Awards

 In his more than 36 year government career Dave McLaughlin received considerable recognition for his integrity in working with community stakeholders and his comprehensive scientific knowledge.  This recoginition is reflected in his receipt of three Emerald and one Amethyst awards and one special research award.  The Emerald award is the Ministry of the Environment's highest recognition for professional acheivement.  The Amethyst award is the Ontario Public Service's highest recognition for professional achceivement.

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Emerald Award 2002

The Deloro Soil Investigation and Human Health Risk Assessment

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Emerald Award 2004

The Sudbury Area Soil Investigation and Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessments

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Emerald Award 2010

The Port Colborne Soil Innvestigation and Human Health Risk Assessment

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Amethyst Award 2011

Stakeholder and community engagement for the cleanup and remediation of the province's largest PCB storage facility at Pottersberg Creek in London.

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Excellence in Research Award 1990

Presented by the Ministry of the Environment and the University of Toronto for the MSc Thesis research "Dendroecological study of nine tree species exposed to fluoride emmissions from an aluminum smelther."