NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Purcka, Larry
Licensed Year(s): 2014
Summary: The Government of the Northwest Territories – Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed to conduct geotechnical investigations in the winter of 2014. The 2014 Program will be conducted to: • confirm the volume, quality and extent of material at Borrow Sources 174 and 309; and • prove the volume, quality and extent of material at Borrow Sources 312 West and PW19A available for use as suppl...

Principal Investigator: Hansen, Ken
Licensed Year(s): 2013 2012
Summary: The objectives of this research is to provide a better understanding of the permafrost under EL 462 and EL 463 and to delineate potential aggregate deposits. Objectives will include mapping: permafrost distribution, massive ice bodies (including wedge ice), depth to massive ice, lower contacts of massive ice, zones of thermokarst, ice rich sediments (thaw sensitive), active layer, and aggregate de...

Principal Investigator: Borsy, Emily Jane E
Licensed Year(s): 2008 2007
Summary: The objective of this continuing research is to obtain primary information about the gravel situation in the ISR, from a variety of industry perspectives that was not obtained during the August 2007 field visit. There is a research gap in information linking supply and demand to community stress and vulnerability, so it is important to obtain this information through interviews with industry profe...

Principal Investigator: Kim, Jae
Licensed Year(s): 2007 2006
Summary: The objective of this program is to ground-truth (survey) routes and collect topographical and meteorological information relating to proposed access roads. Winter access roads will go to the Parsons Lake North pad from Tuktoyaktuk and from the mouth of Pete's Creek. The all season roads will go from the north pad to the gravel resource and to the airstrip, as well as the airstrip itself. Snow ...

Principal Investigator: Martin, Sandy D
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: The objective of the proposed summer geotechnical investigations is to gather information on soil and ground conditions adjacent to a proposed pipeline right-of-way in the Mackenzie Valley. The gathered information will be used in preparing subsequent regulatory applications. The proposed investigations will focus on four potential borrow sources, which will yield information for use in determinin...

Principal Investigator: Pollard, Wayne H
Licensed Year(s): 2006 2005 2004 2003
Summary: Sand, gravel and crushed stone are valuable geological resources, collectively known as aggregates. They are essential bed, foundation and building materials. The presence of massive ice in aggregate deposits results in a series of resource management problems, particularly for the oil industry and its contractors who rely on local granular deposits as building material. From an environmental pers...

Principal Investigator: De Pascale, Greg P
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: Sand, gravel and crushed stone are valuable geological resources, collectively known as aggregates. They are essential bed, foundation and building materials. The presence of massive ice in aggregate deposits results in a series of resource management problems, particularly for the oil industry and its contractors who rely on local granular deposits as building material. From an environmental pers...

Principal Investigator: Lariviere, James
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: The objective of this fieldwork is to assess the non-renewable resources of the Richardson Mountains study area using geochemical sampling and analysis. This work is a requirement for the approval of the Gwich'in Land Use Plan by the federal government....

Principal Investigator: Povey, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 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 Deh Cho Region; (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 for poten...

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 Inuvialuit 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 locatio...