by Keystone Environmental | Jan 29, 2021 | Biology, Environment, Ministry of Environment, Newsletter, Regulatory, Wildlife Regulations
Burns Bog, located in Delta, BC is the largest peat bog in Western Canada (Photo Credit: Nathan Bendriem) by Nathan Bendriem, Junior Biologist In British Columbia, wetlands make up about 5.28 million hectares, or 5.6% of the land mass. Simply defined, wetlands are...
by Keystone Environmental | Jan 19, 2021 | Contaminated Sites, Environment, Ministry of Environment, Regulatory
The BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (BC ENV) has recently been granted changes to the Site Profile process within Bill 17 (May 2019) which contained amendments to the Environmental Management Act (EMA). These changes to the EMA will come into...
by Keystone Environmental | Aug 11, 2020 | Biology, Contaminated Sites, Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Risk Assessment
by Adam Radlowski, M.Sc., R.P.Bio The BC Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR), under the Environmental Management Act, specifies the requirements for site remediation in the province. The BC CSR allows substances to be remediated to numerical standards and risk-based...
by Keystone Environmental | Jul 21, 2020 | Contaminated Sites, Ministry of Environment, Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
The purpose of a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) is to determine if there is a potential for contamination to be present on a site. Schedule 2 of the BC Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR) provides a comprehensive list of commercial and industrial...
by Keystone Environmental | Jul 16, 2020 | Biology, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife Regulations
By: Corrie Allen, M.Sc., R.P.Bio. Species at Risk are a central consideration in the early design phases of a proposed development project. While the large, charismatic megafauna like grizzly bears and killer whales garner substantial interest during proposed...
