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Attachment From Atlantic Mining NS Inc. to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Project Timeline Update for the required information and studies under CEAA 2012 (Response Document - See related document 339)

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Atlantic Mining NS Inc.
Reference Number: 341
Submitted: 2023-03-03
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: N/A
Please see the attached submission.
Attachment Included
March 3, 2023 Kathryn MacCarthy Project Manager – Atlantic Region Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 200-1801 Hollis St Halifax, NS B3J 3N4 Subject: Beaver Dam Mine Project — Project Timeline Update Dear Ms. MacCarthy: Atlantic Mining Nova Scotia Inc. (AMNS) is writing to provide an update on the three-year extension granted by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) for the Beaver Dam Mine Project (the Project). As communicated on December 12, 2022, AMNS has elected to pause the permitting process under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) to provide additional time for further engagement with Mi’kmaq communities and organizations, Department of Fisheries and Ocean (DFO), and other affected stakeholders. Round 3 IR responses will only proceed after AMNS is able to achieve proper engagement and understanding of the project with Mi’kmaq communities and organizations, and DFO. AMNS understands that as a part of the extension ...

Attachment From Atlantic Mining NS Inc. to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada in response to the Agency's comments on Supplemental Information provided (Agency's comments - see related document 338)

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Atlantic Mining Nova Scotia Inc.
Reference Number: 340
Submitted: 2023-02-10 - 12:38 PM
Updated: 2023-02-20 - 2:55 PM
Rationale: Comment updated for administrative purposes
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: N/A
Please see the attached submission.
Attachment Included
Page 1 of 2 Kathryn McCarthy Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 200-1801 Hollis Street Halifax, NS B3J 3N4 February 10, 2023 Dear Ms. McCarthy, On behalf of Atlantic Mining Nova Scotia Inc. (AMNS), I would like to thank you for the discussions held in the fall around the Beaver Dam Mine Project (the Project) regarding the technical review comments from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) on potential effects to fish and fish habitat. We have received the most recent letter, dated November 17, 2022, with comments from DFO, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). Based on the technical feedback received, we do not believe the information provided related to flow modelling, water treatment, and the aquatic effects monitoring plan has been accurately represented. This letter is not intended to address each item of the November 17 DFO letter individually, however there are statements made ...

Attachment Millbrook First Nation's continued opposition to the Beaver Dam mine site

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Millbrook First Nation
Reference Number: 330
Submitted: 2022-05-24
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: N/A
Please see attached document
Attachment Included
www.millbrookband.com ,AMILLBROOK 77FIRST NATION Laird Brownlie St. Barbara (Atlantic Mining NS Inc.) Head of External Affairs (Atlantic Operations) Tele: Cell: Email: April 20th, 2022 Re: Nlillbrook First Nation's continued opposition to the Beaver Dam mine site. Laird, The purpose of this letter is to state that the newly formed Millbrook Chief and Council (2022-2024) opposes the proposed Beaver Dam mine. We have the fiduciary responsibility to represent the best interests of our band members and they, the community, have made it abundantly clear that the open pit mine will bring with it irreparable harm to the environment, as well as direct adverse impacts to our Treaty and Aboriginal rights. For these reasons, we continue to oppose the project at hand. In peace and friendship / . Chief Robert Gloade Councillor Natasha Bernard ouncillor Zachar ulian Councillor Anissa Blackmore Councillor Ward Markie Council or Alex Cope Co ncillor L. Mar. ...

Attachment Open pit mining a very bad idea

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Harm Rotermund
Reference Number: 328
Submitted: 2022-03-05 - 3:11 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: N/A
There is definitely enough gold in the open market, no reason at all to mine more of it other than the profit of some companies. The direct impact of open pit mining is tremendous, and we do not have endless nature in NS. In case something goes wrong there are very troublesome consequences and as we all learned from Murphy’s law, everything that can go wrong will go wrong. A company with a dubious track record will not really help to improve the odds.

Attachment Eastern-Shore Nova Scotia Gold Mines

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Mr. Carmen Lucas
Reference Number: 329
Submitted: 2022-02-16
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: N/A
Hello, I would like to say that I am against the development of the Beaver Dam mine site, and the proposed haul road from the Beaver Dam mine site to the Touquoy Mine site in Nova Scotia. I am also against other proposed mine sites in the Eastern-Shore area, such as the Fifteen Mine Stream site and the Cochrane Hill mine site, and other sites. The gold mines, such as the Beaver Dam mine, will only provide a few temporary jobs for Nova Scotians. The majority of the profits will go to a foreign mining company, and not Nova Scotia. In return, Nova Scotians will be left with destroyed forests and habitat for native species, some endangered, and toxins in our groundwater and rivers that will be impossible to repair. These mines will endanger Atlantic salmon rehabilitation projects. The mining company, Atlantic Gold (Australian owned) has shown that it is very lax regarding environmental regulations, as proven by the many fines and penalties they have received ...

Attachment Beaver Dam: Round 3 Information Requirements Issued

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Bruce McCulloch
Reference Number: 327
Submitted: 2022-02-07
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: N/A
Good morning Kathryn, Although in theory, there may be some way of mining gold in a responsible fashion, frankly, I don't know how. Perhaps panning for gold? And as far as I can see, those that do mining, don't seem to be very responsible. \https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/atlantic-gold-mining-ns-inc-pleads-guilty-1.6338616 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/atlantic-gold-mining-ns-inc-pleads-guilty-1.6338616) Add that to the fact that we (the world) does not need more ...

Attachment Nova Scotia Government Beaver Dam Review Comments and Information Requirements

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
Reference Number: 325
Submitted: 2022-01-31
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: N/A
Please see the attached submission.
Attachment Included
January 28, 2022 Craig Hudson Atlantic Mining NS Inc. Suite 201 30 Damascus Rd Bedford NS B4A 0C1 Dear Craig Hudson: Subject: Beaver Dam Gold Project Round 3 Information Requirements Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change has completed the third technical review of the Beaver Dam Gold Project Registration Document. Provincial reviewers have identified additional information that is required to complete the review. Enclosed are the Information Requirements and comments from provincial reviewers. Should you have questions regarding this review or the information requirements, please do not hesitate to contact me at . Sincerely, Bridget Tutty, Environmental Assessment Officer Environmental Assessment Branch Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change Barrington Place, Suite 2085 1903 Barrington Street PO Box 442 902-456-6563 (T) Halifax, NS 902-424-6925 (F) B3J 2P8 www.gov.novascotia.ca/nse <Original signed ...

Attachment Millbrook First Nation - Beaver Dam Community Wellness Study

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Millbrook First Nation
Reference Number: 324
Submitted: 2022-01-27
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: N/A
Please see the attached submission.
Attachment Included
BEAVER DAM COMMUNITY WELLNESS STUDY AN EXAMINATION OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND HUMAN HEALTH CONDITIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Prepared by Millbrook’s Consultation Department December, 2021 Page: 2 Acknowledgements This report is the product of extensive community engagement with the people most directly impacted by the work proposed in the Beaver Dam Environmental Impact Statement. This report draws upon the stories, experiences, knowledge and reactions of Millbrook band members living in Beaver Dam, Sheet Harbour and in Millbrook (near Truro). We appreciate everybody who took the time to attend information session, message the consultation staff, meet via Zoom, chat on the phone and everyone who invite us to their homes, sharing their stories over tea. This report is dedicated to the late Jeff “Gump” Asprey (October 1967-November 2021) who was instrumental in the documentation of our band member’s spatial ...

