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Environment and Sustainable Resource Development annual report

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Annual report for the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development

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Environmental Assessment - Athabasca Oil Corporation Hangingstone Expansion Project - EIA Report and application for approval

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Athabasca Oil Corporation Hangingstone Expansion Project. The proposal is to expand the Hangingstone to... More ≫

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Athabasca Oil Corporation Hangingstone Expansion Project. The proposal is to expand the Hangingstone to increase the SAGD production capacity to 13,038 m3/d (82,000 bpd). The location of the project is approximately 20 km southeast of Fort McMurray within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The EIA was deemed complete in 2011. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.

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Peace River basin flood mitigation feasibility study

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The purpose of this study was to conduct a flood mitigation feasibility study for the areas within the Peace River Basin in Alberta that have historically been flooded and are likely to be... More ≫

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The purpose of this study was to conduct a flood mitigation feasibility study for the areas within the Peace River Basin in Alberta that have historically been flooded and are likely to be impacted by future flooding. A water management plan was included and consists of recommending flood mitigation alternatives for flood affected areas, and evaluating the alternatives in terms of cost and benefit to the community.

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Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project final report executive summary

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The Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project was initiated in 2012 with the aim of generating data, scientific-based inferences and recommendations that enable the Alberta government to... More ≫

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The Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project was initiated in 2012 with the aim of generating data, scientific-based inferences and recommendations that enable the Alberta government to adopt provincial policies that integrate climate change adaptation into seed and clonal transfer guidelines for reforestation in Crown land. This executive summary describes in general terms, the activities and outcomes of each subproject implemented as part of the overall three year project. Unlike the annual progress reports, this final project report is written in a format that facilitates easy public access and knowledge dissemination.

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Climatic adaptation of white spruce and lodgepole pine in Alberta controlled parentage programs

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The main objectives of this project were to summarize information and develop tools to aid the development of seed-transfer guidelines for reforestation practices under climate change. Genetic... More ≫

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The main objectives of this project were to summarize information and develop tools to aid the development of seed-transfer guidelines for reforestation practices under climate change. Genetic analysis of controlled parentage program (CPP) trial data and climatic summaries have been synthesized to develop holistic summaries of the white spruce (Picea glauca) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) CPP programs in Alberta.

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Projected changes in climate for Alberta and forest tree improvement program regions

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The Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project was initiated in 2012 with the aim of generating data, scientific-based inferences and recommendations that enable the Alberta government to... More ≫

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The Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project was initiated in 2012 with the aim of generating data, scientific-based inferences and recommendations that enable the Alberta government to adopt provincial policies that integrate climate change adaptation into seed and clonal transfer guidelines for reforestation in Crown land. This report is the first in a series of reports and journal articles which will be produced from the project. It covers projections of future climates for selected climatic variables for the entire province and individual tree breeding program regions, also called Controlled Parentage Programs (CPP) regions. These projections will be integrated with the ongoing analysis on biological data and CPP-based climate change risk analysis to address questions on transfer of wild seed among seed zones; transferability of orchard seed and clones among CPP regions; and reconfiguring seed orchards and deciduous species clonal production programs to address future...

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Auditor General recommendations - dam safety : draft implementation plan

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The Auditor General released their report, which examined the government's role in dam safety and the authority to require the dam owner to perform safety tasks. The report includes two... More ≫

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The Auditor General released their report, which examined the government's role in dam safety and the authority to require the dam owner to perform safety tasks. The report includes two recommendations : Develop a plan to regulate dams with commensurate reporting on the result of regulatory activities; and improve dam regulatory activities.

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Public policy linkages for the Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management Project in Alberta

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The Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project was initiated in 2012 with the aim of generating data, scientific-based inferences and recommendations that enable the Alberta government to... More ≫

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The Tree Species Adaptation Risk Management project was initiated in 2012 with the aim of generating data, scientific-based inferences and recommendations that enable the Alberta government to adopt provincial policies that integrate climate change adaptation into seed and clonal transfer guidelines for reforestation in Crown land. This report looks at some of the work being done by the project and how it links to government policies.

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Capital Region air quality management framework for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3) : 2013 ambient air quality assessment summary report

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Ambient air quality assessment summary reports are produced annually under the Capital Region Air Quality Management Framework. The purpose of these reports is to assign an ambient air quality... More ≫

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Ambient air quality assessment summary reports are produced annually under the Capital Region Air Quality Management Framework. The purpose of these reports is to assign an ambient air quality level to each monitoring station in the Capital Region for the Framework's four contaminants of concern. The 2013 assessment summary report contains level assignments for : NO2 and SO2 based on the 2013 data; and for PM2.5 and O3 based on the 2010-2012 data period.

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Final report on Canada Creosote Site - 2014 North Bow supplementary subsurface investigation and vapour intrusion assessment

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The objectives of the 2014 investigation and monitoring program were to: Evaluate the potential for vapour migration in residences in the area; Assess exposure and risk to residents in the... More ≫

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The objectives of the 2014 investigation and monitoring program were to: Evaluate the potential for vapour migration in residences in the area; Assess exposure and risk to residents in the vicinity through direct measurement of indoor air; Investigate the effects of seasonality on potential vapour intrusion, soil vapour concentrations and presents of NAPL; Evaluate if attenuation and if possible biodegradation is occurring between the source and residents; and where possible, delineate the extent of NAPL in the vicinity of monitoring well MW10-6 and further characterize soil and groundwater conditions in this area.

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