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2016 ANNUAL REPORT

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND NUNAVUT

ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS

(NAPEG)

2016 ANNUAL REPORT

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NAPEG Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Office Location: Bowling Green Building 201, 4817 — 49th Street Yellowknife, NT X1A 3S7 Phone: 867-920-4055 Fax: 867-873-4058 Web Site: www.napeg.nt.ca

2016 Annual Report

Table of Contents

Agenda for 2016 NAPEG Annual General Meeting 5

Minutes of the 2015 Annual General Meeting 6

President’s Report 9

Executive Director’s Report 11

Engineers Canada Director’s Report 13

Geoscientists Canada Director’s Report 15

NAPEG Committees and Membership on Committees

17

Professional Development Committee Report 19

Environment Committee Report 20

Discipline Committee Report 21

Outreach Committee Report 22

Members-in-Training and New Professionals Report

23

Membership & Enforcement Committee Report 24

Honours and Awards Committee Report 27

Finance Report 33

Auditor’s Report for NAPEG 35

NAPEG Education Foundation 49

Agenda for NAPEG Education Foundation AGM 51

Education Foundation Minutes 52

Committee Report 56

Auditor’s Report for Education Foundation 57

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2016 ANNUAL REPORT 36thAnnual General Meeting

May 11, 2016

Janvier Room, The Explorer Hotel, Yellowknife 5:00 p.m.

AGENDA 1. Call to Order and Welcome 2. Minute of Silence 3. Introduction of Guests and Visitors 4. Approval of the Agenda

5. Approval of the Minutes of the 2015 Annual General Meeting 6. Business Arising from the Minutes 7. President’s Address 8. Reports from Committees 9. Financial Statements 10. Approval of the Auditor’s Report 11. Appointment of the Auditors 12. Motion to receive the 2016 Annual Report 13. New Business 13.1 14. 2017 Annual General Meeting – Set Date - May 10, 2017 15. Election Results 14.1 Chair of Nominating Committee Announces Results 14.2 Motion to Destroy Ballots Bylaw Revision Results 14.3 Chair Act & Bylaw Revision Committee Announces Results 14.4 Motion to Destroy Ballots 16. Announcement of the Nominating Committee 17. Messages from Visitors and other Organizations 18. Announcements 18.1 Next Council meeting: June 17, 2016 at 11:30 am 18.2 Education Foundation Annual General Meeting will follow directly after adjournment of the NAPEG Meeting 19. Passing of the Gavel 20. Adjournment

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MINUTES OF THE 35th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (and NUNAVUT) ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS

May 13, 2015 – 5:00 P.M.

Janvier Room, The Explorer Hotel, Yellowknife, NT

Attendance The attendance included 30 Members and two MITs.

Guests His Worship Mark Heyck, Mayor of Yellowknife Paul Amyotte, P.Eng. (NS), President, Engineers Canada Ben Russo, Executive Director, NWT Architects Assoc. Thomas Chong, P.Eng. (ON), President, PEO John Gamble, P.Eng. (ON), President and CEO, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies Robert Stewart, B.Comm, C.A., C.M.C., Proprietor, Robert Stewart Chartered Accountant/Management Consultants Heidi Yang, P.Eng. (AB), FEC, FGC (Hon.), Director, Member Services, APEGA

Members, Licensees, Members-in-Training Ron Kent, P.Eng. Tom Livingston, P.Eng. Jalil Mustafa, P.Eng., P.Geo. Lloyd Henderson, P.Eng. John Clark, P.Eng. Mark Cronk, P.Eng. Gary Strong, P.Eng. Terry Brookes, P.Eng. Jaime Goddard, P.Eng. Greg Haist, P.Eng. Arlen Foster, P.Eng. Robin Ferguson, P.Eng. Al Fitzgerald, P.Eng. Kris Bassi, P.Eng. Leslie Mihalik, P.Eng. Katrina Nokleby, MIT Franz Dziuba, P.Geo. Walter Orr, P.Eng. Ed Hoeve, P.Eng. Kevin Hodgins, P.Eng. Bernard Park, P.Eng. Ann Kulmatycki, P.Eng. Brian George, P.Eng. Iqbal Arshad, P.Eng. Neil Parry, P.Geo. Alice Chow, MIT Jason Smith, P.Eng. Justin Hazenberg, P.Eng. Jennifer Spencer, P.Eng. Paul Guy, P.Eng. Mike Burns, P.Eng.

Janaki Balakrishnan, P.Eng.

Staff & Others Linda Golding, NAPEG Executive Director/Registrar Mimi Kennedy, Deputy Registrar Chris Hunt, NAPEG Lay Member Allen Sebastian (Applicant) Heidi McGurk Eric de Fleuriot

1. Call to Order and Welcome

President Ron Kent, P.Eng., called on the Executive Director to confirm Quorum and upon confirmation, called the meeting to order at 5:08 p.m. Mr. Kent welcomed all those attending the 2015 Annual General Meeting.

2. Minute of Silence

A minute of silence was held for the NAPEG registrants who have passed away in the past year.

3. Introduction of Guests and Visitors Mr. Kent welcomed special guests, including His Worship Mark Heyck, Mayor of Yellowknife; Paul Amyotte, P.Eng. (NS), President, Engineers Canada; Ben Russo, Executive Director of NWT Architects Association; Thomas Chong, P.Eng. (ON), President, PEO; John Gamble, P.Eng. (ON), President and CEO, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies; Robert Stewart, B.Comm, C.A., C.M.C., Proprietor, Robert Stewart Chartered Accountant/Management Consultants; Heidi Yang, P.Eng. (AB), FEC, FGC (Hon.), Director, Member Services, APEGA. Mr. Kent also acknowledged former NAPEG Presidents and Lay Members in attendance.

4. Approval of the Agenda

There was a motion by Terry Brookes, P.Eng., seconded by Jaime Goddard, P.Eng., to approve the agenda of the 2015 Annual General Meeting. The motion was carried.

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5. Approval of the Minutes of the 2014 Annual General

Meeting

It was noted that there were two sentences which cut off due to formatting issues. There was a motion by Mark Cronk, P.Eng., seconded by Kris Bassi, P.Eng., to approve the minutes of the 2014 Annual General Meeting as amended. The motion was carried.

6. Business Arising from the Minutes

There was no business arising from the minutes of the 2014 Annual Meeting.

7. President’s Address Mr. Kent reported that NAPEG is a strong regulator and that we show ourselves in the public arena as the qualified and competent professionals that we are. We are continuously educating and professionally developing ourselves. In 2014/ 2015, Council’s time was focused on the future of the association – what we will do, and how we will do it and leave operations where they belong with Linda Golding and her staff. This allows more planning and less reacting and putting energies into the working groups formed from strategic planning. This has been a busy year with many initiatives successfully completed and more underway. These initiatives have, and will, guide NAPEG into the future and will assure ourselves of continuing self-regulation and continuing trust. NAPEG is financially healthy and this health is maintained in part by our many committees and volunteers. NAPEG continues to grow with a 4.6% increase in total membership over the last year and a significant increase in MITs and New Professionals. Mr. Kent welcomed these people to their association. Mr. Kent noted that it has been an honour and privilege for him to serve as NAPEG President this past year and thanked Council for their on-going support and wise words.

8. Reports from Committees

Attendees were referred to the Committee Reports in the 2015 Annual Report. In addition, brief verbal updates were provided for two Ad Hoc Committees. Gary Strong, P.Eng., reported that the Ad Hoc Leasehold and Ownership Review Committee’s main objective of reviewing the opportunities for

lease hold or property ownership for NAPEG has been completed and the committee has made their recommendations to Council. Tom Livingston, P.Eng., reported that the Ad Hoc C&E (Competency and Ethics) Committee’s main objective of reviewing NAPEG’s policies and procedures pertaining to competency and ethics with regard to maintaining self-regulation in light of increased public scrutiny has been completed and the committee has made their recommendations to Council.

9. Financial Statements Tom Livingston, P.Eng., Chair of the Finance

Committee, and Linda Golding, Executive Director, led members through the Audited Statement beginning on Page 39 of the 2015 Annual Report. It was noted on page 45 that the revenue for 2014 was $832,970 (an increase from the budget) and expenses were $761,914 (less than the budget) providing a surplus of $71,056 for 2014.

10. Approval of the Auditor’s Report

There was a motion by Tom Livingston, P.Eng., seconded by Lloyd Henderson, P.Eng. to approve the audited statements to December 31, 2014. The motion was carried.

11. Appointment of the Auditors

There was a motion by Tom Livingston, P.Eng., seconded by Gary Strong, P.Eng., to approve the appointment of the auditor, Robert Stewart, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. The motion was carried.

12. New Business

No new business was discussed.

13. 2016 Annual General Meeting – Set Date

There was a motion by Ron Kent, P.Eng., seconded by Terry Brookes, P.Eng., that the 2016 Annual General Meeting be held on May 11, 2016. The motion was carried.


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14. Election Results

Ron. Kent, P.Eng. reported that 29% of members voted this year and is hopeful that if NAPEG is able to implement electronic voting next year, the number will increase. Increasing voter turnout will also be an activity that the Outreach Committee will work on in the coming year. Mr. Kent called on the Chair of the Nominating Committee, Terry Brookes, P.Eng., to report the election results. 2nd Vice President Sudhir Jha, P.Eng. Councillors Brent Murphy, P.Geo, Leslie Merrithew, P.Eng. Mr. Brookes welcomed the newly elected members to Council and thanked all who ran for Council. It was further noted that the runner up, Dennis Kefalas, P.Eng., will be asked to serve on Council in the event of a vacancy. 14.1 Motion to Destroy Ballots Mr. Kent asked if there were any objections to the poll as it was announced. Seeing none, a request for a motion to destroy the ballots was made. There was a motion by Terry Brookes, P.Eng., seconded by Ed Hoeve, P.Eng., to destroy the ballots. The motion was carried.