Attachment Health Canada's conformity and technical review of the Proponent's revised response for CEAA-2-31 Round 2 IR responses

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Health Canada
Reference Number: 323
Submitted: 2022-01-24
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: N/A
Please see the attached submission.
Attachment Included
Environmental Health Program Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch Health Canada 1505 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J EY6 January 24, 2022 Kathryn MacCarthy Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 200-1801 Hollis Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3N4 Sent by email to: Kathryn.MacCarthy@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Subject: Health Canada’s conformity and technical review of the Proponent’s revised response for CEAA-2-31 in the revised Round II (Part 1 and Part 2) information request responses and revised Environmental Impact Statement for the Beaver Dam Mine Project Dear Kathryn MacCarthy: Thank you for your email dated December 14, 2021 requesting Health Canada’s conformity and technical review of the Proponent’s revised response for CEAA-2-31 in the revised Round II (Part 1 and Part 2) information request responses and revised Environmental Impact Statement for the Beaver Dam Mine Project. For this project, Health Canada is participating ...
Attachment Included
1 ANNEX 1: Information requests directed to the proponent for revised CEAA-2-31 ID Project Effects Link to CEAA 2012 Reference to EIS guidelines Reference to EIS Context and Rationale Specific Question/ Request for Information Air HC-A-14 5(1)(c)(i) Aboriginal Peoples Health/ socio-economic conditions 5(1)(c)(iii) Current Use of Lands and Resources for traditional purposes Section 6.2.1 Changes to the atmospheric environment Information Request Responses Round II Package Revised CEAA -2-31 Pg. 73-171 PDF The air quality isopleths do not show all data nor the baseline + project scenario. Ranges shown on the air quality isopleths do not include the lowest values that were modelled. For example, the NO2 24-hour contours in Figure CEAA 2-31-16A (Pg. 116 PDF) do not show values below 1 µg/m3. This can give the false impression that the project is not contributing contaminants of potential concern at any level, while in fact the ...

Attachment Comment removed by Administrator due to administrative purposes

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Millbrook First Nation
Reference Number: 321
Submitted: 2022-01-11
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: N/A

Attachment Opposition to Atlantic Mining NS Beaver Dam project nr 80111

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Sandra Martin
Reference Number: 275
Submitted: 2021-12-22
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
submitted by:Sandra Martin December 16, 2021 Beaver Dam Mine Project Reference # 80111 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 200-1801 Hollis Street Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3N4 Telephone: 902-426-0564 ...

Attachment Beaver Dam Mine - Environmental Impact Statement Response

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association
Reference Number: 294
Submitted: 2021-12-21
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
Please see the attached submission.
Attachment Included
ESFWA Response to IAAC re: Beaver Dam Mine Project EIS, October 29, 2021 1 Education, action, alternatives for the long-term health of the Acadian forest ecosystem www.forestwatch.ca Email: info@forestwatch.ca Beaver Dam Mine - Environmental Impact Statement Response – Dec. 17, 2021 The Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association is a community organization founded in 1998 to address forestry practices and environmental issues that affect the health of the forests, wildlife, and human inhabitants of Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore. We have been engaged with environmental assessments of Atlantic Gold projects since 2007. Atlantic Mining Nova Scotia (AMNS) does not adequately acknowledge ecosystem and natural resource values and focuses on financial gain for shareholders and some very limited and short- term economic activity. The unacceptable assessment of cumulative impacts on the Eastern Shore region requires, in our opinion, someone to speak up ...

Attachment Untitled

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Darcy Stewart
Reference Number: 258
Submitted: 2021-12-20
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
Beaver Dam Mine Project Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 200-1801 Hollis Street Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3N4 Telephone: 902-426-0564 Fax: 902-426-6550 Email: bdmine-minebd@iaac-aeic.gc.ca (mailto:bdmine-minebd@iaac-aeic.gc.ca) I am very interested in the conservation of our native species in Nova Scotia. As an avid angler and all around nature lover, I believe conservation should be the main concern in the coming years for our province. As someone who has just begun learning about Atlantic Salmon and the risk they are at I believe this mine is a terrible idea. I am writing in response to ...

Attachment No to this open pit mine

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Charles Clattenburg
Reference Number: 248
Submitted: 2021-12-18 - 12:57 AM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
There is to much to lose buy allowing this type of mining development. Gold mines have a history of long term damage from exposed tailing. Tax payers are paying for clean ups into the millions for many old mines why create more problems. If this project is to be consided the Goverment needs to have the mining company to establish a fund or bond that would be held long into the future to pay for any damage that will be done to the enviroment and the West River. If such a fund is not put into place the mine should not be approved. There is to much at risk and the tax payer should not have to be responsable for this risk so a company can make profits period.

