The Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing was established by Order of the Legislative Assembly on May 6, 2013 (Motion No. 433). The membership of the Committee was amended by the Legislative Assembly on November 18, 2013 (Motion No. 518). The Committee's reporting deadline was amended by the Legislative Assembly on May 1, 2014 (Motion No. 662) and December 16, 2014 (Motion No. 839).
The Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing dissolved January 19, 2015 after releasing its final report.
Committee Members
- Patti McLeod (Chair)
- Lois Moorcroft (Vice-Chair)
- Hon. Currie Dixon
- Darius Elias
- Sandy Silver
- Jim Tredger
Reports
- Final Report (January 19, 2015)
- Progress Reports
Motions Concerning the Committee
- Motion extending the Committee’s reporting deadline (Motion No. 839, carried December 16, 2014)
- Motion extending the Committee’s reporting deadline (Motion No. 662, carried May 1, 2014)
- Motion amending the Committee’s membership (Motion No. 518, carried November 18, 2013)
- Motion establishing the Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing (Motion No. 433, carried May 6, 2013)
Schedules and Itineraries
- Public Hearings Schedule
- Public Proceedings Schedules
- Itineraries
News Releases
- January 19, 2015
- December 17, 2014
- December 12, 2014
- October 8, 2014
- September 11, 2014
- June 19, 2014
- June 3, 2014
- May 15, 2014
- April 25, 2014
- February 28, 2014
- January 2, 2014
Open Letters from the Committee
Committee Briefing Presentation Materials
Fact-Finding Mission to Alberta
January 8, 2014
- Alberta Health Services Presentation
- Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Presentation
- Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Reference List
- Bernhard Mayer, Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Calgary Presentation
- Cochrane Area Under Siege Coalition (CAUS-C) Nielle and Howard Hawkwood Presentation
January 7, 2014
- Schlumberger PSAC Presentation
- Additional Resources
January 6, 2014
- Alberta Energy Regulator
- Sundre Petroleum Operators Group Presentation
- Alberta Surface Rights Group Presentation (not available)
- Ronalie and Shawn Campbell Presentation
- Diana Daunheimer Presentation
In Camera Briefings
November 22, 2013
- Yukon Conservation Society Presentation
- Dr. Brendan Hanley, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Yukon Presentation
November 15, 2013
October 9, 2013
- Yukon Chamber of Commerce Energy Committee Presentation
- Yukoners Concerned About Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Presentation
September 30, 2013
- Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board Presentation
- Yukon Water Board
September 27, 2013
- Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
September 26, 2013
Public Hearings
Motion No. 433 tasked the Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing with “gathering input from the Yukon public, First Nations, stakeholders, and stakeholder groups including non-governmental organizations.”
To this end, the Committee held public hearings in Faro, Carmacks, Dawson City, Ross River, Haines Junction, Mayo, jointly in Carcross and Tagish, Pelly Crossing, Teslin, Whitehorse, Old Crow, and Watson Lake. The communities were selected based on requests from Yukoners.
Please note: Oral testimony presented at the public hearings is included in the transcripts. In cases where additional written material was provided to the Committee at a hearing, it has been included as a Submission.
- Whitehorse - September 27, 2014 - transcript | audio
- Whitehorse - September 25, 2014 - transcript | audio
- Carcross/Tagish - September 24, 2014 - transcript | audio
- Haines Junction - September 23, 2014 - transcript | audio
- Mayo - July 9, 2014 - transcript | audio
- Carmacks - July 8, 2014 - transcript | audio
- Pelly Crossing - July 8, 2014 - transcript | audio
- Ross River - July 7, 2014 - transcript | audio
- Faro - July 7, 2014 - transcript | audio
- Dawson City - June 26, 2014 - transcript | audio
- Old Crow - June 25, 2014 - transcript | audio
- Teslin - June 24, 2014 - transcript | audio
- Watson Lake - June 23, 2014 - transcript | audio
Public Proceedings
May 28, 2014
Presenters
- Dr. Brendan Hanley, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Yukon
- Dr. Eilish Cleary, Chief Medical Officer of Health, New Brunswick
- Dr. Charl J. Badenhorst, Regional Medical Health Officer, Northeast Health Service District of British Columbia
- Donald Reid, Associate Conservation Zoologist, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
- John Hogg, Vice President, MGM Energy Corp.
