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JGI Canada Opens Western Canada Office

AER Releases Final Investigation Report – CNRL Primrose Incident

Oilsands, Farms to be Among Exemptions from Alberta’ Carbon Tax

Springbank Dry Dam Environmental Assessment Underway

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ESAA ANNOUNCES 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Environment Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) is pleased to announce the 2016 Board of Directors:

Jennifer Keller –President - CH2M HILL Canada

Peter Olmsted – Vice-President – Matrix Solutions

Gordon Nelson – Treasurer - AGAT Laboratories

Lisa Semenchuk – Secretary – The Gavia Group

Bonnie Drozdowski – Director – Alberta Innovates Technology Futures

Anthony Neumann – Director – Exova

Shawn Samborsky – KBL Environmental

Gavin Scott – MCL Waste and Environmental

Renee White – Past-President – Newalta

The Board and Staff would like to thank outgoing Directors Jeff Dirks and Lisa White for being a part of the ESAA Board. In addition, thank you to Jeff Pagee for putting his name forward for the ESAA Board Election.

ESAA would like to thank the members who took the time to fax in a proxy or attend the annual meeting on March 15th.

ESAA’s 2015 Annual Report was also approved at the AGM and is now available online at: http://www.esaa.org/about-esaa/

2016 ESAA GOLF TOURNAMENT NEWS The 2016 ESAA Golf Tournament will be held on Wednesday July 20th at Alberta Springs in Red Deer. Registration will open at 10am on April 1st via the ESAA Golf Website – www.esaa.org A number of sponsorship opportunities including breakfast and

hole sponsorships are still available, if you are interesting in sponsoring, contact Joe at the ESAA Office (chowaniec@esaa.org). Sponsors can register one team in advance of registration opening on April 1st.

Upcoming ESAA Events

WATERTECH 2016 - STARTS IN 2 WEEKS Delegate spots are still available for WaterTech 2016. If you are unable to attend and would like to see Rick Mercer’s closing lunch an limited number of lunch only tickets are available for $69. Full details online via the registration link at: www.esaa.org/watertech/

Orphan Well and LLR Programs May 10th, 2016 - Safari Lodge, Calgary Zoo, Calgary

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Alberta Innovates Technology Futures - Auditorium, Edmonton 167 Spots Still Available

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THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE OF CANADA OPENS A NEW OFFICE

JGI Canada opens its first western office in Edmonton, Alberta

EDMONTON, March 23, 2016 /CNW/ - The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada (JGI Canada) is proud to announce the opening of the organization's first western office, located in the same office building as the Environmental Services Association of Alberta – a longtime supporter and partner.

To celebrate the opening, JGI Canada is holding a special event on March 23 from 3:30pm to 6:00pm. CEO Andria Teather will be giving a short address at 4:15pm.

Founded in 1977, the Jane Goodall Institute is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. JGI is widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, the global environmental and humanitarian program for youth of all ages, with groups in more than 130 countries.

There are 400 active Roots & Shoots groups in Canada, engaged in hands-on, community-based projects from coast to coast to coast. Alberta is also home to the first JGI Roots & Shoots school, the Westmount Charter School where the faculty implemented the program in every classroom to great success. Teachers reported that students became increasingly aware of community issues, the connections between people, animals and the environment, as well as skills in leading a project.

JGI Canada is pleased to establish a new hub in western Canada to raise awareness about conservation and continue to grow the Roots & Shoots program.

Location: JGI Canada Western Office Suite 102 2528 Ellwood Drive SW Edmonton, AB www.JaneGoodall.ca

CNRL PRIMROSE INCIDENT CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE STEAMING; AER RELEASES FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT

Calgary, Alberta (Mar 21, 2016)… Following a thorough investigation, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is implementing additional requirements at Canadian Natural Resource Limited’s (CNRL’s) Primrose operations on the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range.

“This is one of the most complex investigations the AER has undertaken, and although we would normally just release the results on our compliance dashboard, we felt it important that Albertans were fully informed about the work that went into this unique investigation as well as its outcome,” says Jim Ellis, AER President and CEO.

The new requirements are as a result of four flow-to-surface events, which started in May 2013 at CNRL’s Primrose South and East locations, which resulted in the release of 1057 m3 of bitumen emulsion. CNRL also reported a flow-to-surface event in 2009.

In its investigation report, the AER concludes that the flow-to-surface events were caused by excessive steam volumes, along with open conduits such as well bores, natural fractures and faults, and hydraulically induced fractures.

The investigation report considered the information and findings provided by CNRL in its final report, as well as the results of an independent technical review panel. The report also describes all possible contributing factors, including the unique geology of the area, which may have contributed to the flow-to-surface events.

CNRL did not contravene any rules in their use of their specific steaming strategy, however the AER has since imposed regulatory requirements designed to prevent a further incident and permanently reduce steaming volumes. Should the company fail to meet these requirements, they could face enforcement action.

The Alberta Energy Regulator ensures the safe, efficient, orderly, and environmentally responsible development of hydrocarbon resources over their entire life cycle. This includes allocating and conserving water resources, managing public lands, and protecting the environment while providing economic benefits for all Albertans.

Backgrounder: Timeline of events

PROVINCIAL AIRSHEDS AND AEMERA WORKING TOGETHER TO ENHANCE

AIR QUALITY MONITORING IN ALBERTA March 21, 2016 – The Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency (AEMERA) and the Alberta Airsheds

Council (AAC) are collaborating to improve and strengthen air quality monitoring throughout the province.

Today, AEMERA and the AAC – which represents Alberta’s nine Airsheds – signed off on a Memorandum of Understanding

(MOU) that will see the two parties work together to strengthen and better integrate province-wide environmental air quality

monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

“AEMERA and the AAC have worked collaboratively over the past several months to establish this formal agreement,” said Jay

Nagendran, President and CEO of AEMERA. “The MOU outlines how we will work together going forward. It is a clear and

demonstrated commitment to strengthen linkages between AEMERA and regional Airsheds to identify gaps in the monitoring

network, and to ultimately provide a more complete and robust picture of ambient air quality in our province.”

The MOU describes a common purpose between the two parties and some of the specific tasks outlined include: a province-

wide review of the operation and alignment of air monitoring stations; an annual provincial forum to discuss the MOU, work

plan, and current and emerging air quality issues; and, a commitment by all Airsheds to provide air monitoring data to AEMERA

for online, public sharing.

“This MOU marks an important milestone for air quality monitoring in Alberta,” said

AAC Co-Chair, Nadine Blaney. “Not only does this allow us to be better connected to one another, but it recognizes and supports

the on-the-ground regional monitoring work being done by each Airshed.”

To support the work to be delivered under the MOU, AEMERA will provide funding to the AAC in support of the development

and implementation of a provincial framework for air monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

Additional funding arrangements will be made between AEMERA and each of the province’s Airsheds to support their important

ongoing work.

Alberta has nine regional Airsheds, all of which are members of the AAC, and as a result will be actively engaged in the work

under the MOU:

• Alberta Capital Airshed

• Calgary Region Airshed Zone

• Fort Air Partnership

• Lakeland Industry & Community Association

• Parkland Airshed Management Zone

• Palliser Airshed Society

• Peace Airshed Zone Association

• Wood Buffalo Environmental Association

• West Central Airshed Society

The Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency (AEMERA) is an arm’s length provincial agency

responsible for measuring, assessing and informing policy makers, regulators and the public on the condition of Alberta’s

environment on key ambient air, water, land and biodiversity indicators including information necessary to understand

cumulative effects. http://aemera.org/

The Alberta Airsheds Council identifies and advocates for common interests of Alberta Airshed Zones. The Council also facilitates

communication and cooperation between Airsheds Zones and between Airshed Zones and stakeholders.

OILSANDS, FARMS TO BE AMONG EXEMPTIONS FROM ALBERTA'S CARBON TAX (Source: Calgary Herald) Alberta’s NDP government is set to reveal more details of its carbon tax plan, including who will be exempt from parts of the economy-wide charge when it is introduced next year — including oilsands operations, First Nations and agricultural producers.

Government sources said Wednesday that large greenhouse gas emitters now subject to the existing Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER) levy will be exempt from parts of the new carbon tax being brought in as part of the province’s climate-change strategy.

The group of 109 large emitters that pay SGER includes oilsands operations, refineries and upgraders, fertilizer plants and cement producers.

“Those people who are going to be paying on their emissions won’t be paying on their heating fuel because that would be sort of double taxation of the same facility,” said a senior government official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

There will also be exemptions for federal entities and First Nations individuals and bands.

Farmers also won’t have to pay the carbon tax on fuel used for agricultural purposes, including marked gasoline. Alberta now gives eligible agricultural operators a nine-cent-a-litre provincial fuel tax exemption on buying dyed gasoline and diesel.

The province is beginning to reach out to natural gas suppliers to let them know who is exempt from the new $20-a-tonne carbon charge when it comes into effect Jan. 1, 2017.

It is also preparing to launch a technical engagement process ahead of introducing legislation this spring.

The approach being unveiled is consistent with recommendations from the government-appointed climate-change panel, which developed a plan adopted by Premier Rachel Notley’s administration last fall.

Chaired by University of Alberta energy economist Andrew Leach, the panel said large emitters needed to be treated separately because they are trade-exposed facilities.

“Large final emitters would be able to exempt emissions from fuels for which a carbon price had already been applied at the point of distribution,” the report states.

Maintaining the existing SGER levy on emissions, which the government will increase to $30-per-tonne in 2017, gives an incentive to actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the smokestack, says the province.

Applying the carbon tax to input fuel costs at the same time could drive facilities to other jurisdictions without such expenses, said the government official.

“The plant will go away and it will emit from somewhere else,” said the official.

“We want to strike the right balance when it comes to emissions levies paid by . . . trade-susceptible companies, because we’re in the business of helping them to reduce their emissions. We’re not in the business of forcing them to take their emissions and jobs elsewhere.”

Simon Dyer of the Pembina Institute, an environmental think-tank, said he’s waiting to see regulations from the government, but agrees in principle that companies should not be subject to double taxation if they’re already paying the SGER levy.

“There is no need to double dip, as long as all aspects of the chain are responsive to some form of carbon pricing,” he said. “We just need to make sure everyone and all industries are priced fairly.”

But any moves to provide broader exemptions would need to be done carefully and reviewed on a case-by-case basis, Dyer added.

“If you start introducing too many exemptions, you’re going to be left with a system that isn’t actually going to drive emission reduction,” he cautioned.

The NDP’s initial economy-wide carbon tax will be based on the equivalent of $20 per tonne of carbon emissions, increasing to $30 per tonne in 2018.

At the higher level, Alberta consumers will face an additional total cost of about seven cents per litre for gasoline, and $1.68 per gigajoule for natural gas, according to the panel report.

Including electricity price increases, an average household will face a total annual cost of approximately $320 in 2017 and $470 in 2018.

The government has promised 60 per cent of Albertans will receive rebates to cover some or all of the carbon tax costs. It intends to put revenue from the tax toward measures to reduce pollution, including clean energy research, public transit and programs to help Albertans reduce their energy use.

Critics, however, contend Alberta should not be adopting new costs that competing jurisdictions don’t impose, and they warn the timing of a new tax in the middle of an economic downturn could cost the province jobs.

The Notley government had originally pegged revenue from the tax at $3 billion, but that figure has slipped because of the ongoing economic slump caused by low oil prices and industrial activity.

The government is now estimating carbon tax revenue at approximately $2.5 billion.

SPRINGBANK DRY DAM ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT UNDERWAY (Source: Calgary Herald) The NDP government announced Wednesday a long-awaited environmental-impact assessment of a controversial, off-stream dry dam in Springbank is now underway, a study landowners say will confirm their suspicions the project is unjustifiable.

“They’ve been very anxious throughout the whole thing to move it forward . . . we think the environmental-impact assessment will show the project is a white elephant,” said Ryan Robinson, a representative for landowners’ group Don’t Dam Springbank.

The NDP government said the assessment would look at issues such as air quality, noise, vegetation and wetlands, historical resources, traditional knowledge and traditional land use.

The year-long study needs to be completed before the National Resources Conservation Board launches its own environmental, economic and social impact study, a process that could take 12 to 24 months, said Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Brian Mason.

“We’ll be talking to the federal government about that because we want to minimize any additional time that might be required as a result of that,” Mason said in an interview.

During the 2015 election, the New Democrats pledged to scrap the Springbank project, which former premier Jim Prentice approved in the fall of 2014, in favour of a wet dam near McLean Creek.

But the NDP reversed course after winning the election, announcing in October it would commit $264 million for the Springbank dry dam, despite concerns that project could trigger a protracted battle with landowners.

In a statement, the government said the Springbank off-stream reservoir would work in tandem with the Glenmore reservoir in Calgary and, combined, would accommodate water volumes equal to the 2013 flood.

The 2013 floods that swept through Calgary and other parts of southern Alberta took five lives and caused more than $5 billion in damages, making it the most expensive natural disaster in Canadian history.

The government had earlier considered a dry dam upstream at McLean Creek to protect Calgary from future flooding but pointed to a report by Dutch firm Deltares that said the Springbank reservoir could be delivered on a shorter time frame, cost less and would have less environmental impact.

However, that study also said the province needs to look at wetland restoration, tighter restrictions on development in the floodway and removal of obstructions in the river.

Further, it warns that structural solutions like the Springbank diversion may have limited mitigation impact because future events may be big enough to overwhelm what the project is designed to handle.

“I know that not everybody is entirely satisfied with the approach that we’ve taken, but we’ve made the best decision we can,” said Mason.

“We’re going to see it through because we want to make sure that property owners in Calgary and other areas downstream have the best protection that we can provide,” he added.

While the government said it has conducted “extensive” consultations with stakeholders, Robinson blasted the NDP for ignoring numerous requests from landowners to meet face to face to discuss the issue. Mason said he’s never received a request.

“No elected official will meet with us,” Robinson said. “It’s obvious to us that the residents of Springbank are not considered stakeholders in this project even though we’re being asked to pay the ultimate cost of potentially saving (Calgary’s) inner-city neighbourhoods from flooding.”

Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark, however, welcomed the latest development, saying it keeps the project on track to meet the 2019 deadline.

“This stage keeps the project moving forward,” said Clark. “I’m going to keep the pressure on to make sure the project moves ahead as quickly as possible and that the province uses all the tools at its disposal to make sure it does move forward.

The Calgary-Elbow MLA cast doubt on the landowners’ assertion the assessment would show the project is unfeasible.

“Based on all of the engineering information I’ve seen, this is the right project to do,” he said.

FIRST 2016/17 ORPHAN FUND LEVY In accordance with Part 11 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is, by regulation, prescribing an orphan fund levy in the amount of $15 million.

The Orphan Well Association (OWA), Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), and Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (EPAC) have approved a $30 million orphan fund levy to fund the OWA’s budget for fiscal year 2016/17. The OWA has requested that the AER collect a first levy of $15 million in March 2016 and a second levy of $15 million in August or September 2016.

The AER will allocate the year’s first orphan fund levy among licensees and approval holders included within the Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) and Oilfield Waste Liability (OWL) programs based on the February 2016 monthly assessment. Information on these programs is contained in Directive 006: Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program and Licence Transfer Process, Directive 011: Licensee Liability Rating (LLR) Program – Updated Industry Parameters and Liability Costs, and Directive 075: Oilfield Waste Liability (OWL) Program.

Levy Formula

Each licensee or approval holder included within the LLR and OWL programs will be invoiced for its proportionate share of the orphan fund levy in accordance with the following formula:

Levy=A/B×$15 000 000

where

• A is the licensee’s or approval holder’s deemed liabilities on February 6, 2016, for all facilities, wells, and unreclaimed sites included within the LLR and OWL programs, as calculated in accordance with Directive 006, Directive 011, and Directive 075; and

• B is the sum of the industry’s deemed liabilities on February 6, 2016, for all facilities, wells, and unreclaimed sites included within the LLR and OWL programs, as calculated in accordance with Directive 006, Directive 011, and Directive 075.