Attachment Reject the Beaver Dam Gold Mine

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Beth Cranston
Reference Number: 283
Submitted: 2021-12-18
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: N/A
I would like to add my voice of concern regarding Beaver Dam. I agree wholeheartedly with Lindsay Lee's comments below. Please reject the Beaver Dam gold mine. " In light of the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, it would be unduly reckless to permit the proposed Beaver Dam open-pit gold mine to proceed. The potential benefits would be negligible and short-lived, whereas the adverse environmental (and community) impacts would be significant and long-lasting. The sixth mass extinction is an ongoing extinction event, the likes of which has never before been seen in human history. The Center for Biological Diversity reports, “The current rate of extinction of species is estimated at 100 to 1,000 times higher than natural background rates.” The UN warns, “Around 1 million animal ...

Attachment Beaver Dam Gold Mine opposal

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Administrator on behalf of Ermal Beqiri
Reference Number: 285
Submitted: 2021-12-18
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: N/A
Dear all, I am 40 old guy writing from overseas, Albania. I was raised in our pristine shores and inland waters. There I had the best memories of fun and abboundabce of wildlife. But nowdays everything is gone because of the polution, and gone are also my memories, sights and old smells of those places. Industry has not made our life better but poorer. I am following your developments. Thise waters are one of the ladt accessible habitat of wild altlatic salmon. This is a magical fish not fully understood and used for the good of humanity. Why would you like to extinct that? How much are you going to profit from that gold. I know you Canadians can find other ways to get thise incomes. My kids love Canada and someday they may come there looking also for the ...

Attachment Opposed - clean water for the future trumps short term profit for a few

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: individual submitted by Jennifer Leahy
Reference Number: 247
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 11:07 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
I am strongly opposed to this project. The unavoidable environmental poisoning that comes with resource extraction and mining on this scale has been proven over and over with the decimation of fresh water ecosystems across the country - how will this be any different? Fresh clean water = healthy ecosystems = biodiversity = life for humans. It's that simple. This ecosystem is fragile and the disturbance to the balance would not only undo decades of restoration work but take many more for life to bounce back in this area. What good are jobs for a few years if there is no fish in the water and animals on the land for our children and future generations? I am appalled that is is even a possibility - the intrinsic and ecosytem service value of an intact web of life far outweighs the 'need' for gold. I don't believe the retoric of 'mitigation' and 'avoidance' of environmental impacts - stating this is possible is simply untrue.

Attachment NO

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Andrea Hayes
Reference Number: 246
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 11:03 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
NO

Attachment Beaver Dam Project

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Alice Rutledge
Reference Number: 245
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 9:32 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
I support the Beaver Dam project. Nova Scotia is a very regulated province. Advancement through science and environmental studies throughout the years in the mining industry is very stringent. This mine provides many jobs, and support local businesses. In a time when there's uncertainty in the job sector, a pandemic and soaring prices, one should be thankful a business can see potential to continue and grow.

Attachment I am STRONGLY OPPOSED to this project.

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Eastern Shore Wildlife Association submitted by George Purcell
Reference Number: 244
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 9:06 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
The proposed site for the Beaver Dam Mine Project is incredibly reckless and irresponsible from an environmental standpoint. The proximity to the West River watershed, as well as traditional Mi’Kma’ki lands, to this Open-Pit desecration of our environment is of immense concern. The long-term environmental impact on this site, for short-term gains, would be detrimental, regardless of the companies’ promised remediation plans. For almost 20 years, the Nova Scotia Salmon Association has been working to restore the population of salmonid species in the West River of Sheet Harbour. This began with establishing North America’s first lime-doser, a Norwegian innovation that balances the pH of the waters. By introducing measured amounts of lime to the watershed, the accumulated effects of industrial expansion along the Eastern Seaboard from ...

