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• Bertha Ganter – Fort McKay (AMS 1)
• Mildred Lake (AMS 2)
• Lower Camp Met Tower (AMS 3)
• Buffalo Viewpoint (AMS 4)
• Mannix (AMS 5)
• Patricia McInnes (AMS 6)
• Athabasca Valley (AMS 7)
• Fort Chipewyan (AMS 8)
• Barge Landing (AMS 9)
• Lower Camp (AMS 11)
• Millennium (AMS 12)
• Fort McKay South(AMS 13)
• Anzac (AMS 14)
• CNRL Horizon (AMS 15)
• Shell Muskeg River (AMS 16)
• Wapasu (AMS 17)
• Conklin (AMS 18)
• Mobile Air Monitoring Station
• Portable Air Monitoring Station

Even before the unprecedented growth of the oil sands industry in this region, it was accepted that an organization like the WBEA was necessary. It didn’t just happen:

• In 1985, Fort McKay First Nation expressed concern about the environment.
• In response, government and industry formed an Air Quality Task Force which described issues, established priorities and recommended on-going dialogue and a consensus based approach to air quality concerns.
• Air Quality Task Force becomes Regional Air Quality Coordinating Committee (RAQCC) prioritized regional air quality concerns and coordinated a program to manage air quality in the region.
• In 1993, the Government of Alberta developed a regional approach to air quality monitoring under the umbrella of the Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA).
• In 1997, RAQCC was reformed into the Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA).
• The Clean Air Strategic Alliance formally endorsed the WBEA Monitoring Program in 1996. In 1997, the WBEA assumed responsibility for ownership and operation of a regional consolidated air quality monitoring network in the region.
• Capital costs provided originally by Suncor Energy and Syncrude Canada Limited.
• Alberta Environment provided equipment on a long term basis, as well as expertise and in-kind contributions.
• In 1999, WBEA included an ecological monitoring program, Terrestrial Environmental Effects Monitoring (TEEM).
• In 2005, WBEA included the ongoing Human Exposure Monitoring Program (HEMP).
• Membership, funding and in-kind contributions have continued to rise with the increase in industry activity.