On February 9, 2021, the Board released its decision report on the Stoney Nakoda applications. The report grants status and awards advance funding to the Stoney Nakoda but denies the application for adjournment of the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project.
On February 4, 2021, the NRCB held an oral virtual hearing to hear the adjournment application. Directly affected parties were invited to attend and to make submissions.
On January 28, 2021, the NRCB issued a Notice of Adjournment Application advising that it would hold a brief oral hearing to hear arguments on this matter.
On January 20, 2021, the Stoney Nakoda Nations (comprising the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations) submitted a letter to the Board requesting standing in the public hearing on the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project and to be deemed eligible interveners. The letter also requested advance funding and that the hearing be adjourned for a minimum of three months.
On December 21, 2020 the NRCB issued notice of a virtual, oral hearing to be held starting March 22, 2021.
On December 10, 2020, the NRCB issued the pre-hearing conference decision report on the SR1 application. The report indicates that the public hearing for this application will begin March 22, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., and also awards advance funding for interveners.
The NRCB held the pre-hearing conference for this application on December 2, 2020. A recording of the livestream is available on YouTube.
On November 5, 2020, the NRCB sent a letter to all interested parties with details on how to participate in the pre-hearing conference.
On November 4, 2020, Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) sent supplemental information request #3 (SIR3) to the applicant (Alberta Transportation). Final responses to SIR2 were received on June 23, 2020.
On October 5, 2020, the NRCB issued notice of a virtual, oral pre-hearing conference to be held on December 2, 2020.
On September 24, 2020, the NRCB chair designated the following Board members to serve on the panel for this review: Walter Ceroici, Daniel Heaney, Sandi Roberts, and Peter Woloshyn (panel chair). On September 23, 2020, the NRCB distributed a letter regarding the pre-hearing conference to all parties interested in participating in the review.
