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See Wildlife management;

Library services See Libraries

See Libraries;

See Métis: Harvesting agreement; Métis: Legal rights;

See Hydroelectric power: Potential sites;

See Emergency management;

See Aboriginal peoples - Health care;

See Dept. of Health;

Canada Health transfers ... Calahasen RS192; Horner RS192

See Dept. of Health;

See Medical research endowment fund;

See Oil sands development - Environmental aspects;

See Bitumen - Royalties;

See Oil sands development;

See Anthony Henday Drive;

See Alberta heritage savings trust fund;

Investment management fees ... Anderson RS187; Horner RS187

Dunmore Road interchange, Medicine Hat ... McIver RS230

Twinning ... Barnes RS228, 238; McIver RS229, 239

See Roads - Calgary;

Twinning ... McIver RS222

Rehabilitation ... Barnes RS228; McIver RS230

Twinning ... Allen RS174; Barnes RS226, 241; Kang RS230; McIver RS222, 227, 230, 241
Twinning, cost of painting road lines ... Allen RS236; Johnson, L. RS236; McIver RS236
Twinning, financing of ... Barnes RS223; McIver RS224
Work on associated bridges ... Barnes RS238; McIver RS239

Widening, deferral of project ... Lemke RS237; McIver RS237

Saskatchewan River bridge repair See Bridges - North Saskatchewan River

Deferral of enhancement ... Barnes RS226; Bilous RS234; McIver RS223, 227, 234-35

See Road construction;

See Roads - Maintenance and repair;

See Traffic safety;

See Feedlots: Intensive operations, impact on road traffic;

See Electric power; Gas;

Horse racing and breeding renewal program ... Eggen RS172; Horner RS172-73

New-home warranty program ... Griffiths RS358, 363-64; Lemke RS363; Sandhu RS358

Gas powering ... Zhang RS407

Energy efficiency ... McQueen RS302; Notley RS302

Affordable housing ... Blakeman RS328, 362; Calahasen RS370; Casey RS355-56; Griffiths RS328, 337, 341-42, 355-56, 362, 370; Rowe RS341-42
Affordable housing, eligibility criteria ... Griffiths RS368; Rowe RS367
Affordable housing, federal funding for ... Leathwood RS342
Affordable housing, public-private partnership (P3) projects ... Calahasen RS370; Griffiths RS370
Capital programs ... Casey RS354-55; Griffiths RS355; Leathwood RS354-55
Funding for [See also Alberta Social Housing Corporation];Griffiths RS343; Rowe RS343
Special-needs housing ... Leathwood RS341; Rowe RS341

Affordable housing, eligibility criteria ... Griffiths RS370; Rowe RS370
Shortage ... Leathwood RS342; Rowe RS342

Funding ... Griffiths RS357; Rowe RS356-57

See Dept. of Human Services;

Deer and elk tags ... Hale RS332-33; McQueen RS333
Licences ... Lemke RS307; McQueen RS307
Licences, use of funds ... Calahasen RS325; McQueen RS325
Pack dog use ... Blakeman RS298; McQueen RS298-99

Area baseline water data ... Blakeman RS323; McQueen RS323
Committee consideration of topic (proposed) ... Anderson RS9-10; Anglin RS10-11; Blakeman RS10; Brown RS10; Chair RS9-10, 11, 149; Hale RS10; Hehr RS10; Rowe RS8, 11
ERCB review ... Anderson RS9-10; Anglin RS10-11; Blakeman RS10; Brown RS10; Chair RS9-10, 11; Hale RS10; Hehr RS10; Rowe RS11
Fluid ingredients used, reporting of ... Blakeman RS323-24; McQueen RS323-24, 326; Notley RS326
General remarks ... Bilous RS420; Foreman RS468-69; Gwozd RS420
Impact on water quality ... Koskie RS469; McQueen RS326; Notley RS326
Water use ... Foreman RS470

See Hydroelectric power - Quebec;

[See also Electric power; Energy industry; Renewable energy sources; ]
Approval process ... Adams RS66-67, 73; Anglin RS94; Bilous RS56, 96-97, 125; Brenan RS56; Cao RS72-73; Chiasson RS61, 63, 64; Dixon, J. RS126; Eggen RS63; Fenske RS64; Larder RS94, 97; Massolin RS134; Unger RS63, 64; Wharton RS56
Approval process, environmental impact assessments See Hydroelectric power - Environmental aspects: Impact assessments
Approval process, question read into record ... Fenske RS102
Best practices, research on ... Bilous RS86-87; Chair RS86-87; Switzer RS86-87
Cost comparisons, existing and new development ... Bernard RS92-93
Cost comparisons with other baseload generation See Electric power: Generation sources, cost comparisons
Demand-side management ... Anglin RS85; Switzer RS76, 85
Feed-in tariffs ... Anglin RS100; Bernard RS100; Feehan RS100
Feed-in tariffs, question read into record ... Fenske RS102
Further development of existing projects ... Bernard RS99
Natural flow regime (proposed) ... Armstrong RS117-18; Webber RS117-18
Other jurisdictions ... Bernard RS93, 96; Hale RS139; Hehr RS96; Irving RS25-26
Other jurisdictions, government subsidization ... Anderson RS29; Anglin RS138-39; Cao RS139; Irving RS29, 30; Xiao RS30, 138
Other jurisdictions, provincial loan guarantees ... Anglin RS132-33; Barnes RS97, 135; Bernard RS97; Casey RS95-96; Feehan RS95-96, 98; Massolin RS133; Stier RS135
Other jurisdictions, specific cases See Hydroelectric power - British Columbia, Hydroelectric power - Manitoba, Hydroelectric power - Newfoundland and Labrador, Hydroelectric power - Nova Scotia, Hydroelectric power - Quebec
Partnerships with industry (proposed) ... Johnson, L. RS135
Potential ... Anglin RS27, 85; Barnes RS82; Bendiak RS28; Calahasen RS27-28; Chair RS87; Donahue RS81, 82, 85; Irving RS26, 27-28; Kiefer RS43-44; Switzer RS75, 85, 87; Xiao RS80-81
Potential sites ... Larder RS99
Precursors for successful development ... Adams RS66-67, 69-70, 73; Anglin RS54; Bilous RS56, 69-70; Brown RS73; Cao RS83; Chair RS73; Donahue RS83-84; Hehr RS55; Kiefer RS45, 46, 49; Kubinec RS83; Pourbaix RS45-46, 49; Rowe RS49; Switzer RS76-77, 83, 84; Wharton RS52-53, 54, 55, 56
Project approval, public interest aspect ... Anglin RS143; Armstrong RS118; Bilous RS118
Public consultations on developments ... Adams RS67; Chiasson RS61-62, 63-64; Switzer RS76
Public- vs. private-sector development ... Adams RS72; Anderson RS29; Barnes RS72, 97; Bernard RS92, 96, 97, 100-101; Bilous RS56, 100-101; Cao RS54, 72; Casey RS95-96; Feehan RS91, 95-96, 98; Hehr RS28, 96; Irving RS28, 29; Wharton RS54-55, 56
Public- vs. private-sector development, recommendations See Hydroelectric power - Northern Alberta - Review of potential - Report: Recommendation on government participation
Small development (picohydro facilities) ... Kubinec RS83; Switzer RS83
Socioeconomic impacts ... Calahasen RS124; Casey RS112; Feehan RS91; Hendriks RS124; Massolin RS133-34; Wanderingspirit RS124
Storage operations ... Wharton RS52
Sustainability assessment protocol (International Hydropower Association) ... Adams RS67-68
Traditional impact assessments ... Barner RS105; Barnes RS105
Transmission See Electric power lines

ATCO Group hydroelectric projects ... Adams RS73; Kiefer RS44; Tenney RS44
Potential ... Irving RS26

Committee tour of plants (proposed) ... Brenan RS57; Brown RS74; Calahasen RS74; Casey RS57; Chair RS73-74; Massolin RS57; Tyrell RS74; Xiao RS74
Committee tour of plants, motion to approve (Xiao: carried) ... Xiao RS74
Committee tour of plants ... Chair RS102
Run-of-river plants ... Brenan RS57
Storage operations ... Wharton RS52

ATCO Group run-of-river project abandonment ... Hehr RS48; Kiefer RS48
B.C. Hydro presentation to committee (proposed) ... Hehr RS41
B.C. Hydro presentation to committee (proposed), decision not to pursue ... Chair RS90
Interprovincial negotiations re water management (proposed) ... Webb RS111
Peace River hydroelectric projects ... Armstrong RS115, 117; Bilous RS113; Webb RS110-11, 113, 114
Site C clean energy project ... Barner RS107-8; Bilous RS107-8; Webb RS110-11, 113
W.A.C. Bennett dam development ... Unger RS60

[See also Water - Supply; Water management; ]
Comparison with other generation sources ... Chair RS138; Switzer RS75-76, 77
Consultations with aboriginal peoples, question read into record ... Calahasen RS31, 47; Kiefer RS47
Cumulative effects management ... Chiasson RS62; Eggen RS63; Hehr RS62; Unger RS60, 62, 63
Flooding ... Tenney RS44
General remarks ... Fenske RS136
Impact assessments ... Anglin RS61; Barnes RS123; Bilous RS81; Calahasen RS136; Cao RS127, 134; Casey RS135; Chiasson RS61; Dixon, J. RS127; Donahue RS81-82, 83-84; Hehr RS112-13; Kennedy RS98; Kubinec RS98; Larder RS98; Leskiw RS134; Massolin RS132, 134; Rana RS127; Switzer RS76, 83
Land use ... Switzer RS76
Large-scale projects ... Bilous RS97; Feehan RS90-91, 91, 97; Hale RS102; Kennedy RS98; Kubinec RS98; Larder RS98; Massolin RS131, 132; Switzer RS75, 76, 83; Xiao RS138
Life-cycle impacts ... Irving RS30; Xiao RS30
Mercury accumulation in reservoirs ... Bilous RS84; Donahue RS84; Switzer RS84
Mitigation costs ... Bendiak RS29; Bilous RS29; Irving RS29
Other jurisdictions ... Adams RS66-67; Feehan RS90-91; Hale RS102
Provincial/territorial/federal jurisdiction ... Adams RS66-67, 68, 73; Anglin RS60-61, 63, 68; Armstrong RS119; Bilous RS29, 56; Calahasen RS136; Chair RS138; Chiasson RS59-61, 63-64; Fenske RS136; Hehr RS28; Irving RS28, 29; Johnson, L. RS61, 119; Massolin RS132; Pourbaix RS46; Switzer RS77; Unger RS60, 61, 63, 64; Wharton RS56
River flow maintenance ... Anglin RS117; Armstrong RS117
Technology (run-of-river, run-of-reservoir, storage) [See also Dams];Adams RS66, 73; Anglin RS29, 53-54, 82; Armstrong RS116, 119; Bernard RS93; Bilous RS100, 125; Brenan RS52; Calahasen RS28, 47; Chair RS138; Chiasson RS63; Donahue RS79, 83; Eggen RS63; Feehan RS100; Hendriks RS122, 125-26; Irving RS28, 30; Massolin RS131, 132; Pourbaix RS45, 47; Rowe RS100; Switzer RS75-76, 76, 83; Tenney RS44; Unger RS61, 63; Wanderingspirit RS123; Webb RS113; Webber RS136; Wharton RS52, 53-54, 55; Xiao RS55, 137
Technology, lifespan of reservoirs ... Bilous RS84; Switzer RS84
Technology, run-of-river vs. storage, question read into record ... Casey RS31

Feasibility ... Adams RS71; Fenske RS71
Other jurisdictions ... Adams RS68, 69, 71; Anglin RS70-71; Bernard RS101; Bilous RS101; Brown RS69; Fenske RS71
Potential ... Bilous RS49; Kiefer RS49; Pourbaix RS49

Aboriginal peoples' participation in projects ... Adams RS69, 70; Anglin RS70; Bilous RS70; Calahasen RS69; Irving RS27
General remarks ... Adams RS66-72; Anglin RS70-71, 72; Barnes RS72; Brown RS69; Fenske RS71; Rowe RS70
Manitoba Hydro presentation to committee (proposed) ... Chair RS41; Hehr RS41
Manitoba Hydro presentation to committee ... Adams RS65-68
Manitoba Hydro presentation to committee, summary ... Massolin RS132
Provincial loan guarantees ... Adams RS68, 70; Anderson RS68; Barnes RS68; Bilous RS70
Transmission See Electric power lines - Manitoba

Agreements with aboriginal communities ... Feehan RS101
Development ... Barnes RS97; Bilous RS97; Calahasen RS99; Feehan RS97, 98, 99

