Consultation Staff
Ronald Cardinal
Environmental Monitor
Gary Noskiye
Environmental Monitor
VACANT
Consultation
Norman Gladue
Elder advisor
The PTFN Consultation department
The PTFN Consultation department oversees the Nation’s relationship with the oil, gas, and forestry sector within PTFN’s traditional territory. The department negotiates impact benefit agreements with operators that currently do business within PTFN territory and is the point of contact for any government mandated First Nation consultation. The Consultation Department also monitors environmental impacts that result from oil, gas, and forestry activities to ensure industry compliance with environmental protection and/or remediation requirements.
Environmental monitoring activities
In 2019, the Consultation Department began conducting environmental monitoring activities, which includes data collection for lake water quality, wildlife and vegetation surveys and fish populations in Peerless and Graham Lakes. The purpose of collecting this data is to establish a ‘baseline’ inventory of the key environmental aspects that directly effect the quality of life for PTFN community members. In turn, the baseline data will be used to measure and gauge impacts caused by industry activities, forestry, natural disasters, and climate change over time.
The Consultation Department currently has two full-time staff and two part-time Environmental Monitors. Community Elders are also an integral part of the Consultation Department and are relied upon to advise on historical, cultural, and traditional knowledge.
The Consultation Department Staff
The Consultation Department currently has two full-time staff and two part-time Environmental Monitors. Community Elders are also an integral part of the Consultation Department and are relied upon to advise on historical, cultural, and traditional knowledge.