Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

NOTE: Open to all RemTech Delegates at no-charge. Not attending RemTech, attend for no charge as well.

Introduction and Housekeeping

Moderator: Craig Robertson, ESAA President

11:00
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11:30

Selling to the Government of Canada
This presentation is for businesses who are interested in selling goods or services to the federal government. This introductory session will cover how businesses go about registering in databases, finding key contacts at PWGSC and other government departments, searching for opportunities on MERX and provide a brief overview of the procurement process. At the end of the session, participants will have a basic understanding of how to get started selling to the Government of Canada.

Darlene Chuka, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
Darlene Chuka began her career with PWGSC in Saskatchewan in 1988, as the Client and Supplier Promotions officer. Over the years she worked extensively with the supplier community offering "How to Do Business" seminars throughout the Province. In 2002, she moved to Edmonton and worked in PWGSC Acquisitions as a Program Advisor. In her current role in the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises, Darlene continues to help the supplier community navigate the procurement system.

11:30
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12:00

Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP)
The Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP) is a new $40 million program that was announced under Budget 2010 to help kickstart Canadian businesses by testing their innovative products and services within the Government of Canada before taking them to the marketplace.

Helen Braiter, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
Helen Braiter has been with PWGSC for 12 years and is the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Innovation in the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises. She is currently responsible for the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP), a new $40 million program that was announced under Budget 2010 which aims to promote innovation and support Canadian business development. An environmental engineer by training, she has worked in many areas within the Acquisitions Branch of PWGSC including Policy, Risk Management and Supplier Engagement.

Networking Lunch
(Beatty, Coleman, Shaughnessy)

1:00
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2:30

An Update on the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP): Report on Progress and the Plans for the Future
As the first six-year period of the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) draws to a close, it is natural to reflect on the progress of the program thus far. Performance over the first phase of the FCSAP and an outline of areas proposed for continued program improvement will be presented as well as a brief report of 2010-11 FCSAP activities under Canada's Economic Action Plan.

Jody Klassen, Environment Canada
Jody Klassen is a biologist and the regional Head of the Prairie and Northern Region Contaminated Sites program with Environment Canada in Edmonton, Alberta. She coordinates expert support activities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories and is the regional contact with the FCSAP Secretariat in Ottawa. She has been involved in the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) since 2008.

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New Supplementary Guidance for Ecological Risk Assessments at Contaminated Sites under the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP)
The Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) was developed to support federal departments, agencies and consolidated crown corporations in reducing the risks to human health and the environment, as well as the financial liabilities associated with federal contaminated sites. Under FCSAP, ecological risk assessments (ERA) are commonly used as a site management tool at federal contaminated sites. The basic ERA framework has been described by the CCME, but Environment Canada is in the process of developing specific technical guidance to supplement the existing ERA framework. Two guidance modules are available for use by federal custodians and other interested parties: Selecting and Interpreting Toxicity Tests and Development of Site Specific Toxicity Reference Values. These two modules are components of the Comprehensive FCSAP Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance which is currently in development. The comprehensive guidance will also include detailed advice regarding conceptual site models, receptor selection, non-chemical stressor identification, contaminants of potential concern (COPC) selection, exposure and effect analysis, and risk characterization.

Jennifer Froese, Environment Canada
Jennifer Froese is a toxicologist and a Contaminated Sites Officer with Environment Canada in Edmonton, Alberta. She provides custodians of federal contaminated sites with advice and information on ecological risk assessment and other aspects of contaminated sites management. She has been involved in the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) since it was established in 2005.

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Deloitte 2010 Update on Cleantech and Environmental Services
The presentation will examine the state of the cleantech sector and examine themes and case studies of how cleantech is being adopted within the environmental services industry in Western Canada.

David Sparrow, CA, CBV, CF Deloitte & Touche LLP
Mr. Sparrow leads the Corporate Finance and Transaction Service practice in Edmonton and is directly responsible for clients, specializing in financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, due diligence and business valuations. Mr. Sparrow is a Chartered Business Valuator, Chartered Accountant, and has received his Corporate Finance Designation. Mr. Sparrow has been providing corporate finance services, business valuations and financial advisory services to clients for more than fourteen years. Mr. Sparrow has a wide variety of experience with public and private companies in various industries including energy services, engineering & construction and manufacturing.

Spencer Ord, MBA, CBV Deloitte & Touche LLP
Mr. Ord is a Manager in the Edmonton Corporate Finance and Valuations practice. He is a Chartered Business Valuator and is responsible for providing valuations for business, intellectual property and share ownership planning purposes. Mr. Ord also provides M&A, divestiture, partnering transaction support for technology, energy technology and environmental services companies. Mr. Ord also has experience in the institutional private equity and technology commercialization community in Western Canada.

Networking Break
(Theatre Lobby)

DCC/DND - Contaminated Sites Projects with Defence Construction Canada
Defence Construction Canada's (DCC) roles and responsibilities related to the management of contaminated sites with the Department of National Defence. The unique relationship between the two organizations in the delivery of infrastructure and environmental projects. A summary of work recently carried out across the country and the projects that are forecasted in the future. These projects will illustrate the types of work and contracts used to involve industry. A review of the process for environmental firms to submit proposals and to secure environmental work with DCC.

Ross Welsman, Defence Construction Canada
Ross is a Professional Engineer with experience in the public and private sectors. While in the private sector he worked, over a 10 year period, for Shell Canada and Irving Oil Ltd. Ross managed, as the owners representative, the assessment and remediation of over 300 petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated sites in Atlantic Canada. In this role he co-ordinated and reviewed the activities of the environmental consultants, negotiated with the provincial regulators and procured and managed the remediation contractors. At DCC Ross is responsible for all activities in the Atlantic Region and is also DCC's National Environmental Service Line Leader (NSLL). In this capacity Ross is responsible for the quality of all environmental work carried out by DCC across the country. This includes contaminated sites, unexploded explosive ordnance clearance, hazardous materials, environmental assessments and environmental management systems. Ross is continually looking for innovative ways to procure environmental work for DND projects and liaises with industry to ensure DCC understands the environmental industry in Canada with the goal of optimizing industry's participation in these projects.

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Contaminated Sites Management within National Defence – A West Coast Navy Perspective
National Defence one of the largest Federal Custodians has a very diverse and complex contaminated sites program. Duane Freeman will provide a brief overview of the National Defence contaminated sites program. The talk will focus on departmental structure explaining how projects are administered within the West Coast Navy with an attempt to demystify some of the bureaucracy that takes a project from inception to completion. The talk will be finished with an overview of the Maritime Forces Pacific Environmental program.

Duane Freeman, Department of National Defence
Duane Freeman is a Senior Environmental Officer working for Maritime Forces Pacific. He is responsible for managing a variety of Navies environmental programs including the Contaminated Sites Program, Range and Training Area Management, Hazardous Materials Management and a Pollution Prevention.

Duane Freeman resides in Victoria, BC and has been working within National Defence for over twenty years first as a military member and now as a Federal Public Servant. Duane's background education includes a Diploma in Environmental Technology, a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and he is now working on completing a Master of Arts Degree in Leadership.

Wrap-Up and Closing Comments