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Welcome to John MacDonald

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Terrapex is pleased to welcome John MacDonald to our Accounting/Finance Team in the role of Financial Controller. He brings over 20 years of experience in the accounting industry with the majority of that in the consulting engineering services segment, working with medium-sized consulting engineering firms in Ontario. He brings with him extensive exposure and experience in project management and corporate accounting cycle reporting.

His commitment towards strong team collaboration and his prior public accounting experience are key values to the Terrapex Team. John believes in fostering strong business relationships with his colleagues but equally so with our clients and vendors, and enjoys the journeys that these can often lead to.

John is a dedicated Edmonton Oiler fan and enjoys talking sports in general, and he is not averse to a friendly wager every now and then.

 

 

Welcome to Janice McKnight

Complementing our strong collaborative and passionate work environment, Terrapex welcomes Janice McKnight as our Manager, People & Culture. With 10 years of experience in the consulting engineering industry as well as an extensive tenure with a large international automotive supplier in progressive management roles, Janice brings knowledge of the professional services industry and talent management as well as strategic growth and development best practices.

With two ‘young adult’ children, a husband also in the engineering world and two small dogs with large personalities, she is a northern girl at heart. Janice enjoys remaining current in her profession and building long-standing relationships with those she meets over the course of her career. With a commitment to supporting and fostering an exceptional work environment, Janice’s professional style and experience integrates well with our company philosophies and business development strategies. With her enthusiasm for wellness practices and employee engagement, we look forward to Janice continuing to enhance and sustain our company values and culture.

CHANGES TO OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM

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Terrapex is pleased and excited to announce that we have made the following changes to our executive leadership team, to position us for continued growth and to better serve our clients:

Jennifer O’Grady, MEng, P.Eng. has taken on the role of President, and will oversee all operational aspects of the Company. Jennifer joined Terrapex in 1997 and has served as Vice President since 2003, and as a result is familiar with all operational aspects of the Company.

Mike Osborne, MASc, P.Eng. has stepped down from the role of President which he has held since the company was founded in 1995, and moved into the role of CEO, in order to focus on strategic planning and business development.

Vic Nersesian, P.Eng. will continue in the role of Vice President of Geotechnical Services, which he has held since 2012, responsible for management of geotechnical investigations, materials inspection and testing, and the soils and concrete laboratory.

Peter Sutton, P.Eng., who has been with Terrapex since 2004, has taken on the new role of Vice President of Environmental Services, responsible for management of the site assessment and remediation, risk assessment, ecology and hazardous materials service lines.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES

Terrapex is pleased to announce that the following staff have been appointed or re-affirmed in Corporate roles:

Steve Ruminsky –Manager, Hydrogeology

Viken Cholakian – Manager, Building Sciences

Dave Wong – Manager, Site Assessment and Remediation

Jason Burch – Manager, Ecology

Trevor Diseko – Manager, Hazardous Materials

Walter Korynkiewicz – Manager, Materials Inspection & Testing

Demetra Matthews – Manager, Geotechnical Laboratory

Stephen Cioccio – Manager, Risk Assessment

Look for more detailed bios on our “Team” page, coming soon…

APEGA Certification

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Terrapex is very pleased to announce that the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) have issued our firm Permit #14694 to practice professional engineering and geoscience in the province of Alberta. This certification allows us to continue supporting the needs of current clients and pursue new opportunities as part of our continued efforts to expand our capabilities in Western Canada.

Our “responsible persons” under the Engineering and Geoscientist Act of Alberta are Ms. Liz Madden for Professional Engineering Services and Mr. David Crawford for Professional Geoscience Services.

Company Name Change

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March 29, 2019

Re: Company Name Change

Dear valued Client,

As you may know, Alston Associates has been owned by Terrapex Environmental Ltd. (Terrapex)
since 2010. This letter serves to advise you that effective April 1, 2019, Alston will officially be
using our parent company’s name Terrapex.

There has been no change in management and we will be providing the same geotechnical
services on which we have built our reputation in the industry. Our commitment to our clients will
remain unchanged. Along with geotechnical services, Terrapex provides consulting services in
environmental, hydrogeological and building science fields.

Our email addresses will change from alston.ca to terrapex.com, and we will start using
Terrapex’s phone no. (416) 245-0011, although our 905 number will remain active for another
year.

Thank you for being one of our valued clients.

Sincerely,
TERRAPEX ENVIRONMENTAL LTD.

