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Attachment NunatuKavut Community Council comments on Central Ridge, BHP Canada and West Flemish Pass Draft EA Reports

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of NunatuKavut Community Council
  • Reference number: 77
  • Submitted: 2020-11-30
  • Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • Dear NL Offshore Projects Staff,   Per prior communications with Susie Addison, attached are NCC's complete comments on the Draft EAs and Potential Conditions for the three projects indicated. We greatly appreciate the added flexibility in light of health issues and the COVID-19 pandemic.   Please note that the two sections on Potential Conditions (parts V and VII) are unchanged from the text previously sent (which dealt only with potential conditions). In other words, staff has already seen NCC's input on Potential Conditions.   Please further note that for the input dealing specifically with the Draft EA Reports, the summary of our Key Concerns is found on pages 4-6.   Thank you for the opportunity to provide this input.   Shelley Kath, on behalf of the NunatuKavut Community Council   Shelley Kath Attorney/Avocate 6624 rue Alma Montréal, QC  <personal information removed> <personal information removed> <email address ...
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  • Comments on the DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORTS and POTENTIAL CONDITIONS UNDER THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT, 2012 for the BHP CANADA, CENTRAL RIDGE, and WEST FLEMIST PASS EXPLORATION DRILLING PROJECTS November 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/ http://www.nunatukavut.ca/ 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION – p. 3 II. CONTEXT FOR NCC’S COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT EA REPORTS AND POTENTIAL CONDITIONS – p. 3 III. ORGANIZATION OF THESE COMMENTS – p. 4 IV. KEY CONCERNS RELATING TO THE DRAFT EA REPORTS – p. 4 V. KEY CONCERNS RELATING TO THE POTENTIAL CONDITIONS – p. 7 VI. SPECIFIC COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT EA REPORTS – p. 8 VII. SPECIFIC COMMENTS ON POTENTIAL CONDITIONS – p. 22 VIII. CONCLUSION – p. 27 APPENDIX - p. 28 3 I. INTRODUCTION The NunatuKavut Community Council (“NCC”) is pleased to present its comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment Reports (“Draft EA Reports”) and the Potential Conditions under CEAA 2012 document (“Potential Conditions documents”) prepared by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (“IAAC” or “Agency”) for the BHP Canada, Central Ridge and West Flemish Pass Exploration Drilling Projects, proposed by BHP Canada, Equinor Canada Ltd. and Chevron Canada Limited, respectively. 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 ...
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Attachment Draft Environmental Assessment and Potential Conditions

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn Incorporated
  • Reference number: 76
  • Submitted: 2020-11-23
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • November 23, 2020 VIAEMAIL: iaac.centralridge.aeic@canada.ca Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency 200 – 1801 Hollis Street Halifax NS B3J 3N4 Dear Sir/Madam, Re: Technical Review & Assessment of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Potential Conditions for Equinor’s Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project. On behalf of Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn, we are responding to the Draft Environmental Assessment Report for the above projects, dated September 2020. 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 we are submitting on behalf of Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Incorporated. Based on the report, we highlight the following recommendations in particular: 1) The Agency and/or the Proponents should engage MTI and Anqotum Fisheries Resource Centre in designing and conducting a focused Atlantic Salmon research project that seeks to fill data gaps related to Atlantic Salmon use and existence in the Project Area. This should happen before any project approvals and will require dedicated proponent funding. 2) Establish a forum and process where Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn can meet with Equinor whereby issues and follow-up program decision making regarding the Project can be brought forward, discussed, and addressed throughout the life of the Project. 3) The Proponents and the Crown must engage in direct, meaningful consultation with all Mi’gmaq First Nations of New Brunswick to ensure that its legitimate concerns are understood ...
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Attachment BHP, West Flemish Pass, and Central Ridge Proposed Exploration Draft EA Determination and Conditions Comments

