OSPE in the Media

Ontario Wasted 7 TWh of Clean Electricity in 2020 – OSPE
Electrical Business – October 25, 2021

Ontario Continues Wasting Clean Electricity for 7th Consecutive Year: Engineers
Newswire.ca – September 27, 2021

HEPA Filters in Schools
CTV News – August 5, 2021

Provincial funding to improve public school ventilation systems
CBC News – August 4, 2021

Ventilation and Ontario’s Back to School Plan
CP24 – July 31, 2021

Ontario engineers raise red flags about Bradford Bypass
National Observer – June 10, 2021

The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) Announces New President and Board Chair Mark Frayne, P.Eng.
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers – May 10, 2021

April 11: ‘We are vaccinated Canadian snowbirds.’ Comparing vaccine rollouts, plus other letters to the editor
The Globe and Mail – April 11, 2021

HVAC’s increased importance in workplace safety
OHS Canada podcast – February 19, 2021

Electrical Safety Authority elects Bergeron as chair
Daily Commercial News – February 17, 2021

Ontario Engineers Urge Government to Address Air Quality Issues Before Students Return to School
Financial Post – February 5, 2021

U of T survey of constructors seeks best practices for next pandemic
Daily Commercial News – February 1, 2021

Generation Immigrant – Season 2, Episode 10 – Engineering for Change
Generation Immigrant (on Apple Podcasts) – January 8, 2021

5 Professional Associations Helping Their Members Thrive
Wiki.ezvid.com – January 7, 2021

Count Me Too – E5 – Rejeanne Aimey | #EngineeringforChange: Uprooting Systemic Bias
Count Me Too (on Apple Podcasts) – December 23, 2020

Enough is Enough: Ontario Engineering Community Committed to Uprooting Systematic Biases
Business Wire – November 26, 2020

GBP second podcast ft: Mikyas Tessema, and Rejeanne Aimely
Guelph Black Professionals– October 5, 2020

Forged inspection documents shine light on Ontario’s troubled building department practices
CBC – September 29, 2020

‘Wasted’ electricity a growing problem, says engineers’ association
National Post – September 3, 2020

Ontario will waste more clean electricity due to COVID-19, engineer group says
National Post – September 3, 2020

Ontario will waste more clean electricity due to COVID-19 pandemic, engineer group says
Global News – September 3, 2020

Ontario Wasted Enough Clean Electricity to Power 720,000 Homes in 2019: OSPE Data
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers – September 3, 2020

Construction and design sectors united in support of new COVID Alert notification app
Globe Newswire – August 7, 2020

New building sector green recovery coalition in Ontario
ReNew Canada – August 6, 2020

Choppy water ahead as residents battle energy giant over proposed pump storage facility
Collingwood Today – July 18, 2020

The Personal continues to support its clients by announcing a discount for auto insurance clients who are driving significantly less
The Personal – July 7, 2020

5 green infrastructure projects engineers recommend to boost COVID-19 economic recovery
CBC News – June 7, 2020

Building Ontario’s Economic Recovery
ReNew Canada – April 27, 2020

Ontario construction ponders safety duty following announcement of essential status
Daily Commercial News – March 26, 2020

Responsible, safe construction site practices can guide Ontario industry through COVID-19 crisis
CDAO Press Release – March 25, 2020

CDAO Briefing Note: COVID-19 and Force Majeure
CDAO Briefing Note – March 20, 2020

Hatch’s Kramer Awarded OPEA 2018 Engineering Medal for Engineering Excellence
Tunnel Business Magazine – December 12, 2018

Ontario Professional Engineers Awards gala celebrates four U of T engineers
U of T Engineering News – November 15, 2018

Terence Corcoran: Why insurers keep hyping ‘climate risks’ that don’t materialize
Financial Post – October 17, 2018

Terence Corcoran: Insurers pave their paradisaical parking lot
Financial Post – October 17, 2018

Women in STEM
Industry and Business, Media Planet – September 2018

SWE Ambassador Spotlight: Karen Chan – From Aspiring Astronaut to Engineer
SWE Blog – August 13, 2018

It all starts with an engineer
ON the GO Toronto – July 29, 2018

Top Prospects: Leading innovators from the Class of 2018
The Logic – July 5, 2018

Careers in the Digital Economy
Careers and Education, Media Planet – June 2018

“It’s Time We Act” Wednesday, October 10th Shaw Centre, Ottawa
Careers and Education, Media Planet – June 2018

Blame political meddling, not CEO pay, for Ontario’s dysfunctional hydro market
Globe & Mail – May 18, 2018

