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1 Keystone . The official THE. publication of Engineers PROFESSIONAL. Geoscientists Manitoba WINTER 2021. THIS ISSUE. Meet the Association's New President, allan Silk, Ingenium 2021 Recap Celebrating the Filipino Members chapter 10th Anniversary PM#40065075. The numbers tell the story when it comes to the benefits of owning Engineers Canada-sponsored Insurance Plans created exclusively for you by Manulife. $50,000. The additional amount of coverage available at no extra cost for up to two years for first-time Term Life Insurance $15,000. Maximum monthly benefit available for Disability Insurance. 100%. Return of Premium if you die of any cause while your coverage is in force and you have not received (or were not eligible for) payment of the Critical Illness benefit.

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4 Rivard, EIT, J. Sawatzky, , The official publication of Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba I. Smallwood, , E. Teklemariam, FEC, WINTER 2021. S. Verma, M. Wadelius, , E. Yang, Chairs Boards & Committees R. Stoesz, CPA Audit A. Aftanas, , FEC Awards J. Gunning, , FEC Continuing Competency FEATURES. 14. D. Spangelo, , FEC Discipline B. Phillips (SM), FEC Experience Review C. McDonald, PhD Finance Member Profile: Angela Kennedy, G. Cook, (SM), FEC Heritage R. Herrmann, , FEC Indigenous Professionals Initiative J. Paliwal, , FEC Nominating A. Pawlikewich, , FEC Public Interest Review Ingenium 2021 16. P. Bernatsky, Registration C. Mazurek, Sports and Social allan Silk's Journey Comes Full Circle 28. D. Nedohin-Macek, , FEC Engineers Canada Director D.

5 Bell, , FGC Geoscientists Canada Director K. Harb, Arab Members chapter as Association President Y. Zhou, Chinese Members chapter 31. G. Muluye, Ethio-Eritrean Members chapter G. Batara, Filipino Members chapter V. Banthia, India Members chapter Meet the New Members of Council G. Page, , FEC Indigenous Members chapter V. Adindu, Nigeria Members chapter Vacant - Northern Members chapter W. Hassan, EIT Pakistan Members chapter C. Otto, - STEP chapter DEPARTMENTS AND COLUMNS. Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba President's Message 6. Management G. Koropatnick, , FEC CEO & Registrar CEO's Message 8. S. Sankar, , FEC Director of Admissions M. Gregoire, , FEC Director of Professional Relations Manitoba Trailblazers 11. L. Stepnuk, EIT Director of Equity and Representation S.

6 Sarna Director of Government Relations Committee Spotlight Filipino Members chapter 32. I. Wiebe, CPA Manager of Finance and IT. A. Moore, FEC (Hon.) Manager of Operations Government Relations BRACE 33. Keystone Professional Committee News and notes Making Links Engineering Classic Recap 34. C. Cousin, , (Chair). Y. Mouzahem, EIT, R. Reichelt, (SM), FGC, Member Update 35. S. Secter, , L. Stewart, , D. Strang, , FEC. Closing notes Freedom of Speech 36. The Keystone Professional Committee would like to hear from you. Please e-mail your comments to: Practitioners are also encouraged Publication to submit articles and photos on topics that would be of management and production by: interest to the membership. Send change of address to: Although the information contained in this publication 3rd Floor - 2020 Portage Avenue Managing Editor: Reba Lewis The Keystone Professional, is believed to be correct, no representation or warranty, Winnipeg, MB R3J 0K4 Art Design/Production: Jackie Magat Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba, expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy and Ph: 204-985-9780 Fax: 204-985-9795 Marketing Manager: Jeff Kutny 870 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg, MB, R3M 2M7.

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8 New Office in Thunder Bay 204-224-3084. President's Message allan Silk, Preserving the Self-Regulating Process I recently joined outgoing Association President Jason Mann at the meeting of Presidents of the Engineering The need for any self-regulating organization Regulators. This is a meeting that takes depends on the benefits being significantly more place two or three times during the year where the presidents from each of the substantial than the costs. constituent engineering and geoscience associations get together to address topical issues among regulators. I had not it is a work in progress. It was a bold move to the committee as it did its work. If you attended one of these meeting since 2005 at the time for provincial governments read through the recommendations, you and most of the topics were new.

9 There to provide professional associations get a sense of how dated the report is. was one topic, however, that has remained with the authority to regulate their What isn't dated is the discussion of the on the agenda since 2005 the continued professions. Over time, it appears that principles of self-regulation, specifically involvement of provincial governments some governments may be reviewing the criteria of justifying the existence of in self-regulation. This may be an item the scope of authority that they initially self-regulation, and the responsibilities that does not involve our Association at granted to some professions. of a self-regulating organization. this time due to the relationship we have In 1994, the Manitoba Law Reform An example of justifying this existence with the provincial government, but it is a Commission issued the report, Regulating is in licensing.

10 The obvious benefit of topic that we have dealt with in the past, Professions and Occupations. It is an old licensing is that it promotes the concept and one we will encounter in the future. document; the Association was known as that the public can rely on competent When I ran for Council in 2019, I referred the Association of Professional Engineers and ethical engagement of practitioners. to professional self-regulation as an of the Province of Manitoba (APEM) at Licensing regimes will raise the level of experiment. What I meant by that was that the time, and APEM made a submission competent and ethical behaviour, as practice standards focus the practitioner's attention on these attributes as a cost of maintaining their licences.