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Saskatchewan Environmental Industry and Managers Association
Message from the Premier of Saskatchewan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Message from the Minister of the Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Message from the Minister of the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Message from the SEIMA President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SEIMA Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Message from the SEIMA Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SEIMA Mission and Vision Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SEIMA Champions Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Rail or Pipeline? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Membership
Capabilities Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Reciprocal Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Student and Retired Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Why join the K+S Potash Student Chapter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 SEIMA Member Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Enhanced Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Service Index (Specializations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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ADVERTISERS INDEX Advertisements
STEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 SaskPower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 SaskTel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 SEIMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Summit Liability Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 SWANA, Northern Lights Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 TERA Environmental Consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tervita Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Trace Associates Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
AGAT Laboratories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
AMEC Environment & Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
APEGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outside Back Cover Bio-Limno Research & Consulting, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Clifton Associates Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Derek Murray Consulting and Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Earthmaster Environmental Strategies Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 EcoMetrix Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Envirotec Services Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Enhanced Profiles
ERM Rescan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
J. Lauder Publishing and Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
APEGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Association of Consulting Engineering Companies (SK). . . . . 59 Dagaz Environmental Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Earthmaster Environmental Strategies Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 J. D. Mollard and Associates (2010) Limited . . . . . . . . . . . 62 MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Maxxam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Prairie Wild Consulting Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Silver Sage Housing Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Stantec Consulting Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Western Heritage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
JSK Consulting Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
KGS Group Consulting Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Koenders Water Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
I. W. Kuhn Environmental Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover
MWH Canada, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Pinchin West Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover PINTER & Associates Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Saskatchewan Ministry of Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Saskatchewan Research Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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M E S S A G E F R O M T H E P R E M I E R O F S A S K AT C H E WA N
Premier of Saskatchewan Legislative Building Regina Canada S4S 0B3
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MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF THE ECONOMY
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MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT
On behalf of the Ministry of Environment, congratulations on producing the 2014 edition of the Saskatchewan Environmental Industry and Managers Association Directory and Buyers’ Guide.
We are fortunate in Saskatchewan to have such a diverse group of expert environmental practitioners in all areas of business and industry. SEIMA plays an important role in bringing the environmental industry and regulating agencies together to promote sustainable development and responsible stewardship of our environment. Saskatchewan continues to be a leader in economic growth. With a population of over 1.1 million people and the opportunities our growing communities present, management of our resources and environment is key to maintaining prosperity and the quality of life we are experiencing. To help meet the challenges of growth, the Ministry of Environment continues to work towards a results-based approach to environmental regulation. This approach will allow us to streamline regulatory processes and support growth while improving environmental protection. We value our association with SEIMA as we continue to work cooperatively in delivering professional development and networking opportunities for the environmental industry.
Thank you for your leadership in promoting best environmental management practices, innovative technologies and valuable services. I extend my best wishes to SEIMA for a successful year ahead. Sincerely,
Ken Cheveldayoff Saskatchewan Environmental Industry and Managers Association
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
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As the focal point for the environmental industry in this province, SEIMA provides networking, communication and educational opportunities to our members. Our goal is to foster the growth of Saskatchewan’s environmental sector and the development of its professionals through promotion and support of our members and their operations.
elcome to SEIMA’s 2014 Membership Directory and Buyers’ guide. And, if you’re new to Saskatchewan’s environment industry, or are a new environmental professional in the province, may I wish you a warm welcome to our Association as well.
As you look through this publication, you will see new names among the companies listed. With a growing province there is a growing demand for the goods and services SEIMA’s members provide, and this demand continues to attract new companies and professionals to our province. The environment industry adds value in its truest sense – by offering ways and means by which our environment is not only maintained or protected, but also enhanced.
You will also see that Saskatchewan’s environmental industry and its managers are innovative and progressive, and involved in almost all aspects of the province’s economy. From consulting services to waste management services, and from equipment suppliers to recyclers, the industry makes contributions to agriculture, air quality, biodiversity, education, environmental assessments, energy, fishing, forestry, going green, land management, mining, municipalities, waste management, water management, and wildlife. In keeping with the nature of our provincial economy, our industry and members also ply their trade nationally and internationally. The companies and organizations listed in this directory and buyers’ guide share a commitment to sound environmental management, and I invite you to reach out to any one of them (if their phones are busy, keep trying – it means they’re doing good work on someone’s behalf so they could do it for you too).
If your firm is not already a SEIMA member, I also invite you to join SEIMA (and yes, keep calling if the phone is busy as it also means our Executive Director is doing good work). If you’re an environmental professional, I invite you to participate in our networking and educational events, and to get involved in SEIMA. Membership and participation also add value to our province.
