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UpFront tablE of contEnts
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22
i cover Features departments
22 The Real Life of Ryley 13 TechnoFile upFront
Persistence paid off for this New Look for a Legend 6 Contributors
farm boy from Saskatchewan Hit by Avro’s Arrow,
whose career as a mountain volunteers with NAIT’s 7 Editor’s Note
resort planner has exceeded Aircraft Skin and Structure 7 Letters
his wildest dreams. Repair program refurbish a
By Kristen Vernon model of the aviation icon. 8 president’s Connections
26 10 Top peaks to ski By Ruth Juliebo 9 Newsbytes
Cover photo Recommended by Ryley 30 people f Alumnus/staff tecHnoFile
Thiessen Men With Brooms
By Adam Blasberg
It was fall 1984 when Kevin 11 Gadgets
Martin showed up at the
offi ce of Jules Owchar, asking
to play for NAIT. That began
what is beyond question the
most successful player-
coach relationship in the got a biG iDEa?
history of curling.
By Allen Cameron 64 Win $10,000
in services with the
54 Technique
novaNAIT Technology
Camera, Light, Action
Commercialization
WEB EXTRA Photographer Dale
Challenge.
View the covers that didn’t make
MacMillan’s tips to help you
the cut and share your comments.
take better sports photos.
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By Diane Bégin
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contents
13
40
innovate naitspaces
18 NAIT’s got Talent 28 Nexen Theatre 45 postcard 60 Recipe
From a pet alarm to a police Big picture Learning Live From Washington, Salmon en Papillote
recruitment campaign, these NAIT’s newest high-tech D.C.! 62 platings
winners stand out on the video conferencing facility from Jennifer Harris
Enjoy the food and
academic stage. can take education beyond
46 Entrepreneur hospitality of NAIT culinary
20 simulation the traditional classroom. Brawn Ambition grads.
Breathing practice people Teased as a kid for working
postscripts
Simulations are gaining out, Mat Park is setting up
momentum as a way to 36 Ask an Expert shop in California to train 64 Click
Get Ready to Hurry Hard
prepare Respiratory Therapy professional athletes. What’s new at
students for the realities of Exercise tips for curlers from techlifemag.ca
Personal Fitness Trainer 50 3 Questions
the workplace.
instructor Lorraine Glass. 66 Rewind
52 Reading Room
greenscape olympic Memories
39 Athletes
21 Applied Research on the Leaderboard culinait Canada played host to the
world for the 1988 Olympic
Rooftop Gardens Take Root NAIT Ooks players to keep 57 profi le Winter Games in Calgary.
Applied research project your eyes on this season. Appetite for Gold Staff and alum involved in the
aims to discover the best 40 Athlete The desire to win in the Games share their memories.
plants and growth medium pressure-cooker world of
shooting star
for the microclimate of an culinary competition is hard-
The Ooks women’s
Edmonton roof. wired to this instructor’s
basketball captain broke four
personality – and he has the
records last season, including
hardware to prove it.
the career scoring record.
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UpFront contribUtors
Vancouver-based photographer Adam Blasberg first met
techlivf3.1 e 2009
Ryley Thiessen in March 2009, while scouting locations
for the techlife shoot. It didn’t take long, he says, to realize
that Thiessen is one of the hardest-working and most
accommodating people he’d ever met. “It’s rare that the
subject organizes the shoot, makes arrangements for
people technology innovation
transportation and bends over backwards to ensure its
success. Ryley did all that, and entertained at the same
techlifemag.ca
time. The photographs speak to Ryley’s authenticity, editor
PAGE f 22 both personally and professionally.” Rhonda Chinchilla Sherri Krastel
managing editor
(Photographic Technology ’09) assisted Blasberg in
Kristen Vernon
Whistler. associate and online editor
Diane Bégin (Marketing ’97)
art director
Derek Lue
Curling is a particular passion for Allen Cameron, the
associate art director
Calgary Herald’s football and curling writer (he’s worked Andrea Yury
at the paper since 2000). The 2008-09 curling season designers
Debra Bachman Smith, Trina Koscielnuk, Sheena Riener
was a highlight for him; Cameron covered the four major
copy editor
national and world championships and was named the
Jill Pringle
Canwest News Service Olympic team’s curling writer for advertising and circulation manager
the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. Over the years, he’s Nicole Parker (Marketing ’08)
contributing writers
gotten to know Kevin Martin and Jules Owchar, and last
Allen Cameron, Donovan Francis, Kathy Frazer, Tracy Hyatt,
season followed their team through the provincials, the Ruth Juliebo, Rayne Kuntz (Radio and Television ’88),
PAGE f 30 Brier and the worlds, ending with their heartbreaking loss Naomi K. Lewis, Lisa Ricciotti
contributing photographers
at the world championship final in Moncton.
