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Continuing Series: What’s In It For Me?

APEGGA Resumé Referral Service

Need a pool of qualified candidates immediately? Are you looking to find permanent full-time and/or career-related positions? Resumé referrals are the way to go! The APEGGA Resumé Referral Service provides free text PEGG and web listings to APEGGA members and permit holders.

To learn more about the service please click here.  

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Graduates In The Family?

APEGGA members who have a relative (son, daughter or grandchild) graduating from an engineering or geoscience program are invited to forward the name of the graduate and the member's name to The PEGG.

The PEGG will then publish a list in a subsequent issue.

Please forward names to Francine Maxwell, fmaxwell@apegga.org

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Third Annual Mentoring Conference

Don’t miss the dynamic speakers at the third annual National Mentoring Conference Oct. 14 and 15.

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ROCK-IT SCIENCE
Geoscientist Volunteers Needed For Dual Celebration

Geologists in Canmore, Calgary and Edmonton will celebrate International Year of Planet Earth, and Science and Technology Week, by hosting the popular Rock & Fossil Clinics in Canmore and Edmonton. 

Volunteers are needed to help identify rocks, fossils and other earthly delights brought in by the public and to conduct fossil making workshops (training provided). This is an opportunity to showcase your profession and to share information about the great work you do.

Volunteers always report that they had fun at this event and would do it again. Please sign up to work at the clinic or to lead a workshop. See details below.

APEGGA Rock & Fossil Clinic (Edmonton)
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 18
TELUS World of Science Edmonton, 11121 142 St.
Contact Lindsay Malden to volunteer and for more details at lmalden@apegga.org

APEGGA Rock & Fossil Clinic (Calgary and Canmore)
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 18
Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre
Canmore Civic Centre, 902 – 7 Ave
Contact Lindsey Collins to volunteer and for more details at lcollins@apegga.org

Help advertise the event at your workplace and to family and friends.

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Forensic Structural Engineers Needed
CANADA TASK FORCE 2
URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE

Canada Task Force 2 is a heavy urban search and rescue team that can respond to small or large disasters anywhere in Canada. As a partnership between Public Safety Canada, the Calgary Fire Department, and STARS Air Rescue, CAN-TF2 is actively seeking forensic structural engineers to join their disaster response team. 

Click here for more info about CAN-TF2.

To join the team contact Coby Duerr, task force leader, at  coby@cantf2.com

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Deadline - Tomorrow
RESPONSE REQUESTED: Alberta Transportation Capacity Study

Alberta Transportation has commissioned CH2M HILL to perform a market study of Alberta construction industry capacity. Over the past four years, construction activity in Alberta has sharply increased and, today, most companies face serious challenges in their activities, from skilled labour recruitment problems to material shortages. The purpose of this study is to understand the major constraints affecting the industry and provide recommendations to the province to help improve the situation.

Click here to take the survey.

In order for your responses to be forwarded to Alberta Transportation, please complete the survey by Friday, Aug. 15.

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Safety Code Changes In Response To High-Intensity Residential Fires

As a key stakeholder, this is your opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of the building and fire code changes scheduled for adoption in January 2009. The changes come in response to the government’s acceptance of most of the recommendations received from the high-intensity residential fires working group report, released by Honourable Ray Danyluk, Minister of Municipal Affairs, in May.

The primary goal is to increase fire safety and protection for residential buildings while continuing to provide Albertans with affordable and accessible housing. These changes will be in advance of the normal harmonized national code cycle, and will assist in reducing the likelihood and the impact of high-intensity residential fires in the province.

Click here to view the code changes and provide feedback via the Municipal Affairs website. Comments will be accepted until Aug. 29.

If you have any problems accessing this survey, please contact Alberta Municipal Affairs Safety Services Branch toll free at 1-866-421-6929.

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