Bill Threatens Practice of Natural Scientists in Ontario

Chemists, concerned about a proposed modification to the Ontario Engineering Act (Bill-68) which could threaten the ability of natural scientist to practice in Ontario, have written an urgent letter to Christopher Bentley, Ontario MPP and Attorney-General asking him to prevent the bill from being presented for the third reading with the changed wording. Read the CSC letter to Minister Bentley.

September Issue is Now Online

The September issue of the Canadian Chemical News is now online. Go to www.accn.ca to read our special Saskatchewan issue.

Crystal Growing Info Now Online

Find out how to compete with other crystal cultivators in our annual Crystal Growing Competition. All the information is now online!

National Chemistry Week is Coming Up!

Do you want to help plan an event to celebrate National Chemistry Week, to be held across Canada from October 16 - 23? Get all the details you need to get involved on our updated National Chemistry Week webpage.

New Webpage for Analytical Chemistry Division

The Analytical Chemistry Division is the first Subject Division to have its own page on the CIC site. Check it out here.

Awards presented at ICGC Conference

As well as being a big success, three new Canadian Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering awards were given out at the recent 3rd International IUPAC Conference on Green Chemistry here in Ottawa.

CSChE Announces Award Winners

The winners of the 2010 CSChE Awards have been announced. The awards will be presented to the winners at the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference in Saskatoon in October 2010.

Indoor Air Quality Course to be held in Burnaby

Register now for the Indoor Air Quality Course October 14-15, 2010

Lab Safety Course coming up in Calgary

Register now for the Lab Safety Course October 4-5, 2010.

2011 is the International Year of Chemistry

Learn what the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) has in store for the International Year of Chemistry coming up next year.