15. Appointment of the Nominating Committee

Mr. Brookes announced that the Nominating Committee for 2016 will consist of the following members: Terry Brookes, P.Eng. (Chair), Gary Vivian, P.Geo.; Natalie Plato, P.Eng.; Kevin Hodgins, P.Eng.; and Pamela Strand, P.Geo. .

16. Messages from Visitors and other Organizations Short messages and regards were relayed from His Worship Mark Heyck, City of Yellowknife; Paul Amyotte, P.Eng. (ON), Engineers Canada; Ben Russo, NWT Architects Association; Thomas Chong, P.Eng. (ON), PEO; John Gamble, P.Eng. (ON), Association of Consulting Engineering Companies; Heidi Yang, P.Eng. (AB), APEGA.

17. Announcements

Mr. Kent announced that the next Council meeting is scheduled for June 19, 2015 and that the Education Foundation Annual General Meeting will follow directly after the NAPEG AGM.

18. Adjournment

Walter Orr, P.Eng. moved adjournment of the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 5:58 p.m.

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT Gary Strong, P.Eng.

When moving forward, it’s always good to see what others have done. When writing this report, I looked back onto the words Ron Kent, P. Eng, used last year in his report. Not surprisingly, his words echoed my thoughts, particularly the part about not planning on being President of NAPEG in the current mandate. I, like Ron, had planned to run for President at some future date. I was honored to be asked to step into Ron’s shoes, and by association Heather Hayne’s shoes, to fulfill the President’s Mandate. Ron put several things in motion during his tenure that were completed over the past year. He completed a strategy session in October 2014, and similarly we completed a strategy session in October 2015 to build on the previous efforts. There was

consistency in what we heard from our members. The October 2015 session was attended by council members, committee members, lay members, and staff. Everyone provided meaningful input. What is so encouraging for our organization is to see the mix of long standing members, and new members coming out to participate in our organization. The strength of our volunteers is a great asset to our organization. It is through these volunteer hours of dedication that we did achieve what was set out in these sessions. From the 2015 session we outlined a number of priority items:

Code of Conduct for Council Orientation for Council Direction for the Education Foundation Communication Strategy Mandatory Reporting of Professional Development Review Act and Bylaws

An outstanding item from this year is the review of our committee structure. My concern has been to ensure we get the most out of our volunteer’s time and efforts. Is our committee structure working to that end? I believe that there are improvements that can be made, and I’ve committed to continue working on this item in my role as Past President. I would like to recognize the work of all of our committee members and their chairs for the many hours that they dedicated to the organization this year. Along with the standing committees, we also struck an ad hoc Act and Bylaw Revision Committee, and their work produced the revisions to our Bylaws seen this year. This year we also implemented the recommendations from the previous years ad-hoc committee related to the Lease/Purchase review for the NAPEG offices. We have secured the lease, and I understand renovations will be commencing this spring. The renovated space will be a welcomed change for our staff, making the offices more efficient and will have the needed upgrades to the offices. Nationally, it is clear that our professions are under pressure due to recent events across the nation. NAPEG has been working with both Geoscientists Canada and Engineers Canada to understand the impact on our professions, and to position ourselves for coming changes. You’ll be pleased to know that on both of these national organizations we are well represented through our Directors, Terry Brookes, P. Eng, FEC and Hendrik Falck, P.Geo., FGC. We are also well represented at the CEO level with Linda Golding, FEC /FGC (Hon.) and through her tireless work with these national organizations.

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Geoscientists Canada has come forward with a Code of Ethics that better represents the work completed by Geoscientists. It will be up to the individual member organizations to move forward on incorporating this document into our Code of Ethics. Perhaps this could be a priority for our next President. In closing, I would like to thank the staff of NAPEG for making my job as President easy. They are an enthusiastic group that keep us organized, keep the committees moving forward, and do all this with a smile. To the volunteers, I thank you again for your time and effort. It is through your efforts that we can continue to develop and maintain our self-regulating organization with the primary objective of protecting the public. Respectfully submitted, Gary Strong, P. Eng, FEC.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT Linda Golding, FEC/FGC (Hon.)

How time flies! It seems like only yesterday, we were preparing for last year’s AGM. I am very grateful for the excellent volunteers and staff that we have at NAPEG and want to express appreciation to each and every one of you. A few years ago, Council changed their meeting schedule from having meetings every two months to every month. So far, it’s working well and we do not need to go to evening or weekend meetings of Council and we get through most business, most months within the one hour and a half scheduled. As Gary mentioned, the most recent President Term of two years resulted in three

dedicated members serving as President. This is not a regular occurrence (three in one), but we got through it intact and moved forward several initiatives approved by Council and many that were discussed at Strategic Planning sessions. One document that was developed by our current President, and approved by Council in March this year, provides Guiding Principles for Council Members. It sets out roles and responsibilities and is going to be a valuable reference for new and current members of Council. It’s no surprise to anyone that these are difficult economic times for Canada and for the North. In spite of that, registration has grown and we’ve managed to stay within our bottom-line budget for several years without an increase in Annual Dues. In fact, Council was able to reduce application fees for mobility applicants. The mobility application fee is not the lowest in the country, but is near the lowest and further to that, we can have individuals licensed quickly when there is a need to expedite the file. With a little bit of luck, NAPEG will be in our new office space by the end of the summer. The new space will encompass the current space (Suite 201) with the addition of the space next door (Suite 202). Please feel free to stop by anytime to visit the office and meet the staff. The new space will put all of us in closer proximity and provide a more cohesive working arrangement and better space for meetings, both Council and smaller committees. For the past couple of years, a few individuals have been working diligently on having greater separation between NAPEG (the self-regulatory body) and the NAPEG Education Foundation (the charity). The Foundation provides scholarships for under-graduate students and for members attending full-time graduate studies, as well as, geoscience awards in conjunction with the Annual NT/NU Geoscience Forum. Some newer endeavors will offer assistance to Northern young people who are in need of assistance for certain science-related projects. For example, last year the Foundation sponsored a student through a program Students on Board. The Foundation is looking at more opportunities to sponsor Northern students. For several years, I have attended the annual Nunavut Mining Symposium; however, regrettably I was not able to attend this year. NAPEG did provide financial support and we will make greater effort in 2017 to have a table at the Trade Show and more representatives in attendance. It is always a great conference with many good speakers and I would encourage NAPEG members to take advantage of any opportunity to attend. Council has supported the Engineers Canada initiative to have 30% women registered by 2030. With that in mind a committee was formed to look at Diversity and Inclusion. After a few meetings and some great discussions, I believe that the initiative for NAPEG will be that all committees rather than a separate committee will consider both diversity and inclusion for committee membership and for activities.


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The following is a list of some activities over the past year: The Act and Bylaw Revision Committee was reactivated to review legislation and propose bylaw revisions.

They will be meeting again after the summer to look at some potential changes to request for the Acts. Department of Justice has helped with wording that will allow NAPEG to proceed with electronic voting. It

is expected the revision will be approved by the Legislative Assembly in the next few months. This will then require another adjustment to bylaws. We are hopeful that the next elections can be conducted by electronic vote.

The Discipline Committee amended their guidelines and Council approved the amendments. They are work-ing on a brochure to outline the process for Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Membership and Enforcement Committee developed a new policy related to Permit to Practice Seminars and Council approved. They also made revisions to Annual Dues and Life Membership policies. There is no longer an option to waive annual dues, but annual dues can be deferred if requested (by formal process) and approved by Council.

A new database has taken a bit longer than anticipated, but you should be receiving an email very soon that will allow you to login, select a password, review and update contact information, if required.

The Professional Practice Committee reviewed the Fire Marshall’s Plan and provided comments. Lloyd Hen-derson, P.Eng., and I met with personnel from the Fire Marshalls Office prior to the Committee review.

Both the Nominating Committee and Honours & Awards Committee met regularly early in the year to pre-pare for elections, seek candidates, review nominations and make recommendations on awards.

The Members-in-Training and New Professionals Committee held a Rings and Wings event on a very cold night in December to gather donations for the Education Foundation. They meet regularly each month and discuss an ethics issue at each meeting in addition to regular business.

