Archive: Kailey Morin

April 30, 2024

Spring 2024 – ED Update Spring has arrived in the North and with it the excitement of our annual Professional Development Symposium. We’ve been busy planning for a great week of learning while lining up an incredible group of speakers on the theme, “Building a Resilient North: People, Projects and Professions.”  If you have not registered yet, there’s still time until May 10th. You can learn more and register here. I hope to see you there! You can follow along online with the Symposium via the hashtag #NAPEGNorth and by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter). …

April 29, 2024

Join engineering and geoscience peers from across the Northwest Territories and Nunavut for a professional development event tailored to professionals working in Canada’s northern regions. Set in the Explorer Hotel, Yellowknife, NAPEG has invited industry leaders and researchers to share the latest in what it takes to build a resilient North.  Registration is now open for Building a Resilient North: People, Projects and Professions Professional Development Symposium, NAPEG and NAPEGG Education Foundation AGM and our Awards Banquet. This series of hybrid/in-person events will be hosted from May 15-17 at the Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife, NT.  Symposium attendees can claim hours from…

March 27, 2024

In celebration of National Engineering and Geoscience Month and of all the contributions of these professions to communities in the North, NAPEG is pleased to share the following member feature on Glen Sibbeston, P.Eng., a mechanical engineer based in Yellowknife, founder of Trapline Engineering Ltd, and a Fort Simpson Métis member.    A Lifelong Northerner’s “Second Career” in Mechanical Engineering   Glen Sibbeston, P.Eng., founder of Trapline Engineering Ltd and licensed through NAPEG, hadn’t always planned on becoming an engineer. He spent his twenties as a military helicopter pilot, with his first five years in Halifax flying a Sea King…

March 13, 2024

NAPEG’s annual Bridge Building Competition was hosted on March 2, 2024, which saw 30 student teams submit bridge entries from across Northwest Territories and Nunavut to be tested for strength and design. Student bridges were put under pressure by using the Obliterator 3000, a mounted car jack with a scale apparatus, until the point of failure. Bridges had to weigh less than 600 grams to enter the competition. The highest weight held on a bridge was an astounding 144.90 lbs!   2024 BRIDGE BUILDING PRIZE WINNERS: The following prizes will be awarded to the winning teams in Categories 1, 2,…

March 8, 2024

NAPEG is pleased to share this feature on member Susan R. Eaton, P.Geol., P. Geoph., in celebration of Engineering and Geoscience Month in Canada, and in recognition of International Women’s Day and of all women in these fields who contribute to communities in the North and across Canada.    “Infinitely Curious” Susan R. Eaton Rewrites STEM Possibilities for Women in the North Susan R. Eaton works in sectors with professional designations galore, but none of them fully capture her scope.  Based in Yellowknife and licensed through the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (NAPEG) as a…

March 6, 2024

  Join Engineers Canada on March 14 to learn about the Low-Carbon Training for Engineering Professionals course, a collaboration between the Climate Risk Institute, Canada Green Building Council, and Polytechnique Montréal.  What: Synergizing Sustainability and Equity: A Blueprint for Exceptional Low Carbon Buildings When: Thursday, March 14, 2024; 12:00 pm ET Where: Zoom Register now

March 1, 2024

March is National Engineering and Geoscience Month in Canada and NAPEG will be celebrating the contributions of these professions and the people behind them in the North and across the country.  Keep an eye out for upcoming features on NAPEG members doing incredible work, events in our communities and across Canada led by our peers, and join us for our annual Bridge Building Competition coming up on March 2nd and Kids Coding event on April 6th.  Bridge Building Competition – March 2nd  You’re invited to NAPEG’s annual Bridge Building Competition. Students from across Northwest Territories and Nunavut will have their…

February 28, 2024

Save the date for NAPEG’s 2024 Professional Development Symposium! This hybrid virtual/in-person event will be hosted from May 16-17 at the Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife, NT. Registration will open in early March. We hope to see you there!

February 21, 2024

Skyline Group is offering a free webinar on Designing Rooftops with Fall Safety Top of Mind. Further details and registration link can be found here.  Safety is a priority when designing elevated work areas! Understanding best practices in height safety can help with creating elevated work environments that keep safety top of mind. As ICI (industrial, commercial, institutional) rooftops are becoming crowded with the latest technology to support the needs of the building, they are also becoming difficult to navigate safely. With new infrastructure also comes new hazards that need to be addressed. With architects, engineers and specifiers understanding what…

February 6, 2024

Winter 2024 – ED Update We’re finally through the darkest days of the year and are moving closer to the equinox. It’s been a busy couple of months at NAPEG as we opened membership renewals, awarded scholarships, celebrated the holidays, kicked off our 2024 elections, and began planning the 2024 Professional Development Symposium.  We’ve also been working with the Government of the Northwest Territories to continue to work towards incoming regulatory changes to the professional practice of engineering and geoscience. Learn about this and more in this winter edition of the Winter 2024 – ED Update below.      NAPEG…