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Environmental Stewardship and the Benefits of Rights-of-Way Management Does your industry or company rely on rights- of-way
to deliver products? How does your company meet complex environmental regulations and public demands related to rights-of-way? What’s the bottom line when it comes to preserving the natural environment? These questions will be answered at the Eleventh International Symposium on Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management, which takes place in Halifax, from September 20 to 23, 2015.
Environmental professionals from around the world have been gathering at this symposium for the last 39 years to discuss and collaborate about siting, constructing and using rights-of-way to better balance stakeholders’ expectations with the general public’s needs. This year, Golder’s specialists from across Canada will be at the forefront, sharing our practical experience in pipeline and power transmission rights-of-way management with the following technical presentations:
Q Application of Caribou Habitat Restoration for Pipeline Projects, by Brian Coupal (Golder in Calgary), in collaboration with Paula Bentham (Golder in Edmonton)
Q Application of Monitoring and Mitigation of Breeding Birds during Pipeline Construction in Alberta, by Paula Bentham, in collaboration with Sarah Gagne (Golder in Edmonton), and with Liz Gomes, Jordan Lightbown, Murdoch Taylor of Enbridge Pipelines
Q Getting the Route Right, by Kevin Seel (Golder in Calgary), in collaboration with Massimo Dragan (Golder in Turin, Italy)
Q Braya Protection and the Labrador Island Transmission Link, by Jackie Wells of Nalcor, in collaboration with Daryl Johannesen (Golder in Calgary)
Q Environmental Management for Threatened Caribou for the Labrador Island Transmission Link, by Jackie Wells of Nalcor, in collaboration with Daryl Johannesen
In addition, Application of Hydroacoustic Surveys for Fish and Fish Habitat along Linear Developments and Terminals, a poster presentation by Ryan Popowich (Golder in Edmonton), in collaboration with Cam Stevens (Golder in Edmonton) will be on display.
Golder’s other attendees to the symposium include Paul Bentham (Edmonton), Allen Eade (Mississauga), and Curtis Campbell (Calgary).
Scott Conrod, Senior Discipline Leader for Golder in Atlantic says our Halifax office staff is thrilled to host colleagues and contacts from across Canada: “We are excited to share and learn technical information and leading edge techniques with our colleagues and clients with respect to ROW Management.”
For more information on the symposium, visit www.rights-of-way.org. To learn more about Golder’s pipeline services contact: [email protected]. For more about our transmission line services contact: [email protected].
ENGINEERING EARTH’S DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVING EARTH’S INTEGRITY
BRITISH COLUMBIA REGIONIssue Number 983rd Quarter 2015
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British Columbia had an especially dry summer this year, with many regions reaching Stage 3 or 4
Water Restrictions. The drought-like conditions and sustained heat impacted the province’s waterways, fisheries, communities and food sources. More than ever, the demand for fresh water is increasing as the climate warms up, and urban populations grow. Creative solutions are needed to conserve fresh water and innovative approaches to reuse water, so that there’s an adequate and continuous source.
Dr. Troy Vassos leads Golder’s industrial and municipal water, and wastewater treatment, is known internationally for his creative approach to integrating water management and reuse of water.
Listen to his recent interview with CBC and Global television.
National guidelines to reuse domestic wastewater for non-potable purposes are in place. In BC, the plumbing code allows dual-plumbing systems (potable and non-potable) and the Drinking Water Protection Act and Regulation enables non-potable reuse applications. However, before water reuse
strategies can be implemented, municipalities need to amend local plumbing codes and local health jurisdictions need to become comfortable with the technology.
The City of Nanaimo has adopted greywater reuse, allowing homeowners to use it for toilet flushing and landscape irrigation. Up to 85% of household water demands can be satisfied with recycled non-potable water. Simply redirecting water from baths and showers to flush toilets can reduce up to 30% of potable household water consumption. Benefits to municipalities to reuse greywater to satisfy urban non-potable water demands include:
Q Decreased municipal infrastructure and treatment costs
Q Less water extracted from the environment leaving more for watersheds, rivers, and streams for fish habitat and salmon recovery
Q Increased public awareness of water resources and treatment, and the importance of reducing contaminant discharge into the environment
By integrating water reuse into urban drinking water and liquid waste management plans, reclaimed wastewater can become an important water resource, rather than an expense and liability.
For more information email Troy at [email protected] his article Water Reclamation & Reuse: Understanding the promise – and the potential in Municipal World magazine.
Foodies and Athletes Unite for GTOAs part of our commitment to sustainable
development, and our Corporate Value of Caring, Golder Associates formed the Golder Trust for Orphans (GTO) in 2003. The Trust provides support for children and families in Africa who have been orphaned, or displaced by the AIDS pandemic.
During the week of September 14, Golder team members across BC participated in a number of activities to raise additional funds, and awareness for our projects in Africa. Events included an international lunch, and the annual Golder Grouse Grind (G3 race) where team members were sponsored to complete the course – a grueling 2.9 kilometre trail with an elevation gain of 2,800 feet. Golder raised over $5,000 for the Trust. In addition, Golder employees offer their support by regular voluntary payroll deductions.
