NSERC industrial research chair for colleges in peatland restoration

由于油砂工业的快速发展，对敏感泥炭地的环境影响越来越大。“就地”生产是在阿尔伯塔省的和平河油砂中使用的提取方法，用于钻探沥青，因为沥青太深而无法在地表开采。由于新井场的数量超过了开垦的井场数量，恢复泥炭地的方法和技术对于阿尔伯塔西北部北部地区的健康以及工业和开垦企业的社会许可和繁荣至关重要。

The environmental impact on sensitive peatlands is growing as a consequence of the rapid pace of oilsands industrial development. 'In situ' production is the extraction method used in the Peace River oilsands of Alberta to drill for bitumen which is too deep to be mined at surface level. As the number of new in situ wellsites outpaces those that are reclaimed, methods and technologies to restore peatland are essential for the health of the boreal region in northwest Alberta and for the social licence and prosperity of industry and reclamation enterprises.