2012: The Clean Up

Brandon, Manitoba

Overview

SWANA Northern Lights 2012 Annual Conference
March 12 – 14, 2012

Plenary Session

‘Natural Disasters in our Region’ Moderated by: Sheri Praski

  • Tom Moore, Slave Lake
  • Brian Kayes, Brandon
  • Michael Buchholzer, Yorkton

Technical Session 2A

  • Natural Disasters Workshop
    Facilitated by Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba experts

Technical Session 2B

  • Southern Alberta Energy From Waste Alliance – Neil MacDonald (HDRCorp)
  • Pioneering Landfill Gas Collection & Flaring in Manitoba – Denise Burgess (Comcor Environmental)
  • Occurrence and Remediation of Clogging in Leachate Systems – Stan Lozecznik (KGS Group)

Technical Session 3B

  • Gull Control Program – Steve Johnson
  • New Manitoba HHW Regulations – Rod McCormick (Manitoba Conservation)
  • Odor Monitoring and Response – Jim Lapp (City of Edmonton)

SWANA Canada information session

  • Session Notes

Technical Sessions 4B

  • Landfill Construction – Iain Pimlott (Genivar)
  • C&D Waste Sorting Facility at Edmonton WMC – Melanie Lee (City of Edmonton)
  • Impressions of Nunavut Solid Waste Management – Jim Lapp (City of Edmonton)

Technical Sessions 5B

  • Winnipeg’s Garbage and Recycling Master Plan – Darryl Drohomerski (City of Winnipeg)
  • MB Landfill Levy and Organics Diversion – Jim Ferguson (Green Manitoba)

Local Partnership – Regional Solution

In partnership with INAC/Green Manitoba
Presenters included:

  • Angela Bidinosti, INAC
  • John Jonasson, Green Manitoba
  • Ferdie Van Dogen, CEO Portage and District Recycling
  • Steve Johnson

Closing Keynote Speaker

  • Taking Command in a Disaster – Todd Thalhammer

Sponsors

Municipal Sponsors

  1. City of Edmonton
  2. City of Brandon
  3. City of Regina

Diamond

  1. Green Manitoba

Platinum

  1. City of Brandon

Gold

  1. EMW Group

Silver

  1. McNeilus
  2. ComCor Environmental
  3. Geoware
  4. MMSM
  5. City of Regina