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Oct 04, 2019
Nominations for the 2020 College Council elections are now open. All members (RPBio, RBTech, and ABT) in good standing are eligible to sit on Council. View the Prospective Nominee Form and other info here The College is seeking good communicators and team players that are interested in running for Council... Read more
Sep 13, 2019
The Riparian Areas Regulation (RAR) is a provincial directive to designated local governments, requiring bylaw/policy protection for streamside habitat when issuing permits for designated development. Amendments to the regulation will be coming into force on November 1, 2019. These amendments do not alter the delivery model or reporting standards of... Read more
Aug 28, 2019
Join the College from 5:30pm-9pm on September 19 at the Ramada Plaza Prince George for an informational event -- entry $25 and includes complementary appetizers and a beverage ticket The College is hosting an information event in the Cedar Room at the Ramada Plaza Prince George from 5:30pm-9pm on September... Read more
Aug 06, 2019
The College’s Scope of Practice Task Force has completed its report on the 2019 workshop series . The report summarizes the consultations that the task force hosted in Vancouver, Kelowna, Prince George, Nanaimo and online via webinar between February and June 2019. Among the topics that were explored during the... Read more
Jul 18, 2019
The Province has released their Summary of Public Input in Response to the 2018 Intentions Paper -- the "What We Heard Report". It can be viewed at this link along with the At A Glance Summary. The 54-page report presents feedback to the three major areas of discussion from the... Read more
Jun 21, 2019
The 1st Session of the 42nd Parliament of Canada concluded its session today. With its conclusion, Royal Assent was granted to bills C-68, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in consequence , and C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy... Read more
Jun 20, 2019
The College held its 2019 Scope of Practice webinar on Wednesday, June 19. We would like to thank everyone that attended. As promised, a recording of the webinar was made during the session and is now available . Furthermore, the presentation slides are available for download here . Feel free... Read more
Jun 19, 2019
From the Government of BC: "The Government of British Columbia has announced that Paul Craven will lead the new Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance." For more information and the Superintendents bio, see the news release here: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019ENV0075-001265Read more
May 21, 2019
On May 21, the first regulations of the Professional Governance Act were activated by Order in Council. Specifically, the regulation that requires a merit-based process to be applied for Council elections has come into effect and will be implemented for the 2020 election. The regulation also provides further direction on... Read more
May 07, 2019
The Scope of Practice Task Force at the College has decided to convene another engagement session based on feedback received from stakeholders on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. Having completed workshops in Vancouver, Kelowna and Prince George, the Scope of Practice Task Force is pleased to announce that they... Read more