ENGINEERED RESPONSE

摘要

As the Alberta economy shifts into semi-boom mode again, thanks to accelerated oilsands development and unconventional oil and gas expansion, there will have to be more engineers to design the plants and the infrastructure needed to accommodate that growth-and that worries executives with the provincial association that represents engineers. "Alberta's situation is more acute than any other province in Canada," says Len Shrimpton, chief executive officer of the Edmonton-based Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA), the body responsible for licensing all engineers in the province and for providing ongoing training, as well as working with government, industry and educators to promote the profession. "The expectation is we could be several thousand engineers short in five to 10 years."