Sudbury will play host to the 14th annual Ontario Mine Reclamation Symposium and Field Trip this September.
Scheduled to take place Sept. 24-25, the event is an initiative of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association and the Ontario Mining Association.
Few details are yet available; however, organizers are currently accepting abstracts for technical and oral presentations. Interested participants are invited to send abstracts to Peter Beckett at pbeckett@laurentian.ca by Aug. 15.
The event is expected to draw mining industry delegates from across the province for two days of presentations, tours of the area, and networking opportunities.
Last year’s symposium was also held in Sudbury. Previous Northern Ontario iterations have been held in Timmins (2009, 2016) and Wawa (2018).
Sudbury is known globally for its reclamation story, which began in the late 1970s after the government introduced new measures to mitigate pollution caused by mining.
In the summer of 1978, the city, along with industry, academia, and members of the public, banded together to take action.
Since then, tens of millions of dollars have been spent and more than 10 million trees have been planted throughout the city, where biodiversity is returning.
Over the years, the city has been recognized for its efforts, including with the UN Local Government Honors Award in 1992.
