Environmental Protection Protection of the environment is one of the greatest challenges facing modem society.As new types of pollution are detected,engineers must develop new solutions to cure the problems.Geological engineers have a crucial role because of their knowledge of how the earth reacts to various engineering processes.With increasing value of land.demand for innovative solutions such as the use of underground space will grow steadily.Highly talented engineers are needed to design and construct excavations and tunnels and to safely dispose of garbage,sewage,and toxic chemicals. Building and maintenance of roads,railways,airports,transmission lines and pipelines in the challenging terrain characteristic of many parts of Canada require an enormous amount of expert input from geological engineers.These needs are likely to become even stronger in the future.as transportation standards for safety.reliability and capacity increase.For example,recent building of high speed rail lines,in the European countries and Japan represents one of the greatest geological engineering challenges ever faced. In this country.we will be facing similar challenges in the near future. Energy Energy-we have all become aware of Canada's continuing struggle to meet its energy needs.Energy is essential for heating,transportation,manufacturing,and most other aspects of our life.We cannot afford to be complacent because we import as much energy in the form of oil,gas,and coal and uranium as we export.Hundreds of geological engineers are involved in multi-billion dollar exploration programs to find more resources. These include:oil and gas in Western Canada,the Arctic and off the East Coast;uranium in Saskatchewan:tar sands in Alberta;coal in the Rocky Mountains and Maritimes:and geothermal energy in British Columbia.Geological engineers also work as reservoir engineers.pit engineers and mine geologists in the production of these resources.Other important issues connected with energy production are the safety of facilities in the event of earthquakes and other natural disasters,and risk to the environment,connected with pollution from thermal energy plants and the disposal of waste from nuclear reactors.All of these issues require input from geological engineers. Water Water is the most essential mineral commodity used by man.Thus groundwater is an important realm of geological engineering.In many parts of Canada such as the Prairies. the location of industry and the irrigation of farms depends on a reliable and abundant source of good water.This often requires dams for watershed management or drilling to tap underground aquifers.Some geological engineers regulate water supply for5 Environmental Protection Protection of the environment is one of the greatest challenges facing modern society. As new types of pollution are detected, engineers must develop new solutions to cure the problems. Geological engineers have a crucial role because of their knowledge of how the earth reacts to various engineering processes. With increasing value of land, demand for innovative solutions such as the use of underground space will grow steadily. Highly talented engineers are needed to design and construct excavations and tunnels and to safely dispose of garbage, sewage, and toxic chemicals. Building and maintenance of roads, railways, airports, transmission lines and pipelines in the challenging terrain characteristic of many parts of Canada require an enormous amount of expert input from geological engineers. These needs are likely to become even stronger in the future, as transportation standards for safety, reliability and capacity increase. For example, recent building of high speed rail lines, in the European countries and Japan represents one of the greatest geological engineering challenges ever faced. In this country, we will be facing similar challenges in the near future. Energy Energy - we have all become aware of Canada's continuing struggle to meet its energy needs. Energy is essential for heating, transportation, manufacturing, and most other aspects of our life. We cannot afford to be complacent because we import as much energy in the form of oil, gas, and coal and uranium as we export. Hundreds of geological engineers are involved in multi-billion dollar exploration programs to find more resources. These include: oil and gas in Western Canada, the Arctic and off the East Coast; uranium in Saskatchewan; tar sands in Alberta; coal in the Rocky Mountains and Maritimes; and geothermal energy in British Columbia. Geological engineers also work as reservoir engineers, pit engineers and mine geologists in the production of these resources. Other important issues connected with energy production are the safety of facilities in the event of earthquakes and other natural disasters, and risk to the environment, connected with pollution from thermal energy plants and the disposal of waste from nuclear reactors. All of these issues require input from geological engineers. Water Water is the most essential mineral commodity used by man. Thus groundwater is an important realm of geological engineering. In many parts of Canada such as the Prairies, the location of industry and the irrigation of farms depends on a reliable and abundant source of good water. This often requires dams for watershed management or drilling to tap underground aquifers. Some geological engineers regulate water supply for