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1 may2016 JefCard,P.Eng. Chair,BoardofDirectors GeofEmberley,MBA,P.Eng.,FEC CEO&Registrar WelcometoIluminate,our rebrandeddialogue!withthisfirst editionofiluminatewenotonly introduceournew licenseholder newsleter,wealsoshow youour new websiteandtheassociated changestoourbranding,which includeanupdatedlogoand includeanupdatedlogoand associatedcolours. ChairandCEOReport PEGNL snewbrand PEGNL sboardof DirectorsElections NationalNews PEGNLPeoplein thenews thenews >>continuedonpage2 Thefolowingitemsarisefrom our2015strategicplanandassociatedcommunications plan.thesefocusonpegnl sreasonforbeing;toregulatepractitionersofengineering andgeoscienceinthepublicinterest.ourstrategicplansthemesare:placinggreater emphasisoncompetency,bothethicalandtechnical;improvingourcommunications withgroupswithwhichwelink;furtheringourefortsofrecentyearsoncompliance withtheact,especialyensuringpractitionersareappropriatelylicensed;andgood stewardshipofresources,throughupgradingourinternalinfrastructureandbeter utilizingtheimportantcontributionsofvolunteers. utilizingtheimportantcontributionsofvolunteers. TheApril8,2016BoardofDirectorsMeetingwasheldatthePEGNLOficeinSt.John s. PreparationsfortheAnnualGeneralMeeting(AGM)andBoardelectionswerea significantpartofthismeetingwiththeboardreviewingandendorsingtheslateof candidatesputforwardbythenominationscommitee.theboard sauditorspresented itspositivereportonthe2015annualfinancialstatementswiththeful2015annual reportnowbeingavailable.theboardreviewedandapprovedthenominatedlistof Awardwinnersarisingfrom theworkoftheawardscommiteeandtheenvironment Commi Commitee.TheawardwinnerswilbepresentedatourAwardsdinnerduringthe eveningofouragm andconference. Reachan audienceof thousands Withadistributiontoover5,000engineers andgeoscientists,weareagreatplaceto advertise.clickhereforourratecard. Chairand CEOReport thisisue vol.1issue1 iluminate iluminate iluminate

2 january/february2016 Amongothermatersreviewedduringthemeetingwas PEGNL srelationshipwiththearchitectslicensingboardof NewfoundlandandLabrador(ALBNL).Discussionsare ongoingwithalbnlandservicenl,thegovernment departmentthatadministersboththeengineersand GeoscientistsActaswelastheArchitectsAct,regardingthe extentofoverlappingpractice.wecontinuetoworktowards anacknowledgmentoftheareaofoverlap,thatbestserves anacknowledgmentoftheareaofoverlap,thatbestserves thepublic.inaddition,pegnlisreviewingitsoptionsforits oficeaccommodations.theleaseforthecurentlocation expiresinoctober.theboardcontinuestoworkonits strategicplanningprocesses,evaluatingfuturetrendsthat mayimpactthepracticesofengineeringandgeoscienceand especialytheregulationoftheprofessions. PEGNL sdisciplinaryprocessesareanimportantpartof administeringtheengineersandgeoscientistsactinthe publicinterest.thoselicensedbypegnl,bothasindividuals andascompanies,arerequiredtopracticeinaccordance withethicalandtechnicalstandards.whenmembersofthe publicorotherpractitionersfeelcircumstanceswarant,they maycontactpegnlandmakeanalegationagainstalicensed individualoralicensedcompany. individualoralicensedcompany. CurentlyPEGNL sprofessionalstandardsdirectoris investigatingtwopreliminarymaterswhichmayormaynot leadtoformalalegationsandfurtherstepsinthediscipline process.overthepastmonththreealegationshavebeen resolvedthroughregistrarresolutionwithtwoalegations remainingintheregistrarresolutionstage.twoalegations arecurentlywiththecomplaintsauthorizationcommitee (C(CAC).Foroneofthese,anoutsideinvestigatorhasbeen appointedbythecactoconductanassessmentofthe alegation.thesecondisintheearlystagesofthecacreview. Therearenomaterscurentlysubjecttoadisciplinary hearing.furtherinformationonpegnl sdisciplinary processesmaybeviewedonpegnl'swebsite. TheelectionofnewmemberstoourBoardofDirectorsand theagm areimportanteventsinourpegnlyear.pleasetake thetimetovoteeitherthroughthe thatyoureceived, orifyoudidnotreceivean ,throughthepaperbalot thatwassenttoyou.furtherpleaseclickthislinktoseethe excitinglistofspeakersthatwehaveforouragm and conference. In2015PEGNLdeveloped acommunicationsplan. Theplanidentifiedanumber ofstrategiestoimprovehow PEGNLcommunicateswith licenseholders,governments, licenseholders,governments, stakeholders,thegeneralpublic, etc.amongtherecommendations includedintheplanwasfor PEGNLtoconsiderstrengthening itsbrand. >>continued ChairandCEOReport PEGNL introduces anew brand page2

