The 2017 CPANS Conference & AGM will be held in Edmonton, Alberta on May 9, 2017 at the University of Alberta Lister Centre. The Conference theme this year is Emissions Management: Challenges and Opportunities. Participants of this conference will include environmental researchers, educators, students, environmental managers, other professionals, environmental industries and policy makers. The conference will be a great […]
This one-day introductory course is designed for permitting staff, regulators, consultants, engineers, and managers with ambient air quality management responsibilities. The course will consist of technical lectures with relevant examples. Topics include air quality issues, fundamentals of meteorology, air quality model types and selection, and emission estimates. There will be no hands-on training. Instructors: Dr. […]
CPANS is pleased to announce the September Edmonton Luncheon Topic: Source Apportionment of Secondary Fine Particulate Matter in Central Alberta Using CMAQ In 2016, Alberta Environment and Parks awarded the Parkland Airshed Management Zone with a grant to perform source apportionment modelling of secondary fine particulate matter in central Alberta; contractor Ramboll Environ was retained. […]
The next CPANS Calgary Technical Luncheon presentation is Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Please register by end of Friday, September 22nd! Presenters: Dana Saric and Lorne Carson Dana Saric, Associate, Corporate, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Dana’s practice focuses on project development and finance and on corporate lending in oil and gas production, renewable energy, transportation, electrical […]
This three-day CALPUFF/CALMET training course is designed for permitting staff, regulators, consultants, engineers, and managers with ambient air quality management responsibilities. The course will consist of technical lectures with relevant hands-on exercises. Course dates: November 6 to 8, 2017 Instructors: Irene Lee and Christopher DesAutels, Exponent Managing Scientists Registration and payment: Please click HERE to […]
CPANS is pleased to announce the November Edmonton Luncheon Topic: Dirty Cities and Dusty Skies - Photochemistry at the Surface of Urban Road Dust. Road dust resuspension is a major source of primary particulate matter in many urban centres, especially those where traction materials are applied to roadways in the winter months. Although many studies […]
The next CPANS Calgary Technical Luncheon presentation is Wednesday, November 22, 2017. Please register by end of Friday, November 17th! Presenter: Charles A. Odame-Ankrah, Senior Product Development Specialist, Global Analyzer Systems Ltd. Dr. Charles Odame-Ankrah is an analytical chemist with a specialization in air monitoring instrument development using cutting edge technology and has experience in ambient […]
The next CPANS Calgary Technical Luncheon presentation is Wednesday, December 13, 2017. Please register by end of Friday, December 8th! Presenters: Debra Hopkins, Environmental Health Team Lead, Policy and Planning Division, Alberta Environment and Parks Debra Hopkins is the Environmental Health Team Lead at Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) and has been working in the […]
CPANS is pleased to announce the January Edmonton Luncheon Topic: Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation Introducing Alberta’s New Industrial Carbon Pricing System. On January 1st, Alberta transitioned from the Specified Gas Emitters’ Regulation to a new system to price carbon emissions from larger industrial facilities, as per committed in the Climate Leadership Plan. Presenter: Heather Carmichael is […]
The next CPANS Calgary Technical Luncheon presentation is Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Please register by this Friday, February 23! Presenter: Brad Gilmour, Partner, Head of Regulatory, Bennett Jones Brad Gilmour is head of the regulatory department at Bennett Jones and co-head of the environmental department. His practice focuses primarily on environmental, energy, regulatory and aboriginal […]