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Celebrating innovating: 150 years of Canadian engineering
June 9, 2017
What does canal design have in common with telecommunications and artificial intelligence? Canada is a wide and varied land. From Nunavut to Nova Scotia, the nation sprawls across vast distances, offering diverse terrain and dispersed population. That diversity is reflected in the pages of Canada's…
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2017-2018 Future City Competition to ask students to design age-friendly cities
May 31, 2017
DiscoverE has announced its theme for the 2017-2018 Future City Competition. This year, students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 will be asked to respond to the issue of The Age-Friendly City, and address the challenges in designing innovative solutions that can serve an urban area’s older population. Long-h…
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Russ Kinghorn Appointed Engineers Canada President
May 26, 2017
Engineers Canada is pleased to welcome Russ Kinghorn, MBA, FEC, P.Eng., IntPE, as its president for the 2017–2018 term. In the coming year, Kinghorn and the Engineers Canada Board will work with the engineering regulators to advance the profession in the public interest. Kinghorn is a practicing me…
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2017 Engineers Canada Award Recipients Announced
May 21, 2017
Eight engineers from across Canada receive highest honours in their profession
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Engineers Canada secures federal funding for Future City Competition
May 17, 2017
In launching the second year of Science Odyssey, a ten-day celebration showcasing the wonders of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), the Government of Canada announced the recipients of NSERC PromoScience grants at an event in St. John’s, NL, on May 12, 2017
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Dean Ishwar Puri elected Chair of NCDEAS
May 17, 2017
At the spring meeting of the National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science (NCDEAS) from April 27-29, 2017, in Ottawa, ON, the Council elected a new Chair. Dean Ishwar K. Puri of McMaster University takes over for Dean Greg Naterer of Memorial University.
New report provides overview of state of Canada’s climate change adaptation efforts
May 17, 2017
A new report has identified a number of barriers to climate change adaptation in Canada, ranging from inconsistent climate change guidance at the provincial and federal levels, to a need for municipal direction on risk tolerance, to a lack of funding to implement adaptation initiatives
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Engineers Canada recognized for its climate change adaptation and resilience work
May 3, 2017
In recognition of the work its efforts to integrate climate change risks and adaptation in engineering work, Engineers Canada was a recipient of the Climate Change Business Journal’s 9th annual CCBJ Business Achievement Awards in the category of Advancing Best Practices: Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience.
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Workshop to equip engineers with tools to assess climate risk to infrastructure
April 30, 2017
On June 13, 2017, Engineers Canada will host a one-day workshop in Toronto, ON, that will provide participants with a practical tool and process that systematically assesses the risks of current and future climate on public infrastructure. With a focus on building and water infrastructure, this pro…
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2017 Engineers Canada Award recipients to be honoured in St. John’s
April 19, 2017
OTTAWA, April 20, 2017 – Engineers Canada is pleased to announce this year’s eight winners of the annual Engineers Canada Awards. Sponsored by TD Insurance, Manulife, Great-West Life and ENCON Group Inc., the awards recognize engineering excellence and the recipients outstanding contributions to th…
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