1. Element of the
Snye Currently:
ƒ–‡” ƒ†
ƒ† ˆ”‘ –Š‡
Ž‡ƒ”™ƒ–‡” ‹˜‡”Ǥ
‡Š‹…Ž‡ǡ ‘ƒ– ƒ†
‹”’Žƒ‡ ”ƒˆϐ‹…Ǥ
‹•Š ’ƒ™‹‰
”‘—† ƒ†
‹•Š‹‰Ǥ
ƒ„‹–ƒ– ˆ‘”
‹‰”ƒ–‘”›
™ƒ–‡”ˆ‘—ŽǤ
—„Ž‹… ‡‹–›Ǥ
Element of
Continued
Siltation:
ƒ„ƒ–‡† •‹Ž–•
ƒ””‹˜‹‰ ™‹–Š –Š‡
…—””‡–Ǥ
ƒ„Ž‡ –‘ ‡•…ƒ’‡ǡ
–Š‡ •‹Ž–• …Ž‘‰ –Š‡
‡–”ƒ…‡ –‘ –Š‡
›‡ ƒ† ϐ‹ŽŽ ‹ ‘
–Š‡ ϐ‹•Š •’ƒ™‹‰
ƒ”‡ƒ•Ǥ
Š‹• ƒ› …”‡ƒ–‡
‘”‡ ’—„Ž‹… ƒ”‡ƒ•ǡ
„—– ™‹–Š ˆ‡™‡”
—•‡•Ǥ
Element of
Habitat Renewal:
‹”† ƒ„‹–ƒ– ™‹ŽŽ
„‡ …”‡ƒ–‡† ‹ –Š‹•
‡™ •‹Ž–‡† ƒ”‡ƒǤ
‡‡†• ƒ† ƒ––ƒ‹Ž•
™‹ŽŽ †‘‹ƒ–‡Ǥ
—„Ž‹… ‡‹–›
‹…Ž—†‹‰ „‘ƒ–‹‰ǡ
ϐŽ›‹‰ ƒ† ϐ‹•Š‹‰
™‹ŽŽ „‡ •‡˜‡”‡Ž›
Ž‹‹–‡† —Ž‡•• ™‡
™‘” –‘ ”‡‘’‡ –Š‡
ϐŽ—•Š‹‰ ™ƒ–‡”•
‘ˆ –Š‡ –Šƒ„ƒ•…ƒ
‹˜‡”Ǥ
THESNYE1
OFFORTMCMURRAYALBERTA
PotentialImagesoftheUncertainFutureoftheSnye
1snye:/snahy/–nounCanadian.1.backwater.2.aside-channel,esp.onethatlaterrejoinsthemainstream.3.achanneljoiningtworivers.

2. THE SNYE1
OF FORT MCMURRAY ALBERTA
Potential Images of the Uncertain Future of the Snye
1 snye: /snahy/ –noun Canadian . 1.backwater. 2.a side-channel, esp. one that later rejoins the main stream. 3.a channel joining two rivers.
Muskeg:
‹”† ƒ„‹–ƒ– ™‹ŽŽ „‡ …”‡ƒ–‡† ‹ –Š‹• ‡™ ˜‡‰‡–ƒ–‡† ƒ”‡ƒǤ
‡‡†• ƒ† ƒ––ƒ‹Ž• ™‹ŽŽ †‘‹ƒ–‡ „—– …‘Ž‘‹œ‹‰ •’”—…‡ ƒ†
‘–Š‡” ™ƒ–‡” Ž‘˜‹‰ –”‡‡• ™‹ŽŽ ƒ†˜ƒ…‡ ‹–‘ –Š‡ ›‡Ǥ
—„Ž‹… ‡‹–› ‹• ‰‘‡Ǥ
Habitat Renewal:
‹”† ƒ„‹–ƒ– ™‹ŽŽ „‡ …”‡ƒ–‡† ‹ –Š‹• ‡™ •‹Ž–‡† ƒ”‡ƒǤ
‡‡†• ƒ† ƒ––ƒ‹Ž• ™‹ŽŽ †‘‹ƒ–‡Ǥ
—„Ž‹… ‡‹–› ‹…Ž—†‹‰ „‘ƒ–‹‰ǡ ϐŽ›‹‰ ƒ† ϐ‹•Š‹‰ ™‹ŽŽ
„‡ •‡˜‡”‡Ž› Ž‹‹–‡† —Ž‡•• ™‡ ™‘” –‘ ”‡‘’‡ –Š‡ ϐŽ—•Š‹‰
™ƒ–‡”• ‘ˆ –Š‡ –Šƒ„ƒ•…ƒ ‹˜‡”Ǥ
Continued Siltation:
ƒ„ƒ–‡† •‹Ž–• ƒ””‹˜‹‰ ™‹–Š –Š‡ …—””‡–Ǥ
ƒ„Ž‡ –‘ ‡•…ƒ’‡ǡ –Š‡ •‹Ž–• …Ž‘‰ –Š‡ ‡–”ƒ…‡ –‘ –Š‡ ›‡ ƒ†
ϐ‹ŽŽ ‹ ‘ –Š‡ ϐ‹•Š •’ƒ™‹‰ ƒ”‡ƒ•Ǥ
Š‹• ƒ› …”‡ƒ–‡ ‘”‡ ’—„Ž‹… ƒ”‡ƒ•ǡ „—– ™‹–Š ˆ‡™‡” —•‡•Ǥ
Annual Dredging:
ƒ„ƒ–‡† •‹Ž–• ƒ””‹˜‹‰ ™‹–Š –Š‡ …—””‡–Ǥ
ƒ„Ž‡ –‘ ‡•…ƒ’‡ǡ –Š‡ •‹Ž–• …Ž‘‰ –Š‡ ‡–”ƒ…‡ –‘ –Š‡ ›‡ ƒ† ϐ‹ŽŽ ‹ ‘
–Š‡ ϐ‹•Š •’ƒ™‹‰ ƒ”‡ƒ•Ǥ
Š‡ ‘—–Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ ›‡ ‹• †”‡†‰‡† ƒ—ƒŽŽ› ƒ– ƒ ‰”‡ƒ– …‘•– ƒ† ™‹–Š ‘
”‡ƒŽ ‹’”‘˜‡‡– ˜‹•ǦƒǦ˜‹• –Š‡ †‡’–Š• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ›‡Ǥ