Al Shpyth
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SEIMA 2013-14 BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEIMA 2013-14 Board of Directors Alix Cruickshank AMEC Environment and Infrastructure alix.cruickshank@amec.com
President Al Shpyth EcoMetrix Incorporated ashpyth@ecometrix.ca
Trevor Carlson Federated Co-operatives Ltd. t.carlson@fcl.ca
Treasurer Vacant
William Liu K+S Potash Canada william.liu@ks-potashcanada.com
Vice-President Lenore Swystun Prairie Wild Consulting Co. prairiewildconsulting@sasktel.net
Markel Chernenkoff MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP mchernenkoff@mlt.com
Secretary Cheryl Hender Innovation Place chender@innovationplace.com
Wes Kotyk Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment Environmental Protection Branch wes.kotyk@gov.sk.ca
Past-President Lawrence Pinter PINTER & Associates Ltd. lawrence.pinter@pinter.ca
Henry Mutafya SaskTel henry.mutafya@sasktel.com Maynard Sonntag Silver Sage Housing Corp. msonntag@sasktel.net
Past SEIMA Chairs/Presidents 1994 – 1995 1995 – 1996 1996 – 1997 1997 – 1998 1998 – 1999 1999 – 2000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gene Froc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Schutzman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Schutzman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Schutzman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Schutzman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teresa Salamone
Lois Miller Trace Associates lmiller@traceassociates.ca
Frank Su University of Saskatchewan Industry Liaison Office frank.su@usask.ca
2000 – 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Kent 2001 – 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Ireland 2002 – 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bernie Bolen 2003 – 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lori Johnston 2004 – 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lori Johnston 2005 – 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Vogelsang 2006 – 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Finnigan 2007 – 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Gillies 2008 – 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Gillies 2009 – 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lloyd Saul
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2010 – 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lloyd Saul 2011 – 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Finnigan 2012 – 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence Pinter
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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The environmental sector thrives.
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or a few years now, I have noted a change in the usual pattern of seasonal activity being reported by SEIMA members. When I first came to the Association, the deep cold of the winter months usually signalled a relatively quiescent period during which reports and other desk work were the focus. Not so anymore! Repeating reports of continuous and intense work throughout the calendar year suggest that environmental practice is alive and well and thriving in Saskatchewan! This vigour translates directly to the health of your association. Certainly there have been shakeups over the last two years, and SEIMA has admittedly felt some pinching. But, thanks to a strong Board of Directors and dedicated Officers, SEIMA continues to play an important role on behalf of its members and of the industry more generally. Hardly a month goes by but that we are not reminded, through a gracious accolade or a side-bar comment, that SEIMA’s presence in Saskatchewan matters to our members, our legislators and civil servants, to the resource extraction industries, and to environmental industry stakeholders. We exist for a purpose, and we deliver on that purpose. We have surveyed our members and noted their responses. The 2013-14 program calendar includes the introduction of webinars and a credit course, both of which appeared on the wish lists of respondents to surveys. Member input is important and impactful.
It would be hard to overstate also the impact of the dedication of the volunteers who serve on behalf of the SEIMA membership. Even at times of stable and predictable circumstances, directors are essential to the Association. Keeping the SEIMA ship on an even keel during difficult times requires a strong commitment supported by clarity of vision and hours of time invested. Your Executive Officers and Directors have delivered all of that and more over the last two years, and they deserve enormous thanks and recognition.
As we embark on a new calendar year and begin our preparations for the new fiscal year, your support, your feedback, your active participation in your Association comes into sharp focus. Everything we do is for our members. It is up to you to ensure that your wishes are communicated and clear, either through the SEIMA office or through your volunteer Directors and Officers. Help make SEIMA effective for YOU.
Kathleen Livingston Saskatchewan Environmental Industry and Managers Association
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S E I M A M I S S I O N A N D V I S I O N S TAT E M E N T S
SEIMA Mission • To actively advise, represent, advocate and educate in promotion of best environmental practice and the growth of the environmental industry in Saskatchewan.
• To act as an environmental focal point by establishing a forum for exchange of information and ideas among SEIMA members, other relevant groups, government and the public.
About SEIMA
• To provide a range of beneficial services to its members and promote the value of its Members’ products and services.
SEIMA was incorporated in 1994 by a group of volunteers who worked in environmental management. It is a provincial association of companies and individuals within the environment industry whose members consist of environmental companies and environmental managers from various economic sectors such as mining, forestry, agriculture and governments as well as product and service providers to the industry.
SEIMA Vision SEIMA is the most recognized and respected association of businesses and individuals involved in responsible environmental practice in Saskatchewan, providing high value services to its growing list of members and actively supporting their professional and business growth aspirations.
