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PGO Virtual Q&A Session on Knowledge Requirements
PGO
Oct. 11, 2022 at 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Eilidh Lewis, P.Geo., Acting Registrar
Do you need clarity on the required coursework to become a P.Geo.? Do you need guidance to ensure you are on track in meeting PGO’s knowledge requirements? This session is helpful to anyone who needs to gain a better understanding of PGO’s knowledge requirements.
Please share this event information with your colleagues who are looking at registering with PGO but not sure if they meet the knowledge requirements. We also encourage staff and faculty of Earth Science Departments across Ontario to share this information with their students who may not be able to attend the scheduled Registration Information Session at their university.
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PGO congratulates Paul Hubley, P.Geo., FGC
PGO
PGO’s Past Council President, Paul Hubley, P.Geo., FGC, was recently recognized by Brock University as the recipient of Brock’s 2022 Faculty of Mathematics and Science Distinguished Graduate Award. The award celebrates Paul’s active work in championing environmental stewardship and his many contributions in the geoscience field through his work and his volunteer roles at PGO and other not-for-profit organizations. Congratulations, Paul!
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action #92 — A Call Addressed to Canada's corporate sector
PGO
In June 2015, the TRC published its 94 Calls to Action, which was part of the TRC’s final report. In particular, PGO wants to highlight #92 Call to Action, which specifically addressed the corporate sector of Canada outlining what the business sector can do to promote reconciliation between Canada and Indigenous Peoples. #92 Call to Action, specifically states:
“We call upon the corporate sector in Canada to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a reconciliation framework and to apply its principles, norms, and standards to corporate policy and core operational activities involving Indigenous Peoples and their lands and resources. This would include, but not be limited to, the following:
i. Commit to meaningful consultation, building respectful relationships, and obtaining the free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples before proceeding with economic development projects.
ii. Ensure that Aboriginal Peoples have equitable access to jobs, training, and education opportunities in the corporate sector, and that Aboriginal communities gain long-term sustainable benefits from economic development projects.
iii. Provide education for management and staff on the history of Aboriginal Peoples, including the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal-Crown relations. This will require skills based training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, and anti-racism.”
As a regulatory body with oversight on the professional practice of geoscience, PGO encourages its registrants and Certificate of Authorization (C of A) holders to actively participate in Reconciliation efforts as outlined in TRC’s Calls to Action, specifically but not limited to #92 Call to Action. PGO, for its part, will actively promote learning opportunities and resources, be it hosted by PGO or by other stakeholders, to support our registrants’ continuing professional development to advance their understanding of Truth and Reconciliation and how they can actively apply Reconciliation principles in their practice of geoscience. This effort is part of our Diversity and Inclusion initiatives ad fits in well within our public protection mandate, in particular, ensuring that professional geoscientists are exercising due regard to public needs guided by their principle of professional ethics founded upon integrity, competence and devotion to the advancement of public welfare.
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.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.
Attention Internationally Trained Professionals! Apply to Become a PAIE Participant
Professional Access Into Employment (PAIE)
PAIE is an innovative bridge training program by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), that helps internationally-trained environmental professionals launch their careers in Engineering, Geoscience, Environmental Science and Planning. It is currently accepting applications for the February 2023 cohort.
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The Master of Earth and Energy Resources Leadership at Queen’s University is training the next generation of leaders for the natural resource industry. Through part-time delivery and courses accessed online, you can continue working from anywhere in the world while earning your degree. Applications are now open for 2022.
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.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.
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The School of Earth, Environment & Society (SEES) at McMaster offers exciting learning opportunities in the earth and environmental sciences, with opportunities for accreditation with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO). SEES offers world class facilities, a multidisciplinary research environment and field, laboratory and modeling opportunities. Learn more
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Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee launches study on soil health
SwiftCurrentOnline.com
Committee Chair Rob Black says this is the second study on this topic, the last study was done in 1984.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry launched a new study into soil health in Canada recently.
Black notes in 1984 that report was groundbreaking but things have changed in 38 years.
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Recalibrating infrastructure and ecologies: Port Lands, Toronto, ON
Canadian Architect
Something big is happening east of downtown Toronto. The Don River runs through one of Toronto’s major ravine systems, and is one of the most urbanized watersheds in North America. In the largest design and construction project of its kind currently underway in North America, crews are restoring the natural systems of the mouth of the Don River, where it empties out into Lake Ontario.
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New tool developed to improve health of northern Ontario forests
Sault Ste. Marie News
Reclaiming an area that was once forested is not always as simple a process as just planting new trees.
A new research tool developed in northern Ontario is helping to guide municipalities, landowners and forest managers in determining which mix of species will best serve the goals of the reclamation.
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Key breakthrough links changes in length-of-day with climate prediction
University of Exeter
A team of scientists, led by Professor Adam Scaife from the University of Exeter, has used state-of-the-art mathematical modelling to show how fluctuations in the length of the day can be predicted more than a year in advance — significantly longer than currently possible.
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