About us
Freshwater Consulting Ltd. (Freshwater) is a local Manitoba water resource engineering firm with a focus on drainage infrastructure, water management, flood mapping, and hydrotechnical support for civil, environmental, and construction projects. Freshwater was established in 2023 to service the Western Canadian civil infrastructure market with the hydrotechnical engineering required for roadway design, bridge and culvert design, water retention systems, and stream restoration. Freshwater provides skilled engineering through 1D and 2D numerical modelling software solutions and can provide data management and delivery within industry standard GIS software.
PROFESSIONAL associations
We are proud to hold active membership with the following associations and to serve on various boards and committees. These organizations play an important role in promoting responsible water management, promoting and enforcing responsible dam safety, and representing the consulting engineering community in Manitoba.
Canadian Water
Resources Association
Canadian Dam Association
Association of Consulting
Engineering Companies of Manitoba
volunteer initiatives
The best way to lead is to lead by example. That’s why we volunteer with the following initiatives. Through citizen scientist programs, such as the Lake Winnipeg Foundation and CoCoRaHS, we actively contribute to foundational water resources data.
Lake Winnipeg Foundation
Community Collaborative
Rain, Hail & Snow Network
Nicholas Kehler, P.Eng., M.Sc., PMP
Having developed his experience across Canada and Australia, Nick is a professional engineer specializing in hydrologic analysis, hydraulic modelling, drainage design, water resource engineering, dam safety reviews, data collection, and GIS data management. He has worked on small and large projects throughout Canada and is focused on providing high quality engineering services that will result in a positive benefit to his clients, the community, and the environment.
