The APEGS Council held a virtual meeting via Microsoft TEAMS on June 11 & 12, 2020. The meeting was attended by 19 of 19 Councillors and the Directors to Engineers Canada and Geoscientists Canada. Council will meet next on September 17, 2020 in Regina, assuming group meetings are allowed.
Council received the following presentations and information items:
- The APEGS Director of Special Projects and members of the Steering Group provided an update on the Governance Change Project.
- Activity updates from the constituent society liaisons, the ACEC-SK liaison, and the Nominating Criteria Task Group.
- COVID-19 planning related to reopening the APEGS office and conducting the 2020 Annual Meeting in the fall.
- Continuing Professional Development compliance statistics.
- 2020 Communications Plan update.
- The APEGS Director to Engineers Canada provided a written report and a verbal update on the activities of the national organization.
- The APEGS Director to Geoscientists Canada provided a written report and verbal update on the activities of the national organization.
- APEGS Director to Geoscientists Canada, Kevin Ansdell, P.Geo. has been elected as President-Elect of Geoscientists Canada.
Council passed motions as follows:
- Approving that work proceed on the planning and impact assessment of implementing each of the recommendations from the Governance Review for Council’s consideration when making decisions on the recommendations.
- Approving the Terms of Reference for the Governance Change Project Steering Group.
- Appointing the following to the Governance Change Project Steering Group: Stormy Holmes, P.Eng. (Chair), Kristen Darr, P.Geo., John Desjarlais, P.Eng., Nicholas Kaminski, P.Eng., Peter Jackson, P.Eng. and Shawna Argue, P.Eng. (Advisor).
- Updating signing authorities for Association cheques to reflect the members of the newly elected Executive Committee.
- Approving two requests for refunds of fees.
- Approving revisions to the Terms of Reference for the Experience Review Committee.
- Approving amendments to the Competency Assessment Guide.
- Appointing Doug Hird, P.Eng. as the Chair of the Experience Review Committee.
- Approving a new policy – LAC1.0 – Licensee Eligibility Policy.
- Approving Life Membership for 14 members.
- Appointing Elvia Torres Morales, P.Eng. as Chair of the Equity & Diversity Committee.
- Re-appointing Chanelle Joubert, P.Geo. to the Discipline Committee.
- Appointing the following members to the Discipline Committee: Daryl Andrew, P.Eng., Stormy Holmes, P.Eng. and Dan Kishchuk, P.Eng.
Council noted and received the following reports:
- Registrar’s reports for March, April and May 2020.
- The unaudited financial statements for March 2020 (revised) and April 2020.
- Executive Committee minutes, board minutes and the reports from the committees and task groups, abridged Investigation Committee minutes and Discipline Committee minutes.