This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here November 10, 2022 To view email in web browser, click here. .NEWS PGO is hiring for Assistant Registrar PGO PGO is searching for a dynamic individual with a P.Geo. designation to join the team in the position of Assistant Registrar. The Assistant Registrar is responsible for assisting with all aspects of the registration process for their professional designation including communicating with registrants and applicants. READ MORE Reminder: PGO registration renewal notice emailed to registrants on Oct. 31, 2022 PGO A friendly reminder that the renewal notice was emailed to all registrants and Geoscientists-in-Training on Oct. 31, 2022. If you have not received your notice, please email PGO at info@pgo.ca. All annual dues must be received no later than Jan. 1, 2023. A reinstatement fee of $207.64 will be charged on payments received on or after Jan. 16, 2023. 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READ 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. For public comments: Proposed amendments to certain requirements under Excess Soil Regulation Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) Comment Period: Nov. 3, 2022 to Dec. 3, 2022 Proposal Summary: The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is proposing to amend the Excess Soil Regulation, Ontario Regulation 406/19, to remove the reuse planning requirements, including registration, sampling and tracking, for excess soil moved from lower risk projects, and to enable larger temporary piles of soil for storage. READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by SGS Canada Inc. SGS delivers unparalleled geochemistry services across the entire mining life cycle SGS global network provides you with a range of unparalleled geochemical analysis around the world! Gain a competitive edge with SGS’ globally recognized on-site laboratory services Canadian securities regulators publish biennial report on continuous disclosure review Ontario Securities Commission The report is intended to help public companies and their advisors understand and comply with their continuous disclosure obligations and more broadly, the program assesses reporting issuers’ compliance with securities laws and helps them improve the completeness and quality of their disclosures. The report also includes results from recent reviews that assessed compliance with certain aspects of non-GAAP and other financial measures disclosure requirements. 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 recognizes 7th annual Treaties Recognition Week Government of Ontario This week, Ontario is marking the seventh annual Treaties Recognition Week by encouraging students and the public to learn more about treaties and how they form the basis of the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in this province. READ MORE  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Leadership in the Resource Sector The Master of Earth and Energy Resources Leadership at Queen’s University is training future leaders in the natural resource industry. Through part-time delivery and interdisciplinary courses accessed primarily online, you can continue working from anywhere in the world while earning your degree. Visit our website today to learn more. LEARN MORE Industry groups welcome $10 billion in Ottawa's budget update MINING.COM Canada’s major mining industry group and a green energy think tank are welcoming nearly $10 billion spread over tax credits for clean technology, mining project approval improvements, innovation research and industry training announced in a federal budget update. READ MORE Federal government moves to cut China out of Canadian critical mineral industry CBC News After a national security review, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is ordering three Chinese resource companies to sell their interests in Canadian critical mineral firms. Champagne's order comes less than a week after he said Canada would be limiting the involvement of foreign state-owned companies in the industry. READ MORE  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Earth Sciences at McMaster University 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 Professional Geoscientists Ontario (PGO). SEES offers world class facilities, a multidisciplinary research environment and field, laboratory and modeling opportunities. Learn more LEARN MORE Isolation can take its toll on remote mine workers, say experts Northern Ontario Business Depression in hard rock miners is so prevalent it’s akin, in many ways, to the ubiquity of the common cold in the general population. That’s a real-world analogy from Dr. Michel Larivière, a clinical psychologist and professor at Laurentian University in Sudbury who’s been studying the mental health of mine industry workers for the last five years. READ MORE Ontario proposes to cut Greenbelt land for homes, add land elsewhere Daily Commercial News by ConstructConnect Ontario is proposing to remove land from the protected Greenbelt in order to build at least 50,000 new homes, while adding new land to it elsewhere — contradicting a pledge made last year. Housing Minister Steve Clark announced recently the government is launching a 30-day consultation on removing about 7,400 acres in 15 different areas from the Greenbelt, which was created to protect environmentally sensitive regions from development. READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Quantec Geoscience Limited Discover more about your property sooner and make more informed decisions regarding drill targeting with deep imaging technologies like TITAN, ORION 3D and SPARTAN MT. View - DISCOVER MT – part of Quantec's informative DISCOVER MORE tutorials. The latest growing technology for deep resistivity imaging is MT. This one-hour session provides an excellent overview of this key exploration tool. 'We never drink from the tap': Halton Hills residents cautious of hard water supply TheIFP.ca Clean water is essential for a variety of reasons. For many Halton Hills residents, this means navigating the challenges of water hardness levels greater than most other Ontario municipalities. Isobel and Jim White — who’ve lived in Georgetown for nearly half a century — never drink from their tap. READ MORE Sault's water agency task force awaits standing committee announcement Sault Star A task force created to lobby the federal government to establish its Canada Water Agency in Sault Ste. Marie is waiting for word of the establishment of a standing committee. It’s submission is nearly polished and ready to go, pending any new information that comes to light between now and hearing dates, said Ward 5 Coun. Corey Gardi who spearheaded the initiative. READ MORE Ripple effect: As global freshwater basins dry up, the threat to ecosystems and communities grows The Conversation When people use freshwater beyond a physically sustainable rate, it sets off a cascade of impacts on ecosystems, people and the planet. These impacts include groundwater wells running dry, fish populations becoming stranded before they are able to spawn and protected wetland ecosystems turning into dry landscapes. READ MORE Laying geological groundwork for life on Earth Harvard Gazette New research analyzing pieces of the most ancient rocks on the planet adds some of the sharpest evidence yet that Earth’s crust was pushing and pulling in a manner similar to modern plate tectonics at least 3.25 billion years ago. The study also provides the earliest proof of when the planet’s magnetic north and south poles swapped places. 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