Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network – Sprucedale, ON

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) requires a Contractor for daily technical support (7 days per week, 52 weeks per year) at the Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Program (CAPMoN). The Sprucedale site is located approximately 12 kilometres southwest of Sprucedale, Ontario with coordinates 45.423972° latitude W 79.486138° longitude. ECCC operates an environmental research and monitoring station in the area which forms part of ECCC’s national network of CAPMoN stations. The primary focus of this monitoring station is the daily collection of precipitation and/or air samples. Environmental data is collected from both automatic and manual samplers. A contract operator is required to attend to the station to retrieve and process the samples according to the CAPMoN Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's). The samples are then packaged and shipped for analysis to the CAPMoN National Laboratory located in Toronto, Ontario. Other daily duties include reading and recording of various gauges, diagnostics, and regular servicing, troubleshooting, and minor repair of a variety of monitoring equipment. On-site training will be provided by ECCC technical staff. The period of the contract is from contract award to December 31, 2024, with renewal option periods of two (2) one-year periods.