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Friday, October 29, 2010 • THE GLOBE AND MAIL A special information feature OPEA 1 While Ontario celebrates the accomplishments of its engineering professionals at the 2010 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards, Canada’s navy celebrates its centennial, marking 100 years of naval engineering achievements. EngineeringCanada’s history, Canada’s future tanding anywhere in the responsible for designing, com- vast expanse of Canada’s missioning, testing and maintain- S interior, one could easily ing a much larger fleet. Today, forget that ours is a maritime Canada’s navy continues to rely nation. on highly trained engineers for its But with three oceans flanking day-to-day operations and for the our borders and the world’s design of its new ships. largest coastline, Canada’s devel- The first Canadian-designed, opment as a nation has been Canadian-built warships were St. influenced by the safety and secu- Laurent-class destroyers, the first rity of our waters under the care of which was produced in 1955. of Canada’s navy. There were seven built, and all The Royal Canadian Navy were modified in the mid-’60s to came about through the Naval carry helicopters and accommo- Service Act on May 4, 1910. Since date variable-depth sonar tech- then, the navy – formally called nologies. the Maritime Command of the Commodore Patrick Finn, Canadian Forces – has been P.Eng., director general in charge shaped by engineering accom- of Maritime Equipment Program plishments. Management, has a 31-year histo- In the beginning, the navy ry with the Canadian navy. took over the Canadian Depart- “The engineering profession ment of Marine and Fisheries’ Canada’s naval centennial: 1910-2010 has contributed to the existence fleet, transforming it into the and ongoing success of the navy armed vessels of a formal navy. Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Athabaskan alongside Sydney, Nova Scotia. throughout its history,” he says. By the start of the First World PHOTO: LIEUTENANT(N) JARROD DAVID “Canada’s navy operates War, Canada’s navy had less than around the world. Closer to 350 sailors and two under- largest Allied navies, with roughly 28th largest in the world. which were commissioned in home, it operates in the north equipped warships. But, by the 100,000 men and women and The first warships built for 1931 and came from England. Atlantic, north Pacific and in the end of the Second World War, 434 commissioned vessels. Canada’s navy were the destroy- Since then, Canadian profes- Canada had developed one of the Today, Canada’s navy is the ers HMCS Saguenay and Skeena, sional engineers have been See Centennial OPEA 2 2010 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards Gala November 20, 2010 – International Centre, Mississauga Since 1947, the Ontario Professional Engineers proud to co-host the awards gala in celebration of Finn, P.Eng., whose naval engineering career spans Awards (OPEA) have recognized professional engi- the very best of engineering. over 30 years. neers in Ontario who have made outstanding contri- In recognition of the pivotal role engineers Awards will be presented for excellence in engi- butions to their profession and their community. have played in the Canadian navy – celebrating its neering innovation, leadership and entrepreneurship. Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) and the centennial this year – the evening will feature an Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) are insightful keynote address by Commodore Patrick For further information, visit www.ospe.on.ca. Messages from Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) and The recipients of the 2010 Ontario On this day in Canadian + - inside: 2 3 the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) 3 56Professional Engineers Awards naval history online? View the complete list of 2010 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards recipients at www.ospe.on.ca/opeawards_2010_Recipients. PROFILE PROFILE Seeking adventure and finding it: Managing Canada’s maritime equipment The story of a Canadian naval engineer requires rigour learned in engineering dventure was Com- need in order to have the ommodore Patrick Finn first reported for serv- mander Chantal least amount of restriction Finn, P.Eng., a sen- ice with the HMCS Okana- A AuCoin’s first draw imposed by their equip- C ior officer in Cana- gan and HMCS Ojibwa to naval engineering, and ment,” says Cdr. AuCoin. da’s navy and an electrical submarines before becom- there’s been no shortage “It is a small platform with engineer with the Canadi- ing officer in charge of sub- throughout her career. a lot of capability, and an Forces since 1979, will marine training at the Recently appointed as was a nice combination.” naval engineers have a big take to the podium for his Cmdre. Finn’s oversees Canadian Forces Fleet commanding officer of the Having spent five years part in making it all work.” keynote address at the 850 people and a $1-billion- School in Halifax. Naval Engineering Test at sea, she brings a clear Previously, she served 2010 Ontario Professional a-year budget, keeping “one He chose his career Establishment (NETE) in understanding of the com- as military assistant to the Engineers Awards Gala. foot in the camp of the pro- well, hoping to combine an Québec, she fulfills NETE’s plexities of a warship to her chairman of the NATO Cmdre. Finn became a fession of engineering and “interest and penchant for mandate to provide inde- work.