Each licensee’s or approval holder’s required orphan fund levy is based on its licensed and approved properties, according to AER records, as of February 6, 2016. Facilities included under the Large Facility Liability Management Program are excluded.

A licensee or approval holder may review its deemed liabilities in the LLR and OWL programs at any time through the Digital Data Submission (DDS) system on the AER website at www.aer.ca.

Notification and Payment

An orphan fund levy invoice will be sent to the attention of each licensee’s or approval holder’s chief financial officer by e-mail to the address on file with the AER at the time of issuance. Licensees and approval holders must notify the AER of any changes to their e-mail address.

Orphan fund levy invoices will be e-mailed out by March 23, 2016. It is the licensee or approval holder’s responsibility to ensure that the invoice is directed to the appropriate person. If the licensee or approval holder does not receive their orphan fund levy invoice by March 28, 2016, they must contact the AER to request a copy.

To update an e-mail address or request a copy of an invoice, contact LiabilityManagement@aer.ca.

All orphan fund levy invoices must be paid by the licensee or approval holder and payment must be received by the AER by April 25, 2016. Payment must be made payable in Canadian currency using an acceptable negotiable financial instrument, such as a cheque, money order, bank draft, or cash.

All payments must be made payable to “Alberta Energy Regulator”; failure to pay the full invoiced amount by April 25, 2016, will result in a penalty of 20 per cent of the original invoiced amount being assessed to the licensee or approval holder pursuant to section 74(2) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act. Additional compliance measures may apply in accordance with the AER’s Compliance Assurance Program.

resulting from a successful appeal to a licensee or approval holder within 30 days of the result of its appeal.

Questions regarding this bulletin should be directed to the Liability Management help line at 403-297-3113 or LiabilityManagement@aer.ca .

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEFINES ‘UPSTREAM EMISSIONS’ FOR PROPOSED ENERGY REGULATIONS (Source: Ottawa Citizen) OTTAWA — The federal government has officially slapped a definition on “upstream emissions,” which are now being factored into all environmental reviews for major oil and gas projects.

The Department of Environment and Climate Change quietly released its proposal Friday for what should be fall under the classification during environmental assessments of large energy projects — explaining that the extraction, processing, handling and transportation of petroleum could all be factored into the equation.

“’Upstream’ includes all industrial activities from the point of resource extraction to the project under review,” the government said in a notice of the proposed regulations issued Friday in the Canada Gazette.

“The specific processes included as upstream activities will vary by resource and project type, but in general they include extraction, processing, handling and transportation.”

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr announced in late January the federal government would overhaul how it examines major energy projects, in order to put more focus on greenhouse gas emissions — including the assessment of so-called upstream emissions created by extracting or producing petroleum.

But what exactly would fall under that definition has been the subject of controversy, as the Liberal government prepares a pan-Canadian strategy for combatting climate change.

The government’s proposed methodology says the assessment of upstream GHGs will consist of two parts.

The first will be a quantitative estimation of GHG emissions released as a result of upstream production associated with the project, “including those associated with the production of steam or hydrogen used by upstream facilities.”

The second will be a discussion of the project’s potential impact on Canadian and global GHG emissions.

Examples of what could be considered upstream greenhouse gas emissions include:

• Extraction — crude oil and gas wells and oil sands mining and in situ facilities; • Processing — field processing and upgrading; • Handling — product transfer at terminals; and • Transportation — any pipeline operation in advance of the project.

Stakeholders like oil and gas companies, pipeline proponents, environmental groups and average Canadians will have 30 days to comment on the planned regulations.

The proposed rules say that, when possible, GHG estimates calculated by the federal government will be validated against estimates developed from other levels of government or organizations using their own emission and production projections.

For example, in the case of the Pacific NorthWest liquefied natural gas project in B.C., the department estimated emissions using a projection from the Pembina Institute, an environmental think-tank, and a report by the B.C. government.

