WHO WE ARE
About Detritus Consulting Ltd.
Detritus Consulting Ltd. is a Canadian-owned archaeological consulting firm that has been offering a wide range of archaeological services and innovative problem-solving in Southern Ontario since 1993.
As a company that is committed to our clients, we strive to mitigate archaeological conditions efficiently with minimum expense and delay to the developer, while still maintaining the archaeological standards established by Ontario’s Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism and local municipalities. We believe in working closely with our clients to establish a strong relationship based on integrity, honesty and mutual respect.
Our highly skilled staff specializes in conducting archaeological assessments at all stages, and typically liaises with local approval authorities, developers, and Indigenous communities on behalf of our clients to help expedite the assessment process.
When archaeological resources are found within a proposed development, whether on private or public lands, we will work with project planning staff to recommend site plan changes to avoid expensive impacts to archaeological sites and preserve the economic viability of a project.
In addition to conducting archaeological investigations, Detritus archaeologists provide assessments on built heritage resources and historic landscapes at 19th century homes and public buildings to satisfy the regulations of municipal planning departments prior to re-development. We also assist community and heritage groups in the development of heritage tourism sites and heritage initiatives as well as providing interpretive support.
Garth Grimes, BA, B Ed.
President
Garth Grimes is the principal consultant and professional consulting license holder (P017) for Detritus. Mr. Grimes has been active as an archaeologist since 1982 and has directed hundreds of projects across Ontario since 1993. In addition to his work as an archaeological consultant, Mr. Grimes has also undertaken work on numerous international sites both on land and underwater, as an archaeological field school trainer and as a historic architectural consultant. Mr. Grimes is a professional member of the Ontario Association of Professional Archaeologists (APA).
Walter McCall, PhD
Senior Partner
Walter McCall is a Senior Project Archaeologist and professional consulting license holder (P389) with 20 years of field experience, including time spent in Greece, England, Italy, Jordan, and Canada. Dr. McCall obtained his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in 2007, after studying at Queens University and Wilfrid Laurier University. Dr. McCall is responsible for conducting, overseeing and directing archaeological assessments of all stages, as well as mentoring field staff, establishing field protocols and writing reports of all phases of post excavation.
Mike Pitul, MA
Partner
Michael Pitul is our Niagara Region Project Archaeologist and our Maritime Archaeological specialist and a professional consulting license holder (P462). Michael has over 10 years of archaeological experience most of which has been spent in Ontario CRM. Michael received his BA majoring in Classical Art and Archaeology from Brock University in 2011, and an MA in Heritage Resource Management from Simon Fraser University in 2019. Michael’s MA thesis was focused on Underwater Cultural Heritage Management within Ontario. Michael has been involved in both terrestrial and underwater archaeological projects in Ontario, Nova Scotia and Spain.
Amanda McCall
Project Coordinator
Amanda is an archaeologist with twelve years in the field of CRM experience working on pre-contact Indigenous and Euro-Canadian sites, pre-and post-excavation. She has extensive experience with laboratory procedures and artifact processing as well as report production, proposal preparation, project coordination, project management and field directing. Amanda has been the primary or secondary author of over 300 archaeological license reports for assessments in Ontario, including REA, land development and aggregate sector assessments.