Professor Milica Radisic named a YWCA Toronto Woman of Distinction
U of T Engineering News – May 8, 2018

Outstanding Contributions to the Ontario Economy
Business Elite Canada – May 2018

OSPE Board of Directors member Emily Thorn Corthay named as a finalist for the Canadian Club’s Young Professional Award
CBC Radio-Canada – March 27, 2018

It’s Your Province. Take Action. Become An #EngineeringAlly
Industry and Business – March 20, 2018

Group gathers to mark inaugural Professional Engineers Day
The Kincardine Record – March 13, 2018

Engineering Month: to your young mathematics!
Radio Canada – March 6, 2018

There’s a place for you! National Engineering Month 2018
ON the GO Toronto – February 27, 2018

Bad news, Canada is one of the ‘best-educated’ countries in the world

CanIndia News – February 8, 2018

MARIN: Another $1 billion down the drain?
Toronto Sun – December 17, 2017

Privatization of Hydro One Shields Millions in Green-Energy Spending From Public Scrutiny
Ottawa Citizen – December 14, 2017

Better Understanding HOEP and Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan (“LTEP”)
RocketNews – December 12, 2017

The Insurance Industry’s Challenge in Recruiting Forensic Engineers
Canadian Underwriter – December 8, 2017

Energy Sold at a Loss, Ontario’s Engineers Say Bad Idea for the Province
Radio Canada International – December 5, 2017

Ontario’s Power Failure
Toronto Sun – December 2, 2017

Morrison Hershfield’s Catherine Karakatsanis Honored with Ontario Professional Engineers Gold Medal Award
Business Insider – November 28, 2017

Critic Responds to MPP Comments
Northumberland News – November 27, 2017

Queen’s Park Report: Energy continued priority
Cornwall Seaway News – November 25, 2017

Ontario needs to stop selling clean energy at a loss: OSPE
Business News Network: Commodities – Television Interview with Jonathan Hack, P.Eng. – November 24, 2017

Stop dumping green electricity, says Ontario engineering association
EcoLog Magazine – November 24, 2017

Ontario’s excess green electricity sold at a loss of $500M a year, engineers say
Soo Today – November 22, 2017

Daily Report: Ontario’s Energy Exports
Queen’s Park Today – November 22, 2017

Ontario lost up to $1.2 billion selling clean energy: engineers
Toronto Sun – November 21, 2017

Liberals’ energy fiasco costing us billions
Toronto Sun – November 21, 2017

U of T researchers sweep entrepreneurship, R & D Ontario Professional Engineers Awards
University of Toronto News – November 27, 2017

Endangered species versus drainage
Glacier FarmMedia – November 22, 2017

Sell surplus electricity at a discount to Ontario businesses, rather than exporting at loss, province urged
Financial Post – November 21, 2017

Queen’s Park Today – Your Daily Report
Queen’s Park Today – September 21, 2017

New co-op programs blur the lines between academics and industry
Globe & Mail – September 1, 2017

Why Ontario shouldn’t lock itself in to nuclear power
TVO – August 25, 2017

Minister Monsef announces more than $3.2 million for gender equality projects in Toronto
Newswire – August 16, 2017

Stormwater funding needs to be a priority in Ontario: Report
Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine – August 2017 (page 46)

Letter to the Editor: NDP are Liberal enablers
North Bay Nugget – July 31, 2017

Letter to the Editor: Energy critic responds to MPP comments
Northumberland Today – July 27, 2017

Letter to the Editor: Energy mismanagement
Waterloo Region Record – July 27, 2017

Liberals’ legacy of waste
Toronto Sun – July 25, 2017

Shocking truths of green energy
Waterloo Region Record – July 22, 2017

Letters to the Editor – Sun Tells the Truth by Alex Bain
Toronto Sun – July 22, 2017

Siemens to close Ontario wind turbine blade plant, cut 340 jobs
Globe and Mail – July 18, 2017

Sault inventor promotes benefits of new type of wind turbine
Soo Today – July 16, 2017

Stormwater infrastructure funding desperately needed: report
Daily Commercial News – July 13, 2017

Ontario municipalities plead for stormwater funding: report
ReNew Canada, The Infrastructure Magazine – July 6, 2017

The world’s leaders gather to make more empty promises about climate change
National Post – July 6, 2017

Kelly McParland: The world’s leaders gather to make more empty promises about climate change
National Post – July 6, 2017

Elon Musk says first Tesla Model 3 to be completed Friday
The Weather Network News – July 5, 2017

Underwater Lake Erie electricity line gets federal approval
St. Thomas Times-Journal – July 4, 2017

Canada’s engineer pool deep enough for growing auto tech needs
Automotive News Canada – July 3, 2017