All money directly funds projects in Africa, and is primarily directed to non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Non-governmental organizations provide care and counseling for family members and dependents people
living with HIV/AIDS. Many of the projects that Golder supports offer a safe living, and learning environment for orphaned children. Golder also supports facilities to generate a sustainable income towards self-funding.
“The GTO trustees decide which projects to support, and ensure the money enables sustainable initiatives. I saw this first-hand when I was fortunate to volunteer at the ACET project in Zimbabwe where we built a chicken coup.
The business of chickens and eggs in the area were well researched, and greatly helps feed almost 3,000 orphans in this rural area,” said Maeve Murphy, GTO champion at Golder in Vancouver.
The Golder Trust for Orphans currently has projects in South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, and Botswana.
For more information, please write to [email protected].
Drought Drives Creative Greywater Use
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Golder Finds What’s Below the Surface
Challenges and Successes of Whole-Body Vibration Monitoring Open-Pit MiningMining equipment operators are exposed to
whole-body vibration (WBV) while operating equipment such as haul trucks, shovels, loaders, bulldozers, and graders throughout their work day.Exposure to WBV is often neglected in the workplace due a lack of clear legislation. The application of international standards allows mining companies to meet their due diligence for protecting workers from excessive exposures to whole-body vibration.
Exposure to WBV is dependent on many factors including equipment maintenance, driving speed, weather conditions, loaded versus unloaded driving, and road conditions. All these factors are subject to many variations throughout the work day, making it difficult to properly measure, evaluate, and find strategies to effectively minimize vibration exposure for workers.
Inadequate WBV monitoring typically results from a combination of the complexity of human
vibration exposure, the cost and intricacy of the measurement equipment, and the time required to complete the vibration exposure measurement and analysis. Further, a limited understanding of vibration can result in improper application of vibration results, and change management.
Golder has supported a number of our mining clients by measuring, analyzing and developing control programs for vibration exposures in their open-pit mining operation.
Successes on Golder’s WBV projects have included reductions in WBV exposures through greater awareness of vibration exposure, modifications to sampling programs, increased maintenance on problematic equipment, and providing purchasing recommendations for vibration dampening equipment.
To learn more about human vibration monitoring, please contact [email protected].
When starting a project in the water, a heritage site may not be the first thing you
expect to find below the surface. In freshwater and saltwater, culturally significant resources can be found which may be as small as an arrow head or as large as a shipwreck or airplane.
Canada’s three coast lines and the Great Lakes, not to mention its numerous rivers, lakes and streams, are home to many exciting and significant archaeological sites. Due to ancient changes in lake and sea levels, some of the oldest and most significant prehistoric sites in Canada may be located underwater today, but only a handful of these have been found and studied. In addition, many thousands of ships, and aircraft have been lost in these same Canadian waters, but only a relatively small number have been found.
Golder’s Marine Archaeology group has recently conducted Archaeological Impact Assessments that included documenting two shipwrecks and other historically significant marine infrastructure, as well as assessing a submerged component of
a prehistoric site, within a federally-administered harbour in British Columbia.
The team has also carried out marine investigations as part of the Preliminary and Detailed Design of a number of new bridges in Quebec and Ontario, as well as for the design of water intake pipes in Lake Ontario.
There are a variety of projects that may benefit from marine archaeological consulting services including shoreline remediation projects, port and harbour infrastructure developments, coastal engineering projects, bridge and tunnel repair and construction projects, urban and waterfront developments in reclaimed lands and terrestrial projects within a maritime landscape. Let us uncover these significant finds before they have an impact of your project.
For more information on Golder’s Marine Archaeology services, contact Hugh Daechsel, Principal and Senior Archaeologist at [email protected].
UPCOMING EVENTS
2015 International LNG in BC Conference Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver, BC, October 14 - 16, 2015
Tailings and Mine WasteHyatt Regency, Vancouver, BC October 26 - 28, 2015
Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association 23rd Annual ConferenceThe Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, BC November 22 - 24, 2015
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Golder in Kelowna Has Moved!
Golder Associates Ltd. is pleased to announce that our Kelowna office recently moved to a
new building in the South Pandosy area. The new building will allow us to better serve our clients’ growing needs with a more open and efficient layout; more meeting rooms, and ample space to better accommodate the office’s growing team and expanding client base.
Established in 1977, the Kelowna office provides consulting, design, and construction services to our clients in the Okanagan Valley, and surrounding area. The Kelowna Office is one of 11 offices directly servicing our clients in British Columbia.
New Office Location:Golder Associates Ltd. 590 McKay Avenue, Suite 300Kelowna, British ColumbiaCanada, V1Y 5A8
Reception Phone: (250) 860 8424Main Office Fax: (250) 860 9874
For more information, contact:Rick Peleshytyk, [email protected] Mobile: (250) 869 7039
As a global, employee-owned organisation with over 50 years of experience, Golder Associates is driven by our purpose to engineer earth’s development while preserving earth’s integrity.
From more than 180 offices worldwide, our over 7000 employees deliver solutions that help our clients achieve their sustainable development goals by providing a wide range of independent consulting, design and construction services in our specialist areas of earth, environment and energy.
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