Calling non-GTHA members! Help the government create a framework to prioritize and evaluate infrastructure needs
The Ministry of Economic Development Employment and Infrastructure has issued a call for public consultation to determine most pressing needs for regional infrastructure outside the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA). Approximately $15 billion over 10 years is available for investments in roads, bridges, transit and other critical infrastructure outside the GTHA. In partnership with regions […]
OSPE granted funding to pilot mentorship program for women
Status of Women Canada (SWC) has granted the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) funding to create a two-year Pilot Mentorship Program designed to support women who are in the early stages of their engineering careers. This exciting project will see OSPE develop and implement both online and face-to-face mentorship initiatives in collaboration with key […]
Over 500 members are using OSPE’s recovery tag program — are you?
Have you heard of OSPE’s recovery tag program for your keys and mobile devices? The program allows you to place a small sticker or a key tag on your car keys, cell phone or tablet that is confidentially coded to your name and address. If you lose your personal item after activating your OSPE tag, […]
Do you manage excess soils? Take our survey. It might lower your costs and help the environment.
OSPE partners with the Greater Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors’ Association (GTSWCA) and Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) to determine the extent that excess soil management practices needlessly waste usable soil from excavations. The United Nations has declared 2015 as the International Year of Soils (IYS). IYS 2015 aims to: Raise […]
OSPE partners with the Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association to deliver courses for wastewater professionals
OSPE recently began working with the Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association (OOWA) to develop a professional development program for specialists in the wastewater sector. Similar to OSPE, OOWA is a voluntary not-for-profit membership association whose mandate is to promote the benefit and value of onsite and decentralized wastewater management through education, improved standards of practice, […]
Putting advocacy into action: OSPE’s Political Action Network (PAN)
The past 15 years of advocacy have taught us that effective government and public relations requires a long-term commitment to relationship-building and communication. OSPE’s Political Action Network (PAN) volunteers are critical to our efforts – after all, they are the driving forces who put advocacy into action. Together, they help spread our message across the […]
OSPE partners with the Ontario Bar Association – All Rise: A Summit on Mental Health in the Professions
One of OSPE’s objectives outlined in our five-year Strategic Plan is to “build coalitions with non-engineering groups on issues of common interest.” On May 22, 2015, for the first time, OSPE partnered with the Ontario Bar Association (OBA), the Ontario Medical Association (OMA), the Ontario Dental Association and the Ontario Psychological Association to work […]
The lighter side of engineering: Meet the robot with a better free throw record than Steve Nash
Have you met RamsBot? RamsBot is a basketball-shooting robot designed and built by Ryerson Rams Robotics, an undergraduate engineering design team that represents Ryerson University in robotics challenges across North America. RamsBot boasts a 90 per cent shooting accuracy from the field and it even trash-talks on the court. RamsBot came into being last winter […]
OSPE weighs in on Relief Line Corridor
The City of Toronto’s City Planning Division is currently conducting public consultations on the potential locations of stations and corridors for the long awaited Relief Line subway. This subway line would funnel people from the Bloor-Danforth line to downtown Toronto and thus provide relief to the overcrowded Yonge-University-Spadina subway, especially at the Bloor-Yonge transfer […]
Calling all OSPE members – win a pair of Blue Jays tickets for August 15
In celebration of this month’s theme, “Engineering in Sport,” OSPE is excited to offer our members the chance to win a pair of 100-level baseline tickets to the Blue Jays vs. Yankees game on Saturday, August 15 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. How to enter: To enter the contest, go to our Facebook […]