Amendments of the Fisheries Act Become Law
On February 6th, 2018 bill C-68 proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act to restore lost protections as a result of previous changes to the Fisheries Act in 2012, while creating new protection for Canada’s marine resources. On June 21, 2019 these amendments to the...
Contaminated Soil Relocation in BC
Current and Future Changes Previously, soils that exceeded the former Schedule 7 standards of the Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR) could only be moved to a site other than a permitted landfill with a Contaminated Soil Relocation Agreement. These instruments were...
Hydrogeological Study
Hydrogeological Study Requirement for the City of Vancouver and other Jurisdictions The City of Vancouver (COV), Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability Department recently issued a Groundwater Management Bulletin, effective July 11, 2018, which pertains to a...
New Regional Background Groundwater Concentrations Released
The BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (BC ENV) has recently released Technical Bulletin 3: Regional Background Concentrations for Select Inorganic Substances in Groundwater. The document provides regional background estimates are provided for...
Japanese Beetle Soil Movement Restrictions
As of April 27, 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is restricting movement of soil and plant material out of the False Creek area due to the identification of an invasive plant pest, Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica). For the designated area (as...
#TBT Conducting drilling on a Site in Vancouver last December (before social distancing!). Working together with GeoPacific Consultants Ltd. and Southland Drilling Company to help our clients meet their environmental and geotechnical assessment needs all in one go!