The ACPBC has prepared a detailed brief outlining the role of Chemistry in sustaining our economy and well-being. The brief also examines the key role Professional Chemists play in ensuring the public is protected through chemical services being offered by competent individuals with appropriate skills and knowledge in the chemical sciences. The brief discusses the…
Dr. Robie Macdonald, and marine geochemist and Head of Environmental Quality at the Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney BC has been named as the recipient of the 2014 Northern Science Award by the Canadian Polar Commission. Dr. Macdonald is internationally recognized for his innovative and insightful use of chemical data on trace metals and…
With the support of the ACPBC, the Vancouver Section of the CIC and NSERC will be hosting a mixer on November 18th. For more information about the event including how to RSVP, please see the attached poster. BC AIMII Poster 2014
The ACPBC Annual General Meeting and Professional Development Workshop will be held on Thursday, August 28th in downtown Vancouver. Simon Fraser University Harbourside Center 515 West Hasting Street, Vancouver BC Room 7000 (Earl and Jennie Lohn Policy Room) Call to Order 17:00 The AGM is open to all ACPBC members and will include the business…
On June 1 at the Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition in Vancouver, the Professional Chemistry associations of British Columbia (ACPBC), Alberta (ACPO), Saskatchewan (ACPS), Ontario (ACPO), Quebec (OCQ) and Nova Scotia (NSCS) created a new national body called the Federation of Canada’s Professional Chemists /Fédération des Chimistes Professionnels du Canada (FCPC). The FCPC is a…
This was a great opportunity to examine all aspects of “what it means to be a professional” . The ACPBC has developed an arrangement with our ACPA colleagues in Alberta to deliver their well- received professional ethics course. This is a one-day small group workshop that has something of value for all chemical professionals. Stay…
The 97th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition will be held in Vancouver this year, June 1-5, 2014. The conference theme is “Chemistry from Sea to Sky” and attracts over 2500 delegates in academia, industry and government from across Canada and around the world in all areas of Chemistry. More information on this conference is available…
ACPBC inclusion in CSAP bylaws as a parent organization was approved at the CSAP AGM on June 16th, 2011. These bylaw changes have been endorsed by the Ministry of the Environment, and the CSAP bylaw changes have been accepted by the BC Registrar of Societies.
