Volume 30 Number 08
SEPTEMBER 2002 ISSUE





Insurance Program Signing

TECHNOLOGISTS FURTHER CAREERS
R.P.T. (Eng.) Program Allows Independent, Limited Scope of Practice

"I have the opportunity to take full responsibility for my area of a project - and accept full liability." So says Herb Putz, R.P.T.(Eng.), one of more than 70 APEGGA members licensed as registered professional technologists, engineering. Mr. Putz, a senior engineering consultant with Stantec in Edmonton, was among the first technologists to receive the designation. The system, which allows qualified technologists to work within a limited scope of practice in engineering, is a success, PEGG interviews suggest.


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SECONDARY INSURANCE COVERAGE ARRIVES

With annual dues notices, APEGGA members are receiving information packages on the new National Secondary Liability Insurance Program.

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EXAMINATIONS CONSULTANT ACCEPTS POSITION

Dr. Milt Petruk, P.Eng., brings a lengthy background in education to the table as staff consultant, examinations.

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HOW FULL IS YOUR GLASS?

APEGGA President Ron Tenove, P.Eng., offers a number of concrete, individual strategies that members can employ to help improve the image of the APEGGA professions. Read about them in his President's Notebook.

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MICROSOFT CHANGES STANCE

Microsoft technicians in Canada who follow one piece of advice from the software giant could find themselves in hot water. Microsoft Canada has said the technicians can call themselves engineers. If they do so, APEGGA and other provincial/territorial associations will be obligated to protect the title and the public by seeking remedies through the courts.

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THE STEPS TO R.P.T. (ENG.)

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ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS STARTS NOTCHING SUCCESSES

EWB was started in the summer of 2001. Though founded by a small group of students its vision - to provide developing countries with appropriate technology to combat the world's ongoing challenges - as spread to hundreds of active members and it's still growing.

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APEGGA MEMBERS HAVE RELATIVES AMONG NEW GRADS

The PEGG salutes all the graduates and their proud families.

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