P.Eng. Day 2024 – What Does a P.Eng. Stand For?
Happy P.Eng. Day! March 1, 2024, is the seventh annual P.Eng. Day in Ontario and OSPE is excited to celebrate with you. Ontario’s engineers are vital to the innovation and growth happening in Ontario right now. This past year Ontario engineers have strengthened our infrastructure, advocated for more diversity in engineering, and fought for higher […]
William Peyton Hubbard: A Man of Many Legacies
William Peyton Hubbard’s legacies are diverse and many. Known famously in the fields of baking, engineering, and politics, Hubbard’s life, though challenging at times, was marked by progress, strength, and kindness. Born in 1842, Hubbard was the second of nine children born to Mosely and Lavenia Hubbard. Before having children, the pair were slaves in […]
Cornelius L. Henderson: An Instrumental Engineer in Connecting Windsor and Detroit
Cornelius L. Henderson was a civil engineer from Detroit who contributed to two history-making projects that connected the United States of America and Canada in the 1920s and 30s. Henderson, born in the late 1880s, grew up in a time of rebellion and difficulty in America. The Progressive Era as it’s called was a time […]
Elijah McCoy: An Engineer Who Revolutionized the Railroad Industry
Elijah McCoy, who some speculate is the inspiration for the term “The Real McCoy”, is best known for being an inventor during the American Industrial Revolution. He transformed the railroad industry with his improvements to the steam engine and registered over 50 patents in his lifetime. His story starts in Kentucky, where his parents George […]
Empowering Ontario’s Future: OSPE’s Vision for a Prosperous and Innovative Province
Last week, Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) presented its 2024 Ontario Pre-Budget Submission. A pre-budget submission is a response to the call for consultation that the Government of Ontario puts out to all Ontarians yearly and the feedback they receive is used to inform government of how we want to see Ontario’s funds invested […]
Your vehicle maintenance checklist for winter
Driving in the winter can be challenging, so your car needs to be in optimal condition before the first flurries! We’ve prepared this handy guide to help you get your car in top shape for the cold season. Get your car ready for winter with our checklist Windshield wipers and washer fluid Buy winter […]
POLICY WIN: OSPE Celebrates Successful Advocacy for the Refurbishment of Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
Hon. Todd Smith, the Canadian Minister of Energy (Left) and Steve Pepper, P.Eng., the Chair of OSPE’s Energy Task Force (Right) at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. In a landmark victory for sustainable energy solutions and Ontario’s economic future, the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) is thrilled to announce the Ontario government’s endorsement of […]
The COP28 Stocktake Report – Preliminary Assessment
On December 12th the United Nations’ 28th annual climate conference, COP28, concluded in Dubai. We reached out to the Chair of OSPE’s Climate Crisis Task Force (CCTF), Geoff Sheffrin, P.Eng. with the COP stocktake report. The global stocktake is a process that all participating countries complete to evaluate how well they are achieving the goals […]
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) Calls for Support of Clean Indoor Air Act
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) is urgently appealing for widespread support in the implementation of a Clean Indoor Air Act in Ontario. OSPE urges all stakeholders to support and advocate for the passage of a Clean Indoor Air Act in Ontario. This proactive step will safeguard public health, ensure a resilient future, and […]
New Bill Tabled to Ensure Safe Water for First Nations Communities
On December 11, 2023, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Federal Minister of Indigenous Services, tabled Bill C-61, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nation lands. This Bill will extend the inherent right to self-government outlined in the Constitution Act to include the jurisdictions of First Nations lands concerning […]
