Qualified Person Community of Ontario (QPCO) is incredibly honoured to receive the Brownie Award for the Reprogram category! This is a shout out and huge thank you to our roughly 150 members who make this group so special. We are excited to continue developing with you all. Thanks to the Environment Journal for putting on a great night, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | Environnement, Protection de la nature et Parcs for their continued consultation, Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) for their support in helping us function, and Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP for sponsoring this very special award. D. Grant Walsom, P.Eng., QP, Freesia Waxman, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., Michael Fagan, Adam Leus, Pamela Cameron, Bailey Walters, Denise Lacchin, Erik Enders, Ylena Quan, P.Eng., Reese McMillan, Kerry-Anne Pumphrey, M.Sc. EP, P.Geo., QPesa, Matthew Bielaski, P.Eng., Steve Russell, David MacGillivray, Jenna Allan, Gerry Parrott, Robert Reaume, P.Eng., Jonathan Wakani, P.Geo., Vanessa Grande, Patrick (Rick) Fioravanti, P.Geo., Paula Hutchison, P. Eng., Elizabeth Foran
Qualified Person Community of Ontario (QPCO)
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About us
QPCO provides a searchable directory of Qualified Persons working in Ontario and creates a community forum for learning and sharing on a range of issues relevant to QPs. It facilitates discussion between stakeholders and regulatory bodies. QPCO is a working group of the Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA).
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https://qpco.ca/
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- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Ontario
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2021
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192 Spadina Avenue
Unit 306
Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C2, CA
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QPCO is a Brownie Awards Finalist in the category of Reprogram: Legislation, Policy and Program Initiatives category! Thank you to all of our members for your commitment to continuously raising the bar for QPs in Ontario. We hope to see many of you at the Awards this evening. https://lnkd.in/gywgfv_T
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Thanks for sharing this Tom Li! All Qualified Person Community of Ontario (QPCO) members - if you haven't yet, please fill out the survey and have your say.
QPs of Ontario, QPCO starting to organize a day-long workshop to for our membership with the goal of raising the bar of the practice in the province. Please take the survey if you are a member to provide us feedback as we are planning. If you are not a member and are a QP under Ontario Regulation, sign up at QPCO.ca. https://lnkd.in/d7iqaDnr
Survey for Proposed QPCO Spring 2025 Workshop
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Join us today at noon for a Lunch and Learn on Excess Soil Management Best Practices for Reuse Sites. QPCO members Shannon Hunt, P.Eng., Jim Walls, and Freesia Waxman, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. will present highlights from QPCO's Reuse Site Guidance Documents, followed by a Q&A. Open to QPCO members only - email info@oneia.ca to receive the Zoom link.
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Anyone dealing with excavated soil in Ontario should be aware that there are additional changes to the Excess Soil regulation O.Reg. 406/19 being proposed by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP). The ERO posting is up for review and comment and the MECP is also hosting an information webinar on Tuesday October 29, 2024 from 9 am - 10:30 am where they will also likely be fielding questions. Register for the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/gPwTXWua #excesssoil #infrastructure #environmentalconsultants #excavation
More proposed changes to the Excess Soil Regulation just announced! Be sure to check out the ERO posting ERO #019-9196. In summary the MECP says they are proposing: · changing the in-effect date of the restriction on landfilling cleaner soils, from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2027, and clarifying exceptions from the restriction, to allow more time to understand and apply the restriction with minimal confusion and disruption · removing requirements for waste environmental compliance approvals for third-party storage and processing of excess soil at lower-risk aggregate and small liquid soil operations, with regulatory rules to be followed instead · enabling greater reuse of aggregate and stormwater management pond sediment by providing some flexibility related to meeting applicable excess soil quality standards, in respect of asphalt-related contaminants if the excess soil is reused in an asphalt-related project, and naturally occurring exceedances of the excess soil quality standards · flexibility for soil moved between project areas and reuse sites of infrastructure projects of the same type and project leader to enable more efficient management of excess soil from these projects · adding exemptions from reuse planning requirements (other than filing a notice on the Excess Soil Registry) for soil moving between infrastructure project areas and reuse sites with different project leaders and operators · where sampling and analysis is required, allowing in-situ sampling of SWMP sediment to reduce time and cost associated with its characterization · considering the use of regional mapping of areas that naturally exceed the excess soil quality standards for certain parameters as a basis for enabling greater reuse of excess soil with such exceedances · other clarifications and corrections that would not change policy intent, including clarifying the delineation of a project area that is planned to be contiguous upon completion, the management of soil that is temporarily removed from and will be returned to a project area, and sampling clarifications for substances added to soil to facilitate excavation #excesssoil #environmentalconsulting
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QPCO is seeking public comments on their Best Practices for Excess Soil Reuse Sites document! Submit your feedback to QPCOreuseBMP@oneia.ca by December 1, 2024. Learn more and read the document: https://lnkd.in/giEs78Z3
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Qualified Person Community of Ontario (QPCO) reposted this
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Don't miss tomorrow's Lunch and Learn on "A Case Study - Environmental Characterization and Risk Assessment at a PFAS Impacted Site". Join presenter Steve Russell, QPCO Council Member and Manager of Toxicology and Risk Assessment Services at MTE Consultants, as he discusses the approach, challenges and uncertainties encountered in completing a New Science Risk Assessment involving PFAS under the framework of O. Reg. 153/04. Open to QPCO members only. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gx24SBdc
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Join us on Zoom today at noon for QPCO's Quarterly Meeting! Come hear important updates from our committees and learn about upcoming QPCO initiatives and activities. Open to QPCO members only - email info@oneia.ca to receive the meeting invite.
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Thank you Environment Journal for having us at yesterday's Excess Soils Symposium! QPCO’s panel on “QPCO Management Practice Guidance for Reuse Sites” was a fantastic way to kick off a great event. Stay tuned for the finalized version of the best practices guidance document for Excess Soil Reuse Sites - coming soon! D. Grant Walsom, P.Eng., QP Freesia Waxman, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Jim Walls Shannon Hunt, P.Eng.
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