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Life membership may be granted to current or former CDA members whose lifetime of dedication and achievement has contributed significantly to the dam industry in Canada. The CDA Honours and Awards Committee recommends individual(s) to the Board for receiving Life Membership. Generally, recipients will have retired from active work (beyond occasional individual consulting) and will have been active members of the CDA or its predecessor associations for at least 10 years. Life Membership includes complimentary membership in CDA.
Life Membership Application Form
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Meet Wayne Millions, 2026 recipient Wayne Millions, P.Eng. Beginning his engineering career in 1980 after receiving his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Saskatchewan, Wayne Millions worked his entire career in the consulting engineering sector and started semi-retirement in November 2023 following 19 years of service with Hatch in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Prior to joining Hatch, Wayne worked for Monenco Consultants in Calgary and Cochrane-SNC-Lavalin in Regina. Over the years, he worked on dam safety, dam rehabilitation, and new dam construction projects across Canada. Notably, he was the Structural Design Lead on the award winning Keeyask Generation Project that was recently completed with Manitoba Hydro. Continuing to work part time in a senior advisory role with Hatch, Wayne also provides mentorship to up and coming dam safety professionals. Wayne was on the Executive Committee of the Regina Engineering Society for three years and an active member of the Canadian Ski Patrol System for 10 years. Wayne has been a CDA member for more than 25 years and was a member of the organizing committee for the 2000 and 2008 Annual Conferences, and a co-author for the 2024 CDA Published Paper Award of Excellence. |
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The previous honourees are:
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