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Environmental Assessment - Shell Canada Limited Jackpine Mine Expansion & Pierre River Mine - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and application for approval

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Shell Canada Limited Jackpine Mine Expansion & Pierre River Mine. The proposal involves an oil sands... More ≫

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Shell Canada Limited Jackpine Mine Expansion & Pierre River Mine. The proposal involves an oil sands mining and bitumen extraction facility with production capacity of 300,000 barrels per day. The approximate location is 100 km north of Fort McMurray within the Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The EIA was deemed complete in 2010. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.

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Environmental Assessment - Shell Canada Limited Carmon Creek Project (2009) - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and application for approval

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Shell Canada Limited Carmon Creek Project (2009). The proposal involves the expansion of the existing... More ≫

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Shell Canada Limited Carmon Creek Project (2009). The proposal involves the expansion of the existing operations to 80,000 barrels per day using vertical steam drive thermal recovery process, along with initial cyclic steam stimulation. The approximate location is 40 km northeast of Peace River in the Northern Sunrise County. The EIA was deemed complete in 2011. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.

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South Saskatchewan regional plan (SSRP) traditional use studies project

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This report summarizes traditional knowledge and traditional land use information from the South Saskatchewan and Milk River Basins in southern Alberta. It was prepared to provide background... More ≫

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This report summarizes traditional knowledge and traditional land use information from the South Saskatchewan and Milk River Basins in southern Alberta. It was prepared to provide background information during the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan process. Traditional cultures managed and thrived in the highly seasonal environment of southern Alberta. A detailed, highly developed and thorough knowledge of the natural environment was required to sustain the economy and culture of indigenous people. The report uses examples of important plant and animal resources and sites to illustrate and demonstrate the breadth and depth of knowledge and information required by First Nations, and particularly Blackfoot, peoples concerns regarding air quality issues, it has become apparent that air issues should be considered in developing a comprehensive regional plan for the SSR.

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Environmental Assessment - Petro-Canada Fort Hills Sturgeon Upgrader Project - EIA Report and application for approval

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Petro-Canada Fort Hills Sturgeon Upgrader Project. The proposal is to construct and operate the Fort Hills... More ≫

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Petro-Canada Fort Hills Sturgeon Upgrader Project. The proposal is to construct and operate the Fort Hills Sturgeon Upgrader and associated infrastructure with a capacity to process 54,000 cubit meters per day of bitumen. The location is approximately 40 km northeast of the city of Edmonton in Sturgeon County. The EIA was deemed complete in 2007. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.

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Environmental Assessment - Shell Canada Limited Scotford Upgrader 2 Project - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and application for approval

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Shell Canada Limited Scotford Upgrader 2 Project. The proposal involves upgrader facilities to process... More ≫

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Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Shell Canada Limited Scotford Upgrader 2 Project. The proposal involves upgrader facilities to process bitumen with a production capacity of 400,000 barrels per day. The approximate location is 5km northwest of Fort Saskatchewan in Strathcona county. The EIA was deemed complete in 2008. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.

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Natural history inventory 2000 Grizzly Ridge Wildland Park

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Cottonwood Consultants Ltd. of Calgary was contracted by Alberta Environment to undertake a natural history inventory at Grizzly Ridge Wildland Park in the Swan Hills area of north-central... More ≫

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Cottonwood Consultants Ltd. of Calgary was contracted by Alberta Environment to undertake a natural history inventory at Grizzly Ridge Wildland Park in the Swan Hills area of north-central Alberta. No previous comprehensive natural history studies have been carried out on fauna and flora in the area. The 2000-2001 study included a literature review, a multi-season field inventory, and aerial photograph/biophysical map interpretation (including GIS mapping). The objectives of the project were to: conduct an ecological land classification and define ecological units; produce a bird and mammal inventory of the park; identify and describe special features and sensitive and disturbed areas in the park; provide GIS files and hardcopy maps of the ecological land classification; and provide a report describing the ecological characteristics and special features of the area.

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Big Knife Provincial Park natural history theme classification

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The classification on maps 2 and 3 includes: level 1- Landforms and Surficial Materials; level 2- Broad Vegetation Class and Associated Soil Great Groups; level 3- Vegetation Communities (in bold)... More ≫

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The classification on maps 2 and 3 includes: level 1- Landforms and Surficial Materials; level 2- Broad Vegetation Class and Associated Soil Great Groups; level 3- Vegetation Communities (in bold) and Soil Subgroups observed during 1998 Summer Field Season

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Dillberry Lake Provincial Park biophysical inventory

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Dillberry Lake Provincial Park is located along the Alberta-Saskatchewan border in east central Alberta. The landscape is represented predominantly by undulating to hummocky terrain with slopes... More ≫

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Dillberry Lake Provincial Park is located along the Alberta-Saskatchewan border in east central Alberta. The landscape is represented predominantly by undulating to hummocky terrain with slopes ranging on average from 2 - 20%, and occasionally as high as 75%, overlain primarily by coarse glaciofluvial and eolian sediments of Pleistocene origin. The northern part of the Park consists of glaciofluvial ice contact landforms marked by numerous pothole lakes (or kettles) which typify knob and kettle terrain. In the southern part, these coarse deposits have been reworked by wind creating eolian sand dunes, which for the most part have stabilized over time. Currently, active blowouts are evident in some areas amongst the dunes. Small areas of coarse to fine lacustrine sediments are found exposed around the shorelines of lakes located in the Park.

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Athabasca tar sands development : environmental impact statement matrix : physical & chemical characteristics

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The methodology of environmental impact analyses incorporates the principle of subjective assessment of the impacts of the separate actions which comprise the project upon various factors of the... More ≫

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The methodology of environmental impact analyses incorporates the principle of subjective assessment of the impacts of the separate actions which comprise the project upon various factors of the environment. The significant factors relating to effects on the physical and chemical characteristics of the northern Alberta environment as a result of potential oil sands development in the Athabasca tar sands were documented according to the "Procedure for Evaluating Environmental Impact" - Geological Survey Circular 645. The text of this impact report was based on the sum of magnitude and importance vectors being equal to or greater than 5 for any specific sector of the physical and chemical environment. This report and possible computer data adaptation may provide for additional summation and recommendation of specific actions incurred by oil sands development as these proposals further relate to biological and cultural aspects of the environment.

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