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Maxxam hosts Opening Night Reception for CSC2012
As a Patron Sponsor for the 95th Annual Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Maxxam is pleased to host the Opening Night Reception and to welcome participants at Booths 313-315. Please join our team on Saturday, May 26th from 7:30 – 9:30pm at the Calgary Telus Convention Centre or visit our booth anytime during the exhibition. We will have select technical experts available along with members of our Alberta recruiting team who are holding a ‘Career Meet-Up’ to answer questions and to receive CV’s from prospective chemistry grads.
Maxxam’s General Manager – Oil Sands and Upgrading, Phil Heaton, B.Sc., P.Chem., will be presenting a paper on Monday, May 28th at 8:40am in Macleod A1 as part of the “Industrial Chemistry: Chemistry Behind the Oil Sands” symposium. Only delegates to the CSC are allowed to attend. Please visit www.csc2012.ca to register today!
For more information, please visit our ‘events’ calendar.
Mining and Acid Rock Drainage Services Profiled at ICARD 2012
Maxxam is pleased to be a bronze partner for the 9th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage. Maxxam Burnaby’s Tim O’Hearn (Director, Acid Rock Drainage) will be joined by colleagues from our Quebec ARD lab and account representatives from Ontario and BC for this important event.
ICARD2012 takes place in Ottawa from May 20-24, 2012. Click here for event details.
Maxxam offers the full range of acid rock drainage (ARD) and metal leaching testing services. All test methods are offered including MEND, EPA, ASTM and NAG methods. In addition to routine geochemical analysis, static testing and kinetic test programs, our expertise and extensive laboratory facilities also enable us to conduct customized experimental design and testing over a wide range of simulated environmental conditions.
Please click these links for more details on our mining, acid rock drainage, or ecotoxicology services or click to Resources/Customer Literature to download the PDF’s.
Maxxam Analytics honoured for hiring skilled immigrants
TORONTO – April 27, 2012 – Maxxam Analytics has received national recognition after being named one of four winners of the Toronto Star’s Award for Excellence in Workplace Integration. The awards from the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) recognize employer and individual leadership as well as innovation in recruiting and retaining skilled immigrants.
Maxxam received the award at an Awards ceremony held at the Royal Bank Plaza in Toronto yesterday.
Maxxam CEO Jon Hantho says the success of the program speaks for itself. “It’s definitely a win-win,” Hantho said. “Maxxam gains the skills of well educated, motivated technical employees who, in return, have the opportunity to start a new career in Canada.” He adds that since the program started in 2001, some 400 co-op placements have participated with more than 200 of them finding permanent positions and careers at Maxxam.
Krishnal Suntharesan, a biochemist from Sri Lanka, enrolled in Maxxam’s co-op program for skilled immigrants in 2005 and today is a senior analyst at the company’s Mississauga laboratory.
“It was a really positive experience for me overall,” Suntharesan said. “It was difficult finding work in my field because everyone asked for Canadian work experience that I simply didn’t have. Maxxam gave me that experience and I haven’t looked back.”
The company’s co-op approach involves a comprehensive nine to 12-week program that provides both hard and soft skills training, enabling the employer and co-op participants to assess fit. Initial screening mirrors the interview process used in hiring full-time employees. Participants are matched with a ‘buddy’ to assist their training and integration into the company’s culture. Perhaps most importantly, co-op participants work hands-on in the laboratory and testing environment. In a field where it can be challenging to find skilled employees, the program has been a boon to Maxxam’s recruitment process and helped the company double its workforce over the past six years.
For further information:
Barbara Budarick
bbudarick@maxxam.ca
About Maxxam
Founded over 40 years ago, Maxxam is the market leader in analytical services and solutions to the energy, environmental, food and DNA industries. Maxxam’s 2,200 dedicated employees proudly lead the industry in depth of technical and scientific expertise and serve customers through the only national network of laboratories. In processing over 2,200,000 samples and generating in excess of 35,000,000 results annually, Maxxam skillfully combines efficiency and customer service with rigorous science and uncompromising quality management. Maxxam is committed to success with responsibility – to its stakeholders, to its communities, and to the environment.
