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July 15, 2015

In order to take advantage of the benefits of computer-based testing the National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE) will be moving from paper-based administration to computer-based administration. The last paper-based NPPE administration will be the July 2015 exam administration. The first computer-based exam administration will occur in October 2015. Many of the features of the NPPE will remain the same, for example the exam will continue to contain multiple-choice questions with proportionate representation from the examination syllabus. However some aspects of the exam will be changed. Below is a summary list of the changes to the NPPE that will correspond with…

June 30, 2015

News from the Executive Director Desk – June 2015

June 29, 2015

Click on the links to see photos from the following events… 2015 Annual General Meeting 2015 Awards Banquet 2015 Professional Development Conference Photos by Dave Brosha  

May 21, 2015

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has formed a regional partnership with the National Research Council Canada – Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC–IRAP) and the NWT & Nunavut Construction Association (NNCA) to help increase opportunities for undergraduate students to conduct research activities in the three territories. Small and medium-sized companies in the three territories that hire undergraduate science and engineering students for a 12 to 16 week research project may be eligible for an Industrial Undergraduate Student Research Award and thus, may be reimbursed up to $8,240 per student (up to $4,500 from NSERC and up…

May 21, 2015

News from the Executive Director Desk – May 2015

May 20, 2015

Transport Canada’s Environmental Policy Directorate and Strategic Policy and Innovation Directorate are pleased to invite you to the fourth webinar in their Transportation: Adapting to a Changing Climate webinar series.  The webinar series was created to explore transportation adaptation issues and initiatives in the aim of building capacity and fostering collaboration within the sector on this issue.   The fourth webinar, Adapting Northern Transportation in Canada: Permafrost Challenges, will feature the following speakers:   Chris Burn, Professor at the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, who will provide a scientific overview of permafrost and its relevance to transportation…

May 10, 2015

NAPEG’s 35th Annual General Meeting is taking place at the Janvier Room, The Explorer Hotel, on Wednesday, May 13. The Association was formed in 1979 when the Act came into force. Prior to that, a society of engineers and geoscientists had been meeting regularly and, with assistance from Al Schuld, P.Eng. from APEGA, the Act and bylaws were written. You can recognize some of those Founding Members by their Member number which is three digit number beginning with 0. There has been a long relationship with the Alberta association that continues today. APEGA’s Board of Examiners reviews new applications for NAPEG and…

May 1, 2015

Register Now…   2015 NAPEG Annual General Meeting and Education Foundation Annual General Meeting Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 -5:00 to 6:15 p.m. The Explorer Hotel, Janvier Room, Yellowknife, NT Cost: $0   Pre-registration is not required     2015 President’s Reception Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 – Immediately Following AGM The Explorer Hotel, Janvier Room, Yellowknife, NT Cost: $0   Pre-registration is not required   2015 NAPEG Permit to Practice Seminar Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Explorer Hotel, Janvier Room, Yellowknife, NT Cost: $0   NAPEG is hosting a half-day seminar May 13, 2015 on…

April 16, 2015

2015 NAPEG Annual General Meeting and Education Foundation Annual General Meeting Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 -5:00 to 6:15 p.m. The Explorer Hotel, Javier Room, Yellowknife, NT Cost: $0   Pre-registration is not required     2015 President’s Reception Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 – Immediately Following AGM The Explorer Hotel, Javier Room, Yellowknife, NT Cost: $0   Pre-registration is not required   2015 NAPEG Permit to Practice Seminar Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Explorer Hotel, Javier Room, Yellowknife, NT Cost: $0   NAPEG is hosting a half-day seminar May 13, 2015 on the Permit to…

April 14, 2015

News from the Executive Director Desk – April 2015