October 26 2017: New Environmental Assessment Course at SFU

October 19 2017

Don’t miss this one day workshop where best practices will be examined through the lens of Environmental Assessment cases.

Offered through Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Environment’s Professional Programs.
Understanding Environmental Assessment Today: Cases and Issues
Instructor Chris JosephThursday, October 26, 2017; 9:00am to 4:00pm
Simon Fraser University, Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 West Hastings, VancouverJoin Chris Joseph, MRM, PhD, as he leads environmental managers, consultants and others concerned about Environmental Assessment. Chris will shares his deep knowledge of a broad and comprehensive definition of what a good environmental assessment (EA) process looks like. Drawing from research and professional experience Chris will engage the participants in an in-depth learning conversation about EA and megaproject planning, international development, risk, stakeholder, expert, law, and findings from a survey of EA experts across Canada.Sign up today!
Course Objectives
What you will learn through presentations, class discussion and learning activities:

1. Review of EA Process (BC and Federal Cases)
2. Mechanics, Parties to an EA process
3. Provincial and Federal processes (in parallel)
4. Aboriginal (S.35) Issues
5. Best Practices Research
6. Current Issues and Cases

  • First Nations Shaping the EA Process – Ajax Mine, Kamloops
  • The Place of Social License – Enbridge Northern Gateway
  • The Question of Benefits – Kinder Morgan TMEP
  • Federal Reviews (Major project review process) New Directions
  • Project Level EA Vis-à-vis Regional Cumulative Effects Management Systems – Natural Gas Development in Northern BC
About Chris Joseph
Chris Joseph is Principal of Swift Creek Consulting and is also Senior Socio-economic Specialist at Canada’s largest engineering firm, SNC Lavalin. In a past life Chris was a freelance photographer/writer and mountain guide.

Chris’ most current research examines topics as varied as who should make final decisions in EA, how EA processes should be audited, legal obligations of involved parties, how experts should be engaged, and how Aboriginal rights should be addressed.

Photo Credit: Marys Peak ACEC from flickr/ Creative Commons