Brownie Awards celebrate brownfield and remediation projects across Canada
A number of significant brownfield remediation projects took the spotlight at the recent Brownie Awards, where award winners ranged from Whitehorse’s thermal conduction work at Marwell Tar Pit, to the successful financing partnerships surrounding the Randle Reef project in Ontario.
Alberta rolls out new rules forcing industry to pay for abandoned well cleanup
Alberta's oil and gas regulator has rolled out new rules aimed at addressing the growing problem of inactive and abandoned wells in the province, but critics say the industry should be forced to do even more to clean up after itself.
Contaminated Haileybury industrial site left unmaintained nets $12,500 fine to the company director
Grant Erlick, former Mansteel director, convicted under Environmental Protection Act for neglecting environment ministry orders.
Ministry of Environment says it takes spills seriously and is looking for new ways to make polluters pay.
Oil price spike won’t increase industry cleanup spending: Alberta energy minister
The current spike in oil prices is no reason to force industry to spend more on cleaning up Alberta's tens of thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells, says the province's energy minister.
Special to the DCN: The dirt on environmental cleanup: Part three, community engagement
This Special to the DCN three-part series on what you need to know to hire the right contractor for your next big remediation project began with an article differentiating between a consultant versus a contractor.
Special to the DCN: The dirt on environmental cleanup — Part two, experience is key
When it comes to environmental remediation, it could be a simple “dig and dump” project or it could require a multi-disciplinary approach. Either way, the key to a successful project is having the right team of experts for the job.
Special to the DCN: The dirt on environmental cleanup — Part one, where to start
When it comes to environmental remediation, no two jobs are alike. It could be a simple “dig and dump,” or it could require a multi-disciplinary approach with a variety of remedial technologies and project partners.
Environmental, emotional and process remediations needed for Keno Hill area
As Keno City grapples with the imminent loss of its waste transfer station and other services, local outcry dovetails with problems caused by renewed mining in the region.
Microorganism that remediates cadmium-contaminated soil
In recent years, phytoremediation (the utilization of plants, animals and microorganism to take up or immobilize hazardous substances from contaminated soils) has been widely applied to the remediation of Cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil.
Ontario government, industry group want feds to fund abandoned well clean up
Provincial government program to clean up abandoned wells gets up to $3 million a year.
New Policies May Drive Increased Use of In-Situ Remediation Technology
The Alberta Energy Regulator introduced the proposed Manual XXX: Contamination Management on July 7, 2021. This manual is intended to assist companies in understanding the requirements and expectations under the Remediation Regulation for remediating contamination.
Adoption of the Regulation respecting the traceability of excavated contaminated soils
On June 28, 2021, the Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change announced in a press release the adoption of the Regulation respecting the traceability of excavated contaminated soils, which was subsequently published in the Gazette officielle du Québec on July 7.
SUDBURY - The City of North Bay and the Department of National Defence (DND) have struck an agreement on a $20 million cleanup of water and soil near the Jack Garland Airport.
‘Replacing the money’: public funds didn’t increase oil well cleanups, study suggests
Much of the taxpayer money that has funded oil well cleanup in Alberta may have simply replaced money that energy companies would have spent anyway, according to a new analysis.
Hazardous and Special Products
The Hazardous and Special Products Regulation was released June 8, 2021. The current MHSW program ends on September 30, 2021, and on October 1, 2021, producers of HSP will switch to the new individual producer responsibility regulatory framework.
New $75M lawsuit claims city conspired to dump contaminated soil on land with mob ties
The city says it's checked and can't find evidence that this happened
20K tonnes of soil at Kenilworth reservoir site is contaminated with a carcinogen
Around 20K tonnes of soil contaminated with a carcinogen at the Kenilworth reservoir was discovered this summer, and councillors are only just learning about it.
NS promises a more consistent approach to contaminated sites management
Terry Spicer, the Nova Scotia government says it will create an interdepartmental advisory group to bring government-wide consistency to the reporting and management of contaminated sites.