The second factor considered in the assessment of upstream GHGs — the discussion part — will assess whether the estimated emissions would likely occur even if the project were not built.

As part of this calculation, the department will examine future Canadian resource production forecasts under various price scenarios; potential alternative markets and modes of transportation and their costs; and other Canadian and global market conditions, the proposed regulations say.

The specific processes included as upstream activities will vary by resource and project type, but in general they include extraction, processing, handling and transportation.

As well, the discussion will also examine the impact of the project’s potential GHG emissions on overall Canadian greenhouse gas emissions and, where possible, on global GHGs.

The government is working on a new, permanent environmental assessment process that is likely to take a “number of years” to develop, McKenna said in January.

In the meantime, new interim measures will be applied when reviewing major energy projects like oil and gas pipelines, oil sands developments, and liquefied natural gas projects. Those will include an assessment of all direct and upstream greenhouse gas emissions linked to projects under review.

The new interim rules will apply to environmental assessments of TransCanada’s proposed Energy East Pipeline from Alberta to New Brunswick and Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from Alberta to Burnaby, B.C.

Also falling under the new rules are the Pacific NorthWest LNG project and the Woodfibre LNG project near Squamish, B.C.. McKenna announced late Friday the government has completed its environmental review of the Woodfibre LNG project and determined it “is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.”

WOODFIBRE LNG PROJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT DECISION (Ottawa — Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency) The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, today announced that the proposed Woodfibre LNG Project, located near Squamish, British Columbia, is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

In her Environmental Assessment Decision Statement, the Minister established legally binding conditions, which include mitigation measures and follow-up requirements with which the proponent must comply throughout the life of the project.

"The Woodfibre LNG Project underwent a thorough, science-based environmental assessment that considered public and Indigenous input and views," said Minister McKenna. "The process benefited from scientific and technical expertise, Indigenous traditional knowledge and constructive feedback that helped to inform my decision."

The Government of British Columbia conducted the environmental assessment of the Woodfibre LNG Project on behalf of both the federal and provincial governments, with the participation of several expert federal authorities such as Transport Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Natural Resources Canada and Health Canada.

"As a result of our government's commitment to tackling climate change and our interim approach and principles for environmental assessments, this review also benefited from an analysis of anticipated greenhouse gas emissions associated with the project. The federal government also carried out additional consultations with the public and Indigenous groups."

The next steps are for the proponent to obtain approvals and permits, including regulatory authorizations from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Transport Canada.

ESAA Member News

RIDGELINE RESPONSE BUSINESS UNIT ANNOUNCEMENT

On behalf of the Senior Management and shareholders of Ridgeline Canada Inc. we are pleased to announce that effective April 1, 2016 our Incident and Emergency Response Business Unit will operate as a separate Division Ridgeline Response of the Parent Company Ridgeline Canada Inc.

This Business Unit will be comprised of our Incident Command and Emergency Responders as well as our Well Integrity business. This Business Unit will be led by Donny Bidniak, Ridgeline Response General Manager out of our Edmonton office and Don Wood, Director, Ridgeline Response based out of our Calgary office. Donny and Don have over 25 years of combined Emergency Response and Well Integrity expertise. Together with our Incident Commanders, Incident Responders, and Strategic Industry partners based out of 8 offices strategically located throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan, we are well positioned to service our existing and growing client base.

Donny and Don have been leading this business for the last 2 years and as a result of continued and ongoing growth and expansion Ridgeline Response will now operate alongside our long serving and successful Ridgeline Environment and Ridgeline GreenFill Business Units.

Please join me in congratulating Donny and Don on their new roles and responsibilities.

For further information on our Emergency Response and Well Integrity Services please do not hesitate to contact Donny at dbidniak@ridgelinecanada.com or Don at dwood@ridgelinecanada.com.

