January 12, 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. Online
engagement sessions will be held on Wednesday, January 25, from 12:00 p.m. to
1:00 p.m. and Tuesday, February 2, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. To participate
in an 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.
Stakeholder
Engagement Session: 2020 Model Code Adoption The Province of Manitoba
has announced it will adopt the 2020 editions of the national model
construction codes (building, plumbing, energy, and fire). As the previously
posted proposal was to adopt the 2015 edition of the national model codes,
Inspection and Technical Services is enquiring with several key stakeholder
groups if there are any questions or concerns specific to adoption of the 2020
edition of the national model codes. This session will be held online on
Tuesday, January 24, 2023, and a Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants the morning of the
event. See our
event
page to register.
Last Chance For 2022 Ingenium On-Demand
Library The Ingenium On-Demand Library, featuring all of the live and
exclusively recorded sessions from Ingenium 2022 is available until January
27, 2023. Those who registered for Ingenium can use their email address to
access the
On-Demand
Library at any time. If you missed out, it's not too late:
Ingenium
registration closes this Friday, January 13, 2023, and you'll get instant access
to the On-Demand Library. If you have any questions, please contact Gemma
Keatch at
GKeatch@EngGeoMB.ca.
Nominate
an Outstanding Woman in Engineering Today In 2013, the Price Faculty
of Engineering unveiled a permanent installation,
Celebrating Women in
Engineering. The wall includes a listing of all women graduating from the
faculty programs, and is headlined by feature profiles of six notable women in
the profession. These feature profiles are updated periodically, and the Price
Faculty of Engineering invites members of the community to nominate a woman
deserving of this recognition. For more information, please see the
U
of M news story and note that the nomination deadline has been extended to
February 6, 2023.
Nominating
Committee -
Multiple Positions The Nominating Committee assists
Council in identifying election candidates for councillors for the upcoming
election, replacing any vacancies on Council 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 -
Multiple Volunteers Needed The Ingenium Task Group
assists 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, in addition, task group members
may be called upon to assist in moderating conference sessions. The task
group is currently looking for
one engineering or geoscience intern
(EIT/GIT) and two professional engineers (P.Eng.) or geoscientists
(P.Geo.) to join the group. For more information on this opportunity
please see the
call
for volunteers.
EngGeoMB
Mentorship Centre Open House and Ribbon Cutting -
Today! January 12,
2023 The Association invites you to our office at 870 Pembina Highway
for the official opening of the new Mentorship Centre! From 3:00 p.m. to
6:00 p.m., you can stop by the building to network with other members,
enjoy some drinks and snacks, and take a tour of our new Mentorship Centre
on the second floor. With a variety of formal and informal meeting spaces,
the centre is designed as a flexible space to meet and work. For more
about the centre, the ribbon cutting, and information about our
mentorship programs, please read our
event
listing.
Stopping
Workplace Sexual Harassment on Multi-Party Worksites -
January 26,
2023 A panel consisting of James Blatz, P.Eng., FEC, Katie Moist,
P.Eng., and Michael Turko, C.E.T., Eng.L., and facilitated by Lisa Stepnuk,
EIT, will present practices successfully used to stop the sexual harassment
of women engineering interns and professionals on multi-party (consultant,
client, contractor) worksites. This event is intended to resource
executives, managers, and team leaders with organizational and departmental
strategies to stop workplace sexual harassment. For more information and to
register, please see our
event listing.
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.