Adam Blasberg, John Book (Photographic Technology
’87), Stewart Cook (Machine Shop ‘87, Machinist
‘90), Leigh Frey (Photographic Technology ’01), Vern
Klotz (Photographic Technology ’86), Dale MacMillan
When Tracy Hyatt picked up a basketball in junior
(Photographic Technology ’94) Jason Ness (Photographic
high, she had dreams of going pro. She watched Larry Technology ’00), Gary Parker, Jill Shantz (Photographic
Technology ’99)
Bird, Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas play in the NBA
multimedia developers at techlifemag.ca
and thought “that could be me.” It wasn’t until she
Robert Belland, Kim Brix
unsuccessfully tried out for her high school team that postcard
she realized how much hard work it takes to make it to Jennifer Harris (Petroleum Engineering Technology
’01, staffer and fourth-year Bachelor of Technology in
the top. Interviewing NAIT basketball player Dale-Marie
Technology Management student)
Cumberbatch hammered home that long-forgotten subscriptions
message. “Even though she was sidelined with an injury, Send changes of address to [email protected].
PAGE f 40 she showed up to every practice and studied every aspect Go Green. To receive techlife electronically only, email
[email protected].
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former managing editor of Alberta Venture and a regular freelance submissions
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Naomi K. Lewis was born in England, and has lived in advertising and circulation inquiries
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the U.S. and several Canadian cities. She currently lives
in Calgary, where she’s working on her second novel
Techlife magazine is published twice a year by NAIT
between teaching, ghostwriting and editing. Her first Corporate Communications. Online features are published
regularly at techlifemag.ca. Opinions expressed are not
novel, Cricket in a Fist, was published by Goose Lane
necessarily those of NAIT or the editorial team.
Editions in 2008. Personal trainer and bodybuilder Mat Techlife is a proud member of the Alberta Magazine
Park drove three hours to Calgary for their interview, and Publishers Association, abiding by the national magazine
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was so personable and enthusiastic, Lewis briefly forgot
she had the stomach flu. Since the interview, her posture
PAGE f 46 and exercise habits have much improved.
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EDitor’s notE • lEttErs UpFront
Thiessen’s journey to becoming a mountain resort “wE don’t All
planner was born on the Saskatchewan prairies, nurtured
at NAIT and realized in the mountains of Whistler, B.C., hAvE to bE
where, early in his career, he helped design the venue
where the best athletes in the world will compete this ProfESSionAl
winter in Nordic events. Today, his high-flying career
AthlEtES to rElAtE
takes him to peaks around the world, negotiating with
clients in the Ukraine, snowboarding a legendary ski
to thE chAllEnGES
course in Austria, and experiencing the sometimes
unorthodox Eastern European approach to business.
of SEttinG An
Thiessen will have the thrill of standing among thousands
of athletes, spectators and media in Whistler Olympic AmbitiouS GoAl.”
Park, knowing he contributed, in a small way, to their
Olympic experience.
For some exciting competition closer to home, keep your TECHLIFE AWARDED
eyes on our Ooks athletes as the teams look forward to
Best New Magazine –
S great seasons of their own (p. 39 + p. 40).
ure, the closest most of us will get to an Olympic Western Magazine Awards
experience this winter will take place on a couch At techlife, our goal is to produce the best magazine for
Silver Leaf Award of Merit –
in front of our television. But we don’t all have our readers and we’re always interested in how we’re
International Association of
to be professional athletes to relate to the challenges doing and what we can do better. To that end, we will be
Business Communicators
of setting an ambitious goal, and the effort and conducting a short, anonymous survey following each
compromises required to reach it. issue to collect your feedback. The first survey will be Award of Excellence –
emailed to a random sample of readers in November. International Association
As we look ahead to the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
In addition, all techlife readers are invited to take the of Business Communicators,
Winter Games, we’ve profiled individuals with gold-
survey by visiting techlifemag.ca/survey.htm before Capital Region.
medal goals who refuse to accept anything short of their
Dec. 11, 2009.
ideals. Curler Kevin Martin and coach Jules Owchar ’s
journey to capturing Olympic gold began years ago Have a great winter and don’t forget to cheer on our
(p. 30), and they still have hurdles to clear, not the least athletes here at home and in Vancouver. Go teams!
of which is winning the Canadian trials in December.