Vic Nersesian, P.Eng.
Vice President, Geotechnical Services

Michael Osborne, P.Eng.
President

Terrapex Welcomes Senior Environmental Risk Assessor

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Terrapex is pleased to welcome Stephen Cioccio as our newest Senior Environmental Risk Assessor.  Stephen is a Qualified Person for risk assessment (QPRA) under Ontario Regulation 153/04 and brings over 10 years of risk assessment experience helping clients navigate through Ontario’s Brownfield regulations.   He has completed numerous risk assessments for a variety of clients in the real estate/development, transportation, mining, power and oil & gas sectors.  These assessments include: risk assessments for regulatory submissions under Ontario Regulation 153/04; due diligence risk assessments for land transactions; and, exposure risk assessments included in environmental assessments for power and mining projects.

As a QPRA, Stephen’s main focus has been on human health and ecological risk assessment for brownfield redevelopment.  He has been involved in the redevelopment of former gas stations, manufacturing facilities, marine transfer stations and drycleaners into parkland, residential and mixed residential/commercial land use.

Please contact us to see how Terrapex can assist you in your greenfield and brownfield development needs.

National Capital Commission Standing Offer Award

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Terrapex was awarded a four year standing offer agreement to provide contaminated environmental site assessment services by the National Capital Commission (NCC) commencing November 5, 2018.  We are pleased to be one of the firms selected and look forward to working with the NCC.

Click here to view the National Capital Commission Standing Offer Award notice.

Canadian Environmental and Engineering Executives Conference

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In September 2018, Michael Osborne and Jennifer O’Grady, President and Vice-President of Terrapex, attended the first annual Canadian Environmental and Engineering Executives Conference at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver, BC.

The conference was attended by approximately 50 executives representing 40 environmental consulting firms from across Canada, ranging in size from less than 10 to more than 50,000 employees.

Mike participated in a panel discussion on corporate culture and engagement, and made a presentation to the group on the role of share ownership in employee engagement. www.ce3c.ca

Welcome Chaoran Li, P.Geo.

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Chaoran brings seven years of site assessment and remediation experience to Terrapex. He graduated from the University of Toronto (UoT) with a B.Sc. (Honours) in Environmental Chemistry in 2010 and spent the first three years of his career working for an environmental remediation contractor before focusing his attention on the assessment of contaminated properties. Chaoran is also currently enrolled in a part-time Masters of Environmental Science program at the University of Toronto, with an expected 2019 graduation.

Sustainable Due Diligence in Real Estate, Vancouver, British Columbia, September 26, 2018

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Terrapex, together with Inogen and the Global Real Estate Sustainability Board (GRESB) hosted a discussion on sustainable due diligence from a property manager’s perspective. Invited real estate professionals and Inogen associates joined in discussion with Panelists: Mr. Neil Pegram, Director of America for GRESB; Mr. Jamie Gray-Donald, Vice President of Sustainability, QuadReal Property Group; and, Mr. Christian Plas, Director of Denkstatt Austria and a founding member of the Austrian Society for Sustainable Real Estate. Discussions were moderated by Mr. Alex Ferguson, Inogen Board Member and Director of the UK Green Building Council and co-hosted by Mike Grinnell, Terrapex’s Director of Business Development. Key takeaways from these discussions included:

  • When completed properly, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) benchmarking addresses both operational and reputational risk
  • Resiliency is needed to future proof assets against ongoing challenges faced in the region(s) of operation
  • Once adopted, sustainable solutions outperform market financial expectations, increase tenant satisfaction and exceed guidelines
  • Small and medium-sized organizations will be next to adopt and implement ESG and other sustainable approaches due to market brands
  • To assist their efforts, and those of others, a common language and overall literacy on sustainability and ESG requirements would be beneficial

Terrapex hosts the Inogen Worldview Conference

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On September 24 and 25, 2018, Terrapex hosted the Inogen Worldview Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. Terrapex’ s President, Mike Osborne welcomed over 70 Inogen Associates from around the world to the conference by presenting each with a carved jade Inuksuk as a gift. In addition to representing the warmth of Canadians, the Inuksuk symbolizes the human spirit, conveys the importance of individual contribution in achieving common goals and recognizes the ability to succeed as a group where alone we might fail. Similarly, to quote Mike,

“Inogen is more than the sum of its Associates, and Inogen’s strength lies in the active participation of its Associates working together in a culture of mutual trust and dependence.”

The theme of the conference was Technology, and in addition to many informative presentations the Associates were treated to a lively round-table discussion with senior global EHS representatives from both Amazon and Apple.

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