Preliminary Caribou Habitat Restoration Plan for the Leismer to Kettle River Crossover Project

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TransCanada PipeLines Limited
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October
2012

On September 20, 2012, NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) received approval for the Leismer to Kettle River Crossover Project. Approximately 63 km of this pipeline will be constructed within the provincially-recognized Egg- Pony Caribou Area. This Preliminary Caribou Habitat Restoration Plan (CHRP) prepared by NGTL utilizes lessons learned from existing literature on habitat restoration to focus the strategies and actions that can be put in place to promote restoration of disturbed caribou habitat within the boundaries of the Project footprint (i.e., the construction right-of-way [RoW] and temporary workspace [TWS]) in the Egg-Pony caribou area. Based on the literature review, a suite of measures potentially suitable for implementation were identified, and a conceptual guide was developed to identify sites within the Project footprint where certain restoration measures would be appropriate.