Blog Posting

What does volunteer engagement in Asset Management mean in Canada?

In 2019, Canada’s infrastructure deficit was over $150 billion.

For Round Table discussion 4 of 5 on May 7th, Susan Lubell and Al Johnson demonstrated a very practical way to integrate lessons learned so far from Covid-19 and that is... to host a structured round table discussion!

Seeking to be of service to our members at this time we asked a team of PEMAC volunteers what their specific challenges were with the theory that other members likely had similar challenges.  One said that his team was challenged to figure out how their upcoming shutdown schedule could go forward as originally-planned due to staffing limitations with the

We asked a team of volunteers how we can best be of assistance to our members during this time. One said he had never had to deal with so many emotional issues from staff. One of the issues was his team facing was moral dilemmas - his team members have a high sense of duty to both their team, which provides an essential service, and their families.

With many people at home either due to the closure of their operations, self-isolation protocols, or as a proactive measure to reduce non-essential staff on site, some might question how these individuals can be productive, particularly when assets are not operating.