Bay du Nord Development Project

Attachment Say No to Bay du Nord Project!

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Calli Telford
• Reference number: 81
• Submitted: 2022-04-05 - 11:09 AM
• Dear Reader,   I'm writing to you today to urge you not to allow the Bay du Nord Development to pursue. Environmentally, I know first hand how detrimental oil and gas extraction and distribution are to the water and earth. Leaks and spills happen to every peice of infrastructure and are impossible to contain in the ocean. Marine life will suffer, for much longer than 30 years. I adamantly believe in prioritizing people over profit, and this development is all about profit. Stop colluding with oil and gas and focus on what needs to be done for the future of ALL Canadians, invest in green energy solutions! Fossil fuel does not need to own our lives and livelihoods!   Govern for the PEOPLE, not the PROFIT off exploiting the people, land, and waters. Leave the oil in the ground! Support sustainable practices! If you wanna dig then implement geothermal services through cities and towns, stop extracting oil, stop funding and allowing oil and gas expansions.    DEFUND THE CLIMATE CISIS   Thank you for your time, Calli A Telford    

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Attachment read the IPCC report

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Timothy Vesely
• Reference number: 80
• Submitted: 2022-04-04 - 3:25 PM
• Dear Minister Guilbeault, Have you read the latest IPCC report? We're facing a climate catastrophe if we don't move away from carbon based energy sources. We can't afford any more new oil and gas projects. We need to support renewable energy production. Say no the Bay Du Nord project. Say no to Climate Catastrophe. Say yes to renewable energy development and a livable future. Thanks,  Tim Vesely

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Attachment Economic catastrophe for Newfoundland and Labrador

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Stephen Goulding
• Reference number: 79
• Submitted: 2022-03-10 - 2:44 PM
• The oil and gas industry is THE economic base for the NL economy. Make no mistake about it. The rejection of this project will spell the beginning of the end of the NL economy. And for what? To make the rest of Canada feel good about themselves. To serve some political agenda? You have to be naive to think that halting this project will have any effect on global oil demand. The world uses almost 100 million bbls of oil per day. Even at thehigh-range estimates, Bay du Nord's reserves represent about 10-12 days of global consumption. If that oil is not provided from here, rest assured it will come from somewhere else and I am pretty confident that it will not be developed as responsibly as Equinor plans to do. As we transition to emission-free energy, we should be embracing companies like Equinor, welcoming their investment and reinvesting the taxes and royalties from that into renewable energy projects. The uncertainty caused since the first delay in December has already had detrimental effects on the industry in NL and indeed, the whole economy. The notion that the Government of Canada is actually contemplating destroying an industry that represents about 30% of a province's GDP is mind boggling. I guarantee that no other province would stand for it. Almost 60 years ago (for context, there were large parts of the province that did not even have electricity at that time) when then Premier Joey Smallwood met with Lester Pearson to ask about getting a power corridor through Quebec for Churchill Falls power, Smallwood quoted Pearson. "Joe, I know what you're here to ask me, but I'm asking you not to ask me because if you ask me, I will have to say yes or WE'RE NOT A COUNTRY ...

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Attachment Approve Bay du Nord - Newfoundland and Labrador's Future Depends on it

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Kristopher Drodge
• Reference number: 78
• Submitted: 2022-03-10 - 10:40 AM
• Do not make this decision political - follow the legislated process and do not add additional uknown risk to an already thorough and respected approval and assessment process that will unfortunately paint this country as closed for buisness, unprofessional and without ability to understand requirements of essential energy supply. With the very real potential that the Bay du Nord project could contain nearly one billion barrels of recoverable energy resources in one of most environmentally efficient operations on the planet, we can safely predict that the project could bring an estimated $25 billion in direct government benefit in tax and royalties and millions in person years of work to the economy of Canada and to the sustainability of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Bay du Nord is and ABATED energy project that will have some of the lowest emissions ever seen on an oil and gas platform on the planet.  This is exactly what the purpose of the COP 26 committments are - to avoid any new investments in non-abated oil and gas projects that do not consider emission reduction.  Canada can be a leader in supporting ESG energy transformation! The environmental assessment process that commenced in 2018 was to be concluded on December 6, 2021, but project proponents were informed that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change had at that time extended the time limit for his decisions on the Bay du Nord Development project by 90 days to take into account the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada's Environmental Assessment Report - an unforeseeable risk to this process that was not part of the legislated and regulatory process. Already this action may have had grave and cascading ...

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Attachment Please Do Not Approve the Baie Du Nord Project

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Donald Beattie
• Reference number: 77
• Submitted: 2022-03-10 - 6:52 AM
• Thank you for the opportunity to comment. As the climate emergency worsens and the window of opportunity to change Canada's direction closes, I believe that now is the time to commit to leaving oil in the ground. This decision requires courage, and I hope the federal government rises to the occasion.  There's no second chance. Please refuse this application. Sincerely, Donald Beattie 

Attachment Reject Bay du Nord

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Bria Aird
• Reference number: 76
• Submitted: 2022-03-07 - 12:15 PM
• In the face of the Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC, as well as all our accumulated knowledge about the climate crises, approval of the Bay du Nord Project through an Environmental Assessment process would be profoundly cynical. New investment in fossil fuel is not compatible with a liveable future. New oil extraction and infrastructure projects displace the potential for investments in renewable energy - an approach to energy that will not only help Canada meet our climate committments, but also more job dense and more resilient to geo-political threats. Beyond the obvious environmental impacts, the dependence of Canada's economy on fossil fuel extraction is making us increasingly vulnerable. Do not dig us deeper into that hole with approval of this project.