The shocking incompetence of Liberal energy policy
Toronto Sun – July 1, 2017

AM 900 Hamilton, The Scott Thompson Show, Ontario Wasting Energy
Guest: Parker Gallant, VP of Wind Concerns Ontario – June 30, 2017

What the Lake Erie Connector project could mean for your hydro bill
TVO – June 30, 2017

Smith: Stop Wasting Clean Energy
Quinte News – June 30, 2017

$1B gone with the Wynne
North Bay Nugget – June 30, 2017

Engineers and Tories zap Wynne for $1 billion in ‘wasted’ watts
Queen’s Park Briefing – June 29, 2017

$1B worth of energy wasted last year: engineers
Toronto Sun – June 29, 2017

OSPE President Jonathan Hack, P.Eng., speaks with Markus Schwabe regarding the Algo Centre Mall case and engineering in Ontario
CBC Morning North – June 12, 2017

‘More can be done:’ Group seeks stricter engineering rules following mall collapse
CBC News – June 12, 2017

Reaction to Algo Centre Mall case news clip
CBC Sudbury – June 12, 2017

Is the Ring of Fire flaming out?
CTV Northern News – May 12, 2017

Mining Week moving along in North Bay
106.3 Moose FM – May 10, 2017

Ontario’s Budget provides positive outlook
ReNew Canada – April 28, 2017

Ring of Fire to be hot topic during Mining Week
North Bay Today – April 27, 2017

‘The millennial side hustle,’ not stable job, is the new reality for university grads
Yahoo News – March 12, 2017

‘The millennial side hustle,’ not stable job, is the new reality for university grads – Nick Purdon and Leonardo Palleja
CBC News – March 12, 2017

Ontario’s Fair Hydro Plan Aims to Reduce Electricity Bills by 25 Per Cent – Government Confirms Adoption of OSPE Recommendation
OSPE – March 9, 2017

OSPE on NEWSTALK1010 with Tim Hudak discussing Ontario’s hydro crisis and how engineers can solve it
Newstalk1010 – February 12, 2017

There’s a place for you! National Engineering Month 2018
ON the GO Toronto – February 27, 2018

William Morison: Pioneer led Ontario into the nuclear-energy age
Globe and Mail – January 26, 2017

Platt: Beware the politicians promising quick fixes to electricity prices
Ottawa Citizen – January 18, 2017

Cities need attitude adjustment on soil say stakeholders
Daily Commercial News – December 20, 2016

Ontario Power Generation: A Clash of Politics and Power Planning
Power Magazine – December 1, 2016

Boondoggle: How Ontario’s pursuit of renewable energy broke the province’s electricity system
Financial Post – October 6, 2016

Campaign aims to raise awareness about the importance of engineers
Daily Commercial News – September 28, 2016

OSPE’s #AnEngineerWasHere Reminds Ontarians and the Ontario Government that Engineers Are Important
The Cannon, U of T Engineering newspaper – September 27, 2016

Terence Corcoran: Ontario Liberals’ huge green energy about-face shows renewables aren’t so doable after all
Financial Post – September 27, 2016

OSPE’s #AnEngineerWasHere tag broadcasts importance of engineers
Canadian Consulting Engineer magazine – September 20, 2016

Keeping industry competitive is a vital part in any carbon cap-and-trade program
Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine – August 22, 2016

11 new bridge training projects for internationally trained immigrants in Ontario
Canadian Immigrant Magazine – August 11, 2016

Engineers and Innovation to be Celebrated at 2016 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards Gala
Montreal Gazette – July 19, 2016

Engineers and Innovation to be Celebrated at 2016 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards Gala
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers – July 19, 2016

Approved $1-billion plan for Gardiner East could cost more than planned
Global News – April 1, 2016

Ontario universities’ engineering programs set to be expanded
Globe and Mail – March 20, 2016

Editorial Viewpoint: A Rosy Picture – Canada is going to need every young engineer it can get
Design Engineering – March 9, 2016

Queens Park Today (Page 5)
March 9, 2016

West Grey Asks Province to Suspend Additional Wind Developments
Blackburn News – March 8, 2016

Ontario Municipalities Band Together Against Feed-In Tariff For Wind
North American Wind Power – March 8, 2016

OSPE applauds Ontario green investments
Daily Commercial News – February 24, 2016

A green thumbs up to innovation fund
Northern Ontario Business – February 19, 2016

The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Applauds Ontario’s Plan to Invest $74 Million to Boost Cleantech Innovation and Create Jobs
February 17, 2016

Nipigon bridge engineers based in Spain
January 12, 2016 – Toronto Sun
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