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

Member Announcements – October 17

Announcement Date: 10.17.2025

Member Announcements – October 17

         Announcements

The ASHRAE Halifax Chapter has established a Newfoundland and Labrador Section to better serve its Newfoundland and Labrador members and regional Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) industries. This Section will be technical focused and will offer a variety of programs for the local industry, including: technical and research talks, technical field trips, joint meetings, panel forums, seminars, and co-sponsored conferences. Please contact the NL Section officers if you would like to attend or sponsor any of our future events.

Jordan Wilson, Jewer Bailey Consultants - jordan.wilson@jewerbailey.com
Byron Bennett, Stantec Consulting - byron.bennett@stantec.com

        Courses & Events 

***NEW*** Memorial University's MUN 100 Engineering Lecture Series continues Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 12pm to 1pm, when Trevor Butler presents a lecture on "Importance of Skills and Education for Addressing Safety Challenges in the Ocean Economy" at the S.J. Carew Building, 4th Floor, EN 4000.

***NEW*** The National Resources Training Group (NRTG) provides professional development training programs across multiple environmental industries, ensuring individuals gain hands-on practical knowledge and well-rounded skill sets to achieve successful and rewarding careers in natural resources. Their programs continuously evolve and go through an ongoing review process, which ensures training programs stay current and responsive to evolving environmental needs and industry standards. The listing of courses for November has been released, for further information click here.

***NEW*** This fall, CLIMAtlantic will host a three-part webinar series exploring how you can put nature and climate first in everyday decision making. They will cover how to prioritize nature in adaptation work and share examples from across Atlantic Canada. The November webinar titled "Healthy Ecosystems and Human Activity: Chignecto Case Study", will explore the Chignecto corridor projects as a case study on habitat connectivity, monitoring and stewardship in Atlantic Canada’s vital wildlife corridor. To register for the October webinar, click here.

Newfoundland and Labrador's Premier Mineral Exploration and Mining Conference and Exhibition is taking place November 4 to 7, 2025 at the Delta Hotel, St. John’s. A collaborative event between the Newfoundland and Labrador Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) and the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. For further information and to register click here.

The Climate Risk Institute is hosting an inaugural webinar series to mark the official launch of Advancing Implementation in Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors — a free, online peer learning community dedicated to advancing climate change adaptation implementation in practice. As the group’s first offering, the series provides a unique opportunity for professionals across forestry, mining and energy sectors to both share their own experiences and learn from others’ real-world approaches to adaptation implementation.

Earth Science Week 2025 is taking place October 12 to 18, 2025. Earth Science Week will celebrate the theme “Energy Resources for Our Future”. This year's theme encourages everyone to become informed energy consumers and to actively work towards a sustainable future that ensures a high quality of life for generations to come. For more information and resources (including webinars and toolkits) please click here, to visit the Earth Science Week website, an American Geosciences Institute program.

Join Pathway to Engineering Tuesday October 21 for a webinar "From licensure to leadership: Ethical responsibility in the era of climate crisis". As the climate crisis intensifies, engineers increasingly need to navigate complex challenges that span environmental, social, and ethical dimensions. Join the next session in the Exchanges webinar series, where ethical responsibility of engineers in addressing the climate crisis and its environmental impacts will be discussed. For further information and to register, please click here.

 

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