Discipline Notices

Upcoming Disciplinary Hearings

Hearings are open to the public but anyone interested in attending should contact Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia in advance to confirm the time and location of the hearing. If you are interested in attending hearings related to the Mount Polley tailings storage facility breach, please contact Megan Archibald, Director, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement, at [email protected]. For attendance at all other hearings, please contact Jesse Romano, Investigation Manager, at [email protected].

Notices of Inquiry published by Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia contain unproven allegations against an engineer or geoscientist that will be considered at a discipline hearing. The purpose of the discipline hearing is to determine the validity of the allegations.

Upcoming disciplinary hearings related to the Mount Polley tailings storage facility breach:

Past Disciplinary Hearings – Waiting for Decision

Date of Hearing Name June 26, and June 29–30, 2020 Hans Heringa, P.Eng. July 6–10, 2020 Konstantin Popov

Disciplinary hearings related to the Mount Polley tailings storage facility breach waiting for decision:

June 15 and June 18, 2020 Stephen Rice, P.Eng.

Current Discipline

All discipline cases can be found in Innovation magazine. Members who are cancelled, remain suspended or have current practice restrictions have their discipline decisions published here in accordance with the association's Procedure for Publishing Disciplinary Actions.

For members who are currently under suspension, have had their membership revoked or have resigned while under investigation please note that they are not permitted to practice professional engineering or geoscience or call themselves professional engineers (P.Eng.) or professional geoscientists (P.Geo.).

Details of the reasons for the suspension, revocation, or resignation and/or the penalty(ies) imposed are available by clicking on the individual's name or the title of the disciplinary document.

* Suspended due to failure to meet the conditions of the Panel Order.

+ Membership in the association has been struck due to non-payment of membership fee.

++ Suspended due to failure to meet the conditions of the Consent Order.

Archived Discipline

Discipline decisions are moved to an archived section of this webpage in accordance with the association’s Procedure for Publishing Disciplinary Actions. Specifically, Section 8 allows for members who have completed their suspension or are no longer subject to practice restriction(s) to have their discipline decisions moved to the archive page.

View Archived Discipline

Discipline Resources

Contact

For further information on the Association’s complaints, investigation, and discipline processes, including additional information on the effect of the penalties described above and information on past discipline cases, please contact the Investigation Manager at 604.558.6647 or toll-free 1.888.430.8035 ext 6647, or at [email protected].