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Counting down the top 5 engineering news stories of 2018
December 13, 2018
Heartbreak at the University of Toronto. Professional reliance legislation in British Columbia. Controversy over an honorary degree at the University of Alberta.
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Online Workshop: Integrating Climate Risk into Infrastructure Development: The PIEVC Protocol
December 11, 2018
April 2, 4, 9, 11, and 16, 2019 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT Engineers Canada is pleased to partner with Risk Sciences International (RSI) to offer this online version of the introductory workshop on the PIEVC Protocol for infrastructure climate risk and vulnerability assessment. This workshop will …
Engineers Canada receives silver certification at Excellence Canada ceremony
November 29, 2018
Engineers Canada had a moment two years in the making November 6, 2018. At the Canada Awards for Excellence ceremony in Toronto, ON, representatives officially received silver certification for the Excellence, Innovation and Wellness standard from Excellence Canada.
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Nominate a deserving candidate for an Engineers Canada Award
November 29, 2018
Each year the Engineers Canada Awards honour outstanding Canadian engineers, teams of engineers, engineering projects or achievements, and engineering students. If you know a deserving candidate, nominations are now open! Read more
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OIQ calls for end to trusteeship
November 29, 2018
In an open letter published this week by key media outlets in Quebec, OIQ president Kathy Baig and 29 other signatories, including Engineers Canada, have called for the provincial government to end the trusteeship under which the engineering regulator has been operating for the past two years.
Engineers Canada signs letter citing concerns with proposed BC legislation
November 29, 2018
In fall 2018, the Honourable George Heyman, M.L.A., British Columbia’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, introduced in the House the Professional Governance Act—proposed legislation that seeks to modify governance of professionals who work in British Columbia’s natural resource sector.
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Engineers Canada calls for climate vulnerability assessments for northern infrastructure
November 29, 2018
In an appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs on November 19, 2018, Engineers Canada called for climate vulnerability assessments to be carried out on northern, remote, and Indigenous infrastructure projects.
Daily Media Report recap: November 15 – 28
November 27, 2018
Investigators release initial findings on Florida bridge collapse, Edmonton honours engineer, and researchers make breakthrough in detecting high blood pressure: The most read stories in the past two weeks each touched on ways that engineering plays a critical role in the health and safety of the p…
Introducing the Feats of Gingerbread Holiday Challenge
November 15, 2018
This year Engineers Canada wanted to do something special for the holidays, so we started baking up ideas about how we could rally the engineering community to a good cause.
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The work of Champions: Jeannette Montufar
November 15, 2018
When 30 by 30 Champion Jeanette Montufar was growing up, her father told her that “education is the key that opens any door,” and it was a lesson she never forgot.
