8-K

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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 18, 2005


                            THE KEITH COMPANIES, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


         CALIFORNIA                  000-26561                  33-0203193
(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission               (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)              File Number)           Identification No.)


                               19 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
                            IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92618
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

                                 (949) 923-6001
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[x]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
     CFR 230.425)

[x]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
     240.14a-12)

[ ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 8.01      OTHER EVENTS.

     Reference is made to the press release of The Keith Companies, Inc. issued
August 18, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the press
release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

EXHIBIT NO.    DESCRIPTION

99.1           Press Release issued by The Keith Companies on August 18, 2005.





                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



August 18, 2005                 THE KEITH COMPANIES, INC.




                                By: /s/ Gary C. Campanaro
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                                Name:    Gary C. Campanaro
                                Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Secretary






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




EXHIBIT NO.      DESCRIPTION

99.1             Press Release issued by The Keith Companies on August 18, 2005.

EX-99

        THE KEITH COMPANIES/TKC
                                                        NEWS RELEASE
GRAPHIC OMITTED
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   STANTEC


                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE KEITH COMPANIES INC. REGARDING PROPOSED MERGER OF THE
KEITH COMPANIES INC. WITH STANTEC INC. SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2005

EDMONTON AB, IRVINE CA (August 18, 2005)

STANTEC INC. (NYSE: SXC, TSX: STN) and THE KEITH COMPANIES INC. (NASDAQ: TKCI)
today announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has declared
effective Stantec's registration statement on Form F-4 relating to the proposed
merger of the two companies.

The Keith Companies Inc. will hold a special meeting of its shareholders on
September 15, 2005 on the proposed merger. Keith shareholders of record as of
close of business on August 11, 2005 will be entitled to vote on the proposed
merger.

The special meeting of Keith shareholders will be held at Keith's Corporate
offices at 19 Technology Drive, Irvine, California, 92618 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific
time.

STANTEC, FOUNDED IN 1954, PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AND CONSULTING SERVICES
IN PLANNING, ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, SURVEYING, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
STANTEC SUPPORT'S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR CLIENTS IN A DIVERSE RANGE OF
MARKETS, AT EVERY STAGE, FROM INITIAL CONCEPT AND FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY TO
PROJECT COMPLETION AND BEYOND. STANTEC'S SERVICES ARE OFFERED THROUGH MORE THAN
4,500 EMPLOYEES OPERATING OUT OF OVER 50 LOCATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA AND THE
CARIBBEAN. STANTEC TRADES ON THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE UNDER THE SYMBOL STN AND
ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE UNDER THE SYMBOL SXC. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT
THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE AT WWW.STANTEC.COM

THE KEITH COMPANIES, INC. IS A FULLY INTEGRATED, MULTI-DISCIPLINED ENGINEERING
AND CONSULTING SERVICES COMPANY, WITH OFFICES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN AND
MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES. THE KEITH COMPANIES' PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE A WIDE
SPECTRUM OF SKILLED RESOURCES INCLUDING LAND PLANNING, ENGINEERING, SURVEYING,
MAPPING, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, AND WATER AND CULTURAL RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED
TO EFFECTIVELY PLAN, ENGINEER, AND DESIGN STATE-OF-THE-ART PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
FACILITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMPANY PROVIDES MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, CHEMICAL,
POWER/ENERGY ENGINEERING, AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING SERVICES TO DESIGN
AND IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY OF AUTOMATED AND MANUFACTURING
PROCESSES, PRODUCTION LINES, AND FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. THE KEITH COMPANIES
BENEFITS FROM A DIVERSE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CLIENT BASE VARYING FROM RESIDENTIAL
AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROJECTS TO INSTITUTIONAL, MANUFACTURING, AND
PROCESSING FACILITIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE AT
WWW.KEITHCO.COM.

STANTEC CONTACTS:                       KEITH CONTACTS:
Media Contact                           Aram Keith
Jay Averill                             TKC Chairman & CEO
Tel: (780) 917-7441                     Tel: (949) 923-6001

Investor Contact                        Financial Relations Board
Simon Stelfox                           Tricia Ross
Tel: (780) 917-7288                     Tel: (617) 520-7064