2023-03-16 News Notice

Certificate of Authorization Renewals
Certificate of Authorizations are currently renewing for the period of May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024. Renewal notices have been mailed out to the listed authorized designates. All companies who hold a Certificate of Authorization must submit their renewal payment by April 10. If the company is no longer providing engineering and/or geoscience services within the province of Manitoba, please complete and return the cancellation form. Renewal payments can be made online by credit card, submitting a cheque by mail, or by contacting the Association office by phone at 204-474-2736.

Professional Geoscientists Ontario Introduces Incidental Practice Registration to Facilitate Short-Term
In February 2022, Professional Geoscientists Ontario (PGO) announced the implementation of Incidental Practice Registration for geoscientists registered in other jurisdictions in Canada, which allows them to legally work short-term in Ontario, with a registration process designed to be quick, easy, and inexpensive. This new application of temporary registration gives professional geoscientists the ability to register with PGO and then renew on a monthly basis, instead of having to apply for a six or 12-month registration. For more information, please see our news story.

Provincial Engineering and Geoscience Week (PEGW) - Children's Activities - March 19, 2023
Join us at Kildonan Place to mark the 2023 Provincial Engineering & Geoscience Week (PEGW) with fun activities to engage the next generation of engineers and geoscientists! Children's activities running on Sunday afternoon provide kids of all ages a chance to have some fun; from building structures out of gumdrops, to bridging a raging river using straws, and even digging for cool rocks and building a working circuit, there's something for everyone. For more information, please see the event listing.

Provincial Engineering and Geoscience Week (PEGW) - Spaghetti Bridge Competition - March 20 - 23, 2023
How much weight can a bridge made out of spaghetti hold?! Join us online on Thursday, March 23, to watch our annual Spaghetti Bridge Competition! Watch as our professional engineers break trusses made of spaghetti and white glue as part of the Association's annual spaghetti bridge breaking event for students in grades K-12. For more information about this event, please see our event listing.

Collaborative Leadership for Climate Action - Online Course - March 27, 2023
This four-week online course, delivered by Royal Roads University, explores collective leadership models by challenging individualist leadership paradigms and experimenting with more inclusive approaches that offer opportunities to be more successful at addressing the climate predicament. For more information, please see the event listing.