On May 14, 2020, YPAC met with our advisors to ask what industry needed from our organization during this time and to kick off a two way dialogue between young professionals and senior leaders. We really enjoyed engaging in discussion about challenges in the industry. We asked our advisors three questions: What major challenges is […]
CONTINUE READINGIn case you missed it, on May 5 2020, the Young Pipeliner Association of Canada (YPAC) Edmonton Chapter hosted their first Webinar of the year by hosting Hossein Shahandeh from Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) for an informative speaker event. Hossein used case studies to present an overview of how machine learning and artificial intelligence […]
CONTINUE READINGAs the Keystone XL project puts its shovels in the ground, we thought it would be prudent to revisit the myths and facts which have marred the project’s 10+ year development history. Myth: Keystone XL construction will add to public health risk during the COVID-19 pandemic Fact: Measures that are already taken to ensure the […]
CONTINUE READINGA few weeks ago, we re-tweeted this article from BNN, where Alberta Premiere Jason Kenny justified his government’s actions to invest public funds to obtain an equity stake in the Keystone XL pipeline, and ultimately backstopping TC Energy’s construction of the project – going so far as to state that KXL would not have been […]
CONTINUE READINGYPAC recently attended an amazing webinar hosted by Angela Huser and Airtame. Angela Huser is a career advancement coach for leaders and badasses and her session absolutely radiated that energy. Angela is committed to change management and coaching for companies and individuals – her mission in life is moving people. Check out Angela here: https://angelahuser.com/ […]
CONTINUE READINGAs we emerge out of week 5 of working from home, we’re taking some time to reflect on purpose. At YPAC, our purpose is building the next generation of pipeliners. Looking around, there is still a lot of uncertainty in the world, but we’re inspired by the fact that the work of pipeliners is recognized […]
CONTINUE READINGAs we enter week four of working from home, and as we hear increasing reports that we have more weeks ahead us, we wanted to share insights from Tisha Schuller at Adamantine Energy Tisha writes a great newsletter “Both of these things are true” (you can subscribe here) and recently presented at a Young Women in […]
CONTINUE READING2020 has shaped up to be a pretty wild ride so far, and COVID-19 is looking like it’s going to be a very interesting and lengthy chapter. Like many of you, your YPAC leadership team recently received the message to work from home. Now we’ve all done a day or two from home here and […]
CONTINUE READINGYPAC is monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, as well as our volunteers. With health and safety being a top priority for YPAC, we feel it is prudent to cancel our site visit event and to postpone our Vancouver event. All tickets will be refunded. Although […]
CONTINUE READINGThanks to a partnership between the Canadian Gas Association (CGA) and YPAC, Shubham Garg was invited to attend CGAs Operations, Engineering Integrity, and Construction (OEIC) conference in Calgary on February 26 and 27 (Day 2 and Day 3) in Calgary. Shubham was one of three young pipeliners selected to attend the conference free-of-charge through a […]
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