Grant Walsom, Author at GEOSOLV

Posted December 9, 2021

Soil Management in Ontario: The Good, the Bad and … maybe the Ugly?

Since before the release of Ontario Regulation 406/19 (Reg. 406/19), On-site and Excess Soil Management, in December 2019, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks (MECP) has been [...]

Ontario’s Excess Soil Management Regulation: Emerging Best Practices

With the adjusted start date of the first phase of Ontario’s On-site and Excess Soil Management Regulation (Reg. 406/19) now coming up on January 1, 2021, there are still many questions and quite [...]

Ontario’s Excess Soil Management Regulation: Responsibilities Shift to Project Leader

With the first phase of Ontario’s On-site and Excess Soil Management Regulation (Reg. 406/19) coming up on July 1, 2020, there are a lot of questions and uncertainty within the construction and [...]

Is Ontario “Open for Business” when it comes to Excess Soil Management?

Since the 2013 call for a review in the regulatory gaps surrounding the ability for enforcement on mismanagement of excess soils in Ontario, the Ministry of Environment (now called Ministry of [...]