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President’s Perspective |
MOBILITY OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS IN CANADA |
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My Experience on Council – Milan Situm, P.Geo., |
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ANNOUNCEMENT. |
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Solution To The Professional Ethics Challenge for October! Anonymous Author As you recall, last month we started running an article that outlined an ethical dilemma that a professional geoscientist may encounter during the practice of their profession. In case No. 1, an oil company with concessions in an African country had exploration drill equipment, camp facilities and supplies sitting in the government customs yard. The local senior customs official indirectly suggested that a “consideration” in cash be made to ensure the equipment was released in a timely manner. Last month we posed the following question... |
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Delivery Notice: This newsletter is issued 10 times per year to all APGO members. Non-members may also subscribe and receive the newsletter with access to non-member-only content. For more information, please see www.apgo.net. Field Notes is published by APGO and is edited by Wendy Diaz, P.Geo. If you have comments or wish to contribute material to this newsletter, please contact Wendy Diaz, P.Geo., Crystal Spekking, Communications Consultant or Oliver Bonham, P.Geo., Executive Director/Registar. Copyright 2005, Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO) |
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"Mobility and Professional Geoscientists in Canada - Paper prepared for the Canadian Council of Professional Geoscientists (CCPG) by Marc Boivin geo. - Immediate Past President of CCPG. The following is a reprint of a recent paper prepared for circulation among the 10 constituent association of CCPG for distribution to their members. It provides a background to the regulation of the profession in Canada, highlights achievements on mobility and puts in context some of the remaining challenges that are faced in addressing the issue of inter-provincial practice in Canada. Marc is a minerals exploration geophysicist with SOQUEM, and a registered "geo" with l'Ordre des Géologues du Québec. He served as President of CCPG 2004-2005."