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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 ...

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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 ...
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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 ...

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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.

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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.

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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.  

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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 ...

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Accidental Events / Malfunctions Air Quality Biodiversity Climate change Cumulative effects Current Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional Purposes by Indigenous Peoples Fish and Fish Habitat Fishing General opposition to project Groundwater Quality Groundwater Quantity / Flow Harvesting and managing of trees and plants Human Health and Well-Being Hunting Indigenous Rights Land and Resource Use / Tenure Light Noise Recreation Soil Species at Risk Spiritual, Physical and Cultural Heritage Surface Water Quality Surface Water Quantity Terrestrial Plants Tourism Trapping Visual Aesthetics Weather Events / Flooding / Hazards Wildlife / Habitat

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. 

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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 ...

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Accidental Events / Malfunctions Biodiversity Climate change Community / Regional Infrastructure Cumulative effects Current Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional Purposes by Indigenous Peoples Fish and Fish Habitat Fishing General opposition to project Geology / Geomorphology Indigenous Consultation Method Indigenous Rights Purpose of the Project Recreation Species at Risk Surface Water Quality Surface Water Quantity Wildlife / Habitat

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 ...

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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 ...

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Accidental Events / Malfunctions Climate change Cumulative effects Current Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional Purposes by Indigenous Peoples Fish and Fish Habitat Fishing Food Security / Country Foods General opposition to project Geology / Geomorphology Groundwater Quantity / Flow Hunting Local Population Migratory Birds Project Alternatives Recreation Soil Species at Risk Surface Water Quality Surface Water Quantity Trapping Weather Events / Flooding / Hazards Wetlands Wildlife / Habitat

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. 

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Fish and Fish Habitat Fishing General opposition to project Hunting Species at Risk Weather Events / Flooding / Hazards Wetlands

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 ...

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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. 

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Employment Opportunities Labour Force / Employment Rates Need for the Project Purpose of the Project

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 ...

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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 ...

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Indigenous Rights

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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Alternative means of carrying out the Project Employment Opportunities General opposition to project Human Health and Well-Being

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 ...

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Biodiversity Climate change Fish and Fish Habitat Fishing General opposition to project Hunting Indigenous Rights Recreation Species at Risk Surface Water Quality Wildlife / Habitat

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 ...

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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, ...

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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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Attachment Biodiversity Crisis: Evidence-Based Climate and Environment Impact

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Individual submitted by Aoife Mac Namara
  • Reference Number: 221
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 7:09 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • The documents submitted to support the proposed Beaver Dam Gold Mine fail to address many critical environmental and economic concerns raised by past and current Altlantic Gold ventures in Nova Scotia, a number of which are being disputed in the courts at this time. Specifically, the proposal is not transparent about how and in what timeline Atlantic Gold will  fund the cost of relocating the Moose River Gold Mines Provincial Park (https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/ppkmooseriver.htm) that was created to commemorate the 1936 mine disaster. The park is  located where the open pit is now.     Further the proposal does not provide transparent information on how - or who - will be responsible for funding the installation of power lines, access roads, and the renewal fees Atlantic Gold is required to pay for its thousands of mineral exploration claims in the province, and its refundable ...

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Attachment Beaver bank Ex

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Tamara Olynych
  • Reference Number: 220
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 7:08 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • I work in the Assay lab on site and wanted to take some time to write a comment.    I believe we have a great environmental team here on site and do all the appropriate steps to make sure our wild life and Habitats are well hard for, watched and even sampled to ensure water safety.    I know in our lab we ensure all Contaminated waste put in their appropriate areas.    I think that Beaverbank Extension is good for the province of Nova Scotia bringing more people home instead of working away more jobs more stability security which is what All Nova Scotia is want in the end. Why go out west when you have mine tear in your own backyard. If we don't do it eventually somebody's going to do it either in Alberta Saskatchewan there's lines everywhere. We just need to make sure that we come up with the most innovative ways to make it safe for all people and living things and I think this company can do that!!

