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APEGGA Responds Positively
To Proposed
Defined Scope of Practice for R.E.T.s
Alberta Public Works, Supply and Services Minister
Stan Woloshyn will introduce legislation to permit independent practice
by suitably qualified Registered Engineering Technologists, based on
amendments to the Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions
Act.
APEGGA Survey Queries Members
& Public/ 1
Seventy-three per cent of APEGGA members responding
in a sample survey display strong-to-moderate support for the Association's
Professional Development Program. These are among the findings from
random sample surveys and a series of 11 focus groups conducted to gauge
member and general public awareness of attitudes toward APEGGA and the
professions.
President's Notebook/ 3
President Dan Motyka, P.Eng., welcomes plans by
the Alberta government to make available a defined scope of practice
to suitably qualified and experienced Registered Engineering Technologists
under the Engineering Geological and Geophysical Professions Act. The
column also explores the meaning of "professionalism".
Letters/ 4
Science and Technology Week/ 4
APEGGA again is an active contributor to National Science
and Technology Week.
Practice Standards/ 4
APEGGA members involved in the design and field
review of building projects face new requirements.
Council Briefs/ 5
When APEGGA Council held its Sept. 17 meeting in
Lethbridge, items on the agenda included a possible project to mark
the millennium, pressure vessels inspection and development of a mentoring
guideline and workshop for Members-in-Training.
Irrigation Brings Benefits/ 5
Stan Klassen, Executive Director of the Alberta Irrigation
Projects Association, spoke to the APEGGA Council Dinner about the benefits
irrigation has brought to Southern Alberta.
Chairs Approved/ 5
APEGGA Council has approved chairs of the Associationšs boards,
committees and task forces.
Synodon Looks
Toward Space/ 6
Edmonton's Synodon Corporationšs has its sights set out of
this world but also on the bottom line.
Luncheon Speaker Season Starts/
7
APEGGA's Edmonton District and the Calgary Branch
luncheon series have begun with those attending listening respectively
to presentations on airport expansion and electrical deregulation.
News From
Across Canada/ 7
Check out developments involving APEGGAšs sister
organizations.
Edmonton Gets Down
to Sewer Upgrade/ 8
Edmonton is about to launch an ambitious upgrade of its sewer
system.
University
News/ 9
For the second year in a row, two University of
Alberta undergraduates have received the C.D. Howe Memorial Foundation
Engineering Awards given to Canadašs top two engineering students.
World Watch/
9
An item about a special machine to move potatoes
down the production line is among the news briefs pulled from the international
engineering and geoscience press.
APEGGA Names New
Communications Director/ 10
Chris Dmytruk, P.Eng.,
has been appointed APEGGA Director of Communications and Public Affiars,
effective mid-October
Consultants Honor
Their Best/ 10-11
Ten engineering projects and one individual were honored
at the Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards in Edmonton, with the principal
prize going to the Alberta-based Stanley Consulting Group for its work on
the Confederation Bridge.
FIDIC Brings the
World to Edmonton/ 12
The PEGG provides feature coverage of the recent International
Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Annual Conference in Edmonton,
including an interview with FIDIC President Steyn Laubscher.
Agrium Inc. Becomes
Green Giant/ 13
From its strong base in Alberta, Agrium Inc. is emerging
as an international fertilizer giant.
In the News/
14Y2K Help Not
a Given/ 15
Consultant Michael Earl cautions against assuming somebody
is going to take care of your Y2K worries.
Kudos For Krupp
Canada/ 16
Projects completed in this country have provided Krupp
Canada with a reputation and experience that are winning contracts abroad.
Bruce Peachey On Lifelong Learning/
17
Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering's Bruce Peachey,
P.Eng., begins a series on lifelong learning.
Registration / 23
Bill Tapuska Shares A
Vision/ 24
APEGGA Community Service Award recipient Bill
Tapuska, P.Eng., helps many see the world in
a better light.
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