Jon Hantho to Chair Environment Industry Day 2012
Jon Hantho, President & CEO of Maxxam Analytics, will be Chair of Environment Industry Day (EID) on May 9th at the Sutton Place Hotel. At this 12th annual EID, the Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) will bring together hundreds of representatives of the environment industry, senior government staff, ministers and opposition critics to discuss critical issues and to raise the visibility of Ontario’s vital environment and cleantech sectors.
“I believe this is one of the most important annual events for our industry in Ontario and I am honoured to be invited to chair this year’s activities,” said Hantho. “EID connects business leaders and policy makers in a meaningful dialogue around the major challenges and opportunities across our industry. I encourage our customers and industry stakeholders to attend this event and bring their voices to the table to ensure government policies can help businesses deliver even more jobs and economic growth, while maintaining priority on the protection of human health and the environment.”
The Deputy Ministers of Environment and Economic Development and Innovation are scheduled to offer joint luncheon remarks, followed by a series of roundtable discussions with senior policy representatives (these sessions are open only to ONEIA members):
- The Next Innovation Challenge – moving beyond winners and losers
- At a Crossroads on Waste
- Ontario’s Energy Future
- Brownfields: Unlocking the Value Equation
- Modernization of Approvals – the next stage
- Water/Wastewater/Stormwater
Of note, ONEIA’s Brownfield subcommittee has been tackling some of the major issues that face Maxxam’s customers who are working to remediate and revitalize contaminated sites in Ontario. At this year’s Brownfield roundtable, participants will discuss key issues such as:
· The management of “inert” fill
· Dealing with sites that have SAR exceedences from road salt
· The impacts of Regulation 153/04 July 2011 amendments
· Table 1 Ontario Typical Range levels that aren’t so typical
Early-bird Registration is $175 for ONEIA members (through April 20th); a trial membership is available by contacting: info@oneia.ca. There is also a cocktail reception from 5-7:30pm hosted by the Minister of Environment. For more information, please visit: www.oneia.ca
Maxxam’s Municipal Wastewater Services
Maxxam’s Environmental and Ecotox teams are attending the BC Water & Waste Management (BCWWA) Annual Conference & Trade Show in Penticton BC from April 21st through 24th. The theme of the event is ‘Exploring Our Depths’ and we look forward to exploring new ideas and sharing updates with our clients and colleagues. To register, please click here.
Maxxam’s wastewater task force is currently working with clients across the country to prepare for the adoption of National Performance Standards that are intended to monitor common wastewater pollutants and to indicate if a second level of treatment for effluent will be required. While the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) will not implement the new regulations until sometime in 2013, Maxxam is already providing assistance and advice to municipalities that are taking a proactive approach to prepare for these changes.
Curtis Eickhoff, Director of Ecotoxicology, states: “We are taking a cost-effective, yet rigorous scientific approach to meeting these regulatory requirements. With three specialized Ecotoxicology Laboratories in Burnaby, Edmonton and Quebec City, and the only national network of analytical laboratories and service centres in Canada, we can assist municipalities across Canada with all the testing required to comply with the new regulation”.
Additional information about our services can be found at: http://maxxam.ca/ccmeww or contact: ccmeww@maxxam.ca
Maxxam’s publishes first Corporate Responsibility Report
Mississauga, ON. Maxxam is delighted to share the company’s inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report with clients, employees and other external stakeholders. The theme of the report, “Success with responsibility”, is consistent with Maxxam’s values of innovation and performance. The report captures the essence of Maxxam by illustrating the company’s achievements in 2011 and highlighting its commitment to science, quality and customer service.
Maxxam’s goal is to be the clear choice for analytical services and solutions and the Corporate Responsibility, a first in the industry, focuses on the areas that are critical to successfully serving our customers’ business needs and contributing to their success.
You can view the full report here, or please contact your customer service representative for a printed copy.
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