Equipping the young professionals of tomorrow with the skills to build, maintain, and transform Canada’s energy infrastructure is a core value to the Young Pipeliners Association of Canada, which is why we’ve paired our industry professionals with a capstone design team.  In partnership with CEPA, Young Pipeliners has sponsored an…

The Young Pipeliners Association of Canada’s (YPAC) Atlantic Chapter successfully introduced themselves through a kick-off event held on February 23, 2021. This event was hosted by co-chairs Ben Corkum, Robert LeBlanc, and Ashley Smith; as well as keynote speaker Derek Estabrook from Heritage Gas. Derek highlighted Atlantic Canada’s path forward…

We love condensed learning, and are passionate about energy literacy and the role it plays in a non-biased conversation about our energy future.

That’s why we love what Energy Ecosytem is getting up to; producing compact media to explore perspectives surrounding energy for the next generation of young professionals and…

Every February, people in Canada are invited to participate in Black History Month festivities and events that honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities.

The 2021 theme for Black History Month is: “The Future is Now“.

At the Young Pipeliners, we are have a vision of future of…

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The following is Molly Beckel’s reflection from the Avatar Program’s Lightning Speaker series presented on January 15th, 2021.

Today’s speakers have painted an inspiring vision of the future, a brave new world, where energy is leading the way.  The Avatar program is poised to unleash…

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In 2020 Young Pipeliners officially became a coast-to-coast Canadian network with the addition of our Atlantic Canada Chapter!  As we moved into an all-virtual approach, technology enabled us to effectively deliver value across the country and to bring together members…

The Young Pipeliners Association of Canada (YPAC) Edmonton Chapter successfully concluded their 2020 event calendar by hosting speakers from Enbridge on October 27th and Atco on November 17th for a two-part webinar series focused on Midstream Hydrogen Developments. With recent announcements and increased public interest in the application of hydrogen…

With a goal of enhancing opportunities for success through shared understanding and acceptance, YPAC's newly launched Indigenous Inclusion Committee embarked on the first of many steps to realize its mandate. With the long-term goal of driving inclusion and reconciliation from within the pipeline industry, YPAC leadership participated in a knowledge building session to provide a basic understanding of Indigenous worldview, knowledge systems, and culture, history, and traditions.

From the desk of Kevin Krausert, CEO & Co-Founder of Avatar Innovations
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Wow. Young Pipeliners really are capable of anything! This past summer, with a pandemic sweeping the world, oil prices nose-diving, the reality of layoffs setting in and an increasingly uncertain future,…

Be visible, pay attention, follow up, and make deliberate efforts to not fade into the background. Highlight your accomplishments, and volunteer. This is the ethos which has guided YPAC President and CEO, Molly Beckel, through her career, taking her from school in Ontario and touching down in Alberta, California, China,…