Upcoming Events
Contaminated Sites
Workshops
February 7 and 8, 2007
Fletcher Challenge Canada
Theatre
Simon Fraser University Harbour Center, 515 W Hastings
Street
Vancouver, B.C
The Land Remediation Section of the Ministry
of Environment will be hosting a series of consultation sessions to
provide an overview of new documents recently released by the ministry and
an update regarding the development of the Contaminated Sites Approved
Professional Society. Register c/o: michele.parker@gov.bc.ca.
Spot
the Energy Savings Opportunities
February 27, 2007, 8AM to
4PM
Holiday Inn Express Vancouver
4405 Central Blvd.
Burnaby
Register for Dollars to $ense Workshops, sponsored by Natural
Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency. Becoming more energy
efficient helps your business remain competitive, while reducing
greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
Vancouver Valuation Summit 2007
March 2, 2007,
Vancouver, BC
Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina
Hosted by the Hon.
Gordon Campbell, Join senior executives from the most influential bodies
responsible for international valuation standards as they come together
for the first time with key industry stakeholders, heads of global green
building councils, top level surveyors, appraisers, international agencies
and senior government policy makers to discuss and devise standards for
valuing sustainability in business practices.
www.vancouveraccord.org
EPIC
Vancouver
The Sustainability Living Expo
March 16-18,
2007
EPIC is a new kind of exhibition celebrating leading
companies who care about the consumer, the community, and the planet. And
they're making great products and offering exceptional services that don't
compromise style or function. This inspirational exhibition is for people
who want to make smarter decisions but don't want to sacrifice on design,
quality or price. It's an event for consumers to find new products and
companies they can believe in.
BC Clean Air Forum 2007
March 14 (1:00-9:00
pm)
March 15 (8:30 am-12:00 pm)
Ramada Hotel, Prince George, British
Columbia
What's NEXT in Waste?
March 28th to 30th
2007
Ocean Pointe, Victoria
Coast Waste Management Association is
organizing a premiere gathering of minds and movers in the Solid Waste and
Recycling industries on the West Coast.
Business Opportunities
- Training for Canadian Water Quality Index
- Hazardous Substances and Associated Thresholds
- Water Quality Monitoring
- Shuswap Solid Waste Management Plan
- Energy efficiency/emissions technologies
For more details on these and other business opportunities be sure to check out GLOBE-Net
BCEIA News Update – February 2, 2007
This newsletter can also be viewed online.
2010
Sustainable Business Opportunities
Wednesday, February 28,
2007, 9:00 - 3:30
March 16-18, 2007
Canada Export Centre
602 West
Hastings Street Vancouver, BC
The 2010 Sustainable Business Opportunities Workshop will focus on
sustainable business opportunities associated with upcoming 2010 Winter
Olympic Games in Vancouver-Whistler, as well as Olympic events in 2008 in
China and 2012 in London, England. Participants will each receive an
in-depth guide on how to take advantage of these opportunities.
Presentations by 2010 Commerce Centre staff and from companies that are
doing business with the Olympics. 2010 Commerce Centre staff will be on
hand for one-on-one discussions for instant feedback on your
sustainability ideas.
BCEIA Members: $35.00. Non-Members: $ 45.00
Sonic completes treatment of PCB Contaminated Soil
Vancouver, January 25th, 2007- BCEIA member Sonic Environmental Solutions Inc. reports it has finished its first Ontario contract for the on-site treatment of PCB contaminated soil. The project was contracted and announced in October 2006, and the Sonic treatment system was deployed to the site in November, 2006. In excess of 600 tonnes of contaminated soil was treated on-site using Sonic’s non-thermal patented solvent extraction technology. The soil was mostly treated in December before demobilization from the site in January 2007. The soil was cleaned in compliance with the requirements for industrially zoned sites in Ontario and was placed back on the property. This contract was awarded to Sonic by a recognized Canadian environmental contractor. www.SonicEnvironmental.com
Nexterra Completes Third Round Equity Financing
Vancouver BC – January 24, 2007 – BCEIA member Nexterra Energy Corp. has announced completion of $6.8 million third round of equity financing. The financing was led by ARC Financial Corp. (“ARC”) of Calgary, Canada’s largest investment management firm focused on the energy sector. This brings ARC’s total investment in Nexterra to $16.6 million. “We are very pleased with ARC’s continued financial support and their endorsement of our business plan going forward,” said Jonathan Rhone, CEO of Nexterra. “The market fundamentals remain exceptionally strong for Nexterra and the proceeds of this financing will enable us to expand our commercial operations, diversify into new markets and to invest in new applications of our technology." www.nexterra.ca
Revised Guidance for Site Profiles and Releasing Municipal Permit Applications
The Ministry of Environment recently revised its former draft technical guidance document 4, "Site Investigations and Remediation and the Local Government Permit Process", dated November 26, 1997. It is now entitled Administrative Guidance 6, "Independent Remediation Where Local Government Permits are Required" dated September 2006. It has been posted on the Ministry’s Land Remediation web site (PDF).
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information on the Business of the Environment In British Columbia
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