February 2004
Celebrate Ontario Engineering Week - Feb 28 to Mar 7, 2004. See our Ad in the Globe & Mail's Feb 26 Engineering Week Supplement.

Save on wealth management with BMO Nesbitt Burns



Just in time for RRSP season, Society members can save up to $1,032 on financial planning and investment fees!

Win Big in the Easy Living Contest!

Imagine preferred group rates on your home and auto insurance AND a chance to win $1,000 a week for a year!

Avro Arrow Countdown

The Arrow Alliance is bringing back the Avro Arrow, ready to fly, for the 100th Anniversary of Canadian Powered Flight – Feb 23, 2009. Check out our Strategic Partners and How you can help!

OSPE promotes energy agenda in pre-budget submission

Each year, the Ontario Government puts out an open call for submissions as part of its pre-budget consultations. This year, the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers released its first pre-budget submission, as prescribed by our Advocacy Plan. The submission included several recommendations on energy spending…

OSPE meets with Attorney General Office representatives

The Society's Advocacy work continued to reach out to politicians at Queen's Park this month with a meeting at the Attorney General's office. The meeting saw Society Chair Daniel J. Young, M.Eng., P.Eng. and Vice Chair Annette Bergeron, MBA, P.Eng. meet with MPP David Zimmer, Parliamentary Assistant to the Attorney General for the province of Ontario…
Helping engineers find valuable employment is a number one priority of the Society!
The Society's Career Centre has launched into 2004 with a brand new look online. The new design is more visually appealing and also makes using our services even easier. OSPE members can now navigate through the Career Centre more easily to locate jobs and career resources. Employers will find it simpler to post engineering jobs and take advantage of our full range of services...

And the M2M contest winner is…

The Society is pleased to announce Kishor Rajbhandari as the winner of our M2M (Member to Member) Contest. Mr. Rajbhandari participated in our M2M recruitment contest by successfully referring a fellow engineer to join OSPE and in turn was entered in our Dream Vacation Contest. His name was randomly selected from entrants and he won an all-inclusive week vacation to the Beaches Resort in Turks & Caicos...

Prepare for BRRAG exams with the Society's newest training offering

In September 2003, the Society was chosen to work with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to develop preparatory training for BRRAG exams in 2004. If you are a Society member who must complete BRRAG exams, why not get a head start? Consider registering for an upcoming BRRAG Pilot Training Delivery Course in Toronto…

2004 OSPE Board Election Nominations now closed

The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Call for Nominations for the 2004 Board election have now closed. Thank you to all who submitted nominations. We have received a tremendous response from our members and candidate information will be announced in March...
Celebrate engineering excellence in Ontario at the 2004 OPE Awards
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers is calling on all Ontario engineers to help celebrate engineering excellence in Ontario at the 2004 Professional Engineers Awards. The Call for Nominations deadline is fast approaching but there is still time to submit your entries. Originally created by Professional Engineers Ontario, the annual Awards program is now presented jointly by OSPE and PEO…