We are proud of our 2022 conference program in Red Deer and encourage you to check out the conference presentations and proceedings.
Presentations & Speakers
In order of location and appearance in the 2022 Schedule, presentations are linked to approved resources only, please refer to the program for more information on all sessions and to view speaker biographies.
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Exhibition Hall
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8:30 – 9:00 AM, Collaboration is at the Core of COSIA, Jack O’Neill
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12:30 – 1:30 PM, Keynote: Indigenous Knowledge and Reconciliation: Land as Life, Janice Makokis
Monaco
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9:30 – 10:00 AM, Bringing together the Canadian Business Community and Two Billion Tree Program, Mike Toffan
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10:00 – 10:30 AM, Reclamation Tree Transplanting, Jason Desilets
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11:00 – 11:30 AM, A Tale of Two Provinces: Surveys of the Reclamation and Restoration Economies in Alberta and British Columbia, Chris Powter
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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM, Fescue grassland reclamation along a pipeline right-of-way: a 10-year monitoring project, Sarah Thacker
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1:45 – 2:15 PM, Observations and Lessons Learned Through Successes and Failures in Reclamation Projects, Kalina Noel
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2:15 – 2:45 PM, Plant community response to site preparation and soil amendment in post-remediated site, Binyam Tedla
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2:45 – 3:15 PM, Collaborating to reclaim well pads into peatlands through partial removal: Design and implementation of field strategies for monitoring hydrology, Murdoch McKinnon
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3:30 – 4:00 PM, Plug Project – Exploring Alternative Revegetation Strategies In Southern Alberta, Jennifer Weeks
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4:00 – 4:30 PM, Application of Soil Amendments to Mitigate Negative Impacts of Salinity Stress in Native Boreal Plant Species, Sahari Inoue
Santano
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9:30 – 10:00 AM, Case Studies of Dynamic Remediation Strategies for Urban and Remote Project Success, Jevins Waddell
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10:00 – 10:30 AM, Assessment of in situ bioremediation technology across petroleum hydrocarbon impacted sites in Saskatchewan, Steven Mamet
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11:00 – 11:30 AM, Extraction System Optimization: The Importance of Proper Characterization of a Groundwater Plume, Janine Wildschut
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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM, Petroleum coke as a substratum for biofiltration of oil sands process water: aerobic and anaerobic degradation processes in the filtering bed, Muhammad Arslan
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1:45 – 2:15 PM, Soil Bicarbonate: A Forgotten Anion, Ashley Morgan, Tyler Prediger
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2:15 – 2:45 PM, Collaboration in Remediation Practices using Geophysics and Soil Sampling, Mike Law
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2:45 – 3:15 PM, The Alberta Background Soil Quality System Project: leveraging historical data and harnessing advances in data science, Natalie Shelby-James, Paul Fuellbrandt
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3:30 – 4:00 PM, Refining Drilling Waste Compliance Option Calculations for Salts and DSTs: A Collaborative PTAC Project, Jim Purves, Michelle Taylor
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4:00 – 4:30 PM, The Soil Sterilants Program – Collaboration and Engagement are Key!, Simone Levy
Palermo
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10:00 – 10:30 AM, Soils handling for pipeline construction 101 – Tips from the field, Ashley Easton, Todd Martin
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11:00 – 11:30 AM, Indigenous Cohort Environmental Training Program Case Study: Ridgeline Canada and Northern Lights College, Jay Woosaree, Shellie English
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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM, Alberta’s Certified Weed Free Forage and Straw Program, Megan Evans
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1:45 – 2:15 PM, Development of soft tailings capping technology – first step towards creating stable and sustainable boreal landscapes, Kaitlyn Trepanier
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2:15 – 2:45 PM, The Icing on the Cake – Revegetation of a Contaminated Mine Site, Damon Sump
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2:45 – 3:15 PM, Effect of Applying Fertilizer to Facilitate the Recovery of Newly Restored Seismic Lines in a Boreal Alberta Fen, Taylor Vodopija
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3:30 – 4:00 PM, Boreal tree and shrub development on stockpiled subsoil and topsoil, Amanda Schoonmaker
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4:00 – 4:30 PM, Feedstock type and pyrolysis temperature drive properties of activated and non-activated biochars, Christopher Nzediegwu
Savona
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9:30 – 10:00 AM, Ground validation of seismic line forest regeneration assessments based on visual interpretation of satellite imagery, Angeline Van Dongen
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10:00 – 10:30 AM, Linear Restoration Equipment Trial: Improving forest restoration treatment speed, efficiency, and technique, Jason Barrie, Matthew Pyper
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11:00 – 11:30 AM, The Interplay Between Finance and the Environment, Mike Newton, Ryan Smith
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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM, Powering up Simulation Training in Environmental Consulting, Dean Mackenzie
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1:45 – 2:15 PM, Machine Learning to Model Wetland Vegetation Trajectories Using Multispectral Sentinel-2 Imagery, Carl Ayer, Meghan Hellman
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2:15 – 2:45 PM, Using Earth Observation Technology to Map Abandoned Padded Well Sites in Peatlands Within Alberta, Vanessa Caron
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2:45 – 3:15 PM, How Engagement and Collaboration Make or Break a Project, Chris Tenszen, Sahra Deagle
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3:30 – 4:00 PM, A Dynamic Economic Analysis of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) treatment alternatives in Alberta, Jericho Fiestas Flores
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4:00 – 4:30 PM, Enhancing Safety and ESG Ratings through Digital Shipping Documents, Amit Bhargava
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Exhibition Hall
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8:30 – 9:00 AM, 2022 Update from the Orphan Well Association, Lars De Pauw
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9:00 – 9:30 AM, Calling Reclamation Practitioners: Draft Alberta Wellsite Certification Guidance Documents – Overview and Technical Q&A Session, Dean Mackenzie, Natalie Shelby-James
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9:30 – 10:00 AM, Draft Directive for Reclamation Certificate Site Assessments for Pits and Quarries (Forested and Cultivated Lands), Kyle Jones, Natasha Page
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10:30 – 11:00 AM, AER Regulatory Applications – Enterprise Reclamation Update, Drew Lockwood, Nadia Cruickshank
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, AER Regulatory Update: Release Reporting and OneStop RoSC, Sara Blacklaws, Steve Tymchyshyn
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12:45 – 1:00 PM, An Introduction to Project Forest, Mike Toffan