Resources & Relationships
Nu Nennè-AXYS Inc. has the resources through its corporate relationships to provide complex and detailed environmental consulting services.
Nu Nennè-AXYS Inc. is keenly interested in working with industry that is operating within the traditional territory of the Cold Lake First Nations. Due to the unique shared partnership with Cold Lake First Nations and Jacques Whitford AXYS Ltd., and its affiliates; FMA Heritage Resources Consultants Inc., Westworth Associates Environmental Ltd., C.E. Jones and Associates we are able to provide integrated environmental consulting and field services for our clients.
The collective experience of the Nu Nennè-AXYS Inc. team of companies provides an effective combination of applied and scientific experiences to ensure cost effective and practical solutions for environmental projects. Through the working relationships, shared goals and diverse capabilities, Nu Nennè-AXYS Inc. is able to offer environmental areas of expertise and experience, and demonstrate our commitment to science-based solutions through the support and involvement of the following Jacques Whitford AXYS Ltd. related companies.
Jacques Whitford AXYS Ltd.
Jacques Whitford AXYS Ltd. is a Canadian owned firm of consulting engineers, scientists and technical specialists providing multi-disciplinary environmental, geotechnical, planning and risk management services to regional, national and international clients. Formed in 1972, the firm has grown to comprise more than 1,400 staff located in 45 offices including every Canadian province, in the United States and internationally.
In April 2005, Jacques Whitford acquired AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd., one of Western Canada’s leading environmental specialists, jointly becoming the premier environmental permitting and planning consultants in Western Canada and nationally.
The strength of the Jacques Whitford AXYS Ltd. national team lies in the extensive knowledge and experience provided by their many associated companies. The Jacques Whitford AXYS Ltd. commitment is to provide close attention to our client’s needs, provide ongoing quality service and to ensure that the solutions we offer are cost effective and appropriate to the specific requirements of our clients.
FMA Heritage Resources Consultants Inc.
FMA Heritage Resources Consultants Inc. is a Canadian heritage resources consulting firm with a specialized interest in the western and northern regions of Canada. Since its inception in 1981, the company has been engaged in a wide range of archaeological, historic, and palaeontological studies related to resource, tourism, and community development projects. The firm has provided expertise and research services to private and public sectors, all levels of government, as well as aboriginal groups.
FMA Heritage Resources Consultants Inc provides a wealth of past experience in forested environments applicable to the traditional territory of the Cold Lake First Nations. This experience includes not only archaeological site materials but also extensive archival and literature research into aboriginal lifestyles, subsistence and exploitive patterns, and fur trade history.
The company’s approach to historical resource management is based on the non-renewable nature of these resources and conservation strategies. Critical to their approach is familiarity with, and understanding of, historical resource values as the guiding principle in site evaluation and mitigation requirements.
Westworth Associates Environmental Ltd.
Westworth Associates Environmental Ltd. is a highly respected environmental consulting firm specializing in the field of wildlife environmental impact assessments and natural resource management.
Westworth Associates Environmental Ltd. is a recognized leader in wildlife research, habitat assessment and habitat restoration and enhancement. Their expertise includes fisheries and aquatic habitat assessments, reclamation and enhancement of disturbed habitats, design of wildlife greenbelts and viewing areas, and the development of plans for maintaining biodiversity.
C.E. Jones and Associates
C.E. Jones and Associates is an environmental consulting company specializing in environmental reclamation assessments and rehabilitation of industrial disturbances. Founded in 1986, the company has provided integrated environmental services to clients in the mining, forest and transportation industries and to government agencies. Acquired by Jacques Whitford AXYS Ltd. in 2006, C.E. Jones is an innovative consulting firm on the leading edge of reclamation research.
Cold Lake First Nations
Cold Lake First Nations’ response to the oil and gas industry’s request to increase First Nations participation in their projects resulted in the partnership with Nu Nennè-AXYS Inc. and was intended to increase local capacity in the area of environmental and traditional knowledge assessments.
The members of Cold Lake First Nations are committed to the preservation and protection of their traditional lands. The goal of the Cold Lake First Nations is to leave a legacy of an environmentally sound and sustainable natural environment for future generations, in keeping with their treaty rights. Cold Lake First Nations’ relationship with the land is sacred, and includes the water, the air, the wildlife and all of the resources. As the stewards of nature, it is Cold Lake First Nations’ responsibility to promote conscientious and respectful use of the environment.
Cold Lake First Nations facilitates sustainable operations for industry through their working partnership with Nu Nennè-AXYS Inc. and their involvement and input relative to proposed developments on their traditional lands. As active participants in assessments they support Nu Nennè-AXYS Inc. by providing to project teams:
- Extensive environmental expertise, understanding and experience
- Continuous and meaningful involvement of traditional users
- Ecological and historical knowledge of the area
- Understanding of the long term and cumulative effects of development
Nu Nennè-AXYS Inc. offers equal training and employment opportunities to Cold Lake First Nation men and women and increases their exposure to project structures, methodologies and regulatory requirements. The partnership with Jacques Whitford AXYS Ltd. has enhanced the abilities of the members of Cold Lake First Nations to aid in the supervisory, management and decision making roles in the development of their community and their relationship with industry’s projects on their traditional lands.
