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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.

Dr. 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).

Over 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).

Chris 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.