Council Meeting Date: Aug 19/08
Agenda Item #: 7.1
Doc #: LLS.59567
Canadian Pacific’s Industrial Heartland
Expansion Project
Industrial Heartland Expansion Team
August 2008
Who is Canadian Pacific?
In Your Community
At Canadian Pacific, we believe our success depends on more than our ability to understand our
business and customers – we must also appreciate the issues that matter to the communities in
which we live and do business – safety, quality of life and the environment.
Canadian Pacific is committed to being the safest, most fluid railway in North America. CP has
16,000 employees, 14,000 miles of track and operates in more than 900 communities across
North America. CP's employees are proud to be the Official Rail Freight Services Provider to the
Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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CP’s Industrial Heartland Expansion Project
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The Alberta Industrial
Heartland (AIH) area is
developing into Canada’s
largest industrial centre for
the petroleum and
petrochemical processing
industry
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CP’s Project in the AIH will
service the needs of existing
and future customers in
Strathcona and Sturgeon
Counties
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The construction and
operation of CP’s Project will
take place over a number of
years in response to the
needs of AIH industries
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CP’s Industrial Heartland Expansion Project
Project Description
CP’s existing operations serve established customers such as Shell Canada and its existing
oilsands upgrader facility at Scotford
Northwest Extension
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An extension into Sturgeon County is proposed for customers to the north and west of our existing
line
Southwest Extension
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An extension of the existing rail line to Scotford is proposed to serve new customers located south
of Shell Canada
Strathcona and Victoria Trail Logistics Centres
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Two logistics centres are proposed, providing focal points in the transportation system
where goods are moved from long-haul rail cars to local trucks. The proposed Strathcona and
Victoria Trail Logistics Centres will provide dedicated
space where rail and truck shipments (e.g., aggregates,
pipe, and upgrader components) are transferred; meeting
the transportation needs of our customers not on rail
Astotin and Sturgeon Rail Yards
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The Project includes two new rail yards where train assembly,
safety inspections and light servicing activities will occur
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CP’s Industrial Heartland Expansion Project
Project Operations
Northwest Extension (~16km)
„ Inbound and outbound operations to industries locating on either
side of the North Saskatchewan River
„ Will connect upgrader development while minimizing the need for
trucks on local roads
Southwest Extension (~5.5km)
„ Primarily outbound trains from a new upgrader and other
customers located south of Shell Canada in Strathcona County
Strathcona and Victoria Trail Logistics Centres
„ Transfer location of materials from rail cars to local trucks
„ Rail traffic is anticipated to be primarily inbound materials for
transloading such as pipe, steel and aggregates for upgrader
construction
Astotin and Sturgeon Rail Yards
„ Assembly of trains, as well as safety inspections and light servicing
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CP’s Industrial Heartland Expansion Project
North Saskatchewan River
Bridge Concept
Conceptual Design Considerations:
Recreational
„ Maintain navigational
requirements to facilitate
safe boating
Environmental
„ Protect fish and fish habitat
„ Preserve river bank wildlife
corridor
Safety
„ Channel hydraulics and ice
„ Riverbed and bank
geotechnical investigations
„ High load capacity bridge
design
View from the north shore, looking southwest
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CP’s Industrial Heartland Expansion Project
Existing Land Use
(Area Structure Plans)
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Heavy industrial
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Agricultural transition
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Environmental policy
area
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CP’s Industrial Heartland Expansion Project
Existing Natural and
Heritage Features
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North Saskatchewan
River (fish and wildlife)
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Astotin Creek
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Woodlands
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Wetlands
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Heritage Resources
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CP’s Industrial Heartland Expansion Project
Public Road Crossings
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The Project has been
designed to minimize public
road crossings
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Some necessary road
crossings have been identified
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Road-rail crossing safety is
integral to the design of
crossings
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Local traffic will mainly consist
of AIH-oriented vehicles and
other heavy industrial traffic
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Coordination and cooperation
with local road authorities and
county staff, during
construction and operations
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CP’s Industrial Heartland Expansion Project
Environmental Assessment Components
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Air quality
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Heritage resources
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Biological resources
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Noise
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Public safety
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Traffic
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Water quality
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Wetlands
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Waste management
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CP’s Industrial Heartland Expansion Project
Economic and Environmental Benefits
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Rail is the safest mode of overland transport.
Did you know?
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Shift to rail will minimize truck traffic on the regional
highway network.
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Concentrating industrial traffic on rail will:
ƒ improve air quality
ƒ reduce traffic congestion
ƒ enhance public safety
ƒ support industrial growth
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Support Strathcona and Sturgeon Counties Area
Structure Plans
A single train
will replace
up to 250 truck
trips.
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CP’s Industrial Heartland Expansion Project
Approval Process
Project Description
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Railway line construction requires approval
from the Canadian Transportation Agency
(CTA)
Environmental assessment (EA) is a
component of federal approvals
Scoping Document
Draft EA Report
Public Consultation
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The federal EA is conducted pursuant with the
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
(CEAA)
Finalize
EA Report
Federal Agency
Screening
Public Review
Federal Agency
Approval
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CP’s Industrial Heartland Expansion Project
Project Timeline for the
Northwest Extension
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Victoria Trail Logistics Centre and Southwest Extension timelines as required by
industry
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CP’s Industrial Heartland Expansion Project
Your views are important to us
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Council and administration comments will help CP develop a workable plan
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CP would be willing to meet further with council or administration to work through
questions or concerns
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Public meetings for the project are being held in August
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Discussion