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Media Release Trail, BC / November 12 2021 – Trail-based engineering firm, Austin Engineering, has provided employment for two new Engineers-in-Training (EIT) who joined the company in September.  Zak Furiak and Gulam Mohammed Mustafa started with the award-winning engineering firm in September in the civil and structural departments, respectively. Both EITs completed a bachelor's degree majoring in Civil Engineering, with Mustafa recently having graduated [...]

Woodworth Dam construction progresses following delays In 2020, construction began on replacing the Woodworth Dam in Prince Rupert, on British Columbia’s Northwest coast. A critical piece of infrastructure and a huge project, the dam serves as a reservoir and water source for the city.  The new structure, a 15m high concrete gravity arch dam, is being constructed downstream of the existing [...]

Emergency inspection following flash flooding at Christina Lake  In the early hours of April 26th this year, three homes were affected by flash flooding at Christina Lake in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB), 20km outside of Grand Forks. Following the flood, in which all residents were evacuated, Austin Engineering’s Hydrotechnical team was called to perform an emergency inspection at the scene on Fife [...]