Contaminated Sites:
Issues, Risks and Actions
October 28-30, 2002
Moncton New Brunswick


Monday October 28

Site tour and Trade Show


Pre-registration; Trade Show set up.
Moncton Common/Emmerson Park Site Tour City of Moncton.
Reception/ Opening of Trade Show Host: Mr. Brian Murphy Mayor, City of Moncton.


Tuesday October 29

Conference Opening

Session A: The Challenges of Contaminated Properties in Atlantic Canada.


Registration Opens.
Full Breakfast.
Welcome, NBEIA President.
Conference Opening - Hon. Kim Jardine, NB Minister of Environment and Local Government.
A Brief History of RBCA: Development, Use and Key Benefits
John Connor, GIS, Houston
History of Contaminated Properties in Atlantic Canada
Danny McInnis, PEI Dept. of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Environment.
Nutrition Break.
Your First (And Only?) Environmental Response
Cameron Ells, Cameron Consulting Inc.
Property Development With and Without Atlantic RBCA
Scott MacKnight, OCL Group.
An Internal/External View of Residential Oil Containment
Art Irwin, Arthur Irwin Energy Consultants.
Luncheon / Trade Show


Session B: Exploring the Issues.


Risk; A Legal Perspective
Matthew T. Hayes, McInnes Cooper.
Question and Answer
Nutrition Break
Amherst Aerospace: The Development of a Risk Management Strategy
Eric Parsons, PWGSC-TPSGC.
Brownfield Redevelopment Issues
Adrien Pilon - NRC Biotechnology Research Institute.
Science and Perception
Helen Mersereau, University of Cape Breton.
The Legacy of Federal Contaminated Sites
Stephen Morgan, Office of the Auditor General.
Adjournment.
Supper and Keynote Speaker:
Legal Implications of Third-party Properties at Risk.
Dianne Saxe, D.Jur., EnviroLaw.


Wednesday October 30

Session C: Looking into the Future of Contaminated Property Management.


Breakfast and Keynote Speaker:
A National Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy for Canada
Angus Ross, National Round Table on the Environment and Economy.
Harmonizing ARBCA with CWS
David A. Rae, Jacques Whitford Environment Ltd.
The Next Frontier: Non-Petroleum Contamination
Rob Willis, Cantox Environmental Inc.
Nutrition Break
EMS: A Tool to Effectively Manage Environmental Risk Inherent in Contaminated Property Redevelopment
Elaine Stafford, Acentrics Management Consulting.
Luncheon and Keynote Speaker:
Taking the Fear Out of Risk-Based Corrective Action
Bill Borland, JD Irving Ltd.


Session D: Stakeholder Forum.


Panel Discussion and Stakeholder Forum
Conference Closing