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick
  • Reference number: 74
  • Submitted: 2020-11-16
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • 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 [089-20] November 16, 2020 Re: BHP, West Flemish Pass, and Central Ridge Proposed Exploration Draft EA Determination and Conditions Comments 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). 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. General Summary The proposed Project is one of several that have recently been proposed in the area that are of a similar nature, both in scope, as well as temporal and spatial boundaries. Each of these most recently proposed projects all faced positive Environmental Assessment (“EA”) determinations and are currently in some phase of the federal review process. With several new exploration projects and with forecasts of doubling oil and gas production and 100 new exploration wells by 2030,1 serious concerns surround compounding and cumulative effects for all environmental resources in offshore Newfoundland. While the first Regional Assessment ...
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Attachment Review of the Draft Canadian Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions for the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO)
  • Reference number: 73
  • Submitted: 2020-11-10
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • <Original signed by> Review of the Draft Canadian Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions for the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project Prepared by: Shelley Denny & Jennifer Sylliboy Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources 4102 Shore Road Eskasoni, NS B1W 1M4 www.uinr.ca Nov. 6, 2020 1 Table of Contents 1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 2 2.0 METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 INTERPRETIVE FRAMEWORK: TWO EYED SEEING AND THE KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM APPROACH .......................................... 3 2.2.1 Two Eyed Seeing .................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2.2 Western and Indigenous Knowledge Systems ....................................................................................... 4 2.2.3 Two Eyed Seeing in Context ................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 LIMITATIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.0 RESULTS ................................................................................................................................................... 6 ...
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Attachment Review of the Draft Canadian Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions for the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office
  • Reference number: 69
  • Submitted: 2020-11-09
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • Review of the Draft Canadian Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions for the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project Prepared by: Shelley Denny & Jennifer Sylliboy Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources 4102 Shore Road Eskasoni, NS B1W 1M4 www.uinr.ca Nov. 6, 2020 1 Table of Contents 1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 2 2.0 METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 INTERPRETIVE FRAMEWORK: TWO EYED SEEING AND THE KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM APPROACH .......................................... 3 2.2.1 Two Eyed Seeing .................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2.2 Western and Indigenous Knowledge Systems ....................................................................................... 4 2.2.3 Two Eyed Seeing in Context ................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 LIMITATIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.0 RESULTS ................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 WERE KMKNO’S ...
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Attachment Comments on Draft EA reports and Draft Potential Conditions for the Central Ridge, West Flemish Pass and BHP Canada Exploration Drilling projects

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Nunatsiavut Government
  • Reference number: 68
  • Submitted: 2020-11-06
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • November 6, 2020 Susie Addison Senior Consultation Analyst, Atlantic Region Email: iaac.nloffshoreprojects-projetsextracotiertn.aeic@canada.ca RE: Nunatsiavut Government comments and review of the Draft EA reports and Draft Potential Conditions for the Central Ridge, West Flemish Pass and BHP Canada Exploration Drilling projects. Dear Susie Addison, This letter is in response to your September 30 correspondence, regarding comments from the Nunatsiavut Government on the draft environmental assessments reports and potential conditions for the Central Ridge, West Flemish Pass and BHP Canada Exploration Drilling Projects. Our first comment of concern, is on the follow-up and monitoring programs associated with the three projects. One of our repeated comments, notably expressed from past information requests on BHP Canada and West Flemish Pass Environmental Impact Statements, emphasize that the data collected from mitigation measures, follow-up and monitoring programs is not being integrated back into Strategic and Regional assessments. Extensive publication requirement for reports and summaries are included in the Draft Potential Conditions, but the level of details required in these reports is lacking, and there is still no mechanism for these results to be integrated into future processes. Data generated through project-specific environmental assessments should be made available in a format that allows it to be analysed, compiled and re-used for subsequent project-specific assessments, regional assessments or strategic assessments. In the context of existing data-gaps and uncertainties over potential environmental impacts and the efficiency of mitigation measures, monitoring and ...
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Attachment Public Comment Period/Période de commentaire public - BHP Canada, Central Ridge and West Flemish Pass Exploration Drilling Projects

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Fish, Food and Allied Workers' Union
  • Reference number: 66
  • Submitted: 2020-11-02
  • Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • Please see attachment.
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  • KEITH SULLIVAN President ROBERT KEENAN Secretary-Treasurer Friday, October 30, 2020 BHP Exploration Drilling Project (BHP Canada) Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project (Equinor) West Flemish Pass Exploration Drilling Project (Chevron) Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Satellite Office John Cabot Building, 10 Barter's Hill, Suite 301 St. John's, NL A1C 6M1 Re: Public Comments on BHP Canada, Central Ridge and West Flemish Pass Exploration Drilling Project draft Environmental Assessment Reports To Whom It May Concern, Please accept the Fish, Food and Allied Workers’ Union (FFAW-Unifor) comments on the three exploration drilling project Environmental Assessment Reports that were released for public comment by IAAC during the same 30 day period – BHP, Central Ridge and West Flemish Pass. FFAW-Unifor represents approximately 15,000 working women and men throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, most of whom are employed in the fishing industry. Overall, the content quality of these documents has been improving from a reviewer perspective. Incorporating information from previous and ongoing assessments as well as information related to comments received from previous and ongoing projects has greatly enhanced the overall analysis. Requirements for Communications Plan with fisheries stakeholders have become more detailed which is appreciated by the fishing industry. The proposed requirement to provide a two-month notice of project start-up (previously two- week notice) along with details of safety zones, vessel traffic information, notification procedures in case of oil spills, potential health risks, monitoring ...
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Attachment Stop this project

