On June 16, 2020, the Young Pipeliners Association of Canada (YPAC) Edmonton Chapter hosted Interface Fluidics for a fantastic webinar titled, “Inside the Alberta Energy Industry with Interface Fluidics”. During the webinar, Interface Fluidics Chief Operating Officer, Tom de Haas,…
It’s no secret that our industry is facing a looming knowledge gap; with a large segment of the workforce entering retirement, more needs to be done to prepare today’s younger workforce, and to develop the young minds of the next…
Over the last couple of weeks, thousands of people across Canada, the United States, and the world, have been speaking out against systemic racism and police brutality. This isn’t an issue which only occurs in the United States – Canadians…
COVID-19 has taken the entire world by surprise, never did I imagine that a virus would change my life this drastically. As a full time university student, my day (pre-COVID) consisted of waking up early, taking the bus to my…
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…
In 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.…
As 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…
A 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…
YPAC 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…
As 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…
