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TLA provides services to Industry, Government, Institutions of Public Government (IPG), Inuit Organizations and First Nations. TLA also maintains cooperative associations with other reputable firms and individuals to address multi-disciplinary project needs.
We are affiliated with the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists (ASPB), Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (NAPEG), International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA) including the Western and Northern Canada Affiliate, Northern Territories Water and Waste Association (NTWWA), and the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2).
Stephen Lines Bio:
 Stephen is a Professional Biologist with a Master’s degree in Environmental Impact Assessment. His education started with the completion an undergraduate degree in Ecology at Concordia University (Montreal) in 2000. Following a brief experience working with primates, Stephen returned to Concordia and completed a graduate diploma in Environmental Impact Assessment in 2002. While in the graduate program, Stephen travelled to Mexico and also studied in the graduate biology program at Morelia’s Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo and researched in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve with the Ministry of Environment.
Upon graduation and returning to Canada, Stephen started working on northern projects with Paul F. Wilkinson & Associates by providing support during the review of the Jericho Diamond Mine proposal and Doris North Gold Mine proposal. In 2004, Stephen moved to Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, to work for the Nunavut Water Board as the Mine Hearing Coordinator during the Jericho Diamond Mine water licensing process. Following the completion of the water licensing process, Stephen accepted a position as advisor for the Nunavut Impact Review Board in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.
While with the Nunavut Impact Review Board, Stephen managed environmental reviews for mine development and helped develop the environmental screening and review processes. Although this was an extremely rewarding role, Stephen identified knowledge gaps in Environmental Impact Assessment practice and returned to academics to explore some solutions.
Stephen completed his M.Sc. in Environmental Impact Assessment at the University of Calgary (Interdisciplinary Graduate Program) in 2009 under the direction of Dr. Bill Ross. In his thesis, Stephen developed Environmental Impact Statement guidelines supporting an ecosystemic approach to caribou impact assessment and monitoring.
During his three years at Calgary, Stephen also took opportunities to further develop as a Professional Biologist and also as a dog musher. With a common interest in the north and a similar background, Stephen joined Karlette in the establishment of Tunaley, Lines & Associates in 2007.
Karlette Tunaley Bio:
 Karlette is a Professional Engineer registered with the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (NAPEG). She graduated from McMaster University in 1997 with a bachelor of Civil Engineering. Following an introduction to a career in municipal engineering, she discovered that she was interested in improving the environment and mitigating environmental impacts. Inspired by the Coastal Mountain Range and the Pacific Ocean, Karlette moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in pursuit of professional development in environmental engineering.
Upon completion of the Environmental Engineering Bachelor of Technology program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Karlette renewed her career as an environmental scientist with Gartner Lee Limited. Fortunately, this position led her to Nunavut to work on the decommissioning and reclamation of the northernmost mine in the world, Polaris.
In awe of the experience of living and working in the Arctic environment, Karlette accepted the position of advisor to the Nunavut Impact Review Board and the opportunity to relocate to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. This job presented Karlette with many rewarding challenges including work on northern development projects affecting remote communities and participation in the development of regulatory processes. Through her responsibilities, managing environmental reviews for mine development and developing the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s review and screening processes, she gained extensive experience working with the various stakeholders of development including all levels of government, community organizations, and industry.
In search of opportunities to further her professional development as well as opportunities to support stakeholders of northern development through the regulatory processes, Karlette joined Steve in the establishment of their partnership.
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