Agenda Available Summer 2021
Virtual RemTech 2020 Agenda
Wednesday, October 14th - Opening & Keynote Session
Opening Remarks, Welcome and Keynote Presentation
- Ms. Stacy Thygesen, ESAA President
- Mr. Joe Chowaniec, ESAA Executive Director
Honourable Sonya Savage
Minister of Energy
MLA Calgary North West
Keynote Presentation and Discussion
The Future of the Oil in a Carbon-Constrained World
Scott McNally
Green Energy Advisor
Crescent Point Energy
Break
Wednesday, October 14th - General Session - Regulatory & Legal Updates
General Session – Regulatory / Legal Updates
Moderator: Todd Latham, Actual Media
From Recession to Recovery: Environmental Employment Outlook
Angie Huk, Vice President, Marketing & Customer Engagement, ECO Canada
Reclamation Practices and Criteria for Powerlines
Brian Lambert, Alberta Environment and Parks
Markus Thormann, Matrix Solutions
Remedial Action Plans – Guide and Form
Brian Lambert, Alberta Environment and Parks
Premee Mohamed, Alberta Environment and Parks
The Dirt on Excess Soil in Canada – A Cross-Country Review
Matthew Gardner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
Grant Walsom, XCG Consultants
Environmental Practice in 2020 –Part 2 – Staying on the tight rope
Jacquelyn Stevens, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
Michelle Heffernan, Trace Associates
Managing Environmental Obligations and Implementing the SCC Redwater Decision: Where We Are Today
Chidinma Thompson, Borden Ladner Gervais
Lunch
Wednesday, October 14th - Afternoon Technical Sessions
COVID-19 and the Workplace: Navigating the ‘New Normal’
Water, Groundwater, Treatment
Moderator: Les Stehmeier, LGS Consultancy
Technology
Moderator: Parisa Jourabchi, ARIS
Risk Assessment and Management
Moderator: Sheila Duchek, SNC-Lavalin
Remediation of Bromacil and Dicamba-Impacted Groundwater
Barry Rakewich & Hans Bakker, Nichols Environmental
The Case for Risk Assessment as the Remedial Option of Choice
Jennifer Mayberry, Steer Environmental
Insights from a Detailed Study of Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions at an Inactive Landfill
Stephanie Drake, Advisian
Phytotechnologies for Remediation and Reclamation of High Salinity Soil
Elizabeth Murray, Earthmaster Environmental Strategies
A Human Health Risk Assessment Conundrum- What is the Best Way to Evaluate Short-Term Exposures at Contaminated Sites
Bart Koppe & Karen Phillipps, Intrinsik
High Frequency Groundwater Sampling – Insights Into Detailed Plume Characterization and Risk Management
Blake Hamer & Alex Haluszka, Matrix Solutions
A New, Sustainable Remedial Technology to Facilitate Risk Management and Closure of Mobile NAPL Sites
Kevin French, Vertex Environmental
Break
Thermal Desorption Technology Effectively Creating a Walue from Waste
Darrell Greenman, AGES
Risk-Based Approach to Contaminated Site Remediation and Liability Reduction
Amanda Freer, Matrix Solutions
Contaminated Water Treatment from Site Remediation Work Using Ballasted Flocculation and Disc Filtration
Myriam De Ladurantaye-Noel, Veolia
An Integrated, Multi-Disciplinary Approach for Identifying Remediation Technologies for Radioiodine at Hanford
Vicky Freedman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Environmental Release Simulation and Testing to Inform Hazard Assessment and Risk Mitigation
Simone Levy, InnoTech Alberta
Performance of the water Treatment at Randle Reef
Marc Laliberte, Veolia
Tailoring Clean-up Strategies Based on the Contaminant
Mahyar Sakari, AGAT Laboratories
Thursday, October 15th - Morning Technical Sessions
Emerging Contaminants
Moderator: Mel Hamilton, SLR Consulting
University of Saskatchewan Research
Moderator: Elizabeth Murray, Earthmaster Environmental Strategies
Metal Contamination
Moderator: Dave Pritchard, Clifton Associates
Assessing Source of Trace Metals at a Wellsite in Alberta to Support Remediation and Reclamation Planning
Sheila Luther, Matrix Solutions
Steven Creighton, Saskatchewan Research Council
The Whereabouts of PFAS. What is Really Going On, and Where are the Risks
Tessa Pancras, Arcadis
Positron Emitting Isotopes for Spatial Resolution of Microbial Activity in Soils: Applications and Future Directions in In Situ Bioremediation
