What has Syncrude done so far in terms of reclamation?
Syncrude spends more than $14 million each year to reclaim land disturbed by the surface mine. After the soil is reconstructed, trees and shrubs are planted, and grasses sown to prepare the land for future uses, ranging from forestry to wildlife habitat to recreation. Close to five million seedlings have been planted in these new landscapes and over 4,500 hectares reclaimed.