Brazeau and Bighorn plants ... Wharton RS52
Potential ... Irving RS26

Current sources ... Calahasen RS124; Wanderingspirit RS124
Impact on Métis ... Barner RS106; Casey RS106
Public-private partnerships (P3) re (proposed) See Hydroelectric power - Northern Alberta - Review of potential - Report: Recommendation on government participation
Sale to grid vs. local distribution ... Bernard RS99-100; Calahasen RS99; Feehan RS99; Hehr RS99
Socioeconomic impact studies ... Calahasen RS124; Hendriks RS124; Massolin RS133-34; Wanderingspirit RS124
Transmission needs ... Anglin RS30, 46, 53-54; Bilous RS49; Hehr RS47-48; Irving RS30; Kiefer RS46, 48, 49; Pourbaix RS49; Wharton RS53-54

Committee mandate ... Chair RS89-90, 138; Rowe RS89
Committee research ... Calahasen RS23; Cao RS23; Casey RS23-24; Chair RS23, 24; Hehr RS14; Massolin RS4, 22-23, 24; Sawchuk RS24
Committee research, best practices ... Bilous RS86-87; Chair RS86-87; Switzer RS86-87
Committee research, motion on (Webber: carried) ... Anderson RS15-16; Anglin RS15; Calahasen RS15; Cao RS16; Chair RS15, 16; Dorward RS15; Hehr RS15, 16; Massolin RS15; Webber RS14-15
Committee research, stakeholder list, draft list prepared by research services, motion on ... Kubinec RS14
Deliberation procedure ... Barnes RS74; Calahasen RS74-75; Chair RS74-75
Economic feasibility ... Brown RS134; Massolin RS133-34
Economic feasibility, panel discussion ... Anglin RS94-95, 100; Barnes RS97-98; Bernard RS92-93, 96-102; Bilous RS96-97, 100-101; Calahasen RS99, 101; Cao RS102; Casey RS95-96; Chair RS102; Feehan RS90-92, 95-101; Fenske RS102; Hale RS102; Hehr RS96, 99-100; Johnson, L. RS102; Kennedy RS93-94, 98; Kubinec RS98-99; Larder RS93-95, 97-99; Rowe RS100; Saskiw RS95; Xiao RS101
Economic feasibility, panel discussion, questions not permitted ... Anglin RS94-95, 100; Chair RS94-95, 100; Saskiw RS95
Economic feasibility, panel discussion, questions read into record ... Chair RS94-95
Motion to adopt topic See Committee on Resource Stewardship, Standing: Topic selection, motion to consider hydroelectric energy potential in northern Alberta
Scope ... Anglin RS23; Blakeman RS8; Cao RS23; Casey RS23; Chair RS23
Timeline ... Cao RS38; Chair RS38; Dean RS38

Oral presentation methods (travel, teleconferencing) ... Chair RS21; Dean RS37; Fenske RS21; Webber RS35
Oral presentations See ATCO Group, Canadian Hydropower Association, Environmental Law Centre, Hydroelectric power - Manitoba, Pembina Institute, TransAlta Corporation, TransCanada Corporation, Water Matters Society of Alberta
Oral presentations (proposed) ... Calahasen RS21; Chair RS21; DeLong RS21; Tyrell RS37
Oral presentations, motion authorizing chair and working group to make decisions on presenter expenses (Calahasen: carried) ... Calahasen RS37-38; Chair RS37
Oral presentations, schedule ... Anglin RS35; Bilous RS22, 36; Blakeman RS36, 39; Calahasen RS36-37, 40-41; Cao RS40; Casey RS36; Chair RS21-22, 33, 36, 37, 39-40, 41, 57, 74; Hehr RS36, 37; Kubinec RS21, 36; Leskiw RS35; Massolin RS74; Rowe RS35; Sandhu RS36; Stier RS41; Tyrell RS40, 74; Webber RS22, 36
Oral presentations, schedule, motion to approve (Casey: carried) ... Casey RS22
Overview of presentations and discussions ... Massolin RS131-34
Panel discussion on economic feasibility See Hydroelectric power - Northern Alberta - Review of potential: Economic feasibility, panel discussion
Presenter cancellation provisions ... Anglin RS35
Stakeholder list ... Anglin RS14, 19-20; Bilous RS20, 33-34; Blakeman RS34; Calahasen RS20; Cao RS20; Casey RS35; Chair RS14, 19-21, 33, 34-35, 57, 73; Fenske RS21; Hehr RS34-35; Massolin RS14, 56-57, 64; Rowe RS20; Tyrell RS57; Webber RS35
Stakeholder list, aboriginal stakeholders ... Barner RS104; Chair RS20, 34, 74, 104-5; Leskiw RS105; Massolin RS104; Tyrell RS74, 102-3
Stakeholder list, draft list prepared by research services, motion on (Kubinec: carried) ... Kubinec RS14
Stakeholder list, environmental component ... Bilous RS20; Chair RS20; Rowe RS20
Stakeholder list, motion to approve (Fenske: carried) ... Fenske RS21
Written submissions ... Anglin RS20; Cao RS20; Chair RS20

