Environmental Impact Assessment

CEAA Environmental Screening Reports

• CEAA Strategic Environmental Assessment of fire and fuels Management in the Mountain National Parks, Phase I and II. Multi-year project including comprehensive Cumulative Effects Assessment. (Parks Canada)
• Tree-freeing sections of the AltaLink 551L transmission line between Banff and Lake Louise in Banff National Park. (AltaLink)
• Rehabilitation of the Km94 and Km92 bridges on the TransCanada Highway in Yoho National Park. ( Parks Canada) 
• Repair of Helmet Creek, Paint Pots and Takakkaw Falls Pedestrian Bridges in the Mountain National Parks. (Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.)
• Construction of Yoho Valley Road Kiosk in Yoho National Park: CEAA Environmental Screening Report. (Parks Canada)
• Repair of Marble Canyon Campground and Mistaya Canyon Bridges in the Mountain National Parks. (Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.)
• Legacy Trail from Harvie Heights to Banff: CEAA Environmental Screening Report. (Parks Canada, in conjunction with the Bow Valley Environmental Consulting Group)
• Banff Multiplex Environmental Site Analysis. (Town of Banff, in conjunction with the Bow Valley Environmental Consulting Group)
• Control of Invasive Non-native Plants in the Banff Field Unit. (Parks Canada)
• Meadowlark Gondola Environmental Screening Report, Lake Louise Ski Area. (Lake Louise Ski Area, subconsultant to Iris Environmental Systems Inc.)
• Eagle Ridge Vegetation Monitoring Program, Marmot Basin, Jasper. (Marmot Ski Area, subconsultant to Iris Environmental Systems Inc.)

Environmental Management Plans

• Banff Centre Forest Management Plan, Client: The Banff Centre, Banff AB. Unique urban-wildland interface management plan that included tree hazard assessment and identification of ecologically valuable trees.  
• Banff Field Unit Vegetation Management Plan, Client: Parks Canada, Banff AB. Developed in conjunction with Parks Canada specialist in Banff National Park.
• Banff Field Unit Fire Management Plan Client: Parks Canada, Banff, AB. Contributed and edited plan in conjunction with fire specialists in Banff National Park.

Vegetation Field Studies

Rare plant surveys and vegetation inventory

Parks and Protected Areas

• Lake Louise trail development, Banff National Park, (Parks Canada)
• Moraine Lake trail fuel management project, Banff National Park, (Parks Canada)
• Sinclair Canyon Wastewater upgrade project, Kootenay National Park (Parks Canada)
• Gregoire Lake campground expansion, Gregoire Lake Provincial Park (Alberta Parks, subconsultant to AECOM Ltd.). Rare plant survey and ecosite mapping.
• Crow Lake campground development, Crow Lake Provincial Park, (Alberta Parks, subconsultant to AECOM Ltd.). Rare plant survey and ecosite mapping.

Oil and gas, mining, and utilities

• Site remediation at the former Imperial Oil refinery site, Calgary AB (Imperial Oil Ltd., subconsultant to Curiae Environmental Inc.). Assessment of the project sites and riparian area along the Bow River including rare plant survey, vegetation inventory and reclamation plan.
• Frontier sands Development, Fort McMurray, AB, (Tech/UTS, subconsultant to Static Ltd.).
• Tree-free project for AltaLink 551L transmission line between Banff and Lake Louise, Banff National Park, (AltaLink).
• Soderglen wind farm expansion, southern Alberta (Canadian Hydro Developers [now TransAlta], subconsultant to Corvidae Environmental Inc.)
• Alter NRG Proposed Coal Mine, Fox Creek, AB, (Alter NRG, subconsultant to Hab-Tech Environmental). Rare plant survey and comprehensive vegetation inventory on 4000ha proposed lease.
• Clipper pipeline project, central Alberta and Saskatchewan (Enbridge, subconsultant to TERA Environmental Consultants). Rare plant survey on portion of proposed pipeline between Hardisty, AB and eastern border of Saskatchewan.
• Castle sour gas well development, southern Alberta (Shell, subconsultant to Stantec Ltd.) Rare plant survey of proposed well sites.
• Infill of shallow gas well sites, C.F.B. Suffield (EnCana, subconsultant to TERA Environmental Consultants).  Rare plant survey, plant inventory, wetland classification for dozens of well sites over 2 years.
• TMX-2 pipeline project, Valemount to Clearwater, B.C (Kinder Morgan, subconsultant to TERA Environmental). Rare plant survey along 60 km of proposed pipeline

Weed surveys

• Southern Lights pipeline project, Southern Manitoba (Enbridge, subconsultant to TERA Environmental). Weed survey along 100km of proposed pipeline.
• Banff Field Unit Weed Survey, Banff National Park (Parks Canada). Weed survey of dozens of disturbed sites in the Banff Field Unit.

Environmental Monitoring

• Repair and rehabilitation of the km23 Bridge on the TCH, Banff National Park. 
• Repair and rehabilitation of the North Saskatchewan Bridge, Highway 93N, Banff National Park.
• Conducted on-site environmental inspections of construction sites and worked with construction companies to ensure compliance with Parks Canada environmental protection standards. Submitted surveillance reports to Parks Canada.