ENVIRONMENT

Ecora’s diverse and experienced Environmental Sciences team is comprised of technicians and staff accredited as Registered Professional Biologists, Professional Agrologists, Professional Foresters, Professional Chemists, and Contaminated Sites Approved Professionals. Our senior staff possess many collective decades of environmental expertise across all industrial sectors both internationally and domestic, with significant experience throughout Canada. Under the mentorship of the senior staff, junior and intermediate staff, who possess an array of environmental science-related training, knowledge, and accreditations, strengthen our capacity to deliver projects and incorporate new and emerging research and technology.

Ecora’s team regularly collaborates with in-house professionals and experts in the fields of engineering, resource analysis, and spatial data management. With industry-leading project management and corporate operating procedures and policies established, including an externally audited comprehensive safety management program, Ecora’s team has both the knowledge and capacity to successfully manage and deliver projects of all sizes.

Land Development

Ecora’s team provides environmental support and documentation for land development permit applications, environmental management plan development (i.e. Construction Environmental Management Plans and Environmental Protection Plans), monitoring, and restoration planning. This includes Erosion and Sediment Control plans, Environmental Monitoring plans, and Spill Response plans, among other plans necessary to meet project requirements. Plans are tailored to project-specific requirements using a comprehensive working knowledge of regulations and BMPs. Ecora’s environmental team routinely completes applications and permitting under the Riparian Areas Protection Regulation (RAPR) and the Water Sustainability Act (WSA).

Contaminated Site Assessment and Remediation

Clean up and restoration of contaminated sites is an important part of what Ecora does. Ecora’s team takes pride in providing the most effective and efficient solutions to remediation and reclamation. Through thoughtful assessments and remediation plans, Ecora designs and implements solutions to protect human health and the environment, and satisfy all relevant regulatory requirements, whether set by the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, the Government of Canada, or the self-governing First Nations that lie within it. Once the site is clean, the team can help restore the land to achieve the end land-use and habitat objectives. Depending on the needs of the project, the team can design simple plans to re-establish productive soil horizons and vegetative cover for erosion prevention or agricultural use, or implement industry-leading approaches to jump-start the successional pathway using ecosystem-specific native grasses, shrubs and trees. Ecora has extensive experience in providing Stage 1 and 2 Preliminary Site Investigations, Detailed Site Investigations, Phase I/II/III Environmental Site Assessments, waste and landfill management, and monitoring / remediation planning specific to hazardous materials and soil.