Saturday, November 7, 2026
Are you ready to step into the shoes of an engineer… underground?
Join us as we journey underground with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)! Get hands-on as we design and build underground systems, problem-solve design components, and create solutions. Let’s explore the engineering design process hundreds of metres below our feet!
Time
Ages 7-12: 8 am PT • 9 am MT • 10 am CT • 11 am ET • 12 pm AT
Ages 13-17: 10 am PT • 11 am MT • 12 pm CT • 1 pm ET • 2 pm AT
Materials and Preparation
Materials will be posted approximately 2 weeks before the session, please check back later!
Meet the Expert
Kiza Sauve
Kiza is currently the Manager, Regulatory Affairs at the NWMO where she is responsible for the relationship and communication with regulators to ensure that the NWMO receives the required permits and authorizations for the NWMO’s Deep Geological Repository for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel. This role requires her to work internally with many subject matter experts, while maintaining the Single Point of Contact role with the federal regulators.
Prior to this role, Kiza was at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for over 20 years. At the CNSC, Kiza worked in diverse roles such as environmental compliance, health sciences, laboratory services, environmental assessment and as a waste inspector. Kiza holds a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Chemical Engineering from the University of Ottawa.
Kiza is also the Director of Engagement at the WiN Canada board. In this role, she focuses on fostering participation, engagement and alignment throughout the WiN Canada chapters, ensuring that members are actively involved and the objectives of WiN Canada are met.
This programming was developed by Kiza Sauve, Sydney Brooks and Mikaela Moore.
