Your local chapters of Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) and the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), are pleased to present our annual golf tournament. The tournament, open to everyone, will be held FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13th at Hawk Ridge Golf Club in Orillia with a shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. Registration and Read more about 2019 OACETT and PEO Annual Golf Tournament[…]

A quick search in the news about the most reported fires in recent history, you will find the famous Toronto fire at “2 Forest Laneway” in 1995, which caused 6 casualties. Caught on video and watched by thousands, “The Address” building across from the world’s tallest building in Dubai, caught fire on New Year’s Eve Read more about Fire Protection Engineering Fundamentals[…]

Chapter Executive Board Meeting! Dinner at 6:30, Meeting 7:00 to 9:00 pm

On June 23, 2012 a partial collapse of the roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake resulted in the death of two victims. OPP commissioned NORR Limited, led by Hassan Saffarini, P.Eng. to carry out a forensic investigation into the cause of collapse and the parameters that influenced it. This presentation covers the Read more about Elliot Lake’s Algo Mall Collapse[…]

Join PEO Simcoe-Muskoka Chapter for a tour of the Barrie Waste Water Treatment Facility (WwTF). Barrie’s WwTF has evolved with time as technology has improved and as flows have increased with an ever-growing population. Today, Barrie’s effluent quality leads the industry with effluent pollutant levels that push limits of laboratory detection methods. Indeed, effluent phosphorus Read more about Tour of Barrie Wastewater Treatment Facility[…]

Chapter Executive Board Meeting! Dinner at 6:30, Meeting 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Our theme and keynote speech is The Engineer's Value Proposition AgendaRegistration + "Meet and Greet" – 10:30 amWelcome and Introductions – 11:00 amPEO Simcoe-Muskoka Chapter 2018 Scholarship Awards – 11:15 amPresentation of New Licence Certificates 11:30 amLunch – 12:00 pmKeynote Speaker - Sandro Perruzza, OSPE CEO 1:00 pmUpcoming Events – 1:45 Door Prizes Draw & Read more about Fall 2019 Professional Engineer Licence Certificate Ceremony[…]

Overview of the professional obligations of engineers This presentation provides an overview of the professional obligations of engineers, and covers:• Duty to provide independent opinions• Duty to warn involving safety• Definition of the Practice of Professional Engineering• Code of Ethics• Professional Misconduct• Conflict of Interest• Competence• Peer Review• Confidentiality• Part-time EntrepreneurshipOur speaker is Jose Vera, Read more about Professional Engineering Practice: An Overview of Professional Obligations[…]

Visit to a modern liquid filled transformer factory Northern Transformer Corporation is a Canadian manufacturer of liquid filled transformers of the highest quality and reliability serving the North American market since 1981. Northern Transformer builds liquid filled transformers up to 115MVA at 160kV.From custom specialty transformers to large utility substations, Northern Transformer designs, engineers and Read more about Northern Transformer Factory Tour[…]

Battery Test Vehicles with hybrid and electric drive trains have become relatively commonplace today. They are made possible though many innovations in power train technology and engineering however, the most important and challenging innovations have been in the energy storage component. If asked most people would agree that the customer wants and needs of the Read more about Safety Engineering of Electric Vehicle Batteries in Canada[…]