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Treasurer’s Update

Hi there, my name is Mitch Smith and I am the Vice President and Treasurer for ASHRAE Manitoba this 2022-2023 year. If you’ve been delinquent on meeting payments, you’ve probably seen an email or two from me! Fun fact – I became an ASHRAE member during my last year of

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Leadership Interview – Neil Childs

ASHRAE Leadership Interview – December 12 and 20, 2022 Neil Childs, Chapter President 1986 and Society Life Member Background Neil was born in 1933 in Gilbert Plains, MB His parents had a farm with cows and  chickens and grew grain. Eggs and cream formed a large part of the family

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Chapter History Update

Past-Presidents Night, Dec 21, 2022, Stone Angel BreweryFront row, left to right: Doug Castor, Kelli Goldstone, Corey Nation(seated), Denton VandersteenBack row, left to right: Sergio Almeida, Dieter Bartel, Robert McDowall, George Marchildon, Stirling Walkes, Bert Phillips, Neil Childs, Justin Albo, David Stones ASHRAE Leadership Interview  –  November 30, 2022 Dieter

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Research Promotion Update

Hello, my name is Justin Albo and I am honoured to be the Manitoba Research Promotion Chair for this season. This position plays an important role in the overall composition of the ASHRAE board. It is important to understand what is taking place in our profession and the Research Promotion

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Student Activities Update

Hi my name is Megan DaCosta and I am the Student Activities Chair this year. I graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Mechanical Engineering degree. I am currently with Price Industries on the Application Engineering Team for the Grilles, Registers, and Diffusers (GRD) product line. I’m an avid

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Membership Promotion Update

Hello there! My name is Marcos Guastalle. I’m the current Membership Promotion (MP) Chair and President Elect. My history with ASHRAE started in 2014, when I became an associate member and attended the HVAC Design Training in Atlanta. In 2019, I joined the Manitoba Chapter Board of Governors (BOG) as

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Manitoba Building Expo

Tuesday, October 18 2022 is the eighth annual Manitoba Building Conference & Expo – a full-day event dedicated entirely to designing, building, and managing commercial and institutional buildings at the Victoria Inn and Convention Centre. This Expo combines a tradeshow/product expo, educational seminars, and a keynote luncheon. Exhibitors will be showcasing the

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Passings

Edward John Faraci was a well-known Manitoba mechanical consulting engineer. Ed passed away on December 26, 2021. He was born in 1943. His name is the In Memoriam section of the Spring 2022 edition of Keystone Professional, published by Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba The full obituary can be seen on-line at: 

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