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Momentum: Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2015-16

Choosing to be a responsible organization is an ongoing journey rather than a destination. We are pleased to present our sixth Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, Momentum, which looks at...

Canada's Top Employers for Young People

For the very first time, SRC has been named to Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2017 list, for being a leader in attracting and retaining younger employees to our organization. First published...

Encouraging Employees to Achieve Work-Life Balance

SRC is pleased to receive this year's WorldatWork Work-Life 2017 Seal of Distinction for demonstrating leadership in strategies the help its employees achieve work-life balance. This is the second...

Laboratory Safety

SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories is dedicated to providing a safe working environment for all personnel at its facilities.

Quality Assurance

SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories’ management system operates in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General Requirements for the Competence of Mineral Testing and Calibration Laboratories.

The Shook-Gillies HPHT Test Facility

The Shook-Gillies HPHT Test Facility at SRC's Pipe Flow Technology Centre™ is a Class 1, Division 1 building capable of handling volatile materials. It is equipped with a four-inch diameter Class 600...

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In the Tune of Gasification: Recording Studio Powered by Wood Debris

Upon first glance, there seems to be nothing unusual about the recording studio. Musicians strum, thump and sing away while a sound engineer sits in front, mixing the audio. But this isn’t your typical recording setup.

What is this “Innovation” Everyone is Talking About?

Everyone seems to be talking about innovation these days. It’s on the news, it’s on board meeting agendas, it’s driving 236,000,000 Google search results — so what is innovation anyway?

A Quick Guide to the Slurry Pipeline Systems Course

Every mining and mineral processing industry requires the transport of slurries somewhere in their process. However, slurry transport theory and design are topics not adequately covered by undergraduate engineering fluid mechanics courses.

Why Should People Care About Innovation?

Of the many ways to grow a business, one of them is to convert ideas and knowledge into new and commercially successful products and services: that’s called innovation. But why should we care about it?

Who Actually Does Innovation?

This may sound like heresy, but research and technology organizations (RTOs), universities, colleges, and even private-sector research and engineering companies seldom literally “do” innovation.

Leveraging Intelligence Sources – How Google Trends Can Inform Your Intelligence Program

If you are part of a small company, you know that often your best analyst is you. Understanding how well your initiatives are doing in the market is not always clear, and knowing how far you’ve come is hard to reflect on. So what are some ways we can fill this knowledge gap?

Where Does Innovation Begin?

The path to any particular innovation can start almost anywhere - a new idea, trial and error or a solution to a specific problem or opportunity.

How a New Toxicity Test Will Help Protect Canada’s Boreal Forest

The boreal forest is home to Canadian industry, from mining, oil sand production and forestry to oil and gas production and agriculture, as well as many communities. A new toxicity test will help reduce the impacts of industrial activity and protect the boreal forest.

Are High Levels of Radon Lurking in Your Basement?

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The Canadian Lung Association says that radon gas is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in Canada. So, what is radon and how do you know if you are being exposed to it?

Why You Shouldn’t Fear the Valley of Death

Discussions of how innovation actually gets done inevitably lead to discussions about the “Valley of Death.” So what is the Valley of Death?

Taking a Unique Approach to Community Building

SRC employees are volunteering at Saskatchewan food banks as part of a new employee volunteer program. The Saskatoon Food Bank has seen firsthand the impact SRC’s employees have made on the community and the impact volunteering has made on SRC’s employees.

Can Innovation be Measured?

SRC has developed an economic and socio-environmental impact audit process that enables an RTO to use solid data to provide a realistic indication of the impacts of its innovation-enabling work.

Is My Drinking Water Safe?

Whether you’ve just bought a new home or you’ve been on your property for decades, testing your water is good for your health and your home. Five Reasons You Should Test Your Drinking Water.