Draft 3 - Land Use Planning Maps and GIS data are available below. The Maps have been made as small as possible for downloading (higher quality versions are available) please see 'Land Use Plan & Other Reports'. If you have further questions about mapping and or GIS data, please contact Joel Ashworth (jdashworth@me.com), GIS Analyst at (403) 452-1413.
  • Main Report Maps - Draft 3

    List of Maps

    Map 1. Sahtu Settlement Area - page 20
    Map 2. Existing Land Interests - page 25
    Map 3. Contaminated Sites - page 27
    Map 4. Land Use Zones - page 38
    Map 5. Culturally Significant Areas - page 50
    Map 6. Community Drinking Water Source Catchments and Upstream Catchments - page 53
    Map 7. Fall Rut, Post-Rut and Winter Range of the Bluenose West Barren-Ground Caribou Herd - page 55
    Map 8. Ecologically Significant Areas - page 61
    Map 9. Sahtu Overview - page 87
    Map 10. NW Corner - Overview - page 100
    Map 11. NW Corner - 1 - page 101
    Map 12. NW Corner – 2 - page 109
    Map 13. NW Corner – 3 - page 115
    Map 14. NW Corner – 4 - page 121
    Map 15. NW Corner – 5 - page 134
    Map 16. NW Corner - 6 - page 139
    Map 17. NW Corner – 7 - page 148
    Map 18. Great Bear Lake and Area – Overview - page - 154
    Map 19. Great Bear Lake and Area – 1 - page 171
    Map 20. Great Bear Lake and Area – 2 - page 175
    Map 21. Great Bear Lake and Area – 3 - page 184
    Map 22. South Central – Overview - page 192
    Map 23. South Central – 1 - page 197
    Map 24. South Central – 2 - page 206
    Map 25. South Central – 3 - page 221
    Map 26. Mackenzie Mountains – Overview - page 230
    Map 27. Mackenzie Mountains – 1 - page 243
    Map 28. Mackenzie Mountains – 2 - page 256


  • Background Report Maps - Draft 3

    List of Maps

    Map 1. Sahtu Settlement Area (SSA) - page 11
    Map 2. Sahtu Settlement Lands) - page 13
    Map 3. Traditional Cultural Groups of the Sahtu Settlement Area ) - page 16
    Map 4. Significant Cultural Sites - page 26
    Map 5. Sahtu Dene and Métis Traditional Trails - page 28
    Map 6. Traditional Place Names - page 29
    Map 7. Heritage Sites from “Places We Take Care Of” - page 34
    Map 8. Geological Provinces - page 36
    Map 9. Elevation and Contours - page 38
    Map 10. Permafrost and Treeline - page 41
    Map 11. Warming Trends °C/Decade 1979-2008 - page 43
    Map 12. Major and Regional Watersheds - page 46
    Map 13. Community Drinking Water Source Catchments and Upstream Catchments - page 50
    Map 14. Fire History in the SSA (1960-2005) - page 53
    Map 15. Level I and II Ecoregions - page 57
    Map 16. Level III and IV Ecoregions - page 58
    Map 17. Marxan Ecological Representation Analysis - page 61
    Map 18. Ecologically Significant Areas - page 62
    Map 19. Special Harvesting Areas & FGH/Colville Lake Group Trapping Area - page 71
    Map 20. SRRB Harvest Study by Density - page 74
    Map 21. Bluenose West Caribou Migration - page 75
    Map 22. Bluenose East Caribou Migration - page 76
    Map 23. Dall’s Sheep - page 78
    Map 24. Important Breeding Duck Habitat - page 79
    Map 25. Important Wildlife Areas - page 84
    Map 26. Bears - page 85
    Map 27. Barren-Ground Caribou - page 86
    Map 28. Boreal and Mountain Woodland Caribou - page 87
    Map 29. Mountain Woodland Caribou Range - page 88
    Map 30. Fish - page 89
    Map 31. Furbearers - page 90
    Map 32. Mountain Goat - page 91
    Map 33. Moose - page 92
    Map 34. Muskox - page 93
    Map 35. Waterfowl and Birds - page 94
    Map 36. Oil and Gas Potential - page 97
    Map 37. Oil and Gas Rights - page 98
    Map 38. Known Mineralization in the SSA - page 103
    Map 39. Mineral Rights - page 104
    Map 40. Granular Deposits - page 110
    Map 41. Contaminated Sites - page 114
    Map 42. Outfitting Regions and Tourism Establishments - page 117
    Map 43. Hydro-Electric Potential in the Sahtu - page 120
    Map 44. Existing and Proposed Infrastructure - page 123



  • Download Draft 3 - Land Use Plan Shapefiles here - Draft3_SLUPB_Zoning.zip

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  • Download a Key Map of the Sahtu (500kb)