PEGNL – Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador
PEGNL – Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador

Member Announcements – July 31

Announcement Date: 07.31.2025

Member Announcements – July 31

         Announcements

***NEW*** Understanding your Secondary Professional Liability Insurance: Members in good standing automatically have Secondary Professional Liability Insurance. This unique program protects both you and the public in numerous scenarios involving whistleblowing, retirement, intellectual property, data loss, mentorship, and more. To learn more about the program, coverage amounts, and other benefits available to you, please visit the Engineers Canada website.

***NEW*** Memorial University’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science presents a Peter Kohler Engineering Scholarship opportunity for incoming Engineering One Students for Fall 2025. A significant scholarship, in the amount of $50,000. Recipients must meet the minimum academic requirements for a scholarship as defined by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Click here to access the application form. Deadline to apply: Friday, August 22, 2025.

***NEW*** Engineers Canada is soliciting proposals from consultants or organizations with expertise in Indigenous engagement, equity-focused environmental scans, and the Canadian engineering landscape to submit proposals to conduct an environmental scan and develop a Truth and Reconciliation Framework and an action plan for the engineering profession. To learn more, click here. The submission deadline is August 13, 2025, at 4:00pm ET.

***NEW*** Geoscientists Canada has refreshed the publication Geoscience and Canada – Understanding Our Earth: The vital role of Canada’s geoscientists. Geoscience is the study of the structure and history of our planet and its natural systems. Human life and progress are underpinned by materials provided by the Earth and geoscience provides us with the knowledge and understanding to find resources and utilise the Earth sustainably, for the benefit of current and future generations. The Earth is changing through natural processes and human actions. This publication explores how Canadian geoscientists recognise, document, and interpret these processes and changes, particularly the gradual changes that take place over thousands to millions of years, as they help society find and manage Earth’s resources for the present and future. Click here to view the publication.

***NEW*** Philip Helwig, P. Eng. (Retired) has published an article titled “The Curious Upside-Down Dam below Muskrat Falls” through CRIPE, a committee of the Canadian Geophysical Union - Hydrology Section. The paper is available here. Readers are invited to send comments to Mr. Helwig at hydrophil2003@yahoo.ca.

PEGNL is looking for experienced professionals to help review the experience of those applying for licensure by serving as Volunteer Assessors in the Competency Based Assessment (CBA) framework. While all areas of expertise are welcome, we are looking for additional assessors with experience in the following areas: mechanical engineering, process engineering, computer engineering, geology, and geophysics. If you have been licensed for at least 5 years and are interested in learning more about becoming an assessor, please apply on our website.

PEGNL has been advised that a company calling themselves Glassy Engineering is claiming to be operating out of the Confederation Building Daycare Center in St. John’s and using the website https://glassyengineering.ca. This company is not registered with PEGNL and could potentially be attempting to use job applications as a means of accessing personal information from members. It is recommended that members use caution and make proper enquires before exchanging information with this or any other company.

        Courses & Events 

***NEW*** The Society of Women Engineers Annual Conference is taking place October 23 to 25, where global engineers and technologists come together to connect, innovate, and grow. Participants can attend interactive workshops on leadership and engineering subjects, cultivating relationships and empowering women. This year the conference is being held in New Orleans, for more information and access to early bird pricing through August 31 (code WE25EARLY15) visit we25.swe.org/.

***NEW*** On August 11th, learn about the Atlantic Immigrant Career Loan Fund (AICLF). This ISANS-led initiative can help immigrants with permanent resident status or Canadian citizenship obtain training and certification in their chosen fields or related fields in their new home provinces. Register for the event here, for the one-hour webinar at 1:30pm. Registration deadline is 4:30pm August 8th.

Registration is open for the third Adaptation Canada conference which will be held in Toronto September 22 to 24, 2025, which will bring together over 1,000 participants from diverse Canadian sectors and communities to exchange ideas, share solutions, and drive Canada’s climate resilience efforts. Adaptation Canada 2026 is delivered by ICLEI Canada with support from a network of partners, including CLIMAtlantic, and is funded in part by the Government of Canada. To learn more and register, click here.

Registration is open for the Climate Adaptation & Resilience Training (CART) Program, a foundational comprehensive 12-week training program coordinated by CLIMAtlantic for people new to climate adaptation and working with municipalities or Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada. The registration deadline is August 1st, 2025. For more information, click here.

The 2025 International Regulators’ Forum Offshore Safety Conference - Offshore Safety Through Innovation, will take place October 9th and 10th at the St. John's Convention Centre. This engaging program will showcase approaches from around the world to enhance Offshore Safety Through Innovation. To join offshore energy safety regulators, industry leaders and other experts as they gather to learn, share their experiences and best practices, register here.

Gardiner Centre has released their 2025 fall training schedule. Courses can be taken in-person or online. To view their full course and program schedule, click here.

 

We welcome you to email pegnl@pegnl.ca with any feedback you may have on this Member Announcement.