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Simone Racine
  • Reference number: 63
  • Submitted: 2020-10-30 - 11:05 PM
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • Il est ici question de respecter les générations futures, qu'elles n'aient pas à assumer nos erreurs qui auraient pu être évitées. Nous connaissons les risques potentiels et les conséquences environnementales de telles exploitations. Continuer à siffonner les énergies fossiles est un pas de plus vers notre perte.  Certaines espèces en voie d'extinction dépendent de notre jugement, et il est encore temps de prendre la décision la plus bénéfique au long terme. 

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Attachment Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project Comments from the Balaena Institute for Cetacean Conservation Studies (BICCS) and Colleagues

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Elizabeth Zwamborn
  • Reference number: 62
  • Submitted: 2020-10-30 - 5:53 PM
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • We are writing to express concerns regarding the conclusions on the potential impacts of underwater noise emissions associated with the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project on marine mammals presented in the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) Report. Our major concerns are as follows: Mitigation measures are too focused around vertical seismic profiling (VSP) operations and auditory injuries. The Impact Assessment Agency (Agency) minimizes the actual duration of proposed operations and potential spatio-temporal overlap with other concurrent projects.   The Agency fails to consider the impacts of anticipated drilling-noise induced displacements of individual animals and their population-level consequences. The Agency minimizes the importance of the project area for marine mammals The assessment of cumulative effects is incomplete and ignores available tools to improve its evaluation The Agency fails to appreciate the importance of underwater noise in its assessment of habitat quality The assessment of impacts does not align with the government of Canada’s upcoming Ocean Noise Strategy for Canada The Agency ...
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  • We are writing to express concerns regarding the conclusions on the potential impacts of underwater presented in the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) Report. Our major concerns are as follows and discussed in more detail below. We conclude with some recommendations on how to address the identified shortcomings. 1. Mitigation measures are too focused around vertical seismic profiling (VSP) operations and auditory injuries. 2. The Impact Assessment Agency (Agency) minimizes the actual duration of proposed operations and potential spatio-temporal overlap with other concurrent projects. 3. The Agency fails to consider the impacts of anticipated drilling-noise induced displacements of individual animals and their population-level consequences. 4. The Agency minimizes the importance of the project area for marine mammals 5. The assessment of cumulative effects is incomplete and ignores available tools to improve its evaluation 6. The Agency fails to appreciate the importance of underwater noise in its assessment of habitat quality 7. The assessment of impacts does not align with the government of Canada’s upcoming Ocean Noise Strategy for Canada 8. The Agency fails to propose concrete actions to minimize and understand the cumulative effects of the proposed activities 1. Mitigation measures are too focused around VSP operations and auditory injuries. All concrete mitigation efforts seem to be focused on the VSP operations, which are likely to have limited effects considering their small footprint, low airgun shot repetition rate and short duration (~ 12 hrs) in comparison to the temporal scale of the project. Of much greater concern are the consequences of the disturbance caused by ...
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Attachment Draft EAs & Conditions Submission

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Newfoundland & Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association
  • Reference number: 65
  • Submitted: 2020-10-30
  • Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • Please see attachment.
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  • 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 Re: Draft Environmental Assessment Reports for BHP (Orphan Basin), Chevron (West Flemish Pass), and Equinor (Central Ridge – Flemish Pass) iaac.nloffshoreprojects-projetsextracotiertn.aeic@canada.ca 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 500 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. Noia is pleased to have the opportunity to comment on the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) reports of the proposed exploration programs of BHP in the Orphan Basin (ELs 1157 & 1158), Chevron in the West Flemish Pass Basin (EL 1138), and Equinor in the Flemish Pass Basin (ELs 1159 & 1160) and commends the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAA) for providing a process where comments on projects with similar content, analysis, and conclusions can be made as one. Noia has previously provided comment on the project descriptions and the environmental impact statements of these three projects and has supported the progression of the projects through the assessment process. With the release of the draft ...
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Attachment Draft Environmental Assessment Reports and Draft Potential Conditions for the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project, West Flemish Pass Exploration Drilling Project and the BHP Canada Exploration Drilling Project.