This diversity of membership is one of SEIMA’s greatest strengths as it creates linkages between the environmental industry, industries that are concerned about their environmental impact and government agencies that are responsible for environmental regulations or business development within the environmental sector.
SEIMA Value Statement SEIMA will operate at a high level of respect and integrity in relationship to: • its members, which include its Directors and Officers • its staff
• its stakeholders, which include government representatives, other associations and organizations
SEIMA facilitates exchange of information and ideas among these members and other industry contacts.
• the general public
Protecting always the standard of environmental industry practice within the province of Saskatchewan.
SEIMA is directed by a volunteer Board of Directors of practitioners and stakeholders within the environmental industry.
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Champions Program Profiling the most environmentally responsible and influential enterprises in Saskatchewan! Take the lead. With the environmental industry growing at an average rate of 12% per year, SEIMA is an excellent vehicle through which to position your business as a respected leader in environmental practices, products and/or services. Raise your company’s profile in environmental excellence through the SEIMA Champions Program.
Select from among five Championship options.
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Gold
Silver
Student Chapter Copper Bronze
Enjoy lead recognition in one of Saskatchewan’s most dynamic sectors.
For details contact: Suite 200, 2341 McIntyre Street, Regina SK S4P 2S3 Tel: 306-543-1567 Email: info@seima.sk.ca www.seima.sk.ca
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Silver Champions
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Student Champion
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Copper Champions
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Bronze Champions
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Rail or Pipeline? THE BIG environmental debate for 2014 in
view, but how much oil leaks at those sites that are not under public scrutiny or regularly/consistently monitored?
Canada will undoubtedly be the one involving the transport of oil – bitumen and sweet crude – by pipeline versus by rail. It will certainly be of interest to most environmental practitioners, regardless of which side of the debate they support.
Witness the spill in April 2011 near Little Buffalo Reserve in northwest Alberta, where 28,000 barrels of oil leaked from the Rainbow Pipeline. That rupture was located 10 kilometres from the Little Buffalo community, in the boreal forest.
The fact is that spills are bad for the environment whether they occur from a pipeline or from a train derailment, and the more oil that is spilled, the worse it is.
On June 22, 2013, 5,000 litres of oil and between 400,000 and 600,000 litres of salty waste water leaked from another pipeline located 20 kilometres from the Little Buffalo Reserve, affecting 2.5 square kilometres of land marked for reserve.
Fortunately, both systems can claim an extremely high delivery rate – over 99% according to the (American) Association of Oil Pipelines. So, beyond the campaigns being waged by vested interests, what factors are to be dispassionately considered in assessing the “better” of these options?
Again, in 2013, an underground leak of bitumen near Cold Lake, Alberta, although not the result of a pipeline failure, went unreported to the public for months and, as of November 2013, was leaking 2,400 litres of bitumen solution daily until the freeze up.
“Spill potential” might suggest a rationale for one mode over the other. Rail tankers carry a capacity of 25-30,000 gallons (just over 700 barrels) per car, representing a potentially significant spill when multiplied by the number of such tankers that can be involved in a single derailment. In Minnesota, in March 2013, a CP train was pulling 94 cars when it derailed. Although 30,000 gallons were reported spilled – and that’s a lot of crude! – in percentage terms, the potential for worse was contained by the stronger tankers now in use by most rail carriers (Lac-Mégantic notwithstanding).
While trains too operate in remote areas, access to any spill site is far easier by virtue of the pre-existing rail system, and human conductors operate the trains. There are communications systems on trains that allow for instant reporting and thus rapid spill response. Can these advantages be matched through new technologies and better practices in pipeline transmission?
Given the pressing need to move huge quantities of product out of land-locked regions of Canada, it is likely that both rail and pipeline will eventually be operative.
Pipelines have the disadvantage of having a product flowing under pressure that can move so quickly as to cause devastating environmental harm in a relatively short period of time. More, without manpower on site, the time span during which the spill continues to flow unabated can be extensive, depending upon the monitoring systems and the remoteness of the spill.
The questions then turn on what technologies, practices and legislation need to be brought into play to minimize environmental impacts when inevitable spills do happen by rail or by pipeline? These are questions that the environmental industry must be actively involved in addressing over the coming years, ensuring that mitigation is the last option that must be exercised.
In January 2014, the Alberta Clipper pipeline spilled approximately 125 barrels of oil just south of Regina before the shutdown of that system that pipes almost 450,000 barrels a day. In April 2013, a pipeline spewed approximately 3,500 – 5,000 barrels of oil in an Arkansas suburb. Both of these were highly visible, near or in an urban centre, and in relatively public
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