“Irelyonmyopera- Military Committee at commodore, a rank one one foot in the camp of the math and the physical sci- pendent and expert test tions experience and time NATO headquarters in Bel- step removed from Rear profession of arms.” ences with an interesting and evaluation services in at sea with regard to defin- gium and has held various Admiral, in 2009 and is He says, “There are sig- career in the military.” support of naval materiel ing materiel requirements.” positions within National director general in charge nificant challenges and Combat systems engi- for the Canadian Forces. As commanding officer Defence Headquarters in of Canada’s Maritime issues in the oversight of neer aboard HMCS Toronto “I wanted to become a of a government-owned, Ottawa. Equipment Program Man- Canada’s maritime equip- in 1991, commander and naval engineer for two rea- contractor-operated facility, An electrical engineer- agement. ment, and my engineering staff officer to the Chief of sons; I liked math and sci- she uses her technical ing graduate of Polytech- “The navy and the peo- background provides the Defence Staff in 1995, and ence and I wanted to expertise, experience and nique Montreal, Cdr. ple of Canada – our taxpay- rigour needed for me to director of Maritime Fleet become a military officer,” authority to oversee the AuCoin has an MBA from ers – have allowed me a make sure things unfold Management with the says Cdr. AuCoin. “I knew work of 185 civilian con- the University of Ottawa very broad and enriching properly.” National Defence Headquar- the Canadian Forces were tractors. and a master’s in defence career [of] travelling and A 1984 graduate of the ters in 2003 are just a few of looking for engineers in “As a naval engineer, I studies from Belgium’s seeing the best and worst of Royal Military College in the various roles held by this uniform specifically, so it know what the operators École Royale Militaire. the world,” he says. Kingston, Ontario, Cmdre. great Canadian engineer. FOUNDING PARTNER: PLATINUM PARTNER: CORPORATE TABLE HOSTS: Canadian Mineral Processors Hatch Ltd Carleton University Trow Associates Carpenters Local 27 University of Toronto DJ Consortium University of Waterloo The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) gratefully acknowledges EMSEMS -TECHTECH INC.INC®. mobile equipment and bulk the 2010 Awards Gala partners material handling systems and table hosts for their generous support of Engineering excellence. OPEA 2 A special information feature Friday, October 29, 2010 • THE GLOBE AND MAIL Engineering Canada’s history, Canada’s future Professional Engineers Ontario campaigns to have engineers in public office By Diane Freeman, ’11” campaign, which aims ened relationships with our P.Eng., FEC, to have 11 engineers elect- chapter volunteers and our Canadian naval centennial President, Professional ed to the Ontario legisla- engineering partners, Engineers Ontario ture in 2011. I’m proud to including Engineers Cana- report that we are aware of da, Consulting Engineers Centennial from OPEA 1 for operating helicopters nearly 60 professional engi- of Ontario and the Ontario from small ships; a system s part of our goal This year has been par- neers who have expressed Society of Professional Arctic region, areas where called a beartrap that could to become the ticularly productive. an interest in running for Engineers. the environment is very reel large helicopters down A global leader in Our Government Liai- public office, including an PEO moved into its harsh and difficult. We’ve onto ship decks. This sys- professional self-regula- son Program is now five impressive list of 27 who brand new headquarters at had to engineer specific tem is now used by Cana- tion that responsibly years old, and this year we threw their hats in the ring 40 Sheppard Avenue West, systems for our area of da’s allies around the improves the quality of had over 200 engineers as candidates during the the first time since 1974 operations.” world. life for all, Professional trained in our Candidate 2010 municipal elections. that we have owned the During the Cold War, “When we first did that, Engineers Ontario (PEO) Colleges held in Toronto, PEO has determined building we work in. Cmdre. Finn says Canada no one in the world is always looking at inno- Windsor and Ottawa. the role of the Ontario Cen- This summer, PEO was developed a unique solution thought it could be done.