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How a Community of Practice Can Transform Internal Collaboration

A Community of Practice (CoP) connects like-minded colleagues who come together to share experiences and knowledge. Read on to find out how this concept was applied at SRC when a large group of people wanted to work on their project management certifications.

Instruction Sheet: Magic Goo

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Anthroposols: A new soil order for an ever-growing global human footprint, but is it good enough?

Soil scientists have proposed a new type of soil based on the wide-spread effects of human activity: Anthroposols. We task this novel soil to mimic and support our ecosystems, but we're not sure how to measure its performance over time. One scientist is studying possible measures to see how well Anthroposols can supply nutrients to Canada's boreal forest.

Environmental Analytical Laboratories Shock Chlorination Information

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Innovation by Design: How an “In-House” Approach Helped SRC Become a Global Leader in Rare Earth Solvent Extraction

The Solvent Extraction Unit building in SRC's Rare Earth Processing Facility houses more than 400 custom-made SX cells, which were built into modular units known as “batteries” and arranged into banks and designed and built in-house at SRC.

Acid Rock Drainage and Metal Leaching Testing

SRC provides comprehensive Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) and Metal Leaching (ML) testing to assess the environmental performance of sites and mine waste materials.

Egg-cellent Crystal Geode

Here’s another use for eggs in your kitchen – growing fancy crystal geodes! But what is a geode? A real geode is a rock with sparkly crystals inside. Growing a real geode can take millions of years, but this experiment is much faster, so get crackin’.

Province Investing in Cutting-edge Methane Emissions Reduction Research

The Government of Saskatchewan is investing $400,000, as part of its Methane Action Plan (MAP), to support field-testing research on innovative methane emission reduction technologies. Oil and gas...

Community Engagement: Going the Extra Mile

For many companies operating in the mining and energy sectors, community engagement is something they have to do or may want to do. The question is, are you willing to do what it takes to make community engagement more meaningful and valuable for you and your stakeholders? It’s a big question to answer.

SRC Compiling Data for Saskatchewan Emissions Inventory

The Saskatchewan Research Council has received a $350,000 grant from the Ministry of Energy and Resources (ER) to aid in the development of the Government of Saskatchewan's Emissions Inventory. SRC's...

Annual Report 2012-13

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Meet Our Experts: Skye, Director of Environmental Remediation

Skye is the Director of SRC’s Environmental Remediation team. Learn more about her career and work at SRC as she and her team take on the complex task of remediating abandoned uranium mine and mill sites in northern Saskatchewan.

Why We Need to Learn More About How Wetlands Store Carbon

Most people might be surprised to know that wetlands are hot spots of biodiversity in a forested landscape. They’re also a huge reservoir of carbon. And it’s important to conserve wetlands to maintain that carbon in the ground.

Bacterial and Microbial Testing

SRC Environmental Analytical Laboratories offers a variety of water quality tests to help people, businesses and municipalities identify common bacteria in their water that may pose health issues to...

SRC Response to COVID-19

Update: May 21, 2020 To our clients, vendors and stakeholders: Our lights are on, our labs and instruments are sanitized and our employees are continuing to safely provide services to clients under...

Residential Water Testing Services

SRC Environmental Analytical Laboratories provides water testing packages for home and cottage owners, acreages and farms.

“We are equally benefiting from this”: Inside a mentorship program for Indigenous students

Before the end of this year’s Aboriginal Mentorship Program at SRC, second-year mentee Tomika and her mentor, Mark had a chance to talk about their experience in the program. Read some of our favourite responses from their conversation, which we hope will shed some light on the benefits of mentorship.

Community Engagement in Mining and Energy: From Exploration to Remediation

For mining and energy companies, community engagement is an important component of many projects and sites, from exploration through operation to remediation. Learn why local trust and project understanding are key to successfully working with communities across the life of a project.

Climate Services

SRC’s Climatology team develops, tests and transfers climatic information, which can lead to environmental, economic and social benefits for Saskatchewan and the world.

Building a Human Firewall to Protect Your Business

It seems like almost every week across the world, there’s a major online security breach that puts the data of individuals and businesses at risk. Cybercrime is a growing concern and the threats and attacks aren’t always obvious to the untrained eye.