Archive: Kailey Morin

January 10, 2024

  First published in the North of 60 Mining & Exploration Review 2024   The Regulation of Professional Engineering and Geoscience in the Northwest Territories is Changing    What You Need to Know The Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (NAPEG) is heralding changes coming to the regulation of the professional practice of engineering and geoscience in the Northwest Territories. Here’s what you need to know.    What does NAPEG do? In the public interest, NAPEG regulates and supports the professional practice of engineering and geoscience in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. NAPEG has been the…

January 10, 2024

NAPEG’s 2024 Elections are now open. Elections are being held for the offices of President, 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents, and three Councillors.  The following timeline will apply for the 2024 elections: Deadline for nominations: February 15, 2024 (5:00pm MST) Electronic Voting Opens: April 19, 2024 Polls Close: May 1, 2024 (Noon MDT) Annual General Meeting: May 15, 2024 As per the below forms, any NAPEG Member in-good-standing may appear on the ballot by having support and signature of five (5) NAPEG Members. Annual dues for 2024 (as applicable under NAPEG Acts and bylaws) must be paid to run for…

December 6, 2023

Dec 6, 2023 – 34 years ago today 14 women at l’École Polytechnique de Montreal were killed in a vile act of gender-based violence. Most of the women were studying to be engineers. On this National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, and all days, we remember them: Geneviève Bergeron, civil engineering student Hélène Colgan, mechanical engineering student Nathalie Croteau, mechanical engineering student Barbara Daigneault, mechanical engineering student Anne-Marie Edward, chemical engineering student Maud Haviernick, materials engineering student Maryse Laganière, budget clerk in the École Polytechnique’s finance department Maryse Leclair, materials engineering student Anne-Marie Lemay, mechanical engineering…

November 16, 2023

In this News/North profile on NAPEG, Melanie Williams, P.Eng., President of NAPEG, discusses women in the field, NAPEG’s work on Bill 93, and the Association’s annual Bridge Building contest. Read more: https://www.nnsl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/NWT-Nunavut-Mining-Nov.-13-full-PDF.pdf    

November 1, 2023

2024 Renewals for Individuals and Firms are now open! Log into NAPEG’s Member Portal to renew your registration to work in the North before January 1, 2024: https://napeg.ca.thentiacloud.net/webs/napeg  

October 17, 2023

Bill 93, Practice of Engineering, Geoscience and Applied Science Technology Act, passed on October 3rd, culminating years of work from NAPEG and the GNWT. Read more on Mining North of 60: https://miningnorthof60.com/new-standards-in-engineering-and-geoscience-to-better-serve-the-public-and-professionals

October 17, 2023

October 11, 2023

While often overlooked, having finely tuned communications skills is essential for any successful engineer or geoscientist. That’s why we’ve written this communications 101.  You may have noticed that we’re using the term communications, with an “s.” That’s because it’s different from communication skills, which means more simply the exchange of language and meaning among humans.  Communications, by contrast, refers to the strategic crafting of messaging and the choices of which mediums, technologies or channels should be used to reach different audiences.  For example, if you are giving a presentation to a room of industry peers you may make certain choices…

October 11, 2023

Welcome to the Fall 2023 ED Update! With the many changes to our team and the world over the last few years, we are renewing our effort to keep you informed through this blog and our new digital newsletter, The NAPEG Circuit, on a quarterly basis.   Yellowknife Evacuation A desk at the APEGA office with supplies, generously offered to the NAPEG team during the wildfire evacuations. As you’ve heard, or perhaps experienced yourself, Yellowknife was under an evacuation order due to wildfires this past August and September. The NAPEG office was closed but we were fortunate to be able…

October 10, 2023

MR: 2023-01 October 10th, 2023 NEW STANDARDS IN ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCE TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONALS YELLOWKNIFE – Last week, on October 3rd, 2023, the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly passed Bill 93, Practice of Engineering, Geoscience and Applied Science Technology Act, which will help match industry standards to other Canadian jurisdictions. Bill 93 repealed and replaced the former Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act with a new and modernized Act. The Honourable Diane Archie, Deputy Premier and Minister of Infrastructure, sponsored the Bill. The Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (NAPEG) is the administrator of…