AOLS In Sight
December 10, 2021 | Issue #25
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In This Issue:
Potential Changes to Regulation 43/96
Call for Sponsors for the Annual Meeting - March 2 - 4, 2022
AOLS Awards
Note from the Archival and Historical Committee
Registrations are now open for the Survey Law II Course
Free Geographic Council Meetings
by: ORCGA
AGM 2022 Sponsors
We would like to thank our Sponsors for their generous support. We could not be doing this AGM without you. Your contributions are greatly appreciated!
Event Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors
Cansel
Brandt Tractor Limited
Leica Geosystems
Horizon Measurement Solutions
Bob Morrow
(The Connectors Group)
Potential Changes to
Ontario Regulation 43/96

The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services is seeking input on proposed regulations to improve how plans are sent to the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS) and improvements to the plan correction process.

This proposal supports proposed amendments to Ontario Regulation 43/96 under the Registry Act that would make the plan correction faster and more convenient than the current requirement of attending a land registry office. In addition, this proposal would allow a land registrar to transmit registered and deposited plans in digital format to the AOLS.

We encourage you and members of the AOLS to provide feedback on the proposal, which is available on Ontario’s Regulatory Registry: http://www.ontario.ca.
The ministry will be taking the feedback it receives into consideration as it finalizes regulations. The comment period for the proposal will close on January 14, 2022.

Sincerely,

Ken Wilkinson
Examiner of Surveys, Regulatory Services Branch
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Call for Sponsors
for the Annual General Meeting
March 2 - 4, 2022
This is call for sponsors and exhibitors for the Association of Ontario Land Surveyor's Annual General Meeting. Exhibitors will be in person this year and we expect to see the latest in offerings. If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting please see the links below:
AOLS Awards
Do you know of someone that is deserving of an award. Council will be considering awards in the new year and is seeking applications. Awards are described in the application form contained on the AOLS members’ website: https://members.aols.org/splash/my-membership/awards.

Please take a few minutes to consider recognizing someone. 
Note from the Archival and
Historical Committee
by John Vinklers
Most surveyors are familiar with the famous Canadian, Sir Sandford Fleming. Less acclaimed is his youngest brother, John Arnot Fleming (1835 – 1876).
 
You may be interested in a few snippets from his biography, as published by the Archives Committee in the 1920 AOLS Annual Report.
 
John Fleming qualified as a Provincial Land Surveyor in 1861 and, among other things, worked for the City Engineer of New York, was employed on surveys and engineering work by the Northern Railway from 1862 to 1868, made a location survey from Barrie to Washago, and was employed on exploration surveys along the north shore of Lake Superior for the proposed C.P.R.
 
Probably his most important work , at least that which has given him a very prominent place, was accomplished in 1858 and 1859 when acting as assistant surveyor and draughtsman to Henry Youle Hind, Professor of Chemistry and Geology at Trinity College, Toronto, on the first Canadian Exploring Expedition to the Assiniboine and the Saskatchewan. James A. Dickinson acted as chief engineer and surveyor, and Mr. Fleming as the assistant, but later was in charge of one of the exploring parties. The sketches and plans that accompanied the Report are from his pencil and are models of draughtsmanship.
 
The Reports of Hind and Dawson awakened Eastern Canada to the importance of Rupert’s Land, as the great west was then called, and led to the acquisition of the territories in 1869.
 
Registrations are now Open
For the Survey Law II Course
(For Evaluated and Articling Students)
For those of you required to take Survey Law II course to meet the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee expectations, please read below carefully and register asap.
 
The Survey Law II course is being offered by Izaak de Rijcke through the Four Point Learning site starting January 12, 2022 on behalf of AOLS. The overall purpose of Survey Law II is to build on the Survey Law I course (to be offered again next fall) with a special emphasis on evaluation of evidence and special circumstances encountered in problematic and natural boundaries. Understanding the workings of the legal system and the legal process is essential for regulated professionals entrusted to make ethical and defensible opinions that have the potential of being reviewed by a court. This university-level course will be taught online with 2 lectures per week: a “live” one scheduled for Wednesday evenings from 6 pm to 7:30 pm EST and a pre-recorded one made available later in the week. For more information, consult the syllabus. The fee for this course is $750.00 plus HST. This fee cannot be treated as tuition under the Income Tax Act and is not eligible for refund after the course has started.

CBEPS has awarded exemptions from both C8 Cadastral Studies and C9 Survey Law to candidates upon successful completion of both courses Survey Law 1 and Survey Law 2 (not individually) with a passing mark of 60%. Please note that registration is via the AOLS. To register for the course, complete this form. Once payment is confirmed, you will receive an enrolment key and instructions to register with Four Point Learning to access class materials and to participate remotely.
Free Geographic Council Meetings
by the Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance
December 14, 15, 16
The Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA) invites you to join the FREE Geographic Council meetings that take place across the province virtually to promote the message that “damage prevention is a shared responsibility”.
 
These meetings are to share underground infrastructure damage prevention best practices, exchange ideas and provide a forum to hear about regional issues.

Agenda Topics:
 
New! Safe Excavation Training
There is a gap in knowledge on damage prevention and safe excavation practices around underground infrastructure. This new course helps to close that gap and allow ORCGA to train others in best practices, legislation, codes, and standards published by government agencies.
Doug Lapp, President and CEO, ORCGA
 
Cross Bore Awareness and Safety
Cross bore is a term used to describe an instance where a new, underground utility is installed directly through an existing utility. Identifying the location of sewer laterals and other utility lines reduces the danger of cross bores when during utility installation.
Scott Parker, Crossbore Safety Advisor, ENBRIDGE
 
Late Utility Locates
Speaker TBC
 
ORCGA Update
Doug Lapp, President and CEO, ORCGA
 
Ontario One Call 3.0
Ontario One Call has been making changes to help reduce damages and the pandemic has not stopped them. Watch, listen and get a preview of all of the changes to the One Call system coming in 2022 and catch up on changes since 2020.
Jeff Hitchcock, Education & Training Program Manager, Ontario One Call


Tue Dec 14 - 8:00 a.m.
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Wed Dec 15 - 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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Thu Dec 16 - 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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