Attachment In support

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: William Dawson
Reference Number: 243
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 8:54 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
Everything that I have seen in the world of reputable science suggests that this project is environmentally sound. Ultimately, this should be put to a board of experts who seriously weigh the risks to the economic benefits of the project. I am not someone qualified to make that decision, but it should be a decision based on sound scientific evidence and not a popularity contest.

Attachment Out of Step

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Amy Weston
Reference Number: 242
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 8:41 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
As someone who has worked as a habitat restoration practitioner with the Nova Scotia Salmon Association for more than twenty years, I have contributed to the NSSA’s response to the revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Beaver Dam mine project. I am in complete agreement, both professionally and personally, with the concerns articulated in our submission. The proposed project, situated in the West River watershed, jeopardizes more than two decades of hard work, massive investment, and a pronounced, yet still fragile, recovery of Atlantic salmon – a COSEWIC-assessed species at risk. Approval of this project would signify a systemic disregard for wildlife conservation, scientific research, protection of biodiversity, and climate resilience. The proposed quarry is too close to the Killag River (Cameron Flowage), and the spatial extent of the proposed work is too large, unnecessarily encroaching ...

Attachment Open pit gold mines are a bad idea

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Jeannette Janssen
Reference Number: 241
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 8:13 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
I would like to express my grave concern over the proposed Beaver dam gold mine. The proposal will have far-reaching consequences for the wetlands, wildlife habitat, and forests of Nova Scotia. It will reverse efforts to bring back salmon, and endanger the health of the Millbrook first nation and other inhabitants of the region. It will disrupt the endangered mainland moose. The plan goes directly against the current proclaimed goals of our provincial and federal governments regarding combating climate change and protecting our natural resources. Gold is not a critical mineral. Gold mining has one of the largest environmental impacts of all metal mining. Allowing gold mining may give short-time benefits in terms of revenue and jobs, but it leaves a long-time legacy that of environmental degradation. Nova Scotia and Canada should value their natural resources for their intrinsic value. This is what attracts tourists and newcomers ...

Attachment I do not support the proposed Beaver Dam Gold Mine

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Eddie Halfyard
Reference Number: 240
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 5:28 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
Please accept this letter as confirmation that I oppose the proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project, as outlined in the revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). I fully support and echo the comments and concerns outlined by the Nova Scotia Salmon Association. In addition, here is a short list of some additional concerns to be emphasized: I am concerned that the certain impacts to West River Restoration Project run by the Nova Scotia Salmon Association and partners are not being adequately considered. Such certain impacts include: Warming of the Killag River and Tent Brook – both important coolwater streams Interruption of data continuity for the 17-year long research project. These data, such as water quality, electrofishing, temperature, and others will be rendered less valuable and less suited to long-term monitoring research. Burying of forested lands that are the critical headwaters of the ...

Attachment Support for Beaver Dam

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: St Barbara Atlantic Operations submitted by Graham Bolt
Reference Number: 239
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 5:01 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
St Barbara conducts all operations with the highest enviroment and safety standards. The company has had a positive impact on Nova Scotia. It has allowed many young people including myself the opportunity work in our field close to home.

Attachment Opposed to Beaver Dam Mine project

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Margaretta Sander
Reference Number: 238
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 4:38 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
To the Assessment panel: I have grandchildren. I want them to know we responsibly cared for their home, i.e. this province, this country, this planet; which means they will have clean drinking water, forests inhabited by many creatures and diverse plant life and community that supports each other economically and socially. This will not happen if Nova Scotia government and the Federal government continue to believe foreign investment will save us and provide for our needs. As the ancient Beowolf poem said gold produces infectious greed and we are better off without it. As has been well documented, there is enough gold in storage to supply us for centuries. And we have not sufficiently explored investing in recyling existing gold in devices, teeth, jewelry, etc. Gold has not been identified as a critical mineral in the Canadian Federal Critical Mineral list ...

Attachment What do we want, Gold or Water! We can't have both!

