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APEGM Office Summer Hours

The APEGM office summer hours will be in place between June 28 - August 30, 2013.
The office will close at 1:00 PM on Fridays. Regular hours resume Friday, Sept 6, 2013. Have a great summer!

10th Annual Making Links Golf Tournament

The APEGM Sports Committee, in association with the Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, presents the 10th annual Making Links Engineering Classic. The golf tournament will provide APEGM members and their guests with an enjoyable golf outing and an opportunity to network with fellow professionals, while supporting the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba.

The tournament will take place on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at The Links at Quarry Oaks, near Steinbach, Manitoba. Entries are limited to the first 220 paid golfers. $195 per person or $750 for a team of 4. This event has sold out the last 6 years. Registration deadline is Friday, May 17, 2013. Sponsorship opportunities are available. See the event and registration details for more information.

APEGM's Day at the Ballpark

On Sunday, June 23, 2013, join us for a fun day of BBQ and Baseball for the whole family!

It starts at Shaw Park in Winnipeg at 12:30 p.m. where we will serve a BBQ Buffet in honour of the 2012/2013 APEGM Volunteers. After the meal, at 1:30 p.m., we'll watch the Winnipeg Goldeyes face off against the Lincoln Saltdogs! Lunch includes a burger, 355ml soft drink, potato salad, coleslaw, condiments, and all the fixings: lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and cheese. The cost is $20.00 per ticket which includes a BBQ Buffet, Reserved seats for Goldeyes Game, and a Souvenir from the Goldeyes.

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE until June 19, 2013. To purchase your tickets, please contact Diana at volunteer@apegm.mb.ca or online.

Sons & Daughters Bursary Award

Is your son or daughter entering engineering or geoscience studies this fall? If so, consider sending in their name for 1 of 5 chances to win a $1000 bursary from APEGM. Application deadline is September 1, 2013.

Engineers Canada Annual Report

The 2012 Engineers Canada Annual Report is now available. Engineers Canada's 2013 awards recipients are also available, including a Meritorious Service Award for Professional Service for M.G. (Ron) Britton, FEC, FCAE, P.Eng.

Women in Engineering Scholarship Recipient

Crystal Sabel, a second year chemical engineering student from Laurentian University in Sudbury, ON, received the inaugural Dillon Consulting Limited Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship in conjunction with the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF).

This $5,000 scholarship is presented to woman studying engineering in an accredited program who is leader in her community, a dedicated volunteer and a strong ambassador for the engineering profession. [more]

Certificate of Authorization Renewals

Certificate of Authorization (CofA) renewal letters were sent out to all current holders at the beginning of March. The CofA year runs from (May 1 - April 30). Please submit your renewal payment and a copy of the current Professional Liability Insurance by March 31, to ensure it is processed by the renewal date.

Renew your certificate of authorization online! The list of Responsible Members and Insurance Expiry details can be viewed by the COO/Authorized Designate if they login to their online profile. Please contact the Registration Coordinator for all CofA renewal services.

Advocacy Task Force - Requesting Member Input

The Advocacy Task Force (ATF) is a group currently developing a proposed APEGM Advocacy Framework for considering issues brought to APEGM that have the potential to place the public interest at risk. This activity is in response to the Association's legislated mandate to advocate where the public interest is at risk.

The ATF has presented a draft framework at APEGM's Ingenium Conference in a workshop and at a briefing during the business meeting portion of the AGM, in a published article in the Keystone Professional 2012 winter edition, and at two member consultation forums hosted at APEGM in February of 2013. A draft framework, Bylaw and Terms of Reference package is currently under review by Legislation Committee and ATF's legal counsel, prior to presenting this package to APEGM Council for approval and a subsequent vote by membership.

If you were unable to join any of the ATF information and consultation sessions, the most recent presentation to members can be reviewed here. A link to the full Keystone Professional ATF article is here.

