Course Description

This is an annual meeting of BC’s contaminated sites’ risk assessment community – including risk assessors and those that work with risk assessors. We’ve assembled a broad range of speakers and topics with something for everyone - get the latest on risk assessment science and policy.

The use of risk assessment continues to expand, both provincially and federally – including for applications outside of contaminated sites. We see the role of risk assessment evolving into supporting increasingly sustainable and green site remediation – so this is a focus of 2019 workshop.

GeoEnviroPro Partners

GeoEnviroPro is committed to technical and instructional excellence. Each of GeoEnviroPro’s partners – Dr. Reidar Zapf-Gilje, Guy Patrick, Scott Steer and Pete Craig – share a common passion for teaching, for applying solid environmental science in the real world, and for supporting those who will take the field further. All are at your service. We look forward to helping you on your personal journey as a GeoEnviroPro.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Risk Solutions for Contaminated Sites – Sustainable Remediation (2019)

    • Event Agenda
  • 2

    Presentation Slides

    • Sustainable Remediation Policy – Where have we come from -Where should we be heading? (Guy Patrick and Reidar Zapf-Gilje)

    • Risk Assessment: An Integral First Step in Sustainable Remediation: Can the Society of Contaminated Sites Approved Professionals of BC (CSAP) do more? (Presented by Chuck Jochems, Hemmera, on behalf of Peter Reid, CSAP President)

    • Role of Risk Assessment in Sustainable Redevelopment - What can Practitioners do Differently? (Anne Bancroft-Jones, Polygon Development)

    • Updates from the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (Heather Osachoff and Kerri Skelly, BC ENV)

    • Can Contaminated Soils be Repurposed On-site in B.C.? (Stefan Quaglia, Trillium Environmental)

    • Understand your Footprint: Reducing Uncertainty to Improve Risk Management in PCB Contaminated Riverine Systems – (Maggie Branton, Branton Environmental Consulting)

    • Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) Update (Erin Shankie, Environment and Climate Change Canada)

    • Methods and Tools for Green and Sustainable Remediation – Draft Remedial Technology Tool Kit #4 (presented by Guy Patrick)