Chair and deputy chair authorized to finalize, motion on (Anglin: carried) ... Chair RS148
Committee deliberations ... Anglin RS130; Calahasen RS130; Cao RS130, 139; Casey RS130, 139; Chair RS129-30; Hale RS135; Johnson, L. RS135; Massolin RS130; Stier RS130
Consideration of public interest in ... Anglin RS143; Cao RS144
Distribution of final report ... Bilous RS148; Chair RS148
General remarks ... Massolin RS139-40
Government response to ... Calahasen RS140; Chair RS140; Dean RS140
Minority reports ... Chair RS148; Massolin RS148
Motion to delegate writing of draft report to working group (Johnson: carried) ... Johnson, L. RS131
Motion to include Mr. Casey in working group (Leskiw: carried) ... Leskiw RS131
Recommendation on baseline studies ... Anglin RS142-43; Brown RS142; Cao RS143; Chair RS142-43; Johnson, L. RS142-43; Massolin RS142-43; Sandhu RS142; Xiao RS141-42
Recommendation on baseline studies, motion on amendment (Sandhu: carried) ... Chair RS143; Massolin RS143
Recommendation on government participation ... Anglin RS143
Recommendation on government participation, motion to add "so as not to exclude any and all options" (Hehr: carried) ... Hehr RS145; Tyrell RS145
Recommendation on government participation, motion to add "so as not to exclude any and all options" (Hehr: carried), recorded vote RS145
Recommendation on government participation, motion to amend (Hehr: withdrawn) ... Anglin RS144; Bilous RS144; Brown RS144; Cao RS144; Chair RS144-45; Hehr RS143-45; Massolin RS145; Tyrell RS144
Recommendation on interjurisdictional issues, motion to request updates on completion of individual agreements rather than on negotiations (L. Johnson: carried) ... Anglin RS147-48; Bilous RS148; Brown RS148; Cao RS148; Chair RS148; Johnson, L. RS147-48
Recommendation on power purchase agreements, motion to remove (Kubinec: defeated) ... Anglin RS146-47; Bilous RS146; Brown RS146; Chair RS146; Kubinec RS145-46; Lemke RS146
Recommendation on power purchase agreements, motion to remove "of low-carbon electricity" and insert "of industrial or commercial users" after "By considering long-term power purchase agreements" (Brown: carried) ... Brown RS147; Kubinec RS147; Massolin RS147; Rowe RS147

Public vs. private sector development, question read into record ... Johnson, L. RS102

British Columbia projects See Hydroelectric power - British Columbia
Glacier Power Dunvegan project ... Anglin RS53-54; Armstrong RS117-18; Bilous RS118; Brenan RS52; Kennedy RS93-94, 98; Larder RS93; Wharton RS52, 53-54, 55; Xiao RS55
Impact of projects ... Bilous RS113; Stier RS114; Wanderingspirit RS123; Webb RS113, 114
Potential ... Adams RS73; Irving RS26; Kiefer RS44; Wharton RS55; Xiao RS55
Vermilion Chutes project (proposed) ... Webb RS112

Agreements with aboriginal communities, Quebec ... Bernard RS101; Calahasen RS101
Export ... Bernard RS101; Bilous RS101
Provincial loan guarantees ... Bernard RS100-101; Bilous RS100

[See also Smith's Landing First Nation; ]
Approval process ... Bilous RS48; Pourbaix RS48-49
ATCO Group-TransCanada project (proposed) ... Adams RS73; Anglin RS30, 46; Bilous RS48, 49; Hehr RS47-48; Irving RS26, 29, 30; Kiefer RS44, 46, 48, 49; Pourbaix RS45, 46, 48, 49; Tenney RS44
Environmental impacts ... Barnes RS123; Wanderingspirit RS123
Environmental studies, publicly available information ... Bilous RS48; Pourbaix RS48-49
General remarks ... Hendriks RS122; Massolin RS131; Rana RS120-22
Potential ... Irving RS26
Potential impacts ... Donahue RS79

Committee tour See Hydroelectric power - Bow River