{"id":415,"date":"2023-01-10T14:01:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T14:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/?page_id=415"},"modified":"2023-03-10T17:14:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T17:14:39","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"415\" class=\"elementor elementor-415\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79e09dd elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79e09dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a88c63 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a88c63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6226c56 hero_inner_pages_cont\" data-id=\"6226c56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96fec53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96fec53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16080d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16080d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Geoscience is a regulated profession in virtually all of Canada. In eleven of the thirteen provinces and territories, legislative acts restrict the practice of geoscience to individuals who are registered members of (and therefore licensed by) self-governing professional associations.<\/p><p>APGNS is the licensing body which fulfills this mandate by ensuring high standards of geoscience practice and education in Nova Scotia, by setting high standards for admission into the profession, by disciplining geoscientists who fail to uphold the profession\u2019s practice and ethical standards, and by preventing the misuse of the title \u201cgeoscientist\u201d by individuals who are not licensed members of the profession.<\/p><p>APGNS also takes appropriate action to prevent the illegal practice of geoscience by unlicensed individuals. Our mandate and obligation to undertake this role is laid out in the Geoscience Profession Act. The Act defines a scope of practice for geoscientists and specifically restricts the use of the title geoscientist to individuals who have been licensed by APGNS.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022-2023-A-Brief-History-of-APGNS-update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PDF2.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"26\" \/> A Brief History of APGNS<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd68cf9\" data-id=\"dd68cf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9445ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9445ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Measuring.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3949\" alt=\"Using a reference for thickness\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Measuring.jpg 693w, https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Measuring-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Measuring-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbe061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cbe061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ask a Geoscientist<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e2a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed5e2a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\"><p>Do you have a question about Geoscience or the practice of Geoscience?\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d98d4 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"77d98d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-the-public\/ask-a-geoscientist\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5211f28\" data-id=\"5211f28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee6c79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dee6c79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PCS_02-015.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3981\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PCS_02-015.jpg 614w, https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PCS_02-015-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PCS_02-015-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e639d8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e639d8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Become a Geoscientist<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d39453d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d39453d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\"><p>Are you interested in becoming a Geoscientist?\u00a0<\/p><p>Find out more.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1f189 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7b1f189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/become-a-geoscientist\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9568d7\" data-id=\"d9568d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Geoscientists Canada<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c64521d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c64521d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\"><p>Geoscientists Canada is the national organization of the provincial and territorial regulatory bodies that govern Canada\u2019s professional geoscientists and geoscientists-in-training. 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