Attachment Assessment: Bay du Nord Development Project will put Canada at serious risk of civil and possibly criminal litigation

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Mark Simmons
• Reference number: 75
• Submitted: 2022-03-05 - 6:06 PM
• In light of the most recent report from the IPCC -- which demonstrates that climate breakdown is happening faster than expected and that the window to take action is rapidly closing -- the government of Canada has no choice but to immediately stop this project.  Any decision to move forward in light of these findings -- which clearly demonstrate the economic, social and health risks that climate change poses to humanity -- would make any decision-makers that support this project to move forward subject to civil and perhaps criminal litigation.  I've attached the IPCC's summary for policy-makers, which I strongly recommend decision-makers review in detail.. To be specific, the economic benefits that this project to Newfoundlanders and Canadians will be vastly overshadowed by the economic, social and health costs that will be incurred due to increased climate disasters.  Canadians, like all citizens of the world, will be forced to pay the steep economic price of adaptation and recovery while oil giants continue to profit.  We very recently witnessed this with the flooding in BC and on the East Coast this past November (2021), which have been studied by event attribution scientists and shown to be directly linked to the climate crisis. The idea that we would increase our country's oil production when our top scientists have indicated that the world needs to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible would appear, by any reasonable measure, to be criminal. I look forward to receiving word that this project has been cancelled.  I would strongly recommend that Canada instead invest the allocated funding into a Just Transition and into developing green ...
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• Front cover artwork: A Borrowed Planet - Inherited from our ancestors. On loan from our children. by Alisa Singer, www.environmentalgraphiti.org © 2022 All rights reserved. Source: IPCC. IPCC has exclusive rights to "A Borrowed Planet". The artwork can only be reproduced as part of the cover of the WGII Summary for Policymakers. You may freely download and copy the front cover for your personal, non-commercial use, without any right to resell or redistribute it and provided that the IPCC will be acknowledged as the source of the material used herein. For any other use, permission is required. To obtain permission, please address your request to the IPCC Secretariat at ipcc-sec@wmo.int. APPROVED Summary for Policymakers IPCC WGII Sixth Assessment Report Subject to Copyedit SPM-1 Total pages: 35 Summary for Policymakers Drafting Authors: Hans-O. Pörtner (Germany), Debra C. Roberts (South Africa), Helen Adams (United Kingdom), Carolina Adler (Switzerland/Chile/Australia), Paulina Aldunce (Chile), Elham Ali (Egypt), Rawshan Ara Begum (Malaysia/Australia/Bangladesh), Richard Betts (United Kingdom), Rachel Bezner Kerr (Canada/USA), Robbert Biesbroek (The Netherlands), Joern Birkmann (Germany), Kathryn Bowen (Australia), Edwin Castellanos (Guatemala), Gueladio Cissé (Mauritania/Switzerland/France), Andrew Constable (Australia), Wolfgang Cramer (France), David Dodman (Jamaica/United Kingdom), Siri H. Eriksen (Norway), Andreas Fischlin (Switzerland), Matthias Garschagen (Germany), Bruce Glavovic (New Zealand/South Africa), Elisabeth Gilmore (USA/Canada), Marjolijn Haasnoot (The Netherlands), Sherilee Harper ...

Attachment Investing in oil & gas infrastructure at this critical moment is unconscionable

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Rebecca Marchand-Smith
• Reference number: 74
• Submitted: 2022-03-04 - 11:12 AM
• To whom it may concern: The proposed Bay du Nord offshore oil drilling project, which is backed by Norwegian oil giant Equinor (net worth approx. $66,000,000,000), is purported to be an important economic blessing to the citizens and workers of Newfoundland, and that the emissions intensity of the project itself would be incredibly low.  This is absolutely untrue and realization of this project would further cement the path we are on: mass suffering and eventual extinction of the human species due to creating an unlivable environment on planet Earth.  In order to avoid this dystopian future, we must stop extracting and burning fossil fuels. The economic benefits to Newfoundlanders and Canadians will be vastly overshadowed by the damage caused due to increased climate disasters.  Canada is warming at twice the global rate and we are currently on a path of up to 11°C warming by the turn of the century (Overview of Climate Change in Canada (nrcan.gc.ca (https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/changements-climatiques/impacts-adaptation/overview-climate-change-canada/10321) ). Canadians, like all citizens of the world, will be forced to pay the steep economic price of adaptation and recovery while oil giants like Equinor continue to profit.  We very recently witnessed this with the flooding in BC and on the East Coast this past November (2021), which have been studied by event attribution scientists and shown to be directly linked to the climate crisis. Even if the Bay du Nord project itself cannot be directly linked to adverse weather effects in real time like these have been, the idea that we would increase our country's oil production as the world ...

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Attachment UW EARS - Comment on the Bay du Nord Development Project

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: University of Waterloo Environmental Assessment Review Society submitted by Simon Popescu
• Reference number: 72
• Submitted: 2022-03-03 - 9:37 PM
• Introduction The University of Waterloo’s Environmental Assessment Review Society has completed its evaluation of the Bay du Nord Offshore Oil and Gas Project (#80154) proposed by Equinor. It is our opinion that the project proposal should be rejected by the Minister. We recommend that investments in the proposed project be allocated into areas which can proactively address the environmental and economic concerns of the province such as renewable energy development and pandemic recovery.    Biophysical Impacts  The Environmental Impact Statement lists direct or indirect contamination through the food chain as a potential unplanned project impact. However, it does not adequately address the threat nor the potential for species at risk vulnerable to dramatic environmental changes such as the proposed effects of this project and implications to the greater Atlantic food web. As species counts may shift, this has the potential to harm the country’s GDP at large due to impacts on the fishing industry. For instance, the Atlantic cod crisis overfishing down the trophic levels, which ultimately depleted prey fish and top consumers across the food web. When one species is impacted, every species is impacted. Patterns of bioaccumulation, or accumulation of a contaminant in a single species, and biomagnification, or accumulation of a chemical through greater concentrations throughout the food web, as a result of contaminants are essential to consider, as they may alter the already vulnerable Atlantic food web and species diversity. Further, a DFO science report has indicated that this project may have risk of uncontrollable blowout due ...
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• Introduction The University of Waterloo’s Environmental Assessment Review Society has completed its evaluation of the Bay du Nord Offshore Oil and Gas Project (#80154) proposed by Equinor. It is our opinion that the project proposal should be rejected by the Minister. We recommend that investments in the proposed project be allocated into areas which can proactively address the environmental and economic concerns of the province such as renewable energy development and pandemic recovery. Biophysical Impacts The Environmental Impact Statement lists direct or indirect contamination through the food chain as a potential unplanned project impact. However, it does not adequately address the threat nor the potential for species at risk vulnerable to dramatic environmental changes such as the proposed effects of this project and implications to the greater Atlantic food web. As species counts may shift, this has the potential to harm the country’s GDP at large due to impacts on the fishing industry. For instance, the Atlantic cod crisis overfishing down the trophic levels, which ultimately depleted prey fish and top consumers across the food web. When one species is impacted, every species is impacted. Patterns of bioaccumulation, or accumulation of a contaminant in a single species, and biomagnification, or accumulation of a chemical through greater concentrations throughout the food web, as a result of contaminants are essential to consider, as they may alter the already vulnerable Atlantic food web and species diversity. Further, a DFO science report has indicated that this project may have risk of uncontrollable blowout due to its depth of drilling. This project is predicted to see some ...

