Banff National Park of Canada

Park Management

Table of Contents | Introduction | Current Twinning | Highway Fencing & Wildlife Crossings

Screening Report for the Trans-Canada Highway Twinning Project Phase IIIB (Executive Summary)

Prepared by
Golder Associates
1000, 940 - 6th Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta

November 2004
04-1334-016

Please direct comments and inquiries to :

Parks Canada
Attention: Sheila Luey
Telephone: 403.522.1197
Fax: 403.522.1212
E-mail: sheila.luey@pc.gc.ca

Printable Version (PDF, 221 Kb)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Proposed Project

Project Need and Alternatives

Environmental Screening

Environmental Assessment Approach

Environmental Screening Results

Wildlife

Fish and Fish Habitat

Air Quality

Noise

Terrain, Soil and Vegetation

Recreation, Land Use and Visual Resources

Socio-Economic

Cultural Heritage

Table A: Summary of Issues, Impact Characteristics, and Key Mitigation

Cumulative Effects

Base Case

Cumulative Effects Assessment Scenarios

Case A: Segment B

Case B: Existing Situation plus Phase IIIB

Case C: Existing Situation, Phase IIIB and Twinning into BC with an Extended Fence around the Hamlet of Lake Louise

Table B: Comparison of Cumulative Effects Cases for Wildlife

Recommendations

Wildlife

Environmental Management Plans

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