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: [email protected] www.rdos.bc.ca
February 2018
Graham Martens – RP Bio / QEP Columbia Environmental Consulting 778-476-5656 – [email protected] www.columbiaenv.com David Cassidy – RP Bio / QEP Valley Environmental 250-490-0161 – [email protected] Catherine Piedt – P. Ag / QEP Ecora Engineering & Resource Group 250-469-9757 ext: 1013 [email protected] www.ecora.ca Mark Piorecky – RP Bio / QEP Valhalla Environmental Consulting 250-275-1471 (office) 250-307-2038 (cell) [email protected] www.valhallaconsulting.ca Mathew Davidson – QEP / P.Ag/ ASct / EP Valhalla Environmental Consulting 250-275-1471 (office) 250-307-7364 (cell) [email protected] www.valhallaconsulting.ca
Lisa Scott – RP Bio / QEP Eco-Matters Consulting 250-404-0115 [email protected]
Dan Bernier – RP Bio / QEP Ecora Engineering & Resource Group 250-469-9757 – [email protected] www.ecora.ca
Dwight Shanner, RPBio
Aarde Environmental
250-809-7331 - [email protected]
Kyle Hawes
Ecoscape Environmental Consultants
250-491-7337 – [email protected]
http://ecoscapeltd.com
firm employs several QEPs and RP Bios
Les Gyug – RP Bio / QEP
Okanagan Wildlife Consulting
250-769-5907 – [email protected]
– does not do RAR assessment
Corinna Hoodicoff
Associated Environmental Consultants
250-545-3672 – [email protected]
www.ae.aca
firm employs several RP Bio and QEPs
Adam Patterson – RP Bio / QEP
Ecora Engineering & Resource Consulting 250-469-9757 ext: 1024
[email protected] www.ecora.ca
Experience with terrestrial ecosystems
Triton Environmental Consultants
250-766-3612 [email protected]
www.triton-env.com
firm employs several RP Bio and QEPs
Tanya Lawes – Registered Forester / QEP
Lawes Forest Management Ltd
250-295-0200 [email protected]
RAR assessments
Brian Jantz – RP Bio / QEP
Lakestream Environmental Services
250-494-1765 (home) 250-488-9560 (cell)
Gerry Leering, RPBio—Principal
Environmental Compliance Services
250-763-4485 - [email protected]
Vitaly Ostroumov – RP Bio / QEP QEP Environmental 250-681-4838- [email protected] www.qepconsulting.ca Patrick Little—P. Ag 250-460-1812 [email protected] RAR assessments & hydrology
Karen Grainger—RP Bio / QEP 250-462-5311 – [email protected] Dr. Gregory Thomas—RP Bio / QEP 604-598-8501 ex 221 www.g3consulting.com [email protected] Eva Antonijevic /Don Gayton RP Bio / QEP / P. Ag AG Consulting 250-496-5318 [email protected] Andy Matysiak—QEP / RP Bio / P Eng Terraliving Consultants 250-306-5345 [email protected] www.terraliving.ca Gordon Mackinnon—R.P.Bio Wildrock Environmental Services 250-755-5172 [email protected]
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.