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What is a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP)?
A QEP is an applied scientist or technologist registered with an appropriate professional
organization constituted under an Act.
The applicable professionals include professional Biologists (RPBio),
Geoscientists (PGeo), Foresters (RPF), Agrologists (PAg), Professional Engineers (PEng) and Applied Science Technologist
and Technicians (AScT).
QEPs must certify that they are qualified to conduct the type of assessment required.
Besides costs and time, here are some
other questions you may wish to ask when selecting a QEP:
Are you qualified to do ______? Are you familiar with the RDOS Water-
course Development (WDP) and /or Environmentally Sensitive
Development Permit (ESDP) process? What are your areas of expertise? What have you included in your esti-
mate (Permit fees, monitoring fees, etc)?
For further information please contact RDOS Development Services Department
Telephone: (250) 490-4107
The contents of this brochure may be
subject to change at any time. ***
Fixed Costs Watercourse Development Permit $300 Environmentally Sensitive Development
Permit $300 Expedited Development Permit $150
Variable Costs-site dependent
Riparian Assessment: $3000—$5000 + Environmental Assessment: $2500-
$5000+
Other possible additional costs may in-clude Provincial fees, landscaping, moni-
toring, and / or engineering.
Development Services
List of QEPs working within the
RDOS area
Qualified Environmental Professionals
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
101 Martin Street Penticton, BC V2A 5J9
T: 250.492.0237 F: 250.492.0063 TF (BC/AB): 1.877.610.3737
E: info@rdos.bc.ca www.rdos.bc.ca
February 2018
Graham Martens – RP Bio / QEP Columbia Environmental Consulting 778-476-5656 – gmcolumbia@shaw.ca www.columbiaenv.com David Cassidy – RP Bio / QEP Valley Environmental 250-490-0161 – david.cassidy@shaw.ca Catherine Piedt – P. Ag / QEP Ecora Engineering & Resource Group 250-469-9757 ext: 1013 catherine.piedt@ecora.ca www.ecora.ca Mark Piorecky – RP Bio / QEP Valhalla Environmental Consulting 250-275-1471 (office) 250-307-2038 (cell) mark@valhallaconsulting.ca www.valhallaconsulting.ca Mathew Davidson – QEP / P.Ag/ ASct / EP Valhalla Environmental Consulting 250-275-1471 (office) 250-307-7364 (cell) matt@valhallaconsulting.ca www.valhallaconsulting.ca
Lisa Scott – RP Bio / QEP Eco-Matters Consulting 250-404-0115 ecomatters@shaw.ca
Dan Bernier – RP Bio / QEP Ecora Engineering & Resource Group 250-469-9757 – dan.bernier@ecora.ca www.ecora.ca
Dwight Shanner, RPBio
Aarde Environmental
250-809-7331 - aardeenviro@gmail.com
Kyle Hawes
Ecoscape Environmental Consultants
250-491-7337 – khawes@ecoscapeltd.com
http://ecoscapeltd.com
firm employs several QEPs and RP Bios
Les Gyug – RP Bio / QEP
Okanagan Wildlife Consulting
250-769-5907 – les_gyug@shaw.ca
– does not do RAR assessment
Corinna Hoodicoff
Associated Environmental Consultants
250-545-3672 – hoodicoffc@ae.ca
www.ae.aca
firm employs several RP Bio and QEPs
Adam Patterson – RP Bio / QEP
Ecora Engineering & Resource Consulting 250-469-9757 ext: 1024
adam.patterson@ecora.ca www.ecora.ca
Experience with terrestrial ecosystems
Triton Environmental Consultants
250-766-3612 cwhite@trton-env.com
www.triton-env.com
firm employs several RP Bio and QEPs
Tanya Lawes – Registered Forester / QEP
Lawes Forest Management Ltd
250-295-0200 tanya@lawesforestry.com
RAR assessments
Brian Jantz – RP Bio / QEP
Lakestream Environmental Services
250-494-1765 (home) 250-488-9560 (cell)
bajantz@shaw.ca
Gerry Leering, RPBio—Principal
Environmental Compliance Services
250-763-4485 - gerry_leering@telus.net
Vitaly Ostroumov – RP Bio / QEP QEP Environmental 250-681-4838- contact@qepconsulting.ca www.qepconsulting.ca Patrick Little—P. Ag 250-460-1812 patrick.little@gmx.com RAR assessments & hydrology
Karen Grainger—RP Bio / QEP 250-462-5311 – klg2@telus.net Dr. Gregory Thomas—RP Bio / QEP 604-598-8501 ex 221 www.g3consulting.com info@g3consulting.com Eva Antonijevic /Don Gayton RP Bio / QEP / P. Ag AG Consulting 250-496-5318 Eva.Anton@shaw.ca Andy Matysiak—QEP / RP Bio / P Eng Terraliving Consultants 250-306-5345 amatysiak@terraliving.ca www.terraliving.ca Gordon Mackinnon—R.P.Bio Wildrock Environmental Services 250-755-5172 gmacca52@gmail.com
This list was compiled through an Expression of Interest process May 2016. The names are not listed in any particular order nor is it an exhaustive list, and is provided to the public as information only. RDOS recommends due diligence in choosing a consultant.