This blog is dedicated to providing you updates from regulatory bodies who have released actions, closures and instructions relating to their operations in response to COVID-19.

ALBERTA ENERGY REGULATOR

As of March 17, 2020 3:30pm

"As the situation around COVID-19 continu...

Today, energy companies are faced with numerous challenges. Those can increase when they enter a new area of operations. In this blog, we’ve highlighted some of BRITT’s tips to helps clients strategize and implement a successful entry to a new area and be the new neigh...

There is a new normal in Western Canada. The approach to attracting, on-boarding and retaining top talent has a new set of challenges in a saturated employment market. Progressive businesses are adapting to find efficient and effective ways to have the right people in...

The new Canadian Energy Regulator (CER) Act, replacing the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012 and the National Energy Board, came into force on August 28, 2019. Implementing the CER Act will take time. Over the next few months, we’ll see the CER release new pol...

The Alberta Energy Regulator released a draft Directive on proposed changes to Public (Participant) Involvement requirements. This is intended to replace current participant involvement requirements under Directive 056. There are significant changes proposed, including...

Over the past 6 months, we’ve seen noise on the forefront of regulatory progress, and stakeholders increasingly reporting noise complaints about new and existing projects from established facilities to wind farms. As a result, regulators are implementing new policies t...

Brittney, Breanne and I just returned from our annual strategy planning retreat. We use the word ‘retreat’ lightly since that usually implies rest and relaxation. While it was a rewarding and empowering experience, it was anything but restful. Our business coaches help...

Do you get a knot in your stomach when you hear there are new regulatory guidelines for project applications? Remember when Alberta’s Aboriginal Consultation Office released new guidelines in July of 2016 for the Record of Consultation Logs, and everyone’s first reacti...

Trust is the foundation of relationship. It really is a simple concept and the fundamental expectation that determines the outcome of any relationship. I’ve recently picked up Dr. Brené Brown’s latest book, Dare to Lead, and am rumbling with the concept of leadership d...

Consultation, consultation, consultation. It’s all we’ve been hearing in the news. “This company didn’t consult with us!” or “We don’t want this project here! Why aren’t they listening?” The fact is that today’s outrage culture is shaping public opinion, which is bring...