January 26, 2023
Member
Engagement Session - Future By-law Changes Council invites all members
to participate in open online engagement sessions discussing potential by-law
changes for 2023. All potential changes for the by-laws stem from pending
changes to
The Engineering and Geoscientific Professions Act through
Bill 233. An online engagement session will be held
on
Tuesday, February 2, from 12:00 p.m.
to 1:00 p.m. To participate in this online engagement session, visit the
event page. Alternatively,
feedback or questions can be emailed to Danielle Unett at
DUnett@EngGeoMB.ca.
You can find Manitoba's current legislation on the
Legislation
portion of our website.
2023
Awards Nominations are Open! The Association is seeking nominations
for the 2023 Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba Awards. Honours are presented in
ten categories and recognize outstanding Manitoba engineers and geoscientists,
teams, and employers. Submit to Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba no later than
Friday, February 24, 2023. The Student Achievement Award nomination
deadline is
Friday, May 8, 2023. Detailed award descriptions and
nomination forms can be found on our
awards
page.
EngGeoMB Career Opportunities Site
Did you know that the Association offers a job posting service?
Employers can find more information via our
website. Looking
for a job? There are currently jobs posted such as System Improvement
Design Engineer, Transportation Facilities Planning Engineer, and other positions in various disciplines.
For a complete listing, see our
Career Opportunities webpage.
Audit
Committee The Audit Committee is a committee of Council, that assists
Council in fulfilling its external and direct inspection monitoring of the
fiscal policy, by meeting with the external auditor to review the draft Audited
Financial Statements and Audit Report and provides a report back to Council.
The committee is currently looking for a professional member (P.Eng. or
P.Geo.) who is financially literate and has previous experience with fiscal
policies, accounting systems, auditing skills, and experience in a non-profit
or similar sized organization. An MBA or CPA designation is preferred, but not
required. For more information on this opportunity please see the
call
for volunteers.
Nominating
Committee -
Multiple Volunteers Needed The Nominating Committee
assists Council in identifying election candidates for councillors for the
upcoming election, to replace any vacancies on Council with those who meet the
criteria for councillors as described in the Governance Policy. For the 2023
year, the committee is looking for four new members: three professional
members, of which one needs to be a professional geoscientist; and one intern
(engineering or geoscience). Interested members who have a well-connected
network with other professional members, an understanding of governance,
succession planning, board/Council functions, as well as experience in the
field of Human Resources are encouraged to apply. For more information on this
opportunity please see the
call
for volunteers.
Ingenium
Task Group The Ingenium Task Group is a group of volunteers who assist
in the planning of the professional development seminars that will be offered at
the Association's annual Ingenium conference. The task group suggests suitable
technical topics of interest, identifies suitable speakers to provide
presentations at the conference, and task group members may be called upon to
assist in moderating conference sessions. The task group is currently looking
for one professional engineer (P.Eng.) to join the group. For more information
on this opportunity please see the
call
for volunteers .
Indigenous
Members Chapter Networking Event -
February 8, 2023 The
Indigenous Members Chapter of EngGeoMB is hosting a wine and cheese event at
the Association office. This is an opportunity for indigenous and
non-indigenous affiliate members to meet and network. Wine, cheese, and other
refreshments will be served. To register for this event, please reach out to
EngGeoMB.Indigenous.Chapter@gmail.com.
Westman
Chapter Social Mixer at the Brandon Wheat Kings Viewing Lounge -
February
10, 2023 The Westman Chapter will be hosting a social outing for affiliated
members to mingle while watching the Brandon Wheat Kings play at the Brandon
Wheat Kings Viewing Lounge in the Keystone Center. The event is limited to the
first 100 people to RSVP. For more information about the event and to register,
please see the
event
listing.