SustainTech Schedule Download

Room 1 (Education/Phytoremediation) Room 2 (Legal) Room 3 (Remediation/Reclamation) Room 4 (Laboratory/Air Quality) Quality Assurance of Laboratory Results Jeff Zimmer (Saskatchewan Research Council) Occupational Health and Safety in Saskatchewan - Responding to Incidents and Understanding Due Diligence John Agioritis (MLT Aikins LLP) Low Probability Receptor – Overview and Net Environmental Benefit Hilary Lavoie (Millennium EMS Solutions Ltd.) USASK Environmental Engineering Program - What the Environmental Industry Needs Wonjae Chang and Kerry McPhedran (University of Saskatchewan) 2:30 - 3:00 pmCoffee Break | Networking | Exhibit Hall Technical Sessions - Block #1 3:00 - 3:30 pm SustainTech 12:45 - 1:15 pmExhibit Hall + Registration (Afternoon Attendees) 1:15 - 1:30 pmWelcome and Introduction / Land Acknowledgement 1:30 - 2:30 pm Welcome and Keynote Address Corinne Shuster-Wallace, the Executive Director of the Global Institute for Water Security (USask) 10:00 - 10:15 amCoffee Break 10:15 - 12:15 pmWorkshop 12:15 - 12:45 pmLunch (Workshop Attendees) CONFERENCE SCHEDULE | MARCH 20, 2024 Workshop 7:30 am - 8:00 amRegistration (Workshop Attendees) 8:00 - 10:00 amWorkshop Identifying and Addressing False Petroleum Hydrocarbon Detections from Natural Organics Dwayne Bennett (ALS Global) There's Been a Spill... Now What? Legal Requirements for Responding to a Spill Anand Srivastava (Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP) Assessment of Natural Source Zone Depletion (NSZD) as a Corrective Action Management Option, Buffalo Narrows Fire Protection Base, Saskatchewan David Pritchard (Clifton Engineering Group) Overview to the Proposed Amendments to the Federal Methane Regulations Joey Woehleke (North Shore Environmental Consultants) The Duty to Consult in Resource Development Erica Klassen (MLT Aikins LLP) Impacted Site Transactions - Hurdles and Issues Ryan Riess (R Squared Environmental Inc.) 11:00 - 11:30 am“Saskatchewan’s Duty to Consult; First Nation and Metis Consultation Policy Framework, 2023”, by Graham Biletski, Senior 11:30 - 12:00 pm“Discussion of Responsibility for Environmentally Impacted Sites”, by Ryan Malley, Crown Counsel, Civil Law Branch, Ministry 12:00 - 1:00 pmLunch Break | Networking | Exhibit Hall 9:05 - 10:00 am Welcome and Keynote Address "Moving Forward, Towards Truth and Reconciliation" by Lyndon Linklater, Knowledge Keeper & Storyteller 10:00 - 10:30 amCoffee Break | Networking | Exhibit Hall Regulatory Session 10:30 - 11:00 am“Ministry of Environment Update”, by Wes Kotyk, Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Division, Ministry of 4:30 - 6:00 pmNetworking Reception CONFERENCE SCHEDULE | MARCH 21, 2024 8:00 - 9:00 amCoffee/Pastries| Networking | Exhibit Hall 9:00 - 9:05 amWelcome - Day #2 3:30 - 4:00 pm Breakout Session Phytoremediation of Contaminated Sites: Adapting a Natural System to Meet Remedial Goals Ron Gestler and Jennifer Pretorius (Geosyntec Consultants) 4:00 - 4:30 pm Room 1 (Site/Risk Assessment, Sustainability) Room 2 (Legal/Regulatory)Room 3 (Remediation/Reclamation)Room 4 (Water) A Hypothetical Approach to Terrestrial Population Level Ecological Risk Assessment Karl Bresee (Intrinsik Corp.) Snakes and Turtles and Bats, Oh My! What Environmental Consultants Need to Know About Species at Risk Anand Srivastava (Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP) Sustainability Implications of Applying Multiple Site-Specific Salinity Guideline Methods to Salt-Affected Sites Eric Van Gaalen and Monique Wismer (Trace Associates Inc.) Nelson River In-Water Remediation Connor Proskin and Vanessa Krahn (Dillon Consulting Ltd.) Techno-Economic Analysis of Heat Pump for Clean Heating in Saskatchewan Adisorn Aroonwilas and Amornvadee Veawab (University of Regina) Balancing Liability and Costs while Meeting Ever-changing Regulations for Landfills Kerri Walker and Jackie Kaiser (Associated Environmental) Wastewater Plant Spill Cleanup Gordon Will (Associated Environmental) PFAS: Regulatory Advancements and Lessons Learned on Assessment, Delineation, and Data Interpretation Nikki Hilker (SLR Consulting Ltd.) Achieving Site-Specific Remedial Goals for PHCs, PAHs, and VOCs through a Collaborative Multidisciplinary Approach Gord Guest (GeoTactical Remediation Ltd.) Not Your Standard Remediation: Application of On- Site Water Treatment via Reverse Osmosis Jeff Belecky (Millennium EMS Solutions Ltd.) Technical Sessions - Block #2 1:00 - 1:30 pm 1:30 - 2:00 pm Breakout Session When a Claim Comes: Strategies For Effective Outcomes Eric Mager and Sarah Wingerak (McDougall Gauley LLP) 2:00 - 2:30 pm Room 1Room 2Room 3 (Bioremediation)Room 4 (AI/ML) Optimizing Biostimulation in Calcareous Soils: Unraveling the Role of Soil Buffering Capacity for Petroleum Hydrocarbon Remediation Amy Jimmo (University of Saskatchewan) Advanced AI and ML Strategies for Cost-Effective Environmental Liability Reduction in Resource Sectors – Introduction Brandon Smith and Amy Gainer (Clear-Site Solutions Inc.) Fostering Sustainable Remediation: Debunking Cold Climate Myths and Harnessing Bioremediation in Canada B.J. Min (TRIUM Environmental Inc.) Real-time IoT sensors and site- specific biostimulation: accelerating contaminated sites down the path to closure Steven Mamet (Environmental Material Science Inc.) 4:00 - 5:00 pmClosing Remarks | Reception | Networking | Exhibit Hall 2:30 - 3:00 pmCoffee Break | Networking | Exhibit Hall 3:00 - 3:30 pm Breakout Session Canadian Brownfields Network Firefighter Training Facility Restoration: PFAS source control and novel in-situ Remediation Korene Tourney (SLR Consulting Ltd) The Dirt on Developing Brownfields: the law, due diligence and off-site liability Anand Srivastava (Willms & Shier) Rapid Transition of Abandoned Oil & Gas Well: The Renuwell Story Keith Hirsche Breakout Session Vapour Intrusion Demonstration Darius Mali and Jennifer Pretorius (Geosyntec Consultants) 3:30 - 4:00 pm