THE PROFESSIONAL EDISSUE 1G83 • NOVEMBER/DEECEMBER 2019 Women in Mining Crit ical I llness is a ll t oo c ommon. The statistics relating to critical conditions are eye-opening: 1 in 2 1 in 3 1 in 2 Canadians will Canadians will Canadians will develop cancer .1 develop strok e, be impacted by dementia, or both. 2 heart disease. 3 More people Just the f acts are surviving critical illness Certainly , the g ood news is that, despite the about Engineers Canada-sponsored fact that facing a critical illness can be frightening, more and more people are surviving these Critical Illness Insur ance days thanks to medical breakthroughs. Consider these numbers: Hear t Canc er a a ck Stroke Maybe you can relate to Jen ,* P .Eng., 200 7. Survival r ate 60 %4 95% 5 80 %6 She’s an established civil engineer , loves her job, loves her two c hildren, and she and her partner are gr ateful for their health. But what about the nancial cost? Or maybe you can relate to Ma hew ,* P .Eng., 1996. Survival is priceless. However , many cancer He’s an established c hemical engineer , loves his job, patients spend over $20,000 on various loves his daughter , and he’s gr ateful for his recovery costs during their treatment. 7 And consider the from a strok e. Unfortunately , his wife was recently lost wag es su ered by the more than 400,000 diagnosed with breast cancer . Canadians who live with long-term disability due to strok e. 6 Ma hew and his family have had a tough time, while Jen and her family have been luc ky . But that Critical Illness doesn ’t mean Jen ’s family is immune to critical illness Insur ance can help – whic h is why it ’s important to be prepared . Engineers Canada-sponsored Critical Illness Insur ance pays a lump sum upon diagnosis of a covered life-threatening condition, to help in any way you c hoose. Y ou and your spouse may apply for bene t amounts between $25,000 and $1 million . Choose one of two plans to cover 1 Canadian Cancer Society , “Nearly 1 in 2 Canadians expected to g et cancer: report, ” June 20, 201 7. either 6 or 18 conditions. 2 Heart & Strok e, “Strok e R eport 2016 just released! ”, June 9, 2016. 3 ctvnews. ca, “ The Health of Canadians: Looking bac k at 60 years of heart health, ” F ebruary 3, 2015. 4 Net 5-year survival r ate. 5 Survival r ate for those who have a heart a ac k and g et to a hospital. Heart & Strok e, “Ge ing to the To learn more and apply: Heart of the Ma er ,” 2015. 6 Heart & Strok e, “ The Heart & Strok e 201 7 Strok e R eport, ” July 19, 201 7. 7 TheR ecord. com, “Cancer patients face high out of poc ket expenses, ” April 15, 201 7. manulife. com/apegs/CI Manulife, Manulife & Stylized M Design, and Stylized M Design are tr ademarks of The Manufacturers 1 87 7 598-227 3 Life Insur ance Company and are used by it, and by its a liates under license. All rights reserved. © 2019 The Manufacturers Life Insur ance Company . 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The Professional Edge apologizes for any confusion. 3 Table of Contents ISSUE 183 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 05 President’s Message 7 17 Farwell to Lyle Hewitt Thriving on New Challenges 19 Gems in Geoscience 20 Notes from APEGS Council 21 Call for Council Nominations 22 APEGS Fees Notice 24 CPD Reporting 11 26 SK Geological Society Bonnie Dobchuk - O’Kane Consultants 27 SMEGAC 28 CBA Engineering Meeting 29 Change in Reporting Canadian Environment Competencies 30 Celebrating Our Own 15 31 News Beyond Our Borders Natasha Dreaver – Mosaic 34 News From The Field On the Cover: Mosaic’s Natasha Dreaver, Engineer-In-Training, 40 Calendar of Events with her daughter Asten at Nutrien Wonderhub in Saskatoon 4 c h President’s Message a t f i e l d r e a l l o c a t i o n . o r g Terry Fonstad, Ph.D., P.Eng., P.Ag., FEC Saskatchewan’s economic drivers are often identified as agriculture, mining and energy. A quick check of the Government of Saskatchewan website indicates the value of Saskatchewan’s mineral sales in 2018 were $7 billion. With half of ur Cigar Lake mine boasts the largest high-grade uranium the world’s known potash deposit in the world, located in the uranium rich Athabasca Basin. reserves and the world’s largest OWithout question, mining is big business. In 2017, Canada’s mineral high-grade uranium deposits, imports and exports recorded a balance of trade of more than Saskatchewan will continue to be $19.9 billion. Canada’s domestic mineral exports, valued at $97.5 important to not only Canada, billion in 2017, accounted for 19.4 per cent of its total merchandise but world food and energy exports. security. Today, our mining sector is a leader in environmental protection. We export that expertise all over the world. This has not always been the case. Reclamation of old northern uranium mines continues, and millions have been invested into containment projects at older mine sites.