INNOVATION November-December 2014

Have You Updated Your Practice Declaration and CPD Hours? As a part of your annual membership renewal, don’t forget to update your practice declaration and declare your 2014 continuing professional develop- ment hours. The information gathered through the practice declaration assists APEGBC in more accurately identify- ing and serving members and licensees by practice area. Annual declaration of compliance with the Continuing Professional Development Guideline provides APEGBC with a way to dem- onstrate to the public that its members and licensees are keeping up-to-date in their area of practice—clearly visible through the “Declared CPD Compliant” note in members’ listings on APEGBC’s online public directory. To update your practice declaration or to declare your professional devel- opment hours for 2014, log on to the member portal through the APEGBC website at apeg.bc.ca. Did you know that you can opt to receive Innovation magazine online in lieu of having a hardcopy of the magazine mailed to you? If you opt in for this service, you will receive a notification email every time the magazine is published with links to access the latest issue. The maga- zine can be viewed on a desktop or mobile device, or downloaded for later reading. To make the switch, simply up- date your communication prefer- ences by signing into the APEGBC member portal at apeg.bc.ca/For- Members/Member-Portal/Update- Communication-Preferences, or con- tact Melinda Lau, Managing Editor, at mlau@apeg.bc.ca or 604.412.4866. Receive Innovation by Email

New Government Appointee to APEGBC Council APEGBC is pleased to announce the appoint- ment to Council of Tajdin Mitha, LLB, by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council of the Government of British Columbia. Mitha is a Barrister-at-Law who has prac-

ticed law in Uganda, the United Kingdom and Canada, and worked in international develop- ment with the Secretariat of His Highness the Aga Khan and the Aga Khan Development

Network in Canada, the USA and France. Mitha was responsible for leading a variety of legal and diplomatic initiatives including negotiations of accords, protocols, co-oper- ation and investment agreements and mul- tilateral treaties relating to economic, social and cultural development projects in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Mitha has served as a director on several boards throughout his career, including the boards of BCIT, the Aga Khan Foundation Canada, FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance units in Canada, Europe, and the USA, Tourism Promotion Services (Tanzania) Limited and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto. He is a legal consultant for the Aga Khan University, the University of Central Asia, and the proposed Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. Mitha will serve on APEGBC’s Council for a two-year term and joins Dr. Sheila Wynn, Ken Laloge, CA, and Ana Fernandes, CIM, FCSI, as one of four government appointees to Council. Tajdin Mitha, LLB

Councillor Mike Waberski Completes Six Years on Council Having served six years on APEGBC’s Council, Mike Waberski, BCLS, has completed his final term in office as a Government Appointee. A retired professional land sur- veyor, Waberski has been active in various regulatory review initiatives and was a mem- ber of the Oil and Gas Commission Practice Advisory Group and a chair of the Oil and Gas Commission Advisory Commission. During his time with APEGBC, Waberski has taken an active interest in the gover- nance of the association, contributing on the Executive and Audit Committees, Legislative Review Task Force, Professional Practice

Mike Waberski, BCLS

Committee, and the Value for Money Steering Committee among others. His thoughtful and incisive observations were of great value to Council deliberations, and he has been an outspoken champion of APEGBC’s duty to public protection. APEGBC thanks Mike Waberski for his efforts on behalf of the public and association members, and is grateful for his commitment to the professions.

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