NAPEG support staff is currently at five positions, plus myself. In the Fall, it was a great benefit to have Lloyd Henderson, P.Eng., on a term contract to do some specific projects related to Professional Practice. This helped us to realize we needed someone in a more permanent position; therefore, more recently, we hired Peter Bengts, P.Eng., for part-time employment with NAPEG to work on both enforcement and professional practice matters. Mimi Kennedy-Chassie is our Deputy Registrar with two assistants in admissions, Maria McSwain and Chelsea Pukanich. Lynn Huang looks after financial matters. Lynn, Peter and I are currently working from Suite 206. We look forward to being all in one location. I’m thankful for the support that I receive from each and every one of these workers every day. We are busy, we like the work, and we enjoy working with the Association’s Council, Committees and Membership. I’m wishing each of you a productive, healthy and happy year ahead. Respectfully submitted, Linda Golding, FEC/FGC (Hon.) NAPEG Executive Director and Registrar

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Engineers Canada Director’s Report Terry Brookes, P.Eng., FEC

My second year as NAPEG’s representative on the Board of Engineers Canada has been filled with activity for both myself and other Board Members from across Canada. Engineers Canada is our national organization created by the provincial and territorial associations regulating engineering across Canada. The regulation of the practice of Professional Engineering in Canada is legislated at the provincial/territorial level. Engineers Canada exists so that its 12 regulatory associations, including NAPEG, have support for advancing the engineering profession and its self-regulation that best meets the public interest. Engineers Canada also provides a national “focal point” for leadership on matters affecting the engineering

profession, and facilitates the provision of member services at a national level. Engineers Canada has four primary goals; ( 1) Regulatory Excellence, (2) Confidence in the Profession, (3) Sustainability of the Profession, and (4) Protection of the Engineering Term. One of the areas that we as practicing engineers perhaps forget is the high quality of standards that is set by the regulatory engineering associations across Canada. These quality standards come from a university engineering education system that is monitored and evaluated by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, and a skill and experience system that is monitored and evaluated by the Canadian Engineering Qualification Board. These two Boards are managed under the direction of Engineers Canada. Canada has an international reputation for educating and producing high quality engineering graduates, but we have learned that we cannot sit back on past laurels. Engineers Canada in cooperation with the university engineering schools from across Canada are starting a renewal for engineering education. Focusing on what an engineering graduate needs to know as we move into the twenty-first century. As a Board Member for Engineers Canada I formally meet with the other Board Members from across Canada three times a year; one meeting during September in Ottawa, one meeting during February in Ottawa, and one meeting, the Annual General Meeting, in May. The next Annual General Meeting is in Charlotte Town, PEI. In addition, there can be several Board teleconference calls each year where urgent business needs to be discussed. There is an informal workshop held in June each year where the Board Members openly discuss organizational planning, strategic direction, committee structures, etc. This last year I was appointed to the Awards Committee, which has a mandate to promote and recognize outstanding examples engineering across Canada, be it on an individual basis (young and experienced) or on a projects basis. It has been most aspiring to see and meet some of the fantastic engineers we have in Canada. Some of the committee work I was involved in last year with the Linkages Task Force Committee continues. This committee’s work is to enhance Engineers Canada’s effectiveness and efficiency by creating a program of two-way dialogue and deliberation with regulatory associations. It has surveyed the provincial and territorial associations, and Members of Engineers Canada, seeking ways to improve. Engineers Canada realizes it must maintain open and transparent communication with its ‘owners’. Highlights of the May 2015 Meeting of Engineers Canada, which is the Annual General Meeting, included reports by the Accreditation and Qualification Boards, goal achievement and election of officers for the Engineering Canada Board.


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Highlights of the September 2015 Meeting of Engineers Canada included the approval of an online competency assessment project, ‘big picture thinking’ regarding a national code of ethics, discussions on organizational governance, and a discussion on Engineers Canada’s long-term planning process. Highlights of the February 2015 Meeting of Engineers Canada included a ‘big picture thinking’ on engineering mobility of practice, accreditation consultation process for working with the university engineering schools, and there was a presentation from Global Affairs Canada on the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. Engineers Canada has been involved in many activities during the past year. I have highlighted some of them below: • Engineers Canada continues to work on a goal known as “30 by 30”. This represents Engineers Canada goal to track progress related to the achievement of having 30% of newly licensed engineers be women by the year 2030. • Engineers Canada met with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to discuss the Educational Credential Assessment Project (ECA). CIC indicated that they strongly support our goals of providing rich information to potential engineering immigrants, including labour market information, and to link the immigration process to the subsequent steps required for licensure. • Engineers Canada’s PIEVC celebrates a 10 year milestone. Formed in 2005 by Engineers Canada with support from Natural Resources Canada, the Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee developed a protocol to assess infrastructure vulnerabilities in the face of climate change. This protocol helps infrastructure be more resilient to extreme weather. The assessments help justify design, operations and maintenance recommendations and provide documented results that fulfill due diligence requirements for insurance and liability purposes. • Engineers Canada releases new guide outlining best practices for managing parental leave in engineering profession. Engineers Canada, in conjunction with Geoscientists Canada, has published a planning resource guide that outlines best practices for employees and employers managing maternity or parental leave in Canada’s engineering and geoscience professions. • Engineers Canada and Manulife have launched a new retiree health and dental insurance program. The Professional Retiree Health and Dental Insurance program starts where government coverage ends—for both routine and unexpected medical expenses. The new program offers three choices of coverage levels, whether your group benefits are coming to an end, you want to add to your existing group coverage or you are self-employed. Engineers Canada is committed to providing effective national coordination and a strong national voice for the engineering profession, and thanks NAPEG and the other regulatory associations for their collaboration. Visit www.engineerscanada.ca for more information and to sign up to Engineers Canada’s Newsletter. You can also follow Engineers Canada on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. Respectfully submitted, Terry Brookes, P.Eng, FEC

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Geoscientists Canada is the national organization, created by the provincial and territori-al regulatory Associations, to work toward consensus and consistency on regulatory mat-ters. Regulation of the practice of professional Geoscience in Canada is legislated at the provincial/territorial level; therefore, the role of regulator is the responsibility of the con-stituent members, including NAPEG. Geoscientists Canada was formed to provide sup-port for joint activities, allowing the associations to have a forum where they can devel-op consistent standards and best practices.

The following highlights some of the activities at Geoscientists Canada:

A new project was undertaken by the Securities Committee. At the request of the Canadian Securities Administra-tors, Geoscientists Canada has been developing a short course for University students in their 3rd or 4th Year to better understand the role of the Qualified Person and Professional Registration. The educational module was ap-proved by the Council of Chairs of Canadian Earth Science Departments (CCCESD) meeting in Ottawa. Course development was completed by Evelyn Cox and Lindsay Steele and the review by Securities and Geoscience ex-perts. An initial trial presentation will be completed at Simon Fraser University this spring, followed by a general release to the Associations in the fall.

A joint project “Managing Transitions - the parental leave guidance document” was completed with Engineers Canada. This publication is intended to assist engineers and geoscientists who are considering maternity or paren-tal leave, and it is designed to also assist their employers. It provides extensive checklists and outlines steps that individuals, supervisors and companies can take to help smoothly off and on ramp employees taking a leave of absence.

Funding for the continuation of a large project, conducted through the Canadian Geoscience Standards Board (a Standing Board of Geoscientists Canada), was applied for this year from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) for the development of assessment support tools. The focus of the tools was to ensure the fair and rapid consideration of internationally-trained (and Canadian-trained) geoscientists applying for professional licen-sure. One of the main products of the project will be to align a competency profile for Geoscientists with the exist-ing Geoscience Knowledge guideline. The profile identifies the skill required by geoscientists as they progress through their careers allowing for better assessment of advance practitioners as they apply for professional status in Canada while the guideline is a compilation of courses required.

Malcolm Robb from NWT attended the INTRAW meeting in Slovenia along with Deborah McCombe as Canadi-an experts. The EU-funded INTRAW project consortium has been set up to map and develop new cooperation opportunities for the EU, related to raw materials in technologically advanced countries addressing:

Research and innovation;

Raw materials policies and strategies;

Joint educational and skills programmes;

Licensing and permitting procedures, royalties and tax policies;

Data reporting systems;

Exploration, extraction, processing and recycling practices; and

Management and substitution of Critical Raw Materials.


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The meeting was very productive - with all of the international profile countries (Canada, US, Australia, S. Africa and Japan) sending well informed experts and with the European Federation of Geoscientists hosting a well-structured/well-facilitated meeting set up.

Geoscientists Canada has applied for Certification Marks for the terms “Professional Geoscientist” and “P.Geo” as added protection for these words, under trade mark law, which is different legislation to the provincial/territorial professional Acts.

Other committee activities include:

The Governance Committee has revised Geoscientists Canada’s governance documents to align with the selected governance model. A new set of updated documents will be available at the Geoscientists Canada AGM in June.

Sessions for Professionalism and Geoscientists have been organized at the Geological Association of Canada AGM, Whitehorse in June and the International Geological Union meeting in South Africa in September. In all 64 abstract submissions received for talks for the Global Geoscience Professionalism and Geoethics sessions at IGC, Capetown. Geoscientists Canada is also active with the promotion of this conference when it comes to Canada in 2018.

Finally, there are some other activities that Geoscientists Canada will be participating in. The National Association of State Boards of Geology provides a national accreditation exam in the United States. Geoscientists Canada has been participating in the continual maintenance of this exam.

The next meeting of the Board will be held in Calgary in June and I am honoured to be representing Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. I will also be assuming the role of Geoscientists Canada President at this meeting and continuing to serve you.

I look forward to reporting more to you in the future.

Respectfully submitted,

Hendrik Falck, P.Geo., FGC

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NAPEG COMMITTEES Working on your behalf ...

