From the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to De Beers Canada Inc. re: Termination of the Victor Diamond Mine Extension Project (see reference document # 13)

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Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Ontario Regional Office
55 St. Clair Avenue East, Room 907
Toronto, ON M4T 1M2

Agence canadienne d'évaluation environnementale
Bureau régionale de l'Ontario
55, avenue St-Clair est, bureau 907
Toronto (Ontario) M4T 1M2

 

January 26, 2018

Andrew Williams
Environment and Permitting Manager
De Beers Canada Incorporated
1601 Airport Road NE, Suite 300
Calgary, Alberta  T2E 6Z8

Re: Termination of the Federal Environmental Assessment for the Victor Diamond Mine Extension Project

Dear Mr. Williams,

Thank you for your correspondence of December 4, 2017, where you request termination of the federal environmental assessment (EA) for the Victor Diamond Mine Extension Project (the Project) under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012).

On June 4, 2013, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency commenced an environmental assessment under CEAA 2012 for the Project. The former Minister of the Environment designated this project as requiring an environmental assessment under CEAA 2012 on May 28, 2013.

The Agency accepts De Beers Canada Incorporated's request to withdraw the Project from the federal environmental assessment process and has terminated the environmental assessment pursuant to section 62 of CEAA 2012 effective January 26, 2018. Your December 4, 2017 letter and a Notice of Termination have been posted to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry at http://www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/050/ (Project Reference: 80043). The Agency will also notify Indigenous groups identified for consultation.

The Agency understands that by way of the request to terminate this federal environmental assessment, De Beers Canada Incorporated will no longer be pursuing other federal approvals, including those noted in Table 4-1 of the Description of a Designated Project (http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/050/documents/p80043/89724E.pdf) dated April 2013.

Termination of this federal environmental assessment does not limit the future application of CEAA 2012 or any future federal environmental assessment regime. Should De Beers Canada Incorporated or any other proponent bring forward a project in the future, kindly contact the Agency at CEAA.ontario.ACEE@ceaa-acee.gc.ca.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Derrick Moggy, Project Manager at derrick.moggy@ceaa-acee.gc.ca or (416) 272-3642.

Sincerely,

<Original signed by>

Anjala Puvananathan
Director, Ontario Region
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency