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Innovative Energy Technologies Program project 06-095 : low-pressure electro-thermally assisted drive

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This pilot project was conducted in the Panny area within the Peace River Oil Sands Area. The intent of the project was to evaluate the potential of a low-pressure process that utilizes downhole... More ≫

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This pilot project was conducted in the Panny area within the Peace River Oil Sands Area. The intent of the project was to evaluate the potential of a low-pressure process that utilizes downhole electric heaters combined with water and/or solvent injection to recover bitumen from the Bluesky formation. This technology has the potential to be commercialized in both the Panny area as well as many other bitumen/heavy oil reservoirs in Alberta.

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Environmental monitoring technician training for First Nations and Métis communities in oil sands regions, Alberta : program report 2016-2017 pilot year

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Indigenous communities in the oil sands region have expressed the desire to be equipped to participate in environmental monitoring and help answer their own questions about changes on the land.... More ≫

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Indigenous communities in the oil sands region have expressed the desire to be equipped to participate in environmental monitoring and help answer their own questions about changes on the land. This report provides a look back at delivery of the Environmental Monitoring Technician Training Pilot in 2016-17, highlighting the success, challenges, observations and learnings. As part of a continuous improvement process, this information will help shape design and delivery in 2017-18 and the full program review after Year Three.

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FMU PO5, P22 and S26 : 2009 timber supply analysis

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Crown forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the... More ≫

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Crown forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the public, Indigenous peoples and interest groups. A component of a FMP called a timber supply analysis (TSA) was prepared by Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. (Formerly known as Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd.). The TSA covers PO5, P22 and S26 (Formerly PO1 and PO3) located in northern Alberta within the Upper and Lower Peace Land-use Framework planning regions; they fall within the Dry Mixedwood, Peace River Parkland, Lower Boreal Highlands and Central Mixedwood Natural Subregions.

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Investing in our future : responding to the rapid growth of oil sands development

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To address challenges resulting from the rapid pace of oil sands development, and to anticipate the impacts of continuing growth, the Oil Sands Ministerial Strategy Committee of the provincial... More ≫

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To address challenges resulting from the rapid pace of oil sands development, and to anticipate the impacts of continuing growth, the Oil Sands Ministerial Strategy Committee of the provincial government was directed by Cabinet in 2006 to develop a coordinated short-term action plan to address the social, environmental and economic impacts of oil sands development in local communities. This report is designed to support that initiative and to provide a foundation of facts and information about oil sands developments.

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Northern rivers ecosystem initiative : synthesis report

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This synthesis report builds on information generated during the Northern River Basins Study. It presents information from the Northern River Ecosystem Initiative to give a new benchmark on the... More ≫

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This synthesis report builds on information generated during the Northern River Basins Study. It presents information from the Northern River Ecosystem Initiative to give a new benchmark on the present health of the northern river basins. The report also provides an update on development in the basins, and describes initiatives, policies, partnerships, regulations, monitoring, research and other programs implemented to protect the environment. Results of more than 20 scientific projects undertaken during the five-year study are summarized, and a discussion and conclusions about what has been learned is presented.

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Northern rivers ecosystem initiative 1998-2003 : final report

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The Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative (NREI) was a five-year endeavor by the governments of Canada, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories to address commitments made by the three governments... More ≫

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The Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative (NREI) was a five-year endeavor by the governments of Canada, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories to address commitments made by the three governments in response to the preceding Northern River Basins Study (NRBS). The NRBS was itself a five-year initiative to obtain information regarding the existing conditions in, and the effects of development on, the aquatic ecosystem of the Peace-Athabasca-Slave river basins. The NREI involved scientists and resource managers from governments, universities, industry, and other organizations. Highlights of their actions are included in this report, with further detail available in various technical science reports.

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Northern rivers ecosystem initiative : key findings

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The governments of Canada, Alberta and the Northwest Territories established the Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative to answer questions and address recommendations from the Northern River Basins... More ≫

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The governments of Canada, Alberta and the Northwest Territories established the Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative to answer questions and address recommendations from the Northern River Basins Study, which took place between 1992 and 1996. The initiative was a science-based effort to gain more information to help understand the impacts of human activities on aquatic ecosystems in this region of Canada's north. This resource provides a general summary of the findings of the initiative. It also included are references to other studies and monitoring programs done during these years.

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Terrain and vegetation inventories of the Notikewin South area, Alberta (1990-1991)

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Presents the results of a project to conduct terrain and vegetation resource inventories of the Notikewin South area. This information was required as data for land use evaluations and resource... More ≫

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Presents the results of a project to conduct terrain and vegetation resource inventories of the Notikewin South area. This information was required as data for land use evaluations and resource planning and management. The Notikewin South study area is located in northwestern Alberta and comprises some 15,000 square kilometres of land bounded on the south and east by the Peace River, on the west by the Alberta-British Columbia border and on the north by the Notikewin River.

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The proposed Alberta-Pacific pulp mill : report of the EIA Review Board

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Although the proposed mill would be one of the least polluting bleached kraft pulp mills in the world, and even though it would have economic benefits associated with it, the Review Board... More ≫

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Although the proposed mill would be one of the least polluting bleached kraft pulp mills in the world, and even though it would have economic benefits associated with it, the Review Board recommends that it not be approved at this time. The major reason for this recommendation is the effluent which would be discharged to the Athabasca River, and in particular, its content of chlorinated organic compounds and the cumulative effects this effluent and that from other mills would have on the Athabasca-Peace River system. The Alberta-Pacific would use technology which would reduce the chlorinated organic compounds to a low concentration. However, the limited available data indicate that there are already measurable amounts of dioxins and furans in fish in the river system near existing mills and extending to more than 1000 km downstream.

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Integrated resource plan Lower Peace River regional overview

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This planning study in the Lower Peace River area of northern Alberta includes the communities of La Crete, High Level, Keg River and Fort Vermilion, and defines existing and potential uses for... More ≫

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This planning study in the Lower Peace River area of northern Alberta includes the communities of La Crete, High Level, Keg River and Fort Vermilion, and defines existing and potential uses for six major resource activities.

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