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Attachment something is wrong

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Canadas future submitted by Robert Kraft
• Reference number: 71
• Submitted: 2022-03-02 - 6:54 PM
• I just saw this site and am sad to hear,the comments made about our energy future. Being from western Canada naturally I am not a fan of off shore when we can supply you with a pipeline from a mostly operating infrustructure,useing the best technologey in the world from Alberta, have any of the people against our Candian oil producers ever listend to other thoughts,destoying our ability to be self sufficiant in energy is a real issue.lets not be importing oil from regimes who use the profits to hurt us. Climate change is happening but you can not change things by destroying our security ,Willie Soon, who has been researching the relationship between the sun and the Earth’s climate at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics for three decades, blasted the IPCC’s “Summary For Policymakers” (SPM) as well. “It is no wonder that the draft SPM report has sold everyone yet another blatant untruth, that it is all about the CO2 that has driven all the temperature change on Earth, while they continue to hide the fact that our new and comprehensive research paper concludes that all these conclusions are not only premature but factually misleading and confusing,” he said. “Our scientific review shows that the changes in the Sun’s irradiance are a plausible and important factor that can explain most of the observed changes in the thermometer data,” added Soon. “So now why is IPCC still playing this childish hide-and-seek game while thinking that we can all be permanently hoodwinked by their one-trick agenda?” I included this and I hope all will do some research from other than the IPCC. If this offshore prject is denied it will be another step closer to ...

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Attachment Je suis contre le projet de construction d'une nouvelle plateforme de forage en mer à Bay du Nord, Terre-Neuve

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Marise Mathieu
• Reference number: 70
• Submitted: 2022-02-21 - 11:34 AM
• Le 6 mars prochain, le gouvernement canadien, par l'entremise de son ministre de l'environnement, l'honorable Steven Guilbeault, doit absolument refuser le projet de plateforme de forage à Bay du Nord. Ce projet irait à l'encontre de nos objectifs de diminution des GES et empêcherait l'atteinte de nos objectifs de carboneutralité pour 2050. Plus aucun projet impliquant des energies fossiles ne peut être ni accepté ni entrepris au Canada si nous voulons respecter nos engagements et protéger notre monde, la planète et nos enfants. Le Canada doit être exemplaire et montrer sa determination à sortir rapidement des energies fossiles. Développer ce projet ne permet pas cette exemplarité. Cette décision, bien que difficile et lourde de conséquences, représente une occasion de démontrer notre sérieux, de penser la transition en soutenant Terre-Neuve, ses habitants et ses travailleurs, et d'investir dans des energies alternatives et des mesures de diminution de notre dépendance aux énergies fossiles. Le temps qui reste avant 2030, puis 2050, raccourcit chaque jour et l'heure n'est plus à l'hésitation. Bay du Nord n'a et n'aura aucune acceptabilité sociale. Le ministre de l'environnement et le gouvernement canadien doivent en prendre acte et agir avec conviction, détermination et en cohérence avec leur discours environnemental. Je vous regarde, j'observe vos décisions, et je vous tiendrai responsables de vos mensonges et lâchetés éventuels! Ne me décevez pas! Marise Mathieu, ...

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Attachment Refus du projet pétrolier Baie du Nord

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: ariane thériault
• Reference number: 69
• Submitted: 2022-02-20 - 7:19 PM
• Je m'adresse au gouvernement canadien pour me prononcer contre la projet pétrolier Baie du Nord. Un autre projet pétrolier! Nous sommes à l'ère de la transition énergétique. On ne veut pas d'un autre projet lié aux énergies fossiles. Ce projet vient à l'encontre des objectifs de réduction de GES du Canada pour 2030 et 2050. Il faut commencer dès maintenant à cesser les nouveaux développements énergétiques au pétrole et plutôt utiliser nos ressources pour développer des projets énergétiques renouvelables. Bien que le projet vente ses bienfaits économiques pour la province de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador ainsi que la création d'emplois, ce n'est plus suffisant pour justifier la pollution importante de l'exploitation pétrolière. Il est tout aussi possible de favoriser le développement économique de la province avec des projets énergétiques renouvelables. Est-ce que des projets énergétiques renouvelables ont été envisagés avant de se lancer dans l'exploitation pétrolière? J'implore la gouvernement à refuser le projet Baie du Nord. Il n'est pas la solution. Nous devons mettre en place des projets qui respectent davantage l'environnement et qui respectent nos engagements de réduction de GES. Les générations futures en dépendent. Le futur de la planète en dépend.

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Attachment No Fossil Fuel Development in Bay du Nord

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: For Our Kids Montreal submitted by Suzanne Moody
• Reference number: 68
• Submitted: 2022-02-20 - 8:53 AM
• I am a parent of two Canadian children, aged 12 and 14. The Bay du Nord Development Project is a direct threat to my kids' well-being because it will exacerbate the climate crisis. While I understand the need to support families in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, this should not come at the expense of other Canadians. A just transition is needed now -- one that supports local workers and their families without destroying our collective habitat. This means no new fossil fuel projects.

