Brandon 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.
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.
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 to Thursday, May 5, 2022.
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 Wednesday, February 23 - Friday, February 25, 2022.
Please contribute to our virtual guestbook and add any photos of you and Dave or sites you worked on together to this Google Folder. When adding photos to the Google Drive, please add your name and the site where the photo is taken.
Congrats to the winner of the Atlantic ARC2021 Student Presentation Award Megan Fraser with her presentation titled Boat Harbour Remediation: Assessing Legacy Impacts of Pulp Mill Effluent on Coastal Food Web Structure using Stable Isotope Analysis.
The CLRA Alberta Chapter abstract submission deadline for the 2022 AGM and Conference is fast approaching. Be sure to submit your abstracts by December 1st to qualify.
Thank you for all those who participated in the ARC2021 virtual webinar series. Speakers, sponsors and those who tuned in from their home or office. We had a great turnout and look forward to your feedback and future ARC events.
Our members from Summit Liability Solutions Inc and Trace Associates Inc. are seeking candidates for #ProjectManager roles. Check out the details on our website.
Thank you for all those who participated in the ARC2021 virtual webinar series. Speakers, sponsors and those who tuned in from their home or office. We had a great turnout and look forward to your feedback and future ARC events.
We are pleased to announce that the program and registration for the 2021 Atlantic Reclamation Conference (ARC2021) organized by the CLRA Atlantic Chapter is now available! Their 20th anniversary year webinar series will be held virtually on November 15 – 19, 2021.
There is 1 week remaining to submit your nominations for the CLRA Ontario Chapter and the Ontario Mining Association's 2 annual awards, the Tom Peters Memorial #Mine #Reclamation Industry #Award and the Student Award.
Our members Arletta Environmental Consulting Corp. and CCI Inc. are seeking candidates as an #Reclamation #Specialist and as an #Environmental #Inspector respectively. Check out the details on our website.
