Company News – H.H. Angus and Associates Ltd.

Congratulations to the Opercule project team on being honoured as the 2025 winner by the Association des firmes de génie-conseil du Québec!

At last evening’s gala event, AFG recognized La ferme Opercule with its celebrated 2025 Visionary Award. The award is presented annually to an engineering project that demonstrates particular value in innovation, boldness or proactivity.

“The Quebec Consulting Engineering Awards highlight the engineering expertise behind the industry's best projects. This prestigious competition aims to recognize the added value of consulting engineering in the success of projects of all kinds, in collaboration with clients. It is also an opportunity to highlight the work of multidisciplinary teams and showcase the competence, innovative capacity, and quality of Quebec consulting engineering.” (https://afg.quebec/grands-prix/)

La ferme Opercule is Canada's first urban fish farm using a recirculating aquaculture system. It was designed by HH Angus to achieve ambitious goals in terms of sustainability, innovation, local production, and compliance with environmental standards.

Located in Montreal, Opercule produces eco-friendly Arctic char in an innovative system that uses 100-200 times less water than traditional fish farming. The facility meets rigorous environmental standards while ensuring optimal conditions for fish welfare. By partnering with HH Angus, Opercule successfully implemented cutting-edge engineering solutions while addressing community needs for local and sustainable food production.

This groundbreaking project has created economic opportunities, advanced sustainable aquaculture practices, and serves as a model for environmentally conscious engineering.

Congratulations to the entire project team on this exciting recognition by the Quebec engineering community!

To learn more about the project, click here.

Félicitations à l'équipe du projet Opercule pour avoir remporté le Prix Visionnaire 2025 décerné par l'Association des firmes de génie-conseil du Québec !

Lors d'un gala organisé hier soir, l'AFG a décerné à la ferme Opercule son Prix Visionnaire 2025. Ce prix est remis chaque année à un projet d'ingénierie qui se distingue par son caractère innovant, audacieux ou proactif.

« Les Grands Prix du génie-conseil québécois mettent en lumière l’expertise en ingénierie des meilleurs projets de l’industrie. Ce prestigieux concours vise à faire reconnaître la valeur ajoutée du génie-conseil dans la réussite des projets de toute nature, en collaboration avec les clients. C’est également l’occasion de souligner le travail des équipes multidisciplinaires et de faire valoir la compétence, la capacité d’innovation et la qualité du génie-conseil québécois. » (https://afg.quebec/grands-prix/)

La ferme Opercule est la première ferme piscicole urbaine au Canada à utiliser un système d'aquaculture en circuit fermé. Elle a été conçue par HH Angus afin d'atteindre des objectifs ambitieux en matière de développement durable, d'innovation, de production locale et de conformité aux normes environnementales.

Située à Montréal, Opercule produit de l'omble chevalier écologique grâce à un système innovant qui utilise de 100 à 200 fois moins d'eau que l'aquaculture traditionnelle. L'installation répond à des normes environnementales rigoureuses tout en garantissant des conditions optimales pour le bien-être des poissons. En s'associant à HH Angus, Opercule a mis en œuvre avec succès des solutions d'ingénierie de pointe tout en répondant aux besoins de la communauté en matière de production alimentaire locale et durable.

Ce projet novateur a créé des opportunités économiques, fait progresser les pratiques aquacoles durables et sert de modèle pour l'ingénierie respectueuse de l'environnement.

Félicitations à toute l'équipe du projet pour cette reconnaissance prestigieuse accordée par la communauté du génie québécois!

Pour en savoir plus sur le projet, cliquez ici.

Our Digital Services team was well represented at the recent AWS Summit Toronto 2025 event.

This year’s event focused on two groups – Day 1 was dedicated to AWS partners like HH Angus' certified specialists, and Day 2 welcomed the entire AWS community.

Augusto Valdivia, our AWS DevOps Specialist, who has also presented at previous AWS Summits, took in the full event. Augusto is an AWS SysOps Administrator Associate, AWS Certified Developer Associate, AWS Professional Solutions Architect, and AWS Big Data Specialist. He has attended numerous AWS Summits in Canada and abroad, and took a few moments to share his impressions of the Toronto event.

Augusto:
Both days were packed with learning, inspiration, and future-looking announcements. But more than anything, they were a chance to connect — with my team, with peers, and with the wider AWS community.

Day 1 – Partner Summit Highlights

Day One was all about partners and the deep dive into AWS’s latest portfolio. Topics included:

The Anatomy of Speed
Industry Solutions & Security
Generative AI and Migration/Modernization
AWS Marketplace evolution

The biggest spotlight was on Agentic AI. AWS introduced a portfolio that connects tools like Amazon Q, AWS Transform, Amazon Connect, Nova models, and Bedrock, all tied together with new SDKs and services to build intelligent agents.

Key themes:

Flexibility with OSS and partner integrations
Customization guardrails to build responsibly
Vertical solutions for industries like SAP, Oracle, and mainframes
AWS Transform as the first agentic AI service for migration and modernization, with impressive results like faster documentation assessment and reduced licensing costs

Day 2 – Open Summit Themes

The second day zoomed out into the future of cloud. The evolution was clear:

From Generative AI assistants → Generative AI agents → to Agentic AI systems
Less human oversight, more automation, and multi-agent systems capable of reasoning like humans

This shift toward agentic AI signals the next chapter in cloud — where workloads don’t just run in AWS, but make decisions, automate workflows, and adapt in real time.

Team Insights

What made this Summit even better was discussing takeaways with my HH Angus team:

Aaron St. Germain shared:

“The sessions on serverless development, real-time data analytics, and workload optimization gave us clear best practices for Lambdas and streaming data pipelines. We even had hands-on activities and games that made the learning fun!”