Of course, the desire and drive to do your best can be
found far from an Olympic stadium, in classrooms,
boardrooms, gymnasiums and – for landscape architect Sherri Krastel,
grad Ryley Thiessen (p. 22) – mountain ranges around Editor
the world. [email protected]
Last issue, techlife asked you to We will have a small, 97 per cent-
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share your green projects. Here’s efficient boiler heating all the
what one reader had to say: concrete slabs and the tile flooring
on the main floor. Where we have
My wife and I are currently
Web Extra Feedback posted on Twitter by building a new home on an infill hardwood, we have selected a
Learn to Twitter with techlife @daelan (Daelan Wood, lot in Mill Woods, and are trying locally made high-velocity air
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techlifemag.ca/twitter.htm I’m very impressed with the this end, we are using insulating Roger Cyre
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UpFront prEsiDEnt’s connEctions
“wE hAvE clEArlY
dEfinEd ourSElvES
AS An inStitutE of
tEchnoloGY committEd
to StudEnt SuccESS.”
thE GrEAt
W.A. sAM sHAW, phD, pREsIDENT AND CEo
buSinESS of tEchnoloGy
At NAIT, greatness is embodied in our people. It can be seen in the You can see it in our labs – where we simulate real-life scenarios
passion and dedication of our staff, the commitment and energy of our to ensure our students are better prepared to think on their feet. In
students and the success of our alumni. health alone, all 17 programs, including Respiratory Therapy (Breathing
Practice, p. 20), are using comprehensive simulation to improve
Greatness, whether it’s winning an Olympic medal or going the extra
competency and confi dence, and enhance patient safety.
mile to connect with your students, is the result of discovering what
you’re really good at, and then focusing your efforts on that one thing. You can see it in the strategic relationships we build with industry
partners like Nexen Inc., whose $1-million contribution helped build the
In his popular book, Good to Great, Jim Collins describes it as the need
next generation classroom in the Nexen Theatre (Big Picture Learning,
for every business to pick something they can be best in the world at,
p. 28).
and then pursue it with single-minded determination.
Lastly, you can see our passion for technology in our commitment
In a province like Alberta with so much opportunity, it would be easy for
to harnessing the creativity, practicality and diversity of Alberta’s
an institute like NAIT to try to be all things to all customers. But that’s
knowledge base to develop useful ideas and innovations through
not where our future lies. Instead, we have clearly defi ned ourselves as
applied research, such as that being conducted by Biological Sciences
an institute of technology committed to student success.
Technology instructor and environmental researcher Dr. Leonie Nadeau
That’s what we do best. It’s where we think we can be the best in into the suitability of native plants for green roofs (Rooftop Gardens
the world. Not in humanities. Not in the arts. But in pursuing literally Take Root, p. 21).
boundless opportunities in our core business – the business of
It’s all about supporting our vision to be globally valued for student
technology.
success, applied research and innovation. Send me a note and let me
You can see it in our classrooms, where instructors like Culinary know how we’re doing – I’d love to hear from you.
Arts chair Vinod Varshney (Appetite for Gold, p. 57) bring fi rst-hand
industry knowledge to their students, preparing them for success in
the workplace. His refusal to accept anything less than the best has
netted dozens of gold medals for both himself and his students, and
contributed to NAIT’s reputation as one of the best culinary programs
W.A. Sam Shaw, PhD
in the world.
President and CEO
[email protected]
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nEWsbytEs UpFront
Special guests meet with Governor
General Michaëlle Jean (far right)
during an intimate reception in
NAIT’s bytes cafeteria.
Because
apathy is borinG
Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean was
on campus July 31 encouraging people to become
part of a movement to advance peace and human
rights. Jean’s visit to the Global Youth Assembly
conference was a collaboration between Apathy
is Boring and the John Humphrey Centre for
Peace and Human Rights. Approximately 500
delegates between the ages of 16 and 28 made
the trek to Edmonton from around the world for
the four-day conference. The next assembly is
scheduled for 2011 in Winnipeg – home of the
thE GrEAt
Canadian Museum of Human Rights.
— Diane Bégin
buSinESS of tEchnoloGy From BeHind tHe scenes to
thE hall of famE
After spending more than 50 years in sports sporting ventures and was instrumental in getting
development, former NAIT manager of planned the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame its home in Red
giving Dave Williams was inducted into the Alberta Deer,” says Edmonton Eskimo president and CEO
Sports Hall of Fame. Rick LeLacheur. “He is most deserving.”
“You immediately think of others who have been Williams was instrumental in establishing the
selfless with their contributions and who are Edmonton Eskimo Green and Gold Club and helped
perhaps more deserving than yourself,” he says. found the Edmonton Gold Bar Lacrosse Club and the
Dave Williams But others think differently. “He has worked Edmonton St. Mikes Hockey School.
— Donovan Francis
tirelessly for years behind the scenes in many

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thanks to a new Ooks Hockey
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Alumni Association scholarship
alternative energy is being programs to train in renewable players in partnership with
for children who otherwise
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