Since its establishment in 2006, Nova Scotia Lands Inc. has done a diverse array of reclamation projects throughout Nova Scotia. These projects have improved receiving waters, restored community access to previously degraded land, protected resources, and employed innovative technologies.
Read MoreBrandon Williams is a biologist and ecologist that completed his undergraduate degree in Alberta. He is now completing his graduate studies at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. His work examines the use of prescribed burning as a tool to shift an agronomic grass dominated tailings storage facility located at Highland Valley Copper mine to a native grassland community. Outside of academia he has experience in environmental consulting as a biologist. Brandon is committed to the reclamation and restoration of ecosystems to ensure the maintenance of biodiversity and ecosystem services for future generations.
Read MoreDr. Bob Pett has 42 years of experience in environmental research, management, and training in Canada and abroad (including 17 years with NS Department of Public Works). Currently, Dr. Bob is responsible for environmental aspects of highway planning, construction and maintenance in the Province, and leads activities related to fish habitat, wetland and salt marsh restoration, habitat banking, environmental monitoring, and climate change adaptation. He is a Director and former President of the Atlantic Branch of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA).
Read MoreOver the past seven Years Marissa Reckmann has been heavily involved with the Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association. She started as a Director (2015) with the Alberta Chapter and moved to the role of President and served an additional two years as Past President (2019 to 2021).
Read MoreChris has over 10 year of experience in the environmental industry. He obtained a Diploma with Honours from Lakeland College in Conservation and Restoration Ecology and later graduated with a B.Sc. with Distinction from the University of Alberta in Environmental and Conservation Sciences, majoring in land reclamation. In 2016, he joined Trace Associates Inc. as a Senior Reclamation Advisor. In 2020, Chris took on the role of Practice Area Lead for Reclamation, which enables him to mentor and empower staff across the company in all aspects of reclamation across a variety of market sectors.
Read MoreCongratulation to Samantha McGarry, recipient of the Dr. Jack Winch Early Career Award for her body of work in reclamation. Sam began her fourth-year thesis work with Dr. Graeme Spiers and Dr. Peter Beckett in 2009. Sam’s thesis and later, Master’s work contributed towards a project was entitled the Green Mines Green Energy (GMGE) project and aimed to grow energy crops on mine tailings using organic residuals. The project addressed many challenges present in society with cross-cutting themes related to environmental sustainability and recycling, as well as reclaiming brownfields in a sustainable manner. Sam’s work focused on growing corn, canola, and switchgrass in biosolids applied to mine tailings at Xstrata (now Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations, A Glencore Company where Sam currently is the Site Rehabilitation Lead).
Read MoreThe IN-TECH Reclamation Award (Formerly the Noranda Land Reclamation Award) is one of three prestigious awards of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association / Association Canadienne de Réhabilitation des Sites Dégradés (CLRA/ACRSD). This award celebrates innovative techniques that advance the practice of reclamation in Canada within any sector of industry (i.e mining, forestry, oil & gas).
Read MoreCLRA/ACRSD awards programs recognizes individuals and/or organizations for outstanding contributions to the practice of land reclamation across Canada. Nominate, recognize, and support the profession at every stage. The 2019 CLRA National awards nomination and application deadlines are in August.
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