Paul Vandenberk highlighted:

“There’s a growing reliance on AI to handle the huge amounts of IoT data. A unified name space is critical for data purity, making sure analytics today and AI tomorrow actually deliver value.”

Veerpal Kaur mentioned:

“The keynote was inspiring, and the hands-on Lambda workshop gave me a deeper view of serverless. I also attended sessions on analytics and Agentic serverless chatbots — it felt like a glimpse into the future of intelligent applications.”

Gary Chang summarized:

“GenAI was everywhere. The key is learning how to integrate it with our existing datasets, especially in digital twin solutions for the AEC industry. We can borrow lessons from industries that are already ahead in AI maturity.”

Community and Connections

One of the most rewarding moments came at the end of the Summit: meeting leaders from the AWS community, reconnecting with peers from the AWS Community Builders program, and sharing a dinner where we talked about the next big thing we want to organize together.

Moments like these remind me that AWS isn’t just about technology. It’s about people, collaboration, and building a stronger community together.

The AWS Summit Toronto 2025 showed us where cloud is heading: faster, smarter, and more agentic than ever before.

I’d love to hear from others who attended: What were your top takeaways?
And if you couldn’t make it this year, follow me on LinkedIn for more AWS, DevOps, and Terraform reflections — I’ll keep sharing the lessons and the community spirit!

Augusto Valdivia

AWS DevOps Specialist
Digital Services

Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer que Geneviève Rochette s’est jointe à HH Angus en tant que Directrice régionale pour notre bureau de Montréal.

L’arrivée de Geneviève au sein de notre équipe de direction nationale renforce encore davantage notre gestion opérationnelle, ainsi que notre engagement à poursuivre notre croissance au Québec.

« Nous sommes heureux d’accueillir Geneviève au sein de HH Angus. Ses compétences en leadership, sa grande expérience en ingénierie et ses relations de longue date dans le secteur seront déterminantes pour étendre notre présence au Québec. Son expertise spécialisée dans l’environnement bâti sera très utile à nos clients pour atteindre leurs objectifs. »
Paul Keenan, Président

Dans ce nouveau rôle, Geneviève s’appuiera sur 25 ans d’expérience dans l’industrie du génie-conseil dans divers secteurs. Avant de rejoindre notre équipe, elle a fait toute sa carrière chez Stantec, où elle a débuté comme étudiante stagiaire avant de gravir progressivement les échelons pour occuper son dernier poste de directrice – Bâtiments.

Le portefeuille de Geneviève comprend des immeubles commerciaux, des institutions financières, des grands magasins de détail, des usines pharmaceutiques, des entrepôts automatisés et des installations industrielles légères, ainsi que de nombreux projets dans le domaine des soins de longue durée (SLD) et d’hébergement pour personnes âgées, un secteur en pleine expansion à l’échelle du pays.

En tant que Directrice régionale, Geneviève supervise une équipe de 25 professionnels au bureau de Montréal qui desservent plusieurs secteurs d’activité au Québec et dans tout le pays, notamment les soins de santé, l’aménagement de bureaux commerciaux et de locaux locatifs, les installations essentielles, l’aviation, l’éducation, entre autres. Le bureau de HH Angus à Montréal a été officiellement établi en 2011 avec le Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) comme projet principal pour lequel nous avons reçu le prix Schreyer, le plus grand prix d’ingénierie au Canada, pour nos solutions d’ingénierie novatrices. Parmi les projets actuels et récents, citons le nouveau terminal de l’aéroport de Montréal Saint-Hubert, l’aménagement du siège social de Novartis Canada, un centre de données ultramoderne pour un client confidentiel et les travaux de modernisation en cours au Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM).

Félicitations, Geneviève, et bienvenue dans notre équipe!

Pour rejoindre Geneviève afin de discuter de votre prochain projet :
genevieve.rochette@hhangus.com
Tél. : 514.600.1360 | 877.549.7521 (numéro sais frais)

We’re delighted to announce that Geneviève Rochette has joined HH Angus as Regional Leader of our Montreal office.

The addition of Geneviève to our national leadership team further strengthens our operational management, as well as our commitment to grow in Quebec.

“We’re excited to welcome Geneviève to HH Angus. Her leadership skills, solid engineering experience, and long-standing industry relationships will be critical to growing our presence in Quebec, and her specialized expertise in the built environment will be of great benefit to our clients in achieving their goals.”
Paul Keenan, President

In this new role, Geneviève will be drawing on 25 years of experience in the consulting engineering industry across a range of sectors. Prior to joining our team, she built her entire career at Stantec, starting as a co-op student and steadily advancing through senior roles, culminating in her most recent position as Principal – Buildings.

Geneviève’s portfolio includes commercial buildings, financial institutions, major retail outlets, pharmaceutical manufacturing, automated warehousing, and light industrial facilities, as well as many projects in long term care (LTC) and seniors housing, a rapidly expanding sector across the country.

As Regional Leader, Geneviève oversees a team of 25 professionals in our Montreal office servicing multiple industry sectors in Quebec and across the country, including healthcare, commercial office and tenant fitouts, mission critical facilities, aviation, education, and more. HH Angus’ Montreal office was formally established in 2011 with the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) as our primary project for which we were awarded the Schreyer Award – Canada’s highest engineering award – for our innovative engineering solutions. Current and recent work include the new net zero Montreal Saint-Hubert airport terminal, Novartis Canada’s head office fitout, a state-of-the-art data centre for a confidential client, and ongoing upgrades at the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM).

Congratulations Geneviève and welcome to our team!

Connect with Geneviève to discuss your next project:
genevieve.rochette@hhangus.com
T: 514.600.1360 | 877.549.7521 (toll-free)