Despite changes to Ontario’s licensing requirements, hurdles remain for immigrants. Engineering graduate completes degree after life-altering injury. The collapsed footbridge at Fort Gibraltar was last inspected 14 years ago. A pillar of engineering in Nova Scotia retires at age 98. These were the most-read stories in the Daily Media Report in June.
Hurdles remain for immigrants. In May, PEO removed the Canadian work experience requirement for licensing. Many immigrants still find it difficult to gain employment for the professions they previously held outside of Canada.
An engineering graduate completes degree after life-altering injury. A near-fatal accident left a Memorial University engineering student paralysed from the shoulders down. He returned to his program a year later, determined to graduate. He successfully completed his degree in Spring 2023.
The footbridge at Fort Gibraltar was last inspected 17 years ago. A wooden footbridge at Fort Gibraltar collapsed and sent 17 children and their teacher to the hospital. It was determined that the last confirmed inspection of this bridge was 17 years ago. Currently, there is no provincial legislation or municipal bylaw that requires the city to conduct periodic inspections of the integrity of structures.
A pillar of engineering in Nova Scotia retires at age 98. Philip (Skit) Ferguson is well known as a baseball legend and an engineer with a long and influential career. He is stepping down in October as executive director of the Consulting Engineers of Nova Scotia, after holding the position for more than 30 years.
