by Sage Environmental | Sep 13, 2023 | Articles
Construction Environmental Monitoring is required as a condition of permitting when construction is proposed near habitats or sensitive ecosystems. Lets talk about what is environmental monitoring is. What the benefit of effective environmental monitoring for...
by Sage Environmental | Aug 30, 2023 | Articles
Riparian areas are zones of vegetation that border streams and lakes. They provide valuable habitat for wildlife, especially fish, and help maintain water quality and quantity. In BC, riparian areas are protected by a regulation called Riparian Areas Protection...
by Sage Environmental | Aug 29, 2023 | Articles
By Kristen Cockburn, PAg In February 2021 an update was made to the BC Environmental Management Act (EMA) and the Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR) in which the former Site Profile process was replaced by Site Disclosure Statements (SDS). A SDS is a replacement for...
by Sage Environmental | Apr 20, 2020 | Articles
Written By: Rhia Whittaker, Grad.Tech. When necessary work is needed in a pinch, the 45-day notification process may delay urgent works in order to mitigate floodwater risks. In certain circumstances there are exemptions from the Approval or Notification process. The...
by Sage Environmental | Apr 13, 2020 | Articles
Written By: Rhia Whittaker, Grad.Tech. We are coming into spring and summer and this means a lot of project planning over the winter will be sprouting to life. In the Okanagan we are fortunate enough to have large bodies of water to admire and to enjoy recreational...