The spring of 2002 has been very busy in terms of the number of heritage resource inspections required for the petroleum industry and we apologize to any clients who have experienced delays. Major delays have also resulted from the Saskatchewan Heritage Branch moving from Municipal Government to Culture, Youth and Recreation. In order to ensure that we meet the needs of our clients in a timely manner we have added one new staff archaeologist, Grzegorz Kwiecien. Gregory has a M.A. from Jagiellonski University, in Krakow, Poland.

For the second year running, Alberta Community Development (ACD) has issued an update of the Listing of Significant Historical Sites and Areas. They have indicated that this will be updated annually—available approximately March and in use by EUB and ACD by April 1. Each update will reflect the changing knowledge about historical resources in the province and where they are located. ACD has no immediate plans for putting the Listing on the internet...