Council President, Gary Strong, P.Eng. Past President, Terry Brookes, P.Eng. 1st Vice President, Tom Livingston, P. Eng. 2nd Vice President, Sudhir Jha, P.Eng. Councillors Karen Costello, P.Geo. Brent Murphy, P.Geo. Jaime Goddard, P.Eng. Sudhir Jha, P.Eng. Todd Paget, P.Eng. Dennis Kefalas, P.Eng. Minister’s Appointees Chris Hunt Nina Larsson (resigned) CCPE Director Terry Brookes, P.Eng. CCPG Director Hendrik Falck, P.Geo. Executive Gary Strong, P.Eng. Terry Brookes, P.Eng. Linda Golding, FEC/FGC (Hon.) Tom Livingston, P.Eng. Sudhir Jha, P.Eng. Discipline Chair, Gary Vivian, P.Geo. Bob Milburn, P.Eng. Ed Hoeve, P.Eng. Lou Covello, P.Geo. Dionne Filiatrault, P.Eng. Kris Bassi, P.Eng. Ralph Bullis, P.Geo. Brian George, P.Eng. Natalie Plato, P.Eng.

Nominating Chair, Terry Brookes, P.Eng. Kevin Hodgins, P.Eng. Gary Vivian, P.Geo. Natalie Plato, P.Eng. Pamela Strand, P.Geo. Membership/Enforcement Chair, Peter Bengts, P.Eng. Bob Boon, P. Eng. Paul Guy, P.Eng. Gary Strong, P.Eng. Fola Soboyejo, P.Eng. Lloyd Henderson, P.Eng. Jaime Goddard, P.Eng. Brandon Morris, P.Eng. (resigned) Jalil Mustafa, P.Eng., P.Geo. Professional Development Chair, Justin Hazenberg, P.Eng. Kevin McLeod, P.Eng. Diep Duong, P. Eng. Kevin Bolstad, P. Eng. Aileen Stevens, P.Eng. Jennifer Spencer, P.Eng. Katrina Nokleby, P.Eng. Philip Lewis, P.Eng. Chris Hunt Honours & Awards Chair, Terry Brookes, P.Eng. Kevin McLeod, P.Eng. Brian George, P.Eng. Kevin Hodgins, P. Eng. John Clark, P.Eng. Delia Chesworth, P. Eng. Lou Covello, P.Geo. Pamela Strand, P.Geo.

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Professional Practice Chair, Robin Ferguson, P.Eng. Mark Cronk, P.Eng. John Clark, P.Eng. Kevin Hodgins, P.Eng. Pat Ayiku, P.Eng. Delia Chesworth, P.Eng. Lloyd Henderson, P.Eng. Environment Chair, John Carr, P.Eng. John Clark, P.Eng. Diep Duong, P. Eng. Gary Strong, P.Eng. Tom Livingston, P. Eng. Andrew Robinson, P.Eng. Dwayne Wohlgemuth, P.Eng. Brian Sieben David Mahon, P.Eng. Terry Warmer, P.Geo. Outreach Chair, Elaine Carr, P.Eng. Franz Dziuba, P.Geo. Sudhir Jha, P.Eng. Delia Chesworth, P.Eng. Kam So, P.Eng. Karen Costello, P.Geo. Philip Lewis, P.Eng. Devin Vranckaert Ravi Annavarapu, P.Eng.

Volunteers are essential to the operations of non-profit organizations. On behalf of the membership, the many hours and efforts of our volunteers, essential to NAPEG operations, is very much appreciated. If you have time and an interest in any of the committees listed, please contact NAPEG at 867-920-4055.

Members-in-Training/New Professionals Chair, Ryan Schuler, MIT Terry Brookes, P.Eng. Paul Clyne, P.Eng. Carlos Philipovsky, P.Eng. Kassandra DeFrancis, MIT Alison Ryan, MIT Katrina Nokleby, P.Eng. Dominic Paulin, MIT Leslie Merrithew, P.Eng. Anton Debogorski, MIT Devin Vranckaert Glen Sibbeston, MIT Phil Lewis, P.Eng. Ahmed Kafafi, MIT Danee Sader, MIT Aimee Gauthier, MIT Brett DeHay-Turner, MIT

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT Chairperson, Justin Hazenberg, P.Eng.

The NAPEG Professional Development Committee provides a forum of excellence for information exchange among NAPEG members in order to develop, stimulate, monitor, and promote the ideas, concepts and programs for professional development and to create opportunities for the advancement of professional development, at all levels, for the Association and its members throughout the jurisdiction. Professional Development is critical for Engineers and Geoscientists to maintain competence in their field. Reporting requirements for professional development are evolving across Canada; however, the requirement for professional development has been long established.

NAPEG’s Code of Ethics requires Professional Engineers and Professional Geoscientists to keep themselves informed in order to maintain their competence, strive to advance the body of knowledge within which they practice and to provide opportunities for professional development of their subordinates. The Professional Development Committee works hard to provide opportunities for members to help them meet their professional development obligations. Unfortunately, due to our size and the numerous specialties, we cannot cover all technical areas and members will likely have to look to other sources to complement their professional development. Fortunately, there are numerous opportunities in the larger Canadian community and online. The May 2015 NAPEG Professional Development conference, blessing notwithstanding, had overwhelmingly positive reviews. We learned about the mall roof collapse at Elliot Lake, Human Rights Principles with respect to Engineering Qualifications, and Permafrost Geophysics to name a few topics. Members were challenged to go out of their comfort zone for the final session of the conference with an interactive workshop on “Conquering Your Own Everest”. NAPEG members also had the opportunity to visit the Diavik mine site and new City of Yellowknife Water Treatment Plant. For the 2016 Annual Professional Development conference we have lined up some great speakers. We will be hearing about Permafrost from both science and engineering perspective, the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Optic Link and Inuvik Satellite Farm, and energy projects like the Colville Lake Solar/Battery/Diesel Hybrid System, Inuvik LNG, and the potential of the Integral Molten Salt Reactor. It won’t be all hard work as we finish up with a talk, tour and tasting from the NWT Brewing Company. After a few years of dwindling membership, the committee has had a strong resurgence this year. Next year we hope to bring back brown bag lunch sessions and we are always looking for ideas for speakers. So please contact NAPEG if you have any suggestions. Respectfully submitted, Justin Hazenberg, P.Eng.

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ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT Chairperson, John Carr, P.Eng.

Within our Code of Ethics, the Rules of Conduct state that: “Professional Engineers and Professional Geoscientists: 1. shall have proper regard in all their work for the safety and welfare of all persons and for the physical environment affected by such work.” The Terms of Reference states: "At the direction of Council, the Environment Committee provides a forum on Environment issues for information exchange amongst members and the general public so that the objects of NAPEG are met." Awareness of the effects of human activities on the environment is growing globally. Engineers and geoscientists are well-positioned to be a bridge between an increasingly concerned public and active environmental interests on one hand and active development interests on the other. Our traditional reluctance to be involved in the dialogue of decision making has been outstripped by society’s need for engineers and geoscientists to participate and contribute as responsible citizens and professionals. Some of the activities of the committee, or its members, included:

Reviewed nominations and made recommendation to Council that the Environmental Excellence Award be given to Northwest Territories Power Corporation for the Colville Lake Hybrid Solar PV-Diesel with Battery Storage Project

Participation in the Engineers Canada teleconferences of Environment and Sustainability Officials

Engagement in continuing discussions regarding the role of NAPEG with respect to environmental issues

Received updates related to Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Working Groups and NRCan Adaptation Plenary Working Group

Suggested providing another PIEVC Workshop for practitioner professional development

Foreword (Adopted by NAPEG Council - 2015) The impacts of climate change are challenging all professionals and certainly, all NAPEG Members. The Fifth Report of the International Panel on Climate Change (2014) makes it clear we can no longer rely on historical climate data to predict future climate or weather. This means that current codes and practices may no longer provide adequate guidance. NAPEG members are expected to demonstrate “reasonable care” in how they practice their profession in terms of the health and safety of the public. NAPEG recognizes that considering the potential impacts of climate change must now fall within the definition of “reasonable care”. Engineers Canada has prepared this Model Guideline for Engineers Canada Constituent Associations – Principles of Climate Change Adaptation for Professional Engineers. It is intended to guide professionals with this difficult topic. NAPEG has adopted a version of this document that uses the word “should”, meaning “is recommended that” instead of a version that uses the word “shall”, meaning “is required to”. This is because NAPEG has adopted this document as a guideline and not as a regulation. Both Engineers Canada and NAPEG also recognize that guidance on this topic will continue to evolve and encourage NAPEG members to provide feedback to the NAPEG office.

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DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE REPORT Chairperson, Gary Vivian, M.Sc., P.Geol.

The NAPEG Discipline Committee authority comes from Part Four of the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act. Members of the Discipline Committee are appointed by Council; however no members of Council may serve on the Discipline Committee. In the event that a matter goes to a Hearing, three members of Council serve as the Board of Inquiry to hear the matter. The Engineers and Geoscientists Act of Nunavut authorizes NAPEG to deal with any matters related to practice in Nunavut, including discipline. Membership on the Discipline Committee remains stable and includes various

disciplines with members who have experience practicing in both the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The Discipline Committee takes its’ responsibility seriously in regards to protection of the public. The

Committee has been reviewing the guidelines for over two years. The committee recently sent the final version of the guidelines to Council for review and acceptance. The guidelines have been accepted, understanding this document is a moving document and will require changes moving forward.

The Discipline Committee still has some work to do in addressing the Alternative Dispute Resolution brochure

but should be close to having that document accepted by Council. There will be a Professional Development Conference on Thursday, May 12th and Friday, May 13th, 2016:

“Concept to Reality and Beyond”. Please visit the NAPEG website for more information. Current state of discipline affairs: Case 2015-101. The investigation is on-going. Respectfully submitted, Gary Vivian, M.Sc., P.Geol. Chair Discipline Committee

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OUTREACH COMMITTEE REPORT Chairperson, Elaine Carr, P.Eng.

