PEO Niagara Annual General Meeting 2026

This year's PEO Niagara Chapter Annual General Meeting will take place on February 6th, 2025 at Johnny Rocco's!

In addition to a delicious buffet and interesting speaker topic, we will present certificates to the Chapter's newly licensed engineers, and hold the annual chapter elections.

Registration closes on March 8, 2024 at 2 pm.

Living in the Niagara region, entre les deux lacs, water is unlikely to be one of our most significant concerns. However, over the centuries and particularly the last 100 years, mankind has steadily squandered this unique and critical resource and many are on the doorstep of a global water crisis. From the Great Barrier Reef to the Aral Sea, from California’s Central Valley to the Love Canal in Buffalo and even in Burlington Bay, our impact on this wonderful blue planet is not a passing grade on our stewardship. As the 21st century unfolds, water will become an increasingly critical issue and it will be imperative that we minimize our water footprint and embrace water sustainability fully.

James W. Hotchkies, M.Eng., P.Eng. (he/him) is is CEO of Enereau Systems Group Inc., a Niagara-based company designing and building advanced water purification, wastewater treatment and water reuse solutions for clients in the land development and light industrial sectors in Canada, the USA, the UK, and the Caribbean. Before returning to Canada from Europe in 2015, Jim was Chairman of Aquarion AG, Managing Director of Ostara Europe, Senior Vice President for Europe, the Middle East & Africa for ZENON Environmental (later part of GE Water), Managing Director of ZENON Australia and Chairman of several water sector start-ups in France & New Zealand. Since 2008, Jim has been a member of the Advisory Board for the Swiss-based Pictet Water Fund, the world’s largest water sector investment fund with USD10 billion under management.

Prior to his career in the water sector, Jim was a professor in the Civil Engineering faculty at Sheridan College, where he founded and managed the Sheridan Environmental Technology Institute, and while in the steel industry, he was Chairman of the CSA Steering Committee on Frontier and Offshore structures.

A graduate of McMaster University in the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Jim & his wife live in Ridgeway, Ontario.

• Buffet dinner featuring:
• Bread Service, House and Caesar Salad
• Rice Balls
• Penne Pomodoro with Meatballs
• Veal Parm and Chicken Milano and Carved Prime Rib
• Fresh Vegetables and Roasted Potatoes
• Cannoli and Cheesecake
• Coffee & Tea

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Johnny Rocco's Italian Grill, 271 Merritt Street, St. Catharines, Canada

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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