Environmental Consultants Reflect on COVID-19’s Impact in Canada
COVID-19 and the resulting impacts from lockdowns, travel restrictions, physical distancing, and mask-wearing interrupted business as usual...
Savvy Funding Strategies For Brownfield Redevelopment in Canada
Alternative approaches to financing the redevelopment of old commercial properties and brownfield sites
Environmental and industry implications of Ontario’s Bill 197
Ontario's Bill 197 may spur development, but critics wonder at what cost?
ERIS Updates
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ERIS President Carol Le Noury elected to the Board of the Canadian Brownfields Network
The CBN is pleased to announce the election of its new Board of Directors for the coming 2020-2021 period. The Board will now include Carol Le Noury, President of ERIS.
Update for our valued customers (COVID-19) – March 25
Update for our valued customers: Following up on our message of Friday, March 13th, I want to report that ERIS is completely open for business and our employees are all now safely working from their home offices.
Industry News
Consultation on Growing the Greenbelt in Ontario
The Ontario government has launched a 60-day consultation to grow the Greenbelt and help protect more of the province’s natural environment, including farmlands, forests, wetlands and watersheds from future development.
Ontario Helps More Municipalities Prepare for Extreme Weather
Additional funding will help rebuild roads and bridges to a higher standard
Site Rehabilitation Program Periods 5 and 6 Further Expand Program Scope
On Feb 1, 2021, the Government of Alberta launched Period 5 and Period 6 of the Site Rehabilitation Program, including additional information within the updated Site Rehabilitation Guidelines.
Changes to the site identification provisions in the Environmental Management Act and Contaminated Sites Regulation came into effect on February 1.
Alberta’s Site Rehabilitation Program Updates
Alberta Energy has provided the SRP Industry Advisory Committee with the following update for Committee Meetings held on January 27th and February 10th, 2021: