OSPE Celebrates Canada Day and Canadian Engineers!
Happy Canada Day! Today, we celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation and the many things that make our country unique. Among the many reasons we have to be proud of our nation, is the substantial impact the engineering profession has had on the development of our country throughout its history. Engineers have developed the […]
Ontario Wasted More Than $1 Billion Worth of Clean Energy in 2016
Following a detailed analysis of year-end data issued by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and Ontario Power Generation (OPG), the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) is reporting that in 2016, the province wasted a total of 7.6 terawatt-hours (TWh) of clean electricity – an amount equal to powering more than 760,000 homes for […]
Distracted Driving: What to Know and How to Avoid It
Distracted driving has become a widespread problem across Canada. It’s been dubbed the new impaired driving, because it affects driver response time and judgment in similar ways. Although texting is rampant, people are also distracted by smoking, eating, looking at their GPS, watching videos, applying makeup, being tired – even loud music. Found yourself being […]
OSPE celebrates International Women in Engineering Day #INWED17
Around the world, June 23rd marks International Women in Engineering Day (INWED). Initiated in 2014 by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) in the United Kingdom to celebrate its 95th anniversary, INWED is now an international awareness day that focuses on the amazing careers, technical roles, and achievements of girls and women in engineering. INWED highlights […]
Poll: Which Canadian engineering marvel makes you most proud?
Canada Day is only ten days away and OSPE continues to join in on the celebrations by recognizing the substantial impact the engineering profession has had on the development of our country throughout its history. Given that engineers are responsible for designing, creating and refining the technology and structures that improve our quality of life […]
Hiring: The City of Orillia seeks professional engineers to fill two career openings
Are you a professional engineer seeking your next career opportunity? OSPE wants every engineer to reach their full career potential and achieve their professional goals, so we strive to connect you with exciting opportunities where you can successfully apply your knowledge and expertise, while continuing to grow as a professional. The City of Orillia is […]
New friends of OSPE: three new partnerships will expand our network
OSPE is excited to announce our partnerships with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – Toronto Section, Construction Specifications Canada and the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute! —- Meet our Partners Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) – Toronto Section is a community for electrical and computer engineers and related professions. IEEE is […]
Hydrogen-based energy solutions for sustainable northern communities
The need for a complete energy storage solution is becoming more critical as renewable sources of energy continue to intermittently generate variable outputs of electricity, often with a mismatch in grid power demand. A number of energy management and storage systems are being developed today, but few offer a comprehensive means for seamlessly integrating wind […]
Statement re: former engineer Robert Wood and the Algo Centre Mall case
On June 1, 2017, former engineer Robert Wood was acquitted of three charges of criminal negligence in connection to the 2012 Algo Centre Mall collapse in Elliot Lake, Ontario. Below is a statement from OSPE following the release of the results of the case. — The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) is the advocacy […]
The eyes and ears of technology: questions of security in the age of the Internet of Things
The following post was written in collaboration with Neha Bhasin and Anne Nasato, recent chemical engineering graduates from the University of Toronto. On January 5, 2017, many San Diego households experienced an unintended consequence of watching the news. When anchor Jim Patton spoke about a little girl who had accidentally ordered a dollhouse with her […]
