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Attachment Elk River Main Stem - Fish population indexing and Water quality

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: John Clarkson
  • Reference Number: 302
  • Submitted: 2021-06-14 - 4:21 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • From what is avaiable it appears Teck does a thorough job monitoring the mine effected tribs in the headwaters of the Elk River. This said the main stem below Elkford is a blind spot on monitoring of WQ and fish populations.  There are some inititives being considered however in light of the Fording River collapse and the recent $60 M of fines there isn't any reason why it shouldn't be a well funded multi year priority.

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Fish and Fish Habitat Fishing Groundwater Quantity / Flow Project Alternatives Species at Risk

Attachment Letter from Stoney Nakoda Nation to IAAC- Comments on IPD - January 22, 2021

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Stoney Tribal Administration
  • Reference Number: 301
  • Submitted: 2021-02-01
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment Included
  • 1 STONEY TRIBAL ADMINISTRATION PO Box 120, Morley, Alberta – T0L 1N0 Phone: (403) 881-4760 Fax: (403) 881-4250 January 22, 2021 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Castle Project 210A - 757 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3M2 Email: IAAC.Castle.AEIC@canada.ca Teck Coal Limited – Fording River Operations expansion Castle Project, Reference #80702 The Stoney Nakoda Nations (the “Stoney Nakoda”) are comprised of the Bearspaw First Nation, Chiniki First Nation, and Wesley First Nation and whose reserve lands are, namely: Morley Indian Reserves 142, 143, 144, undivided; Rabbit Lake Indian Reserve 142B; Bighorn Indian Reserve 144A; and Eden Valley Indian Reserve 216. The Stoney Nakoda were signatories to Treaty 7 in 1877; and therefore, the Stoney Nakoda hold Aboriginal rights and title recognized by Treaty 7 and the Natural Resources Transfer Act, 1930 and further affirmed under Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. While ...
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Attachment Strip coal mines do not belong

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Caroline Hedin
  • Reference Number: 300
  • Submitted: 2021-01-03 - 6:00 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • I am writing in strong opposition to this proposed project for the following reasons: It threatens the ecological integrity of abundant and pristine trout streams It threatens the water quality of downstream communities  It is in opposition to the connective vision of Yukon to Yellowstone which could impact migratory populations of sheep, elk, and bears -- which in turn impacts the resiliency of local hunting and tourism opportunities. It negatively impacts the aesthetic value of the eastern slopes Trading intact habitats for coal mining is in conflict with the national climate agenda Coal mining (especially open-pit mines) do not make sense here at this place in time. Our future is NOT coal and to trade off what is a functioning ecosystem for something so backwards just does not make any sense ecologically or economically.  Please deny this project.

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Fish and Fish Habitat Indigenous Culture Surface Water Quality Visual Aesthetics Wildlife / Habitat

Attachment Tsuut'ina Nation Comments - Castle Project

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Tsuut'ina Nation
  • Reference Number: 293
  • Submitted: 2020-11-06
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment Included
  • Tsuut’ina Nation T.U.S. Consultation 9911 Chiila Blvd. Tsuut'ina, AB. T2W 6H6 Ph. 403.281.4455 Email: ttnconsultation@tsuutina.com Letter electronically sent on November 6th, 2020 November 6th, 2020 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Pacific & Yukon Region 757 West Hastings Street Suite 210A Vancouver, BC V6C-3M2 Attention: Janet Shaw, Senior Crown Consultation Analyst Re: Tsuut’ina Nation Comments – Castle Project Diyi Dzinisi Guja, In regards to the Castle Project, the Tsuut’ina Nation has concerns which can be included in the “Summary of Issues” that will be sent to the proponent. Tsuut’ina has a partiality to the mountains and what is there, our identity of fearlessness and perseverance came from our oral stories. It is told that our warriors were known to be fearless and despite being outnumbered they would prevail, it was said if you saw a warrior with dark green arrow tip, a knife or spearhead to avoid them. The arrow tips, knives or ...
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Attachment Ktunaxa Nation Council IPD amendment review