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: individual submitted by Shawn Hill
Reference Number: 237
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 4:34 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
I am writing this letter in response to the revised EIS for the proposed Beaver Dam Mine site on the West River Sheet Harbour. I was born and raised in Nova Scotia, and by trade, I am an environmental technician with over 30 years of relevant environmental work experience. I have a strong understanding of historic gold mining impacts in Nova Scotia through working with private consulting companies examining impacts to sediment and water quality in the Waverly area. While technology has changed, local geology has not, and therefore the risks are much greater given the scale of the proposed project. My association with this part of Nova Scotia stems from being an outdoorsman. I fish trout annually in some of the nearby lakes and I hope to be able to fish for Atlantic Salmon on the West River Sheet Harbour once the resource has improved to the point where recreational salmon fishing is again permitted. I am strongly against this mine ...

Attachment Comment removed by Administrator due to violation of Submission policy

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Graham A Smith
Reference Number: 236
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 3:53 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement

Attachment Opposed to Beaver Dam Gold Mine Project

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Jo-Anna Halfyard
Reference Number: 235
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 3:15 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
Beaver Dam Mine Project Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 200-1801 Hollis Street Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3N4 Telephone: 902-426-0564 Fax: 902-426-6550 Email: bdmine-minebd@iaac-aeic.gc.ca I, Jo-Anna Halfyard, am writing in response to the revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), for the proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project. I have personally been following closely the decades-long run and ever-evolving West River Restortation Project, have visited the sites to see first-hand the innovative and world-class research and restoration efforts in action there. My three daughters, ages 10, 8 and 5 have also visited the sites on many occasions and have been ...

Attachment Opposition to the proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Sunrise Trail Adventures submitted by Brent Locke
Reference Number: 234
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 3:11 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
I am writing to register my opposition to the proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project. It is very frustrating that we are even having a discussion on a proposed project that will certainly have negative environmental impact. Gold mines have always been big polluters and this company is no exception. Their track record of infractions and fines should be a clear indication that this project should not go ahead. Not that it should ever have bearing in a discussion about the merits of gold mining but the economic benefits to Nova Scotia certainly do not outweigh the negative environmental effects. The area where the proposed project is located is a very environmentally sensitive area and is in close proximety to watershed habitat restoration projects that are currently underway. This mine will completely undermine the efforts to restore this watershed and protect it's fresh water aquatic species. There is nothing in the Revised Environmental Impact Statement that would ...

Attachment Good for Nova Scotia's Future

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Renée Kasper
Reference Number: 233
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 2:57 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
I grew up in Nova Scotia and was one of the many that had to move away for work. For 18 years I missed home and a chance to raise my children in the loving, homey community feel I got to grow up in. Then Atlantic Gold at the time, opened up the means for my husband and I to raise our 4 children and start our own farm here in my home province. I love the way Nova Scotians fight to keep our province protected and beautiful, as well as a company coming in and doing things better. Past damage of neglectful ways are being corrected and my family looks to have a future here. The amount of business the mine has given to the small businesses in our area has kept our community growing, even more appreciated through all the years of covid. I am grateful to be living a life where we are able to build a future for our kids and enjoy all that Nova Scotia has to offer. I do not wish to face having to ever move away again. St. Barbara has ...

Attachment Nova Scotia future

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Student submitted by Ashton Kasper
Reference Number: 232
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 2:49 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
Atlantic Gold is important for the future of Nova Scotia. It has created many job opportunities for people in the area, and new people entering the work force. It has kept people in Nova Scotia where they may have moved out west in attempt for similar opportunities. As a college student entering the workforce it holds a many opportunities for me as a potential workplace. Gold is always going to be in demand in the economy, Atlantic Gold has found a way to safely collect it while repairing the environment around.

Attachment No to Beaver Dam mine!

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Brett Hartlin
Reference Number: 231
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 1:50 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
I do not support the Beaver Dam gold project and I hear that sentiment echoed by many of my neighbours. I live not far from the area and grew up playing in the West River while visiting my grandparents. The Salmon Association have spent millions over the years to restore the watershed and the proximity of the tailing pond and pit are very concerning. Ecological disaster would be devastating to the area that has had such a great effort towards its recovery. The West River Watershed is too precious to risk, and the EIS doesn’t consider the watershed downstream enough. The Millbrook Band has spoken out against this mine. There have also been many endangered moose sightings in the area. Considering how fragile this population is, a open pit mind would add another level of instability to the area. It is hard to trust the promises of Atlantic Gold, especially considering ...