This year, the Outreach Committee has again been focused primarily on activities for National Engineer and Geoscience Week (NEGW). This year, that consisted of a NAPEG information booth in the Centre Square Mall on February 27th, and the annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Competition on March 5th. The bridge competition had a total of 16 entries, down from previous years, but with a stronger than average showing in the Kindergarden to Grade 5 category. As always, volunteers were essential for the successful running of this event and deserve a big thank you for their efforts. This year, there was not enough interest to continue with the “Can You Build, Yellowknife?” competition (consisting previous years of building

structures with non-perishable food items that are then donated to the food bank), but donations were taken for the food bank nonetheless. The Outreach committee will be working to determine what shape this competition or fundraising will take in the next year. The space was donated to us for the NEGW events by the Yellowknife Inn. The Outreach Committee would like to thank the NAPEG members who volunteered for the Skills Canada Grade 8 girls & boys conferences in November of 2015 and the Skills Canada Career Fair in April of 2016. These events help to give young people an idea of what engineers and geoscientists do for a living, and hopefully interesting them in considering it as a career choice in the future. On that note, I would like to end with some ideas for NAPEG booth volunteers for things to talk about when manning a booth, which volunteers do each year for the Yellowknife Trade Show in May: Ask students whether they enjoy their science and math courses, and encourage them to take these courses

up to the Math/Physics/Biology/Chemistry 30 levels in Grade 12 to keep their options open. Talk to kids and adults about the space program (and anything else that is prominent in the media at a given

time) and how engineering is integral to its development. Relate everyday things that we take for granted or love (from plumbing to iPhones) to Engineering and

Geoscience careers. Share your excitement and enthusiasm for science with everyone, and let them know what is so amazing

about it. And don’t limit these discussions to NAPEG booths, feel free to engage with friends and acquaintances on these topics every day. Thanks again to all the booth volunteers, NAPEG staff, PR Committee members, and to all of you who do the public relations and outreach work for NAPEG every day by talking to the people you know about what professionals in Engineering and Geosciences actually do in the world. Respectfully submitted, Elaine Carr, P.Eng.

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MEMBERS-IN-TRAINING AND NEW PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE

Chairperson, Ryan Schuler, MIT

The Members-in-Training (MIT) and New Professionals (NP) Committee helps to develop professional relationships, attitudes, and involvement within NAPEG for new or less experienced members. The committee is directed towards EIT’s, GIT’s, or less experienced professional engineers and geoscientists; however, everyone is welcome to attend. Committee members have opportunities to liaise with other NAPEG committees for projects and events throughout the year. Typically the committee meets monthly, with an attendance ranging from five to10 members.

Meetings focus on upcoming NAPEG events, volunteer opportunities, and theoretical ethical or professional practice scenarios. These scenarios are excellent occasions for a licensed professional or EIT/GIT to evaluate the ethics and morals involved with professional practice. It can be interesting to listen to committee members from differing organizational structures, experience levels and backgrounds discuss these not-so black and white ethical scenarios.

In 2015, committee members participated in a variety of events. Members volunteered with the annual bridge building competition and worked the NAPEG booth at the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce Spring Trade Show. Alice Chow, MIT, represented NAPEG at a career expo in Inuvik. In April 2016, Leslie Merrithew, P.Eng. organized volunteers for the Skills Canada Territorial Skills Competition. Leslie and her group of volunteers will be promoting engineering to students, parents, teachers and the general public.

Within the group, we reviewed the committee’s Terms of Reference and NAPEG’s Member-in-Training Program Guideline. These are ongoing. A “Rings-and-Wings” fundraiser event was organized. The event provides network-ing in Yellowknife for NAPEG members and anyone interested. All proceeds went to the NAPEG Education Foundation.

The committee also looked at increasing our membership. We want to encourage all professionals and EIT/GIT’s from all disciplines to join us at the monthly meetings. Aside from this, the monthly lunch-time meetings are great for networking and social opportunities, especially for those members who may be new to Yellowknife or the North. Attendance through teleconferencing on the phone is an option as well. Our Association represents a massive geographic area and a variety of organization types including consultant engineers and government. For a new member, it can be useful to gain perspective of opinions or procedures from all sides of the industry. Also, the lunch meetings typically have pizza! So, please join us for a meeting.

Respectfully Submitted,

Ryan Schuler, MIT

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MEMBERSHIP AND ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE Chairperson, Peter Bengts, P.Eng.

Audits A sub-committee has been set up to review a random selection of files to ensure that the approved process for applications is being followed consistently. The process has been a work-in-progress with the latest criteria set at 10% of files being reviewed per category. Membership Applications for member or licensee status in NAPEG are, except for unusual circumstances, directed to one of two application streams: Where an applicant is a member in good standing

in another Canadian jurisdiction, they are granted membership or licensee status, as applicable, provided they complete an application, including an essay demonstrating their understanding of the applicable legislation and Northern conditions, and submit with the appropriate application fee and a current resume.

Where an applicant is not a member of another

Canadian jurisdiction, the file is referred to NAPEG’s Board of Examiners (APEGA) for an assessment of experience and academic qualifications. The applicant is required to write a National Professional Practice exam, complete an essay as above and successfully complete any technical exams as may be assessed by the Board of Examiners.

The Committee also deals with, and makes recommendations to Council, on applications which are unusual, are queried as to the exams assessed or which are problematic. Non-Payment of Annual Dues Unfortunately, on a yearly basis, there will be several registered individuals or firms who have not paid annual dues by March 31 despite invoices and reminders. The committee will recommend that the names be struck from the register. The Committee may, on request, recommend deferring fees where an

individual is unemployed or has returned to school full time. Where an individual or firm is struck from the register for non-payment of dues, reinstatement requires not only full payment of dues, but also application fees. The person is also required to submit a completed application form and current resume. Enforcement The key element in enforcement is the identification of unregistered individuals or firms who are practicing in the Northwest Territories and/or Nunavut. Our Executive Director and NAPEG staff obtain this information from contacts in the various bodies which receive plans and reports, from various publications which are routinely scrutinized, and to a lesser extent, from reports by members. The low instance of reporting by members remains a concern and we would encourage all members to be vigilant and to report observed unregistered work to NAPEG. In the majority of cases, contact by NAPEG results in registration. In problematic cases, the Committee may direct that NAPEG’s legal counsel initiate correspondence with the individual or firm. As a last resort, the Committee may recommend that Council initiate legal action to cease work. The Committee may also recommend that the matter be referred to the individual’s or firm’s home Association for possible disciplinary action in the jurisdiction. Policies The Committee has recommended several policies to Council which have been adopted. They include policies related to permit to practice seminar, annual dues and life membership. Other issues being researched include residency requirements and exemption to licensure requirements.

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Statistical Registrants Report December 2015 December 2014 December 2013 Members Active 323 300 338 Licensees Active 1355 1334 1290 Members and Licensees Non-Practising and Life Members 139 120 75 Members-in-Training 69 56 46 Permit Holders 498 463 425 Total Membership 2384 2273 2174

Applications to NAPEG May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016

Above, first time applicants that were submitted to the Board of Examiners (APEGA) for academic, character, and experience assessment.

P.Eng. Applicants 16 P.Geo. Applicants 6 Engineer-in-Training 17 Geoscientist-in-Training 3 Total 42

Applications processed by NAPEG under mobility Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

Member - P.Eng. 8 Member - P.Geo. 2 Licensee - P.Eng. 195 Licensee - P.Geo. 33 Licensee - Dual 2 Total 240

Board of Examiner Applications Mobility Applications

0 50 100 150 200

Member ‐ P.Eng.

Member ‐ P.Geo.

Licensee ‐ P.Eng.

Licensee ‐ P.Geo.

Licensee ‐ Dual

P.Eng. Applicants

P.Geo. Applicants

EIT Applicants

GIT Applicants

16

6

17

3

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REGISTRATION - AUDITS Continuation of Membership and Enforcement Committee Report

Meeting Date : February 8, 2016 Registrants on M&E List MIT Member Licensee Permit October 2015 0 0 25 7 November 2015 3 1 17 6 December 2015 2 1 20 5 Total 5 2 62 18

Files Audited 1 1 6 2

Total Number of Files Audited 10

Meeting Date : July 6, 2015 Registrants on M&E List MIT Member Licensee Permit April 2015 1 1 12 5 May 2015 0 1 21 10 June 2015 0 2 26 10 Total 1 4 59 25

Files Audited 1 1 1 1


Meeting Date : October 5, 2015 Registrants on M&E List MIT Member Licensee Permit July 2015 1 2 11 5 August 2015 4 1 27 6 September 2015 1 2 17 8 Total 6 5 55 19 Files Audited 1 1 4 2


Next Date to Audit May 2, 2016

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HONOURS & AWARDS COMMITTEE Chairperson, Terry Brookes, P.Eng.

