Sustainability

WORKING RESPONSIBLY, ACTING
AS STEWARDS OF THE LAND.

Working responsibly and carefully, we strive to be stewards of the land and ensure our projects are responsibly managed, with consideration of Indigenous input and reduced negative impacts.

Drawing from the lessons of early engineers who harnessed kinetic principles to enhance energy transfer, SMJV’s Environmental Protection Plan resembles a system of interconnected, rotating gears that rely on each other for momentum and effectiveness.

THE 10 GEARS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT MACHINE:

01. COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS

Compliance with Federal, Provincial, and municipal regulations during construction execution and projects specific deliverables.

This gear is the most important. All construction projects are closely monitored by various regulatory entities to ensure lawful compliance
and project success.

02. WATER MANAGEMENT

Water Management includes all human/industrial water use,
water bodies, wetlands.

Water is the second most important natural resource after air,
and is sensitive to construction impacts.

Water management and monitoring is a key component in
any environmental program.

3. SOIL MANAGEMENT

Soil Management includes all grading plans, soil salvaging
for reclamation, and erosion and sediment control:

Pipeline construction begins and ends with the soil; properly
reclaiming the right-of-way to its ongoing natural condition
depends greatly on soil management endeavours.

04. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT

Vegetation Management includes all weed control, revegetation
plans and biosecurity.

Maintain beneficial conditions that sustain healthy vegetation.
Topsoil and seed bed salvage, noxious weeds identification
and preventing spread by properly cleaning equipment.

05. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Terrestrial, avian, and aquatic life are present along
our construction developments.

Wildlife management is an important element of the
Environmental Protection Plan. Wildlife surveys identify
areas of importance for restrictions and special controls.

06. WASTE MANAGEMENT

Waste Management includes all hazardous and non-hazardous
waste, and recycling.

Materials and chemicals at the end of their lifecycle become
a waste. Waste segregation is critical to reducing waste volumes
at landfills, as well as waste storage. Records of transporting
these materials to disposal sites are federally regulated.

07. SPILL MANAGEMENT

Spill Management includes the prevention, response, clean-up,
and reporting of all spill incidents.

All spill incidents require clean-up and must be reported
to a supervisor. The use and maintenance of secondary
containments is a key component of a spill prevention program.