INNOVATION March-April 2017

Working with Government: Proactive Regulation in a Changing Environment

C lockwise from left : 1) APEGBC President Bob Stewart, P.Eng., APEGBC CEO and Registrar Ann English, P.Eng., and the Hon. Andrew Wilkinson, Minster of Advanced Education and MLA, Vancouver–Quilchena; 2) APEGBC councillor Susan Hayes, P.Eng., Katrine Conroy, MLA, Kootenay West, and Nicholas Simons, MLA, Powell River; 3) Rob Fleming, MLA, Victoria–Swan Lake; 4) Hon. Susan Anton, Q.C., Attorney General and Minister of Justice, and MLA, Vancouver–Fraserview, with APEGBC President Bob Stewart, P.Eng.; 5) APEGBC’s

Director of Professional Practice, Standards and Development Peter Mitchell, P.Eng., Chief Regulatory Officer and Deputy Registrar Tony Chong, P.Eng., with Hon. Amrik Virk, Minister of Technology, Innovation, and Citizens’ Services, and MLA, Surrey–Tynehead. P hotos , R oop J awl

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On March 6 and 7, APEGBC hosted receptions with the BC Government Caucus and the BC Official Opposition Caucus in Victoria, BC. The purpose was to provide an informal forum where Council and senior staff could interact with ministers and MLAs to share the ways we protect the public interest by setting and enforcing high standards of professional practice. APEGBC’s CEO and Registrar Ann English, P.Eng., addressed the evolving regulatory

landscape and how APEGBC is being proactive in engaging members and meeting the demands of public safety. Hon. Andrew Wilkinson, Minister of Advanced Education, brought greetings on behalf of the BC Government at the evening reception. The event was attended by 26 caucus members, including 10 ministers and APEGBC member Dr. Ralph Sultan, P.Eng., MLA, West Vancouver–Capilano.

Rob Fleming, MLA, Victoria–Swan Lake and Advanced Education critic brought greetings on behalf of the BC Official Opposition Caucus at the March 7 breakfast reception. Eleven caucus members attended and were eager to discuss topics, including attracting more women to the professions and improving the recognition of foreign credentials.

APEGBC’s Mentor of the Year Award recognizes excellence among mentors in BC’s engineering and geoscience community. Nominees must be mentors in the APEGBC Mentoring Program. The Forest Engineering Award of Excellence, sponsored jointly by APEGBC and the Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP), recognizes excellence and promotes cooperation and leadership in forest engineering in the broadest sense. Nominations are accepted throughout the year. For criteria and nomination procedures, visit apeg.bc.ca/For- Members/Awards.

Nominate a Colleague for an APEGBC Award Nominations are being accepted for APEGBC’s President’s Awards and Mentor of the Year Award until April 14, 2017 . The APEGBC President’s Awards recognize the exemplary and outstanding professional, technical and community contributions of APEGBC members and allow the association to showcase the professions. The President’s Awards include five categories of achievement and two awards for exemplary career-long contributions to the engineering and geoscience professions.

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