The CLRA National Newsletter for this week features the CLRA Alberta Chapter 2023 Annual Charity Golf Tournament, March Lunch and Learn presentation slides for registrants, 2023 AGM & Conference photo gallery, Alberta Reclamation Practitioner Survey, City of Saskatoon Monitoring Well Standard, career opportunities, and more!
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You may now access your CLRA 2022 membership certificate by logging into your member portal account.
Introducing the Andrea McEachern Memorial Scholarship. The award honours Andrea McEachern and will be awarded annually to a candidate that exemplifies volunteerism and initiative in the reclamation/remediation industry.
Practitioners managing sulphur impacts experience challenges related to site assessment, monitoring, remediation and reclamation. InnoTech Alberta, Matrix Solutions and S2 Environmental co-proposed a project and are now working on behalf of a 4-member industry committee to investigate these challenges.
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The Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA) will be hosting its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference in Red Deer, Alberta from Tuesday, May 3 - Thursday, May 5, 2022.
Practitioners managing sulphur impacts experience challenges related to site assessment, monitoring, remediation and reclamation. InnoTech Alberta, Matrix Solutions and S2 Environmental co-proposed a project and are now working on behalf of a 4-member industry committee to investigate these challenges.
Submit your nomination/application for the 2022 National Awards by September 30th! CLRA/ACRSD award programs recognize individuals and/or organizations for outstanding contributions to the practice of land reclamation across Canada.
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Introducing ‘Adapting AGILE & SCRUM to Help Identify, Assess, and Manage Team Workloads’ with Todd Martin, Senior Environmental Specialist at Ovintiv Canada ULC, presented by the CLRA Alberta Chapter on September 21st. Register by September 19th, free member access and $20 for non-members, all proceeds benefit Western Sky Land Trust.
The City of Saskatoon is developing methods to protect groundwater and groundwater users within its jurisdiction. They are conducting a survey to provide your feedback on the importance of groundwater protection in Saskatoon and the options proposed. Engagement feedback, along with best practice research and funding considerations, will be provided to City Council for their consideration in Winter 2021.
2 awards of $1000 and a 1-year membership in the CLRA, honouring Linda Jones, are presented annually to students in a reclamation related program at a Canadian institution in recognition of excellence in academic studies which advance the theory, knowledge or practice of #LandReclamation.
1 month remaining to submit abstracts to present at the 2021 Atlantic Reclamation Conference, held virtually from November 15-19, 2021. Abstracts are due September 17, 2021.
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Read MorePetroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC)'s Alberta Upstream Petroleum Research Fund (AUPRF), with support from industry partners, has compiled the following Industry R&D Survey, with the objective of identifying knowledge gaps and/or challenges that industry faces in the areas of Ecological, Remediation & Reclamation, and Well Abandonment. The data collected from this survey will be used to identify project and research opportunities, aid in the allocation of funds to areas of highest need, and support a Workshop focused on creating discussion and identifying methods of collaboration to close these knowledge gaps.
Read MoreWe are conducting research into British Columbia’s reclamation and restoration economy on behalf of the Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, and the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada. This research is an important step towards quantifying the contribution of the reclamation and restoration industry to the British Columbia economy. The study will also help demonstrate the critical role of reclamation and restoration in ensuring that British Columbia can achieve sustainable resource development and sustainable cities. Your response will make a difference.
Read MoreYou may already know that five collaborating organizations, including InnoTech Alberta, Ducks Unlimited Canada, ECCC – National Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium, NRCan - Canadian Forest Service, NAIT - Center for Boreal Research joined forces to develop the Canadian Conservation and Land Management Knowledge Portal (CCLM). Launched in April 2020, the website was designed to provide an accessible and centralized place to share conservation and land management (reclamation and restoration) resources from across Canada and is now home to nearly 1000 resources.
Read MoreWe are conducting research into Alberta’s reclamation and restoration economy on behalf of the Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada. This research is an important step towards quantifying Alberta’s reclamation and restoration industry. The value for you is in quantifying the importance of your industry and its contribution to the Alberta economy. The study will also help demonstrate the critical role of reclamation and restoration in ensuring that Alberta can achieve sustainable resource development and sustainable cities. Your response will make a difference.
Read MoreAs a valued member of the CLRA-AB chapter your feedback is important to us. As you know from attending our events, the CLRA has been donating to Western Sky Land Trust over the past few years and is proud of what we have helped accomplish. We want to continually make sure that our board is representing our members to the best of our abilities, so we are sourcing your
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