3 ThroughanRFPprocess,OPENCommunicationswasselected tohelppegnlfacilitateabrandingproject.theproject includedtheinputfrom variousgroupssuchasvolunteers, licenseholders,stakeholders,staf,andmembersofthe public,aswelasanenvironmentalscanofbrandsand communicationsstrategiesemployedbyothersimilar organizationsinandoutsideoftheprovince. Theprojectconcludedwithanewb Theprojectconcludedwithanewbrandbeingproducedfor PEGNL.Amongthenewelementsofthebrandare: abrandnarative anewlogo newcolours anewtagline ourelectronicnewsle ourelectronicnewsleterdialoguewasre-branded (nowknownasiluminate) anewwebsite,includingnewmicrositesfornational EngineeringandGeoscienceMonth,and EnvironmentalEngagement(formerlyGreenSpot) Newb NewbrandingwasalsoappliedtothePEGNLChapters.The Chapters(East,West,Central,andLabrador)arenowrefered toasconnections,eachwithitsownlogoanddistinctcolours. Wehavealsostarteddevelopingmicrositesforeachofthe Connections,beginningwithConnectionsEastandwil completetheotherslaterthisyear. engineeringandgeosciencein thepublicinterest.yourviews aboutbothhowweserveyou andhowweservetheneedsof thepublicareimportanttous inplanningforthefuture. Thenewb Thenewbrandhasbeen launchedthroughthisedition ofiluminateandwilbe oficialyintroducedatpegnl s Conference&AGM onjune17. Thechangestotheb Thechangestothebrand arisefrom aneedto communicatemore efectivelywithlicense holders,stakeholders,and thepublicinamore efectiveandmodernway. PEGNLintroducesanew brand page3

4 Electionstofilthreevacantpositions onpegnl sboardofdirectorsare ongoing.memberswith addresseshavebeensentaccesscodes thatenablethem tovoteelectronicaly. Thosewithout addresseshave beensenttraditionalbalotsviapost mail.pleasetakethetimetovote. mail.pleasetakethetimetovote. TheBoardisPEGNL sgoverningbody anditisimportanttohavegood representativesundertakingthatrolein administeringtheengineersand GeoscientistsActandworkinginthe publicinterest.votingclosesjune14. TheannualelectionofdirectorsofProfessionalEngineersand GeoscientistsofNewfoundlandandLabradoristakingplace inmay-june2016,withtheresultsbeingannouncedatthe PEGNLAnnualGeneralMeetingscheduledforJune17,2016 atthedeltahotelinst.john s. Thereare14Directors:ninedirectorswhoareelectedby Thereare14Directors:ninedirectorswhoareelectedby PEGNLmembers,threepublicrepresentativesappointedby theministerofgovernmentservicesandtwoex-oficio non-votingmembers.threeoftheelecteddirectorsare executivedirectors:chairelect,chairandpastchair.sixofthe electeddirectorsarenonexecutivedirectors.thetwoex oficionon-votingmembersoftheboardarethedeanof MUNEngineeringandtheHeadoftheMUNDepartmentof MUNEngineeringandtheHeadoftheMUNDepartmentof EarthSciences. Ofthecurentexecutivedirectors, ChairElectNealCleary,P.Eng.wilmovetoChair, ChairJefCard,P.Eng.wilmovetoPastChair, PastChairDr.DennisPeters,P.Eng.,FECwil concludehisterm ontheboard. Anew ChairElectwilberequiredfor For ,fourofthecurrentnon executiveelecteddirectorswilcontinue theirtermsontheboard,whiletwonew nonexecutiveelecteddirectorswilbe addedasaresultofthiselection. AlPEGNLMembers-P.Eng.,P.Geo.,EIT, GIT,Eng.L.andGeo.L.-areeligibletovote foranycandidate. Al GI f page4 Electionto PEGNL s BoardofDirectors GerryAntle,P.Eng. DawnEvans-Lamswood,P.Geo. DavidGoosney,P.Eng. RaynaLuther,P.Eng. Nonexecutiveelecteddirectors continuingare: SherryFreake,R.N. JamesParmiter,B.Comm.,MBA DavidPine,FCPA,FCA Dr.GregNaterer,P.Eng.,DeanoftheFacultyof Engineering&AppliedSciences,MUN Dr.JohnHanchar,P.Geo.HeadoftheDepartmentof EarthSciences,MUN Ministerialappointeddirectors continuingare: Ex-Oficiodirectorscontinuingare: JaneKieley,P.Eng. Andrew Peach,P.Geo. Dr.DennisPeters,P.Eng.,FEC Directorswhowilhavecompleted theirtermsare: ChairElect(1) NonExecutiveElectedDirectors(2) Directorpositionstobefiledare:

5 ElectiontoPEGNL sboardofdirectors Tofacilitatetheelectionprocess, theboardappointsa NominationsCommittee. TheNominationsCommiteeisastandingcommiteeofthe BoardofDirectors,whosemembershipisrevisedeachyear asisrequired.themembersofthenominationscommitee include: PastChairDr.DennisPeters,P.Eng.,FEC(Chair) GerryAntle,P.Eng. JaneKieley,P.Eng. Andrew Peach,P.Geo. AttheBoard sapril8,2016meeting,itreceivedthefolowing NominationsReportfrom thenominationscommitee: ForChairElect:(1tobeelected) GerardDunphy,P.Eng. IanOsmond,P.Eng.,FEC ForNon-ExecutiveDirector:(2tobeelected) HeatherAppleby,P.Eng. KrisCostelo,P.Eng. NatalieHalett,P.Eng. MichaelHogan,P.Eng.,FEC Wiliam O Keefe,P.Eng. BernardRopson,P.Eng. Havesomethingtosay? Submissionsare welcomed Iluminateisalwaysopentostoriesandnarativesabout relevanttopicsintheengineeringandgeosciencesfields. Clickhereforoursubmissionsspecifications. page5

6 NationalNews Inthissectionweprovideyouwithhighlightsofwhatishappeningelsewhere incanadawithrespecttoengineeringandgeoscience.wefocuson organizationsthathaveasimilarroleaspegnlintheotherprovincesand teritories,aswelaswiththenationalorganizationswhichwehaveformed tofurtherourregulatorygoalsatthenationallevel. EngineersCanada EngineersCanada,inpartnershipwithGeoscientistsCanada,recentlyreleased ManagingTransitions:Before,DuringandAfterLeave,whichisintendedtoassist engineersandgeoscientistswhoareconsideringmaternityorparentalleaveandtheir employers.itprovidesextensivechecklistsandoutlinesstepsthatindividuals, supervisorsandcompaniescantaketohelptransitionemployeestoandfrom aleave ofabsence.(readmore) GeoscientistsCanada Newjointguideoutlinesbestpracticesformanagingparentalleaveinengineeringand geoscienceprofessions.(readmore) GeoscienceKnowledgeandExperienceRequirementsforProfessionalRegistrationin Canada(readmore) AssociationofProfessionalEngineersandGeoscientistsofNew Brunswick APEGNBobtainsinterlocutoryinjunctionagainstMr.AndrewStephenMcCormickfor practisingengineeringwithoutalicense-readthenbcourtofqueen'sbenchorder (Page1)(Page2) ProfessionalEngineersOntario(PEO) Formerprofessionalengineerfined$10,000forusingprofessionalengineer sseal (readmore) PEOisoneofonlytwoengineeringregulatorswithoutsomeform ofcontinuing ProfessionalDevelopmentProgram.ReadabouthowPEOismovingtowardsaCPD program (readmore) WithmanymoreprofessionalsthanPEGNL,PEOhasproportionatelymorediscipline cases.readaboutthemostrecentdisciplinarycasesfrom PEO(readmore) AssociationofProfessionalGeoscientistsofOntario(APGO) Recentdisciplinedecisionsarisingfrom APGO(readmore) AssociationofEngineersandGeoscientistsofBritishColumbia BCAuditorGeneralreportsonauditofcomplianceandenforcementinminingsector (readmore).thepagealsoprovidesalinktotheindependentengineeringexpert panelreportonmountpoley. page6

7 people inthenews AmongAtlanticBusinessMagazinesTop50CEO s are4pegnlpeople: TeryHusseyP.Eng.;JasonMuiseP.Eng.;LaryPuddesterP.Eng.;and RichardTilerP.Eng.FEC.(learnmore).LarywasalsonamedCEOofthe Yearfor2016 (learnmore) PhonseDelaney,P.Eng. ArticleinCornerBrookWesternStar(learnmore) StanMarshal,P.Eng.,LLB NewCEOofNalcor(learnmore) MUN HyperloopStudentProject From over700teamsacrosstheworldlastyear,openloopatendedthe designweekendinjanuaryandwereselectedasfinaliststoadvancetothe finaldesigncompetitionandbuildafulsizedpodthissummerin California.(learnmore) Dr.StevePiercey,P.Geo. WinnerofW.W.HutchisonMedal toayoungindividualforexceptional advancesincanadianearthscienceresearch (learnmore) Dr.HankWiliams WasincludedintheCanadianMiningHalofFame (learnmore) Dr.RichardWrightP.Geo HotRisingStarAwardaspartofNOIAOilandGasWeek2016 (learnmore) page7