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Appendix 5: References

November 2015

Appendix 5

References




November 2015 Appendix 5‐1

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REFERENCES – SECTION F

Alberta Environmental Protection. 1997. Conservation and Reclamation Guidelines for Alberta.

C&R/IL/97‐1. March 1997. Edmonton, Alberta.

http://environment.gov.ab.ca/info/library/6895.pdf

Alberta Energy Regulator (AER). 2015. Terms of Reference for Environmental Impact Assessment

Report, Benga Mining Limited Grassy Mountain Coal Project, March 19, 2015

Alberta Forestry, Lands & Wildlife. 1987. Livingstone‐ Porcupine Hills Sub‐Integrated Resource Plan.

ENR Technical Report Number: T/106. ISBN: 0‐86499‐299‐8





Alberta Forestry, Lands & Wildlife. 1990. The Crowsnest Corridor Local Integrated Resource Plan.

April 4, 1991. Pub. No. I/287. ISBN: 0‐86499‐634‐9

Alberta Government. Guide to Content for Industrial Approval Applications. August 1, 2013. ISBN:

978‐1‐4601‐1255‐7.

Alberta Land and Research Council, 1991. Guidelines for the Preparation of Applications and Report

for Coal and Oil Sands Operations. Alberta Land Conservation and Research Council,

Edmonton, Alberta. 244 pp.

Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (ASRD). 2005. Alberta Vegetation Inventory

Interpretation Standards. Version 2.1.1. Chapter 3 – Vegetation Inventory Standards and Data

Model Documents. Resource Information Management Branch, Alberta Sustainable Resource

Development, Edmonton, Alberta. 98 pp. Available online at: http://esrd.alberta.ca/lands‐

forests/vegetation‐inventory‐standards.aspx.




Downing and W.W. Pettapiece. Government of Alberta. Pub. No. T/852. Available online at:

http://www.albertaparks.ca/media/2942026/nrsrcomplete_may_06.pdf.

Energy and Natural Resources 1984. A Policy for Resource Management of the Eastern Slopes:

Revised 1984.

Government of Alberta. South Saskatchewan Regional Plan 2014‐2024. ISBN: 978‐1‐4601‐1862‐7.

Government of Alberta. 2009. Management of Wood Chips on Public Land. External Directive

Number: ID 2009‐01. Lands Division, Land Management Branch, Petroleum Land Use and

Reclamation Section. Edmonton, Alberta. July 20, 2009. 3 pp.

http://www.srd.alberta.ca/MapsFormsPublications/Forms/LandsForms/documents/SD2009‐0

1‐ManagementofWoodChipsonPublicLand‐Jul20‐2009a.pdf

Knapik, L. J., Hammermeister A. M., & Walker D. G. 1995. Cheviot Mine project application:

Appendix 32. Characteristics and Quality of Minesoil Landscapes and Minesoil Profiles at the

Luscar Mine. Volume VII, 69.

Natural Regions Committee. 2006. Natural Regions and Subregions of Alberta. Compiled by D.J.

Pedocan Land Evaluation Ltd. 1993. Soil series information for reclamation planning in Alberta.

Alberta Conservation and Reclamation Council Report No. RRTAC 93‐7 (2 volumes). ISBN 0

7732‐6041‐2. Various pagings.





Teck Coal Ltd. Cheviot Coal Mine Development EPEA Approval No. 46972‐01‐00, November 1, 2010.

Issued by Government of Alberta: Environment

Teck Coal Ltd. McLeod Harris Coal Mine Amendment EPEA Approval 46972‐01‐01, November 24,

Willoughby, M., M. Alexander, and B. Adams. 2005. Range Plant Community Types and Carrying

Capacity for the Montane Subregion. Sixth Approximation. Available online at:

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REFERENCES – SECTION G

Benga Mining. 2015a. Exit Interviews from the Open House and Public Forum #5: personal

communication dated April 22, 2015.

Benga Mining. 2015b. Public Stakeholder Consultation Report dated September 29, 2015.

Benga Mining. 2014a. Meeting to Discuss Proximity of the Grassy Mountain Coal Project to Traplines:

personal communication dated February 19, 2014.

Benga Mining. 2014b. Meeting with the Reeve and Council of the Municipal District of Pincher Creek:

personal communication dated March 11, 2014.

Benga Mining. 2014c. Exit Interviews from the Open House and Public Forum #4: personal

communication dated September 30 and October 1, 2014.