Michael Schmidt, University of Saskatchewan
Case Study: Pilot Scale In-Situ Remediation of Dissolved Metals Plume
Jake Gossen, Hemmera
Electrical Conductivity in Soil as an Indicator of Biostimulatory Solution Dispersal and PHC Biodegradation Potential
Aimee Schryer, University of Saskatchewan
Kuwait Environmental Remediation Program
Tom Jacklin, Advisian
Break
Emerging Contaminants
Moderator: Jacquelyn Stevens, Willms & Shiers Environmental Lawyers LLP
Sulfolane Contamination
Moderator: Anand Srivastava, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers
PFAS Treatment Trials with Granulated Activated Carbon
Francais Galbraith, SNC-Lavalin
Looking for Correlations between routine parameters and Sulfolane
Deanna Cottrel, Shell Canada
Darina Kuzma, ACWA
Successful Local and Indigenous Engagement to Complete a Northern Remediation Program
Doug McMillan, SNC-Lavalin
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Dark Matter: Role of Total Organofluorine Analysis
Heather Lord, Bureau Veritas Laboratories
Changes of Indigenous Bacteria Communities in the Presence of Sulfolane in Separate Hydrostratigraphic Units and the Biodegradation of Sulfolane under Aerobic Conditions
Deanna Cottrell & Paul Westlund, Shell Canada
Engineering Nanoporous Materials for Perfluoroalkylsubstances Remediation
Radha Motkuri, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
The Evaluation of Solid Phase Extraction Techniques to Detect Low Sulfolane Concentrations in Environmental Samples
Deanna Cottrell & Paul Westlund, Shell Canada
Soil Sterilants Program Overview and Update
Bonnie Drozdowski & Simone Levy, InnoTech Alberta
Sulfolane Interaction with Co-Contaminants: Impacts to Analytical Detection and Conceptual Site Models
Deanna Cottrell & Paul Westlund, Shell Canada
Orphan Well Association: SiteView Implementation, Data Management and ARO
Kelly Zadko & Shawn Banack, North Shore Environmental Consultants
Break
Thursday, October 15th - Afternoon Technical Sessions
Historical Sites
Moderator: Heather Lord, Bureau Veritas Laboratories
In-Situ
Moderator: Holly Kingston, Canadian Energy Regulator
Bioremediation
Moderator: John Lindberg, SLR Consulting
Seeing the Forest as More than Just Trees: Assessing and Characterizing Historical Oil and Gas Pipeline Release Sites Using Atypical Boreal Forest Assessment Methods
Ben Poltorak, Earthmaster Environmental Strategies
Successful Bioremediation of Long Chain Hydrocarbons in the Arctic
Rob Lacey, Delta Remediation
Kurtis Trefry, Dominion Diamonds
Historical Spill Management Challenges at an Active 1950s Gas Plant
Anela Baig, Trace Associates
Realizing the Benefits of Bioremediation in Canada
Phil Dennis, SiREM
Break
Brownfields
Moderator: Grant Walsom, XCG Consulting
Large Facility Decommissioning: Data, Sustainability and Risk Communication
Moderator: Simone Levy, InnoTech Alberta
Stakeholder Roadmap: A Guide to Effective Active Engagement using Social Methodologies
Reanne Ridsdale, SuRF Canada, Ryerson University, Canada
Accurate Risk and Cost Estimates when Decommissioning Gas Plants
Paul Fuellbrandt, Statvis Analytics
Advances in Anaerobic Benzene Bioremediation: Microbes, Mechanisms, and Biotechnologies
Sandra Dworatzek, SiREM
Advances in Risk Communication for Sites with Large Data Sets
Sheila Luther & Gaelen Merritt, Matrix Solutions
An Examination of Municipal Efforts to Manage Brownfields Redevelopment in Canada
Chris De Sousa, CBN & Ryerson University
Reclaiming Sulphur Base Pads – Bringing the Reality Home
Erin Kempin & James Freeman, S2 Environmental JV Inc
Economic Management of Large Area Based Oil and Gas Reclamation Programs – A Consulting Perspective
Anela Baig, Trace Associates
Estimating Tool for Brownfield Assessment, Remediation and Risk Assessment
Krista Barfoot & Jason Hudson, Stantec
- Statvis Analytics, Paul Fuellbrandt
- Sheila Luther, Matrix Solutions
- James Freeman, S2 Environmental
- Wes Funk, DXD Consulting
Hydraulic Conductivity Assessment in Prairie Tills
Sheila Duchek, SNC-Lavalin
Break
Gin, Tonic and Stories with Brian Keating
Pour yourself a beverage of your choice and join us for a closing drink, a toast to brighter days ahead, stories with Brian Keating, and a few special guests.
