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2025 has been a year of growth and exciting milestones for VEI Contracting! We continue to build on our reputation as one of Canada’s leading environmental and remediation contractors, and now we are proud to share several significant developments that

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VEI Welcomes Steven Reichheld – Our First Team Member in BC!

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We’re excited to share some big news at VEI Contracting — we’ve officially expanded into British Columbia with the addition of Steven Reichheld, ATag., EP to our team! Steve is based Mid Island in BC and brings more than 13

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VEI Contracting Demo Day & Open House!

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VEI Contracting is excited bring you another informative and fun-filled day at our Demo Day & Open House event! This year it’s bigger and better than ever by being co-hosted with our friends at Strata Drilling Group and ALS Global , and sponsored by Pine Environmental, SiREM and True

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Special News Bulletin: Nick Doucette Joins VEI!

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A landmark hire for a landmark year We are beyond excited to announce that Nick Doucette, P.Eng. has officially joined VEI Contracting as Special Projects Manager! Nick Doucette, B.A.Sc., P.Eng. joins VEI Contracting! If you’ve worked in environmental remediation

Kevin French receiving the CBN HUB Innovator Award for 2025

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And the CBN HUB Innovator Award for 2025 Goes To…

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VEI Contracting Inc. staff were out in force last week at the annual Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) conference in Toronto. Bruce Tunnicliffe provided his thoughts as part of the “Back from the Brink: Restoring Brownfield Sites to Economic Engines” panel

Various Methods of Visually Detecting LNAPL in the Subsurface

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Unlocking Risk Assessment Closures at LNAPL Sites – New Approaches for Better Outcomes

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Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (LNAPLs) remain one of the most persistent and misunderstood challenges in environmental remediation. When it comes to risk assessment (RA)-based closures, the presence of LNAPL can significantly delay or even prevent regulatory acceptance altogether, especially in

Ben Sweet M.Eng. EP joins VEI Contracting

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Ben Sweet Joins VEI – and We Couldn’t Be More Excited!

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We’re thrilled to announce a major milestone in VEI Contracting’s journey of growth and innovation: Ben Sweet, M.Eng., EP, has joined VEI Contracting as Market Development Manager and Senior Technical Leader! Ben Sweet, M.Eng., EP joins VEI Contracting! With

Portable Water Treatment System for PFAS Developed by VEI Contracting Inc

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Delivering Clean Water for Environmental Drilling: A PFAS-Conscious Approach

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Summary When an environmental drilling company approached us with a unique challenge – supply decontamination water suitable for sensitive environmental drilling work on sites with concerns about PFAS contamination – VEI Contracting Inc. (VEI) delivered a practical, engineered solution.

Environmental litigation over PFAS in Cananda

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PFAS: A Legal Perspective

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The Regulation of PFAS in Canada Brief History How long have PFAS and other related compounds been regulated in Canada? Months? Years? Decades? It may surprise you to hear that PFAS and other related compounds have been regulated in Canada

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Advancing the Design and Performance of Sustainable, Long-Lived Passive Treatment Barriers for Metal Leaching and/or Acid Rock Drainage

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Register for Webinar Abstract Metal leachate (ML) and acid rock drainage (ARD) present long-term environmental challenges at mining and industrial sites, particularly where groundwater contamination threatens surface water bodies or crosses property boundaries. The sustained impact of ML/ARD requires innovative,