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Attachment In Support

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Greg Moore
  • Reference Number: 219
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 6:58 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • As a team member of St Barbara’s Atlantic Operations, I have taken the time to review items submitted to the government, in supporting this project, please accept my following comments as a part of the consultation on the Beaver Dam Mine Project. I am aware that there have been numerous studies, environmental mitigation measures, environmental affects assessments and more submitted to the government to support the Beaver Dam Mine project. I have a high level of confidence in the quality of these studies, and I know that they were completed to the highest of standards. I am confident that through the information already submitted for this project, work with scientists and subject matter experts, engagement with rightsholders, as well as our Company’s consultation with communities around Beaver Dam that this project can be completed safely, while protecting our shared environment and is something that all Nova Scotians can take pride in. I thank you for your time ...

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Attachment NO to gold mining in Nova Scotia

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Addie Campaigne
  • Reference Number: 218
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17 - 5:00 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • Yes to the environment and NO NO NO gold mining.  What have they done for Nova Scotians and the land?  Nothing.  They hardly pay taxes and instead destroy the environment and waters.  We cant have a whale sanctuary because of this industry's activities.  They will destroy what is left of the salmon. They are not going to clean up after themselves are they?  They have no respect for us or our lands and don't even get me started on how they ignore Mi'kmaw consultations.  NO MORE MINES IN NOVA SCOTIA.  These bad neighbours must be kicked to the curb. Sincerely,  Addie Campaigne

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Attachment Millbrook First Nation - Feedback regarding Information Requirements & Comment Forms

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Millbrook First Nation
  • Reference Number: 318
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • Please see the attached submissions. 
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  • Page: 1 December 17th, 2021 RE: Millbrook First Nation’s Feedback Regarding the Beaver Dam Mine Information Requests To whom it may concern, The information below was compiled through in-person community engagement with the eastern shore reserves and Chief and Council, as well as online engagement with the broader community. We trust that the “Focused Question Responses” and “Wellness Study Analysis” will address any outstanding issues regarding the impacts onto the nearest Indigenous communities. In peace and friendship, Gerald D. Gloade-Raining Bird Consultation Coordinator, Millbrook First Nation Enclosed: (1) “MFN - Beaver Dam IRs - Dec172021.docx” (2) “Beaver Dam Wellness Analysis.docx” Page: 2 Millbrook First Nation Focused Questions: Beaver Dam Mine Project Environmental Assessment 1. Has Atlantic Mining NS Inc. (AMNS) done an adequate job ...
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Attachment Beaver dam mine project- opposed

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Lauren Mason
  • Reference Number: 287
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • Hello, I am writing in response to the revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), for the proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project. The information contained in the revised EIS does not fully address the concerns raised by The Nova Scotia Salmon Association (NSSA) regarding the proposed work as outlined in the extensive documentation. NSSA association believes that the company has not made significant progress in addressing the potential negative impact for the West River watershed and the adjacent sub-watersheds. The NSSA believes that the following concerns have yet to be properly addressed:   1.       The West River is too valuable to accept any level of risk 2.       The revised EIS does not adequately consider the watershed downstream from the mine footprint.  3.       The proposed quarry pit is simply too close to the ...

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Attachment Comments on Beaverdam Gold Mine EIS Docs

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Peter Lund
  • Reference Number: 289
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • Hi Folks,   I am pleased to provide my comments in the attached letter. Hopefully this submission makes it in time.   I am currently not able to convert the letter into PDF format, hence I removed my signature from the attached document. I hope this is OK.   Peter Lund <Personal information removed>
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  • 1 December 17, 2021 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Re: Comments on EIS Reports Proposed Beaver Dam Gold Mine, NS Herein are my comments and concerns regarding the EIS reports. My focus is on Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) and groundwater: 1. I don’t see any discussion on fractures created around the Open Pit from blasting. My research at the Halifax Airport revealed that ARD began a few months following bedrock blasting and accelerated quickly, stemming from mineral exposure along the newly created fractures extending outward from the blast source. I refer to this as a “blast halo” around the pit which could extend many tens of metres outward from the open pit. I anticipate this situation will occur at the Open Pit at Beaver Dam, resulting in ARD inflow during pit operations and following closure as the pit fills over an estimated 13 year time frame. 2. I read that ARD is estimated to begin after 20 years in the PAG stockpile. I am curious as to the ...
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Attachment I oppose the proposed Beaver Dam gold mine