2004 Enbridge Pipelines (NW) Inc. Norman Wells Pipeline Geological Survey of Canada for Operation Keewatin

2005 Vincent Tam, P.Eng. Valerie Jackson (Geoscience)

2006 Public Works & Government Services Canada (Engineering) and Chuck Fipke (Geoscience)

2007 Stefan Simek, P.Eng. (Engineering) and The Extech III Research and Publishing Team (Geoscience)

2008 Contwoyto Ice Road - Joint Venture and Carolyn Relf, Ph.D., P.Geol.

2009 Oikiqtani General Hospital - FSC Architects and Engineers (Engineering) and Michael P. Stubley Ph.D. (Geoscience)

2010 Robinson Trucking Ltd. - Tank Farm Venture (Engineering) and Doug Bryan, P.Geol. (Geoscience)

2011 Williams Engineering Canada Inc. and GNWT, Department of Transportation for the Airport Combined Services Building (Engineering) and Donald James, Ph.D., P.Geo. (Geoscience)

2012 Stantec Architecture Ltd. and City of Yellowknife for the Yellowknife Field House (Engineering) and Lou Covello, P.Geo. (Geoscience)

2013 Gary Vivian, P.Geo. (Geoscience) 2014 Stantec Architecture Ltd. for the

KIA Building in Cambridge Bay and Bob Gannicott (Geoscience)

2015 Municipal and Community Affairs (GNWT) and Corix Water Systems (Engineering)

There is no award for the 2016 Professional Award of Merit in Engineering.

Professional Award of Merit

The Professional Award of Merit is given to recognize and promote excellence in applied engineering and geosciences carried out in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut. The criteria for eligibility are that: the applied engineering and/or geosciences to be

recognized by this award must have been planned and/or designed and/or constructed and/or utilized in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut;

this award may recognize the work of an individual or a group;

the work to be recognized may be a project or process or product; and

recipients of the award may or may not be NAPEG registrants.

Two awards will be presented each year subject to the availability of worthy nominees. Past Award Recipients

1992 Peter D. Maltby, P.Eng. Ferguson Simek Clark

1993 Dan Smith Strathcona Mineral Service 1994 Canarctic Shipping Co., MV Arctic Geological Survey of Canada 1995 Bob Boon, P.Eng. Grenville Thomas, P.Eng. 1996 Covello, Bryan and Associates Dr. Gary Heinke 1997 Jon Carlson, P.Geol. 1999 James J. Cameron, P.Eng. AD Williams Engineering Inc. 2000 Nunavut Construction Corporation Inuvik Gas Project 2001 EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. Darnley Bay Resources Limited 2002 Ken Johnson, P.Eng., Cryofront Cold Regions Engineering, and Peter H. Thompson Geological Consulting Limited 2003 Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.

Diavik A154 Dike

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Award for Environmental Excellence

The purpose of the Award for Environmental Excellence is to recognize engineers and geoscientists and concerned persons who have applied environmental excellence in engineering and geosciences to work undertaken within the Northwest Territories or Nunavut. The recipient must have applied the principles of engineering and/or geosciences in a manner that demonstrates environmental excellence. The selected nominee will usually be a NAPEG registrant; however, under special circumstances, nominations from outside the membership may be considered. Past Award Recipients

1993 Town of Norman Wells 1994 Hamlet of Rankin Inlet 1996 Echo Bay Mines Ltd. 1997 Arthur Redshaw 1998 The City of Yellowknife 2002 Hugh Arden 2003 BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. 2005 Teck Cominco Ltd. 2006 Ron Kent, P.Eng. 2007 Arctic Green Energy 2008 Bellanca Developments and A.D. Williams Engineering Inc. 2009 City of Yellowknife 2010 Dwayne Wohlgemuth, P.Eng. 2011 Mark Peer, P.Eng. (FSC Architects

and Engineers), the Department of Public Works (GNWT) and Andy Taylor (Taylor & Company)

2012 Northwest Territories Power Corporation and Industry, Tourism and Investment (GNWT) for the Fort Simpson Solar Power Project

2013 Diavik Diamond Mine Inc. 2014 Ron Kent, P.Eng. (Stantec) and 1

Canadian Air Division (DND) for CFS Alert Constructed Wetland Waste Water Treatment System

2015 William (Bill) Mercer, Ph.D., P.Geo. for energy conservation program at Avalon’s Nechalacho Rare Earth Elements Project

The recipient of the 2016 Award for Environmental Excellence is Northwest Territories Power Corporation for Colville Lake Hybrid Solar PV-Diesel with Battery Storage Project.

Service Award

This award is to be made for distinctive and outstanding service or contribution to the Association by a member over several years. The recipient must be a past or currently registered member of NAPEG. Past Award Recipients

1996 Mel Brown, P.Eng. 1997 Ron Kent, P.Eng. 1997 Ann Lanteigne, P.Eng. 1998 Craig Hostland, P.Eng. 1999 Robert W. Spence, P.Eng. 2000 Bernadette Steward, P.Eng. 2001 Wayne Bryant, P.Eng. 2002 Peter E. Bengts, P.Eng. 2003 Bob Boon, P.Eng. 2004 Lou Covello, P. Geol. 2005 Ed Hoeve, P.Eng. 2006 John Schnell, P.Eng. 2007 Gary Vivian, P.Geol. 2008 Delia Chesworth, P.Eng. 2009 Vincent Tam, P.Eng. 2010 John Clark, P.Eng. 2011 Brian George, P.Eng. 2012 Gary Strong, P.Eng. 2013 Kevin Hodgins, P.Eng. 2014 Hendrik Falck, P.Geo.

The recipient of the 2016 Service Award is J. Lloyd Henderson, P.Eng.

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Civic Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize a member who has made a significant contribution to the improvement in the quality of life for the citizens of his/her community. This contribution may be made through either voluntary or paid service. Continuous activity over a period of time is an asset.

Past Award Recipients 1993 David Emery, P.Geol. 1994 Joseph D. Auge, P.Eng. 1995 Gary Vivian, P.Geol. 1996 Terry Brookes, P.Eng. 1997 David Turner, P. Eng. 1998 Ron Kent, P.Eng. 1999 Larrie Roosdahl, P.Eng. 2000 Henry Murzyn, P.Eng. 2002 Stuart A. Kennedy, P.Eng.

2003 Bernadette Stewart, P.Eng. 2004 Peter Bengts, P. Eng. 2005 Diavik Diamond Mines Yellowknife Multi-Plex Project 2006 Jim Robinson, P.Geol. 2007 Wayne Bryant, P.Eng. 2008 Kevin Hodgins, P.Eng. 2009 Laurin Trudel, P.Eng. 2010 FSC Architects and Engineers Chris Robinson, P.Eng. 2011 BHP Billiton Canada Inc. Ed Hoeve, P.Eng. 2012 Williams Engineering Canada Inc.

and Natalie Plato, P.Eng. 2013 Lloyd Henderson, P.Eng. 2014 Joe Acorn, P.Eng. 2015 Dominion Diamond Ekati

Corporation

The recipient of the 2016 Civic Award is Stantec Consulting Ltd.

Young Achievers Award

This award is designed to bestow distinction on young outstanding engineers and geoscientists in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut and to recognize exceptional achievements in their chosen fields. The criteria for eligibility are that the candidate: be a Canadian Citizen, no older than 35 years of

age, as of June 30th in the year the nomination is submitted;

be registered as a professional engineer or geoscientist, legally practicing engineering or geoscience in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut;

reside in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut; have carried out major achievements in the

Northwest Territories or Nunavut. Past Award Recipients

1994 Carolyn Relf, P.Geol., Ph.D. 1995 Naseem Bashir, P.Eng. 1996 Sara Brown, P.Eng. 1997 Mike Hyslop, P.Eng. 1998 Steven Spry, P.Eng. 2000 Jody Todd, P.Geol. 2001 Lee Douglas, P.Eng. 2002 Warren McLeod, P.Eng. 2003 Dionne Filiatrault, P.Eng. 2004 Georges Belcourt, P.Geoph. 2005 Christian Babuin, P.Eng. 2006 Robin Ferguson, P.Eng. 2007 Colin Joyal, P.Eng. 2008 Andrew Robinson, P.Eng. 2009 Brad Mueller, P.Eng. 2010 Elaine Carr, P.Eng. 2011 Nick Bevington, P.Eng. 2012 Justin Hazenberg, P.Eng. 2013 Jaime Goddard, P.Eng. 2014 Brandon Morris, P.Eng. 2015 Jennifer Spencer, P.Eng.

The 2016 Young Achiever’s Award goes to Arlen Foster, P.Eng.

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Life Member

Council in it's discretion by unanimous vote, may confer life membership in the Association upon any member who: has been in practice in the Northwest Territories

or Nunavut for 15 or more years and is at least 70 years of age;

has been a member for 10 or more years, has reached the age of 60 and is retired from active practice; or

has rendered signal service to the Association. Past Award Recipients

Circa 1980 John Anderson-Thompson, P.Eng. 1987 Ben C. Van Hees, P.Eng. Robert W. Spence, P.Eng. Mel L. Brown, P.Eng. 1988 David J. Emery, P.Geol. James R. Bently, P.Eng. 1989 William A. Case, P.Eng. 1991 Gordon N. Barber, P.Eng. 1998 William J. Knutsen, P.Eng. 1999 William Padgham, Ph.D., P.Eng. 2001 Brian Weir, P.Geol. 2002 Dennis Malloy, P.Eng. 2003 Chris Robinson, P.Eng. and

Eric Henderson, P.Eng. 2004 Hal Pawson, P. Eng. 2005 Masood Hassan, Ph.D., P.Eng.

The bylaw for awarding Life Membership was changed at the 2005 Annual General Meeting.

Life Member Award since 2006

Council shall confer Life Membership upon all members who: have made application to the Association for Life Membership; have been in practice in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut for 15 or more years; and are at least 60 years of age and have retired from active practice, or are at least 65 years of age.

Award Recipients

Doug Bryan, P.Geo. Wayne Bryant, P.Eng. Louis Covello, P.Geo. Frank Hansen, P.Eng.

