Focus
on infrastructure in 2006 Ontario Budget provides numerous
opportunities for engineers across the province.
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OSPE
2006 Golf Tournament
Thursday
July 6, 2006, Copper Creek
Golf Club - Connect with the engineering profession and
enjoy a day of Golf - Register today!
EIC
Climate Change Technology Conference - Ottawa
May
9-12: Engineering Challenges and Solutions in the 21st
Century.
Find out more and register to attend today.
WEAC Spring
Forum - May 25 - Hold the date!
This
year's forum will explore the question many women in engineering
ask themselves, "Should I stay, or Should
I go?" Registration coming
soon.
OSPE AGM
- May 6, 2006
Register
to attend OSPE's most important meeting of the Year. Featuring
Dave
Goulding, P.Eng., President & CEO of the Independent Electricity
System Operator. Register today.
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On March 23, the Ontario Government brought down its budget
for the 2006 fiscal year. In the budget entitled “Building
Opportunity”, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan outlined
the government’s financial commitments, with a strong
emphasis on infrastructure investment. The budget signals increased
opportunity for engineers and the engineering profession to
play a role in building and strengthening the province...
Recently OSPE made a submission to the Ministry of Municipal
Affairs and Housing regarding the proposed changes to the Ontario
Building Code (OBC) which are designed to increase the energy
efficiency of buildings. Highlighted in the submission, developed
as a result of member input, were various recommendations all
with an emphasis on the need for the changes to be more aggressive...
OSPE is pleased to announce the creation of our first Solid
Waste Management Committee. The Committee will work to review
the issue of garbage disposal for Ontario, and offer advice
for short and long-term solid waste management solutions. The
committee will work under the direction of William (Bill) Goodings,
P.Eng., a long time expert in the area of waste management...
Last month, OSPE held its first training session for the Society’s
newly created Political Action Network (PAN). The first group
of participants attended a one-day training session in the OSPE
offices to review policy issues and to learn more about their
role on PAN. The network will engage in government relations
activities on a local level advocating issues of importance
to engineers on behalf of OSPE members...
Engineers can take pride in knowing that they rank high in the
public’s view of most trusted professions. Making our
first appearance in Leger Marketing’s annual survey of
most-trusted occupations, engineers debuted with 88 per cent
approval of most admired members of the community...
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers is calling on
members to make their voice heard by casting a vote in our annual
Board election. A complete election package, including candidate
biographical information, was mailed to all eligible voters
on March 20, 2006...
OSPE’s online Career Centre has become one of our most
popular resources for members. With a large directory of job
posting, career resources and access to a variety of career
management resources and workshops, the Career Centre provides
something for engineers at every stage of their career...
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