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Attachment Response to application by Bay Du Nord development Project

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Theresa Clinton
• Reference number: 66
• Submitted: 2022-01-28 - 2:29 PM
• Good afternoon, I am a Canadian. I know we are in a climate emergency. We need to act now.  I refer to the letter from WWF from September 2021, that clearly and succinctly outlines all the concerns, I as a human being and a Canadian have with this proposal. I also refer to The International Energy Agency  "(IEA) has recently concluded that there can be no new oil, gas or coal development if the world is to reach net zero emissions by 2050.Carbon emissions from the full production of currently operating oil and gas fields and coal mines across the world will lead to global temperature rise beyond 1.5°C and make it impossible to meet global obligations under the Paris Agreement." It is crucial the we ALL need to stop ALL fossil  fuel production NOW.. There it is. Sincerely, Theresa Clinton

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Attachment WNNB Comments on the Bay du Nord EA and Draft Conditions

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick (WNNB)
• Reference number: 65
• Submitted: 2021-10-07
• Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Please see the attached submission.
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• WOLASTOQEY NATION CONSULTATION OFFICE 150 CLIFFE ST. (2nd FLOOR), BOX 14 FREDERICTON, NB | E3A 0A1 t 506.459.6341 | f 506.459.0974 [DELIVERED VIA EMAIL] Ref: WNNB [091-21] October 7, 2021 Re: Comments on the Bay du Nord Environmental Assessment (“EA”) and Draft Conditions The Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick (“WNNB”) represents the six Wolastoqey/Wəlastəkwey communities in New Brunswick (Madawaska Maliseet, Tobique, Kingsclear, Woodstock, St. Mary’s and Oromocto First Nations). WNNB is not the rights holder, nor are we the body to which the Duty to Consult is owed. WNNB provides technical advice to Wolastoqey/Wəlastəkwey leadership and their respective Resource Development Consultation Coordinators (“RDCCs”) on resource development matters that relate to our Wolastoqey/Wəlastəkwey constitutionally protected rights. WNNB also acts to protect and promote traditional lands, ceremony, cultural practices, and language. The WNNB and communities have been engaged on the potential Bay du Nord Production project (the “Project”), you can find attached the review completed by Management and Solutions in Environmental Science (“MSES”). Woliwon / Wəliwən, Shyla O’Donnell Consultation Director, Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick cc: Gordon Grey, Impact Assessment Manager, WNNB Russ Letica, RDCC, Matawaskiye (Madawaska Maliseet First Nation) Jamie Gorman, RDCC, Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation) Amanda MacIntosh, RDCC, Wotstak (Woodstock First Nation) Richard Francis, RDCC, Pilick (Kingsclear First Nation) Tim Plant, RDCC, Sitansisk (St. Mary’s First Nation) Fred Sabattis, RDCC, Welamukotuk (Oromocto First Nation) WOLASTOQEY NATION IN NEW BRUNSWICK Matawaskiye • ...

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Attachment Comments on Draft EA Report - Bay du Nord Development Project

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of NunatuKavut Community Council
• Reference number: 55
• Submitted: 2021-09-17
• Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Please see the attached submission.
• Attachment included
• Comments on the DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE BAY DU NORD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT September 2021 By the NunatuKavut Community Council 200 Kelland Drive, PO Box 460, Stn. C Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P1C0 http://www.nunatukavut.ca http://www.nunatukavut.ca/ http://www.nunatukavut.ca/ 2 I. Introduction: Brief background on NunatuKavut, the NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC) and Engagement on Bay du Nord and Offshore Issues The NunatuKavut Community Council (“NCC”) is pleased to present its comments on both the Draft Environmental Assessment Report (“Draft EA Report”) and the Potential Conditions under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (“Conditions document”) prepared by IAAC for the Bay du Nord Development Project. Background on NunatuKavut and the NunatuKavut Community Council The NunatuKavut Community Council (“NCC”) is an Indigenous organization serving as the representative governing body for more than 6,000 Inuit (approximately 20% of Labrador’s population) living in the area of central and southern Labrador we know as NunatuKavut. NunatuKavut includes over 4,700 kms (including island perimeters) of coastline stretching from the community of Cartwright in the north (just south of the mouth of the Churchill River/Lake Melville) to L’Anse au Claire in the south (on the Strait of Belle Isle, adjacent to the Labrador’s border with Québec). NunatuKavut means "Our Ancient Land." It is the territory of the Inuit of NunatuKavut, the Inuit residing primarily in southern and central Labrador. Our people lived in Labrador long before Europeans set foot on North American soil. As it was in times of old, we are ...

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Attachment Technical Review of the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions of the Bay du Nord Development Project

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn Incorporated.
• Reference number: 61
• Submitted: 2021-09-14
• Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Please see the attached submission.
• Attachment included
• September 9, 2021 VIAEMAIL: baydunord@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 200 – 1801 Hollis Street Halifax, NS B3J 3N4 Dear Sir/Madam, Re: Technical Review of the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions of the Bay du Nord Development Project. On behalf of Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Inc., we are responding to the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions for the above project, dated August 2021. Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn’s primary concern remains how the project impacts migratory species that are of great cultural significance to the Mi’gmaq, including salmon, swordfish, Bluefin tuna, Atlantic right whales, and migratory birds. Please find enclosed a report from Shared Value Solutions that is being submitting on behalf of Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn. Based on the report, we highlight the following recommendations in particular: 1) The Environmental Assessment Report, and mitigation and monitoring plans need to accurately reflect consideration of MTI's Indigenous Knowledge Study that was submitted to the Proponent in August 2018. 2) The Agency and/or the Proponent should engage MTI and Anqotum Resource Management in designing and conducting a research project focused on species of cultural importance to MTI (including swordfish, and Atlantic bluefin tuna) that seeks to fill data gaps related to use and existence in the Project Area. 3) Establish a forum and process where MTI can meet with Equinor Canada Ltd. and Canada whereby issues and follow-up program decision-making regarding the Project can be brought forward, discussed, and addressed throughout the life of the Project. 4) Equinor Canada Ltd. and ...

