by Keystone Environmental | Jul 7, 2020 | Environment, Ministry of Environment, Regulatory
The BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (BC ENV) has recently been granted changes to the Site Identification process within Bill 17 (May 2019) which contained amendments to the Environmental Management Act (EMA). These changes to the EMA will come...
by Keystone Environmental | Apr 28, 2020 | Engineering, Environment, Ministry of Environment, Regulatory
The National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) reporting deadline has been changed from June 1st to July 31st, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NPRI reporting program is managed by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and tracks data on the amount of...
by Keystone Environmental | Aug 21, 2019 | Biology, Environment, Ministry of Environment, Regulatory, Wildlife Regulations
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...
by Keystone Environmental | Mar 11, 2019 | City of Vancouver, Contaminated Sites, Environment, Ministry of Environment, Newsletter, Regulatory
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...
by Keystone Environmental | Jan 10, 2019 | City of Vancouver, Contaminated Sites, Environment, Regulatory
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...
by Keystone Environmental | Sep 26, 2018 | Contaminated Sites, Environment, Ministry of Environment, Regulatory
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...
