Friday, November 25 was the first 2022 fall session of the South Island – Friday Afternoon Wastewater Group (SI-FAWG). The session was a success with a great turn out. Our very own Karl Willaume has taken over as the new Fearless Leader of the group. The session included updates on industry events/training, updates from the CRD, a fun ‘Installer Price Survey’, and a presentation on soil permeability. Look out for future sessions!
To kick-off the holiday season, MSR took part in the annual BC Children’s Hospital Festival of Trees on Wednesday, November 16th. To showcase our company, MSR decorated half of the tree to represent untreated water and the other half to represent clean water after treatment. You can check out our tree at The Bay Centre, we have some fun, handmade decorations that are sure to make you smile. If you are able to, vote for your favourite tree, all proceeds go to research for diabetes.
We are proud to announce that on Friday, MSR Solutions, along with Christine Lintott Architects Inc. completed a large preliminary subdivision permit application for Shawnigan Estates.
The CVRD addressed and released a Regional Housing Needs Assessment in partnership with its member municipalities and electoral areas in 2021, which investigated the types of housing most needed in the region’s communities in both the present and the future.
Building on this assessment, the proposed development will bring various housing types and commercial business opportunities to Shawnigan Lake, in keeping with the CVRD housing needs and Shawnigan Village character.
Over the last year, MSR Solutions has been busy with the application process involving development permit, rezoning and subdivision applications to create a comprehensive housing, commercial, and institutional development.
In close collaboration with the client and Christine Lintot Architects Inc., MSR pulled together the six submissions this Friday.
Every Thursday afternoon, MSR has a weekly win/team-building meeting to wrap up the week.
This week, each team was given a set of Minecraft Lego to build without the instructions.
Both teams finished with only a little help by receiving the instructions for the last 5 minutes. Great teamwork, concentration, problem solving & structural engineering skills were utilized.
Every Thursday afternoon, MSR has a weekly win/team-building meeting to wrap up the week.
This week, 4 teams were each given 3 feet of string, 3 feet of masking tape, 20 raw spaghetti sticks & 1 marshmallow. The goal was to build the tallest free-standing structure with the marshmallow on top, in 20 minutes. The marshmallow could not be eaten or reduced in size in any way. All the other components were not mandatory to use completely.
Taryn & Samuel won for tallest structure. Nazila & Anastasiia won 2nd place for stability and also for finishing under time. Jeff & TJ should have quit while they were ahead, building by far the tallest tower, though it was lacking in structural integrity.
This week’s weekly win wrapped up another great team effort using co-operation, innovation & creativity.
Anastasiia joined MSR based on her background in environmental science. She completed her Bachelors of Ecology at the Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding, Ukraine, with a specialization in Ecology and Environmental Protection. She then went on to complete her master’s degree in Economics of the Environment and Natural Resource Management and Ph.D. in Environmental Protection Technology, both from the Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding, Ukraine. As part of her thesis, Anastasiia looked at the use of ion exchange and electrolysis for treating industrial wastewater. After completing her Ph.D., Anastasiia went on to teach courses at the university including biochemistry and hydrology and worked in a chemistry laboratory doing water testing. Anastasiia enjoys spending time with friends and family, hiking, camping, and walking her dog.
We hope you join MSR Solutions Inc. in welcoming Taryn and Anastasiia. MSR looks forward to the great work they are doing and will continue to do in the future.
For more info on who works here, check out the MSR Team page.
