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Annual Summit Addresses Climate Resilience

January 30, 2026
Members of the Engineers and Geoscientists BC Climate Change and Sustainability Initiative team will be attending the BC Climate Resilience Summit 2026, March 2-3, in Vancouver.
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Join Engineering and Geoscientists BC Sessions at BUILDEX Vancouver

January 30, 2026
Engineers and Geoscientists BC will be participating in two sessions at the 2026 BUILDEX Vancouver conference, February 11 -12. BUILDEX is the leading event for public sector professionals, from building inspectors and architects to project managers and climate-action professionals.
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Discipline Notice: Alexander Dainov

January 22, 2026
On October 24, 2025, a panel of the Discipline Committee found that Alexander Dainov demonstrated professional misconduct in relation to the structural design report he prepared for a geodesic dome in Nanaimo, BC.
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Bill M216, The Professional Reliance Act

January 7, 2026
A recently introduced private member’s bill, Bill M216, the Professional Reliance Act, proposes changes to the way local governments review development permits in British Columbia. The stated intent of the Bill is to streamline development projects and reduce administrative costs in the approval of these projects by local governments. 
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Board Applications Open January 12

January 6, 2026
Applications to become a candidate for the Engineers and Geoscientists BC Board open on January 12. This year, there are four open seats on the Board.
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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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