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Be a Mentor! Join PGO's Mentoring Program
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We encourage experienced professional geoscientists to join PGO’s Mentoring Program. This is an excellent opportunity to give back to the profession by nurturing future geoscientists. Mentoring is considered a CPD activity.
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.WHAT'S NEW
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New Online Resource! Erosion and Sediment Control Guide for Urban Construction
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Since the release of the 2006 GGHA Conservation Authorities Erosion and Sediment Control Guideline for Urban Construction, there have been many significant changes related to the practice of erosion and sediment control (ESC), including more training programs, new policies for the protection of species at risk, legislative changes, emergence of new products and techniques, and advancements in our knowledge of optimal application of best practices.
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Virtual Career Fair
Mining Industry Human Resources Council
Nov. 16-17, 2020
Take the first step towards an exciting career in the Canadian mining industry! In-demand mining occupations and work-integrated learning positions will be available, as well as the opportunity to connect with your target employers from across the country! This event is free for job seekers.
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Virtual Engineering Employment Event (VE3)
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE)
Oct. 27-28, 2020
OSPE’s Virtual E3s connect some of Ontario’s best engineering employers with the profession’s top talent.
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.IN THE MEDIA
Disclaimer: The media articles featured in Field Notes do not express or reflect the opinions of Professional Geoscientists Ontario, or any employee thereof.
Ontario proposes project list for Comprehensive Environmental Assessment
Mondaq
The Government of Ontario has released a proposed list of projects that will be subject to Comprehensive Environmental Assessment (EA) under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act (EAA). This proposal is a key step in Ontario's efforts to modernize the provincial EA process, moving toward a project list approach that is consistent with the federal impact assessment and other provincial EA frameworks.
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Survey shows Great Lakes water quality top of mind with Ontario farmers
West Elgin Chronicle
In its second annual survey of farmers in Southwestern Ontario, the Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative (PRC) set out to gauge awareness of the organization’s efforts to reduce agricultural phosphorus losses and improve water quality in the Great Lakes. The survey was conducted in early 2020 by farmers in the Thames River basin and surrounding areas.
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New freshwater database of 12,000 lakes in 72 countries tells water quality story globally
SciTechDaily
Although less than one per cent of all water in the world is freshwater, it is what we drink and use for agriculture. In other words, it’s vital to human survival. York University researchers have just created a publicly available water quality database for close to 12,000 freshwater lakes globally — almost half of the world’s freshwater supply — that will help scientists monitor and manage the health of these lakes.
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Studies investigate marine heatwaves, shifting ocean currents
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
North America experienced a series of dangerous heatwaves during the summer of 2020, breaking records from coast to coast. In the ocean, extreme warming conditions are also becoming more frequent and intense. Two new studies from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) investigate marine heatwaves and currents at the edge of the continental shelf, which impact regional ocean circulation and marine life.
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Did early humans cook their meals in hot springs?
Archaeological Institute of America
According to a statement released by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), an international team of researchers suggests that early humans living in East Africa may have cooked their food in hot springs. Team member Ainara Sistiaga of MIT and the University of Copenhagen was looking for traces of leaf waxes in 1.7 million-year-old sediments found near stone tools and animal bones at a site in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge in order to study the ancient climate when she found lipids similar to those produced by bacteria living in the very hot springs at Yellowstone National Park.
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Indian monsoon can be predicted better after volcanic eruptions
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Large volcanic eruptions can help to forecast the monsoon over India — the seasonal rainfall that is key for the country’s agriculture and thus for feeding one billion people. As erratic as they are, volcanic eruptions improve the predictability, an Indian-German research team finds. What seems to be a paradox is in fact due to a stronger coupling between the monsoon over large parts of South and South-East Asia and the El Niño phenomenon after an eruption.
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