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of L'nuey
  • Reference number: 71
  • Submitted: 2020-10-30
  • Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • Good morning,   I am responding in regards to the three projects and wanted to provide comments on each of the Draft EA Report and EA Conditions once I completed reviewing each.  As I just completed the review of the Central Ridge EA Report and EA Conditions I have the following comment on each of the reports and conditions    BHP Canada Draft EA Report and Potential EA Conditions Central Ridge Draft EA Report and Potential EA Conditions West Flemish Pass Draft EA Report and Potential EA Conditions   Each of the Draft EA Reports and EA Conditions, as I reviewed and please note I am not an expert in this field but from reviewing and getting clarification on some wording used within these reports, I did have a few questions but as I reviewed the material, I feel my questions were answered.    I believe each of the 3 projects provided a well written and detailed explanation of each section that was discussed.   As for the Indigenous material covered and information provided in response to some Indigenous First Nations questions, I found the answers provided was very informative and covered majority of the material I was wondering about,  to be specific, the Atlantic Salmon.   The only concern I had, which I had mentioned, was the migration patterns and noise factors with these projects.  The long term effects of these two areas does provide some concern, but like I ...

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Attachment WWF - Canada Submissions - BHP Canada, Central Ridge and West Flemish Pass Exploration Drilling Projects

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of World Wildlife Fund Canada
  • Reference number: 67
  • Submitted: 2020-10-30
  • Please see attached submission.
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  • 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 October 30, 2020 Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 901-10 Barters Hill St. John's, NL, A1C 6M1 Re: WWF-Canada’s Submission to the IAAC on the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project Environmental Assessment Report Dear Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on Equinor Canada Ltd.’s Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) Report. WWF-Canada supports the federal environmental assessment process as it is an important component in ensuring that offshore oil and gas activities in Canada’s Atlantic offshore are conducted 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 can 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 ...
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Attachment Miawpukek FN - Comments on EA Reports for Central Ridge (80175), BHP (80174), West Flemish (80161)

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Miawpukek First Nation
  • Reference number: 72
  • Submitted: 2020-10-30
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • Greetings, I’m delivering the attached comments on behalf of Miawpukek First Nation. These are comments on the Environmental Assessment reports and potential conditions for the following offshore exploration projects: Central Ridge, Equinor and Husky - 80175 BHP Canada Exploration - 80174 West Flemish Pass – 80161 Due to the similarities between these reports and potential list of conditions, we are providing a single document which includes comments and recommendations for all three projects.   If you have any questions, please contact myself and Ross Hinks. Kind regards, Keegan   Keegan McGrath, B.Sc., MES | Aquatic Biologist   SHARED VALUE SOLUTIONS Office <personal information removed> <email address removed> www.sharedvaluesolutions.com (http://www.sharedvaluesolutions.com/)
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  • Newfoundland Offshore Oil Projects Review and Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment and Potential Conditions Prepared by Miawpukek First Nation and Shared Value Solutions October 30, 2020 MIAWPUKEK FIRST NATION Technical Review of the Central Ridge, BHP and West Flemish EA and Conditions 3 CONTENTS Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Project Descriptions .................................................................................................................................... 4 Miawpukek First Nation ................................................................................................................ 10 Historic Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Rights and Interests ................................................................................................................................. 12 Review Findings ................................................................................................................................ 14 General Comments ................................................................................................................................... 14 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 23 References ........................................................................................................................................... 24 ...
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Attachment Draft EA Reports

