Common Gaps Found in Emergency Response Plans

This year alone, we’ve facilitated 55 emergency exercises, and we’re not done yet. Our clients span the spectrum: from small businesses to multinational corporations, remote communities to provincial and federal […]

Leadership in Crisis: the 10 Diseases

Leadership in Crisis: the 10 Diseases About Our Speaker Paul Flavell, COO at Sandhurst Consulting, brings deep experience to the subject of leadership under pressure. With 18 years as a […]

2024 Wildfire Season in Canada

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In 2023, Canada faced its most destructive wildfire season ever recorded with over 15 million hectares burned—far exceeding the annual average of 2.5 million hectares. Throughout Western Canada, tens of […]

Overview of Changes to the Updated Directive 071

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Directive 071: Key Changes In February 2023, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) released an updated version of Directive 071: Emergency Preparedness and Response (D071). This updated version includes several changes […]

Recent Regulatory Changes 2019

New Reporting: ECCC Single Window Information Manager (SWIM) The 2019 E2 Regulations came into force on August 24th. To coincide with the new regulations, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) […]

2019 Environmental Emergency (E2) Regulations

On March 6, 2019, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published the revised “E2 Regulations, 2019” (SOR/2019-51). Changes include: Consolidation and modification ofSchedule 1 – List of Substances; 33 new substances including:crude oil, diesel, […]