Draft Conference Agenda

We are still finalizing the agenda and working with our speakers on the agenda.

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Day 1 - November 18, 2026

Registration

General Session
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John

Welcome and Introduction Agenda

General Session
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Robert Martens, Ryan Tulloch & Darin Peterson

Safety Culture

General Session
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Candace Carnahan, Motivational speaker

Renewable Energy Project Regulation

General Session
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
TBD - BCER (VIRTUAL)

Break — Networking. Beverages and Snacks Provided

General Session
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John

Mental Health Camp Life

General Session
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Franisco Valenzuela - FIFO4REAL

Enhancement to e-Submission form Site Assessment and Remediation

General Session
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Kristen Zoerb - BCER

Lunch

General Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)

General Session
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Geoff Morrison

ICBA Update

General Session
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Mike Davis

Amendment to the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation

General Session
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Matt Edgar - BCER

Break

General Session
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John

Update WorkSafeBC

General Session
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Andrew Kidd

Q/A - Closure

General Session
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John

Day 2 - November 19, 2026

Dinner and Social

General Session
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM📍 The Northern Restaurant, Ramada by Wyndham, 100th Avenue
(NLC/Chamber?)

Welcome and Introduction Agenda

General Session
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Robert Martens, Ryan Tulloch & Darin Peterson

New compliance, enforcement agency for the natural resource sector

General Session
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John

Effects of chemicals as contributors to hearing loss

General Session
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Hugh Davies - UBC

Break — Networking. Beverages and Snacks Provided

General Session
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John

Critical Controls

General Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Gord Walsh - Energy Safety Canada

Lunch

General Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John

Transfer of Oilfield Waste Management Facility Authorization Oversight

General Session
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Sean Babulic - BCER

Exposure to Silica Sand

General Session
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Ryan Campbell - Northstar OHS

Regional Land Use Planning

General Session
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Ian Curtis

CoR Program Update

General Session
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Andy Reimer

Closing Keynote Speaker

General Session
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John
Al Hancok, Mountaineer and Motivational Speaker

Q/A - Closure

General Session
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM📍 Lido Theater, Fort St. John