Engineers PEI Annual General Meeting Annual Report
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Lieutenant Governor Antoinette Perry presenting WEICan with Participants and Mentors of the 2019 the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Engineering Achievement Girls Get WISE Science Retreat 6th Annual MLA Reception Joshua Collins, P.Eng., Geoff Connolly, Q.C., P.Eng. and Future City Competition Winners Glenda MacKinnon-Peters, FEC, P.Eng. with Honorable Bloyce Thompson, Minister of Agriculture and Land Professional Engineers in order that the public Engineers PEI Annual 2019 interest may be served General Meeting and protected. Annual Report 2018 - 2019 Engineers PEI Annual Report Table of Contents 3 Engineers PEI Council 2018 - 2019 4 - 13 Minutes of the 2018 Annual Meeting 14 President’s Report 15 Executive Director’s Report 16 Registrar’s Report 17 Treasurer’s Report 18 - 19 Engineers Canada Director’s Report 20 - 34 Committee Reports 35 Award Recipients 36 Past President’s Roster 37 - 44 Membership Lists 2018 - 2019 Engineers PEI Annual Report Council 2018-2019 Geoff Connolly, Q.C., P.Eng. Wendy Weeks, P.Eng. Presi dent Vice Pres ident Joshua Collins, P.Eng. Jim Landrigan, P.Eng. Past Presi dent Execut ive Direc t or Heather MacLeod, FEC, P.Eng. Elliott Coles, P.Eng. Coun cill or Coun cill or Aitazaz Farooque, P.Eng. Colin McQuillan, P.Eng. Coun cill or Coun cill or Dr. Nick Krouglicof, FEC, P.Eng. Justin Dunn, FEC, P.Eng. UPEI Facult y of Sust ainable May 2017 - Present Desig n engineer ing Liaison Engineers Ca nada Dire cto r 2018 - 2019 Engineers PEI Annual Report 3 Minutes of the 2018 Annual Meeting The 2018 Annual Meeting of the Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of Prince Edward Island was held at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel in Charlottetown, PEI, on Friday, November 23, 2018. There were 96 members and guests in attendance. Special Guests from Out of Province: Jeff Underhill, P.Eng., P.Eng., President, APEGNB Andrew McLeod, FEC (Hon), CEO, APEGNB Annette Bergeron, FEC, P.Eng., President, Engineers Canada 2017-2018 Council: Joshua Collins, P.Eng., President Geoff Connolly, Q.C., P.Eng., Vice President Heather MacLeod, FEC, P.Eng., 2nd Year Councillor Wendy Weeks, P.Eng., 1st Year Councillor Justin Dunn, FEC, P.Eng., Engineers Canada Director Nicholas Krouglicof, FEC, P.Eng, UPEI FSDE Liaison Jim Landrigan, P.Eng., Executive Director Members and E.I.Ts: Alan Aitken, P.Eng. Blair Arsenault, P.Eng. Mike Arthurs, P.Eng. Jake Bartlett, FEC, P.Eng. Garry Bowley, P.Eng. Mark Bowness, P.Eng. Daniel Breau, P.Eng. Allan Campbell, P.Eng. Logan Carr, EIT Nancy Chiasson, P.Eng. Greg Clayton, P.Eng. James Clow, P.Eng. Douglas Coles, FEC, P.Eng. Elliott Coles, P.Eng. Matt Collins, FEC, P.Eng. Al Conant, P.Eng. Patrick Connor, P.Eng. Bill Courtney, FEC, P.Eng. Ryan Crane, P.Eng. John Cunniffe, P.Eng. Andrea Dawson, P.Eng. Phillip Dixon, EIT Darrell Evans, P.Eng. Richard Farmer, FEC, P.Eng. Fahad Farooqi, EIT Laird Ferguson, P.Eng. Tyler Gallant, EIT Lokesh Garg, P.Eng. Charanbir Gill, P.Eng. Don Gillis, FEC, P.Eng. Brad Gordon, P.Eng. Stephanie Griffin, P.Eng. Kim Horrelt, P.Eng. Susan Hughes, P.Eng. John Kelly, P.Eng. Neil Lawless, P.Eng. Marianne LeBlanc, P.Eng. Graeme Linkletter, FEC, P.Eng. Aaron MacDonald, P.Eng. Katlyn MacDonald, EIT Don MacEwen, FEC, P.Eng. Richard MacEwen, FEC, P.Eng. Stephan MacKinnon, P.Eng. Jody MacLeod, P.Eng. Corey MacPhee, P.Eng. Stepan Makarov, P.Eng. Kaaren May, P.Eng. Katie McCarthy, P.Eng. Tim McCarthy, P.Eng. Donald McGinn, P.Eng. Janeen McGuigan, EIT Gary McInnis, P.Eng. Mike McKenna, FEC, P.Eng. Terry McKenna, P.Eng. Larry McQuaid, P.Eng. Vernon McQuillan, FEC, P.Eng. Denton Moffatt, P.Eng. David Morris, P.Eng. Donnie Morrison, P.Eng. Majid Morshedizadeh, EIT Brett Murphy, EIT John Murphy, P.Eng. A. Mursalin, P.Eng. Thane Myers, P.Eng. Gary O’Rielly, P.Eng. Art Ortenburger, EIT Frank Parslow, FEC, P.Eng. Stephen Pigott, P.Eng. Eldrich Rebello, P.Eng. Nick Reddin, P.Eng. Zack Sencabaugh, P.Eng. Mark Sherren, P.Eng. Tobin Stetson, P.Eng. David Taylor, FEC, P.Eng. Kerry Taylor, FEC, P.Eng. Tunde Tomori, EIT Wayne Tremblay, P.Eng. Vinay Upreti, EIT Luc Van Hul, FEC, P.Eng. Mark Victor, FEC, P.Eng. Andrew Walsh, EIT Lesley Whitlock, P.Eng. Stephen Yeo, P.Eng. Bob Younker, P.Eng. Lilian Yu, P.Eng. Svilen Zlatev, P.Eng. 2018 - 2019 Engineers PEI Annual Report 4 1.0 Call to Order and Welcome President Joshua Collins, P.Eng. called the meeting to order at 9:30 am pm by welcoming everyone to the 2018 An- nual Meeting. He introduced the Council members and extended a warm welcome to the special guests from other engineering associations. Joshua acknowledged the sponsors of the Annual Meeting and thanked them for making the AGM events possible: TD Meloche Monnex, The Great West Life Assurance Company, CBCL Limited, Manulife Financial, Dr. Amy Hsiao, P.Eng., Dr. Nicholas Krouglicof, FEC, P.Eng., Harbourside Engineering Consultants, Maritime Electric Co. Ltd., MCA Consultants Inc. and Linkletter Engineering Inc. 1.1 Changes to the Agenda Joshua noted that since the Agenda is set out in the By-Laws, no formal approval of the Agenda is required. There were no additions from the floor. 