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Attachment RE: Bay du Nord Development Project - Invitation to Comment on Draft EA Report

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Kwilmu'kw Maw-Klusuaqn Negotiation Office
• Reference number: 64
• Submitted: 2021-09-10
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Please see the attached submission.
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• Page 1 of 2 September 10, 2021 Amanda Park Project Manager – Atlantic Regional Office Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Satellite Office 901-10 Barter’s Hill St. Johns, N.L., A1C 6M1 RE: Bay du Nord Development Project - Invitation to Comment on Draft EA Report Ms. Park, I am writing in response to your e-mail dated August 11, 2021 with respect to consultation under the Terms of Reference for a Mi’kmaq-Nova Scotia-Canada Consultation Process (ToR) as ratified on August 31, 2010 on the above noted project. The Mi’kmaq Nation in Nova Scotia has a general interest in all lands and resources in Nova Scotia as the Mi’kmaq Nation has never surrendered, ceded, or sold the Aboriginal title to any of its lands in Nova Scotia. The Mi’kmaq have a title claim to all of Nova Scotia and as co-owners of the land and its resources it is expected that any potential impacts to rights and title shall be addressed. Clearly, this project will impact Mi’kmaq Rights and Title. Should any unplanned environmental impacts and/or environmental accidents occur during the development, operations, and reclamation of the proposed Project it is our expectation that the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia will be compensated thoroughly. On behalf of Kwilmu'kw Maw-Klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO), please see attached AECOM’s Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Draft EA Report and Potential Conditions for the Bay du Nord Development Project as part of our comment submission. This review highlights gaps of information and provides comments and recommendations on various parts of the EA Report and Potential EA conditions. KMKNO does not represent the ...

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Attachment Bay du Nord Development Project

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers submitted by jennfier matthews
• Reference number: 53
• Submitted: 2021-09-08 - 3:50 PM
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• On behalf of teh Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), I am pleased to submit our response to the Bay du Nord Development Project draft EA Report and the potential EA conditions for the project. 
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• 2100, 350 – 7 Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 3N9 Tel 403-267-1100 Fax 403-261-4622 1820, 275 Slater Street Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1P 5H9 Tel 613-288-2126 Fax 613- 236-4280 1004, 235 Water Street St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada A1C 1B6 Tel 709-724-4200 202, 1110 Government St. Victoria, British Columbia Canada V8W 1Y2 Tel 778-265-3819 Fax 403-261-4622 www.capp.ca  communication@capp.ca September 8, 2021 Mr. Terry Hubbard Acting President Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 22nd Floor, Place Bell 160 Elgin Street Ottawa ON K1A 0H3 Dear Mr. Hubbard: Re: Public Comment - Bay du Nord Development Project draft Environmental Assessment Report and the potential environmental assessment conditions for the project The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) represents companies, large and small, that explore for, develop and produce natural gas and crude oil throughout Canada. CAPP’s member companies produce approximately 80 per cent of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil. Together CAPP's members and associate members are an important part of a national industry with revenues of about $116 billion a year. CAPP’s mission is to enhance the economic sustainability of the Canadian upstream petroleum industry in a safe and environmentally and socially responsible manner, through constructive engagement and communication with governments, the public, and stakeholders in the communities in which we operate. CAPP wishes to provide comment on the Bay du Nord Development Project draft Environmental Assessment Report and the potential environmental assessment conditions for the project as follows: General Concerns In contrast to ...

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Attachment Review and Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Miawpukek First Nation
• Reference number: 57
• Submitted: 2021-09-08
• Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Please see the attached submission.
• Attachment included
• Photo by Angelina McDonald Bay du Nord Development Project Review and Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions Prepared by Miawpukek First Nation September 8, 2021 MIAWPUKEK FIRST NATION Technical Review of the Bay du Nord Environmental Assessment Report 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Miawpukek First Nation ............................................................................................................... 6 Historic Overview .......................................................................................................................... 6 Rights and Interests ....................................................................................................................... 8 Review Findings .............................................................................................................................. 9 Conclusion..................................................................................................................................... 15 References .................................................................................................................................... 17 MIAWPUKEK FIRST NATION Technical Review of the Bay du Nord Environmental Assessment Report 3 INTRODUCTION The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has conducted their Environmental Assessment of the Bay du Nord Project (the Project), proposed by Equinor Canada Ltd. (Equinor or the Proponent). The Project Is for the development of an offshore oil and gas ...

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Attachment WWF-Canada comments on Bay du Nord EA Report

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of WWF-Canada
• Reference number: 60
• Submitted: 2021-09-08
• Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Please see the attached submission.
• Attachment included
• WWF-Canada 410 Adelaide St. West Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario Canada M5V 1S8 Tel: (416) 489-8800 Toll-free: 1-800-26-PANDA (1-800-267-2632) Fax: (416) 489-8055 wwf.ca Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 901-10 Barters Hill St. John's, NL, A1C 6M1 Email: baydunord@iaac-aeic.gc.ca September 8, 2021 Re: WWF-Canada’s Submission to the IAAC on the Bay du Nord Development Project Environmental Assessment (EA) Report Dear Impact Assessment Agency of Canada: Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the Bay du Nord (BdN) Development Project Environmental Assessment (EA) Report. WWF-Canada supports the federal environmental assessment process as it is an important component in ensuring that, if oil and gas activities in Canada’s Atlantic offshore are to be permitted, they are done so safely with the lowest possible risk to human health and the environment. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is one of the largest independent conservation organizations in the world. WWF-Canada is part of the WWF global network, working in over 100 countries worldwide. WWF-Canada creates solutions to the environmental challenges that matter most for Canadians. We work in places that are unique and ecologically important, so that wildlife, nature and people thrive together. WWF-Canada believes healthy coastal communities depend on healthy oceans. We work with communities, Indigenous peoples and other groups to advocate for marine protected areas and sustainable oceans management, and to ensure the rules governing offshore oil and gas activities are consistent with international best practices for safety, accountability and environmental protection. ...

