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APGO
Pursuant to the Professional Geoscientists Act, 2000 (PGA), subject to the approval of the Minister of Northern Development and Mines (the "Minister"), the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO) council may make regulations in respect of items listed in the PGA. Click here for more information.
APGO
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By Simon Gautrey, MSc, MBA, P.Geo.
Early in April, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) announced that its planned changes to the
Permit To Take Water (PTTW) process had been approved in late March 2016 and are now in effect.
The changes were explained in a series of well-attended workshops held across the province by the MOECC in late March
and early April. These changes included the introduction of new water taking regulations that allow for certain types of
takings to fall within the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR) framework as long as criteria are met. These
EASR eligible takings will no longer require a PTTW. They include groundwater or storm water takings for construction
dewatering, and surface water takings for specific road construction purposes (e.g. dust suppression, seeding, compaction,
amongst others).
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APGO
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Twenty Toronto Street, 2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
Guest Speaker: Richard Steinecke
Presentation: How to Avoid Being Disciplined or Sued
With over three decades of experience advising on complaints, lawyer Richard Steinecke has seen literally thousands of cases. "What strikes me most," says Richard, "is how easily most complaints could have been avoided." The presentation will be chalked full of suggestions and strategies to enhance communications with clients and others, to manage client expectations, to ensure informed client decision making, to stay within your area of expertise, to document your activities, and to respond to concerns when they do arise. This presentation is not about practising defensively, it is about practising happier and better.
Reception will follow after the AGM starting at 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
For online registration, please click on this link.
APGO
A very successful workshop on unmanned aerial vehicles was presented to about 40 APGO members and others in Thunder Bay on the afternoon of April 4, 2016.
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Geophysics GPR has a permanent presence in Africa, India and the Middle East. In addition to the engineering applications we have expanded our services in mineral exploration in these areas.
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Associated Environmental Site Assessors of Canada
Phase One ESA Certification Course
May 4-6th 2016
Monte Carlo Inn, Toronto, ON
Phase Two ESA Certification Course
May 12-14th 2016
Monte Carlo Inn, Toronto, ON
For more information, please go to http://aesac.ca/
Natural Channels
Sept. 26-27, 2016
Marriott Gateway on the Falls
Niagara Falls, ON
For more information, please see: http://www.naturalchannels.ca/
Disclaimer: The media articles featured in Field Notes do not express or reflect the opinions of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario, or any employee thereof.
Timmins Press
The Ontario Government is working hard to make energy rates competitive for the Northern Ontario mining industry, but they're still not able to compete with the low electricity prices offered in Manitoba and Quebec.
Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli was speaking about that to the Timmins Chamber of Commerce recently as he announced that two Northern mining companies are taking part in the Industrial Electricity Incentive program.
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CBC News
A group of engineers from a Chinese rail company have wrapped up a visit to Ontario to explore the possibility of building a rail line to the Ring of Fire mineral deposit, in the province's far north. The visit included a survey of northern terrain by helicopter, and a meeting with MPs in Ottawa.
"The impression they left us is that this is a very good project and they're very interested in pursuing it," said Moe Lavigne, the vice-president of KWG Resources, a junior mining company with a stake in the Ring of Fire.
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Toronto Star
As part of a green-inspired effort to limit the damage toxic wastes can inflict on human health and the environment, the latest federal budget allocated $217 million to clean up Crown-owned contaminated sites across Canada.
They exist as a result of improper handling and storage of waste over many decades — historical mistakes that have placed the soil and groundwater beneath our feet in jeopardy.
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Northern Ontario Business
A preliminary economic assessment prepared for Pure Gold Mining forecasts a 6.5-year mine life for its Madsen Gold Project at Red Lake.
The study, prepared by Nordmin Engineering of Sudbury, indicates average annual gold production of 47,191 ounces and peak annual gold production of approximately 58,000 ounces.
The pre-production capital costs are pegged at $20.1 million with a 12-month, pre-production phase. The operating costs over the life of the mine are estimated at $39.2 million.
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CBC News
The problem is decades away, but the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry wants to figure out the best way to control water that will eventually overflow the former Steep Rock, Caland and Hogarth open pit iron ore mines, in northwestern Ontario.
The Caland and Steep Rock mines are about three kilometres north of Atikokan, ON. Two of the open pits, the Caland and Hogarth, require attention before water flows out of the former mining site.
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Blackburn News
The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association has chosen two watersheds in Huron County to test how effective various agricultural stewardship practices might be in improving soil and water quality.
The study is being conducted by the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority through the Great Lakes Agriculture Stewardship Initiative (GLASI).
The two watersheds are the Gully Creek watershed just north of Bayfield, and the Garvey Creek-Glenn Drain watershed north of Port Albert.
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