2014 Canadian Meeting

Proceedings

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Mill Environment Session | Workshop on NCASI’s Revised NPRI Handbooks
Forestry Session 

Mill Environment Session

• Introduction & Overview of NCASI’s Accomplishments in 2013-14
  Kirsten Vice, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement 
   
• Overview of Environment Canada’s Forest Products Sector Activities
  Caroline Blais, Environment Canada 
   
• Depollution Attestation for the Pulp and Paper Industry (french version)
  Danielle Boulanger, Ministère du Développement durable, Environnement et Lutte contre le Changement Climatique (Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change)  
   
• Development/Adaption of Standards for Solid Biomass Fuel in Canada
  Sebnem Madrali, Natural Resources Canada 
   
• Carbon Footprints – A Comparison of ISO 14067 with Other Protocols
  Chantal Lavigne, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement 
   
• Implications of Dynamic vs. Static Modeling in Forest Products LCAs
  Dr. Caroline Gaudreault, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement 
   
• Integrating Land Use and Biodiversity Metrics in LCA: Challenges and Considerations
  Dr. T. Bently Wigley and Dr. Caroline Gaudreault, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement 
   
• Management of paper mill biosolids: estimation of the GHG emissions using a LCA approach – Preliminary results
  Patrick Faubert, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi 
   
• NCASI’s Water Recycle Tool
  Dr. Barry Malmberg, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement 
   
• Recent NCASI Experiences with Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades
  Jim Palumbo, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement 
   
• From Laboratory to Stream: Recent NCASI Studies Evaluating Water Quality and Bioassessment and Implication for Regulation
  Camille Flinders, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement 
   
• Highlights of Recent NCASI Air Emissions Studies
  Ashok Jain, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement 
   
• Enhancing Efforts to Estimate Forest Products Industry Releases
  Dr. Ilich Lama, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement 
   

Workshop NCASI’s Revised NPRI Handbooks

• General NPRI Handbook Workshop Introduction (Wood Products and Pulp & Paper)
   
• Concepts/Definitions 
• NCASI NPRI Handbooks (general scope) 
• NPRI Regulatory Reporting Changes for 2014-15 
• Wood Products NPRI Handbook Workshop
   
• Handbook Structure 
• Major Updates & Additions to Handbook 
• Brief Review of Handbook Contents 
• Examples 
• Pulp & Paper NPRI Handbook Workshop
   
• Handbook Structure 
• Major Updates & Additions to Handbook 
• Brief Review of Handbook Contents 
• Examples 

Forestry Session

• Introduction & Overview of NCASI’s Accomplishments in 2013-14
  Kirsten Vice & Dr. Darren Sleep, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement 
   
• The Species at Risk Act – an Overview
  Sarah Wren, Environment Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service)  
   
• Incidental Take: Update on Activities
  Bruno Drolet, Environment Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service)  
   
• Biodiversity and Forest Management: Lessons from the Past 20+ Years
  Joe Churcher, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 
   
• Forage selection and nutrient intake rates of woodland caribou in alpine and forest habitats of northeastern British Columbia
  Kristin Denryter, University of Northern British Columbia 
   
• Assessing the Impacts of Forest Management on Black Bear Abundance, Habitat Selection and Space Use: Implications for Woodland Caribou Survival
  Dr. Martin-Hugues St-Laurent, Université du Québec à Rimouski 
   
• Experiences with the Implementation of Quebec’s New Forest Regime
  Louis-Serge Gagnon, RockTenn 
   
• Roads or Walls? Toward a Better Understanding of the Effects of Resource Roads as Barriers to Wildlife Movement
  Dr. Darren Sleep, NCASI 
   
• Development of Recommended Best Practices – Forestry Road Development
  around Wetlands
  Dr. Chris Smith, Ducks Unlimited Canada 
   
• Forest Management and Waterfowl Conservation
  Julienne Morissette, Ducks Unlimited Canada 
   
• The Budworm’s Back in Eastern Canada: Can We Safely Use Insecticides?
  Dr. Dave Kreutzweiser, Natural Resources Canada 
   
• Biomass Harvesting and Site Productivity: Is Policy ahead of Science?
  Dr. Eric Vance, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement