Spring Fling is fast approaching! Always the pinnacle social event for CPWA Manitoba members, this gives the opportunity to meet others in a relaxed environment. This year we’ll meet at the Golf Dome on Wilkes to enjoy a great meal, play some golf, get some professional lessons and win some prizes.Cost is $45.00 per person including the meal, golfing and lessons. If you’d like to get tickets to this year’s event please contact your favourite CPWA Manitoba board member.

This year, the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Public Works Association is pleased to present its Annual General Meeting December 3, 2009. For $20, each registrant will have the opportunity to come and go for a variety of events running between 10:00am and 1:00pm.This year's theme is "All about Asphalt". Included with with your registration is:Click, Listen Learn webinar on Asphalt Pavement PreservationPresentation by local exp ... Read More

HOW EFFECTIVE ARE YOUR WINTER MAINTENANCE PRACTICES?Winter maintenance is critical to ensuring mobility and safety to the traveling public during inclement winter weather. For an agency to make the best use of their limited resources available for winter maintenance it is important that the agency be able to determine how well their storm-fighting tactics are and how good a job they are doing in their overall strategy.This Click, Listen, and Lear ... Read More

You and your guest are invited to the 2009 CPWA Manitoba Chapter Spring Fling! This year’s event is ‘Dinner & a Ballgame’ - an evening of meals, socializing and sports entertainment. Meeting at Hu’s on First at Canwest Park in Winnipeg, we’ll watch a independent league baseball game between the Winnipeg Goldeyes and visiting Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks. Cost is $35.00 per person including meal and entertainment. If you’d like to get tic ... Read More

CPWA Board of Directors Meeting

Join many other public works and solid waste professionals from your neighbouring provinces and states. You'll find valuable experience and knowledge on public works and waste management issues all under one roof. The SWANA-CPWA Spring Conference combines three days of quality education programs and technical tours with opportunities to network with manufacturers, distributors, consultants and other public works professionals. The ex ... Read More

CPWA Manitoba's Spring Golf Tournament is fast approaching.  This year we'll couple the event with registrants to the SWANA/CPWA Conference.Cost is $75 per registrant which covers golf, cart and lunch. Please fill out the attached registration form and fax or email it to Shawn Tosh (pw@rmofspringfield.ca, fax:204.444.2389)Map to the course: www.larters.com/course_map.htmCourse Photos: www.larters.com/course_photos.htm

An event hosted by one of our CPWA Manitoba Vendor members: Brock White Construction Materials

Public-Private Partnerships have traditionally been used to finance new toll roads and bridges. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) include many different procurement approaches that can help public works agencies deliver projects of all kinds. International and domestic public works agencies have used PPPs to accelerate project delivery, improve service quality, facilitate project finance, and transfer project risks, where appropriate, to ... Read More

As the ‘Heart of the Continent’, Winnipeg and Manitoba are embarking on the opportunity to become one of Canada’s gateways to global trade. The scale and potential of the Inland Port concept is enormous, potentially paying dividends our communities for decades to come. Please take the opportunity to listen to Barry Rempel, CEO of the Winnipeg Airports Authority, discuss how our infrastructure assets (rail lines, airport, seaport, roadways) ... Read More

 

Join hundreds of public works professionals from streets, roads, and transportation departments from your neighbouring provinces and states. You'll find valuable experience and knowledge of snow fighting and winter road maintenance under one roof.The Mid Canada Snow Conference combines three days of quality education programs and technical tours with opportunities to network with manufacturers, distributors, consultants and other public works ... Read More

Conserving resources is now part and parcel of our daily lives. Program Details: increasing a building�s efficiency in collection and use of energy, water, and materials; new construction vs. retrofit; technology and costs needed to meet requirements; and, information on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) successes that can work for you.

You and your guest are invited to the 2008 CPWA Manitoba Chapter Spring Fling!This year's event is environmentally sound, as we will be touring Fort Whyte Centre. Join your colleagues and friends as we explore this fabulous facility and enjoy a fine Prime Rib and Chicken buffet. Dress is casual as we will be wandering the grounds!Please join us and get away from the fast pace for a few hours. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ... Read More

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The 4 "R" Conference - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink! Our friends at the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) - Northern Lights Chapter are hosting a waste management conference this Spring. We encourage our waste management 'experts' to consider this upcoming opportunity. URL: http://www.swananorthernlights.org/2008conference.html

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CPWA would like to thank MAPLE LEAF CONSTRUCTION for sponsorship of this Click, Listen & Learn Session. Please visit - Maple Leaf Construction This program is presented in cooperation with the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA). Increase the safety of your crews and the public, day and night. Program Details: - setting up, maintaining and dismantling work zone areas; - procedures for employing daytime vs. ... Read More

Maximize federal reimbursement post disaster. Learn basic accounting controls you can set up in advance to ensure you are able to accurately and completely document all the information required by FEMA to increase the probability of your agency getting reimbursed after a disaster Please join us in the final session of a three part series on Emergency Preparedness. This two hour long web based learning opportunity will deal with reimbursement a ... Read More

Monthly Manitoba Chapter Officers Meeting

Organizational Meeting Mid Canada Snow Conference

It happens - sometimes the media wants to talk to someone from public works. So why not take control of media interactions and use them to YOUR advantage? Those who have mastered the media have simply taken the time to learn how to avoid common communications mistakes and create the kind of media relationships that promote the public works message in both “good” and “bad” news situations. Public works professionals who want to increase their c ... Read More

Retain and reuse more of your groundwater or surface water supply! Hear from the experts ways to ensure your community a safe, dependable water supply and prepare for future water emergencies. Find out what critical action one agency had to take during a water crisis and the lessons learned. Topics of discussion: -water conservation and watershed protection strategies -adaptive flow management strategies -how utilities are wrestling wit ... Read More

Monthly Manitoba Chapter Officers Meeting

The last broadcast in the series about pavement concentrates on the quality construction of flexible and rigid pavement. Discussion about hot mix asphalt includes the material, laydown and compaction of the pavement. Information about Portland cement pavements includes materials, forming and pouring, and finishing techniques. After participating in this program you will be able to: • Identify the components of hot mix asphalt pavement require ... Read More

Are you, your business and your community ready to deal with a disaster? This three part series will teach you how to prepare for an emergency, what to do during an emergency and how to track your expenses so you are able to recover some of your costs from Provincial and Federal agencies. Note that the last session on cost recoveries uses American procedures but the basic ideas are the same. These sessions would be of interest to: - anyone ... Read More

Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Vision: The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is poised to be Canada's first federal musum devoted to the topic of Human Rights. For the past several years, Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights has led the charge to create this Museum as a partnership initiative with all levels of government. In April 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that this would become a federal ... Read More

This program is based on one of the best attended and highest rated education sessions at the 2007 American Public Works Congress! Leaking landfills, failing structures, deteriorating water systems – the list of potential aging infrastructure litigation issues is endless. Defending against legal claims can be costly and time consuming. Don’t miss this opportunity to get expert advice on what specific actions public works professionals can take ... Read More

More widely in use than ever before, find out how this technology has expanded, applications for any situation, costs and regulations impacting this process. After session, participants will be better able to: - Reduce the costs of underground pipe installation and renewal - Create a better developed design approach for construction, replacement and/or repair of underground utilities - Improve quality control through the specification and u ... Read More

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Are you, your business and your community ready to deal with a disaster? This three part series will teach you how to prepare for an emergency, what to do during an emergency and how to track your expenses so you are able to recover some of your costs from Provincial and Federal agencies. Note that the last session on cost recoveries uses American procedures but the basic ideas are the same. These sessions would be of interest to: - anyone ... Read More

The second broadcast in the Pavement series overviews maintenance and preservation techniques to help you maintain and preserve your black and white pavements. Speakers address options for maintaining asphalt using crack, fog, slurry and chip seal; microsurfacing, asphalt overlay; and hot and cold in place recycling techniques. Cement maintenance options include joint sealing, diamond grinding, dowel bar retrofit and partial and full depth repair ... Read More

Learn how sustainable design can integrate with daily public works needs and services. Achieve greater sustainability by balancing population needs with non-renewable natural resources to positively impact all phases of a building's life-cycle. Build performance with strategic and practical ways of creating buildings, neighborhoods and communities by: • Identifying processes to minimize the environmental impact of a project • Designing ... Read More

Monthly Manitoba Chapter Officers Meeting

Do you cringe at the thought of trying to find the right Maintenance Management System? Let the experts that have gone through the process share their challenges and success stories in order to help you on your quest to improve daily operations using a MMS. Learn more about: Defining a MMS and how it can work for your agency Selecting the right MMS Preparing your staff for the change Implementing a MMS Identifying and utilizing a M ... Read More

The first broadcast in the Pavement series focuses on planning and developing pavement projects. Specific discussion includes information about hot mix asphalt and Portland cement pavements. After participating in this program you will be able to: • Conduct pavement evaluations and distress surveys. • Design non-destructive forms of testing. • Identify types of field sampling and testing. • Identify candidate treatments. • Coordinate pave ... Read More

A useful and effective tool – a “must have” for any size cold-weather community. Hear from the experts how to initiate a plan that could save you time, labor and material. • Identify Benefits and advantages of a snow and ice plan and policy • Create a process, goals and options for a plan • Assess critical elements that should be included in your plan URL: http://www.apwa.net/events/eventdetail.asp?ID=4005

