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Environmental Monitoring
Natural Resource Solutions Inc. (NRSI) provides Environmental Monitoring (EM) and support services for a wide range of projects which includes hydroelectric developments, construction of wind power facilities, linear pipelines, infrastructure improvements, highway and regional road works, industrial park developments, as well as large-scale residential developments.
This extensive experience affords us with a broad perspective of construction and the diversity of environmental issues that can be encountered. Staff of NRSI are considered experts in this field and were asked to contribute to the Erosion and Sediment Control Guideline for Urban Construction (GGHCA 2006).
NRSI has a skilled team of biological experts with specific training and certifications backed by extensive experience in providing EM services for construction as well as other specialized services related to project design and construction activities, such as fish and wildlife salvages, and tree protection and monitoring plans. NRSI is acutely aware of this critical role on construction projects, and staff possess an inherent understanding of the role that the Environmental Monitor offers to the Construction Administration team and ultimately through service delivery to the client.
Highway and Regional Road Works
NRSI regularly works as part of multidisciplinary teams for a wide range of clients including municipalities, engineering firms, and contractors. Company services include providing risk assessment reviews of contract documents and construction plans, routine environmental monitoring of sediment and erosion control measures, and implementation of best management practices along with the creation of appropriate mitigation strategies. In
response to ever changing site conditions, design modifications and the field implementation of designs,
NRSI can provide environmental monitoring services to satisfy client needs and those of regulatory agencies.
Below is a list of select regional road work construction monitoring projects that NRSI has participated in.
 Bathurst Street Construction Inspection; Client- York Region
 Islington-Langstaff Construction Inspection; Client- York Region
 Gordon Street Reconstruction Environmental Inspection; Client- City of Guelph
Channel Realignment / Restoration and In-stream Habitat Creation
Staff at NRSI provide input to the detailed design and provide on-site supervision and direction during large channel realignments, restorations, and bank stabilization measures. Staff also oversee construction of in-stream aquatic habitat features such as root wads, groynes, vortex weirs, wood debris complexes and creation of spawning habitats for various fish species. This experience provides us with unique insight into the intricacies of working in and around sensitive aquatic environments.
Below is a brief list of channel realignment and in-stream habitat construction monitoring projects to which NRSI has provided support.
 Bathurst Street Greenlane Channel Realignment; Client  York Region
 Humber River Bank Revetment;
Client  York Region
 Jardine Creek Fish Habitat Compensation; Client B.M. Ross and Associates Ltd.
Renewable Energy Sector
NRSI has been extensively involved in the renewable energy sector including wind, solar and hydroelectric developments from the commencement of the Environmental Assessment process, analysis of ENVIIRONMENTAL MONIITORIING//IINSPECTIION AND
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impact and securing the necessary provincial and
federal approvals. Many of our renewable energy
clients have also sought our services to support the
construction of these projects. These services have
included on-site environmental monitoring, compliance
audits, fish relocations, bird and vegetation surveys,
agency liaison and restoration designs.
Notably, NRSI co-authored the Ontario Water Power
Association’s Best Management Practices for the
Mitigation of Impacts of Waterpower Facility
Construction, released in June 2012.
Below is a brief list of renewable energy construction
projects at which NRSI has provided monitoring
support.
 Prince Wind Power Project (189MW);
Client  Brookfield Power Corporation
 Shikwamkwa Dam Replacement;
Client  Brookfield Power Corporation.
 St. Joseph Wind Farm – Phase I (100MW);
Client  BowArk Energy Ltd.
Additional Municipal Infrastructure
NRSI has extensive experience with the construction
and installation of sanitary sewers, watermains, and
pipelines and our company staff are well versed in
open installations as well as specialized construction
methodologies such as trenchless technologies (pipe
ramming, tunneling, directional drilling, jack and bore).
Below is a brief list of notable municipal infrastructure
construction monitoring projects to which NRSI has
provided support.
 King Road Directional Drilling of Sanitary
Sewer; Client  Peel Region
 King City Sanitary; Client  Township of King
 Bathurst Street Sanitary Sewer Humber River
Crossing Permitting & Approvals;
Client  York Region
 Whiting Creek Sanitary Sewer; Client  County
of Oxford
Residential and Industrial Park
Development
NRSI has worked for a wide range of clients and
development proposals across Ontario. Our team has
completed environmental monitoring and inspection
services from small single-lot developments to large
residential subdivisions and business parks.
Examples of residential and industrial park
environmental monitoring services include the following:
 Hanlon Business Park;
Client  City of Guelph
 Rox’shire Woods Residential Subdivision,
Ayr; Client  William J. Gies Construction Ltd.
Post-Construction Monitoring
NRSI has extensive experience conducting post-construction
monitoring on a variety of projects including
wind power, hydroelectric developments, infrastructure
improvements, highway and regional road works, and
industrial park developments. NRSI also frequently
works with numerous provincial and federal agencies
regarding the expectations and implementation of post-construction
monitoring as per Fisheries Act
Authorization requirements. Project-specific post-construction
monitoring includes, but is not limited to,
success and stability of new channel designs, success of
compensation measures and habitat creation, success
of riparian restoration, plantings and tree monitoring,
mortality searches at operational turbines, bird behaviour
surveys, and bat monitoring.
Below is a brief list of projects for which NRSI has
conducted post-construction monitoring.
 St. Joseph Wind Farm- Phase I (100MW);
Client  BowArk Energy Ltd.
 Hanlon Business Park; Client  City of
Guelph
 Shikwamkwa Dam Replacement; Client 
Brookfield Power Corporation.
 Dunford and Steephill Falls Hydro
Generation; Client  Brookfield Power
Corporation