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Stormwater Summit Day One Presentations: Part 3

Session 1: East Lake Park – Designing Water Quality and Park Improvements in an Urban Setting East Lake Pond is approximately 1 ¾ acres in size and fed by a…

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How Technology-Driven Public Works Agencies are Strengthening Our Nation’s Infrastructure

Who is leading the charge for strengthening of our nation’s infrastructure and preparing for tomorrow? It is the organizations who are not following a ‘business as usual’ approach, but are…

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Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) Advocacy Update: “It Starts Here”

Inspired by the 2019 National Public Works theme ““It Starts Here,” this session will focus on CPWA’s advocacy efforts for public works, federal infrastructure programs and other initiatives that affect…

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Maintain Shared Assets: Reduce Costs & Downtime with Teamwork

From field workers to supervisors, each employee plays an integral and complex role in maintaining equipment at a high level. This course will give drivers, operators, and supervisors the tools and the know-how to set up guidelines and procedures for daily, weekly, and yearly maintenance programs for vehicles and equipment—guidelines that will ultimately reduce cost and downtime.

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Preparing for the Right Winter Weather Event

Whether a winter event will be snow, sleet, freezing rain, rain or all of the above significantly affects how you’ll fight the next storm. Dual-Pol radar often allows you to see which of these precipitation types will be part of the incoming storm, as well as the intensity and timing of the storm. Let’s go through case studies and discover tips and tricks to better prepare you and your crews for the right storm.

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Past, Present & Future: The Evolution of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Snow Operations

Since statehood in 1959, little changed in Alaska’s snow removal operations beyond minor equipment configurations and operators in the seats. However, in the last 15 years, Alaska’s snow operations have undergone substantial and meaningful changes including adjustments to plow routes and work shifts, equipment innovations, and implementation of new technologies. Enjoy this overview of Alaska’s evolution from the past into the present day and their vision moving forward.

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Overcoming Operational Challenges at a Snow Storage Site

In cities where the snow does not melt for the entire winter season, snow storage facilities are an essential component of winter maintenance. Depending on the type of facility, managing a snow storage site involves not only staff and equipment costs but also the costs associated with environmental testing, utilities, and site maintenance during the summer. The City of Regina has adopted innovative technologies to gather site user data, implement a cost recovery initiative, and regularly educate snow-hauling contractors and their staff.

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Do Robots Read Signs? Technology Impacts on Roadway Maintenance and Operations

Maintenance and Operations are the cornerstones of keeping transportation systems safe and efficient. As technologies are introduced on a near-daily basis, it’s vital that public works departments discuss the benefits…

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Bringing Joy to Our Work with Lean Thinking! Transforming Infrastructure Delivery with Integrated Design

Discover how lean thinking can be integrated into the public works and transportation worlds. Among the concepts and topics we'll discuss are the lean philosophy; team development and organizational principles;…

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Development of a Utilities Strategic Plan Fueled by Staff Engagement and Input

Learn about the intricacies of developing a Utilities Strategic Plan that covers four lines of business (water, wastewater, stormwater, solid waste) within a public works organizational framework. The objectives of…

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