Waasigan Transmission Line Project

Environmental Assessment Highlights

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Amended Environmental Assessment

• Executive Summary

• Table of Contents and List of Acronyms

• Section 1.0: Introduction

• Section 2.0: Evaluation of Alternatives

• Section 3.0: Project Description

• Section 4.0: Engagement Summary

• Section 5.0: Environmental Assessment Approach

• Section 6.0: Natural Environment

  • Section 6.1: Physiography, Geology, Surficial Geology and Soils

  • Section 6.2: Surface Water

  • Section 6.3: Groundwater

  • Section 6.4: Vegetation and Wetlands

  • Section 6.5: Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat

  • Section 6.6: Fish and Fish Habitat

  • Section 6.7: Air Quality

  • Section 6.8: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  • Section 6.9: Acoustic and Vibration Environment

• Section 7.0: Socio-economic Environment

  • Section 7.1: Land and Resource Use

  • Section 7.2: Community Well-Being and Infrastructure

  • Section 7.3: Economy

  • Section 7.4: Aesthetics

  • Section 7.5: Archaeological Resources

  • Section 7.6: Built Heritage Resources and Cultural Heritage Landscapes

  • Section 7.7: First Nations Rights, Interests and Use of Land and Resources

  • Section 7.8: Métis Rights, Interests and Use of Land and Resources

• Section 8.0: Net Effects Assessment Summary

• Section 9.0: Cumulative Effects Assessment Summary

• Section 10.0: Monitoring and Commitments

• Section 11.0: Conclusion

• Section 12.0: References

• Section 13.0: Glossary of Terms

Amended Environmental Assessment Appendices

• Appendix 1.0-A: Terms of Reference

• Appendix 1.0-B: Terms of Reference Commitments

• Appendix 2.0-A: Alternative Route Evaluation

• Appendix 2.0-B: Routing Through Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves

• Appendix 2.0-C: NOTL Route Evaluation

• Appendix 3.0-A: Letters of Direction and Order-in-Council

• Appendix 3.0-B: Project Footprint

• Appendix 3.0-C: Climate Analysis Report

• Appendix 4.0-A: Draft Environmental Assessment Comment Responses

• Appendix 5.0-A: List of Studies

• Appendix 6.1-A: Bedrock Geology

• Appendix 6.1-B: Quaternary Geology

• Appendix 6.1-C: Detailed Soil Mapping for the Thunder Bay and Dryden Areas

• Appendix 6.2-A: Surface Water Baseline Report

• Appendix 6.2-B: Waterbody Characteristics for Preferred Route

• Appendix 6.3-A: Water Well Data

• Appendix 6.3-B: Water Well Records and Permits to Take Water Figures

• Appendix 6.3-C: Source Water Protection Designated Areas Figures

• Appendix 6.4-A: Terrestrial Baseline Report

• Appendix 6.4-B: Upland, Wetland, and Riparian Ecosystems in the Local and Regional Study Area

• Appendix 6.4-C: Species at Risk and Significant Wildlife Habitat in the Local and Regional Study Area

• Appendix 6.4-D: Plants of Importance shared by Indigenous Communities

• Appendix 6.5-A: Wildlife Habitat Models

• Appendix 6.5-B: Figures for Section 6.5: Wildlife - Volume 1

• Appendix 6.5-B: Figures for Section 6.5: Wildlife - Volume 2

• Appendix 6.5-B: Figures for Section 6.5: Wildlife - Volume 3

• Appendix 6.6-A: Fish and Fish Habitat Baseline Report

• Appendix 6.6-B: Fish and Fish Habitat Summary and Mapbook at Proposed Equipment Waterbody Crossings and Applicable Timing Windows for the Project

• Appendix 6.6-C: Fish and Fish Habitat Summary and Proposed Applicable Timing Windows for Non-Equipment Crossing Project Infrastructure for the Project

• Appendix 6.6-D: Water Crossings Confidence Assessment

• Appendix 6.8-A: Greenhouse Gas Calculation Methodology

• Appendix 6.9-A: Noise and Vibration Environment Local Study Area

• Appendix 6.9-B: Points of Reception for Acoustic and Vibration Environment

• Appendix 7.2-A: Indigenous Community Profiles

• Appendix 7.4-A: Photographic Inventory Observation Logs

• Appendix 7.4-B: Structure Visibility Mapping

• Appendix 7.5-A: Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment

• Appendix 7.5-B: Areas of Archaeological Potential

• Appendix 7.6-A: Cultural Heritage Existing Conditions and Preliminary Heritage Impact Assessment

• Appendix 7.6-B: Known Cultural Heritage Resources

• Appendix 10.0-A: Commitments for the Waasigan Transmission Line

Amended Environmental Assessment Record of Consultation

• Final Environmental Assessment Record of Consultation Report

• Appendix A: Contact Lists

• Appendix B: Project Notifications

• Appendix C: Field Program Notifications

• Appendix D: Community Open House Material

• Appendix E: Municipal Record of Consultation

• Appendix F: Provincial and Federal Record of Consultation

• Appendix G: Other Stakeholders Record of Consultation

• Appendix H: Indigenous Communities Contact Lists*

• Appendix I: Indigenous Communities Record of Consultation*

*Confidential to Indigenous communities

Amended Environmental Assessment Interactive Mapping Tool

The interactive mapping tool can be used to review the Project footprint, terrestrial, aquatics and other environmental data captured in the final EA Report. This detailed information is available to assist in the review of the final EA Report and provide feedback.

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Additional Amended Environmental Assessment Supporting Documents

Final EA Updates Summary

White Otter Camp Move

Private Landowner Refinement

• Field Work Schedule

• Survey Locations

• Aquatics – Field Work Plan

• Terrestrial – Field Work Plan (Text only)

• Terrestrial – Field Work Plan – Appendices A-B (52 MB)

• Terrestrial – Field Work Plan – Appendices C-D (10 MB)

• Terrestrial – Field Work Plan – Appendix E (77 MB)

• Terrestrial – Field Work Plan – Appendix F (204 MB)
  

• Terrestrial – Field Work Plan – Appendix G (5 MB)
  

• Field Work Notice No. 1 – Amphibian, Turtle Basking and Bat Hibernacula Surveys

• Field Work Notice No. 2 – Bat Maternity Roost, Breeding Birds, Botanical Surveys, Eastern Whip-Poor-Will, and Barn and Bank Swallow Surveys

• Field Work Notice No. 3 – Aquatics Surveys (Surface Water, Fish and Fish Habitat) Dryden District, and Updated to Breeding Bird Surveys

• Field Work Notice No. 4 – Aquatic Surveys (Surface Water, Fish and Fish Habitat) Thunder Bay District

• Field Work Notice No. 5 – Aquatic Surveys (Surface Water, Fish and Fish Habitat) Fort Frances District

• Field Work Notice No. 6 – Gray Fox Surveys

• Field Work Notice No. 7 – Significant Wildlife Habitat Surveys

• Field Work Notice No. 8 – Cultural Heritage Surveys

• Field Work Notice No. 9 – Visual Assessment