Waterways

2013 Annual MWWA Conference

February 3—6th, 2013

Victoria Inn Airport—Winnipeg, MB

Conference begins Sunday, February 3rd @12:00 Noon with the Exam Challenge;

Registration—6 to 9 pm

Meet & Greet Event—7-11 pm

Host Hotel: Victoria Inn Airport—Toll Free: 1-877-842-4667 Booking Code: #452555

Additional Rooms available at: Hilton Suites—Booking Code: MB Water & Wastewater Association—Toll Free: 1-800-445-8667

Conference & Trade Show registration coming soon!

2013 MWWA Annual Conference informa-tion; Introducing new MWWA Logo

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Budget—Prov of MB; Email Etiquette

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Fall 2012 Workshops; 2013 Elections

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MWWA—Facebook, Career Attraction, Bursary Information; Education Committee; MWWA Contact info

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Summer, 2012

Providing Operator members with educational opportunities to advance their knowledge, understanding and ability to success-fully operate and maintain water and wastewater treatment fa-cilities, water distribution and wastewater collection systems.

Introducing—the new MWWA Logo!

Operators! Are You Interested in Presenting a Paper at the Conference?

MB Conservation/Water Stewardship has determined that a one hour presentation by an Operator would earn 0.2 CEUs the first time it is presented. Subsequent presenta-

tions may be awarded fewer CEUs depending on the significance of any changes made to the content of the presentation. The operator should submit the details of the presentation including the technical content prepared by the operator, the audience to which it was presented and the length of the presentation. If you have further ques-

tions, please contact Donna Garcia, Certification Coordinator, 204-945-7065. Call for Papers information on the MWWA website at: http://www.mwwa.net/index.php/217

Email Etiquette

Email is a large part of all of our lives. Email etiquette becomes more important the more we rely

on email as a communication tool. As there are social etiquette rules for face-to-face communication, so are there rules of etiquette for email. Below are I.T.’s top three...

Limit the use of High Importance or Read Receipts Like the boy who cried “wolf” too many times, only use this if it is a really, really urgent or important mes-

sage. Use it too many times for non-urgent emails and people will start to ignore its status.

Do not write in CAPITALS. IF YOU WRITE IN CAPITALS IT SEEMS AS IF YOU ARE SHOUTING. It is a generally accepted rule of the Internet

that writing in capitals is the same as shouting. This can be highly annoying and might

trigger an unwanted response in the form of a flame mail. Therefore, try not to send any email

text in capitals.

Use cc: field sparingly. Try not to use the cc: field unless the recipient in the cc: field knows why they are receiving a copy of the

message. Using the cc: field can be confusing since the recipients might not know who is supposed to act on the message. In general, do not include the person in the cc: field unless you have a

particular reason for wanting this person to see your response. Again, make sure that this person

will know why they are receiving a copy.

As part of Budget 2012, Manitoba will boost tax incentives for employers who hire apprentices and provide on-the-job training, Selinger said. Hiring incentive tax credits for levels one and two apprentices will be

increased up to a maximum of $3,000 from the current $2,500.

The credit for levels three, four and five apprentices will be doubled to a maximum of $5,000 from the cur-rent $2,500. The Journeyperson Hiring Incentive will also be doubled to a maximum of $5,000.

Selinger said the new Rural and Northern Apprenticeship Training Strategy will consist of:

A new Journeyperson Business Start program to help new rural journeypeople start their own businesses

A new Skill Build program to upgrade and equip high school shop classrooms for apprenticeship training

Further development of online initiatives accessing services such as applications, course registration and payment, and an additional trades training courses to be delivered through online learning

An investment of $400,000 in mobile training labs in partnership with Red River College, allowing trades learning to reach more rural and northern communities, and

Up to an additional $1,000 apprentice hiring incentive for levels one and two apprentices, effectively doubling incentives for rural employers.

“Over the last several years, we’ve worked hard to expand Manitoba’s pool of skilled labour to meet the

needs of our economy. We’ve expended trades training facilities in Winnipeg, Brandon, Dauphin,

Thompson, The Pas and 12 other northern centres,” said Selinger. “Today we’re taking new steps to ensure

that all Manitobans can learn trades, get good jobs and start their own businesses.”

Province of Manitoba—BUDGET 2012: CO-OP EDUCATION

APPRENTICESHIP TAX CREDITS

Election 2013

The MWWA is now accepting nominations for the upcoming February 2013 elections.

At the Annual General Meeting nominations will be received from the floor of members in

good standing (membership paid) who agree to let their names stand for nomination.

The term of office for each member of the Board of Directors shall be for two years.

Grab the opportunity to be elected and have a say in your member association!

Contact any one of the following MWWA Board members to notify them of your

interest in serving on the MWWA Board of Directors:

David Pelland—Chair: dpelland@winnipeg.ca

Danielle Vaillant: dpaula@live.ca Kevin Woychyshyn: k.woychyshyn@brandon.ca

Upcoming 2012 Workshops:

Confined Space & External Rescue – Winkler – September 12 & 13th

Municipal Wastewater System Maintenance – Sept 26th - Portage

GPS/GIS – Brandon – October 3rd

Iron & Manganese Removal – Oct 24th - Winnipeg

Filter Optimization – October 25th – Winnipeg

2 day - Management and Supervision for Water & Wastewater Operators – November 8 & 9, Winnipeg (if registration warrants—will run November 6 & 7th in Brandon).

Water and Wastewater Utility Management—November 8 & 9th, 2012

Two Day Workshop - Description

Management and Supervision for Water and Wastewater Operators. This workshop focuses on the skills required to be an effective supervisor or manager of a water or wastewater facility and its personnel. Participants will learn to understand, recognize and apply current manage-ment practices required to be an effective water or wastewater facility supervisor or manager. They will distinguish between the roles of workers and managers. Students will identify princi-ples of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling. They will learn critical communi-cation, leadership and motivation skills designed to help them get things done through others and to work effectively with their customers. The vital tasks of preparing budgets, controlling work, and presenting reports will be presented. The workshop style will allow participants to discuss principles with others and to work through case studies.

Please submit your register no later than October 12th, 2012.

(If registration warrants this course will also be offered

November 6 & 7th, 2012 in Brandon).

Career Attraction Project

If you are interested in

promoting a Water and/

or Wastewater career to

youth in your community,

please contact the

MWWA office and we

will supply you with a

copy or copies of the

DVD that was developed

for this purpose.

Go to www.facebook.com & create your account, and then “LIKE” the MWWA. If you already have an account, just search for our page or enter: http://

www.facebook.com/pages/Manitoba-Water-and-WastewaterAssociation/

The Back Page MWWA Bursary Fund Kick-off

The Kick-off fundraising event for the MWWA Bursary fund for the

Water & W/W Technician Apprenticeship program was held at the annual

MWWA Golf Tournament at CFB Shilo on June 8th.

A total of $410.00 was raised through the sale of “Mulligans” and

the “Jets Prize Pack” draws.

Thank you to all the golfers who supported this worthwhile event.

We look forward to welcoming the first graduates of the Apprenticeship

program into the workforce!

Manitoba Water and Wastewater Association Box 1600, #215 - 9 Sask Ave West, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3P1

Toll Free: 866-396-2549 Phone: 204-239-6868 Fax: 204-239-6872

We’re on the Web! www.mwwa.net

Your MWWA Education Committee has been hard at work setting up workshops for the re-

mainder of 2012 & 2013. We would like to thank you for your support of past workshops and we look forward to serving

your training and education needs again in the fu-ture! Further information on Training is available on the website: http://www.mwwa.net/index.php/143