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June 4, 2020

NEWS

Why Attend PGO’s Virtual Symposium? PGO This online learning event has been designed by professional geoscientists for professional geoscientists. It will present must-have emerging information and highlight key tools relevant across all geoscience subdisciplines and specializations. This symposium covers a broad array of themes that will also be of interest to the broader professional and geotechnical community including regulators, government staff, professional and technical societies, insurers, legal practitioners, proponents of geoscience-related projects and the general public. For professional geoscientists in Ontario and across Canada, this is an excellent and cost-effective way of accumulating continuing professional development (CPD) hours for 2020. READ MORE

2020 PGO Symposium Spotlight: Session D – Staying Fully Stocked: Trends in Professional Practice PGO July 21, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST Session D of PGO’s Symposium brings together five professionals to talk about the knowledge and mindsets that can help working geoscientists stay up-to-date and be more effective in their day-to-day jobs. It will be of benefit to those in mineral exploration whose thinking is shaped by the economics of the deposits they’re looking for and the needs of resource estimation and those who would benefit from an up-to-date picture of soil, groundwater, and site remediation regulations. Register online for this session or for the full Symposium.

Reminder: Submit your best geoscience photo for PGO's 2020 Photo Contest PGO This is your chance to showcase geoscience at work through your pictures. Deadline for submission is June 12, 2020. See more for details.

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WHAT'S NEW

ECO Canada Offers Online Programs in Environmental Essential Skills ECO Canada ECO Canada has partnered with Canada’s Office of Literacy and Essential Skills to develop online certificate programs in Environmental Essential Skills. Through their generous funding, ECO Canada can offer these certificates at a nominal cost to employers across Canada — just $100 per employee enrolled. Please see flyer for more information with regards to program and registration details. You can also check out the two certificate programs here.

Webinar: Weathering the Storm in the Current Oil and Gas Crisis Geological Society of America The Geological Society of America (GSA) will be hosting a free webinar, "Weathering the Storm in the Current Oil and Gas Crisis," on Wednesday, 10 June, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. MDT. “Weathering the Storm” is a framework presentation and discussion that attempts to put in perspective the severity of the current 2020 energy crisis and what one might do now to plan for the future. The crisis of 2020 is just one of eight previous economic storms that have occurred between 1970 and 2020. As geoscientists, we identify the downturns as economic sequence boundaries that have happened multiple times over a 40-year period during the course of our collective careers. The presenters, who are global energy experts and GSA members, will share their experiences in a historical look back about what they did to survive the previous storms and how they managed to continue their careers, and even thrive, during times of trouble. Top 10 tips will be offered as “Things to Consider” and “How to Prepare” during the current downturn. Special emphasis will be given on some of the bright opportunity areas and technology changes that will emerge, making us and our profession more resilient to future storms. To register for this free event, please click here.

IN THE MEDIA

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Critical mineral supply chains essential for economic development opportunities Northern Ontario Business Security of critical minerals supply has now become a major concern for government in light of the COVID-19 disruption to global supply chains. A North American solution is required to reduce reliance on China as a sole source of supply of many of our critical minerals. North America does not have the full supply chains needed for many new technologies — such as electric vehicles, energy storage, sensor and data processing applications) and pharmaceuticals — although we do have all these minerals in the ground. READ MORE

Northern link to Ring of Fire road inching along ConstructConnect The prospect of a road into the resource-rich Ring of Fire area in northern Ontario has been on the drawing board for 15 years, but the project appears to finally have some legs as the Conservative government is partnering with two First Nations communities to move a northern link of the project along. “We’re working with First Nations partners to move this project forward and build legacy infrastructure that will bring economic prosperity to the region,” Energy, Northern Development and Mines Minister Greg Rickford said in a statement to Daily Commercial News. READ MORE

Chemical contamination found at site of Peterborough's new Canadian Canoe Museum ThePeterboroughExaminer.com The future site of the new Canadian Canoe Museum is contaminated with an industrial solvent. Trichloroethylene has been leaching from the former Westclox property next door, according to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. The former clock factory was converted into the Time Square apartments in 1986 and is owned by Skyline Real Estate Holdings of Guelph. READ MORE

Opposition gathering to nuclear fuel disposal vault in South Bruce Clinton News Record It may take a referendum or a municipal election to decide whether South Bruce is a willing host for an underground vault for all of Canada’s high-level nuclear waste, the mayor of the rural Bruce County municipality said. South Bruce Mayor Bob Buckle has spoken enthusiastically about the prospect of jobs, new revenues and infrastructure improvements if the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) picks his community and the project is approved. READ MORE

Smart cars, smart cities, why not smart Great Lakes? The Conversation Smart home controllers, like Google’s Nest Hub, are changing how we manage our home environments. Self-driving cars promise to revolutionize the transportation sector. Smart, connected communities are popping up around the globe, integrating intelligent technologies between the natural and built environments. Efforts to monitor our natural environment have followed suit. Increasingly, we rely on autonomous monitoring of air to inform us of allergens and pollutants that affect our health. Why not do the same for our waterways? READ MORE

New clues to deep earthquake mystery University of California – Davis A new understanding of our planet’s deepest earthquakes could help unravel one of the most mysterious geophysical processes on Earth. Deep earthquakes — those at least 300 kilometers below the surface — don’t typically cause damage, but they are often widely felt. These earthquakes can provide vital clues to understanding plate tectonics and the structure of the Earth’s interior. READ MORE

Study shows today's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels greater than the past 23 million-year record Geological Society of America A common message in use to convey the seriousness of climate change to the public is: “Carbon dioxide levels are higher today than they have been for the past one million years!” This new study by Brian Schubert (University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and coauthors Ying Cui and A. Hope Jahren used a novel method to conclude that today’s carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are actually higher than they have been for the past 23 million years. READ MORE

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