Monday, September 29, 2025
Are we on solid ground with Excess Soils? The alchemy of terra firma
Soil is a living tapestry beneath our feet and below our buildings. Every grain tells a story—of weathered rock, fallen leaves, and ancient life. It’s…
excess soils
Excess Soils Symposium Calgary calls for submissions
Managing excess soil, especially in urban areas, presents both challenges and opportunities. The main challenge is ensuring safe and beneficial reuse while minimizing negative environmental and…
Excess Soils Symposium expands to Western Canada
Managing excess soil, especially in urban areas, presents both challenges and opportunities. The main challenge is ensuring safe and beneficial reuse while minimizing negative environmental…
Team selected for once-in-a-generation Villiers Island project
GHD, a leading global professional services company, and SLA, a renowned Danish nature-based design studio, have been awarded the role of prime consultant by Waterfront…
EllisDon partners with The Phil App to reduce carbon impact in construction
EllisDon Corporation announced the addition of a new technology partner, The Phil App, as a fundamental change in its excess material sourcing and disposal process.…
CCME provides new guidance on the reuse of excess soils
The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) has released a new document, Excess Soil Reuse Guidance, which provides a reference tool for jurisdictions…
Excess Soils Symposium 2025: Accepting abstract submissions until April 4th
The Excess Soils Symposium, which is taking place on September 25th, 2025 at the Toronto Region Board of Trade Conference Centre, is opening up opportunities for program content in…
It’s time for construction project investors to dig into sustainable soil management
Quick, name an integral sector within the construction industry that: • generates billions of dollars in annual costs nationally; • has enormous impacts on environmental…
Soil survey seeks to address critical gaps in data
An important project funded by the Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social Sciences and…
New environmental guidance for construction sites in Nova Scotia
When soil is disturbed at construction and industrial sites it is more prone to erosion, and rain and storms can carry sediment into nearby water.…
Excess Soils Symposium accepting abstract submissions: deadline is April 4
The Excess Soils Symposium, which is taking place on September 25th, 2025 at the Toronto Region Board of Trade Conference Centre, is opening up opportunities for program…
Call for abstracts for 2025 Excess Soils Symposium
The Excess Soils Symposium, which is taking place on September 25th, 2025, is opening up opportunities for program content in the form of individual abstracts, session…
Essential Connections: Managing soils and construction concerns
Are you taken aback by the amount of construction occurring in Toronto? Residents, commuters and visitors can’t help but notice the high volume of cranes…
How Clean is Clean? Tackling the complicated aspects of the ESQS
By Brent Loney When the Province of Ontario enacted Ontario Regulation 406/19 (On-Site and Excess Soil Management), the goal was to solve a long-standing and…
Call for abstracts for 2025 Excess Soils Symposium
The Excess Soils Symposium, which is taking place on September 25th, 2025, is opening up opportunities for program content in the form of individual abstracts,…
Ontario government enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) is proposing amendments to Ontario Regulation 406/19 (the Excess Soil Regulation) and the Rules for Soil Management…
Dirt and Due Diligence: Evolving rules on excess soils
By Matthew Gardner Every year, Canadian provinces generate millions of cubic metres of excess soil – in Ontario alone, an estimated 25 million cubic metres…
Exploring resource management and more at the Excess Soils Symposium
The 8th Annual Excess Soils Symposium was a sold-out success thanks to our engaged and enthusiastic community of industry leaders, environmental experts, government representatives and various delegates.…
Engineering Strategic Growth: On the road again with YORK1’s EVP
Each time I speak with George Kirchmair he is on the road, driving around to one of YORK1’s facilities or project sites in Ontario or…
Good Talk: How QPs are integral to communicating regulations
By Logan Jung-Ritchie and Sean Morris Why do I have to spend more money and what does RSCs, APECs, ESM, CoPC, ICC, UST, SCR and…
Kingston’s award-winning municipal excess soil management program
The latest edition of the Brownie Awards, renowned for celebrating excellence in the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites, Kingston’s Municipal Excess Soil Management Program…
Excess Soils: The quick and dirty on Ontario’s latest amendments to the regulation
By Talia Gordner and Annik Forristal The Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks has again amended the On-site and Excess Soil Management regulations under the Environmental Protection…
Sustainable construction leaders in Calgary disrupting traditional practices
KLS Earthworks & Environmental (KLS) and its affiliate company, Calgary Aggregate Recycling (CAR) have announced significant environmental milestones, aligning with The City of Calgary’s sustainability goals…
Regulatory amendments in Ontario to encourage greater reuse of excess soil
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has made amendments to Ontario Regulation 406/19 and the associated Soil Rules to increase soil management flexibility…