Brett Espensen, B. A. (Hons.), EMA, CISEC

Brett Espensen, Environmental and Agricultural Consultant at Colville Consulting Inc., has over 5 years of formal educational training and experience in Environmental Planning. Brett has completed Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) Requirements, Alternative Site Assessments, Agricultural Impact Assessments, and Environmental Impact Statements in his role as an Agricultural Consultant at Colville.

Through his education, Brett has gained a broad base knowledge of Environmental Planning and Management, which he has taken with him to his work at Colville Consulting. His work at Colville includes the interpretation of regional and local land use policies, creation and interpretation of land use maps, environmental protection policies, and species at risk regulations. He has participated in the completion of Agricultural Impact Assessments, Environmental Impact Studies, and the Ministry of Natural Resources Species at Risk permitting process.

Brett has also been actively involved in the supervision of interns from the Environmental Management and Assessment Graduate Program at Niagara College. He has completed work both in the field—doing land use surveys—and in the office, through the preparation of reports and mapping.