Sikumiut Environmental Management Limited: federal grants and contributions: 29 agreements; $1.7M value; 3 departments; 9 programs.
Assay record ASY-CA-07R68EU0YF · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Sikumiut Environmental Management Limited: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/sikumiut-environmental-management-limited/
Purchase equipment and implement training initiatives to expand service offering
Acquire specialized equipment to improve service capabilities in the green economy
In this project, the firm’s goal to hire a Bachelor of Science (Ecology and Conservation Biology Co-op with a minor in Geography) graduate to become involved in several of SEM’s Species at Risk (SAR) initiatives, as the firm’s Environmental Communications Specialist. The intent is to educate the graduate in the techniques required to create documents related to Species at Risk, to understand and contribute to the Species at Risks programs, and to communicate the results of such work with these sensitive species through reports, social media, etc. Species at Risk programs are a significant comp
The firm is seeking to hire a data scientist to develop our Data Strategy and the data models which will be used for machine learning/AI applications in environmental and geospatial contexts.
Expand an existing environmental consulting service
Hire a Health, Safety, and Environmental Quality Officer
Enhance business development capabilities to advance company growth.
Enhance management capabilities to advance expansion of service offerings
Hire a Field Biologist
The firm is developing “Bird Song IoT”, an AI-powered environmental monitoring system that detects Bank Swallows (Riparia Riparia), a threatened species under the Species at Risk Act, in real-time at mining operations. The system combines edge AI models, IoT hardware, and cloud infrastructure to provide early warnings when protected species are present, enabling proactive compliance with environmental regulations. This project will advance the AI model accuracy, complete IoT device development including power management and LTE communications and finalize the cloud monitoring platform. Field t
The project involves the development and validation of an autonomous electrical transmission line tower inspection hardware and software system. Inspections using drone technology are more efficient than traditional manual methods and take workers out of harm's way. The experience and technology requirements of manual drone inspections are outside the area of expertise of many firms and some older inspectors, so SEM is working towards a semi to fully automated drone inspection solution for transmission towers. Its goal is to make drone technology and the information it captures more accessible
SEM is developing the technical ability to perform various types of air quality monitoring and pollutant point source location assessments using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) equipped with appropriate sensors.
The firm is developing the technology required to equip, modify and retrofit a waterproof Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to perform various types of water sampling, water clarity and plume delineation assessments and conducting verification field trials to industry standards. The technology being developed will improve on sampling response times and field tester safety.
Green house gas emissions such as methane are becoming increasingly problematic for the environment. SEM Ltd. is working towards the development of a methane sensing UAV (Drone) which can be used to detect methane leakages or ‘hot spots’ over waste facilities, landfills or areas known to have possible methane outputs, which are causing adverse effects to the environment.
The Firm will hire a 2019 graduate from CNA's Geomatics/Surveying Engineering Technology Program who is knowledgeable in handheld laser scanning, RPAS operations, and GPS surveying to assist with a company push into the VR tech sector and to add value to the Firm's current provision of services to its mining and utilities clients. The goal with this placement is to have the graduate work closely with the Firm's existing team to broaden its understanding of this technology (rapid data capture via handheld scanner). The graduate will also assist with internal initiatives to improve current proce
The firm will hire a recent graduate who will initiate a feasibility study for the phytoremediation of tailing materials for its mining clients. This initiative will entail the experimental testing of growth rates of various plant species ( grasses, shrubs, trees) in the firm's Labrador West greenhouse. Testing in various substrates will inform future reclamation/rehabilitation initiatives and contribute to heightened biodiversity in reclaimed industrial sites.
SEM will hire a recent Biology graduate to test the effectiveness of Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) in detecting raptor (Birds of prey) nests using airborne thermal imagery and high resolution optical zoom lenses. The candidate's background combined with the oversight of SEM's senior biologist will allow the project team to undertake a number of practical studies to test this approach. In order to determine the effectiveness of this approach, raptor nests must first be located to further test the thermal imaging detection capabilities. The approach will be validated over a variety of
The firm will hire a college business graduate, which will allow SEM to pursue initiatives related to improving business processes and establishing new ones. Enhancement and establishment of these processes will improve the firm’s service delivery to clients, efficiency of data processing, records management, and communication and productivity. The candidate will spearhead the implementation of a logistics management tracking tool to manage the firm’s fleet and accommodation facility in Labrador West. The female graduate will liaise with accounting, HSEQ, communications, and the firm’s interna
SEM intends to research, develop and test a multi-beam sensor system that can be deployed through ice to acquire high resolution, confident lake bottom imaging information to allow for direct comparison to data acquired during ice free conditions.
This project will involve the firm hiring a recent graduate with a science degree in biology to be involved in several of SEM’s initiatives, including assisting with progression of work on American eel, boreal felt lichen, and little brown bat surveys. The goal of this internship is to train a young biologist in the techniques required to work with these sensitive species, within the guidelines established by provincial and federal authorities. Each of these initiatives involves the learning of specialized procedures and SEM will benefit from a bolstered capacity in these skills.
The youth graduate candidate will work with our lead biologist to assist in a number of projects; including assistance in our environmental compliance laboratory, assisting in environmental field sampling activities, and helping with the writing of proposals and reports in one of our offices. The candidate will also be involved in internal office artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives and the re-establishment of our greenhouse as it was moved during a recent office expansion project.
The youth graduate candidate will work with our lead biologist to assist in a number of projects, including the oversight of our mining revegetation initiatives. The firm has a greenhouse in Labrador City that has been used in recent years to grow grasses, shrubs, and trees that can be used for revegetation of mine tailing’s areas. The work involves the testing of seed mixes that can grow in the challenging tailings environments. The candidate will work with the firm's team to continue the testing of seed mixes, assist with upkeep and maintenance of the greenhouse, participate in the applicat
SEM is planning to hire a youth that possesses a background in graphic design and marketing to assist in it's social media marketing and general marketing needs. SEM is looking to focus its marketing and communications activities and the proposed candidate will assist with web and social media promotion, with the development of a marketing strategy and with the development of marketing and promotional material.
SEM is seeking a candidate with skills related to computer vision / image analysis, mobile application development, and/or VR/AR/MR development to expand its capabilities in the digital realm to allow the Firm to pursue several new R&D concepts to bring those concepts to fruition and commercialization.
The Environmental Monitoring Technician will assist on various environmental projects, including field surveys, data collection/management, logistics, GIS, and possibly report writing. The Intern will gain valuable experience during field surveys, possibly including water, fish, wildlife, UAV, surveying, and plant surveys.
The frequency of surveying and GIS projects is increasing at this Firm and in an effort to continue to expand its resources; both human resources and technical resources, the Firm will hire a Youth Graduate to participate in both field and office work (non-chargeable) on various projects to enable the chosen intern to gain valuable experience that will hopefully lead to a full-time chargeable position with SEM.
Contributes to the recovery of endangered, threatened, and other species of concern, by engaging Canadians in conservation actions to benefit wildlife and to protect aquatic species at risk.
The firm plans to utilize Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technology to assist it's clients in the development of training tools in support of environmental and industrial scenarios. The youth will be assisting staff in advancing their internal knowledge and capabilities related to VR and AR scenario development using 360 VR video and information captured via the firm's fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
The Statistical Analyst Intern will provide valuable expertise in data analysis of biological data, water sampling data, and other statistical support, as required for the Firm's diversity of projects.
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