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In a January 30, 2025, Consent Order, Ye Ming (Yeming) Li, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., admitted that he demonstrated unprofessional conduct in relation to an independent structural concept review of design drawings. As of February 3, 2025, Mr. Li’s registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC is suspended for a period of one month.

For the fifth consecutive year, Engineers and Geoscientists BC has been recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers. The annual competition recognizes BC employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

The BC Society of Engineering and Geoscience (BCSEG) continues to make positive progress towards establishing full operations.

In a December 19, 2024, Consent Order, Amtinder Singh Badial, P.Eng., admitted that he demonstrated unprofessional conduct in relation to the engineering services he provided for the inspection of a truck-mounted concrete pump. As of December 24, 2024, Mr. Badial’s registration is suspended for six months.

The responsibility for addressing misuse of title is now extended to registrant firms to ensure titles are used correctly. Engineers and Geoscientists BC will be working with firms aiming for compliance by January 1, 2026.

When reporting their Continuing Education (CE) activities, some registrants seem unclear and are recording activities that are not eligible for CE Hours. To help clarify and to ensure all registrants meet their CE requirements, Engineers and Geoscientists BC is providing guidance on eligibility for specific CE activities.

The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Truth and Reconciliation Working Group (EDIT&R WG) is inviting registrant volunteers to join its five new identity-based subgroups.

Nominations for Engineers and Geoscientists BC Board candidates will be open from January 13 to March 14.

Engineers and Geoscientists BC is providing training for the new edition of the Seismic Retrofit Guidelines (SRG2023), which are due to be published later this month, and the updated Seismic Performance Analyzer. Attendance is mandatory for structural engineers providing services on Ministry of Education-funded school seismic projects.

Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s practice advisory on Diamond Drill Core Logging: Structure establishes the expectations of professional practice related to logging geological structures as observed in diamond drill core for mineral exploration, mining projects, and related geotechnical engineering studies.