Historic Events in Niagara Falls, Ontario

摘要

Historic Oak Hall, Headquarters of the Niagara Parks Commission in Niagara Falls, Ontario, was the site of a "double" historic event on Thursday September 30, 2010. In the splendid location of the Great Hall of Oak House, some thirty guests comprising members of the CSCE Board, the Hamilton/Niagara Section, the National History Committee and Niagara Parks executives together with members of the local media were in attendance as President Vic Perry signed an "Agreement of Cooperation" between CSCE and our Spanish counterparts, the Asociacion de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de Espana (AICCP), which aims to promote a closer working relationship to the benefit of members of both organizations and for the benefit of the Civil Engineering profession. This will facilitate the interchange of information and publications and will enable members visiting or temporarily resident in either country to participate in the activities of the relevant organization. Signing on behalf of the Spanish Association was the AICCP President, Leonardo Torres Quevedo. Oak Hall was the former residence of mining millionaire Sir Harry Oakes and contains many valuable paintings and historic items of furni-rnture including the magnificent hand carved teakwood table on which the two Presidents signed the Agreement. It was on this very table that the Treaty that ended the Boxer Rebellion in China was signed in 1901.%C'est au vieux ? Oak Hall ?, qui sert de quartier général à la ? Niagara Parles Commission ?, à Niagara Falls, en Ontario, que s'est déroulé un double événement historique, le jeudi 30 septembre, 2010, alors qu'une trentaine d'invités comprenant des administrateurs de la SCGC, de la section de Hamilton/Niagara, du comité des affaires historiques, et des dirigeants des Parcs de Niagara se sont réunis dans la grande salle pour assister, en compagnie de la presse, à la signature, par notre président Vie Perry, d'un accord de coopération entre la SCGC et nos homologues espagnols (Asociaci?n de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de Espana (AICCP)), pour promouvoir des relations plus étroites entre nos membres et pour le bien de notre profession.