Water Institute researcher talks to CBC news about Syncrude's reclamation experiment

Monday, August 21, 2017

Half a decade ago, Syncrude had no idea whether a frozen slice of wetland, revealing centuries-old layers of peat and soil, would thrive after being transplanted to a former oilsands mine in order to regrow.

Water Institute researcher, Jonathan Price, professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, comments:

" Price said. "Because when you look at a satellite image and see the speck of area we are working at, and the huge area that needs reclamation, you recognize there are going to be huge challenges ahead."

"It is intimidating,

Read the full CBC News story.