Newsletter Fall 2010
Holiday Service Hours
Your ERIS Wish List
We'd like to take the time to ask each of our customers - what's on your wish list? If only ERIS could... What would your one wish
be - more information, cleaner reports, faster turnaround times, a new database, whatever it might be, we'd like to know about it. Please take
a moment to submit your wish by
clicking here.
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Now you can stay in touch with us and expand your network of environmental professionals at the same time!
Keep abreast of the latest developments at ERIS, from report enhancements to new product offerings. Whether you want to exchange ideas or inquire
about issues related to environmental risk, we can help! –
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2010 Brownfield Summit Series Wraps up in Toronto
Toronto Waterfront
Brownfields Breakfast
was a success! Over 170 people attended the Breakfast Summit which provided detailed information on Toronto’s Waterfront Redevelopment Project.
Keynote speaker, John Campbell, gave a rousing overview of transitioning massive brownfield sites into solutions for social, economic and environmental
sustainability.
Special thanks to our sponsors for their integrated, informative presentations: Mr. Roger Dunn from DEC Canada Inc., Mr. Neil Geevers from Stuyvesant
Environmental Contracting Limited, Mr. Bruce Tucker from Tetra Tech Canada and Ms. Jeannette Southwood from Golder Associates.
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Environment Industry engages with government
The Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) is ramping up its engagement of government on a number of
policies. This includes discussions in several areas, including Record of Site Condition; Toxic Reference Documents; Soil Contamination and
others. ONEIA's Water Committee recently presented to the Ontario Standing Committee examining Bill 72 (Water Opportunities Act). This is in
addition to the Association's regular meetings with Ministers and senior staff at the Ministries of Environment, Economic Development and Trade/Research
and Innovation.
If you wish to become an active industry participant in these or other discussions and would like to join ONEIA, please contact Alex Gill ,
Executive Director at
agill@oneia.ca.
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.
EcoLog ERIS
12 Concorde Place, Suite 800
Toronto, ON M3C 4J2
Phone: 416-510-5204
Fax: 416-510-5133
email:
info@eris.ca
Related Publications:
Brownfields Marketplace
HazMat Management Magazine
EcoLog Legislative Databases
Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine
Holiday Closures
ERIS service will continue with regular business hours throughout the holiday season with a few minor interruptions. Please note that our offices
will be closed on the following dates: Friday December 24th, Monday December 27th and Friday December 31st
Requests for ERIS Database Reports, Insurance Products and Land Title searches will be available throughout the holiday season. City
Directory and Air Photo services will be subject to a lengthy service interruption. Final days for ordering before the Christmas Holiday
closure for regular and rush turnaround times are listed below:
City Directories:
7 Day TAT: Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
4 Day Rush: Monday, December 6th, 2010
2 Day Rush: Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Air Photos -Laser and Digital:
Wednesday December 1st, 2010
City Directory Searches or Air Photos ordered after these dates will be processed in the order they were received starting on January 3, 2011.
Should you have any questions regarding turnaround times, please contact
Matt Thompson
at 416-510-5204 x 21. Business is back to regular service as of Monday, January 3, 2011.
Going West with ERIS: BC Sales and Development Trip
In September, our Research and Development Manager, Mark Mattei, spent 10 days in BC visiting with clients and promoting
ERIS' new BC specific products and reports.
ERIS' new BC Reports offer information from the Site Registry, plus all Detail Reports for each record at no additional cost. These reports
have dramatically improved
the ease with which information is obtained on any Stage 1 or Phase 1 work in BC. Clients expressed positive feedback with this new service and the opportunity to have face-to-face meetings with Mark. If you would like ERIS to visit your office in BC, or set up a web-conference to learn more, please contact Mark Mattei, Research and Development Manager at 415-510-6859 or mmattei@eris.ca
What’s New With the Databases
The following is a list of updates that have been made to databases pertaining to Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and
Quebec in particular:
Please note the following name change to one of our Alberta databases. The Environmental Information System Listings (EISL) which contains information
from the ERCB on incidents in Alberta has been renamed the Field Inspection Incident Report (FIS).
Also in Alberta the Fuel Storage Tank database (FST) which contains data from the PTMAA has been updated and tank information is now current
to September 2010.
In Ontario, the Spills, Borehole and Convictions databases have been updated. Data is current to June 2010, September 2010 and August 2010 respectively.
Waste Generators, Waste Receivers, PCBs and Water Well information have all been updated in British Columbia. Generator and PCB data are current
to September 2010, wells are current to August 2010 and 2009 Receiver data is now available.
With respect to our private source databases, our national Oil and Gas Well database which is collected from the Nickel’s Energy Group is current
to September 2010.
For more details, please see our website:
www.eris.ca. It’s always a good
idea to refer to the database listings on the ERIS website for the most current updates.
Daniel has been the Data Analyst at Ecolog ERIS since June 2008. He studied Computer Programming and Analysis at Seneca College where he specialized in Database Development. At ERIS, Daniel is responsible for maintaining and updating millions of records from over 430 databases that we offer to our customers. He ensures that all records received from our sources are correct, cleaned, and then loaded into the system. Aside from
the data, Daniel provides digital reports to customers and ensures that all customer and company information is correct, in order to maximize efficiency for all departments of ERIS.
In the News
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Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendar…
• RPIC 23rd Annual Real Property National Workshop - Innovating Today's Environment
November 23-25, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
[Details]
• Canadian Renewable Fuels Summit
November 29-December 1, Ottawa/Gatineau, Ontario, Canada [Details]
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