W. Wayne Irwin, P.Eng. Gurdev Jagpal, P.Eng. Frederick James, P.Eng. Tony Keen, P.Eng. Arie Keppel, P.Eng. Bryan Peterson, P.Geo. Larrie Roosedahl, P.Eng. Frederick Russell, P.Eng. Stefan Simek, P.Eng. D. Grenville Thomas, P.Eng. Brian Lemax, P.Eng. David Malcolm, Ph.D., P.Eng. Sylvester Wong, P.Eng. Arthur Barnes, P.Eng. Sukhdev Cheema, P.Eng. Charles M. Tansey, P.Eng. Laurin Trudel, P.Eng. Ian Girvan, P.Eng. J. Lloyd Henderson, P.Eng. Sivaperagasam (Siva) Sutendra, P.Eng. Reginald J. Andres, P.Eng. Robert F. Chapman, P.Eng. Andrew Gamble, P.Eng. Ronald Kent, P.Eng. Robert Milburn, P.Eng. J. Donald Sutherland, P.Eng.

Distinguished Life Membership Council in it’s discretion by unanimous vote, may confer distinguished life membership in the Association upon any member who has rendered signal service to the Association.

Past Award Recipients

2006 Bruce Rattray, P.Eng. 2007 Joe Auge, P.Eng. 2008 Ben Van Hees, P.Eng. 2009 David Emery, Ph.D., P.Geo. 2011 Bob Boon, P.Eng. 2012 Chris Robinson, P.Eng. 2014 Vern Christenson, P.Eng. 2015 Bernadette Stewart, P.Eng. and

Vincent Tam, P.Eng.

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Honorary Member

Council in its discretion, by unanimous vote, may confer honorary membership in the Association upon persons who have given eminent service to the profession. Past Award Recipients

1988 John Vertes 1989 John H. Parker 1990 Al J. Schuld, P.Eng. 1993 Jack Grainge 1995 Ken Eade 2001 Dr. George Gibson 2002 David Bernhardt 2003 David Smith 2004 Bob Phillips 2007 Mark Aitken 2008 Emery Paquin 2010 Fred Diamond’C 2011 David Lovell, CMA 2012 Elizabeth Wyman 2013 Walt Humphries 2015 Paul Fleury, CGA

Members-in-Training Award

This award recognizes achievement by a Members-in-Training. It is intended to bestow distinction on those training to be engineers or geoscientists who enhance society’s knowledge of our professions. On rating candidates, consideration is given to their leadership in the community, outstanding achievements and recognition, as follows: Promotion of Engineering and Geoscience (50%)

- active promotion of the merits of the profes-sions in general and technical careers, whether to the public or among local students or their men-tors, classroom visits and one-on-one training in high schools (and helping to set up such systems where they do not now exist); and

Service to the Profession (50%) - Serving an active role through work on committees or dur-ing special events and also providing an active voice for MIT ideas and issues within NAPEG.

Past Award Recipients

2004 Elaine Carr, MIT 2005 John Carr, MIT 2006 Sheldon Samborsky, MIT 2007 Sarah Gagne, MIT 2009 Jennifer Spencer, MIT 2010 Richard LeBreton, MIT 2011 Jaime Goddard, MIT 2012 Corina Peach, MIT 2013 Katrina Nokleby, MIT 2014 Nick Shopian, MIT 2015 Leslie Merrithew, P.Eng.

The 2016 Members -In-Training Award goes to Kassandra DeFrancis, MIT.

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Science Teaching Award

The purpose of the Science Teaching Award is to recognize initiatives which promote interest in careers in the sciences. Nominees must be certified teachers practicing in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut. The Honours and Awards Committee reviews nominations submitted on a form which seeks information and comments on var-ious aspects of the nominees performance. Past Award Recipients

1994 Christopher Purse,Qitqlig School, Arviat 1995 Wilma Roosdahl, J.H. Sissons

Elementary, Yellowknife 1996 Diane McDonald, Nakasuk Elementary

School, Iqaluit 1997 Mike Carter, Samuel Hearne Secondary,

Inuvik 1998 The Baffin Science Committee of

Nunavut High School 2001 Simon Gatto, Mackenzie Mountain

School, Norman Wells and Peter Maguire, Netsilik School, Taloyoak

2002 Brad Chambers, Attagoyuk School, Pangnirtung, and Bill Cooper, Jonah Amitnaaq School, Baker Lake, NU

2003 Wade Carpenter, Sir John Franklin High School, Yellowknife, NT

2004 Katie McDonald, Inuglak School, Whale Cove, NU, and Alisha Manuel, Sir Alexander Mackenzie School, Inuvik

2005 Shelly Pittman, Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, NT

2006 No award. 2007 Glen Brocklebank (NU) Charles Lirette (NT) 2009 Abdus Salam (NU) 2010 Christina Silzer, St. Patrick’s High

School, Yellowknife, NT 2011 Neil Penney, Dettah Katharine O’Connell, Rankin Inlet 2012 Gwen Young, Sir John Franklin High

School and Deb Horen, Mildred Hall Elementary School, Yellowknife

2013 Terri Skinner, Paatsaali School, Sani-kiluaq, NU and Deborah Wotherspoon, Echo Dene School, Fort Liard, NT Yellowknife, NT

2014 Ryan O’Connor, Levi Angmak Elementary School, Arviat, NU and Thana Rahim, St. Patrick High School, Yellowknife, NT

2015 Jillian Brown, Mackenzie Mountain School, Norman Wells, NT

This year’s Science Teaching Award goes to Steve Nicoll, Thomas Simpson School, Fort Simpson, NT.

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Financial Statistics - 2015

Revenue

Expenditures

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FINANCE REPORT

INTERIM REPORT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES TO April 30, 2016 2016 2016 2015 BUDGET YTD YTD REVENUE Registration Fees 31,000 14,075 16,780 Annual Dues 796,060 816,136 758,563 Other 47,215 14,792 12,367 TOTAL REVENUE 874,275 845,003 787,710

EXPENDITURES ADMINISTRATION Wages & Benefits 480,000 148,801 134,698 Rent / Parking 70,000 17,784 18,468 Insurance 4,000 - - Web Site / Internet / Network 20,000 3,994 4,191 New Project - Database - 8,460 16,187 Office Expenditures 49,520 16,783 12,580 Bank/Credit Card Charges/Accounting 24,500 21,714 12,326 Travel—Staff 28,000 8,136 6,807 Travel—Council 23,000 5,347 2,851 Engineers Canada 16,000 16,377 15,856 Geoscientists Canada 7,000 8,826 6,556 National Secondary Professional Liability 3,500 3,707 3,327 Nunavut Mining Symposium Sponsorship 15,000 15,000 15,000 APEGA 10,000 2,667 8,743 Capital 10,000 58 339 Education Foundation 0 0 8,000 Discipline & Enforcement 30,000 0 2,331 Public Awareness Campaign 15,000 5,167 2,490 MIT and New Professional Program 8,000 336 2,372 Geoscience Camsell Speaker 4,000 0 277 Nunavut and other territorial events 10,000 0 - Workshops/Seminars/Promotion Material 10,000 396 2,351 Committees 54,000 7,812 11,228 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 891,520 291,365 286,978 ________________________________________________________________________________________ CIBC Current Account $ 503,795.80 Manulife Daily Interest Account 469,539.35 Investments 442,335.56 ________________________________________________________________________________________

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NAPEG EDUCATION FOUNDATION

The NAPEG Education Foundation 11th Annual General Meeting

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 The Explorer Hotel, Janvier Room, Yellowknife

A G E N D A

1. Call to Order

2. Approve the Agenda

3. Minutes of the last AGM

4. Business Arising from the Minutes

5. Annual Report of the Board

6. Auditor’s Report

7. Appointment of Auditor

8. Other Business

9. Adjournment

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MINUTES OF THE 10th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE NAPEG EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 6:00 p.m. Janvier Room, The Explorer Hotel, Yellowknife, NT

Attendance The attendance included 30 Members and two Members-in-Training.

Guests His Worship Mark Heyck, Mayor of Yellowknife Paul Amyotte, P.Eng. (ON), President, Engineers Canada Ben Russo, Executive Director of NWT Architects Association Thomas Chong, P.Eng. (ON), President, PEO John Gamble, P.Eng. (ON), President and CEO, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies Robert Stewart, B.Comm, C.A., C.M.C., Robert Stewart Chartered Accountant/Management Consultants Heidi Yang, P.Eng. (AB), FEC, FGC (Hon.), Director, Member Services, APEGA

Members, Licensees, and Members-in-Training

Staff & Others

Linda Golding, NAPEG Executive Director/Registrar Mimi Kennedy, Deputy Registrar Chris Hunt, NAPEG Lay Member Allen Sebastian (Applicant) Heidi McGurk Eric de Fleuriot

1. Call to order The meeting was called to order at 6:03 pm. 2. Approval of Agenda

There was a motion by Lloyd Henderson, P.Eng., seconded by Jaime Goddard, P.Eng., to accept the agenda as presented. The motion was carried.


Ron Kent, P.Eng. Tom Livingston, P.Eng. Jalil Mustafa, P.Eng., P.Geo. Lloyd Henderson, P.Eng. John Clark, P.Eng. Mark Cronk, P.Eng. Gary Strong, P.Eng. Terry Brookes, P.Eng. Jaime Goddard, P.Eng. Greg Haist, P.Eng. Arlen Foster, P.Eng. Robin Ferguson, P.Eng.