Emergency Spill Response 1.866.574.7928

New ESAA Member

ESAA’s Board of Directors and staff would like to welcome the following new member:

Full Member:

Soil & Forestry Consulting

9228 – 60 Street NW Edmonton, AB T6B 1N1 Phone: 780.465.6083

Robert Proudfoot, Owner / Operator

e-mail: georann@telus.net Profile: Soil & Forestry Consulting is based in Edmonton, Alberta and provides the following agricultural, forestry and environmental services: irrigation assessments, silvicultural surveys, detailed soil, vegetation and terrain assessments, environmental site assessments (Phase I to III), remediation management of contaminated sites, pre-disturbance and post reclamation assessments, soil salvage monitoring, and freelance writing and editing.

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Industry Positions Openings

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Approval Officer

Term: Full-Time Number of Positions: 1 Application Deadline: April 4, 2016 Job Location: Morinville

The Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) is the authority under the Agricultural Operation Practices Act (AOPA) responsible for regulating confined feeding operations and manure management practices in Alberta.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to work as an Approval Officer based out of our Morinville office. As part of a team of professionals located across Alberta, you will work with operators, municipalities, and industry in Alberta to ensure environmentally sound and socially acceptable siting of confined feeding operations. You will be responsible for reviewing and assessing technical information on the planning, siting and development of confined feeding facilities and the issuance of written decisions. Opportunities may also be available for involvement in other NRCB projects and initiatives as they arise.

Qualified candidates will have as a minimum, a B.Sc. Degree and five years experience in related regulatory or environmental work. Good knowledge of agricultural practices and/or livestock operations is required. Strong communication skills and a proven ability to work well with others to achieve results are essential. Additional related education may be considered in lieu of some experience. The successful candidate will be a member in good standing, or be eligible for membership with a professional body.

Salary range for this position starts at $75,293 based on experience and qualifications. The position also offers a generous benefits package and a defined contribution pension plan.

Additional information on this position is posted on our website www.nrcb.ca. Interested applicants are asked to submit their resume to the attention of Human Resources by Monday April 4, 2016. We thank all applicants in advance, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Application Details: Natural Resources Conservation Board4th Floor, 9940 – 106th Street Edmonton, AB T5K 2N2Fax: 780-427-0607Email: hr@nrcb.ca

Environmental Advisor

Number of Positions: 1 Application Deadline: April 8, 2016 Job Start Date: ASAP Job Location: Edmonton

The Position

Based out of the Alberta EnviroFuels facility, but in support of the NGL Facilities Operations, the successful candidate will be an integral part of Keyera’s Environment group; responsible for field level implementation of the environment management program for the business unit.

The majority of the NGL infrastructure is located in the Edmonton/Fort Saskatchewan energy hub, extending south to Rimbey Gas Plant.

Responsibilities

• Participate with facility operation and management teams in various routine and project capacities.

• Assist with annual business unit environmental and compliance program budgeting, scheduling and

quality control.

• Serve as representative to Keyera and business units with regulatory applications, licensing and

construction teams

• Regular participation in regional industrial association committees.

• Ensure compliance with Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) on monthly and annual monitoring reports.

• Provide technical assistance to Keyera Environment Team, ideally related to project management,

reclamation or remediation programs.

• Contribute to multi-year and multi-site liability management initiatives.

• Support Emergency Response from the Environment side of the business.

• Respond to environmental incidents, participate in review and provide strong follow-up actions and

recommendations.

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will be well-organized, energetic, and service oriented with the following qualifications:

• Minimum five (5) years of experience in similar role within energy facility or pipeline operations.

• Environmental Science Degree with project or program management experience.

• Personal and team commitment to health & safety in the field and office.

• Ability to work with multiple facilities and their operations, maintenance and health & safety teams.

• Strong ability to multi-task and coordinate field & corporate groups.

• Strong communication, interpersonal, writing, organization and decision making skills.

• Strong aptitude with computer software/programs and ability to integrate into your daily work.

• Willingness to travel to various Keyera sites throughout Alberta.

Application Details: If you are interested in an opportunity to join a winning culture that fosters innovative thinking, open communication, integrity, and mutual respect then please submit your resume to: careers@keyera.com by April 8, 2016.Please quote Environmental Advisor.