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Jillian Leonard
  • Reference Number: 291
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • Hello,    Please see attached for my personal submission.    Regards,  Jillian Leonard
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  • 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’m writing in response to the revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), for the proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project. I have been employed by the Nova Scotia Salmon Association since 2019. Through the increased government support and expansion of the Acid Mitigation Project, the NSSA increased their staffing capacity. This allowed my family and I to return to Atlantic Canada after 5 years in BC. Since then, I’ve spent a lot of time on the Eastern Shore (professionally and recreationally) and have come to appreciate this unique wild space and the communities it supports. I work alongside local businesses and volunteers, have met many community members who support our work, and focus on hiring locally when possible. I fully support the statement made by the ...
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Attachment The Ecology Action Centre's response to the Beaver Dam Mine Project Revised Response to Information Requests Round 2 and Revised Environmental Impact Statement

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Ecology Action Centre (EAC)
  • Reference Number: 312
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • Hello,   Please find attached the submission in response to the Beaver Dam Mine Project Revised Response to Information Requests Round 2 and Revised Environmental Impact Statement on behalf of the Ecology Action Centre.   Kind regards, Mimi O’Handley (she/her), Wetlands and Water Officer Kjipuktuk, Unceded Mi’kmaw Territory?   2705 Fern Lane, Halifax, NS, B3K 4L3   ecologyaction.ca (http://www.ecologyaction.ca/)     Become an EAC Member (https://ecologyaction.ca/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=42) | Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EcologyActionCentre/) , Twitter ...
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  • tel. 902.429.2202 fax. 902.405.3716 2705 Fern Lane, Halifax, NS, B3K 4L3 ecologyaction.ca The Ecology Action Centre’s response to the Beaver Dam Mine Project Revised Response to Information Requests Round 2 and Revised Environmental Impact Statement December 17, 2021 The following submission in response to the Beaver Dam Mine Project Revised Response to Information Requests Round 2 and Revised Environmental Impact Statement is on behalf of the Ecology Action Centre. The Ecology Action Centre is a member-based environmental charity in Nova Scotia; we are the province’s oldest and largest environmental NGO. Since 1971, the Ecology Action Centre has been working at the local, regional, national and international level to build a healthier and more sustainable world. The Ecology Action Centre does not support the proposed gold mine. Below we have outlined our concerns regarding the project. In our comments, we include ...
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Attachment Concerns on proposed mine at Beaver Dam