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Katherine Morris
  • Reference Number: 268
  • Submitted: 2020-11-05 - 11:42 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached documents and links to documents as the Ktunaxa Nation Council's review comment submission to the Teck Castle project's BC Initial Project Description amendment 
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  • Ktunaxa Nation Council 7825 Mission Road Cranbrook, BC V1C 7E5 tel: 250-489-2464 fax: 250-489-2438 Fraser Ross Project Manager Pacific and Yukon Region Impact Assessment Agency of Canada sent via IAAC website comment submission Regarding: Teck Fording River Operations expansion, Castle Project’s addendum to the BC Initial Project Description Kiʔsuk kyukyit, The Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) has received and reviewed Teck Coal Limited’s (Teck) amendment to their BC Initial Project Description (IPD) for the proposed Castle Project (the Project) in order to satisfy the federal requirements under the Impact Assessment Act. As outlined in KNC’s federal designation request (Appendix A) and KNC’s review of Teck’s BC IPD submission, the KNC has serious concerns with the proposed Project. The Project is in an area where evidence of Ktunaxa title and rights is clear and well documented and due to the location, size and ...
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  • October 14, 2020 What We’ve Heard: Issues Raised to Date on the Castle Project The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is committed to drawing from existing information and knowledge about the Castle Project to inform the planning phase of the federal impact assessment process. Therefore, the Agency is considering public views and comments about the Castle Project which have been gathered through:  The designation request process under the Impact Assessment Act, which is summarized in the Agency’s Analysis Report; and  The provincial environmental assessment process led by British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO), summarized in the provincial Summary of Engagement. The issues raised by the public, Indigenous groups and other participants in these processes have been summarized in the table “Issues Previously Raised” below. In determining if you want to provide any additional comments, the following questions may be a helpful ...
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  • Ktunaxa Nation Council 7825 Mission Road Cranbrook, BC V1C 7E5 tel: 250-489-2464 fax: 250-489-2438 Todd Goodsell A/Executive Project Director Environmental Assessment Office Government of British Columbia sent via email; July 22, 2020 Regarding: Teck Fording River Operations expansion, Castle Project Initial Project Description Kiʔsuk kyukyit, The Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) has received and reviewed the Initial Project Description (IPD) prepared by Teck Coal Limited (Teck) for the proposed Castle Project (the Project). This letter highlights the KNC’s high level concerns with the Project in addition to the identification of information gaps in the existing IPD, and areas where the KNC needs additional clarity or commitment from the proponent in order to make a fully informed decision regarding whether to proceed with an environmental assessment (EA) of the Project at the Readiness Decision stage under section ...
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Attachment Panel Review Castle Mountain Coal Mine Expansion

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of MiningWatch Canada
  • Reference Number: 285
  • Submitted: 2020-11-04
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • Ottawa, November 3rd, 2020 [VIA EMAIL] Dear Minister, IAAC members, We simply want to urge you to support and appoint a review panel as soon as possible for the Castle Mountain Coal Mine expansion project in B.C. because of the serious public concerns about the project, the known international impacts to waters and fish population in this watershed, the lack of public confidence in the management of the water pollution problem to date, and the need to address cross-jurisdictional First Nations rights on the matter. We work across Canada on mining issues, and the water pollution issues downstream from the Castle Mountain operation and into the entire Elk River Watershed are amongst the worst cases—if not the worst case—of mine related water pollution in the country. The promises ...

