Major contract awarded for Faro Mine remediation
Faro Mine, one of the largest contaminated sites in Canada is moving ahead with the next phase in its remediation.
On May 31, 2019, the...
Canada’s top court rejects appeal in Ottawa dry cleaner contamination case
An Ottawa-based dry cleaner found liable for $1.63 million in remediation costs related to the spill of degreaser chemicals between 1960 and 1974 has...
Using multiple lines of evidence helps in the study and remediation of PFAS
Even though PFAS are almost ubiquitous in the environment, their composition and release mechanisms are often different, depending on the source.
Environmental isotopes help solve groundwater issues
Compound-specific isotope analysis has emerged as a line of evidence to assess bioremediation of volatile organic compounds in the subsurface.
Ex situ treatment approach used for soil impacted with cyanides
Two environmental site assessments, subsurface investigation and monitoring programs, have been conducted at a former industrial facility in Guelph, Ontario.
Alberta Environment Minister orders staged cleanup of former wood treatment site
Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips issued a ministerial order that requires a nine-step remediation process to take place over the next nine months at...
Unknown amount of crude oil spilled in Manitoba train derailment
Cleanup crews in Manitoba have built a berm to contain an unknown amount of oil spilled from rail cars around the area where a...
Excess soil is a valuable resource that should not be wasted
Each year, an estimated 26 million cubic metres of construction soil must be managed in Ontario.
Bankrupt energy companies can’t abandon cleanup obligations, Supreme Court rules
Bankrupt oil and gas companies must fulfill provincial environmental obligations before paying anyone it owes money to, the Supreme Court has ruled, overturning a...
Syncrude to pay $2.75 million for great blue heron deaths at oilsands
On January 2, 2019, Syncrude Canada Ltd. pleaded guilty in the Provincial Court of Alberta to one count of violating the Migratory Birds Convention Act,...
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