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board
  • Reference number: 75
  • Submitted: 2020-10-30
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • Archived: November 20, 2020 9:49:19 AM From: Moss, Melissa Sent: October 30, 2020 1:51:47 PM To: WestFlemish-FlamandeOuest (IAAC/AEIC); CentralRidge (IAAC/AEIC); BHPCanada (IAAC/AEIC) Cc: Murphy, Ian; Young, Elizabeth Subject: Draft EA Reports Response requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Afternoon Shauna, Leslie and Joe, The Board has reviewed the draft EA reports posted for public comment and have no additional comments. Have a great weekend, Melissa Melissa Moss, M.Env.Sc. Environmental Assessment Officer t. 709 778 1455 twitter @CNLOPB www.cnlopb.ca -------------------------------------------------- The information, including attachments, transmitted in this communication is intended solely for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential information and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, printing, copying, disclosure or other use of, or taking any action in reliance upon this information, by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender and delete/destroy the entire communication received by e-mail. Please note that any e-mails and attached files have been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. However, you are advised to check for the presence of viruses. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus so transmitted by ...
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Attachment Protéger les espèces en voie de disparition

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Juliette Pon
  • Reference number: 60
  • Submitted: 2020-10-28 - 9:53 PM
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • Bonjour,  Je vous prie de cesser ce projet.  Nous l'avons vu par le passé, et même tout récemment : le forage n'est pas sans répercussions négatives. Les accidents arrivent souvent. Nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre de risquer notre faune et de risquer notre flore aquatique. C'est un risque que nous ne pouvons PAS prendre. Ce n'est pas un jeu, ni un petit pari, nous parlons d'une question de vie et d'avenir pour tous.  De plus, en 2020, il est beaucoup trop tard pour investir dans le pétrole. Nous devons commencer le changement dès aujourd'hui. Les conséquences négatives environnementales se font déjà ressentir. S'il-vous-plaît, ne rendez pas la situation pire qu'elle ne l'est déjà. Le Canada est un pays favorisé. Nous devrions profiter de noos privilèges pour servir d'exemple. Je vous supplie d'agréer. Juliette Poncsak

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Attachment Rappel - Projets de forage exploratoire BHP, Central Ridge et dans l'ouest de la pass Flamande - Première Nation des Innus de Nutashkuan

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Première Nation des Innus de Nutashkuan
  • Reference number: 61
  • Submitted: 2020-10-27
  • Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe.
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  • Brefs commentaires de la Première Nation des Innus de Nutashkuan sur les projets de forage exploratoire BHP Canada, Central Ridge et dans l’ouest de la passe Flamande 30 octobre 2020 Introduction. Ceci est une courte réaction sur ces trois projets qui visent surtout à rappeler et synthétiser nos principaux commentaires déjà présentés dans tous nos mémoires déposés dans le cadre de ces consultations. Nous avons analysé les documents intitulés « EE provisoire » et « Conditions potentielles » des 3 projets d’exploration déposés par BHP, Central Ridge et Passe Flamande. Remarque. Nous comprenons mal les règles d’appellation des projets de forage qui tantôt utilisent un nom de lieu, comme « dans l’ouest de la passe Flamande », tantôt le nom de la compagnie promotrice du projet, comme BHP. Il aurait été beaucoup plus simple, du moins pour les organismes consultés, d’accorder un nom composé du nom du promoteur et du lieu du projet. Nous aurions dû faire ce commentaire plus tôt ! COMMENTAIRES ET CRITIQUES Nutashkuan a participé aux consultations et déposé plusieurs mémoires comportant certaines critiques, particulièrement sur la pauvreté des connaissances des écosystèmes marins y compris les écosystèmes benthiques. Ces critiques n’ont pratiquement pas été retenues. Les gouvernements du Canada et de Terre-Neuve-Labrador ne se sont pas engagés dans la voie d’améliorer leurs connaissances. Le seul effort a été celui de mettre au point un système d’information géographique (SIG) spécifique à cette vaste zone océanique ; décision que nous avons soutenu. Toutefois, ce SIG sera d’autant plus efficace que ses données scientifiques seront adéquates, ce qui ...
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Attachment Draft Potential Conditions: Condition 3.8. - OECM

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Reference number: 58
  • Submitted: 2020-10-23
  • Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • BHP Canada Exploration Drilling Project Draft Potential Conditions   As worded, condition 3.8 regarding other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) does not accurately reflect the expert advice provided by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).   It is unclear why condition 3.8 is now linked to “the area surveyed pursuant to 3.6”, i.e. the pre-drilling coral and sponge survey.  It has been DFO’s recommendation that the terminology remain consistent with the Ministerial Regulation in the use of “activity area”.   In addition, the first bullet in Condition 3.8 should refer to the conservation objectives of the area rather than “Canada’s ability to meet conservation targets”, i.e.  the Proponent shall… identify and implement any additional measures necessary to mitigate the Designated Project’s effects on the conservation objectives of the area…”  Again, it has been DFO’s recommendation that the wording of the condition remain consistent with the Ministerial Regulation.   As previously noted, the Government adopted the Panel’s recommendation to continue with a risk-based approach to prohibiting or allowing industrial activities in OECMs.  Before any activity can occur in an OECM, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard will need to be satisfied that any risks to the area’s conservation objectives have been effectively avoided or mitigated through legislation or ...

