Our client’s objective was simple – ensure environmental compliance. To meet this objective, our client had their own in-house audit team, which they supported with external, independent auditors as a means to supplement their expertise.
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Highway 407 East Expansion – Geomorphology and Channel Design
The Province of Ontario is trying to facilitate the economic development of the Durham region and its municipalities through building highway and transit infrastructure to provide transportation links to communities in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond.
Discovering a Reliable Groundwater Source
Our client was in the planning stages of an unconventional oil and gas project and recognized that they needed a reliable water source for their project.
City of Medicine Hat Management System Support
The City of Medicine Hat is committed to environmental sustainability. Part of their commitment includes an initiative to have all of their departments develop and align their environmental management system (EMS) to the international ISO 14001 standard.
Risk Management of an Underground Storage Tank
The Town of Lashburn wanted to expand an existing community playground that was next to a historical building. During the expansion, an underground storage tank (UST) used for heating fuel was discovered. Hydrocarbons had been released into soil and groundwater, and potential vapour migration into the building was a concern. Lashburn wanted to ensure the p
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Environment, Health, Safety, and Regulatory Compliance Audits
ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWANPROJECT SUMMARY Our client’s objective was simple – ensure environmental compliance. To meet this objective, our client had their own in-house audit team, which they supported with external, independent auditors as a means to supplement their...
Highway 407 East Expansion – Geomorphology and Channel Design
GREATER TORONTO AREA, ONTARIOPROJECT SUMMARY The Province of Ontario is trying to facilitate the economic development of the Durham region and its municipalities through building highway and transit infrastructure to provide transportation links to communities in the...
Discovering a Reliable Groundwater Source
MONTNEY AND DUVERNAY PLAYS, ALBERTA PROJECT SUMMARY Our client was in the planning stages of an unconventional oil and gas project and recognized that they needed a reliable water source for their project. OUR ROLE Matrix was asked to complete a regional water...
City of Medicine Hat Management System Support
MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTAPROJECT SUMMARY The City of Medicine Hat is committed to environmental sustainability. Part of their commitment includes an initiative to have all of their departments develop and align their environmental management system (EMS) to the...
Risk Management of an Underground Storage Tank
WEST-CENTRAL, SASKATCHEWANPROJECT SUMMARY The Town of Lashburn wanted to expand an existing community playground that was next to a historical building. During the expansion, an underground storage tank (UST) used for heating fuel was discovered. Hydrocarbons had been...
We routinely lead characterization of stream morphology to:
- Assess fluvial erosion hazards
- Develop alternatives for erosion control in environmental assessments
- Develop management strategies as part of land use planning (subwatershed, secondary, tertiary plans and site plans)
- Assist in culvert/bridge design
- Define erosion thresholds to inform stormwater management