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Attachment Equinor Submission - Comments on DEAR and Potential Conditions

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Equinor Canada Ltd.
• Reference number: 58
• Submitted: 2021-09-08
• Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Please see the attached submission.
• Attachment included
• Page 1 of 4 Equinor Canada Ltd. 2 Steers Cove St John’s, NL Canada Telephone 709 726 9091 www.equinor.com Classification: External Attention: Sue Belford Project Manager, M.Sc., Eng RE: Equinor Canada Ltd. (“ECL”) comments on Potential Environmental Assessment Conditions (“Potential Conditions”) and the Draft Environmental Assessment Report (the “DEAR”) for the Bay du Nord Development Project (“Project”) ECL has reviewed the Potential Conditions and the DEAR and provides this letter, complete with the attachments, as our response. There are two attachments to this letter: (A) detailed comments on the Potential Conditions; and (B) detailed comments on the DEAR. About Equinor Our parent Equinor is a broad energy company, aiming to be a leader in global energy transition. We believe a well- functioning natural environment is a prerequisite to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Bold actions are needed to address the dual crisis of biodiversity loss and climate change. We support the global ambition of reversing nature loss by 2030 and are ready to play our part. For decades, our “no harm to the environment” ambition has guided our operations and stimulated innovation. Based on our Norwegian heritage, we see the merit of an integrated ecosystem-based management approach and our business decisions rest on thorough risk and impact assessments. Equinor is among the world’s largest offshore operators. The company has a long history of operating offshore oil and gas platforms on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) in an environment similar to that of offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and has a track record of excellent environmental performance and ...

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Attachment Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions - Public Comments

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of FFAW-Unifor
• Reference number: 54
• Submitted: 2021-09-08
• Please see the attached submission.
• Attachment included
• KEITH SULLIVAN President ROBERT KEENAN Secretary-Treasurer Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Bay du Nord Development Project Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 901-10 Barters Hill St. John's, NL A1C 6M1 Re: Bay du Nord Development Project Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions - Public Comments To Whom It May Concern, Please accept the Fish, Food and Allied Workers’ Union (FFAW-Unifor) comments on Equinor’s Bay du Nord Development Project Environmental Assessment Report (August 2021). FFAW-Unifor represents approximately 15,000 working women and men throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, most of whom are employed in the fishing industry. As mentioned from the review of the previous EIS document, the scope of this development project is much larger than other exploratory drilling projects that have been recently reviewed. It is concerning to FFAW-Unifor members that there has been little public engagement regarding this project, other than the opportunity to submit online comments during the public review periods. It is unfortunate that the document review periods have coincided with a global pandemic. This is a 30- year project and it warrants more in-person public engagement. Again, it needs to be mentioned that the ocean is a highly dynamic environment and there will likely be changes in the Flemish Pass ecosystem over the lifespan of this proposed project. While the assessment notes that there is limited fishing activity in the core development area for the project, the fishery could change over a 30-year period. Therefore, predictions that are made in 2021 determining that a project will or will not result in ...

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Attachment Submission from Noia regarding the Environmental Assessment Report for the Bay du Nord Development Project

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of NOIA (Newfoundland & Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association)
• Reference number: 56
• Submitted: 2021-09-07
• Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Please see the attached submission.
• Attachment included
• Newfoundland & Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association Box 44, Suite 606, Atlantic Place, 215 Water Street, St. John’s, NL, Canada A1C 6C9 T: 709-758-6610 F: 709-758-6611 www.noia.ca @NoiaNL Noia Submission to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Re: Environmental Assessment Report for the Bay du Nord Development Project (Reference Number 80154) Iaac.baydunord.aeic@canada.ca / baydunord@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Introduction The Newfoundland and Labrador Oil and Gas Industries Association (Noia) was founded in 1977 to represent the supply and service sector of the offshore oil and gas industry. Today, Noia represents approximately 460 member organizations worldwide which are involved in, or benefit from, the oil and gas industry of Newfoundland and Labrador. Noia members are a diverse representation of businesses that range from offshore supply boats and helicopters to health and safety equipment and training, engineering solutions and fabricators, to law firms and human resource agencies. Noia is pleased to have the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Assessment Report (EAR) for the Core Bay du Nord Development and Project Area Tiebacks (Bay du Nord). The proposed project will be located approximately 500 kilometres east-northeast from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador in the Flemish Pass Basin. Equinor Canada Ltd. (Equinor) is the lead developer of the project at 65% ownership, and is partnering with Husky Energy (35%) to develop Bay du Nord using an offshore Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. Value of the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Oil and Gas Industry The offshore oil and gas industry is one of tremendous importance to ...

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Attachment Qalipu First Nation Comments on the Bay du Nord Development Project's Draft EA Report and Potential EA Conditions

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Qalipu First Nation
• Reference number: 59
• Submitted: 2021-09-07
• Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Please see the attached submission.
• Attachment included
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Attachment Projet de d'exploitation de Bay du Nord - Invitation à commenter l'ébauche du rapport d'évaluation environnementale - Première nation de Innus de Nutashkuan

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Première Nation des Innus de Nutashkuan
• Reference number: 62
• Submitted: 2021-08-31
• Project phase: Impact Assessment
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Vous trouverez en pièce jointe les commentaires de la Première Nation des Innus de Nutashkuan en regard de l’évaluation environnementale provisoire produite par l’Agence d’évaluation d’impact du Canada.
• Attachment included
• 1 PROJET D’EXPLOITATION DE BAY DU NORD. RAPPORT PROVISOIRE D’ÉVALUATION ENVIRONNEMENTALE Août 2021 Commentaires de la Première Nation des Innus de Nutashkuan Envoyé à l’Agence d’évaluation d’impact du Canada (baydunord@iaac-aeic.gc.ca) 31 août 2021 mailto:baydunord@iaac-aeic.gc.ca 2 Note sur l’édition du rapport provisoire Bien que provisoire, ce rapport dans sa version française aurait pu être relu par des correcteurs. Ils se seraient aperçus que tous les en-têtes de page sont intitulés « IMPACT ASSESSMENT AGENCY OF CANADA » ; que plusieurs titres de sections sont restés en anglais, comme le démontre la « Table of contents » et sa « List of Abbreviations and Acronyms » ; que le 5 e paragraphe de la conclusion est une répétition presque intégrale du 3 e paragraphe. Introduction Le 28 août 2020, Nutashkuan écrivait à propos de ce projet de Bay du Nord « nous avons toujours soutenu que le manque flagrant de connaissances des écosystèmes marins et sous-marins, ce que nous constatons aussi dans la présente étude d’impact (ÉIE), constitue une lacune scientifique majeure affaiblissant fortement les justifications d’autorisation des projets, et donc celui de Bay du Nord. 1  » Pourtant, dans la lettre du 9 août 2021 adressée au chef Réal Tettaut, l’Agence d’évaluation d’impact du Canada (AEIC) écrit que « Le rapport provisoire d’EE présente les points de vue de l’Agence sur les résultats de l’EE, notamment les conclusions et les recommandations relatives à l’importance des effets environnementaux négatifs du projet ». Nous devons donc considérer que la position de l’AEIC, en principe indépendante et basée sur une ...

