A HYBRID IN-PERSON AND ​VIRTUAL WORKSHOP

November 7, 2023 8:30am - 4:30pm PT

  • 1

    Remediation Now Workshop - Focus on the Future: Challenging Current Perceptions and Assumptions in Contaminated Sites Management (Virtual)

    • Overview

    • Opening Remarks - Guy Patrick, GeoEnviroPro

    • Keynote Speaker & Discussion: Using Adaptive Management to Deliberately Identify & Reduce Uncertainties in Contaminated Sites (Carol Murray, ESSA, with support from Guy Patrick, GeoEnviroPro)

    • Ministry Update & Discussion (Kerri Skelly & Carrie Nugent, BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy)
  • 2

    Part 2: The Future of Active Remediation

    • Soil Management Update 1: BC Report Card & Roundup from Other Areas (Steven Boyce, Active Earth)

    • Soil Management Update 2: Ontario Check-in & Discussion (Grant Walsom, Trace Associates Inc & Peter Sutton, Terrapex)

    • Active Remediation in Risk Management: Divergent Provincial Trends (Bruce Tunnicliffe, VEI Contracting Inc.)

    • Panel Discussion: The Future of Active Remediation in BC (Moderator: Guy Patrick, Patrick Consulting Inc.)

    • Emerging Contaminants Round-Up: Sulfolane, 6ppQuinone, Biosolids, PFAS, and Others (Scott Steer, Active Earth)

    • Provincial, Federal, and Indigenous Jurisdiction in BC: Managing Contaminated Sites in an Evolving Legal Environment (Jana McLean, Iris Legal)
  • 3

    Part 3: The Future of Risk Based Remediation

    • Addressing Climate Change Readiness in Risk Assessment (Mandeep Purewal, AtkinsRéalis)

    • Facilitated Conversation: Improving Alignment Between Site Characterization & Risk Management (Scott Steer, Active Earth & Bruce Tunnicliffe, VEI Contracting Inc.)

    • Panel Discussion: The Future of Risk-Based Remediation (Moderator: Steven Boyce, Active Earth Engineering)

    • Closing Remarks (Guy Patrick, Patrick Consulting Inc.)