Guest Post written by Cabot Martin:
For over a year now, I have been privileged to have the advice of Jim
Gordon on the North Spur issue at Muskrat Falls via long phone calls and
countless emails – when I have cited him, I’ve usually referred to
him simply as a “very experienced retired hydro engineer” –
Mr. Gordon is, in fact, one of Canada’s most pre-eminent Hydro
Engineers.
A graduate in civil engineering from Aberdeen University (First
Class Honours), he retains his no nonsense Scottish roots.
His bio reads well.
Only Canadian chosen by the prestigious UK based International
Water Power & Dam Construction Magazine’s as one of the world’s top 60
hydro engineers from 1949 to 2009.
Winner of the ultra-prestigious Rickey Medal by the American Society of
Civil Engineers; recipient of a Distinguished Service Award by the Canadian
Electrical Association.
Worked on the development of the Gull Island site on the Lower Churchill
in the 1970’s.
