{"id":77649,"date":"2021-11-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2021\/11\/08\/reclamation-underway-on-coastal-gaslink-project-route\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T04:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T04:27:14","slug":"reclamation-underway-on-coastal-gaslink-project-route","status":"publish","type":"sponsored","link":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/sponsored-content\/reclamation-underway-on-coastal-gaslink-project-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Reclamation underway on Coastal GasLink Project route"},"content":{"rendered":"

As work continues across Coastal GasLink’s 670-kilomtre project route, we are entering our last stage of pipeline construction in Section 1. Beginning near Dawson Creek and running 92 kilometres southwest, reclamation<\/a> work is ongoing to restore the land along the project route to its pre-construction state, while reflecting important local and Indigenous feedback such as traditional land use and cultural knowledge.<\/p>\n

“Our reclamation plan is designed using feedback from environmental specialists, and Indigenous communities. We continue to monitor and take care of the environment even after construction. I think that really shows just how committed we are to the well-being of the environment and communities around us,” explains Joel Forrest, Coastal GasLink’s Director of Environment, Land, Regulatory & Law. <\/p>\n

Our reclamation process includes three stages: clean-up, revegetation and post-construction monitoring. <\/p>\n

When construction concludes, crews remove all construction equipment, waste, and debris, so they can begin re-establishing and restoring topsoil, wildlife habitat, and sacred areas. Where applicable, trails and travel ways will be returned back to pre-construction levels of access. Our crews also conduct reclamation activities for all watercourse crossings, and fishing areas. <\/p>\n

Once this is done, vegetation experts provide recommendations for seed mixes or planting prescriptions to supplement natural regeneration to re-establish biodiversity, while also minimizing weeds. We’ll also work with local and Indigenous contractors to carry out planting of trees and species of ecological and cultural concern, where appropriate, to supplement natural regeneration in forested areas. <\/p>\n