This is the statement from Stantec…this will not support the local community, local scientists, or aquaculture
Project 1:
Cedar Island Restoration Project
Time: 2019-2026
Funding and support from:
Virginia Institute for Marine Science, Accomack County, Stantec (Private Company), NOAA
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leave it alone.
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Virginia Institute for Marina Science
William and Mary
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D. R. Stanley Associates was founded in 1954 in Edmonton, Western Canada by Dr. Don Stanley, a Harvard graduate in environmental engineering. They pride themselves on 10 global design firm (ranked by Engineering News-Record magazine.
Though this project is their first of this kind.
Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN.
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Stantec Permit Application
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Yes,
The following articles provide context.
The Storyline.
Septemer 7, 2021
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Coastal Resilience Grant Program FY19 funded $250,000 for the lead VIMS Scientist on this project to conduct a case study, written alongside Stantec representatives
“Leveraging the Interdependencies between barrier island and back barrier salt marhses to enhance resilience to sea-level rise”
A conflict of interest was identified between two authors on this manuscript as they were employed by Stantec
Quote- “The underrepresented, economically depressed, sparsely populated rural communities of the Virginia’s Eastern Shore find themselves at a disadvantage"…”
September 30, 2024 -
Stantec representative Lauren Chartrand officially submitted the Cedar Island ResiliencyJoint Permit Application -
Project #203401333 - This application was prepared for: Accomack County -prepared by Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife service provided a list of 13 threatened, endangered, and candidate species
The lead VIMS scientist submitted his article as a guide for this project- “Leveraging the Interdependencies between barrier island and back barrier salt marshses to enhance resilience to sea-level rise” - published in 2021
transgressive barrier island
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Endangered Species
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United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service provided a list of 13 threatened, endangered, or candidate species included in the species in the project area.
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