News
Watch Mike McPhee's presentation at CIM - "Leadership Essentials: A View from the C-Suite"
Falkirk welcomes two environmental interns, Ravi Nichols and Daphne Ribeiro to our team
Christy Smith-Hadeth is presenting at Indigenomics Institute on the panel for Indigenous Authors Economic Reconciliation Panel
Events
Indigenomics DESIGN conference | May 26th, 2023 in Vancouver, BC.
Our Services
Regulatory Approvals, Environmental Assessment, and Permitting
We understand what is necessary to create positive and productive relationships and create the right conditions for regulatory approval success.
Indigenous Interests and Stakeholder Engagement
We strive to build trust and promote respectful relationships within all communities by creating effective platforms for open communication.
Human Environment
Our Human Environment team emphasizes three foundational items: community, communication, and competence.
Operational Compliance and Environmental Management
We are focused on providing effective interpretation and identification of activities required to maintain compliance, as well as establishing environmental management systems and processes.
Water Stewardship
We help clients along every step of their water stewardship journey through the application of industry-standard, practical approaches, and science-based innovative solutions.
Leadership Team
Jennifer is the president of Falkirk and brings nearly 25 years’ experience encompassing environmental impact assessment, permitting coordination, and environmental management planning.
Michael is a founding partner of Falkirk and is an accomplished professional with 25 years of experience working at senior leadership levels in the natural resources sector within BC, across Canada and internationally.
Christy leads the Indigenous Engagement and Human Environment Practice Area for Falkirk, is a member of the K’ómoks First Nation and a highly skilled and accomplished professional with 25 years of proven expertise.
Max Brownhill is the a founding partner of Falkirk, VP Operations, and a senior professional with 26 years of experience providing environmental leadership for mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, and transportation projects
Natalie Tashe is a Professional Agrologist trained in project management and brings over 20 years’ experience in terrestrial environmental assessments throughout Western and Northern Canada in leading both Provincial and Federal environmental impact assessments, permitting applications, and environmental design and compliance for existing mine operations.
As an experienced water resources engineer, Apurva brings 16 years of combined engineering, environmental consulting, international development, and applied research experience to Falkirk.
Kate is a registered Professional Engineer and regulatory specialist with 23 years’ experience in the mining industry.
Jake Stemeroff leads Falkirk’s human environment team and is a socio-economic consultant and project manager with a diverse background in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) consulting, economic and financial modelling, economic development, and community engagement.
Scott is a seasoned senior executive with almost 28 years of experience in private and public sectors, working as a regulator, consultant and proponent. Scott has had decision-making, oversight or project management roles on dozens of environmental assessments across all sectors in BC, over the past 13 years. His most recent role has been serving in the capacity of Associate Vice President, Regulatory Affairs with the BC Transportation Investment Corporation.
Kris Savoia is a Senior Office and Project Administrator with 35 years of experience with office systems administration and coordination, project and contracts administration, and document development and preparation.
Who we are
We differentiate ourselves by thinking and acting like owners, we commit to timelines, and focus on outcomes. Our team has an unparalleled track record of success both in government and industry delivering project approvals in a timely and cost-effective manner. We do this using strong relationships, science and engineering proficiency, and proven communication strategies for stakeholder alignment.
Falkirk has helped companies and organizations across Canada, and in other jurisdictions globally, to navigate their projects through complex permitting processes and political realities, successfully moving them into their next phase of development with understanding, alignment, and strong support.
What we do
Falkirk is comprised of an accomplished team of senior technical, regulatory and indigenous engagement professionals with decades of experience. We are headquartered in Vancouver, BC and our primary focus is on the mining and mineral exploration sector in British Columbia. We lead permitting and regulatory affairs matters for dozens of projects in BC and northern Canada. We work with government, financial institutions, and communities to provide solutions to complex issues.
Why us
The Falkirk team members have decades of experience in all aspects of project permitting and assessments, regulatory matters and compliance requirements, Indigenous engagement, public and governmental affairs, and environmental science and engineering. Falkirk is comfortable working within the adapting regulatory environment of Indigenous engagement and within the nascent provincial and federal Environmental Assessment landscape. Falkirk’s team utilizes its complementary skill sets to provide individualized and adaptive services to clients with efficiency and professionalism.
