Council Election Nominations Now Being Accepted
Now is the time to nominate someone as a part of the Association’s Council nomination process, where every year members have the opportunity to elect a President, Vice President, and a minimum of five Councillors to serve on APEGBC’s Council. 
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2009 President's Awards - Call for Nominations
Do you know of or work with an outstanding professional engineer or professional geoscientist? Tell us—we want to give members who go the extra distance in their professional, business and community lives the recognition they so richly deserve—and we want to tell their peers and the public about their exceptional achievements, contributions and service. The deadline for submissions is April 17, 2009.
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Environmental Awards - Call for Submissions
APEGBC's Environment Committee encourages submissions for the 2009 Environmental Awards, which highlight the role of professional engineers and geoscientists in responsible environmental management. Awards are offered in two categories: Concept and Assessment, and Design, Construction and Monitoring. The deadline to submit is March 27, 2009.
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Sustainability Award - Call for Nominations
APEGBC is pleased to invite nominations for the sixth annual Sustainability Award. The award is open to any project that has demonstrated a commitment to, and understanding of, the concept of sustainability and/or has applied one or more of the Sustainability Guidelines. The deadline for nominations is March 19, 2009.
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Change Your APEGBC E-mail Subscription Settings Online
Just a reminder that, by logging onto the secure member portal on the APEGBC website, members can instantly subscribe to or unsubscribe from regular Association e-mails. If you have subscribed to one of these e-mails at a work address, but are not receiving it, please be aware that you may need to change your preferred contact e-mail to a home e-mail address.
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National Engineering and Geoscience Week Activities
February 27 to March 8 is National Engineering and Geoscience Week (NEGW) in BC, and community events provide excellent opportunities to highlight the exciting career opportunities available to young Canadians.
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Disciplinary Hearing – Edward Kai Yuen (Ed) Lim, P.Eng., Burnaby, BC
Ed Lim, P.Eng. was served with a Notice of Inquiry alleging four charges of unprofessional conduct. An inquiry was held on October 21-23, 2008 and the Discipline Committee Panel issued its decision on liability on November 13, 2008. 
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Appeal from Disciplinary Decision – Dr. Anthony A. Salway, P.Geo, Nelson, BC
In the March/April 2008 edition of Innovation we reported a decision of the Association’s Discipline Committee finding Dr. Salway liable of unprofessional conduct. Dr. Salway was reprimanded and ordered to pay $16,373 towards the Association’s legal costs. Dr. Salway appealed that decision to the BC Supreme Court.
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APEGBC Affinity Program Update - Latest Offers Available to Members
APEGBC works with a number of service providers so that members can access better pricing on products and services. View some of the current offers available to you as a member of APEGBC.
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Foundation Recognizes Student Achievement with Scholarships
In 2009, the generosity of APEGBC members and BC Hydro enabled the APEGBC Foundation Trustees to award 11 APEG-MAPS scholarships and 15 BC Hydro/APEGBC fourth-year scholarships to 26 university engineering and geoscience students.
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APEGBC University Entrance and Transfer Scholarships
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC Foundation is offering a number of entrance scholarships to BC high school graduates entering engineering or geoscience programs, and engineering transfer programs at BC universities, colleges, and university colleges.
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Forest Engineering and Geoscience Bursary Available
The Division of Engineers and Geoscientists in the Forest Sector (DEGIFS) is pleased to offer a $2,000 bursary in 2009. This bursary is intended to provide financial assistance to a student in an accredited post-secondary or post-graduate program at a degree-granting institution in BC who intends to apply for registration as either a professional engineer or professional geoscientist upon completion of their studies.
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Geoscience BC Offers Post-Graduate Scholarships
This year, Geoscience BC is offering up to 10 scholarships to students enrolled in masters or doctoral earth science or geoscience programs and working on a mineral or oil and gas exploration-related thesis project in British Columbia.
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