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Attachment No, no, and no.

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: lucie mayer
• Reference number: 52
• Submitted: 2021-08-27 - 1:17 PM
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• One would think that the government understood that exploiting natural ressources be it through mining or petrol/gas extraction, is not to be, if we, humans, want to continue living on Earth. I am just a woman, a private citizen, who wishes to remain on this Earth in a peaceful way, where we learn from nature, and not exploit it. We must decolonialise our ways, and moving away from extraction of natural ressources is part of that evolution. This is perhaps the shortest comment you will receive, and certainly that I have ever written, but all is there. I have no study to produce, no science to quote. I just observe Nature and She's had enough. So have I. Recevez mes salutations distinguées

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Attachment L'avenir n'est pas dans les énergies fossiles

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: RVHQ submitted by Bruno Detuncq
• Reference number: 51
• Submitted: 2021-08-19 - 4:53 PM
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Les critères d’évaluation d’impact de l’Agence d’évaluation d’impact du Canada pour le projet d’exploitation de Bay du Nord, sont insuffisants et désuets. La réalité climatique et environnementale actuelle est tout à fait inédite et nécessite un nouveau cadre d’analyse. La crise climatique et la crise de biodiversité commandent une analyse des gaz à effet de serre (GES) qui seront générés en aval et en amont des forages. À ce titre, le plus récent rapport du l’Agence Internationale de l’Énergie stipule qu’aucun nouveau projet d’hydrocarbures ne devrait être développé si on veut éviter le dépassement de seuils critiques entraînant un réchauffement incontrôlable et irréversible du climat pouvant conduire, à très brève échéance, à l’extinction nombreuse formes de vie sur la Terre et rendre très difficile l’avenir de l’espèce humaine. De plus le rapport du groupe de travail #1 du GIEC qui est sorti le 12 août dernier va dans le même sens et démontre sans aucun doute que les humains sont la cause des changements climatiques. Ce rapport nous montre qu’il y a urgence d’agir. Nous le voyons, les catastrophes liées aux crises climatique et environnementale, qui menacent la santé et la sécurité des populations, sont déjà récurrentes et ...

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Attachment Je m'oppose à ce projet

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Citoyenne submitted by Lucie Huart
• Reference number: 50
• Submitted: 2021-08-17 - 2:51 PM
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Je m'oppose à ce projet et à tout autre projet d'exploration et/ou d'exploitation d'hydrocarbures. C'est une question de survie. Comme nous le rappelle le GIEC, il est minuit moins une et nous devons impérativement réduire nos émissions de GES. Pour ce faire, nous devons réduire notre consommation d'hydrocarbure pas l'augmenter! Le projet d'exploitation de Bay du Nord inciterait à poursuivre la consommation globale pour plusieurs décennies. C'est un non-sens!!! Le Canada émet déjà plus de GES qu'il le devrait et est en voie de rater ses cibles. Il est grand temps d'agir de façon raisonnable et équitable. Il est grand temps d'agir en ayant à coeur le sort des générations futures. Merci de tenir compte de mon opinion. Lucie

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Attachment Forage puits pétrole en mer est T-N

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Pierre Bourget
• Reference number: 49
• Submitted: 2021-08-15 - 9:23 AM
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Je suis opposé à tout forage de puits de pétrole dans cette xone et partout ailleurs. Il est urgent, essentiel et prioritaire de diminuer annuellement jusqu'en 2050, notre production et utilisation de produits pétroliers afin de réduire annuellement nos émissions de gaz de serre de 7,5%. Essentiel aussi de protéger la faune aquarique et sa croissance pour maitenir notre source alimentaire.

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Attachment Un cadre d'analyse à revoir

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Louise Morand
• Reference number: 48
• Submitted: 2021-08-14 - 12:25 PM
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
• Les critères d’évaluation d’impact de l’Agence d’évaluation d’impact du Canada pour le projet d’exploitation de Bay du Nord, sont insuffisants et désuets. La réalité climatique et environnementale actuelle est tout à fait inédite et nécessite un nouveau cadre d’analyse. La crise climatique et la crise de biodiversité commandent une analyse des gaz à effet de serre (GES) qui seront générés en aval et en amont des forages. À ce titre, le plus récent rapport du GIEC stipule qu’aucun nouveau projet d’hydrocarbures ne devrait être développé si on veut éviter le dépassement de seuils critiques entrainant un réchauffement incontrôlable et irréversible du climat pouvant conduire, à très brève échéance, à l’extinction de toutes les formes de vie intelligente sur la Terre, y compris l’espèce humaine. Nous le voyons, les catastrophes liées aux crises climatique et environnementale, qui menacent la santé et la sécurité des populations, sont déjà récurrentes et s’accentuent chaque année. De plus, au-delà des risques d’accidents et des impacts immédiats des forages sur la biodiversité, l’effet cumulatif des GES sur l’acidification, le réchauffement, et la perte d’oxygène du milieu marin doit être pris en compte. ...

