Happy National Volunteer Week!
In honour of National Volunteer Week, we’re celebrating all of our OSPE volunteers and the crucial role they play in elevating the engineering community. OSPE volunteers are vital to […]
What’s Happening in the World of Urban Transit Infrastructure?
The transit sector is on track for innovation, making significant advancements in materials engineering, connectivity and autonomous technologies. However, compared to the auto sector, there is typically much less advertising […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day – Let’s #InnovateForChange
Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), a time when we celebrate the amazing women in our lives and come together to work towards a common goal – gender equality in […]
Tackling Sustainable Development Goals – How to Change the World with OSPE this May
What are the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals? — In 2015, all United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to guide shared efforts for achieving […]
What happened at the Ontario Engineering Competition – OEC 2019?
From January 18-20, OSPE attended the 40th annual Ontario Engineering Competition, more commonly referred to as OEC 2019. Hosted at McMaster University, the theme of this year’s event was “Urban […]
SDGs, The World Bank & IMF Annual Meetings from an Engineering Student’s Perspective
The following guest post was contributed by David Boroto, an infrastructure engineering student at the University of Toronto and the Policy and Advocacy Lead at The University of Toronto for […]
Celebrating Black History Month: Trailblazers in STEM
February 1st marks the start of Black History Month, an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the significant contributions of Black trailblazers to the engineering profession and our society at large. […]
New Centennial College Innovation Hub shifts applied research off campus
The following guest post was contributed by Centennial College. In November 2018, funding partners and key stakeholders from industry gathered to officially open Centennial College’s Innovation Hub in a Scarborough […]
Member Spotlight: John Hazel, P.Eng., Nokia Network Management Engineering Test & Deployment Lead
John Hazel, P.Eng., wants to enable the next generation of engineers to see farther and achieve more — Which of us has not been touched by someone who offered a […]
DesignAbility – Helping break down physical barriers one solution at a time
For many who have suffered a stroke, accident or physically disabling illness, barriers to daily living are around every corner. Former March of Dimes Canada (MODC) CEO, Andria Spindel, saw […]