Christine Daly
christine.daly@ucalgary.ca
Christine Daly is an award-winning reclamation and conservation researcher with over 18 years of experience in the oil sands industry. Her collaborative and innovative approach has led to many environmental improvements in the sector, including tailings pond reclamation, fen wetland reclamation, and an industry-wide boreal woodland caribou conservation challenge. Christine is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Calgary in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape in Treaty 7. Her research is focused on the braiding of scientific and Indigenous knowledges and perspectives into landscape planning decisions in support of sustainable socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental post-closure outcomes.
Education
PhD in Environmental Design (05/2018 – Summer 2022)
MSc in Biological Sciences (2003 – 2007)
Honours BSc Environmental Science with Thesis (1999 – 2003)
Getting to Maybe: Social Innovation Residency Program (Summer 2017)
Work Experience
Owner & Operator (2021 – Present)
Daly Reclamation & Reconnection Inc.
Circle of Advisors (2021 – Present)
University of Calgary
Course Instructor (Fall 2021)
University of Calgary
Senior Sustainability Advisor, Land & Reclamation (2014 – 2021)
Suncor Energy Inc.
Wetland Reclamation Research & Development Coordinator (2007 – 2014)
Suncor Energy
Aquatic Subgroup Chair (2007 – 2010)
Cumulative Environmental Management Association
Research Assistant (2006 – 2007)
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
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Gallery
The Cycle of Respect - an indigenized code of conduct for guiding intercultural dialogue and action in mine closure and reclamation of Indigenous traditional territories degraded by oil sands activities (Green = Denesuline, Grey=Cree, Black=English)
Using Indigenous traditional shield art and storytelling to co-create an 'Aligned Closure Vision' between a First Nation and the oil sands industry to direct planning and design decisions about the future of Indigenous traditional homelands after closure.