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APEGGA
Responds Positively To Proposed
Defined Scope of Practice for R.E.T.s
Alberta Public Works, Supply
and Services Minister Stan Woloshyn will
introduce legislation to permit independent
practice by suitably qualified Registered
Engineering Technologists, based on amendments to
the Engineering, Geological and Geophysical
Professions Act.
APEGGA Survey
Queries Members & Public/ 1
Seventy-three per cent of
APEGGA members responding in a sample survey
display strong-to-moderate support for the
Association's Professional Development Program.
These are among the findings from random sample
surveys and a series of 11 focus groups conducted
to gauge member and general public awareness of
attitudes toward APEGGA and the professions.
President's
Notebook/ 3
President Dan Motyka, P.Eng.,
welcomes plans by the Alberta government to make
available a defined scope of practice to suitably
qualified and experienced Registered Engineering
Technologists under the Engineering Geological
and Geophysical Professions Act. The column also
explores the meaning of
"professionalism".
Letters/ 4
Science and
Technology Week/ 4
APEGGA again is an active contributor
to National Science and Technology Week.
Practice
Standards/ 4
APEGGA members involved in
the design and field review of building projects
face new requirements.
Council
Briefs/ 5
When APEGGA Council held its
Sept. 17 meeting in Lethbridge, items on the
agenda included a possible project to mark the
millennium, pressure vessels inspection and
development of a mentoring guideline and workshop
for Members-in-Training.
Irrigation Brings Benefits/ 5
Stan Klassen, Executive Director of
the Alberta Irrigation Projects Association,
spoke to the APEGGA Council Dinner about the
benefits irrigation has brought to Southern
Alberta.
Chairs Approved/ 5
APEGGA Council has approved chairs of
the Associationšs boards, committees and task
forces.
Synodon Looks
Toward
Space/ 6
Edmonton's Synodon Corporationšs has
its sights set out of this world but also on the
bottom line.
Luncheon
Speaker Season Starts/ 7
APEGGA's Edmonton District
and the Calgary Branch luncheon series have begun
with those attending listening respectively to
presentations on airport expansion and electrical
deregulation.
News
From Across Canada/ 7
Check out developments
involving APEGGAšs sister organizations.
Edmonton
Gets Down to Sewer Upgrade/ 8
Edmonton is about to launch an
ambitious upgrade of its sewer system.
University
News/ 9
For the second year in a row,
two University of Alberta undergraduates have
received the C.D. Howe Memorial Foundation
Engineering Awards given to Canadašs top two
engineering students.
World
Watch/ 9
An item about a special
machine to move potatoes down the production line
is among the news briefs pulled from the
international engineering and geoscience press.
APEGGA Names New
Communications Director/ 10
Chris
Dmytruk, P. Eng., has been appointed APEGGA Director of
Communications and Public Affiars, effective mid-October
Consultants
Honor Their Best/ 10-11
Ten engineering projects and one
individual were honored at the Canadian Consulting
Engineering Awards in Edmonton, with the principal prize
going to the Alberta-based Stanley Consulting Group for
its work on the Confederation Bridge.
FIDIC
Brings the World to Edmonton/ 12
The PEGG provides feature coverage of
the recent International Federation of Consulting
Engineers (FIDIC) Annual Conference in Edmonton,
including an interview with FIDIC President Steyn
Laubscher.
Agrium
Inc. Becomes Green Giant/ 13
From its strong base in Alberta,
Agrium Inc. is emerging as an international fertilizer
giant.
In the News/
14Y2K
Help Not a Given/ 15
Consultant Michael Earl cautions
against assuming somebody is going to take care of your
Y2K worries.
Kudos
For Krupp Canada/ 16
Projects completed in this country
have provided Krupp Canada with a reputation and
experience that are winning contracts abroad.
Bruce Peachey On
Lifelong Learning/ 17
Canadian Society for Chemical
Engineering's Bruce Peachey, P.Eng., begins a series on
lifelong learning.
Registration
/ 23
Bill
Tapuska Shares A Vision/ 24
APEGGA Community Service Award
recipient Bill Tapuska, P.Eng., helps
many see the world in a better light.
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