Monthly Chapter Officers Meeting

Learn how your agency can easily implement Road System Traffic Safety Reviews (TSR) to begin reducing crashes immediately. The following processes will be covered; start-up, roadway selection, field review, and deficiency correction as well as their subsequent treatment evaluation, treatment selection methodology, and cost-benefit measurement process details. Find out how to: • Explain the importance of a Traffic Safety Review • Deve ... Read More

APWA's International Congress and Exposition - San Antonio, TX URL: http://www.apwa.net/congress

Click, Listen and Learn - Audio / Web Broadcast More information will be posted as it becomes available. URL: http://www.apwa.net/Events/eventdetail.asp?ID=2744

Please join us in a celebration for the City of Winnipeg's Public Works Department recent APWA accreditation. A special appearance and presentation from APWA's current President-Elect, Larry Frevert is expected. More details to follow!URL: http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/

Membership Committee Meeting

Strategic Planning Follow-Up Meeting Chapter Officers and Past Presidents are invited to attend.

Chapter Officers Meeting

Come join us for an evening of dinner and a baseball game. Dinner is from Hu's on First. The game will feature the local Winnipeg Goldeyes playing versus the Edmonton Cracker-Cats. Hu's On First - Second To None! Hu's on First, Winnipeg's HOT new Asian Bistro, is open all year at beautiful CanWest Global Park, home of the Winnipeg Goldeyes Baseball Club. Hu's is the first of its kind in Winnipeg and one of the greatest ... Read More

Come join us for an evening of dinner and a baseball game. Dinner is from Hu's on First. The game will feature the local Winnipeg Goldeyes playing versus the Edmonton Cracker-Cats. Hu's On First - Second To None! Hu's on First, Winnipeg's HOT new Asian Bistro, is open all year at beautiful CanWest Global Park, home of the Winnipeg Goldeyes Baseball Club. Hu's is the first of its kind in Winnipeg and one of the greatest ... Read More

Click, Listen and Learn - Audio / Web Broadcast LID is Here to Stay! Public works departments around North America are seeing greater acceptance of Low-Impact Development (LID) principles -- not only for new developments, but also for retrofit of older neighborhoods. Our speakers for this program are experts in implementing LID. Learn how to: - Analyze the various definitions of LID - Determine how to make the business case ... Read More

Bring your family and friends to the Expo and show them what Public Works is all about! The immensely popular Public Works Expo is back with a free day of fun for the entire family at Kildonan Park. Employees from the City of Winnipeg, Province of Manitoba and private sector will offer a variety of activities including: - Aerial Bucket-Truck Rides - Children's Activity Area - Extensive "Climb on" Equipment Display - Concessions - ... Read More

The popular Department of Operations Open House is back with a free day of fun for the entire family at Selkirk Park. Activities will include: - Aerial Lift and Rides - Interactive Equipment Display - Confined Entry Demonstration - Public Service Display - Contest and Prizes - Refreshments

Click, Listen and Learn: Audio / Web Broadcast Tired of your message being lost in translation? Learn what you should NEVER do by e-mail and the keys for framing your message so it can be "heard." Today's business communications are becoming more and more casual and brief--which opens the door for increased misunderstanding. Add to the mix--communicating through the organizational hierarchy--and conveying critical business information tu ... Read More

Click, Listen and Learn - Audio / Web Broadcast Managing fuel costs successfully can be next to impossible without the right tools. Hear tips from experts on ways to purchase fuel, as well as other components of your fleet operations that may play pivotal roles in cost management. Find out how all of these pieces fit into the big picture of managing fuel costs. Learn about: Price risk management Strategies for purchasing fuel Hedging ... Read More

Advanced Construction Inspection – a web-based training series Keep your schedule open for the last of three new web cast programs spotlighting the skills and information required for senior level inspectors. Each session focuses on a specialty area the five-year inspector needs for advancement to bigger and more complex projects. Advanced Contract Administration The senior inspector often takes on a proactive role in defining and inte ... Read More

Chapter Officers Meeting

Click, Listen and Learn - Audio / Web Broadcast More information will be posted as it becomes available. URL: http://www.apwa.net/Events/eventdetail.asp?ID=2734

Advanced Construction Inspection – a web-based training series Keep your schedule open for second of three new web cast programs spotlighting the skills and information required for senior level inspectors. Each session focuses on a specialty area the five-year inspector needs for advancement to bigger and more complex projects. New Technology Find out about the latest products and techniques used during inspections in 2007. This inclu ... Read More

Advanced Construction Inspection – a web-based training series Keep your schedule open for the first of three new web cast programs spotlighting the skills and information required for senior level inspectors. Each session focuses on a specialty area the five-year inspector needs for advancement to bigger and more complex projects. Management of a Construction Project The first in the series concentrates on the advanced skills needed t ... Read More