Attachment Concerns for the local indigenous community

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Gerald Gloade
Reference Number: 230
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 1:42 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
My name is Gerald Gloade and I am a Millbrook First Nation band member. As most people are probably aware, our community has reserve lands in Baver Dam, near the proposed mine site - Beaver Lake I.R. My concerns have to do with the adverse impacts that the project will have on our collective harvesting rights. The Beaver Dam mine site and its infrastructure will contribute to a long-term loss of Crown lands, which translates to a significant loss of harvesting area. This is a serious issue when you consider that many of the residents of Beaver Lake I.R. are sustinence harvesters. Hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering not for fun, but to put food on the table. It is often assumed that our right to harvest is recreational; a pass time. Our rights, as they apply to resource usage and harvesting, exist for our people to avoid food insecurity. They are engrained in our way of life. The proposed mine runs the risk of compromising the quality and abundance of natural resources that we ...

Attachment Beaver Dam Mine

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: H DeWolfe
Reference Number: 229
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 1:09 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
At what point in our history will we begin to value our natural environment higher than our money? For this proposed mine expansion we allow approximately eight years of damage to our air, water, and soil. Irreparable damage to wildlife habitat, vegetation, waterways. Places where we escape and play, that keep us healthy and sane. Natural landscapes that are our most powerful mitigators of climate extremes. We are allowing this to be damaged for... what? Less than a decade of employment, and the smallest amount of finacial compensation that Atlantic Gold can get away with paying. The people working hard to protect our wild places, our mainland moose and our Atlantic salmon - they don't have the equivalent of Atlantic Gold's lawyers and accountants on staff, I suspect. Please consider the long term value. Saying no to this expansion will be the greater benefit to Nova Scotia.

Attachment Gold Mining in Nova Scotia

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: John Hamilton
Reference Number: 228
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 12:00 PM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
Once again we are seeing media reports of enviornmentally sensitive projects such as the Marine Reserve in Country Harbour cancelled because of legacy pollution from abandoned gold mining sites ; Montague Mines in Halifax County is still leaching toxins a century after abandonment ; Goldenville is still creating enviornmental issues with mercury and arsenic sediment a century after closure; the Strachan Mine in Richmond County is responsible for sterile streams after 60 years of non production; the list goes on. The Auditor-General of Nova Scotia has signalled that there is no inventory of the extent of abandoned mine sites in this province. The ability of our public oragns to manage and monitor mining activities is poor. This is no surprise as it comes from the same department which did nothing and allowed Westray to blow up allowing the mine mangement to escape any responsibility of any sort. Without radiacal reorganization the this department there is no ...

Attachment Too many risks for this mine to happen

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Kevin McPhee
Reference Number: 227
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 11:12 AM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
This mine should never be allowed to happen. The impacts to the direct areas as well as the outlining areas will be devasting for years to come. Not to mention the immediate loss of wildlife, wetlands & habitat. You have to ask if the risks of allowing this mine outway the benefits. Sure the mine will create jobs (which I support) but I'm willing to bet the majority of those jobs will be skilled positions held by people from outside of Nova Scotia. When the mine is finished they will all leave but they will leave Nova Scotia with the after effects. The province is currently challenged with how to pay a $60 million (and growing) bill for two previous gold mines here in the province with another 40+ sites identified. Can you imagine the cost to remediate a site the size of the Halifax Peninsula? Gold is not even a required resource to survive. The other side of this coin is the cost to widlife & the habitate. The province has been working for decades to rehabilitate the ...

