
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
255 Front St West, North Building, Toronto Ontario
June 13-15, 2018
Stream 7B – Northern and Remote Site Challenges
- Faro Mine Remediation Project: Working with Partners to Achieve Mine Closure
- Remediation of Tundra Mine
- Jericho Diamond Mine: Site Stabilization of a Remote Site
- Faro Mine Remediation Project – North Fork Rose Creek Realignment Urgent Work Project
- Alternative closure methods for mine openings at remote legacy mines
- Assessment and Remediation of a Former US Air Force Station at a Remote Northern Site in Hopedale, NL: A 10-Year Success Story
- Winter is Coming! Northern/Remote Site Challenges – Site Access, Operations and Logistical Challenges
- Working in the Great White North – Contingency, Contingency, Contingency: Things to Consider When Completing Environmental Site Investigations and Risk Assessments
Lou Spagnuolo Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
The objective of this presentation is to outline how a partnership approach can be used to successfully advance a contaminated site project.
John MacKenzie1, Warren Bebeau1, Giselle Cotta2, Joel Gowman3, Siobhan Sutherland3
1AECOM
2Public Services and Procurement Canada
3Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
1AECOM
2Public Services and Procurement Canada
3Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
The objective of this presentation is to provide a summary of the project remediation works and highlight the engineering challenges experienced with the Tundra Mine site remediation, specifically during the 2017 construction season, including: borrow source identification, designing to bedrock depths and permafrost protection; construction over the tailings containment area; and, managing sedimentation and erosion potential in the design.
Mark Yetman1 and Michael Bernardin2
1Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
2Public Services and Procurement Canada
1Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
2Public Services and Procurement Canada
The objective of this presentation is to detail the life of the project and how the plan to remediate the site evolved from full remediation to site stabilization.
Geoff Karcher1, Jim Cassie2, Jack Seto2
1Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
2BGC Engineering Ltd.
1Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
2BGC Engineering Ltd.
The objective of this presentation is to provide an overview of the North Fork Rose Creek Urgent Work Project with a specific focus on engineering and design considerations included to manage permafrost and other sequencing challenges related to the project's northern location.
David Sanscartier and Patty Ogilvie-Evans
Saskatchewan Research Council
Saskatchewan Research Council
The objective of this presentation is to present closure methods for an underground mine opening implemented in northern Saskatchewan and lessons learned from their application.
Assessment and Remediation of a Former US Air Force Station at a Remote Northern Site in Hopedale, NL: A 10-Year Success Story
Jim Slade, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
The objective of this presentation is to share the story of completing a complex site assessment, risk assessment and subsequent remedial program of a Former US Military Site located in a remote northern community.
Winter is Coming! Northern/Remote Site Challenges – Site Access, Operations and Logistical Challenges
Meredith Guest1, Jordan Stones2, Robert Price2
1SNC-Lavalin Inc.
2Public Services and Procurement Canada
1SNC-Lavalin Inc.
2Public Services and Procurement Canada
The objective of this presentation is to identify specific logistical challenges faced when working in harsh northern and remote conditions and what planning is needed to help mitigate these to ensure successful completion of the project.
Working in the Great White North – Contingency, Contingency, Contingency: Things to Consider When Completing Environmental Site Investigations and Risk Assessments
Jennifer Kirk, Samuel Lingwood, Charles Gravelle, Michael Weber
Arcadis Canada Inc.
Arcadis Canada Inc.
The objective of this presentation is to share the challenges, lessons learned and considerations for completing work in Northern Canada and at remote locations.