Monthly Manitoba Chapter Officers Meeting

Kenaston Boulevard (Route 90) is the major north-south transportation route for western Winnipeg. It links Bishop Grandin Boulevard to the North Perimeter Highway, and connects directly to Provincial Trunk Highway 7. In 2004, Winnipeg, Canada and Manitoba agreed to jointly fund a railway grade separation at Kenaston Boulevard and the CN Rivers (Mainline) Subdivision. Stantec Consulting Ltd was retained as the prime consultan ... Read More

Click, Listen and Learn - Audio / Web Broadcast Stretching to Stay Out of the Red? Many agencies are faced with the same challenge making major infrastructure improvements with minimal budgets. Get tips for managing your assets from experts who have been through the experience of determining where, when, and how much to invest in your infrastructure. Learn about: · Methods for identifying the value of your assets · Condition assessment ... Read More

This presentation is a simplified look at how three-dimensional and two-dimensional machine control can be applied to a variety of construction applications to increase productivity, improve accuracy, increase safety and reduce costs. These include applying survey grade GPS and robotic total stations into earthmoving and road building machines. This will also look at current projects in Manitoba utilizing the technology.URL: http://www.cansel.ca/Cansel2005-English/Home_en.htm

Monthly Manitoba Chapter Officers Meeting

Strategic Planning Session to tie up loose ends from the December 1 Meeting. Chapter Officers and Past Presidents are invited to attend.

Click, Listen and Learn - Audio / Web Broadcast Are city and county residents clamoring for measures to reduce neighborhood traffic volumes and speeds? How do you figure out which traffic calming devices are valid for the conditions in your jurisdiction? What designs and specifications have had the best results? Tune into this audio-web broadcast as traffic engineering experts examine: • state-of-the art design considerations for various road ... Read More

Click, Listen and Learn - Audio / Web Broadcast More information will be posted as it becomes available.URL: http://www.apwa.net/Events/eventdetail.asp?ID=2731

Manitoba Hydro has announced a research and development project to review the potential of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and the possible impact that the new technology could have on future Manitoba Hydro electrical load growth and energy markets. Manitoba Hydro helped convert one of their 2005 Toyota Hybrid Prius cars so that it has a battery pack that can be conveniently plugged in and charged at any standard 120-volt out ... Read More

Click, Listen and Learn - Audio / Web Broadcast Want to recapture the lush heritage your city once had? Trees add value to an urban environment on many levels. How do you achieve the proper balance without jeopardizing the trees or your agency¹s budget? January¹s webcast will guide you in developing your own “Urban Forestry Plan.” Find out: • What, when and where to plant in your city or county landscapes • Which specialized software ... Read More

Click, Listen and Learn - Audio / Web Broadcast The daily Public Works environment often has a built-in level of risk. Having an effective safety program is critical for both employee and employer. Find out specifics for mitigating potential dangers and increasing safety in your agency. Safety elements to be discussed: Producing a master safety manual Selecting the right training Monitoring safety through measures and reports Pe ... Read More

Monthly Manitoba Chapter Officers Meeting

Skateboarding and the Forks Plaza Hosts: John Kiernan - Coordinator with the City of Winnipeg's Planning, Property and Development Department Mark Van der Zalm - Lead Architect and Principal of Van der Zalm and Associates Design does Matter - Urban Design in Winnipeg Host: Harry Finnegan - Director of the City of Winnipeg Planning, Property and Development Department

Monthly Manitoba Chapter Officers Meeting

For almost three years. the City of Winnipeg's Planning, Property and Development Department has been engaged in a permits process review, driven by the vision to become the best municipality in Canada at providing quality service to their customers while at the same time effectively fulfilling their mandate as a municipality authority. Working together with representatives from the construction and development industry and front-line staff, t ... Read More

Learning Objectives After completing this sessions, participates will be able to: - Describe the history of qualifications based selection. - Explain the APWA position statement for QBS. - Identify the highlights/updates in the new Red Book. Quality matters. Do you have an upcoming project requiring design services? Contrary to your initial reaction, bidding for professional design services often compromises the architecture, engineering o ... Read More

Next event expected to be November 16, 2006.URL: http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/Engineering/KenastonUnderpass/KenastonUnderpass.asp

To assist communities in maintaining sustainable infrastructure, Building Science Insight 2006 will address some of the challenges and opportunities related to achieving the necessary quality, efficiency and durability of these systems. The seminar will focus on the engineering techniques, tools and guidelines required to maintain and renew an aging and diverse infrastructure portfolio. More specifically, it will examine what is required to susta ... Read More

Monthly Manitoba Chapter Officers Meeting

Monthly Board meeting followed by Annual MB Chapter Golf Tournament

golf tournament

Spring Fling

Lunch & Speaker