July 17, 2020 – Indigenous Services Canada has determined that the proposed The BNA Road Access Project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

The determination was based on a consideration of the following factors:

-Impacts on rights of Indigenous Peoples

-Mitigation Measures

Implementation of mitigation measures is required for the project to address:

  • Plan in-water works, undertakings and activities to respect timing windows to protect fish, including their eggs, juveniles, spawning adults and/or the organisms upon which they feed and migrate;
  • No in-water work April 1 to June 15;
  • Limit impacts on riparian vegetation to those approved for the work, undertaking or activity;
  • Restore stream geomorphology (i.e., restore the bed and banks, gradient and contour of the waterbody) to its initial state;
  • Conduct in-water undertakings and activities during periods of low flow;
  • Limit the duration of in-water works, undertakings and activities so that it does not diminish the ability of fish to carry out one or more of their life processes (spawning, rearing, feeding, migrating);
  • Develop and implement a Sediment Control Plan to minimize sedimentation of the waterbody during all phases of the work, undertaking or activity;
  • Conduct all in-water works, undertakings or activities in isolation of open or flowing water to reduce the introduction of sediment into the watercourse;
  • Schedule work to avoid wet, windy and rainy periods (and heed weather advisories) that may result in high flow volumes and/ or increase erosion and sedimentation;
  • Regularly monitor the watercourse for signs of sedimentation during all phases of the work, undertaking or activity and take corrective action;
  • Maintain an appropriate depth and flow (i.e., base flow and seasonal flow of water) for the protection of fish and fish habitat; and,
  • Develop and implement a response plan to avoid a spill of deleterious substances.

Indigenous Services Canada is satisfied that that the carrying out of the project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

Therefore, Indigenous Services Canada may carry out the project, exercise any power, perform any duty or function, or provide financial assistance to enable the project to be carried out in whole or in part.

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