The CLRA has been making continual adjustments to the way we conduct our business to bring you up-to-date information on reclamation innovation, regulations and the various ways we handle reclamation across Canada. Our Chapters have been conducting webinars and conferences through various ePlatforms to continue providing valuable information to all our members. Please visit www.clra.ca for the latest events and news.
Read MoreShowcase your organization’s best practices or technologies for efficient retirement of oil and gas assets!
Successful applicants will be given a segment in an hour-long video seminar to showcase how their organization, product, approach, technology, or digital application results in improved outcomes in the environmental management of legacy oil and gas assets. Participation is free!
Read MoreLike other conferences in 2020, the 27th Annual BC-MEND ML/ARD Workshop was changed to a virtual event. The conference retained the half-hour presentation format and there were eighteen presentations with three-half day sessions on December 1, 2, and 3. The extra capacity of the virtual format allowed the conference to provide free registration to Canadian students, First Nations, and community groups. Money saved on not having a social for thirsty delegates allowed the conference to cut the registration fee for everyone else from $200 to $50. Seven hundred registrants from across Canada and abroad was a record.
Read MoreThe holiday season is upon us with a new year on the horizon. The world as we knew it changed in the past year however our continued efforts in reclamation remain the same. To all CLRA members, I applaud you for all you do and am proud to be a part of this amazing association.
Read MoreTraditional reclamation of mines and other large disturbances have focused on seeding the sites with non-native agronomic grasses and legumes. However, this has been found to prevent the recovery of the sites rather than assisting the recovery so a technique that controlled erosion and promoted recovery without constraints was needed. Understanding erosion processes is the key to finding solutions. Erosion happens when raindrops hit bare soil, lifting soil particles (up to 224 tons/ha, Gray and Leiser, 1982). The particles are then available to wash down the slope, causing erosion. How is it that this does not happen in natural systems? Of course, a vegetation cover helps, but even before there is a vegetation cover on sites, how do natural systems prevent water from running across the land?
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 MoreSince our last newsletter, the world has changed given the COVID-19 global pandemic. We, at the CLRA, are working to ensure the health and safety of our members by working on audio/visual conferences and workshops to continue to keep you informed on reclamation across Canada.
Read MoreYesterday, the Alberta Chapter Board of Directors sent a letter to the Honorable Sonja Savage, Minister of Energy, to voice their concerns over the details of Stage 1B of the Alberta Site Rehabilitation Program (ASRP). Many of our members have reached out to ask why only Abandonment companies from Stage 1, who had rejections are able to re-apply for the grants. Today, Kelly Zadko, the current Alberta Chapter President, with support from the past President, Marissa Reckmann, will be interviewing with CBC to voice members’ concerns.
Read MoreSince our last newsletter, the world has changed given the COVID-19 global pandemic. We, at the CLRA, are working to ensure the health and safety of our members by working on audio/visual conferences and workshops to continue to keep you informed on reclamation across Canada.
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