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Project Highlights Submissions Now Open

January 5, 2026
Registrants and firms are invited to submit their outstanding projects from last year for Innovation’s annual project highlights issue.
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Continuing Education by the Numbers

December 17, 2025
Since the introduction of the Continuing Education (CE) Program in 2021, Engineers and Geoscientists BC registrants have logged more than 2.8 million CE Hours.
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Discipline Notice: Eerik Matthew Lilles, P.Eng.

December 12, 2025
In a November 20, 2025, Consent Order, Eerik Matthew Lilles, P.Eng., admitted that he demonstrated unprofessional conduct in relation to the engineering services he provided for an onsite sewerage system. As of December 1, 2025, Mr. Lilles’ registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC is suspended for 3 months.
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BCSEG Hosts Event Commemorating the Anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre

December 2, 2025
On December 6, Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Engineers and Geoscientists BC honours the memory of the 14 women whose lives were taken at École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989 and acknowledge the lasting impact on families, communities, and professions.
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Enforcement of Title for Firms Starts January 1

November 27, 2025
Registrant firms are responsible to ensure titles with restricted words, such as engineer or geoscientist, have not been assigned to non-registrants in breach of the Professional Governance Act. Starting January 1, compliance will be enforced.
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Foundation Launches Annual Campaign

November 27, 2025
The Engineering & Geoscience Education Foundation BC (EGEFBC) is launching its annual fundraising campaign inviting registrants to invest in their professions by making a donation.
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AGM Notes Increase in Registrant Base

November 5, 2025
Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s 106th Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on October 28 and was attended by 735 people in person and online.
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AGM Motion on Climate Change Initiative Defeated

November 4, 2025
At the Annual General Meeting on October 28, attendees voted against a registrant-submitted motion proposing that specifying gas-fired equipment in buildings be avoided.
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Karen Ling Elected Chair of 2025/26 Board

November 4, 2025
At the Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s Board’s inaugural meeting for the 2025/26 term, October 20, the Board elected Karen Ling, P.Eng., as the new Chair and Dr. Jens Weber, P.Eng., as Vice Chair.
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Discipline Notice: Zhanchao Zhao

October 8, 2025
In a September 15, 2025, Consent Order, Dr. Zhao admitted that he provided geotechnical and structural engineering services in contravention of a Practice Restriction that was ordered through a 2019 Consent Order with Engineers and Geoscientists BC. Dr. Zhao’s registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC is cancelled.
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