Comments can be provided to the ATF directly by emailing apegmatf@gmail.com

2013 APEGM Salary Survey

The 2013 APEGM Salary Survey is now closed. The survey is for members and members-in-training who earned a salary in Manitoba in 2012. The survey was presented through the members online profiles. The results will be tabulated and presented on the Salary Survey web page. This year, there will be two prize draws for the 1300 people who completed the survey. Prize winners will be announced in an upcoming APEGM News Notice e-mailing and in the Keystone Professional.

Employer Salary Survey

In an effort to complement the annual APEGM Membership Salary Survey, the association has commissioned a survey of salaries and benefits offered by employers to Manitoba engineers and geoscientists. See the 2012 Employer Survey for results!

Provincial Engineering And Geoscience Week!

Provincial Engineering And Geoscience Week (PEGW) took place March 4 – 10, 2013. Events included the Spaghetti Bridge building competition (pictures) for students in grades 1 - 12. A pasta donation was made to Winnipeg Harvest equal to the cumulative weight supported by all entries in the Winnipeg Spaghetti Bridge Competition. This year we reached 12,305 lbs. (5,596 kg)!

There was a special supplement section in the Saturday, March 2, 2013 issue of the Winnipeg Free Press as part of Provincial engineering and geoscience week.

Engineering Labour Market Study

Engineers Canada released Engineering Labour Market in Canada: Projections to 2020 that shows Canada is facing a short supply of engineers with more than 10 years of specialized experience.

Engineering Is For Girls

The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba recently held an outreach event that hosted 110 girls from high schools throughout the province. After a day of presentations and activities, 125 female alumni participated in a special Celebration of Women in Engineering event, highlighting achievements and challenges the faculty faces with regard to attracting women to engineering. Following dinner, the new President of the APEGM, Dawn Nedohin-Macek, gave a keynote presentation. There is a CBC interview with President Nedohin-Macek regarding Women in Engineering on the CBC website.

APEGM Geoscience Gallery

A new geoscience gallery display has been unveiled at Brandon University. The new fixture is a part of the Department of Geology, and contains many fantastic mineral specimens and a real dinosaur! The dinosaur is a Dromaeosaurus Albertensis, a raptorial predator, and has been named “Jerome the Dromaeosaurus” after a competition of more than 100 entries from kindergarten to Grade 6 students. This display was funded by the APEGM Foundation.

Electronic Seal

Recent by-law changes have empowered APEGM Members to obtain an authorized electronic seal, or digital signature, that may be used to authenticate their digital files. APEGM has partnered with Notarius to provide digital signature kits and authentication for its members. This technology has the potential to increase productivity and profitability, while meeting the high security and integrity concerns associated with the transmission of electronic documents.

There will be a promotion over the next few months enabling firms to implement pilot projects and see the benefits for themselves. To find out more about this promotion, contact sales@notarius.com, or call 1-888-588-0011.

Continuing Professional Development - Online Now!

There is growing public expectation that professionals prove their competency. Look at the recent media stories citing members disciplined by the College of Physicians & Surgeons and The Law Society. In both examples, the strong public statement was “What is the regulator doing about this?” Consequently, in order to have a ready response for the public, APEGM is asking its members to report their CPD activities. All professionals must be able to show the public of Manitoba that they are actively participating in continuing professional development.

All members are encouraged to login to their APEGM Online profiles and try the new CPD reporting utility. It is easy and FUN. It takes about 20 minutes to input existing details to your personal profile; after which, it takes only a few minutes per month to keep up-to-date. Try it today!

UofM Faculty of Engineering's Centennial Book

Celebrating 100 Years of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba (1907-2007), the faculty has published a book titled Grinding "Geers" for 100 Years full of stories, pranks, and photos from their exciting history. You can not buy this book in stores! A gift of $100 to the faculty will get you a copy of the book, as well as a tax receipt for $60. All proceeds from the sale of this book will go toward the ambitious and visionary Faculty of Engineering Centenary Award Fund.