Saturday, July 5, 2025
ESAA announces new executive director: Erin Ciezki
The Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) has announced Erin Ciezki as the new Executive Director. Ciezki joined ESAA in July of 2023 as the…
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Rainbow Lake community and E2E to pilot geothermal energy project
The Town of Rainbow Lake in a remote area of Alberta may soon become one of the first communities in Canada to be powered by…
ESAA’s Environmental Summit to provide informative presentations and networking in Kananaskis
The 2nd Annual Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) Environmental Summit will feature all of the things you expect from an ESAA event: great talks,…
The Recycling Council of Alberta announces new executive director
The Recycling Council of Alberta (RCA) has appointed Jennifer Koole as its new Executive Director. An environmental professional with two decades of experience in Alberta,…
WSP to help deliver carbon capture technology at Edmonton cement plant
WSP has been named as the Owner’s Engineer for Heidelberg Materials North America’s Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) project, to be constructed at its…
EnviroTech evolves into Environmental Summit
The Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) and its formerly known EnviroTech conference is now the ESAA Environmental Summit. The newly named event will be…
Westhoff Engineering joins forces with CIMA+ to grow environmental capabilities
CIMA+, one of Canada’s largest privately-owned consulting engineering firms, recently announced the acquisition of Westhoff Engineering Resources, Inc., a Calgary-based firm with a quarter-century history…
Report indicates which provinces progressing on net zero opportunities
Canada is at a pivotal economic moment as the global low-carbon transition gains traction. But not all provinces are equally able to take advantage of…
New inclusive energy hub for environmental engineering in Alberta
AECOM, a leading infrastructure consulting firm, has formed a partnership with Fort McKay Industrial Solutions (FMIS) to create an energy hub for engineering, environment, and…
EV infrastructure expanding in Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick
Transportation still accounts for 25 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. The Government of Canada is providing an investment of $3.9 million…
Matrix Solutions announces merger with Ecosystem Recovery
Canadian environmental consulting, water, and engineering design firm Matrix Solutions Inc., based in Calgary, Alberta, has announced a merger with Ontario-based Ecosystem Recovery Inc. (ERI).…
Canadian Renewable Energy Deals on the Rise
Renewable energy projects are on the rise in Canada, especially in Alberta, according to a recent report from the Pembina Institute. The report points to…
Historic Supreme Court Ruling Reaffirms Canada’s Carbon Pricing System
Today the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the federal government’s carbon pricing regime is constitutional, allowing Ottawa to proceed with its plan to ensure…
New Prairie Grasslands Conservation Initiative Launched
Today, the Weston Family Foundation announced the launch of the Weston Family Prairie Grasslands Initiative with nearly $25 million awarded to five organizations to collaborate on one…
Vertex Resource Group Announces Executive Management Changes
Vertex Resource Group Ltd., a leading North American environmental services company headquartered in Sherwood Park, Alberta, has announced the appointment of Sherry Bielopotocky as the…
Renewable Energy Project Completed in Red Deer
GP JOULE Canada Corp., a subsidiary of Germany-based GP JOULE GmbH, has completed construction of the 25.4-megawatt Innisfail solar project in Red Deer County, Alberta.…
Regulations to Reduce Methane Emissions
New regulations have been introduced to reduce methane emissions apply to oil and gas production activities in three provinces. Minister of Environment and Climate Change,…
New sustainable building pilot launches in St. Albert
Built Green Canada recently launched its Communities Program pilot to expand opportunities for developers focused on creating better, healthier homes and communities. The non-profit organization…
Federal Funds to Transition Coal-Generated Power Jobs in Saskatchewan and Alberta
Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada, announced $5.8 million in funding to support 12…
Solar Energy Project for Oprhan Wells Gets Green Light
Energy workers are welcoming the opportunity to help lead a unique project to transform inactive wells with solar energy in Taber, Alberta. The project, called…
Alberta Introduces New Rules for Resource Well Cleanup
The Government of Alberta has introduced a new framework to manage oil and gas liabilities – which includes a series of mechanisms and requirements to…
Canadian Company Provides Sustainable Packaging for Cannabis
On October 17, 2019, the anniversary of the legalization of cannabis in Canada, a licensed producer in Alberta announced new recyclable packaging to put a…
Canada Invests in Flood Mitigation Infrastructure in Drumheller, AB.
François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s minister of infrastructure and communities, announced funding for a project to enhance Drumheller, Alberta’s Flood Mitigation and Climate Change Adaptation System. “With…