Newsletter May 2009
Additional Services:
Land Title Searches
Land Title searches are often an important
part of the due diligence process. It’s a key way to confirm the owner of a
property, determine if there are any encumbrances registered against the
property, if there are any liens against the property and if prior transfers
have complied with the planning regulations for the area.
ERIS provides its clients with current land titles for sites in Ontario,
Saskatchewan and British Columbia and provides historical title searches for
all of Canada.
Historical Land Titles can be very difficult and time consuming to research. It is for this reason that we ask our clients to provide as much information on their site as possible when ordering an historical land title search. Providing PIDs and PINs or a legal description (lot, block and plan number) at the time of ordering will greatly expedite turnaround times.
For prices and delivery times, click here.
Come Tweet With Us...
ERIS has joined the Twitter community. Come visit
us at
www.twitter.com/ecologeris to learn more about the latest on data, new
products, which tradeshows we will be attending and much more.
Upcoming Events
Here
is a list of some of the events ERIS will be attending this spring.
Please stop by and see us if you plan to attend any of these events.
Join us
May 6-7 at
Realtor Quest 2009 taking place at the
Toronto Congress Centre Toronto, ON. Find us at booth 755.
ERIS will also be attending the 2009 Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) Annual Conference May 27-29, at the Fairmont Mont Tremblant Hotel, Mont Tremblant, QC. Visit us at booth 13.
On May 27 we are
holding the first session of the
Brownfields Marketplace – Breakfast Summit
at the Crowne Plaza in Ottawa. This session will concentrate on the new
Ontario brownfield regulations 153/04 and their effect on the industry.
Tickets are $65.00. For more information or to register, visit our
website or contact
Simuoko Frayne, Conference
Coordinator at 416-510-6867.
In the news
Ont green sector held back by red tape, industry says 5/01/2009
Alta revises Record of Site Condition form 4/30/2009
BC offers incentives for brownfield remediation
4/16/2009
Study on future of Ontario environment industry 3/23/09
Thank-you
Thank-you for taking the time to read this edition of In the Crosshairs.
As always your feedback is appreciated. Please send your comments to:
mthompson@eris.ca
On April 20-21 the ERIS Team attended the CANECT Trade Show 2009 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The event was held over two days and featured over 450 exhibits and displays in the latest environmental, EHS and related ideas, solutions and technologies. It was conveniently co-located with IAPA’s “Health and Safety 2009”
CANECT 2009 was a great opportunity for the ERIS Team to participate in seminars dealing with Approvals and Permits, Environmental Standards and Guidelines for Due Diligence and Environmental Protection. It also allowed us the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with our clients; overall the show was a success.
What's NEW with the Databases?
ERIS recently updated some key databases in the
Western provinces since its last issue of In the Crosshairs.
Most notably:
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The Inventory of PCB Storage Sites database in British Columbia is current up to February 2009.
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Confined Feeding Operations in Alberta are updated to March 2009
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In Manitoba the Waste Generators Summary has been updated to March 2009.
NEW Database
ERIS is pleased to announce the addition of a NEW database to
its list of environmental databases for the province of Manitoba. Bulk
Fuel Distributors are now available as part of the detailed report
search. Records are current up to June 2008.
TSSA Tank Data
An important factor to consider when performing environmental due diligence is the history and location of tanks on a site. The Technical Standards and Safety Authority’s tank data is a part of ERIS’ inventory of databases for Ontario. This information can be found under our FST (Fuel Storage Tanks) database. ERIS has upgraded the quality of the database by storing historical records. There’s no overwriting of data and in the event that a tank is removed from a site, a record of the tank will always remain in ERIS’ FST database.
The FST database is a very quick and convenient way to obtain vital current and historical tank information for your site as well as that of neighbouring properties.
ERIS Report Updates
BC Standard Report Plus
As regulatory requirements can vary from province to province, ERIS
has tailored some reports in order to comply with the needs of specific
provinces. One such report is the
BC Standard Report Plus for
British Columbia.
A Stage 1 Preliminary Site Investigation (PSI) in British Columbia requires a review of historical records and specifically a review of potential contamination at the subject site and adjacent sites. The BC Standard Report Plus is designed to meet these requirements in the review of historical records for a PSI by searching all of ERIS’ environmental and historical databases within 250m from the subject site and all potentially contaminated sites (PCS) within 500m. The cost of the report is only $395.
Site Registry
information is also available from ERIS .
Self Serve Instant Report
There are times when clients need to do a very quick, cursory search on a property. In that instance the ERIS Self Serve Instant report is a great tool.
The Self Serve Instant report is available to all registered ERIS clients online. Clients simply enter in the company and address information of their subject site via the ERIS website and in a matter of minutes their database report is available for download. The Self Serve Instant report is our most affordable report type and is only $95.
It’s important to note that this is a self-serve report and that no ERIS representative will be verifying the output. It is for that reason that this report type requires clients to have accurate and complete company, city and address information; otherwise reports may be incomplete.
If clients are concerned about the completeness or accuracy of the information provided in this type of report, then we recommend the Site Report for only $130 as an alternative. The Site Report is delivered within 2 business days and is verified and completed by one of our Production Analysts.
ERIS Profile: Matt Thompson, Production Manager
Matt joined ERIS as an Environmental Information Analyst in May of 2000 after completing his degree in Geographic Analysis from Ryerson University. Prior to joining ERIS, Matt worked at the Ontario Ministry of the Environment’s assessment and approvals branch.
Matt has been with ERIS from its early growth and enjoyed and witnessed the quick pace and development of the organization. Having started from early days, Matt has had a hand in many aspects of the business and quickly developed into one of the lead report analysts. In addition to completing ERIS reports Matt is also responsible for
managing additional services such as Land Title searches, Aerial photograph requests and orders for insurance products. Through these experiences, he was promoted to the position of Production Manager in January 2005, a position he holds to this day.
Currently, Matt oversees production to ensure that the high quality and the timely delivery of ERIS reports and additional services are maintained. Matt also manages the majority of quotes for Custom Build-Your-Own ERIS reports and completes most of the large custom ERIS reports. In addition, Matt has been tasked with developing each monthly installment of In the Crosshairs.
Matt can be contacted at mthompson@eris.ca
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Tel: 416-510-5204
Toll Free: 1-866-517-5204
Fax No: 416-510-5133
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