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Attachment Comment on the Proposed Bay du Nord Development Project

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Woodstock First Nation
• Reference number: 38
• Submitted: 2020-10-23
• Please see the attached file.
• Attachment included
• 1 WOLASTOQEY NATION CONSULTATION OFFICE 150 CLIFFE ST. (2nd FLOOR), BOX 14 FREDERICTON, NB | E3A 0A1 t 506.459.6341 | f 506.459.0974 [DELIVERED VIA EMAIL] October 7, 2020 Re: Comment on the Proposed Bay du Nord Development Project (the “Project”) Woodstock First Nation (“WFN”) focused its analysis on the impacts to Atlantic Salmon (Outer Bay of Fundy “OBoF” and Inner Bay of Fundy “IBoF”) as it is a resource that is currently on the verge of extinction within Wolastoqey territory and yet new sources of potential mortality are being proposed while access for food, social and ceremonial (“FSC”) harvest has long been forgone. However, an ecosystem-based analysis within the proposed Project area is likely to provide the most comprehensive understanding of the potential impacts associated with this proposed Project to the ecosystem itself as well as to Atlantic Salmon. Figure 1. Canadian and Danish research vessel catches of Atlantic Salmon from 1965 to 1985. Original source: Equinor Canada Ltd. (2020) adapted from Reddin and Friedland (1993) 2 WOLASTOQEY NATION CONSULTATION OFFICE 150 CLIFFE ST. (2nd FLOOR), BOX 14 FREDERICTON, NB | E3A 0A1 t 506.459.6341 | f 506.459.0974 Section 6.1.9.6 of the Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) report, states that “given the available data, there is likely low interaction with spring migration of adults within and near the Project Area for the insular Newfoundland populations, Gulf of St. Lawrence populations, and eastern-southern Nova Scotia and Outer Bay of Fundy Populations.” These statements should be ...

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Attachment NunatuKavut Community Council comments on Bay du Nord Development Project

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of NunatuKavut Community Council
• Reference number: 41
• Submitted: 2020-10-13
• Project phase: Review of the Environmental Impact Statement by the Agency
• Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
• For logging From: Shelley Kath <email address removed> Sent: October 12, 2020 8:21 AM To: Boychuk, Robin (IAAC/AEIC) <robin.boychuk@canada.ca> Cc: George Russell, Jr. <grussell@nunatukavut.ca>; Kathleen Simms <ksimms@nunatukavut.ca> Subject: NunatuKavut Community Council comments on Bay du Nord Development Project   Hi Robin,   Attached please find NCC's comments on Bay du Nord. Please note that the comments, questions and requests are organized largely according to the section numbers and subtitles in the EIS Guidelines, in the order in which they appear in the Guidelines – not necessarily in the order of importance to NCC. We have tried to structure these comments in a way that should facilitate their consideration for the next round of information requirements. The specific comments begin on page 3 of the document.   Thank you once again for your patience and flexibility with respect to NCC's need for extra time due to pandemic constraints as well as my own health issues.    Best regards,   Shelley Kath, Consulting Advisor to NunatuKavut Community ...
• Attachment included
• 1 Comments on the Environmental Impact Statement for the Bay du Nord Development Project 12 October 2020 By the NunatuKavut Community Council 200 Kelland Drive, PO Box 460, Stn. C Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P1C0 http://www.nunatukavut.ca http://www.nunatukavut.ca/ 2 Introduction and Context The NunatuKavut Community Council (“NCC”) is an Indigenous organization serving as the representative governing body for more than 6,000 Inuit of central and southern Labrador (approximately 20% of Labrador’s population). NCC is pleased to present its first comments on the Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) for the Bay du Nord Development Project (“Project”) proposed by Equinor Canada Ltd. (“Proponent”). The present comments are made in reference to the full rather than summary EIS. While NCC has a variety of substantial concerns with the Project, the present submission focuses on NCC’s concerns with the sufficiency of the EIS in relation to the Guidelines for the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS Guidelines” or “Guidelines”) issued in September 2018 for the Bay du Nord Development Project. NCC respectfully requests that the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (“IAAC” or “Agency”) consider the comments and questions as input for its Information Requirements and/or Requests to the Proponent. Please note that it is currently NCC’s intention to submit additional comments for consideration in the Agency’s analysis of the EIS for its report to the Minister. As such, the contents of the present submission do not represent the complete set of concerns about the project, nor all details in relation to those concerns. NCC will ...

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Attachment Comment on the Proposed Bay du Nord Development Project

• Bay du Nord Development Project
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick
• Reference number: 37
• Submitted: 2020-10-07
• Please see the attached file.
• Attachment included
• 1 WOLASTOQEY NATION CONSULTATION OFFICE 150 CLIFFE ST. (2nd FLOOR), BOX 14 FREDERICTON, NB | E3A 0A1 t 506.459.6341 | f 506.459.0974 [DELIVERED VIA EMAIL] Ref: WNNB [071-20] October 7, 2020 Re: Comment on the Proposed Bay du Nord Development Project (the “Project”) The Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick (“WNNB”) represents the six Wolastoqey communities in New Brunswick (Madawaska Maliseet, Tobique, Kingsclear, Woodstock, St. Mary’s and Oromocto First Nations), although on this file the community of Woodstock will be submitting their views independent from WNNB. WNNB is not the rights holder, nor are we the body to which the Duty to Consult is owed. WNNB provides technical advice to Wolastoqey leadership and their respective Resource Development Consultation Coordinators (“RDCCs”) on resource development matters that relate to our Wolastoqey constitutionally protected rights. WNNB also acts to protect and promote traditional lands, ceremony, cultural practices and language. WNNB focused its analysis on the impacts to Atlantic Salmon (Outer Bay of Fundy “OBoF” and Inner Bay of Fundy “IBoF”) as it is a resource that is currently on the verge of extinction within Wolastoqey territory and yet new sources of potential mortality are being proposed while access for food, social and ceremonial (“FSC”) harvest has long been forgone. However, an ecosystem-based analysis within the proposed Project area is likely to provide the most comprehensive understanding of the potential impacts associated with this proposed Project to the ecosystem itself as well as to ...

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