Al Fitzgerald, P.Eng. Kris Bassi, P.Eng. Leslie Mihalik, P.Eng. Katrina Nokleby, MIT Franz Dziuba, P.Geo. Walter Orr, P.Eng. Ed Hoeve, P.Eng. Kevin Hodgins, P.Eng. Bernard Park, P.Eng. Ann Kulmatycki, P.Eng. Brian George, P.Eng. Iqbal Arshad, P.Eng.

Neil Parry, P.Geo. Alice Chow, MIT Jason Smith, P.Eng. Justin Hazenberg, P.Eng. Jennifer Spencer, P.Eng. Paul Guy, P.Eng. Mike Burns, P.Eng. Janaki Balakrishnan, P.Eng.

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3. Minutes

There was a motion by Ann Kulmatycki, P.Eng., seconded by Justin Hazenberg, P.Eng., to accept the Minutes from the 9th AGM Education Foundation meeting on November 15, 2014. The motion was carried.

4. Business Arising from the Minutes None 5. Annual Report of the Board

The annual report for the Education Foundation and the Ad Hoc Education Foundation Committee Reports began on page 58 of the NAPEG 2015 Annual Report. Chris Hunt reported that in December 2014 Council approved a new strategic plan for the NAPEG Education Foundation and a new committee will be created based on this new plan. The formal Strategic Plan can be found in the 2015 Annual Report.

6. Auditor’s Report

The Education Foundation’s assets are $463,693 as of December 31, 2014. It was noted that the donations in 2014 are lower that the expenditures. Increasing donations is something the new Education Foundation Com-mittee will work on. Fund raising ideas are welcome. There was a motion by Tom Livingston, P.Eng., seconded by Paul Guy, P.Eng., to approve the Auditor’s Re-port on the Financial Statements to December 31, 2014. The motion was carried.

7. Appointment of Auditor

There was a motion by Tom Livingston, P.Eng., seconded by Paul Guy, P.Eng., to reconfirm the appointment of Robert Stewart as auditor. The motion was carried.

8. Other Business

Bylaws Proposed amendments to the Education Foundation Bylaws began on page 74 of the NAPEG 2015 Annual Report. It was noted that the changes are mostly “housekeeping” and involve references from “NAPEGG” to “NAPEG”. There was a motion by Mark Cronk, P.Eng., seconded by Ann Kulmatycki, P.Eng., to approve the amend-ments to the Education Foundation Bylaws, including changing all references from “NAPEGG” to “NAPEG”. The motion was carried.

9. Adjournment

There was a motion by Gary Strong, P.Eng., to adjourn the meeting. Carried. The meeting was adjourned at 6:18 p.m. .

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Bob Spence in 2004 with his retirement gift from NAPEG.

NAPEG Education Foundation

The NAPEG Education Foundation was established in 2000 as a Charitable Organization that issues official receipts for income tax purposes. Gifts are solicited from members and the public. The objects of the NAPEG Education Foundation are to promote training and education in engineering and geoscience, and in particular,

1. to provide for scholarships or financial assistance for students from the Northwest Territories and Nunavut;

and 2. to cooperate with other organizations with similar objects.

The Foundation bylaws were revised and adopted by the membership at the First Annual General Meeting held in Yellowknife on November 23, 2006. Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded many scholarships to students from the NWT and Nunavut who are attending university in engineering or geosciences programs. Initially, the scholarships were one thousand dollars ($1,000) each. The amount has been increased on a regu-lar basis and the scholarships are now two thousand dollars ($2,000) each.

At the present time, at least two (2) scholarships are awarded annually. Both scholarships have been named in memory of past NAPEG members who were extremely active in the Association.

The Bob Spence Memorial Scholarship was established in 2005. Bob was a Founding Member of NAPEG, Past President, Past Executive Director, friend of many, and a strong advocate for professionalism and high ethical standards. The Mel Brown Memorial Scholarship was established in 2002. Mel was a Found-ing Member and a Life Member of NAPEG. He also served as the first Executive Director of NAPEG from 1981 to 1990.

Members of the Education Foundation Committee are: Christopher Hunt; Hendrik Falck, P.Geo.; Lloyd Henderson, P.Eng.; Paul Guy, P.Eng.; Tom Hoefer, P.Geo.; Peter Vician, P.Eng.; and Linda Golding.

This committee reports to the Board of the Foundation.

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Scholarships Awarded Two $2,000.00 (value effective 2012) scholarships are available to Northwest Territories or Nunavut students entering or attending post secondary studies leading to a degree in Engineering or Geosciences at an under-graduate level in a recognized Canadian university. Preference is given to highly motivated individuals with a strong academic background and demonstrated citizenship and leadership capabilities. Past Scholarship Recipients

1987/1988 Sean A. Loutitt 1988/1989 Keith Mercredi 1989/1990 Neil Baldwin 1990/1991 Adrienne Jones Kirt Ejesiak 1991/1992 Keith Mercredi 1993/1994 Brian Auge Nicholas Johnson 1994/1995 Michael Parkins 1995/1996 Rod Gonzales 1996/1997 Rod Gonzales 1997/1998 Allison Marshall 1998/1999 Deborah Wong Erica Nyyssonnen 1999/2000 Duncan Starling 2000/2001 Isaac Ayiku

2001/2002 Monte Rattray, Sara Schabert, Tephaine Wedawin

2002/2003 Gord Stephenson, Jonathan Zaozirny 2003/2004 Shane Poluk, Daniel Wong

2005/2006 Konstantin Gavrikov, Duncan Hamre

2006/2007 Adam Hassan & Jane Borkovic 2007/2008 Kali Brasseur & Jane Borkovic 2008/2009 Jennifer Waugh & Edward J. Paul 2009/2010 Peter Boggis & Scott Lachowski 2010/2011 Misha Malakoe & Mathew Whiteford

2011/2012 Stephan Giovanetto & Wesley Lines 2012/2013 Aimee Gauthier (Joint Venture),

Daniel Guerrero and Edward Hunt 2013/2014 Alexander Hunt, Ronald James

Oolooyuk, Tristan Ogilvie, and Wesley Lines

2014/2015 Abhinay Annavarapu, Garth Grune-rud, Martha Hamre, and Julianna Neudorf

2015/2016 Julianna Neudorf; Nancy Ngo; Ja-mie Tennant; Neil Estuye.

Geoscience Student Awards The Geoscience Student Awards (presented at the Annual Geoscience Forum) recognize that presenting research in public is an important step in the education of geoscientists. The awards are given to students who are presenting the results of their work in the North and who display excellence both in the quality of the work and the professionalism of the presentation. Best Oral Presentation 2006 - 2007 Steven Creighton 2007 - 2008 Danielle Thomson 2008 - 2009 Danielle Thomson 2009 - 2010 Kathy Mather 2010 - 2011 Leanne Smar 2011 - 2012 Meghan Hewton 2012 - 2013 Pedro A. Gongora 2013 - 2014 Katherine Hahn 2014 - 2015 Jesse Reimink 2015 - 2016 Stephane Poitras Best Poster 2006 - 2007 Kirsten Rasmussen 2007 - 2008 Graham Janson 2008 - 2009 Katie Smart 2009 - 2010 Vanessa Marcheggiani-Croden 2010 - 2011 Melissa Anderson 2011 - 2012 Lisa Neville 2012 - 2013 Cassia Johnson 2013 - 2014 Emily Palmer 2014 - 2015 Brad Bobey 2015 - 2016 Maya LaGrange Rao

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Education Foundation Committee Report Christopher Hunt, Chair

This year a formal Education Committee was created under the strategic plan and vision statement created by the previous Ad hoc committee. The Education Foundation has expanded its scholarship offerings to include graduate level scholarships for members wishing to return to school. These are in addition to the existing undergraduate scholarships. The Education Foundation is also in the process of creating a new memorial scholarship for Dr. Craig Finnigan in collaboration with various private donors. One of the main goals for the Education Foundation this year was working with other related educational groups to maximize the effectiveness of our efforts to deliver on our new directives. We met recently with the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines in regard to assisting with their initiative to bring the non-profit educational organization Mining Matters to speak in Nunavut and NWT communities. Mining Matters is a charitable organization dedicated to bringing knowledge and awareness about Canada¹s geology and mineral resources to students, educators and the public. Tours of communities are being planned and organized and we look forward to feedback from NWT communities and NAPEG members resulting from these visits. A similar tour in Nunavut was highly successful last year. The Foundation is also in discussions with Let¹s Talk Science Canada. Let’s Talk Science is an award-winning, national, charitable organization focused on education and outreach to support youth development. They create and deliver unique learning programs and services that engage children, youth and educators in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Again the goal would be to have this group attend communities in Nunavut and NWT; as many communities as time and budgets will allow. The Foundation will also continue its support of the "Schools on Board" field program, a program that selects students from across Canada every year to join annual scientific Arctic research expeditions. Last year, the Education Foundation assisted Sir John Franklin High School in Yellowknife as a pilot effort, and for the first time a Yellowknife student was able to join the research expedition. Her inspiring report to the Foundation and NAPEG¹s council was a testament to the value of this program and our decision to provide continued support. The NAPEG Education Foundation looks forward to continuing its engagement with other community and industry groups in Nunavut and Yukon this coming year, and fulfilling its challenging and important mandate to advance education in the realms of geoscience and engineering in our member regions. Respectfully submitted, Chris Hunt Lay Member

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