THE DISCIPLINE FILE
Case No. 16-016-RDO continued
opinion of the Discipline Committee or the Appeal Board… b. contravenes a code of ethics of the profession as established under the regulations; …whether or not that conduct is disgraceful or dishonourable, constitutes either unskilled practice of the profession or unprofessional conduct, whichever the Discipline Committee or the Appeal Board finds. 2. Applicable Rules of the APEGA Code of Ethics 1 Professional engineers, geologists and geophysicists shall, in their areas of practice, hold paramount the health, safety and welfare of the public and have regard for the environment. E. RECOMMENDED ORDERS The following Orders have been agreed to by the Investigative Committee, Mr. Gregory J. Saunders, P.Eng., and the Discipline Committee Case Manager. The Discipline Committee hereby orders that: 1. Mr. Gregory J. Saunders, P.Eng., shall receive a Letter of Reprimand which will remain on his file at APEGA indefinitely. 2. The circumstances of the case, including the Member’s name, be published in The PEG magazine, in the e-PEG electronic newsletter, and on the APEGA website. I, Mr. Gregory J. Saunders, P.Eng., acknowledge that before signing this Recommended Order, I consulted with legal counsel regarding my rights or that I am aware of my right to consult legal counsel and that I hereby expressly waive my right to do so. I confirm that I agree to the facts and admissions as set out above in this Recommended Order, and that I am in agreement with the Orders that are jointly proposed. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned agrees with the Agreed Statement of Facts and Acknowledgment of Unprofessional Conduct in its entirety.
iv. The findings and order of the Discipline Committee shall be published in the full under sections 28(4)(i) and 28(5) of the Act, with
reference to the Member’s name; and v. There shall be no order as to costs.
b) Reference was made on serval occasions in the PEO Decision & Reasons to findings of the Elliot Lake Commission of Inquiry, led by The Honourable Paul R. Bélanger. The Inquiry was established by the Government of Ontario to inquire into and report on events surrounding the mall collapse. The results of the inquiry were released in a report published on October 15, 2014. Mr. Saunders’ testimony before the commission on June 6, 2013, may also be found on the Commission web site. c) Mr. Saunders cooperated with the APEGA Investigation Panel. He provided a written response for consideration by the Panel on June 12, 2016. His summary of involvement leading up to the Mall collapse directly parallels the facts set out in the PEO Decision & Reasons . He undertook to accept any decision APEGA makes with respect to his licence, and that a discipline hearing would not be required. d) The Investigation Panel notes that a suspension of Mr. Saunders’ licence would have been recommended to the Investigative Committee had the Member not already been suspended by PEO. The Panel is satisfied, by virtue of reviewing the PEO Decision & Reasons, that appropriate disciplinary action was taken against the Member in the jurisdiction where the misconduct occurred, and that there was no danger to the public in Alberta. C. CONDUCT 1. The Member freely and voluntarily admits that he engaged in unprofessional conduct that contravened Section 44(1)(b) of the Act and Rule of Conduct #1. D. SECTION 44(1) OF THE ACT AND THE CODE OF ETHICS 1. Section 44(1) Any conduct of a professional member, licensee, permit holder, certificate holder or member-in-training that in the
MR. GREGORY J. SAUNDERS , P.ENG.
DOUG MACDONALD , P.ENG. Panel Chair, APEGA Investigative Committee APEGA Discipline Committee Approved this 1st day of February 2017 By Case Manager Ken Liu, P.Eng.
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