NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Zawacky, Summer R
Licensed Year(s): 2010
Summary: The objective of this study is to complete detailed site investigations at each location (5 in total) to determine environmental and physical conditions. This will include the identification and quantification of environmental impacts in soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater, and the identification of any hazardous or non-hazardous materials left on site. Columbia personnel will follo...

Principal Investigator: Rempel, Laura L
Licensed Year(s): 2006 2005
Summary: The aim of this study is to characterize sediment transport processes, including bed scour and fine sediment deposition, in a sub-arctic stream intersected by the proposed Mackenzie Gas Pipeline. The specific objectives of the study are: characterization of surface and sub-surface bed sediment texture for all habitat types; measurement of bed scour depth and transport distance of sediment due to ...

Principal Investigator: Smith, Sharon S
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: Twelve sampling sites in the K'asho Got’ine District of the Sahtu Settlement Area have been selected for this project, with preferred locations chosen near existing winter roads and the C.N.T. trail for continuous site accessibility and to minimize disturbance to the environment. One or two boreholes up to 20 m in depth will be drilled at each site in order to capture local environmental variabili...

Principal Investigator: Toyne, Melanie J
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: The proposed Mackenzie natural gas pipeline route crosses Loon River, which connects Loon Lake to the Mackenzie River. It is important to collect information on fish species in Loon Lake to compared with after the proposed pipeline is built to determine if any changes have occured. All field crew transported to Loon Lake via North-Wright twin otter floatplane. Crew will set nets to catch fish an...

Principal Investigator: Nichol, Susan L.
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: The objective is to improve knowledge about landslides in the Mackenzie Valley. The results of this study will enable better environmental impact assessments and help to reduce environmental impacts related to the construction and operation of the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline. As well, the results will have a broader application to a wide range of future development activities in the region....

Principal Investigator: Povey, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: Noise monitoring will be conducted at select potential locations for facilities, infrastructure, access roads and granular resources in the Sahtu Settlement Area where there is the potential for noise affecting people and wildlife during the construction...

Principal Investigator: Povey, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: Noise monitoring will be conducted at a potential facility location near Fort Good Hope and near the Blackwater River. These data will provide estimates of current background ambient noise in the project area, prior to construction of the Mackenzie Gas P...

Principal Investigator: Newyar, Chuck
Licensed Year(s): 2002
Summary: The study is to obtain specific environmental information to be used in the preparation of an environmental impact assessment for a land use permit application for a winter 2D seismic program spanning the Gwich'in and Sahtu Settlement Areas. Researchers...

Principal Investigator: Povey, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2005 2004 2003 2002
Summary: Route and site selection flights will be used to: (1) determine the location for a potential natural gas pipeline route and associated developments through the Sahtu Settlement Area; (2) visually inspect and confirm land forms and geotechnical features; (3) identify land features that may be important to the location or construction of a potential gas pipeline; and (4) determine the locations fo...

Principal Investigator: Nixon, Mark
Licensed Year(s): 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Summary: This season, a team will survey sites from Fort Simpson to the Arctic Coast in July. Research Centre will take late season measurements north and south of Inuvik as part of a cooperative program. Travel will be by road, small boat on the river and helicopter from Inuvik. Access to the sites is always on foot. This year is the eighth annual survey of a network of thaw depth measuring devices (thaw ...