Nick Barnes

Experience

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  Environmental Contract Positions

  Jan 1979 - Jan 1987

  Various Field and Laboratory Positions

  Manitoba Conservation Fisheries Branch (Winnipeg, Manitoba) - Fisheries Technician.North/South Consultants (Nelson River, Manitoba) - Fisheries Technician.Manitoba Wildlife Federation (S.Manitoba) - Supervisor of Fish/Wildlife Habitat Restoration Team.Maclaren Plansearch Inc. (Playgreen Lake, Manitoba) - Research Scientist.National Water Research Institute (Winnipeg, Manitoba) - Benthic Laboratory Technician.Forest Pest Management Institute (S.Ste. Marie, Ontario) - Virology Laboratory Technician.Kidd Creek Mines (Timmins, Ontario) - Pollution Control Technician.Horticultural Research Institute (Vineland, Ontario) - Laboratory Technician.Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (Simcoe, Ontario) - Fisheries Field Technician.Canadian Hydrogardens Limited (Ancaster Ontario) - Hydroponics Technician.J.D.Lee Engineering (Brantford, Ontario) - Road Survey Technician. Show less

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  Environmental Management Associates

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1990

  Aquatic Scientist

  Conducted fish habitat assessments across Alberta and Saskatchewan involving field studies in remote areas and computer-based fish habitat modeling. Projects including the Rafferty-Alameda and Oldman Dam projects.

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  Dillon Consulting Limited

  Jan 1990 - Jan 2000

  Associate/Environmental Scientist/Project Manager

  Project manager/biologist/planner for environmental assessment/natural resources management plans across western and northern Canada. Included more than 20 environmental assessment/management projects at 12 military facilities, more than 40 road/railway/bridge/pipeline projects and more than 10 waste management/industrial site projects. Work involved managing field studies, public consultation and regulatory approvals.

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  Manitoba Hydro

  Jan 2000 - Feb 2018

  Project manager for the environmental planning, assessment and regulatory approvals for several large generating stations in Manitoba, involving multiyear field studies in remote locations, environmental assessments, regulatory and Aboriginal liaison and development of approvals documentation. Work involved establishing project management tools for consultants (for schedule, cost and work plans), administering annual budgets of approximately $5 Million, coordination of scientific field studies, Public and Indigenous engagement, and regulatory liaison. Show less Manager of scientific field studies, Aboriginal consultation, regulatory liaison and development of regulatory approvals documentation for the Wuskwatim (211 MW), Keeyask (695 MW) and Conawapa (1485 MW) generation stations in northern Manitoba.Work involved establishing project management tools for consultants (for schedule, cost and work plans), administering annual budgets of approximately $5 Million, coordination of scientific field studies, public and Indigenous engagement, and regulatory liaison. Show less As part of a new department involved in leading the planning of new hydroelectric development for the corporation, was the sole environmental specialist responsible for coordinating the regulatory approvals requirements for the proposed Wuskwatim, Notigi, and Keeyask generating station projects in northern Manitoba. Work involved establishing project management tools for consultants (for schedule, cost and work plans), administering annual budgets of approximately $5 Million, coordination of scientific field studies, public and Indigenous engagement, and regulatory liaison. Show less

  • Senior Regulatory Achievement Advisor, Licensing and Environmental Assessment Dept.

    Apr 2015 - Feb 2018

  • Regulatory Achievement Advisor, Major Projects Assessment and Licensing Dept.

    Jan 2012 - Apr 2015

  • Section Head, Major Northern Projects Assessments, Major Projects Assessment and Licensing Dept.

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2012

  • Senior Environmental Specialist, Environmental Licensing and Protection Dept.

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  • Enviromental Specialist, Major Projects Planning Dept.

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
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  Winnipeg Free Press

  Apr 2016 - now

  Correspondent

  Community Correspondent writing regular articles for the Winnipeg Free Press Community Review newspaper, with a distribution of more than 215,000 readers in Winnipeg, Manitoba:https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/biographies/nick-barnes

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  Barnes Environmental Consulting

  Feb 2018 - now

  President

  Environmental research and report writing/editing, approvals strategic advice, workshop facilitation, presentations and training, natural resources/land use planning, environmental assessment/regulatory approvals and project management.