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When it rains it pours – adapting to extreme precipitation projections
November 18, 2015
At a workshop jointly organized by Engineers Canada, Environment Canada and the Standards Council of Canada, key players from the science and engineering communities came together to define the key challenges with respect to infrastructure design and anticipated changes in extreme precipitation.
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Engineers Canada participates in Natural Resources Canada Adaptation Platform Plenary Meeting
November 18, 2015
Engineers Canada, along with other members of NRCan’s Adaptation Platform, participated in the semi-annual plenary where they shared and learned about the latest developments and work in the area of climate change adaptation.
Engineers Canada and APEGS train future and current engineers on integrating climate risk into infrastructure development
November 18, 2015
As part of APEGS’s Fall 2015 Professional Development Days and Volunteer Appreciation Event, Engineers Canada and APEGS provided just over 30 participants in Saskatoon with information about, and practice with, the Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) Protocol.
Engineers PEI to accept Washington Accord degrees as equivalent
November 18, 2015
Engineers PEI has announced that they will now accept Washington Accord degrees in the same way as they accept Engineers Canada Accreditation Board degrees, becoming only the second engineering regulator in Canada to do.
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National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science holds fall meeting in Halifax
November 17, 2015
The NCDEAS held their fall meeting in Halifax last week, and received updates on the activities of the Engineers Canada and the Engineers Canada Accreditation Board.
Inaugural Create the Future Report Surveys Public Perceptions of Engineering Worldwide
November 4, 2015
On October 26, 2015, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering released their first-ever Create the Future report, detailing the results of a global survey of public attitudes towards the engineering profession. While Canada was not one of the 10 countries surveyed, the report does present some key…
Issue alert - Volkswagen Diesel Emissions
October 27, 2015
In September 2015, it was announced that Volkswagen had installed software in several of their diesel vehicles that was designed to show compliant levels of nitrous oxide emissions under testing conditions. The same software made it possible for the vehicle to release up to 40 times the allowable e…
Engineers Canada Welcomes Two Vice-Presidents
October 22, 2015
Engineers Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Vice-Presidents. Effective November 2, Jeanette Southwood, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., FEC, FCAE, QPESA, QPRA, will join our team as Vice-President, Strategy and Partnerships. Effective immediately, Colin Brown, PMP, CPC, ELI-MP will assume th…
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Six Engineers Recognized with Scholarship Awards
September 29, 2015
Ottawa, ON, September 30, 2015 – At a dinner last night, Engineers Canada honoured the six recipients of its 2015 scholarship program. The recipients were chosen from a large number of submissions from across Canada. This year they represent electrical biomedical, civil, environmental, and geo-envi…
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Engineers Canada’s PIEVC celebrates 10 year milestone
September 9, 2015
The Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee marks a decade of working to improve how engineers assess infrastructure climate risk and vulnerability.
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