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Attachment Support for project

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Mike Borowski
  • Reference number: 54
  • Submitted: 2020-10-21 - 5:15 PM
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • The project will provide many jobs for Canadians.  The taxes collected from this project will help pay for schools, hospitals, and social services all Canadians can benefit from.  The project is safe and will protect the environment through the precations and regulations followed in it's design and operation.

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Attachment Canada needs investment and jobs in the resource industry

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Brian Guilfoyle
  • Reference number: 53
  • Submitted: 2020-10-21 - 4:07 PM
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • I support this project because it supports Canadians, the economy (locally and countrywide) and will be done with the strictest of internal environmental standards in place, like no other country in the world.

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Attachment Écoutez le GIEC

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Gilles Fontaine
  • Reference number: 43
  • Submitted: 2020-10-12 - 8:49 AM
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • Bonjour, En tant que citoyen canadien, je trouve qu'il est inacceptable pour notre gouvernement de tenter de passer ce projet de loi en temps de crise et en catimini. Il s'agit d'une procédure inexcusable et qui me fait perdre complètement foi en mon gouvernement, celle-ci étant auparavant très chancelante.  Dans un second temps, je tiens à dire que je suis entièrement et complètement contre ce projet de loi. Les évaluations environnementales sont nécessaires pour la préservation de notre environnement. Venant d'un pays comme le Canada, je trouve que ce projet de loi est impensable et révoltant! Mr. Trudeau, c'est très bas de votre part de profiter du moment de détresse de vos concitoyens pour enrichir votre parti et vos ti-amis pétroliers. Plus jamais le parti libéral n'aura mon appui. J'en fait le serment. Les rapports du GIEC démontre clairement qu'il faut agir pour contrer les changements climatiques; ce projet - et tous les autres - vont à l'encontre de vos engagements de Paris. Je vous assure que nous ne laisserons pas ces projets se réaliser et que nous ferons tout pour faire cesser cette fuite en avant. Il est urgent de décarboniser notre économie et de mettre l'accent sur des projets de développement d'énergie renouvelable. Cordiales salutations, Gilles Fontaine, un ...

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Attachment Reminder: Request for Review of Proponent Responses to IRs for Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Reference number: 48
  • Submitted: 2020-06-26
  • Project phase: Screening
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • Leslie, Still awaiting confirmation on ECCC-02, but everything else looks complete. With respect to ECCC-02, I don’t foresee any issues, however. ECCC’s expertise only covers the potential weather/climatic conditions that the drilling unit, and not the engineering design that might be required to withstand those conditions. Having identified the potential for rogue waves, and having it confirmed that they will be given consideration in the certification of the drilling units has been the way this type of question has been handled in previous projects and seems appropriate in this case. Let me know if you wish to discuss further. Michael Michael Hingston Head, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Protection Operations Directorate - Atlantic Environment and Climate Change Canada / Government of Canada michael.hingston@canada.ca (mailto:michael.hingston@canada.ca) / Tel. 902 426-9152 B’Berry <personal information removed>   Michael Hingston Chef, Évaluation environnementale, Direction des activités de protection de l’environnement Environnement et Changement climatique Canada / Gouvernement du Canada michael.hingston@canada.ca (mailto:michael.hingston@ec.gc.ca) / Tél. ...

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Attachment Request for Review of Proponent Responses to IRs for Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Natural Resources Canada
  • Reference number: 47
  • Submitted: 2020-06-24
  • Project phase: Screening
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Project Description
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  • June 24, 2020 Agency File No.: 80175 Leslie Kieley Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Project Manager – Newfoundland and Labrador SENT BY -EMAIL to: leslie.kieley@canada.ca Subject: NRCan Review – Proponent`s response to first round of IRs – Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project On June 9, 2020 Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) received a request from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) to review the Proponent’s responses to the first round of Information Requests (IRs) for the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project. NRCan has reviewed the information relevant to our areas of expertise, which for this project are in marine geohazards and oil spill behaviour. NRCan is satisfied with the information presented and does not have any follow-up IRs. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me via email at Maximilien.Genest@Canada.ca or by phone at Sincerely, [Original Signed by] Maximilien Genest Impact Assessment Officer Office of the Chief Scientist <personal information removed> mailto:leslie.kieley@canada.ca mailto:Maximilien.Genest@Canada.ca

