This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here June 3, 2021 .NEWS New PGO Position Statement — Climate Change and Geoscience: Considerations for Professional Practice PGO In September 2020, an ad hoc subcommittee was formed to determine PGO’s role and responsibility with respect to Sustainability and Climate Change. Increasing emphasis on sustainability, within both the public and private sector, has wide ranging implications for the economic and social context within which PGO registrants work. A key element of sustainability is addressing the challenge of climate change, and this is the area on which the ad hoc subcommittee has initially focused. Our new Sustainability and Climate Change web page provides an overview and key resources for registrants. The new Position Statement contains key messages regarding the implications of climate change for the professional practice of geoscience, including changing climate conditions and risks in Ontario, the role and Professional Geoscientists and the role of PGO. The ad hoc subcommittee is seeking new members, particularly those with experience in Sustainability and Climate Change. To find out how you can get involved, email us at info@pgo.ca. Reminder: Submit your nomination for the PGO Award of Merit PGO Deadline: June 16, 2021 Recognize an outstanding P.Geo. who made significant contributions to advance public protection and professional practice. READ MORE Register for PGO's Virtual Annual General Meeting PGO June 24, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET Click on Preliminary AGM Agenda. Register online.  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Fit-For-Purpose Geochemistry Solutions SGS provides quality fit-for-purpose geochemistry solutions across the project life cycle in the mining industry. Our network of commercial laboratories, sample preparation facilities and mine-site and mobile labs link to create a network across North America which is backed by an unparalleled global network. LEARN MORE Attention PGO registrants! Vote for PGO Councillor-at-Large Position in Council PGO Deadline: June 9, 2021 Reminder for registrants who have not yet cast their ballot, please cast your vote for one Councillor-at-Large position in PGO Council. The term is from June 2021 to June 2024. As per PGO By-law 8 section 10, only practising, non-practising, temporary and limited registrants shall be eligible to vote. Please click on the link to vote. Attention PGO's Certificate of Authorization (C of A) holders! Post your jobs for free PGO Looking to hire a Professional Geoscientist? As a C of A holder, you can post your job on PGO’s Careers page for free. Submit your job postings to bkradjian@pgo.ca. Applied MSc in Mineral Exploration Earn your MSc in Mineral Exploration – Geology in 1-2 years at Laurentian University’s Harquail School of Earth Sciences to upgrade your credentials and your career. LEARN MORE .WHAT'S NEW Disclaimer: The events and media articles featured in Field Notes do not express or reflect the opinions of Professional Geoscientists Ontario, or any employee thereof. Why public sector entities must be allowed to include natural assets in financial statements C.D. Howe/Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation Did you know that Canada’s wealth of natural assets — forests, wetlands, rivers, lakes and grasslands — are currently explicitly excluded from public sector financial statements? There is a unique opportunity to change as the Public Sector Accounting Board reviews its conceptual framework. A joint consultation response on this subject is being prepared by the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (University of Waterloo), KPMG and the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative to be submitted on June 30, 2021. To find out more, contact joanna.eyquem@uwaterloo.ca. Read the article here. Online Summer School on Climate Change and Water Security in Urbanized Watersheds Hosted by the Water Institute and the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) Live lectures from May 31, 2021 to June 18, 2021 Registration for the University of Waterloo's (UofW) 2021 “Climate Change and Water Security in Urbanized Watersheds” summer school has been extended to June 13, 2021. The summer school is aimed at graduate students and practitioners who are passionate about learning more about applying interdisciplinary approaches to water security challenges in urbanizing watersheds under climate change. The lectures are held over Zoom and the University of Waterloo is recording them and posting them on Vimeo for streaming. Anyone who plans to enrol in the next few days, can watch the earlier lectures to catch up. READ MORE Webinar: The Bre-X Fraud — A Personal Story of Consulting and Geoscience Hosted by Women Geoscientists in Canada (WGC) Speaker: Anne J.B. Thompson, P.Geo, PetraScience Consultants Inc. June 16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. ET Join us for insight into the world of exploration geoscience and junior companies of 25 years ago, and how a major fraud exposed in East Kalimantan, Indonesia continues to impact exploration and our reporting standards globally. READ MORE .IN THE MEDIA Disclaimer: The media articles featured in Field Notes do not express or reflect the opinions of Professional Geoscientists Ontario, or any employee thereof. Ontario supports mining supply companies in North Bay Energy, Northern Development and Mines The Ontario government is providing more than $560,000 to help three mining supply companies develop innovative technology, purchase new equipment and expand operations in North Bay. This investment will create 13 new jobs and promote economic development in the region. READ MORE College providing industry with resources for research and development The Daily Press Northern College’s students will soon have an opportunity to work in the new Innovation Hub, which they are hoping to open shortly. “The Innovation Hub is a multi-disciplinary space with attention on mining, which allows for industry collaboration and student experimental learning,” explained Audrey Penner, president and chief executive officer of Northern College. READ MORE 'It's a triple-win': TARBA urges municipalities to ease restrictions on recycled aggregate use Daily Commercial News by ConstructConnect Millions of tonnes of reusable asphalt and concrete aggregate is generated from roadbuilding and other construction projects across the province each year. Unfortunately, large volumes of the materials end up in landfills. Although the products are recyclable when cleaned and processed correctly, the resources are not often reused by municipalities for road and infrastructure projects as many restrict the use of recycled aggregates. READ MORE Over $20 million to support water quality improvement projects by region's farmers Kitchener News Farmers in Waterloo Region have reached a milestone in making farm improvements to protect water quality. As of December 2020, more than $20 million in total capital projects have been completed through support from the Region’s Rural Water Quality Program (RWQP). The RWQP provides financial and technical assistance to farmers implementing voluntary projects to improve and protect water quality. READ MORE HWS, SWIO get research grants to study Finger Lakes fltimes.com Hobart and William Smith Colleges and the Seneca Watershed Intermunicipal Organization have been awarded research grants by the state Department of Environmental Conservation and the Great Lakes Research Consortium. HWS received $25,000 to lead an international team of researchers that will measure shifts in algal abundance, composition and nutrients over the past century. READ MORE Western University scientist discovers possible age of massive impact crater in Greenland Global News New research from a planetary scientist at Western University in London, ON, is providing some clarity on the possible origins and age of a massive impact crater in Greenland. The 31-kilometre-wide crater beneath the Hiawatha Glacier was first discovered by scientists led by the University of Copenhagen in 2018. READ MORE The price is right: Modeling economic growth in a zero-emission society Tokyo University of Science With increasing public awareness of crises associated with degraded environments and mounting pressure to act, governments worldwide have begun to examine environmentally sustainable policies. However, there are many questions about whether enacting these policies will negatively affect economic growth. READ MORE Geological riddle solved: Roof of the World has gotten higher University of Copenhagen Tibet is referred to as the Roof of the World for good reason. With an average altitude of 4,500 meters above sea level and the world's two highest peaks, Mount Everest and K2, the vast Himalayan mountain range towers higher than anywhere else on Earth. But the Tibetan plateau's height has been the subject of academic controversy for many years. 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