Transcript
Transcript of Proceedings
Presentations
Health Presentations
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- Listen to the Q & A
- Dr. Brendan Hanley, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Yukon - Presentation
- Dr. Eilish Cleary, Chief Medical Officer of Health, New Brunswick - Presentation and Response to outstanding questions
- Dr. Charl J. Badenhorst, Regional Medical Health Officer, Northeast Health Service District of British Columbia - Presentation
- Article referenced by Dr. Badenhorst: Reframing the Conversation: Understanding Socio-Economic Impact Assessments within the Cycles of Boom and Bust (Authors: Badenhorst CJ*,** , Mulroy P*, Thibault G*, Healy T* - *Northern Health, British Columbia, Canada;**Health Officers Council of BC, Canada)
John Hogg, Vice President, MGM Energy Corp.
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- Response to outstanding questions
Donald Reid, Associate Conservation Zoologist, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
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- Response to outstanding questions
Documents submitted by Donald Reid
- Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction in Canada: The Expert Panel on Harnessing Science and Technology to Understand the Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction - Council of Canadian Academies
- Infrastructure and Wildlife
- Different behavioural responses to anthropogenic noise by two closely related passerine birds
- A habitat-based framework for grizzly bear conservation in Alberta
- The influences of wolf predation, habitat loss, and human activity on caribou and moose in the Alberta oil sands
- Impacts of Chronic Anthropogenic Noise from Energy-Sector Activity on Abundance of Songbirds in the Boreal Forest
- Quantifying barrier effects of roads and seismic lines on movements of female woodland caribou in northeastern Alberta
- Influence of Well Pad Activity on Winter Habitat Selection Patterns of Mule Deer
- Songbird response to seismic lines in the western boreal forest: a manipulative experiment
- Infrastructure and Other Risks
- Water Management Challenges Associated with the Production of Shale Gas by Hydraulic Fracturing
- Characterising the impacts of emerging energy development on wildlife, with an eye towards mitigation
- Science Update for the Boreal Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou, pop. 14) in British Columbia
- Peace Region Boreal Caribou Monitoring: Annual Report 2008-09
- Water
- Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gas-well drilling and hydraulic fracturing
- Rapid expansion of natural gas development poses a threat to surface waters
- Reserve Pit Management: Risks to Migratory Birds
- Unconventional oil and gas extraction and animal health
- Scientific, Economic, Social, Environmental, and Health Policy Concerns Related to Shale Gas Extraction
- Bird Mortality in Oil Field Wastewater Disposal Facilities
May 27, 2014
Presenters
- Mark Jaccard, Professor, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
- Lalita Bharadwaj, Associate Professor, Toxicologist, School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan
Transcript
Transcript of Proceedings
Presentations
Mark Jaccard, Professor, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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- Response to outstanding questions
Lalita Bharadwaj, Associate Professor, Toxicologist, School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan
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- Response to outstanding questions
February 1, 2014
Presenters
- Bernhard Mayer, Professor, Geoscience
- Rick Chalaturnyk, Professor, Geotechnical Engineering
- Fort Nelson First Nation
- National Energy Board
Transcript
Presentations
Bernhard Mayer, Professor, Geoscience
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- Response to outstanding questions
Rick Chalaturnyk, Professor, Geotechnical Engineering
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- Response to outstanding questions
Fort Nelson First Nation (Chief Sharleen Gale and Lana Lowe, Director, Department of Lands & Resources)
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National Energy Board (Abul Kabir, Drilling Engineer, Gary Woo, Program Manager and Patrick Sprague, Director, Northern Applications)
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January 31, 2014
Presenters
- Gilles Wendling, Hydrogeologist
- BC Oil and Gas Commission
- The Pembina Institute
- EFLO Energy Inc., Northern Cross (Yukon) Ltd. and Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Transcript
Presentations
Gilles Wendling, Hydrogeologist
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BC Oil and Gas Commission
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- Paul Jeakins, Commissioner & CEO - Presentation
- Kevin Parsonage, Supervisor, Field Engineering & Technical Investigations - Presentation
The Pembina Institute
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- Adam Goehner, Senior Advisor, Environmental Engineer - Presentation and response to outstanding questions
Industry Presentations
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EFLO Energy, Inc. (H. Wayne Hamal, Chief Operating Officer and Blaine Joseph, Operations Manager)
Northern Cross (Yukon) Limited (Richard Wyman, President and Don Stachiw, VP Exploration)
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (Alex Ferguson, VP Policy & Environment and Aaron M. Miller, Manager, Northern Canada)