Meander belt delineation is required as part of planning and development policies and species at risk legislation. The ultimate goal of the delineation procedure is to reduce loss or damage of property, limit development encroachment, and protect natural areas or sensitive habitat along river systems. In partnership with Beacon Environmental Ltd., an environmental consulting company […]

As researchers at the UQAT we are currently undertaking with our partner, Tembec, a project on the regional mapping of the extent of the organic layer accumulation over time on the forest floor of the boreal black spruce forests (paludification) in the Abitibi and North of Quebec regions. Gaps that this project will address include […]

Les municipalités, intervenants économiques, entreprises et associations de la région de la Basse Côte-Nord se réunissent pour trouver des solutions durables à la relance de leur économie. Plusieurs initiatives ont mené à la création de la Coopérative de solidarité des bioproduits de la Basse Côte-Nord et à la construction d’une usine de transformation de petits […]

Hydrocarbons are hosted in porous sedimentary rocks which were deposited several million years prior to the ingress of hydrocarbons. Once these sedimentary rocks are deposited, other physical, chemical and biological, all termed diagenetic, processes act to modify their original properties. A major product of this diagenesis is cementation. The cement (minerals) occludes (plugs) the pore […]

Oil-sands reservoirs offer huge resource potential with very low decline rates compared to other unconventional exploration targets. Unfortunately, this comes with the trade-off of requiring high initial investment as well as high operating costs. In order for such projects to be economic in the long-term, it is essential that we monitor changes in the reservoir […]

La Forêt modèle du Lac Saint-Jean (FMLSJ) est une entreprise de la région du Lac-Saint-Jean souhaitant développer la filière des extractibles forestiers afin de valoriser les résidus d’exploitation forestière sur son territoire et de créer des emplois. Les extractibles forestiers sont des molécules biologiques qui peuvent avoir des propriétés intéressantes (ex. antioxidant, antiinflammatoire, antimicrobien) pour […]

Notre monde moderne ne peut subsister sans l’apport continuel de métaux extraits du sol. Les gisements métallifères doivent être découverts. Ces découvertes résultent de travaux d’exploration. Pour guider les travaux d’exploration, des modèles de formation des gisements sont développés à partir de l’acquisition de données scientifiques. Le projet proposé vise à tester un modèle développé […]

Unprecedented climate warming and human disturbance in the border region of the Northwest Territories and northeastern British Columbia (NEBC) has led to widespread permafrost thaw and land cover change that has disrupted the hydrological cycle and the industrial activities that depend upon it. To address this concern, Wilfrid Laurier University in collaboration with Nexen Energy […]

Unpaved gravel roads throughout rural and northern Manitoba and across Canada are made from poorly bound aggregate materials. Consequently they quickly deteriorate to loose, rough and dangerous road conditions. They generate choking and noxious dust clouds when dry, and quickly lose strength and degrade to mucky and rutted conditions when wet. The goal of this […]

Sedimentary rock formations are currently under consideration for the placement and long-term storage of used nuclear fuel originating from nuclear power generation. A thorough understanding of the long-term geochemical stability in these rock formations is important to prove that future interactions of the waste material with aquifers as well as flora and fauna at the […]

Biofuels are rising in importance as an alternative to fossil fuels. The waste from biofuels has the potential to beused as a soil fertilizer. However, increasing soil fertility can hinder the growth of tree seedlings. Increased soil fertility can lead to increased competition with grasses and shrubs and make tree seedling more attractive to grazing […]

La fabrication de batteries à flux d’oxydoréduction au vanadium nécessite la production d’un concentré de vanadium de haute pureté. La présence de contaminants dans le concentré pourrait limiter la durée de vie de ces batteries. Puisque ces contaminants proviennent des minéraux qui constituent le minerai de vanadium, le développement de modèles géométallurgiques s’avère être le […]