Federal Budget 2024: What Engineers Need to Know
On April 16th, 2024, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2024 Federal Budget in the House of Commons. This Budget has a clear focus on expanding opportunities for all generations […]
The Solar Eclipse: From an Ancient Mystery to a Modern Scientific Spectacle
Did you know? Eclipses were once considered cosmic omens that predicted catastrophic events such as the death of a king. The ancient Greek poet, Archilochus, spoke of the total solar […]
Ontario Budget 2024 – What Engineers Need to Know
Ontario’s Minister of Finance, the Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy, unveiled Ontario’s 2024 Budget: “Plan to Build a Better Ontario” on March 26. OSPE had the privilege of participating in the government’s […]
POLICY WIN: Ontario announces $625 million to the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund
OSPE is proud to say we have been hard at work advocating for the need to upgrade the supporting infrastructure that will be required to facilitate the construction of new […]
William Peyton Hubbard: A Man of Many Legacies
William Peyton Hubbard’s legacies are diverse and many. Known famously in the fields of baking, engineering, and politics, Hubbard’s life, though challenging at times, was marked by progress, strength, and […]
Cornelius L. Henderson: An Instrumental Engineer in Connecting Windsor and Detroit
Cornelius L. Henderson was a civil engineer from Detroit who contributed to two history-making projects that connected the United States of America and Canada in the 1920s and 30s. Henderson, […]
Elijah McCoy: An Engineer Who Revolutionized the Railroad Industry
Elijah McCoy, who some speculate is the inspiration for the term “The Real McCoy”, is best known for being an inventor during the American Industrial Revolution. He transformed the railroad […]
The COP28 Stocktake Report – Preliminary Assessment
On December 12th the United Nations’ 28th annual climate conference, COP28, concluded in Dubai. We reached out to the Chair of OSPE’s Climate Crisis Task Force (CCTF), Geoff Sheffrin, P.Eng. […]
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) Calls for Support of Clean Indoor Air Act
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) is urgently appealing for widespread support in the implementation of a Clean Indoor Air Act in Ontario. OSPE urges all stakeholders to support […]
New Bill Tabled to Ensure Safe Water for First Nations Communities
On December 11, 2023, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Federal Minister of Indigenous Services, tabled Bill C-61, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First […]