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Attachment Castle coal mine project

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Wildsight
  • Reference Number: 283
  • Submitted: 2020-11-04
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • Dear Minister Wilkinson, cc: IAAC Castle Project Please find attached a letter requesting that you assign a review panel to undertake the impact assessment for the Castle coal mine project in B.C.'s Elk Valley. This letter also comprises our comments on the Initial Project Description of the Castle Project. Sincerely, Lars Sander-Green Mining Lead Wildsight <personal information removed>
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  • 2-495 Wallinger Avenue Kimberley BC V1A 1Z6 • 250.427.9325 • info@wildsight.ca November 3, 2020 The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson MP Minister of Environment and Climate Change 200 Sacré-Coeur Boulevard Gatineau QC K1A 0H3 cc: Fraser Ross, Project Manager for the Castle Project, IAAC Dear Minister Wilkinson, Re: IAAC Castle Project Initial Project Description Comment Period Thank you, again, for your decision to designate the Castle Project for an impact assessment. We write to you today to urge you to appoint a review panel for the impact assessment in order to ensure an open process, driven by independent scientific evidence, that will allay concerns from the public, First Nations in Canada and the U.S. and U.S. government entities about the assessment process. Given the significant public concern about the direct and cumulative impacts from the Castle Project, a review panel would provide a transparent and independent process to ...
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Attachment IAAC Castle Project Initial Project Description Comment Period

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of West Kootenay EcoSociety
  • Reference Number: 284
  • Submitted: 2020-11-04
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • Dear Minister Wilkinson,   Again, thank you for the decision to designate the Castle Project for an impact assessment. On behalf of the West Kootenay EcoSociety and our 20,000 supporters, we encourage you to please appoint a review panel for the impact assessment to ensure an open process, driven by independent scientific evidence, that will allay concerns from the public, First Nations in Canada and the U.S. and U.S. government entities about the assessment process. Health and safety is top of minds for Canadians in this extra sensitive COVID time and any added health and safety challenges deserve public engagement. Given the significant public concern about the direct and cumulative impacts from the Castle Project, a review panel would provide a transparent and independent process to address past problems and restore public confidence about Canada’s ability to manage impacts within the Elk ...

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Attachment Is the Castle Coal Project in the public interest of the people of Canada?

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Robin Owens
  • Reference Number: 267
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03 - 11:09 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • This comment presents an informal Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Castle Coal Project. As such, it may inform decision-makers as to whether this Project is in the public interest of the people of Canada (ref Section 62 of Bill C-69, the Impact Assessment Act). Benefits The Project aims to produce ~10 million tonnes of metallurgical coal per year for “several decades”, to be used in steelmaking. Steel is an essential component of modern life. The sales value of this coal at today's prices is estimated at ~US$25 billion(1). The Province of British Columbia will earn royalties on this revenue amounting to an estimated ~C$3.0 billion over 25 years(2), or ~0.2% of the Provincial Budget(3) The Project will provide continuing employment for ~800 workers over its lifetime. As such, it will support the local economy by an estimated ...
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  • In 2017, the Government of Canada launched Generation Energy – an open and inclusive nation- wide dialogue with stakeholders, experts and over 380,000 individual Canadians to envision what a low-carbon energy future would look like for Canada over the course of a generation. Building on the results of that dialogue, the Minister of Natural Resources formed the Generation Energy Council to prepare this report1 in order to answer four crucial questions: • What should Canada’s energy future look like over the long term? • What generational goals should we strive to achieve? • What principles should guide us? • What are the potential pathways and milestones along the way? 1. https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca/files/energy/CoucilReport_july4_EN_Web.pdf The four pathways to a Clean Energy Future: Canada’s Energy Future – Achieving Net-Zero Emissions Source: Layzell DB, Young C, Lof J, Leary J and Sit S. 2020. Towards Net-Zero Energy Systems in Canada: A Key ...
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Climate change Need for the Project

Attachment Elk Valley should have full support for Castle Mt. Project!

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Tyson Wall
  • Reference Number: 266
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03 - 7:45 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • I am fairly new to the valley but have been exposed to the mining taking place for many years.  This will keep Fording operational, which in return would lead to many jobs kept and created.  Teck keeps the valley alive as most of the families are associated in some way.  Teck gives millions of dollars to the communities and if Castle does not get approved could damper these good deeds and the communities in the area would feel the loss.  Many would be out of jobs if Fording were to close in the coming years without the Castle project.  Keep Fording alive and keep families in the Elk Valley.

