SUSTAINTECH™
2026 Schedule
Promoting sustainability, environmental responsibility, and the latest practices and technology of the environmental industry.
Preliminary Conference Schedule
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE | MARCH 18, 2026
Workshop Sponsored by: Shell Canada Limited
7:30 am - 8:00 am
Registration (Workshop Attendees)
8:00 am - 10:00 am
ASTM's Moving Sites to Closure Standard for Petroleum UST Releases Presented by Tom Schruben (USEPA) and Kenneth Walker (GSI Environmental Inc.) - Da Vinci Room
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Coffee Break Sponsored by GeoTactical
10:15 am - 12:15 pm
ASTM's Moving Sites to Closure Standard for Petroleum UST Releases Presented by Tom Schruben (USEPA) and Kenneth Walker (GSI Environmental Inc.) - Da Vinci Room
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch (Workshop Attendees) Sponsored by Shell Canada Limited
SustainTech
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Exhibit Hall + Registration (Afternoon Attendees)
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Michelangelo A
Sponsor: SoilRocks Consulting
Michelangelo B
Sponsor: Secure Energy
Michelangelo C
Sponsor: NorthShore
Florence
Sponsor: Site Resource Group
Naples
Sponsor: K+S Potash Canada
Theme
Groundwater / Impacted Sites
Impacted Sites
Water / Waste Management
Energy
Student Presentations
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Managing Chlorinated Solvent Impacts in Fractured Sedimentary Rocks Using Novel Field and Numerical Modeling Approaches
Huyen Nguyen, Montrose Environmental
Hydrocarbon Groundwater Plume Stability and Persistence: Lessons Learned from 29 Sites and 5 Million Data Points
Steven Mamet, LiORA by EMS
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Duty to Report Environmental Contamination
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Erica Klassen and Kelsey Leik, MLT Aikins LLP
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Breakout Session
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Drilling Down, Building Up! Issue spotting in Land (Re)Development
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Panel 1: Environmental Issue Spotting
Panel 2: Managing the Development
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Canadian Brownfields Network
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Road Salt: Risks, Remedies, and Responsible Management
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Zion Yua, Thurber Engineering Ltd.
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City of Saskatoon’s Flood Control Strategy: Mitigating Flooding in Historically Flood-prone Areas of Developed Neighbourhoods Through Construction of Storm Water Storage in Existing Park Space
​Aaron Omelan, City of Saskatoon
Case Study: Simplifying Arsenic Sludge Management with Passive Dewatering in Geotextile Containers
​Tony Kobilnyk, Bishop Water
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Advancing Nanogrid Power Technology to address Community Energy Security, Costs, and Sustainability
​Ryan Jansen and Kyla Clarke, SRC
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Student Poster Presentation Room
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Coffee Break | Networking | Exhibit Hall Sponsored by: Stantec
Technical Sessions - Block #2
Naples
Sponsor: K+S Potash Canada
Florence
Sponsor: Site Resource Group
Michelangelo C
Sponsor: NorthShore
Michelangelo B
Sponsor: Secure Energy
Michelangelo A
Sponsor: SoilRocks Consulting
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Student Presentations
Air Quality
Indigenous Engagement /
Risk Assessment
Impacted Sites
Groundwater
Theme
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
National Ground Water Association (NGWA)
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2025 Darcy Lecture - Living Fossils: Ancient Groundwaters in the Anthropocene
Grant Ferguson, University of Saskatchewan
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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Site Closure: Alternative Delineation by Natural Attenuation and Soil Vapour Point-of-Measurement Approach for Tier 3 Endpoints
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Bryce Reiter, WSP Canada Inc.
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Adapting Indigenous Engagement Strategies Through the Assessment, Remediation, and Monitoring Stages of the Lorado Mill Remediation Project
Skye Muirhead and Alexey Klyashtorin, SRC
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Working Together for Clean Air: The Role of Saskatchewan’s Air Zone Associations in Collaborative Air Quality Management
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Glen White, Western Yellowhead Air Management Zone
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Student Poster Presentation Room
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Forensic Approaches for Complex Soil Sources: How it Can Impact Your Approach to Risk Assessments
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Dwayne Bennett, ALS Canada Ltd.
Risk Based Thinking in the Scoping of Environmental Assessment within Infrastructure
Janice Paslawski and Lindsay Du Gas, Millennium EMS Solutions Ltd.
