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Perspective - A time to reflect and be thankful John Buckle, P.Geo. - APGO President 
Season's Greetings to all Ontario Geoscientists and best wishes for
a prosperous New Year. It's difficult for me to believe that only a year ago there was significant doubt that the APGO would be able to exist. Yet, one year later, we have a vibrant professional association with a diverse and active group of volunteer councillors and committee members. Without the generous donation of time and talents of more than one hundred geoscientists in this Province, we would not have been able to even process the application forms from the more than 1,100 P.Geo.'s that now make up the APGO. Although we have certainly turned the corner with regard to registration of professional geoscientists and, by my estimation, the APGO has licensed about one third of the eligible geoscientists in the Province and about half of the active professional geoscientists who are required to be members by law. The coming year, 2005, will see an aggressive campaign by the APGO to ensure that only licensed geoscientists are offering geoscience services to the public in Ontario. This passing year has also seen a dramatic turn-around in the workload for many geoscientists. The up-tick in the mining and mineral exploration cycle and the rapidly evolving procedures, regulations and professional accountability in the arena of environmental practice has been a boon to Professional Geoscientists. Nevertheless, this increased workload has put time constraints on many of APGO's volunteers, as they strive to serve the association and, at the same time, attend to an ever increasingly busy day jobs. In 2005, your association would like to see more members involved as volunteers. We have an immediate need for members who are bilingual to assist the communications committee with newsletter articles and other services for our francophone members. There are also many interesting opportunities for volunteers on committees in other aspects of the organization. Remember, volunteer work with the APGO qualifies for your Continued Professional Development requirement. Thank you to all for an active year as we strive for continued success in 2005. |
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