Read more about Mud Bay: Tackling climate change the natural way
The City of Surrey expects the sea level to rise by one meter by the year 2100. The City's Coastal Flood Adaptation Stra…
Projects
Read more about Uniting Both Sides of the Tracks: The Ross Street Underpass
The Ross Street Underpass was a highly anticipated project to allow Salmon Arm pedestrians and motorists to cross under…
Read more about Whispering Pines Revetment
Preventing riverbank erosion. The Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band’s lands are located 35 km north of Kamloops…
Read more about A timely repair: Hwy 369 landslide
Safely remediating and reopening a highway. A landslide in Saskatchewan’s Assiniboine River Valley forced the clos…
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Read more about Widening and rebuilding a main Ottawa thoroughfare
Improving transportation infrastructure in Ottawa. The City of Ottawa is widening a 2.5 km segment of Bank Street south…
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Read more about Laying the foundations for wind and solar projects
The right site and the proper foundations. There are many considerations when designing a renewables project: site selec…
Read more about Twinning Stoney Trail
A major connection in Calgary. The new Stoney Trail bridge over the Bow River was built approximately 30 m west of the e…
Read more about Safe water supply dams
Serving the Capital Regional District since the 1970s. The Capital Regional District (CRD) is the regional government fo…
Read more about Enhancing public safety: Bridge seismic retrofits
Many bridges in Vancouver were not up to modern seismic standards. Vancouver is known for seismic activity and infrastru…
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Read more about Bringing LNG to Kitimat: our work on the Coastal GasLink Pipeline
The Coastal GasLink project spans 670 kilometers. Once in service, it will deliver natural gas from northeastern BC to t…
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Read more about Instrumentation monitoring for a variety of mining structures
Reducing staffing demands through automation. Our client operates two mining sites approximately 70 kms north of Fort Mc…
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Read more about Remediating groundwater from afar
An in-house designed remedation system recovers groundwater contaminants. When our Alberta-based client needed to remedi…
Read more about Mobilizing quickly for emergency response
When severe climactic events impact infrastructure, people, goods, and services are impacted. Consultants and contractor…
Read more about Stabilizing the slopes above a popular pathway in Edmonton's River Valley
Our work on this important project led to an award-winning paper for Thurber. A landslide occurred along the North Saska…
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Read more about Designing for the North: the Tlicho All Season Access Road
Whatì is a First Nations community located about 164 kms from Yellowknife. It was previously mainly a fly-in comm…
Read more about Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: The Richmond Olympic Oval
Supporting Olympic dreams. The Richmond Speed Skating Oval is located on 32 acres of city-owned land at the southwest co…
Read more about The ultimate milk run: Our airport work
Smooth landings and takeoffs. We work with airport clients and consultants across Canada and internationally to support…
Read more about Bridging two countries: the Gordie Howe International Bridge
The longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. The Gordie Howe International Bridge project is the largest and most a…
Read more about Connecting Toronto: the Ontario Line
Faster, easier connections. The Ontario Line in Toronto will create faster, easier connections, and make travel within T…
Read more about Rehabilitation options for Moose Jaw's Thunderbird Viaduct
Built in 1929, it's a part of Moose Jaw's history. The Thunderbird Viaduct was constructed in 1929, replacing a wooden s…
Read more about Turning a former quarry into a vibrant seaside community
An oceanside community. Royal Bay is an oceanside community in Colwood, British Coumbia. Formerly a gravel quarry, it's…
Read more about Connecting an island to the mainland: Marysville Ferry Terminal
A new ferry helps visitors and residents alike. The village of Marysville is a small community of 1,500 people located o…
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Read more about Combining geotechnical and environmental services in Coal Harbour, Vancouver
A new community space in Vancouver. Construction of Vancouver’s Coal Harbour Phase II involves expanding the commu…
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Read more about Building An Overburden Waste Storage Area Over A Tailings Pond
Solving a space challenge. When our oil sands client needed to expand their overburden waste storage area, they faced a…
Read more about Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project
Remote conditions and high mountain passes. The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project (TMEP) is twinning the existin…
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Read more about The longest pile wall in Peace River
How do you prevent an unstable slope from sliding? In the case of this roadway in the town of Peace River, Alberta, the…
Read more about 32 Years At Macewan University
A testament to Thurber's long-term client relationships In 1991, Grant MacEwan Community College (today it’s MacEw…
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Read more about Revitalizing a 60 year old bridge
Innovative engineering solutions. Courtenay’s 5th Street Bridge is an important connector in the Comox Valley. Ori…
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Read more about Places where people come together: City of Calgary Mainstreets
Revitalizing the heart of established Calgary communities. The City of Calgary's vision is "a great place to make a livi…
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Read more about Long-term monitoring of a contaminated site, Calgary
A 30+ year commitment. Thurber provided environmental monitoring on the site of a decommissioned refinery in the heart o…
Read more about 55+ years of transportation projects in steep terrain
Thurber has completed over 250 projects for BCMoTI. Our work has included geological hazard assessments, route selection…
Read more about Improving visitor safety in Kananaskis
5.4 million visitors in 2020. Kananaskis is a large, multi-use recreation region in Alberta extending from Highway 1A in…
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Read more about A bridge in the sky: Glacier Skywalk
280 meters above the Sunwapta River. Perched some 280 metres above the rushing Sunwapta River sits a glass floor observa…
Read more about From two lane to four lane: Kicking Horse Canyon, Golden, BC
Upgrades to a treacherous stretch of highway The Kicking Horse Canyon project transformed 21 kms of narrow, winding two-…
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Read more about Stabilizing avalanches
Snow fencing stabilizes snow in-place. This project was completed under a B.C. Ministry of Transportation & Infrastr…
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Read more about A new bridge across the Kitimat River
Replacing a 69-year-old bridge A 69-year-old highway bridge provided the only connection across the Kitimat River betwee…
Read more about Rerouting and rebuilding the West Fraser Road near Quesnel, BC
Reconnecting communities. In late March 2015, heavy rainfall on melting snow caused high volumes of surface runoff and h…