GEI Consultants Savanta Division

07/21/2021

We’re celebrating GEI’s rapid growth in with the launch of a new website targeted to our Canadian marketplace, also known as our Savanta Division.

“Three years ago, few in Canada knew of GEI Consultants,” says Peter Ventin, GEI’s Vice President for Canada. “Today, we’re a team of more than 70 experts with active projects spanning the country, and our growth continues.

Read more: https://canada.geiconsultants.com/gei-celebrates-canadian-market-expansion/

06/17/2021

What happens when your vision conflicts with your restoration targets? GEI’s Heather Whitehouse will be at to explore how remaining flexible in a restoration was key to success for the Nature Conservancy of Canada / Conservation de la nature Canada. Get a sneak peek at Heather’s topic on today’s : https://www.geiconsultants.com/.../what-happens-when.../ Society For Ecological Restoration (SER)

By Heather Whitehouse, Senior Ecologist Heather Whitehouse will present her restoration work on the Lathrop Nature Preserve at the SER World Conference 2021 Home page | SER 2021 The vision for any ecosystem restoration project is to maintain and enhance the biodiversity of the ecosystem being restor...

05/18/2021

How can the energy sector prepare for the impacts of climate change? GEI’s Shelley Hazen will be at The CSCE Virtual Conference 2021 https://csce2021.ca/ to help answer this question. For a sneak peek at how to find balance when climate-proofing your energy asset, read today’s GEI blog:
https://www.geiconsultants.com/thought_leadership/how-can-the-energy-sector-prepare-for-the-impacts-of-climate-change/

By Shelley Hazen Climate change and extreme weather events pose many threats to power generation and can impact how much energy we produce, deliver, and consume. In the coming decades, the energy sector faces a double challenge. First, it must transform into a low carbon supply system in response to...

04/13/2021

GEI’s Shelley Hazen and Scott Dierks are presenting “Wetland Management and Climate Adaptation” hosted by the Stewardship Network and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on Friday April 16, 1-3pm. Register for the free online workshop:

Climate change is occurring in the Great Lakes region. Between 1968 and 2002 average temperatures increased 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit. The average annual ice coverage on the Great Lakes declined 72% between 1973 and 2010. The average number of snow days has decreased more than 15 days since 1975. Thes...

03/25/2021

Did you know that at GEI Consultants, Savanta Division, we have continued to advance critical field-based studies to capture ecological data despite the COVID-19 outbreak?

Our staff practice physical distancing during field monitoring events to maintain personnel safety. For the 2021 field season, we will continue to implement measures to protect the health and safety of our employees and to ensure we are delivering for our valued clients. We continue to conduct fieldwork as long as project sites are accessible.

Spring triggers the start of our fieldwork season and there are key seasonal windows of wildlife movement in Ontario that are important to sample to fully understand the landscape.

For a snapshot of key seasonal survey windows, please download our calendar which shares our interpretation of the general timing of key wildlife movements.

03/23/2021

Scott Cole Joins GEI Consultants Savanta Division
http://savanta.ca/idea/scott-cole-joins-gei-savanta-division-

03/10/2021

GEI-Savanta will be presenting at the Climate Change and Asset Management Virtual Conference, hosted by AMONtario on March 22, 2021.

“Integrating Climate Change into Asset Management, A Framework for Municipalities – Part I” GM BluePlan and GEI-Savanta have developed a framework to integrate climate change considerations into asset management planning and decision support analysis. A collaborative pilot project is being undertaken with five municipalities in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area to implement the framework through a multi-phased approach. This presentation will provide an overview of the pilot framework, approach, and summarize findings from Phase 1, a customized climate event probability analysis that was completed for each municipality that confirmed important climate events and thresholds that have impacted AM and level of service (LOS) historically. The probability analysis results will be carried through the remaining phases of the project which will be presented during Part II of the virtual conference in April.

12/01/2020

Savants is excited to welcome Peter Quincy Ng, (Ph.D.) to the climate change team as the new Climate Scientist.

10/01/2020

GEI’s Chris Metaxas Elected as Director to the Board – ACEC Ontario. Congratulations Chris!

Kitchener, Ontario – GEI Consultants, Inc., one of the nation’s leading technical consulting services firms is pleased to announce Chris Metaxas, Senior Engineering Consultant was recently elected as a Director to the Board of the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Ontario (ACEC...

09/16/2020

Meet Antonette Zimic, a Senior Project Manager at Savanta. Antonette specializes in ecological restoration and management, and conventional development approval studies such as environmental impact assessments, Master Environmental Servicing Plans, Sub-watershed Impact Studies, Municipal Environmental Assessments, restoration plans, and natural heritage baseline studies. Learn more about Antonette

09/02/2020

Meet Glenn Milner, a Climate Change Specialist at Savanta. He focuses on developing best practices in building resilience across the Great Lakes Basin and in Ontario communities. Glenn’s project work extends across infrastructure, ecosystems, stormwater, agriculture, transportation, and government services. Learn more about Glenn.

08/26/2020

Meet Noel Boucher, a Senior Fisheries Biologist at Savanta. With a wide range of project management and technical fisheries expertise in the land development, energy, and infrastructure sectors, Noel brings a strong background in environmental consulting to Savanta’s projects. Learn more about Noel