This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here February 4, 2021 .WHAT'S NEW Disclaimer: The events and media articles featured in Field Notes do not express or reflect the opinions of Professional Geoscientists Ontario, or any employee thereof. Virtual Regional-Scale Groundwater Geoscience in Southern Ontario Open House Ontario Geological Survey, Geological Survey of Canada and Conservation Authorities Ontario Feb. 16 and 18, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The 2021 open house for the southern Ontario Groundwater Community will consist of two half-days of presentations hosted collaboratively by the Ontario Geological Survey, the Geological Survey of Canada and Conservation Authorities. READ MORE Geoscientists Canada Celebrates 25 Years of Service to the Regulated Practice of Geoscience in Canada Geoscientists Canada (GC) Geoscientists Canada celebrates its 25th anniversary year in 2021. Through the determination of a small group of visionary volunteers, Geoscientists Canada, formerly known as Canadian Council of Professional Geoscientists, was established in 1996 to champion effective regulation, in the public interest, of the geoscience profession in Canada. READ MORE Webinar to support comments on ERO proposal postings for draft Record of Site Condition, Risk Assessment and Vapour Intrusion Guides Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) Feb. 9, 2021 from 1:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m. EST This webinar is intended to encourage and support comments on these draft guides from qualified persons, municipalities, and other stakeholders with roles in brownfields redevelopment prior to publishing. Collaboration between MECP and stakeholders prior to publishing will help deliver products that supports quality RSC and RA submissions to the ministry and clarity on the application of regulatory requirements for redevelopment. Register online.  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Instrumentation GDD Inc. Instrumentation GDD Inc. is a world leader in high-tech geophysical instrumentation for mining and exploration geophysics. Since 1977, GDD has developed, manufactured and sold a wide range of electromagnetic (EM) and induced polarization geophysical instruments. LEARN MORE 1st Groundwater Project Event The Groundwater Project Feb. 3, 2021 to Feb. 26, 2021 The first ever Groundwater Project Event will be 100% online between the 3rd and 26th of February 2021. A series of meetings and discussions will be promoted, addressing relevant and innovative themes presented by the best references in hydrogeology in the world. Don’t miss this free online learning event! READ MORE CIM 2021 Convention + EXPO: The Virtual Experience CIM May 3-6, 2021 The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) has chosen NexTech’s InfernoAR Experience platform to power its upcoming 2021 Virtual Convention + Expo, which will be hosted May 3-6, 2021. READ MORE Applied MSc in Mineral Exploration Earn your MSc in Mineral Exploration – Geology in 1-2 years at Laurentian University’s Harquail School of Earth Sciences to upgrade your credentials and your career. LEARN MORE Free webinar! InfraIntelligence: Funding Green Infrastructure Actual Media Feb. 25, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The Government of Canada has informed the country of its plan to develop all future infrastructure through a green lens. This is a key pillar to the post-pandemic economic "reboot" and has included several funding programs and streams dedicated to building (and renewing) public infrastructure assets which are less carbon-intensive, more resilient and "green." In parallel to these economic drivers, there is growing appreciation for, and accounting of, our municipal natural assets and the role that nature has in helping achieve our climate goals. READ MORE .IN THE MEDIA Disclaimer: The media articles featured in Field Notes do not express or reflect the opinions of Professional Geoscientists Ontario, or any employee thereof. Federal consultation period being extended for Ring of Fire assessment process Northern Ontario Business Ottawa is following Queen's Park lead in allowing more time for locked-down remote Indigenous communities to express their comments and concerns on the potential impact of mining in the Far North. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) is extending the commenting period beyond the original Jan. 21 deadline to allow the public, Indigenous communities and other organizations to provide input on shaping the terms of reference surrounding the federal Regional Assessment of the Ring of Fire area in the James Bay region. READ MORE Mental health study data shows elevated levels of stress, anxiety, depression in mine workers Sudbury.com A significant number of mine workers are experiencing concerning levels of stress, anxiety and depression, according to new findings from the Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH) in Sudbury. Those details — gleaned from data collected as part of a three-year Mining Mental Health study — were shared by Caroline Dignard, a PhD student at CROSH and Laurentian University, who is studying the issue as part of her thesis. READ MORE Great Lakes ice cover shrinks — with big toll on leisure, erosion, ecosystems Chatham This Week Ice coverage on the Great Lakes hit record lows in January and is well below the seasonal average, prompting concerns from experts about the environmental impact caused by a lack of ice. As of Jan. 25, 7.7 per cent of the Great Lakes have frozen over, based on data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a U.S. science agency. READ MORE Legal notes: Ontario's new excess soil regulation uncovers new areas of contract concerns Daily Commercial News by ConstructConnect Ontario began phasing in its new approach to excess soil management under Regulation 406/19 on Jan. 1 with the first of several provisions stretching out over the next several years. Understanding the details will keep legal specialists and their construction industry clients busy for some time. READ MORE Geological phenomenon widening the Atlantic Ocean University of Southampton An upsurge of matter from deep beneath the Earth’s crust could be pushing the continents of North and South America further apart from Europe and Africa, new research has found. The plates attached to the Americas are moving apart from those attached to Europe and Africa by four centimetres per year. In between these continents lies the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a site where new plates are formed and a dividing line between plates moving to the west and those moving to the east; beneath this ridge, material rises to replace the space left by the plates as they move apart. READ MORE Scientists identify flank instability at a volcano with history of collapse Penn State Landslides caused by the collapse of unstable volcanoes are one of the major dangers of volcanic eruptions. A method to detect long-term movements of these mountains using satellite images could help identify previously overlooked instability at some volcanoes, according to Penn State scientists. READ MORE Mysterious magnetic fossils offer past climate clues University of Utah There are fossils, found in ancient marine sediments and made up of no more than a few magnetic nanoparticles, that can tell us a whole lot about the climate of the past, especially episodes of abrupt global warming. Now, researchers including doctoral student Courtney Wagner and associate professor Peter Lippert from the University of Utah, have found a way to glean the valuable information in those fossils without having to crush the scarce samples into a fine powder. 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