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Trudi Rhynold
  • Reference Number: 311
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • Thank you for the opportunity to make public comments on this matter. 'Boom and bust" extractive industries such as hard rock mining can not be permitted as "sustainable" development. No where in the world do current mining practices typically reflect the spirit of the provinces Sustainable Development Goals Act. Gold mining is not acceptable new economic development with understanding of pressing climate related issues.  I question streamlined for industrial ease of access provincial and federal permitting\monitoring\regulatory process's ability to prevent environmental and social devastation evidently caused by mining activity elsewhere in the world from happening in here. The applicant in this proposal is still facing 32 allegations of environmental infractions at their Touqouy mine. This inability to adequately regulate and monitor industry is also evidenced globally by multitudes of contaminated abandoned mine sites , air\water pollution ...
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  •   Acid Mine Drainage and Effects on  Fish Health and Ecology: A Review     For: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage Fish and Wildlife Field Office, Anchorage, Alaska, 99501 Prepared by: Reclamation Research Group, LLC, Bozeman, Montana June 2008 Suggested Citation: Jennings, S.R., Neuman, D.R. and Blicker, P.S. (2008). “Acid Mine Drainage and Effects on Fish Health and Ecology: A Review”. Reclamation Research Group Publication, Bozeman, MT. ii   iii Table of Contents  Purpose ................................................................................................................................ 1  Acid Mine Drainage Overview ........................................................................................... 1  Chemistry of Acid Rock Drainage .................................................................................. 1  Acid Mine Drainage ...
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  • The Social Costs of Mining on Rural Communities A Report Prepared for Friends of the Chilkat and Klehini Rivers By Power Consulting Incorporated Missoula, Montana 8/21/2019 Social Costs of Mining Power Consulting Final 8/21/2019 Page 2 About the Authors: Thomas Michael Power is the Principal Economist in Power Consulting, Inc. and a Research Professor and Professor Emeritus in the Economics Department at the University of Montana where he has been a researcher, teacher, and administrator for over 40 years. He received his undergraduate degree in Physics from Lehigh University and his MA and PhD in Economics from Princeton University. Donovan S. Power is the Principal Scientist in Power Consulting, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree in Geosciences at the University of Montana and his M.S. in Geology from the University of ...
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Attachment Submission on Updated EIS on Proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of East Coast Environmental Law
  • Reference Number: 313
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • Good afternoon,  Please find attached a submission by East Coast Environmental Law on the updated “Beaver Dam Mine Project Environmental Impact Statement” that Atlantic Mining NS Inc. submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change in October 2021, incorporating responses to Round 2 Information Requests.   Kind regards,   Kostantina Northrup (she/her) Staff Lawyer   East Coast Environmental Law 6061 University Ave., PO Box 15000 Halifax, NS  B3H 4R2 K'jipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki
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  • East Coast Environmental Law – Submission on Updated Beaver Dam EIS 1 East Coast Environmental Law Association 6061 University Ave., PO Box 15000 Halifax, NS B3H 4R2 SUBMITTED BY EMAIL Impact Assessment Agency of Canada bdmine-minebd@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change EA@gov.ns.ca December 17, 2021 To Whom It May Concern, Re: East Coast Environmental Law Submission on the Updated Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project East Coast Environmental Law hereby submits the following comments concerning the updated “Beaver Dam Mine Project Environmental Impact Statement” that Atlantic Mining NS Inc. (“Atlantic Gold” or “the Proponent”) submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (“IAAC”) and Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (“NSECC”) in October 2021 (“Updated EIS”), incorporating responses to Round 2 Information Requests (“Round 2 IRs”) by IAAC and ...
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Attachment No Gold Mine

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Elizabeth van Dreunen
  • Reference Number: 286
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • No more Gold Mines along the Eastern Shore the company has underestimated the cumulative effects on nearby watersheds, wetlands, and wildlife. \https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/80111 (https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/80111?fbclid=IwAR1-PT-RDYsuyIUbDRUYnZg-byvhczadQFXGHQrccHF-MxJKQ6P_pjPZ-Ok) The presumed benefits would be negligible and short-lived, whereas the adverse environmental (and community) impacts would be significant and long-lasting. I am a concerned grandmother. Stop allowing any more ...

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Attachment Gold Mine NS

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Graham A Smith
  • Reference Number: 279
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • I am opposed to the Beaver Dam Gold Mine. It threatens a natural area  that needs ongoing protection against threats such as the proposed gold  mine. The reasons are well documented. Please reject the gold mine proposal.     Graham Smith, Brookside, <Personal information removed>

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Attachment Beaver Dam Mine Project

  • Beaver Dam Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Shannon Sterling
  • Reference Number: 293
  • Submitted: 2021-12-17
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Revised Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • Please find my comments, attached.   Thank you, Shannon Sterling
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  • Shannon Sterling, PhD Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada December 16, 2021 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 have a PhD in Earth and Ocean Sciences at Duke University and am an Associate Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences at Dalhousie University. I am writing to express my insights based on my professional training and experience. I am not writing on behalf of Dalhousie University. I am writing in response to the revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), for the proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project. The information contained in the revised EIS does not fully address the concerns that I have regarding the proposed work as outlined in the documentation. In the EIS, the company has not adequately addressed the potential negative impact for the West River watershed and ...
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