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Design the Future - PEGW 2010

Provincial Engineering and Geoscience Week (PEGW) is coming up March 1-6, 2010! Come out to Kildonan Place Shopping Center (March 5, 6 & 7, 2010) in Winnipeg to celebrate these professions and learn how they have contributed to the growth and prosperity of Manitoba. 2010 is the 90th Anniversary of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba.

This year's activities include a Celebrity Competition (March 5) to build and test an engineering project for prizes totalling $2,000 to go to charities of their choice. Also, the ever popular Spaghetti Bridge Competition (Saturday, March 6) open to all school children in Manitoba.

In addition to the $1,000 in prize money up for grabs for the strongest bridges, APEGM, in partnership with Canada Safeway, Investors Group, and its corporate engineering supporters, will make a pasta donation to Winnipeg Harvest equal to the cumulative weight supported by all entries in the Winnipeg Spaghetti Bridge Competition. Our goal is to donate 10,000 pounds of pasta to Winnipeg Harvest in support of the community. Read more about this years festivities.

There are fun children's activities from 12:00-4:00pm on Sunday, March 7, at the Mall, and other activities and displays from March 5-7 for everyone to enjoy.

Engineering/Geoscience Legacy in Manitoba

March 2010 will mark the 90th Anniversary of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba. The Association was established by the Manitoba Government in 1920 to ensure that the public of Manitoba were protected from unlicensed and incompetent engineering. In 1998, the Province added the regulation of geoscientists to the Association's mandate. Over the last 90 years, Manitoba engineers and geoscientists have made major contributions to the development and well being of the people of Manitoba, and others around the world. Please take some time to review a few Milestones from the history of our professions..

Membership Renewal Time

It's the time of year again for APEGM Members to renew their memberships. You should have received a renewal letter in the mail notifying you of your renewal details. This year if you claim a password you can renew online. You may also consider making a donation to the APEGM Foundation. For companies who wish to pay for multiple membership renewals at once, they can do that too.

Manitoba Energy Act

There are new regulations that establish minimum energy performance standards for replacement residential and small commercial gas-fired furnaces and boilers sold in the Province of Manitoba. Effective December 31, 2009, most new replacement furnaces will be required to have a minimum efficiency of 92 per cent, replacement hot-water boilers at 82 per cent, and low-pressure steam boilers at 80 per cent. [more]

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.

2009 Salary Survey

The 2009 edition of the annual APEGM Salary Survey is now available. Various high-lights of the survey analysis are detailed in the annual Salary Survey Committee Report.

"The Future is Now. Engineers Take the Lead!"

In September 2009, members of the Women in Engineering Task Force and Women in Engineering Advisory Group of Engineers Canada had the opportunity to hold a Workshop Session. This Workshop resulted in mutually agreed-upon initiatives for further advancement and recommendations, including raising the profile and improving the image of the profession and demonstrating the value of diversity in engineering education in the workplace. [more]

New APEGM President

John C. Woods, P.Eng. was appointed President of APEGM at its 90th Annual General Meeting on October 23, 2009. Mr. Woods will lead the Association's Council in regulating the practices of engineering and geoscience on behalf of the people of Manitoba.

National Engineering Summit Declaration

The first national engineering summit entitled Leading a Canadian Future: The New Engineer In Society afforded an unprecedented opportunity for the engineering profession to identify how it can contribute to a healthier, cleaner, safer, more competitive and sustainable Canada-to apply its leadership, leverage the strengths of its various disciplines, and prepare the next generation of engineers for the challenges to come. [more]

Engineering Profession's Brightest Shine at Awards Gala

Canada's engineering profession celebrated the accomplishments of eight outstanding professional engineers during the Engineers Canada Awards gala held today at Montréal's Fairmont, The Queen Elizabeth hotel.