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left) OSPE Vice Chair, Daniel Young, P.Eng., OSPE CEO, Sharon
Glover, M.B.A., Joe Fontana, MP, Minister of Labour and Housing,
OSPE Past Chair, Annette Bergeron, P.Eng., and OSPE President
and Chair, Chris Cragg, P.Eng. |
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and Professional Engineers Ontario present Engineers'
Weekend 2005: A Convention for Ontario
Engineers - Nov. 18-19, 2005. Register today! |
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the exciting field of engineering through this special event
for girls held at 13 locations across the province. Register
today! |
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Engineering expertise vital to Ontario’s
long-term energy planning
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OSPE was front and center this month on the energy file with
a recent submission to the newly created Ontario Power Authority’s
call for input on the province’s long-term electricity
plan. Developed with input by OSPE’s Energy Working Group,
the submission outlined several key areas including demand estimation,
energy conservation, energy supply, and particularly the use
of engineering expertise in the development of the plan... |
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OSPE delighted with government intervention
in Hydro One dispute |
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On September 16th, OSPE thanked the Minister of Energy and Government
House Leader, the Honourable Dwight Duncan, MPP, for stepping
in and helping to send the Hydro One labour dispute to the arbitration
process. In a letter to the Minister, OSPE President and Chair,
Chris Cragg, P.Eng. praised the government for bringing an unbiased,
third party into the equation and for accepting the mediator’s
recommendation... |
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Engineers applaud creation of new Research
and Innovation Ministry |
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On September 9th, OSPE sent a letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty
congratulating the government on the creation of the Ministry
of Research and Innovation. The letter from OSPE’s President
and Chair, Chris Cragg, P.Eng. also stressed the key role engineers
can and will play in leading the way in the race to innovate...
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Engineers’ Weekend 2005 –
Learn, Explore and Celebrate the Profession! |
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OSPE and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) are pleased to
present Engineers’ Weekend 2005, a unique two-day convention
for Ontario engineers. Held at the Hilton Suites Toronto/Markham
on Nov. 18~19, this exceptional event provides something for
everyone including leadership development workshops, a general
assembly and the Professional Engineers Awards. |
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2005 OSPE Employer Compensation Survey
– Order Now! |
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OSPE’s 2005 Employer Compensation Survey is now available
to order. This year 190 organizations participated in the survey,
representing a 30% increase over last year’s survey participants.
Conducted on OSPE’s behalf by Mercer Human Resource Consulting,
the survey provides the most recent information on hiring trends
and compensation levels for the engineering profession in Ontario... |
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Fundamentals of Project Management Course
is back by popular demand |
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OSPE’s popular Fundamentals of Project Management Course
is back! Presented in collaboration with Ryerson University,
this online course focuses on the concepts and basic functions
of the project management body of knowledge, including scope,
quality, time, cost, risk, procurement, human resource and communication
management... |
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Learn
how to stand out in the competitive engineering job market |
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You’ve finally got the interview with the company of your
choice. Your foot is in the door, but how do you prepare for
the interview? What questions are appropriate for you to ask?
There are three other people going for the same job, how do
you secure getting the job? What types of questions should you
expect to answer from the interviewer? OSPE’s upcoming
workshop, ‘Interviewing in a Competitive Job Market’,
will help answer these questions and more... |
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Multifunctional
Engineering: The Story of Engineers Without Borders in Ghana:
Part 5 |
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Since 2001, OSPE has been proud to support the important work
of Engineers Without Borders (EWB). The Society is pleased to
present this five-part series of stories highlighting the exceptional
work of EWB volunteers around the world. This series is an exclusive
to Society Notes. You can view Part
Four published in our August
issue of Society Notes. |
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