Benga Mining. 2014d. Meeting with Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer of the Municipality of

Crowsnest Pass to Discuss the Rail Options: personal communication dated October 7, 2014.

Town of Pincher Creek. 2014. Public Council Meeting dated April 14, 2014.

REFERENCES – SECTION H

Alberta Energy Regulator (AER). 2015. Terms of Reference for Environmental Impact Assessment Report,

Benga Mining Limited, Grassy Mountain Coal Project. Website: http://esrd.alberta.ca/lands‐

forests/land‐industrial/programs‐and‐services/environmental‐

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Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA). 2014. Technical Guidance for Assessing

Cumulative Environmental Effects under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012.





Available online: https://www.ceaa‐acee.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=B82352FF‐

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CEAA. 2015. Guidelines for the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. Available online:

http://www.ceaa‐acee.gc.ca/050/document‐eng.cfm?document=101975

Blood Tribe (Kainai Nation)

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC). 2015a. Registered Population as of

September 2015: Blood Tribe. Accessed September 2015: http://pse5‐esd5.ainc‐

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AANDC. 2015b. Language Characteristics: Blood Tribe. Accessed September 2015: http://pse5‐esd5.ainc‐

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Arrow Archaeology Limited. 2014. Ethnohistorical Overview of Blackfoot, Kainai, Kainai and Stoney

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Arbutus Consulting, Vancouver, B.C.

Benga Mining. 2015. Grassy Mountain Project Environmental Impact Assessment Bi‐Monthly

Consultation Report to Alberta Consultation Office for Period Ending April 15, 2015.

Blood Tribe. 2007. Blood Tribe Economic Development: Community Economic Profile. Accessed

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Dempsey, H. 2001. “Blackfoot” in Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 13: Plains, Part 1

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Galileo. 2014. Nitsiapiisinni Stories and Spaces: Exploring Kainai Plants and Culture. Accessed

August 2015: http://galileo.org/kainai/plant‐index/.

Glenbow Museum. 2015. Niitsitapiisini Our Way of Life. Accessed August 2015:

http://www.glenbow.org/blackfoot/EN/html/videos.htm.

HCOM. 2015. On‐Reserve Health Services and Services in Alberta: Blood Tribe. Accessed in September

2015: http://services.hcom.ca/nations/blood/.

Kainai Nation. 2015a. Minutes for January 13, 2015 Minutes with Kainai Nation and Arbutus

Consulting. Grassy Mountain Coal Project Consultation Process.

Benga Mining. 2015. Grassy Mountain Project Environmental Impact Assessment Bi‐Monthly

Consultation Report to Alberta Consultation Office for Period Ending April 15, 2015.





Kainai Nation. 2015b. Minutes for June 23, 2015 Meeting with Kainai Nation, Dialectic, and Merjent.

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Kainai Nation. 2015c. Public Report on Kainai Traditional Knowledge and Use of the Grassy

Mountain Area. Prepared by Kai Scott for Riversdale Resources, July 2015.

Kainai Nation. 2015. Grassy Mountain Coal Project Public Report on Kainai Traditional Knowledge

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Magzul, L. 2009. The Blood Tribe: Adapting to Climate Change. Prairie Forum, Volume 34, No. 1

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McClintock, W. 1910. The Old North Trail: Life, Legends and Religion of the Blackfeet Indians.

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Parks Canada. 2008. Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site of Canada: Cultural Treasures.

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Treaty 7 Business Directory. 2013. Blood Tribe. Accessed September 2015:

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Treaty 7 Management Corporation. 2015. Treaty 7 Management Website. Accessed August 2015:

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Piikani Nation


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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC). 2015b. Language Characteristics:

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Colpitts, G. 2014. Pemmican Empire: Food, Trade, and the Last Bison Hunts in the North American

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HCOM. 2015. On‐Reserve Health Services and Services in Alberta: Blood Tribe. Accessed in September

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McClintock, W. 1910. The Old North Trail: Life, Legends and Religion of the Blackfeet Indians.

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Piikani Nation. 2014. Minutes from March 25, 2014 Meeting between Piikani Nation, Benga Mining,

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Treaty 7 Management Corporation. 2015. Treaty 7 Management Website. Accessed August 2015:

http://treaty7business.ca/piikani‐nation?page=1.





Siksika Nation


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Stoney Nakoda Nation

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