2.0 Minutes of the 2017 Annual Meeting: Joshua asked if there were any errors in or omissions from the minutes of the 2017 Annual Meeting. No errors or omissions were noted. He called for the approval of the minutes. It was moved by Richard MacEwen, FEC, P.Eng., and seconded by Terry McKenna, P.Eng., that the minutes be approved as presented. Motion carried. 3.0 Business Arising from Minutes There was no business arising from the minutes. Vice President Geoff Connolly, Q.C., P.Eng., took over as chair while President Joshua Collins, P.Eng., presented his report. 4.0 President’s Report President Joshua Collins, P.Eng., noted that it was an honor to serve as Engineers PEI President over the past year. He noted that he was fortunate to attend numerous events on behalf of the Association. He noted that, at the 5th An- nual MLA Reception, he was able to highlight two very important topics that are affecting the engineering profes- sion: proposed amendments to the Engineering Profession Act and the importance of an ultimate limitation period to the practice of engineering. He noted that Engineers PEI Council and staff are dedicated to ensuring that these two initiatives remain at the forefront of our dealings with government. Joshua reported that Engineers PEI continues to advocate for the increased representation of women in the engineer- ing profession. He noted that the association is committed to the Engineers Canada 30 by 30 initiative, which has a goal of raising the percentage of newly licensed engineers who are women to 30% by 2030. He noted that, in order to achieve this goal, we need to enhance the visibility of the profession to youth. He noted that Engineers PEI spon- sors a number of events with this goal in mind, including the Future City Competition, the annual Bridge Building Contest, UPEI FSDE’s ProGRES and Go Eng Girl Day, as well as the Girls Get Wise Retreat. He noted that retention of female engineers is also important. He noted that Engineers PEI and the Women in Engi- neering Committee have held numerous social events over the past year, aiming at connect members of our profes- sion. 2018 - 2019 Engineers PEI Annual Report 5 Joshua reported that there are two distinct issues currently facing the engineering profession in Canada. He noted that, in Alberta, the P.Tech designation is jointly regulated by APEGA and the Association of Science and Engi- neering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET). He noted that, during a recent review of the Engineering and Geoscience Professionals Act by APEGA, ASET proposed three changes to the Act, including eliminating APEGA’s involvement in the regulation of P.Tech’s, expansion of the scope of practice for P.Tech’s, and the in- tention to introduce a new, independent scope of practice for Certified Engineering Technologists. He noted that the British Columbia government has recently tabled new legislation that will impact how the engi- neering profession is regulated. He noted that the new Professional Governance Act seeks to restructure govern- ment oversight of a handful of professional regulators by creating an Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance. Joshua noted that Engineers PEI Council and staff will continue to monitor these developments and will work with constituent associations as needed. It was moved by Mark Victor, FEC, P.Eng that the President’s report be received. Report received. President Joshua Collins, P.Eng., resumed chairing the meeting. 5.0 Executive Director’s Report Executive Director Jim Landrigan, P.Eng., reported that it has been an active year for Engineers PEI. He noted that there was a large growth in EIT applications and continuing growth in the number of international applica- tions. Jim reported that, in April, a new tool that enables engineering regulators in Canada to use Engineers and Geosci- entists of British Columbia’s competency-based assessment for the evaluation of engineering experience for pro- fessional registration was launched. He noted that Engineers PEI is an active participant in the project. He noted that two P.Eng. applicants completed the process in November and their competencies were assessed by the Engi- neering Qualifications Committee and were approved by Council. He noted that there are currently 17 EITs in PEI using this system. He noted that this system is intended to preserve the valued reputation, responsibility and professionalism of the P.Eng.