PFAS in Air - Just the Facts
Darlene Hoogenes Stastny, ALS Environmental
Reception | Networking | Exhibit Hall - Happy Hour Sponsored by Defend Environmental
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE | MARCH 19, 2026
7:45 am - 8:30 am
Coffee/Pastries| Networking | Exhibit Hall - Sponsored by Ministry of Environment
8:30 am - 8:40 am
8:40 am - 8:50 am
Land Acknowledgment - Lyndon Linklater
Welcome and President's Address - Brent Zelensky, President, SEIMA
8:50 am - 9:45 am
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Keynote - Mike Downie, Documentary Filmmaker and Philanthropist | Co-Founder, Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund - Sponsored by SRC
Coffee Break | Networking | Exhibit Hall
Regulatory Sessions
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Introduction - Kevin France, Deputy Minister of Environment, Government of Saskatchewan
10:25 am - 10:55 am
10:55 am - 11:25 am
Ministry of Environment - Regulatory Requirements for Closing Environmentally Impacted Sites in Saskatchewan - Brent Zelensky, SKMoE
Municipal Perspective on Developing Impacted Sites - Wesley Wizniuk (City of Saskatoon) and Evan Wilson (City of Regina)
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
Panel - Impacted Sites in Saskatchewan: From Discovery to Closure - What Drives Success (Moderator - Spencer Chad (Geosyntec); Panelists: Brent Zelensky (SKMoE), Wesley Wizniuk (City of Saskatoon), Brett Reynolds (Shell)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch Break | Networking | Exhibit Hall - Sponsored by WSP
Technical Sessions - Block #3
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Michelangelo A
Sponsor: Millenium EMS Solutions
Michelangelo B
Sponsor: SaskPower
Michelangelo C
Sponsor: Loraas
Florence
Sponsor: SLR
Naples
Sponsor: K+S Potash Canada
Theme
Impacted Sites
Legal / Policy
Impacted Sites / Reclamation
Technology / Data Management
Student Presentations
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Integrated Remediation and Vapor Intrusion Risk Management for Legacy Dry-Cleaning Impacts in an Urban Mixed-Use Setting
Emmanuel Olisa and Ashkan Arefi, Geosyntec Consultants
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Show Me The Money! Increasing and Unique Fines and Damages in Environmental Regulatory and Civil Litigation
Jacquelyn Stevens, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
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1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
From Hopeless to Hopeful - Remediation of a Long Vacant Brownfield Site
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Ryan Riess, R Squared Environmental Inc
Principles for Responsible AI in Contaminated Site Knowledge Management
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Paul Fuellbrandt, Statvis Analytics
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Application of Alkylate Diagnostic Ratios and Other Forensics Tools to Characterize a New Release​
Wenhui Xiong, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Managing Consultant Liability: Top 5 Consultant Blunders
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Jacquelyn Stevens, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
Old Pollutants, New Perspective: Using Alkylated PAHs to Improve Source Identification and Environmental Assessment
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Permveer Bains, Element Materials Technology
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Digital Solutions for Post-Remediation and Reclamation Vegetation Management: A Case Study from Northeastern Alberta
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Matt Wilkinson, Montrose Environmental
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Clubroot on the Prairies: Using Quantitative Analysis to Contain Spread and Reduce Decontamination Costs
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Permveer Bains, Element Materials Technology
Too Much Data, Too Little Time? A Semi-Automated Sampling Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Program
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Stephanie Lipoth and Josh Lipoth, SRC
Phytoremediation of Nitrogen-Impacted Sites: Adapting a Natural System for Site Cleanup
Ron Gestler, Geosyntec Consultants
Effective and Ethical Use of AI for Environmental Scientists
Sheila Duchek and Katy Mackay, Trace Associates
Student Poster Presentation Room
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Coffee Break - Sponsored by ALS
Technical Sessions - Block #4
Room
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Michelangelo B
Sponsor: SaskPower
Michelangelo A
Sponsor: Millenium EMS Solutions
Michelangelo C
Sponsor: Loraas
Florence
Sponsor: SLR
Naples
Sponsor: K+S Potash Canada
Theme
Impacted Sites / Guidelines
Regulatory
Impacted Sites
Technology / Data Management
Student Presentations
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Hazardous Materials Storage Code Development Update
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Brian Cowan, Ministry of Environment
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The Perils of Hazard Based Chloride Guidelines
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Tyler Prediger, SLR Consulting
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Tier 3 Guideline Calculations and Risk-Based Detailed Site Assessment of Salinity Yielding a Zero Remediation Outcome in Southern Saskatchewan
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Eric Van Gaalen and Connor Frizzley, Trace Associates
Modernization of the Municipal Refuse Management Regulations
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Sydney Jenson and Ashley Loehndorf, Ministry of Environment
Design and Construction of a Seepage Interception System for a Mine Tailings Facility
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Trevor Carlson and Emmanuel Olisa, Geosyntec Consultants
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No Session
Leveraging Drone Technology for Enhanced Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation
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Mitchell Traa and Vanessa Krahn, Dillon Consulting
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Student Poster Presentation Room
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No Session
Closing Remarks | Reception | Networking | Exhibit Hall - Sponsored by Trace Associates
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm