New Okotokian recognized for hurricane-resistant roof project

John Burt has only lived in Okotoks for two months, but is already generating good press for the community. A recent graduate of the Lethbridge College civil engineering technologies program, Burt is part of a team which researched the best possible roof truss to top plate connection method - work which has garnered two former students a finalist spot for the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta's (ASET) Capstone Project of the Year.
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Quesnel graduate honoured in Alberta for invention of service dog life alert system

A Quesnel Secondary School alumnus is excited to earn a provincial honour in Alberta for helping create a life alert system that a service dog can activate in an emergency. Brandon Lindsay is a former Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) biomedical engineering technology student who has been named a finalist with Michelle Gariepy and Roseveer Salh for the 2022 Capstone Project of the Year Award by the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET).
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