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Attachment Request for Review of Proponent Responses to IRs for Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Reference number: 45
  • Submitted: 2020-06-24
  • Project phase: Screening
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Project Description
  • Hi Leslie, We’ve reviewed the Proponent’s IR responses for the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project and offer the following comments for your review and consideration.   2.2 Information Requirement DFO-25 · Oceanographic Conditions: There is some confusion regarding CECOM. Are CECOM data presented in Figures 1 and 2? In paragraph 2, it states, “seasonal mean currents from the WebDrogue CECOM (Canadian East Coast Ocean Model) model (DFO 2015) were used in the models”, but in paragraph 4, it states, “the previous modelling for JDB and EL 1134 employed nearby current measurements; at SPA a combination of measured currents from part of the year and CECOM currents was employed”. Clarification should be provided on the data used in previous modelling.   6.1 Information Requirement IR-6 · DFO does not agree with the statement, “residual effects from drilling and production operations in the White Rose production field programs are generally anticipated to be similar in nature and extent (including similar spatial and temporal scales) to predicted Project-related residual environmental effects on marine fish and fish habitat, marine and migratory birds, and marine mammals and sea turtles”. Exploratory and production drilling are anticipated to have different residual effects due to the differences in time-scales of activities as well as the nature of activities, e.g. volume of produced water. · The effectiveness of the White Rose safety zone on reducing ...

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Attachment HPRM: Request for Review of Proponent Responses to IRs for Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board
  • Reference number: 49
  • Submitted: 2020-06-17
  • Project phase: Screening
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report
  • Hi Leslie, We’ve had a look at the IR Responses. We have no conformity issues with the responses. We’ll review in more detail and provide any technical clarifications we might have before the 24th. Thank you, Melissa

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Attachment Request for Review of Proponent Responses to IRs for Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Reference number: 46
  • Submitted: 2020-06-15
  • Project phase: Screening
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Project Description
  • Hi Leslie, We’ve reviewed the proponent responses to IRs for the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project for conformity and have no concerns. We’ll continue with the technical review and provide any follow up comments by next Wednesday.   Thanks, Kim

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Attachment FW: Health Canada Response- Review of Proponent Responses to IRs for the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project

  • Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Health Canada
  • Reference number: 44
  • Submitted: 2020-06-12
  • Hi Leslie: Please find attached Health Canada’s Review of Proponent Responses to IRs for the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project. Should you have any follow-up questions, please contact Sara Rumbolt (Sara.Rumbolt@canada.ca).   Impact Assessment Team Health Canada / Government of Canada hc.ia-ei.sc@canada.ca   L’équipe d’évaluation d’impact Santé Canada / Gouvernement du Canada hc.ia-ei.sc@canada.ca
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  • Sent by e-mail to: iaac.centralridge.aeic@canada.ca and leslie.kieley@canada.ca 1 Environmental Health Programs Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch 1505 Barrington Street, Suite 1625 Halifax, NS B3J 3Y6 June 12, 2020 Leslie Kieley Project Manager, Newfoundland and Labrador Satellite Office Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) 301-10 Barters Hill St. John’s, NL A1C 6M1 Subject: Health Canada’s review of the Information Requests (IRs) for the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project. Dear Ms. Kieley: Health Canada (HC) is participating in the environmental assessment review of the Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project as a Federal Authority under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (the Act). As requested on June 4, 2020, HC has undertaken a technical review of the IRs for the West Flemish Pass Exploration Drilling Project. As the IRs and corresponding responses do not relate to HC’s technical review of this project, we have no comments on this submission. If you have any additional comments or questions, please contact the undersigned at your convenience. Sincerely, Sara Rumbolt Regional Environmental Assessment Specialist Health Canada, Atlantic Region Cell: (902) 943-1962 Sara.Rumbolt@canada.ca C.C Rick O’Leary, Regional Manager-Environmental Health Program, Health Canada <Original signed by> mailto:iaac.centralridge.aeic@canada.ca mailto:leslie.kieley@canada.ca mailto:Sara.Rumbolt@canada.ca

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