Caribou Conservation Breeding and Augmentation Project – Public Comments Invited from March 10 to April 8, 2022
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March 10, 2022 – Parks Canada must decide whether the proposed project Caribou Conservation Breeding and Augmentation, located in Jasper National Park, is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. Parks Canada will be assessing this project using a Detailed Impact Assessment in accordance with Parks Canada Directive on Impact Assessment, 2019.
To help inform this decision, Parks Canada is issuing this notice of intent to make a determination and inviting comments from the public. Comments on the proposed scope of assessment are invited from March 10 to April 8, 2022. The proposed scope of assessment and background information about the project are available for consultation. All comments received will be considered public. For motion re information on the public nature of your comments, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website.
Although Parks Canada welcomes all comments, the public is encouraged to consider the following when reviewing the Detailed Impact Assessment materials:
- What aspects of the environment or cultural history of the area are you most concerned about?
- What impact to the environment or cultural history of the area are you concerned about?
- What knowledge do you have of the environmental or cultural history, potential impacts or potential actions that might help lessen impacts of the proposal?
- Why do you think the potential impacts you identified are important to raise?
- Are there any other projects that you are aware of that might contribute to any cumulative effects associated with the proposal?
- What opportunities can you suggest to increase the conservation gains of the proposal?
After reviewing comments on the proposed scope, a Detailed Impact Assessment will be forthcoming. A draft of the Detailed Impact Assessment will be available as soon as possible.
In order to submit comments on the Detailed Impact Assessment scope, contact:
Jasper National Park
Box 10
Jasper, Alberta T0E 1E0
Email: caribou@pc.gc.ca
Comments on the Detailed Impact Assessment scope must be submitted by April 8, 2022.