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APGO Invited to Speak at Brazilian Conference
 By Andrea Waldie, P.Geo. Executive Director & Registrar, APGO
The APGO was invited to provide a presentation on professional geoscience and the APGO registration process at the Incentivo e Financiamento à Pesquisa Mineral – A Experiência Canadense e as Perspectivas do Brasil (Incentives and Financing for Mineral Exploration - the Canadian Experience and the Perspectives of Brazil) conference. APGO’s attendance at this event was fully funded by the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CCBC) and by Dr. Wm. Pearson, an APGO member and past president.
APGO’s Executive Director & Registrar, Andrea Waldie, was able to share APGO’s perspective on professional geoscience regulation and the APGO registration process. The conference presentations
included the Brazilian industry perspective of mineral exploration and regulation; Canada’s National Instrument 43-101; the purpose of professional geoscience and the APGO registration process; profes- |
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sional geoscience – a global perspective; a Brazilian financing perspective; and, the perspective of the Ministry of Mines & Energy Brazil.
The conference allowed a sharing of information which gave all involved a greater insight into each country’s mineral industry, financing opportunities, and regulatory regimes. This sharing of information helps to lead to greater understanding, benchmarking, the adoption of best practices and, over time, may improve regulatory practices and facilitate the mobility of geoscientists globally.
APGO Executive Director Andrea Waldie would like to thank the CCBC and Dr. Bill Pearson for providing the opportunity for the APGO to share the experiences of the Association in the |
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area of professional geoscience regulation.
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Welcome and Congratulations New APGO Members! |
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New Practising & Limited Members
Mr. Mike Anderson, P.Geo.
Mrs. Teresa A. Boehm, P.Geo.
Mr. Michel F. Bouchard, P.Geo.
Ms. Earnest A. Brooks, P. Geo.
Mrs. Stephanie L. Charity, P.Geo.
Dr. George Duncan, P.Geo. (Limited) Mr. James H. Fraser, P.Geo.
Mr. William Gilmour, P.Geo.
Dr. Tassos Grammatikopoulos, P.Geo.
Ms. Anna Magda Kubasiewicz, P.Geo.
Mr. Michael G. Laneville, P.Geo.
Mrs. Shadi Morton, P.Geo.
Ms. Megan A. O’Donnell, P.Geo.
Mr. Danniel J. Oosterman , P.Geo.
Mr. Andrzej T. Przepiora, P.Geo.
Mr. Joseph R.E. Renaud, P.Geo.
Mr. Ghulam Sarwar, P.Geo.
Mr. Kyle F. Schepanow, P.Geo.
Ms. Gloria Y. Suarez Otero, P.Geo. Mr. Alexander G. Tworo, P.Geo.
Mr. Benjamin D. Vanden Berg, P.Geo. Mr. Hassan Waberi, P.Geo.
Mr. John A. Zbeetnoff, P.Geo.
New Temporary Members
Mr. Eric Hébert, P.Geo.(Temporary) Mr. Yves Méthot, P.Geo.(Temporary)
New Geoscientist-in-Training
Mr. Richard Breger
Mr. Kevin G. Journal
Mr. Max Keogh
Mr. David Lewis
Mr. Robert W.D. Lodge
Ms. Alexandria Marcotte
Mr. Craig A. Milne
Mlle. Catherine Béland Otis
Ms. Kathryn A. Sheridan
New C of A’s
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APGO AT WORK
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Registration Committee meeting held April 16, 2010. |
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| Executive Committee meeting held April 15, 2010. |
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| Field Notes Newsletter Sub-committee meeting held April 14, 2010. |
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| Executive Director, Andrea Waldie, attends all day consultation session on Draft Standards for the Assessment of Registration Practices at the invitation of the Office of the Fairness Commissioner, April 13, 2010. |
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| Environmental Geoscience Sub-committee meeting held April 8, 2010. |
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Executive Director Andrea Waldie, APGO member and past president (’03-’04) Bill Pearson provide presentations on professional geoscience and NI 43-101 at the the Incentivo e Financiamento à Pesquisa Mineral – A Experiência Canadense e as Perspectivas do Brasil (Incentives and Financing for Mineral Exploration - the Canadian Experience and the Perspectives of Brazil) conference,
April 5-9, 2010. |
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| Announcements |
It is with great sadness that APGO council notes the passing of APGO President Steve Wilson's wife, Danielle Wilson on April 6, 2010. The Executive Director, Staff, Council and Members offer our sincere condolences to President Wilson and his family. If anyone would like to send their condolences, please send an email or card to the APGO office and a staff member will forward them to Mr. Wilson. An online obituary with a guestbook is also available. |
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Haitian Earthquake and Home Grown Relief Efforts by Lifewater
By Mary Jane Conboy, Ph.D, P.Geo. Chair of the Environment Sub-committee
A massive earthquake struck Haiti on January 12th, about 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the country's capital. The earthquake was a magnitude 7.0. The quake was the worst in the region in more than 200 years. By January 24th, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. The impact on lives and the costs of rebuilding are enormous. As of February 12th, an estimated three million people were affected by the quake; the Haitian Government reports that between 217,000 and 230,000 people had been identified as dead, anestimated 300,000 injured, and an estimated one million homeless. The death toll is expected to rise. They also estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged. Rarely if ever, they say, has a natural disaster so ravaged the crowded capital of an already poor country, devastating both the government and the international agencies that usually step in. Haiti was struggling prior to the earthquake's devastating blow. It is considered the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with 4 of 5 people living in poverty.
To provide some context to this devastation, an earthquake with a magnitude 9.3 located 160 km offshore and 30km below water surface caused the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. The Tsunami had a similar death toll but spread over 14 countries. The recent Chilean earthquake was a magnitude of 8.2 with the epicentre located offshore. The reported death toll at time of writing this was 700.
Jim Gehrels works as Senior Hydrogeologist for the Ontario Ministry of Environment in Thunder Bay and is also President of Lifewater Canada. Jim decided to help bring clean water to people in need more than a decade ago. His first trip was scheduled, tickets booked and war broke out in Liberia - his destination. He went anyway and has drilled 200 wells in Liberia since then and has trained local people to operate the drilling equipment and maintain the wells. This same approach has been taken in Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and Haiti.
Jim was attending a friend’s wedding in Cuba when he learned of the earthquake in Haiti; he arrived home and was invited by Les Babcock to go to Haiti to provide assistance. Les is an experienced well driller from Alberta and he has been travelling to Haiti, drilling wells for 40 years. Les joined the Lifewater Canada team 3 years ago. Les is fluent in Creole and very familiar with the local customs. Jim’s experience providing aid in war-torn Liberia provided a good starting point in understanding how to deal with a humanitarian disaster situation and in mobilizing resources and strategic planning. Jim’s past experiences also made him recognize “the time to act is now.” |
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