John Davidson and
Levelton Consultants



November
2009:
SHOP TOUR OF
SILVER CITY
GALVANIZING
January 2010:
JULIA KOSSOWSKI
and
GROUSE MOUNTAIN
WIND TURBINE
October 2009:
BOB VAN DEELEN OF
SANDVIK MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY
AND THE
EVOLUTION OF STAINLESS STEELS
May
2009:
Claude Brule,
Sean McCoy
and
Lafarge Cement



March 2009:
Mark Burke and Indalco Alloys
Ken Mui of Lincoln Electric Canada


  • District 19 annual Conference in Seattle, WA
  • "Stump the Experts" contest, won by Spokane Section
  • award presentations
May 2009:
AWS DISTRICT 19
CONFERENCE
IN SEATTLE
March 2010:
JIM McLAGAN
and
CANRON WESTERN CONSTRUCTORS
tour and dinner
  • 83 tour attendees! 59 at the dinner!
  • Presentation by Vice-President Jim McLagan on the Port Mann Bridge Crossing and other Canron projects
  • Joke of the Month Contest!

April 2010:
Covanta Energy Corp
tour and dinner
  • dinner at Avalon Dairy Deli
  • Presentation and tour with Helmut Bott and Tim Benko
  • Joke of the Month Contest!

May 2010:
BILL COUGHLIN on
SOCIAL NETWORKING
  • dinner at Ricky's All Day Grill
  • Presentation by Bill Coughlin
  • Joke of the Month Contest!

May 2010:
AWS DISTRICT 19
CONFERENCE
IN ALASKA
  • District 19 annual Conference in Anchorage, AL
  • "Stump the Experts" contest, won by Puget Sound Section
  • award presentations
  • We miss you, Bruce Weisman....