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Attachment IAAC Castle Project Comment Period

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Jill Weitz
  • Reference Number: 265
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03 - 5:40 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • Dear Hon. Minister Wilkinson, Thank you for the notification regarding the acceptance of the Initial Project Description from Teck Coal Ltd. Attached, please find our multi-state request for a review panel to assess the Castle Project impact assessment. We respectfully encourage this framework to be applied to all large-scale mining projects in / near U.S.-B.C. transboundary watersheds and would welcome any opportunity to discuss this approach with you and your staff in the future. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns. We are all in this together.
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  • 1 The Honorable Jonathan Wilkinson November 3, 2020 Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada 200 Sacré-Couer Boulevard Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3 Sent via email Re: IAAC Castle Project Initial Project Description Comment Period Dear Hon. Minister Wilkinson, cc: Fraser Ross, Project Manager, Castle Project, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Thank you very much for the notification regarding the acceptance of the Initial Project Description from Teck Coal Ltd. We write to you today, from United States’ (U.S.) communities downstream of British Columbia (B.C.), to urge you to appoint a review panel for the Castle Project impact assessment. This project requires the highest level of review given that it proposes to be the largest mine in Canada and would be developed within a U.S.-Canada transboundary watershed that is already polluted due to Teck Coal’s existing Elk Valley mines. Ultimately, we respectfully urge you to ...
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Attachment CSKT-KTOI Initial Comments - Assessment of Teck Coal's Castle Mine Project IPD

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Stu Levit-CSKT
  • Reference Number: 264
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03 - 3:47 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • Iinitial joint comments by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (“CSKT”) and the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho (“KTOI”) (collectively “Tribal Councils”) regarding the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (“ECCC”) assessment of Teck Coal Limited’s (“Teck”) Initial Project Description (“IPD”) for the proposed Castle Mine Project (“Project”).
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  • 30 October, 2020 The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, P.C., M.P. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Sent by Email to: Jonathan.Wilkinson@parl.gc.ca & EC.MINISTRE-MINISTER.EC@CANADA.CA Cc: Fraser.Ross@canada.ca Cc: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 22nd Floor, Place Bell 160 Elgin Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Sent by email to: Katherine.Zmuda@canada.ca Comments submitted online at Project Homepage https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/80702?culture=en-CA RE: First Comments Regarding Teck Coal Limited’s Initial Project Description for the Castle Project Dear Minister Wilkinson: These comments provide the initial joint comments by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (“CSKT”) and the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho (“KTOI”) (collectively “Tribal Councils”) regarding the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (“ECCC”) assessment of Teck Coal Limited’s (“Teck”) Initial Project Description (“IPD”) for the ...
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Attachment Castle needs to happen!

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Kenzie Karwandy
  • Reference Number: 263
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03 - 3:12 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • To many Canadians weighing in, this may seem like something you disapprove of. However, I want you to look at it from a different perspective. What if it was your line of work that would be closing? What if you and thousands of others would be out of employment? And what if it left behind multiple communities that could not recover from the closure?    This is what would happen to our communities! Family members working away or having no jobs whatsoever, communities unable to sustain, the repercussions are endless! This valley and the mining corporation are the reason we are able to put food on our family's plates, have a roof over our heads, send our children to get a post-secondary education and become a part in Canada's working industry, and everything else in our lives!!   I ask you this, if this was your job and your family who would suffer the repercussions, would you still think the same? Would you still be so ...

