This opinion piece on sustainability first aired in November 2019 and we are happy to bring the topic back! Sustainability is founded on three pillars:  environment, economy, and society. With contaminated sites, our approaches to remediation have commonly considered environmental and economic issues, but the social aspect is not so straightforward.  Join Guy on Wednesday where he discusses some of the road blocks to the successful implementation of sustainable solutions, and possible ways forward to a brighter future.

Please join Andrew Sorensen, Raminder Grewal and Luke Dineley who will discuss the Province’s Final Policy Direction paper for Regulating Soil Relocation released earlier this year with changes anticipated to come into effect as early as Fall 2022.  Andrew, Raminder and Luke will discuss what the new process looks like, what it means for source site owners/developers/operators, what it means for receiving site owners, some remaining unknowns, and potential liability issues. Andrew is a Principal Senior Engineer with Thurber Engineering and is the lead for their environmental services in BC. He has over 20 years of experience in environmental site assessment and remediation projects and is a long-standing Contaminated Sites Approved Professional. In terms of soil relocation, Andrew regularly provides advice to clients regarding relocation of contaminated and non-contaminated soil in the context of the current regulations and the upcoming new framework.