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In This Issue
President's Perspective
Are you paying too much for insurance
A few of Council's Recent Initiatives
APGO defends the Qualified Person
Headliners
Colluvium
Deliberations
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The Challenges & Rewards of Continuing Education (APEGNB-Eingenuity, Summer 2004)
Mentoring: Another Process to Aid Mineral Discovery (SEG Newsletter, July 2004)
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President's Perspective: John Buckle P. Geo.
Now that APGO has successfully established a critical mass of members, our focus must now evolve beyond Membership to other issues important to the association. At your Council's Strategic Planning Meeting in February of this year, of the many ideas and suggestions that were presented by councilors and staff, compliance, professionalism and communication emerged as the major areas of focus for APGO going forward...
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Are you getting value for car, home, life and health insurance? As an APGO member you may be able to do better
By Oliver Bonham, P. Geo.
With all the current talk about quality of coverage, policy restrictions, high deductibles, and costly premiums, you may want to check out the affliate program providers to the professions of engineering and geoscience as an alternative to your current insurance arrangements...
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A few of Council's Recent Initiatives
By GH Wahl P.Geo. -APGO Councillor at Large
As a newly elected member of Council, I would like to thank those who provided their support. I would also thank those members of the previous Council and staff who have worked so diligently to move the APGO forward through the difficult implementation phase...
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APGO defends the Qualified Person ("QP") designation in the interest of public safety and the protection of the natural environment.
By Scott MacRitchie, P. Geo.
Recently, use of the Qualified Person ("QP") designation was vigor-ously defended by the APGO, with some success. The QP designation was initially denied in Canada as part of NI 43-101, the National Instrument regulating public reporting on mineral properties...
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Letter from the Editor
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Field Notes, which will be distributed via e-mail. Field Notes was presented to Council by the Communications Committee and was unanimously endorsed as the Associations members newsletter...
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