Corrine Dimnik

The Discipline Committee found that a former member and his company engaged in professional misconduct by plagiarizing a stormwater management report prepared by another engineering firm.

The respondents submitted the copied report for a single-family residential property, despite the original report being designed for a 70-unit townhouse development in a different municipality.

The respondents also failed to sign and seal the report and misrepresented an individual as an engineer in training.

The respondents did not attend the hearing.

The Committee revoked the member's licence and the company's Certificate of Authorization, and ordered $10,000 in costs.

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a former member and a certificate of authorization holder for professional misconduct related to a noise assessment study in a condominium.

The respondents admitted to acting negligently, failing to comply with applicable standards, and failing to disclose a conflict of interest by appearing to prefer the condominium's interests over the unit owner's interests.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the certificate of authorization, practice restrictions, a $4,000 fine, and publication of the decision.

The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario brought a discipline proceeding against a former member and his consulting firm for failing to respond to a client and failing to cooperate with the Association's investigation.

The member admitted to the allegations in an agreed statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered publication of the decision, a $1,000 fine, and conditional penalties including an additional $1,000 fine and supervision requirements if the member's licence is ever reinstated.