OSPE Dissects Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19
Today, on March 25th, 2020, the Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance released Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19 (March 2020 Economic and Fiscal Update). Economic Update The Province of Ontario is projecting a deficit of $9.2 billion in 2019–20, an improvement of $1.1 billion relative to the 2019 Budget. As a result of the response […]
Ontario Providing Electricity Relief to Some Consumers, but not all
On March 24th, 2020, the Government of Ontario announced an immediate electricity rate relief for families, small businesses, and farms. Time of Use (TOU) rates will be suspended, and instead, the off peak rate of 10.1 cents per kilowatt hour will be maintained 24/7. This discount will be applied automatically and there is no need […]
OSPE’s 2020 Board of Directors Candidate: Mark Frayne, P.ENG., MBA, PMP
NAME Mark Frayne, P.ENG., MBA, PMP EMPLOYER AND POSITION BESTECH, Manager Mine Engineering Services EDUCATION 1987- BASc., Geological Engineering, University of Waterloo 1999- MBA, Wilfred Laurier University 2018- Northern Leadership Program, Laurentian University EXPERIENCE PROFILE 2016 – 2019 Director of Engineering Services, City of Greater Sudbury 2004 – 2016Engineering & Project Management, KGHM International Ltd., […]
The Government of Ontario Orders Closure of all Non-Essential Workplaces
On March 23, 2020, Premier Doug Ford announced the closure of all non-essential workplaces effective on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 11:59 pm as a response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. The Government of Ontario later released a complete list of essential workplaces and noted that teleworking and online communications would always be permitted for […]
Ontario Urges Businesses to Join the Fight Against COVID-19
On March 21st, 2020, the Government of Ontario announced that it will be launching Ontario Together, a new website that will help businesses and their employees work with the province to meet the challenges of COVID-19. This initiative will remove barriers to allow Ontario’s manufacturing sector to redeploy work towards the production of essential equipment […]
OSPE’s 2020 Board of Directors Candidate: David Carnegie, P.Eng.
PLEASE NOTE: Voting for the election opens today. For more information on the upcoming election and other candidates, click here. NAME David Carnegie, P.Eng. EMPLOYER AND POSITION Partner/Senior Engineer – Malroz Engineering Inc. EDUCATION B.Sc. (Hons.) Life Sciences, Queen’s University (2004) M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University (2006) MBA Smith School of Business, Queen’s University (2014) […]
The Government of Canada calls on industry to help fight the spread of COVID-19
Today, March 20th, 2020, the Federal Government announced a new strategy to mobilize industry to fight COVID-19. This strategy will deploy resources to domestic manufacturers and businesses so they can help the government and the general public during this health crisis. These measures are aimed at directly supporting businesses to rapidly scale up production or […]
Working from Home: Are You Staying Productive?
Working successfully from home is not as simple as plunking your laptop onto your dining room table and opening up Outlook. While it may seem like it’s only a one step process, the truth is, to achieve the full level of concentration and dedication you would at your workplace, there’s a few steps to take. […]
OSPE’s 2020 Board of Directors Candidate: Nicholas Burgwin, P.Eng.
PLEASE NOTE: Voting for the election opens March 23. For more information on the upcoming election and other candidates, click here. NAME Nicholas Burgwin, P.Eng. EMPLOYER AND POSITION Fibos Inc., Co-Founder/CEO EDUCATION MASc., Electrical Engineering – Ryerson University – 2016 BASc., Electrical Engineering – University of Toronto – June 2010 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2016 – Present […]
An Update on Infrastructure Projects During COVID-19 from OSPE’s CEO
Dear OSPE Members, OSPE is in continuous contact with our members, industry partners and government to assess the current situation on infrastructure projects as it relates to COVID-19. While some infrastructure sites have closed, others are remaining operational for the time being. OSPE believes that project owners, contractors, subcontractors and engineers on site are the […]