About Us
Our Company
Poulin Environmental Ltd. was originally incorporated in 1981 by Vincent Poulin, a Registered Professional Biologist, as a sole proprietorship providing environmental consulting services throughout British Columbia. Under the leadership of Alex Poulin, the company has since expanded its focus to include engineering-based field services and project consulting.
Today, the company integrates both environmental and engineering expertise, specializing in water management systems, infrastructure inspections, civil construction projects, crossing work, installations, and maintenance projects across Northern BC.
Poulin Environmental Ltd. provides comprehensive project management services for civil construction and infrastructure projects, overseeing work from initial planning and scoping through execution, inspection, and closeout. Our project management approach emphasizes clear scheduling, cost control, contractor coordination, and proactive communication with clients and stakeholders at every stage.
Alex Poulin
owner, b.eng
Vincent Poulin
director, rpbio
Alex Poulin, B.Eng
Alex Poulin specializes in engineering-based consulting, with core strengths in quality control, project management, project EIT services, engineering design, and procurement. After completing a diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology at BCIT in Vancouver, he earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Lakehead University in Northern Ontario. Alex is a member of Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC).
He began his career gaining hands-on experience in engineering and environmental fieldwork, as well as infrastructure projects across Western Canada. Over the years, he has developed a strong background in project management and construction oversight, quality control and quality management planning, engineering design, procurement and contractor coordination, bridge work, inspections, installations, water management systems, and mechanical maintenance throughout Northern BC.
Vincent Poulin, R.P.Bio
Vince Poulin is a Qualified Environmental Professional and Registered Professional Biologist specializing in forest ecology, riparian silviculture, vegetation assessments, soil and erosion control, ecosystem restoration, fish stream classification, and wetland classification and identification. He trained at the North Dakota School of Forestry (now Dakota College at Bottineau) and Utah State University, earning degrees in forestry and fisheries.
Vince began his career in Alaska as a biologist working on Pacific salmon before moving to the Arctic, where he spent formative years on oil and gas development projects on the North Slope of Alaska and in the Northwest Territories.
In 1981, Vince established the environmental consulting firm V. A. Poulin and Associates Ltd., through which he provided arms-length project management and environmental services on behalf of the BC Ministry of Forests, BC Ministry of Environment, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada for an eight-year multidisciplinary fish-forestry program on the Queen Charlotte Islands (now Haida Gwaii). The program examined the environmental impacts of logging-induced landslides on forest sites and streams across the island archipelago. Its findings contributed significantly to the environmental regulations and strategies that transformed British Columbia’s forest industry and management, culminating in world-class standards brought into law through the BC Forest Practices Code Act in 1985.
Vince became one of the province’s leading trainers in the standards established for protecting fish and wildlife in riparian areas. His forestry skills and extensive training in fisheries and earth sciences enabled him to lead the development of riparian silviculture techniques for restoring BC’s riparian forests adjacent to streams, and he served as lead author of BC’s first edition Stream Crossing Guidelines.
In 2003, he began developing an innovative methodology to reduce the need for unnecessary fish stream assessments when classifying streams under BC’s Forest and Range Practices Act. The methodology was implemented in 2007 and is now employed throughout northeastern British Columbia.
Vince continues to provide senior consulting services to clients needing specialized support in water management, water licensing, stream classification, stream crossings, and forest restoration.