Attachment Socioeconomic cost analysis deficient. Do not approve this project

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: JOHN PERKINS
Reference Number: 226
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 9:33 AM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
I have three specific comments and a personal statement. 1. Section 6.16 of the EIS Summary addressing the Socioeconomic Valued Component takes up less than 1 page of this massive document. The assertion of economic benefit is vague and without numeric quantification. The analysis is summarised in Section 6.16.2 as: "Positive socio-economic impacts are associated with the Project, including long-term employment gain and/or sustained activity within the area. All phases of the Project will provide employment opportunities for local residents and Indigenous Peoples, as well as provide tax revenue for the municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government. Indirect employment will be generated by the Project through the use of external contractors and suppliers." These claims are meaningless without substantiation; the proponent should be required to provide detailed numeric calculations and ...

Attachment No to Beaver Dam Mine

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Nova Scotia Salmon Association submitted by Emma Purdy
Reference Number: 225
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 9:29 AM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
I believe the Beaver Dam gold mine should not be approved. It is an ecological disaster waiting to happen. The only way to prevent disasters such as this from happening, is to not allow the actions that cause them to happen at all. I work as an Assistant Fisheries Technician for the Nova Scotia Salmon Association on the West River Acid Rain Mitigation Project. This watershed is hugely important to myself, my colleagues, and many people who live in the area and those of us who use the river and surrounding area for fishing, hunting, hiking, boating, foraging, and more. The watershed is also ecologically valuable. On land, there are endangered mainland moose, one of Nova Scotia’s most endangered species with less than an estimated 1000 individuals remaining in the entire province. The river itself is also home to two species-at-risk: Atlantic salmon and American eel. These species are important for both the roles they play ...

Attachment Feedback on Beaver Dam Mine Project

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Kevin Spencer
Reference Number: 224
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 9:09 AM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
Creating open-pit gold mines, with tailings deposits, in proximity to our river systems and important habitats is extremely concerning. Of relevance, the Nova Scotia Provincial Auditor General Michael Pickup published a report in late 2017, indicating a failure in the government monitoring and enforcement of industrial projects to ensure they comply with their environmental terms. There have been several NS AG reports since then, highlighting the same issue. Without proper oversight, and given that Atlantic Gold / St. Barbara already has had 32 environmental charges laid against it earlier in 2021, we need to be very careful. Furthermore, St. Barbara operations at their other international sites, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands appear to have had significant environmental issues and community concerns over the past 10 years, and the company performance at their other operations should be considered as part of the reliability assessment. With all this in mind, here ...

Attachment St Barbara proposed Beaver Dam expansion project

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: StBarbara submitted by Bernard Larabie
Reference Number: 223
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 8:31 AM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
To whom it may concern, Pleas accept this letter as confirmation that I aggree with St Barbara's Beaver Dam expansion project. I am an employee of the company and have been in the mining business all of my working career. This career has given me the opportunitty to work in many places including overseas projects. I have been involved in the analytical and processing aspects of many of these operations. I can confidently assure you that the team and staff ( many of who are local) at St Barbara are, and will be following all govermental ,provincial and federal guidelines and reulations pertaining to any mining and /or processing projects within their future plans. I undrstand that there is some local opposition to this project for fears that the environment will be damaged for present and future generations. Government regulations and laws do provide for present and future protection of the environment, by continously manitoring the workings, ...

Attachment Please save our river

Beaver Dam Mine Project
Author: Lori MOrton
Reference Number: 222
Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 7:42 AM
Project Phase: N/A
Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
This proposed mine couldn't be in a worse site. This will destroy years of conservation work including a reintroduction of Atlantic Salmon to the area. Please don't allow this mine to move forward. The permanent damage that will be done to the area will be irreversable and damning to the area. This is, arguably, one of the most important Atlantic Salmon conservation initiatives in Canada. There has been years of work put into this conservation project - to destroy that for a couple of years of resource extraction is shameful. The Beaver Dam Mine, should its development proceed, would be situated in the heart of one of the largest, most innovative, and most successful aquatic ecosystem restoration initiatives in Canada. Industrial development of this watershed would jeopardize more than two decades of hard work, massive investment, and a pronounced, yet still fragile recovery of Atlantic salmon — a COSEWIC [Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife ...

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