COUNCIL NOTES
On October 13, 2016, APEGS Council met with APEGS past presidents and discussed 30 by 30. The 30 by 30 Task Group formed by Council will explore and implement initiatives to achieve the goal of 30 per cent females in the professions by the year 2030.
The APEGS Council held its meeting Friday October 14, 2016 at the Hotel Saskatchewan in Regina. 17 of 19 councillors were present. Council is scheduled to meet next on December 1 and 2, 2016 at the Delta Bessborough in Saskatoon.
Council received the following presentations and information items:
Regulatory Bylaws approved by Council have received ministerial approval and have been published in The Saskatchewan Gazette as well as The Professional Edge. The amendments are now in force and will be put to the membership for final approval at the 2017 annual meeting.
Activity updates were provided from the constituent society liaisons and the APEGS directors to Engineers Canada and Geoscientists Canada.
The Children’s Discovery Museum Task Group updated Council on activities to date. A final report from the task group is expected at the December or February Council meeting.
An update was provided on the Continuing Professional Development Roadshow which included an overview of the proposed implementation plan covering the next five years. Emphasis is on awareness and education to increase the voluntary reporting to 50 per cent for 2016 and 75-80 per cent for 2017. Mandatory reporting requires bylaw changes and will be proposed once the levels of voluntary reporting are higher.
APEGS external legal counsel delivered a presentation on Council’s responsibilities to hear reviews as laid out in the Act and Bylaws.
Council passed motions as follows:
The Children’s Discovery Museum Task Group funding proposal was approved.
The 30 by 30 Task Group terms of reference were approved with the revised purpose statement, “To support the Engineers Canada initiative and meet the APEGS goal of having 30 per cent of the APEGS membership to be represented by women by the year 2030.”
Sponsorship for the Dream Big 3D and “Girls Night Out” at the Saskatchewan Science Centre IMAX Theatre.
Endorsement of the preliminary implementation plan for pursuing mandatory reporting of Continuing Professional Development credits.
Doug Soveran, P.Eng. as Chair of Academic Review Committee for a two-year term.
Policy updates to the Professional Practice Exam PPE1.0, the terms of reference for the Professional Practice Exam Committee and the “Alternate Arrangements and Special Accommodations for Writing the Professional Practice Exam – Members’ Guideline” were approved.
Life Membership was approved for the following members:
Wen Chen, P.Eng.
Terry P. Blomme, P.Eng.
Alan M. Childs, P.Eng.
Kevin J. Gibson, P.Geo.
David A. Krywchuk, P.Eng.
Kenneth G. Linnen, P.Eng., FEC
Mahnaz Missaghi, P.Eng.
Neil W. Richardson, P.Eng., FEC
John W. Rittinger, P.Eng.
Glenn B. Schmuland, P.Eng.
David N. Watkins, P.Eng.
Thomas R. Wingrove, P.Eng.
John D. Wright, P.Eng.
The “Guideline for Constituent Society Grants and Special Funding”, Policy CI1.0 was approved as amended.
The terms of reference for the Image and Identity Board and each committee reporting to the Image and Identity Board were approved as amended.
Bert Munro, P.Eng., FEC, FGC(Hon) was appointed to the APEGS position on the University of Saskatchewan Senate for the 2017 – 2020 term.
Margaret Ball, P.Eng., as Vice-Chair of the Investigation Committee for a two-year term.
Council fixed May 1, 2017 as polling day for the 2017 Council elections and appointed Margaret Anne Hodges, P.Eng., FEC (Chair), Andrew Loken, P.Eng., FEC, FGC(Hon) (Past Executive Committee), Dr. Aaron Phoenix, P.Eng., (Group VI – Chemical, Ceramic and Metallurgical), Kim Junek, P.Eng. (South-West District), John Masich, P.Eng. (North District), and Sandra Foster, P.Geo., FEC (Hon.), FGC (Geoscience North) to the 2017 Nominating Committee.
Council noted and received the following reports:
Registrar’s reports for May, June, July and August 2016.
Compliance statistics for June, July, August and September 2016.
Unaudited financial statements for May, June, July and August 2016.
Committee member appointments: Anh Dinh, P.Eng. to the Academic Review Committee; Dan Bonnet, P.Eng. to the Professional Practice Exam Committee; Kristen Darr, P.Geo. for a second term on the Licensee Admissions Committee; Jennifer Roste, P.Eng., and Jeanette Gelleta, P.Eng. to the Professional Edge Committee; Matthew Feige, P.Eng. to the Connection and Involvement Committee; Cam McNaughton, P.Eng. and Leta Brisebois, P.Eng. to the Environment and Sustainability Committee: Jean Nepo Murwanashyaka, P.Eng. and Sean Bayer, P.Eng.to the K-12 Committee; Bob Cooper, P.Eng. as Vice-Chair and Rosemarie Draskovic, P.Eng. and Allison Hillmer, P.Eng. to the Professional Development Committee.