Northern Pipeline Socio-Economic and Environmental Terms and Conditions for the Province of Saskatchewan (SI/81-23)

2 (1) In these terms and conditions,

Act

Act means the Northern Pipeline Act; (Loi)

agricultural land

agricultural land means real property owned by a private individual, co-operative, corporation or the Crown that is situated outside a city, town, village or hamlet and that is used or is capable of being used for farming, tillage of the soil, livestock production, raising poultry, dairying, fur farming, tree farming, bee keeping, fish farming or any other activity undertaken to produce agricultural products; (terre agricole)

big game animals

big game animals means big game as defined in The Wildlife Regulations, 1979 (Saskatchewan); (gros gibier)

borrow pit

borrow pit means a site used for the extraction of granular material and fill and the excavation resulting from such extraction; (ballastière)

certified status

certified status has the same meaning as in the Seeds Regulations; (apte à la certification)

construction

construction means, in respect of the building of the pipeline or any portion thereof, those field activities carried out by Foothills from the commencement of clearing for the pipeline or any portion thereof, until leave to open the pipeline or any portion thereof, as the case may be, is granted by the Board but does not include clearing for survey lines by Foothills; (construction)

environmental impact

environmental impact means any change in the existing physical or biological conditions of the environment resulting from the construction or operation of the pipeline; (répercussions écologiques)

facility

facility means any fixed installation of a temporary or permanent nature installed by Foothills as a part of the pipeline or used by Foothills in the construction or operation of the pipeline; (installations)

fish

fish means fish as defined in the Fisheries Act; (poisson)

Foothills

Foothills means Foothills Pipe Lines (Sask.) Ltd.; (Foothills)

fuel

fuel means all liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons and petroleum products used in the construction and operation of the pipeline; (carburants)

hazardous material

hazardous material means any chemical, explosive, toxic material or other substance that, if spilled, misused or allowed to escape, may cause significant damage to the environment; (produits dangereux)

Indian

Indian means a person who, pursuant to the Indian Act, is registered as an Indian or is entitled to be registered as an Indian; (Indien)

inspection

inspection means observation and measurement by Foothills to verify that

• (a) the construction and operation of the pipeline accord with designs and specifications of the pipeline, and

• (b) these terms and conditions are complied with; (inspection)

livestock

livestock means animals, including birds, kept or dealt in for use or profit; (bétail)

monitoring

monitoring means data gathering, data analysis and interpretation and data presentation to determine magnitudes and characteristics of environmental change; (contrôle)

operation

operation means any field activity by Foothills relating to the pipeline or any portion of the pipeline for which leave to open has been granted; (exploitation)

Province

Province means the Province of Saskatchewan; (province)

recreation site

recreation site means a recreational site identified under The Provincial Parks, Protected Areas, Recreation Sites and Antiquities Act (Saskatchewan); (lieu de loisirs)

visual resources

visual resources means the appearance of the features that make up the visible landscape including land, water, vegetation and wildlife; (ressources visuelles)

waste

waste means discarded or abandoned liquid or solid matter including human waste, garbage, oil drums, petroleum products, ashes and equipment; (déchets)

waterbodies

waterbodies means lakes and ponds and permanent and seasonal rivers and streams; (masses d’eau)

wildlife

wildlife means wildlife as defined in The Wildlife Act (Saskatchewan). (faune)

(2) All other words and expressions have the same meaning as in the Act.