In October 2014, an independent panel was appointed by

the Minister of Natural Resources, Government of

Newfoundland and Labrador, to conduct a public review of

the socio-economic and environmental implications of

hydraulic fracturing in Western Newfoundland. The mandate

of the panel was also to make recommendations on whether

or not hydraulic fracturing should be undertaken in Western

Newfoundland.

In this presentation, Dr. Ray Gosine, chair of the Independent

Public Panel, provides an overview of hydraulic fracturing

operations in the context of Western Newfoundland,

discusses the review process developed by the panel and

presents the 2016 findings of the panel and its

recommendations to the Government of Newfoundland and

Labrador.

Dr. Gosine is vice-president (research) pro tempore, Memorial

University. He holds degrees from Memorial and Cambridge

University. Dr. Gosine was formerly dean of the Faculty of

Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial. He currently

serves on board of directors for the Health Research Ethics

Authority and for the Canadian Engineering Accreditation

Board and he served as chair of the Professional Engineers

and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador. He is a

Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineers and a Fellow

of Engineers Canada.

Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.Memorial University, St. John’s campusS.J. Carew Building; Room EN2006

H A V E Y O U E V E R W O N D E R E D

Speaking of Engineering is hosted by the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial University

and the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador.

R E C E P T I O N T O F O L L O W. A D M I S S I O N I S F R E E . A L L A R E W E L C O M E .

F r e e p a r k i n g i n l o t 2 2

about hydraulic fracturingand its implications forWestern Newfoundland?

www.m u n . c a / e n g i n e e r i n g / c ommu n i t y / p r o g r am s / l e c t u r e s /

DR. RAYGOSINE

Speaker

Vice-president

(research) pro tempore

Memorial University