SGES Ltd., is 100% Indigenous Owned and Operated and is a British Columbia registered limited liability company. SGES Ltd., is owned equally by six Stó:lō First Nation Communities:
- Aitchelitz First Nation (Áthelets)
- Leq’á:mel First Nation
- Skawahlook First Nation (Sq’ewá:lxw)
- Skowkale First Nation (Sq’ewqéyl)
- Tzeachten First Nation (Chi’yaqtel)
- Yakweakwioose First Nation (Yeqwyeqwí:ws)
SGES has provided environmental services on numerous projects since our inception in September 2011, including the following:
- Fortis BC Lower Mainland System Upgrade Project
- BC Hydro ILM Transmission Project
- Kinder Morgan Canada Trans Mountain Pipeline
- District of Mission – Environmental Services (Pinchin Ltd)
- Evergreen Line Rapid Transit Project
- BC Hydro Big Bend Substation Project
- BC Hydro Fleetwood Substation Project
- Enbridge Planting/Monitoring Projects
- LNG Canada Project/Kitimat
- Mission Fraser River Forcemain Crossing
- Skowkale First Nation – Health Centre, SAY Building & Subdivision (Chartwell Resource Group)
- Aitchelitz First Nation – Subdivision (Chartwell Resource Group)
- Yakweakwioose First Nation – Subdivision (Chartwell Resource Group)
- Skawahlook First Nation – Restoration Project (Chartwell Resource Group)
SGES is in good standing with WorkSafe BC, SAFE Certified with BC Forest Safety Council and an active member of ISNetworld and Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB).
Please feel free to contact tana.mussell@sges.ca or Christine.dedrick@sges.ca for estimates on your upcoming projects.
Feel free to visit our website at www.sges.ca for more information.
OUR SERVICES
SGES provides environmental monitoring, site restoration and environmental services.
SGES work varies with the specific needs of our clients, the type of project, work areas and the environmental sectors.
SGES will work with our client’s and their team, in implementing a protocol suitable to the project outcomes.
- Construction and Infrastructure Projects
- Project Compliance with Regulatory Approvals
- Quality Assurance and Conformance
- Minimizing the Potential for Adverse Environmental Impacts
- Collecting Samples, Advising Teams, and Environmental Mitigation
- Erosion and Sediment Controls
- Providing Independent Records and Timely Reports
- Site Restoration and Post-Project Monitoring
SGES Environmental services;
- Knowledge of coniferous/deciduous plants, aquatic plants, and trees of British Columbia
- Re-Vegetating Disturbed Sites
- Fish and Wildlife Inventories
- Fish and Wildlife Salvages
- Stream classifications & riparian assessments
- Removal of invasive plant species
- Construction Monitoring, including water quality management & Erosion & Sediment Control
- Bank stabilization
- Riparian restoration (including sourcing of plants & oversight of reclamation activities)
- Brushing
- In-Stream Restoration
- Willow Live-Staking and Wattles
- Habitat Enhancement
- Erosion & Sediment Control (ESC) Plans
- Environmental Impact Assessments
- GIS & Mapping Services
- Construction Environmental Protection Plans (EPPs) & Environmental Management Plans (EMPs)
- Soil Surveys
- Wildlife Habitat Modelling
- Cultural Heritage & Resource Assessments
- Ecological Restoration
- Municipal, Provincial & Federal Environmental Permit Applications
- Fish Habitat Assessments
- Pre-Construction Bird Nest Surveys
- Migratory Bird Nest Surveys
- Wildlife & Vegetation Assessments
- Vegetation Management, including invasive & noxious plants.
- Regulatory Permitting
VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT
SGES Environmental Monitors use some of the following equipment in the environmental industry.
- LR 24 Smith Root Backpack Electrofishers
- Lamotte 2020i Turbidity Meters
- YSI Meters
- Oakton/Hanna Combo Meters
- GPS Cameras & iPads
- 1-ton crew cab 4×4 trucks
- ½ ton crew cab 4×4 trucks
- Light Duty crew cab 4×4 trucks
We have established relationships with numerous companies in an effort to provide Environmental Services on various projects throughout BC.
These Partnerships are another significant step in the collaboration between Indigenous Communities and the private sector.
Tana Mussell, General Manager Christine Dedrick, Project Coordinator
