Today is Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.  We wear orange today to remember and honor the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families, and all indigenous communities across Turtle Island.

PINTER & Associates acknowledges the importance of taking time today and every day to reflect, to learn, and to think about individual and collective actions we can all take.  Educate yourself, attend an event, donate, remember, but most importantly, listen.  We are all on this journey together.

You can learn more here: http://nctr.ca/

We are excited to announe that Lawrence Pinter will be a speaker in ACEC's Young Leadership Series. You can register for the event at the link below:
www.acec-sk.ca/events/acecsk_young_professional_leadership_series.html

PINTER & Associates is pleased to announce that another shipment of supplies was sent up to Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation and Hatchet Lake Dene Nation on 3Dec20.  PINTER’s original efforts sparked eager interest within the engineering and drilling community. To-date over $15,000 of supplies has been donated thanks to the additional contributions from the engineering community.  We’d like to thank Darlene Leamon for reaching out to the ACEC community and to all the members that reached out to support these communities during this challenging time. For their assistance with the second round of supplies we thank our partners; AllNorth, Watermark, JD Mollard, and Paddock Drilling.  ​

​During these challenging times, the return of warmer weather and the reemergence of plant life reminds us that the world continues to turn and that we all can work together to live better into the future.  

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.  Earth Day is an annual global event that brings together people from all places on the planet to raise awareness and to take action toward a more sustainable future for all earth's inhabitants. For more information about earth 

You can visit the official Earth Day Website here for more information: https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2020/

The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action. The enormous challenge — but also the vast opportunities — of action on climate change have distinguished the issue as the most pressing topic for the 50th anniversary.

Climate change represents the biggest challenge to the future of humanity and the life-support systems that make our world habitable.  


What can I do for Earth Day 2020?
There are countless actions that you can take to support Earth Day and to honor mother earth in your own way.  Here are a few suggestions of things you can do within your community and at home:

Watch the premiere of the Wisdom Weavers Film: 
https://www.wisdomweavers.world/ 

"Indigenous elders from Alaska to Australia have come together to deliver some tough love in a new film for Earth Day: the human race will only survive if we start putting our minds at the service of our hearts."

Take Action or organize a digital community event:
https://www.earthday.org/take-action-now/

Watch Earth Day Live 2020: 
https://www.earthdaylive2020.org/ 

Activities at home with kids:  
https://www.cbc.ca/parents/play/view/9-easy-activities-for-earth-day  

Learn about how we can all honour earth:
http://www.afn.ca/honoring-earth/  

We at PINTER hope that you, your family, and your community are staying safe and healthy.  Please feel free to connect with any of our Team for any inquiries or assistance that you may require.

First, we at PINTER hope that you are safe and healthy.   Our staff is staying safe and healthy and about half of our staff have successfully and effectively transitioned to working remotely.  We are operating at full capacity and would be happy to assist you with any current or future challenges you may have.
 
We urge you to incorporate and practice all the safety measures being communicated by the Public Health Authorities.  By now you all know about self-isolating, disinfecting, and social distancing (SDS).   
 
If you are interested in more information the following is a great link to use to keep on top of CoVid19 and away from media hype:  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html
 
At PINTER we are practicing SDS to stay safe and to provide the best service and support possible to our employees, clients, and suppliers.  Some PINTER staff are working from home in self-isolation while others are working from the office.  Our offices remain open but the public is asked not to visit at this time.  Our offices are set up to allow for more than 2m separation between people.  We are using Zoom and Skype for meetings whenever possible.  The working areas of the office are getting a disinfection wipe down three times a day.  Personal work areas are wiped down once a day. 
 
If you don’t have access to disinfectants or hand sanitizers there are recipes on-line for DIY. 
 
With no claim to its effectiveness or safety one recipe is as follows (use at your own risk)
Rubbing alcohol                     650ml (Biofuel is a source of denatured Ethanol)
Water                                       260ml
Soft soap                                  20ml
Glycerin                                    70ml
Don’t spray directly on to electronics; spray on cloth and wipe.  Don’t clean windows or screens it will leave a residue. 
 
All the best to you in these challenging times, we will get through this together.