Dr. Brian O.K. Reeves (President/Principal Archaeologist)

Brian (Barney) is the President of Lifeways of Canada Ltd., Alberta's oldest cultural resource consulting and contracting company. He has over 30 years of research and professional experience and specializes in Northern North American Archaeology, Ethnohistory, and Cultural Resource Management.

Academic Degrees B.Sc. (Geology), University of Alberta B.A. (Philosophy), University of Alberta (Calgary) M.A. (Archaeology), University of Calgary Ph.D. (Archaeology), University of Calgary

Memberships in Professional Associations Canadian Archaeological Association Archaeological Society of Alberta Association of Consulting Archaeologists Montana Archaeological Society Alberta Historical Society Montana Historical Society Plains Anthropological Society

Brian Vivian (Project Archaeologist)

Brian has been employed with Lifeways of Canada since 1981. He has worked on archaeological projects in the Canadian Arctic, the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, British Columbia, and Montana, interior British Columbia, Ghana, and throughout Alberta. He is currently the Senior Project Archaeologist managing the Yellowstone National Park Project in addition to most Calgary region projects for clients such as Carma, Qualico, Genstar, West Creek, and Genesis.

Academic Degrees B.A. (Archaeology/Anthropology), SFU M.A. (Archaeology), University of Calgary Ph.D. candidate (Archaeology), SUNY Binghamton

Memberships in Professional Associations Canadian Archaeological Association Archaeological Society of Alberta Association of Consulting Archaeologists

Dr. Dan Meyer (Project Archaeologist)

Dan has been a Senior Project Archaeologist with Lifeways of Canada since 2000. Throughout his 17-year career he has worked on archaeological projects in the Alberta Foothills and Rocky Mountains, Northern Plains, Boreal Forest, Yellowstone National Park, American Southwest, Mesoamerica, and the Eastern Woodlands. With his extensive knowledge of the Alberta Foothills, he is currently managing the Historical Resources predictive modelling and management plans for the Hinton Wood Products, Alberta Newsprint Company, Sundance Forest Industries, and Sundre Forest Products Forestry Management Agreement areas (FMAs). He has also recently directed HRIA excavations at the Elk River Cheviot Mine near Hinton. Dan is the President- Elect of the Association of Consulting Archaeologists of Alberta.

Academic Degrees B.A. (Anthropology), University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. (Archaeology), University of Calgary

Memberships in Professional & Academic Associations Archaeological Society of Alberta Association of Consulting Archaeologists Society for American Archaeology Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary

Claire Bourges (Project Archaeologist/Office Manager)

Claire has worked for Lifeways of Canada since 1998. She has worked on archaeological projects in the boreal forests of Northern Alberta, the high arctic, interior British Columbia, the southwest United States, and Africa. She has served as the Project Archaeologist for the Weldwood Archaeological Overview Project(2000), the Sunpine Archaeological Overview Project (2000),the City of Calgary Site Inventory Project (2000), and as a senior archaeologist on the Syncrude North Aurora Mine Project (1998-present). She specializes in ceramic analysis and historic artifact analysis. Claire runs the Lifeways office, oversees project completions, and edits most Lifeways reports.

Academic Degrees B.A. (Archaeology), University of Calgary M.A. (Archaeology), University of Calgary

Memberships in Professional Associations Archaeological Society of Alberta Association of Consulting Archaeologists

Don Hanna (Project Archaeologist)

Don is the newest member of the Lifeways Team, re-joining us in 2006. Don has extensive experience in Alberta archaeology and much of western Canada. He has been active in archaeological consulting for close to two decades and has participated in major archaeological projects in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories. He has directed more than 50 development related projects in Alberta. Don maintains an ongoing interest in the prehistory of the Alberta grasslands. He is President-Elect of the Association of Consulting Archaeologists of Alberta.

Academic Degrees B.A. (Archaeology), University of Calgary M.A. (Archaeology), Simon Fraser University Ph.D. Candidate (Archaeology),University of Calgary

Memberships in Professional Associations Association of Consulting Archaeologists Archaeological Society of Alberta Canadian Archaeological Association University of Calgary Archaeological Association

Doug Mitchell (Senior Archaeologist)

Doug has been employed with Lifeways of Canada since 1994. He has worked on archaeological projects throughout Alberta, and in high altitude environments in Alberta, Montana, and Wyoming. He is currently involved with the Yellowstone National Park Archaeological Project (1996-present). He has also contributed to the the Muskeg River Limestone Quarry Project (2004), Cougar Ridge Project (2000), Glacier National Park Archaeological Project (1994-1998), the Syncrude North Aurora Mine Project (1996-1997), and the Crowsnest Pass Site Survey (19--). Doug specializes in lithic raw material analysis, tool description, and analysis.
Academic Degrees B.A. (Archaeology), University of Calgary

R.Kevin Thorson (Senior Archaeologist)

Kevin has worked for Lifeways of Canada since 1995. He has worked on projects throughout Alberta and in high altitudes environments of Montana and Wyoming. He is currently involved with the Yellowstone National Park Archaeological Project (1996-present). He has also contributed to the Muskeg River Limestone Quarry Project (2004), Cougar Ridge Project (2000), the Glacier National Park Archaeological Project (1995-1998), the Syncrude North Aurora Mine Project(1996-1997),and the Crowsnest Pass Site Survey (19--). Kevin specializes in GIS mapping and drafting.
Academic Degrees B.Sc. (Archaeology), University of Calgary

Jason Roe (Senior Archaeologist)

Jason has been employed with Lifeways of Canada since 1998. He has worked on archaeological projects throughout Alberta and into the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia. He is currently involved with the Hinton Wood Products HRIA, the ANC HRIA, the Sundre Wood Products HRIA,and the Sundance HRIA. Jason specializes in lithic analysis and raw material identification. He is an accomplished flintknapper and produces museum-quality reproduction projectile points and other tools.
Academic Degrees B.A. (Archaeology), University of Calgary

Murray Lobb (Senior Archaeologist)

Murray has been employed with Lifeways of Canada since 2000. He has worked on archaeological projects in southern Alberta, the Boreal Forest, central Alberta, the Canadian Rockies and the Canadian subarctic. He is currently involved with the Luscar Genesee Project, but has also contributed to the ANC Project, the Shell 3D Project, and a survey of the Peigan Reserve for El Paso Velvet. Murray specializes in GIS mapping and drafting.
Academic Degrees B.Sc. (Archaeology), University of Calgary M.A. in progress (Archaeology), University of Calgary

Janet Blakey (Senior Archaeologist)

Janet has been a full time employee with Lifeways of Canada since 2003. She has worked on archaeological projects in Chile, Southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Currently Janet is working on the Everblue Springs Project (2005-present), Crestmont Project (2003-present), Syncrude Tool Descriptons (2005-present), and Birch Mountain Tool Descriptions (2005-present). Janet specializes in faunal analysis, soils analysis, topographic landscape modelling and other computer/graphic applications in archaeology.
Academic Degrees B.A. Honours (Anthropology), University of Winnipeg B.Sc. (Geography), University of Winnipeg M.A. in progress (Archaeology), University of Calgary