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e t h i c s in virtually all spheres—business, finance, politics, infrastructure and development, energy and resources, the environment and others—contributing to a heightened general awareness of issues of ethics and integrity, and increased sensitivity to risk and breaches of the public trust. Starting this fall and over the course of the next 12 months, APEGBC will be rolling out a new “Ethics in Practice” initiative. The initiative will include enhanced ethics resources to supplement the current Guidelines to the Code of Ethics, tools for integrating best practices, and continuing professional development opportunities specifically focusing on ethical issues and strategies for dealing with ethical challenges that arise in professional practice.

To develop these resources and materials, APEGBC will be seeking input from members through a variety of means in the coming months. Members and licensees are encouraged to provide their feedback throughout. This insight on the types of issues and challenges encountered in engineering and geoscience practice will inform and assist the Association in providing its members and licensees with the support and the tools they need to maintain and strengthen the fourth pillar of their professional practice—ethics. v Dr Alison Dempsey is a legal professional specialising in the area of governance, ethics, and accountability. She has been retained by APEGBC to deliver the Ethics in Practice Project.

GBM lobal Buyers Mission Whistler British Columbia September 6-8, 2012 TM

Join us for BC Wood’s 9th annual Global Buyers Mission. Held in world-renowned Whistler, BC, this 2 day, invitation-only event focuses on wood products and brings together contractors, engineers, architects and designers with wood product manufacturers. • Learn more about BC‘s wood products industry directly from the manufacturers • Attend seminars given by industry leaders from BC and abroad. • Network with industry leaders both domestic and international. • APEGBC recognizes each hour of seminars as one professional development hour. For more information or to register, please contact us at: E-mail: rmanion@bcwood.com Tel: 604 882-7100; Toll Free: 1-877-4BC WOOD Website: www.bcwood.com

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