CLRA Reclamation Weekly: 2021-07-02

This week on #ReclamationWeekly, we are featuring the Linda Jones Memorial Award. Two awards of $1000 each and a one-year membership with the CLRA 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.

The CLRA Alberta 12th Annual #GolfTournament on August 11th is sold out, there are two Hole sponsorship opportunities left, including the 'Ball in Sand Draw' and 'Closest to the Pin in Two'.

We have also added 3 new career opportunities with our corporate member @Summit, An Earth Services Company as a Junior Biologist, Sales and Marketing Administrator, and Intermediate/Senior Environmental Specialist.

CLRA Reclamation Weekly: 2021-06-18

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CLRA Alberta Chapter 2021 Award Recipients

The CLRA Alberta Chapter is pleased to acknowledge and commemorate Gerry Bourassa through our Exceptional Volunteer Award.

The CLRA Alberta Student Awards recognize students' academic achievement and hard work. The association, along with our award sponsors, are pleased to be able to reward their commitment and accomplishments throughout the year. These awards are valued, not only for their monetary value, but for the encouragement and recognition they give.

Alberta Chapter, Awards, CLRA News, ScholarshipsManageWiseMarch 17, 2021

CLRA National 2020 Dr. Jack Winch Early Career Award Recipient: Samantha McGarry

Congratulation 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).

CLRA Ontario Chapter: 2020 Tom Peters Memorial Mine Reclamation Student Bursary Recipient

The Ontario chapter of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA) along with Vale, the Ontario Mining Association (OMA), and the Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines (MENDM) are pleased to announce that Jonathan Lavigne has been selected to receive the 2020 Tom Peters Memorial Mine Reclamation student bursary. Jonathan is currently a 1st year Ph.D. student in the Boreal Ecology program at Laurentian University, under the primary supervision of Dr. Nathan Basiliko. Jonathan’s Ph.D. research focuses on the introduction of novel reclamation strategies to improve soil fertility in mining impact areas, encompassing both smelter impacted lands and legacy aggregate mining sites. The award will be used to enhance both GIS and statistical analysis components of Jonathan’s research. The competition was very stiff this year, with four excellent submissions, and we thank all candidates.

Awards, CLRA News, Conference, Members Only, Nominations, Scholarships, Ontario ChapterJennifer HargreavesJanuary 11, 2021

CLRA Ontario Chapter: 2020 Tom Peters Memorial Mine Reclamation Award Accepting Nominations

We are happy to announce that the Ontario Chapter of the CLRA is now accepting submissions for the Tom Peter’s Student Bursary Award for Excellence in Mine Reclamation. The award includes a bursary of $5,000 generously provided by Vale.

We are also accepting submissions for the Tom Peter’s Memorial Mine Reclamation Industry Award!

Awards, CLRA News, Conference, Members Only, Nominations, Scholarships, Ontario ChapterManageWiseNovember 16, 2020

CLRA National 2021 Awards: Introducing the IN-TECH Reclamation Award

The 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).

CLRA National - 2019 Awards Nomination Deadline Approaching!

CLRA/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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