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Terrapex announces internal promotion to manage Environmental Risk Assessment business unit

Terrapex is extremely pleased to announce the promotion of Elizabeth (Liz) Madden to the role of Manager, Risk Assessment in our Environmental service line!  Part of the Terrapex team since 2011, Liz has considerable experience in environmental site assessment and remediation, human health and ecologic risk assessment, risk management, and soil/sub-slab vapour and indoor air sampling at contaminated properties.  Recognized by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks...

November 4, 2024Read more...

Welcome, Michelle Letourneau

Terrapex is extremely pleased to welcome Michelle Letourneau as both our newest Senior Biologist, and our Manager of Ecological Services. Michelle has more than 17 years of experience in assessing and protecting aquatic ecosystems throughout Canada, the United States, and South America.  A self-described “problem solver who loves to get her feet muddy and her hands wet”, Michelle is committed to ecological excellence from the moment...

October 28, 2024Read more...

Presenting at the 2024 Excess Soils Symposium

Don’t miss Terrapex’s Shannon Hunt and Peter Sutton as they presenting at this year’s Excess Soils Symposium in downtown Toronto! As chair of the Qualified Persons Community of Ontario (QPCO) Excess Soil committee, Shannon will be part of a panel representing QPCO as they present their best practices guideline for reuse sites.  The best practices guideline is intended to provide guidance to owners and operators of...

October 15, 2024Read more...
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Terrapex’s Zen Keizars Sworn in as PGO Vice President

We are pleased to congratulate our own Zen Keizars on becoming the new Vice President of Professional Geoscientists Ontario (PGO), carrying on a Terrapex tradition of giving back to our industry and our communities at large!   Zen previously served as President of PGO in 2018 and 2019, overseeing the organization’s rebranding to PGO, the welcoming of Tony Andrew as the new CEO of PGO, and a...

July 15, 2024Read more...

Presenting at SmartRemediation Conferences

Terrapex’s Paul H. Cheung and Jennifer O’Grady are presenting at this year’s SmartRemediation conferences in Toronto and Ottawa, respectively.  Paul and Jennifer are talking about 6PPD-q, an emerging contaminant that has been determined to have significant toxicity to certain fish species at the parts per trillion concentrations level (yes, trillions!). 6PPD-q is the quinone of 6p-phenylenediamine (6PPD), a common rubber antiozonant, particularly in vehicle tires.  Although...

February 1, 2024Read more...

Terrapex Welcomes Yacouba Doro as Senior Geotechnical Engineer and Project Manager – Ottawa Office

Terrapex is extremely pleased to announce that Yacouba Doro has joined our Ottawa office as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer and Project Manager!Yacouba is a bilingual (English and French) licensed Professional Engineer and Project Management Professional with more than 16 years of experience in conducting geotechnical investigations and material inspection and testing work programs. He holds a bachelor degree in civil engineering from University of District of Columbia...

December 20, 2023Read more...
Ribbon Cutting: First Phase of a New 56MW Data Center Campus

Ribbon Cutting: First Phase of a New 56MW Data Center Campus

Jeremy Wilson and Darrell Baldonado of Terrapex's EHS Services group had the great privilege of participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the first phase of a new 56MW data center campus in #Toronto.We are extremely proud to have been able to support STACK Infrastructure in the completion of this project, and want to thank them very much for inviting us to the official opening!

October 10, 2023Read more...
Terrapex is very pleased to welcome Laila Torabansari to our Toronto office as an environmental project manager in our Site Assessment and Remediation group.

Terrapex Welcomes Laila Torabansari as an Environmental Project Manager

Terrapex is very pleased to welcome Laila Torabansari to our Toronto office as an environmental project manager in our Site Assessment and Remediation group.Laila has over fifteen years experience in the environmental industry, with a proven track record in managing projects involving environmental site assessments, soil and groundwater remediation, vapour intrusion, and excess soil management.We're very excited to have Laila join our team. Please don’t hesitate to...

August 10, 2023Read more...
As a long-standing corporate supporter of the organization, Terrapex is pleased to congratulate our very own Peter Sutton in his re-appointment to the Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) Board of Directors.

Terrapex’s Peter Sutton is re-appointment to the Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) Board of Directors.

As a long-standing corporate supporter of the organization, Terrapex is pleased to congratulate our very own Peter Sutton in his re-appointment to the Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) Board of Directors.We extend our congratulations to the new Board Executive and all the new Board Members, and offer a heartfelt thank you to all the returning Board Members for their ongoing dedication in promoting #brownfield #development !

July 20, 2023Read more...
Terrapex is very pleased to welcome Shannon Hunt, P.Eng. to our team as Branch Manager for our Durham Office.

Terrapex Welcomes Shannon Hunt, P.Eng. as Branch Manager for the Durham Office

Terrapex is very pleased to welcome Shannon Hunt, P.Eng. to our team as Branch Manager for our Durham Office.  Shannon is a professional engineer with more than 25 years of experience in excess soil management, environmental site assessment, and contaminated sites remediation, and is registered with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks as a Qualified Person for the purposes of submitting Records of Site Condition (QPESA) and...

June 20, 2023Read more...