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Attachment Castle Project Essential

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Clayton Thiel
  • Reference Number: 262
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03 - 10:37 AM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • The Castle Project is essential to the communities in the Elk Valley and surrounding areas. Teck has shown a serious commitment to mining in a sustainable manner with extreme regard for the environment. As a resident of Elkford, BC I have seen first hand the steps taken by Teck to address the environmental impact of their operations and the concerns of the surrounding communities. Our world still requires steel, and the coal produced in our area is key for this. We should be encouraging the mining of coal by companies like Teck that have such a strong commitment to environmental excellence. At the end of the day coal mining does have a major impact on the local environment; this is inevitable when literally moving mountains. However, Teck works hard to mitigate this impact in whatever ways they can. This project will help our local communities to continue to thrive.

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Need for the Project

Attachment Why Castle is important to me

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Christopher Olsen
  • Reference Number: 261
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03 - 8:53 AM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • The movement forward on the catle project is very imortant to my self my family and the future of the community in which I reside. I love to live where I work, Family is essential to me and I love to have them close and TECK provides an excellent quailty of life in a beautiful part of the world for us to enjoy. Of course I want TECK to progress but with care and due attention to enviromental impact. I believe that there is always room fro improvement and we need to improve and progress and continue to allow for safe expansion on the mining in the Elk Valley, I dont want the valley to become a ghost valley because we cant proceed, but I also want a Valley that continues to have balance of economy and sustainability.

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Attachment Response to Summary of Initial Project Description for Castle Mountain Project under the IAA

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Siksika Nation
  • Reference Number: 291
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment Included
  • 2 Siksika Reserve Lands are from the Project. As noted in the previous submission (provided jointly by Kainai and Siksika Nation): Kainai and Siksika are members of the Blackfoot Confederacy and made treaty with the British Crown in 1877 under the Blackfoot Treaty, also referred to as Treaty 7. Castle Mountain is within the traditional territory of the Kainai and Siksika Nations.2 The area in and around Castle Mountain was used extensively by Kainai and Siksika for travel, trade, harvesting, and ceremonial purposes, and continues to be an area of importance for the exercise of Treaty rights and related cultural practices for both Nations.3 It is inaccurate to state that lands associated with Siksika are 90-130 km away from the Project. The Project is located within the traditional territory (i.e. lands) of Siksika and is directly adjacent to areas covered by the Blackfoot Treaty. Moreover, Siksika has access to a parcel of land near Coleman Alberta, for the ...
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Attachment Response to Initial Project Description

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Reference Number: 297
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment Included
  • November 3, 2020 Regina Wright Regional Director, Pacific and Yukon Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Via email: regina.wright@canada.ca Dear Ms. Wright: This letter provides input from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) related to the Castle Project, an expansion of Teck Coal Limited’s (Teck) Fording River Operations coal mine in British Columbia (BC). The Project is located approximately 130 kilometers north of the U.S. border. IACC specifically requested public comment and input on Teck’s Initial Project Description (IPD) and IAAC’s What We’ve Heard Summary of issues raised during the Castle Project federal designation process and BC’s environmental assessment process. EPA previously reviewed Teck’s Castle Project IPD during the BC Environmental Assessment Office’s (EAO) early engagement process. Comments that we submitted to EAO in June 2020 are enclosed with ...
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Attachment IAAC Castle Project Initial Project Description Comment Period

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Salmon Beyond Borders, Idaho Conservation League, Conservation Northwest, Rivers Without Borders, Headwaters Montana, National Parks Conservation Association
  • Reference Number: 294
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • 1 The Honorable Jonathan Wilkinson November 3, 2020 Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada 200 Sacré-Couer Boulevard Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3 Sent via email Re: IAAC Castle Project Initial Project Description Comment Period Dear Hon. Minister Wilkinson, cc: Fraser Ross, Project Manager, Castle Project, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Thank you very much for the notification regarding the acceptance of the Initial Project Description from Teck Coal Ltd. We write to you today, from United States’ (U.S.) communities downstream of British Columbia (B.C.), to urge you to appoint a review panel for the Castle Project impact assessment. This project requires the highest level of review given that it proposes to be the largest mine in Canada and would be developed within a U.S.-Canada transboundary watershed that is already polluted due to Teck Coal’s existing Elk Valley mines. Ultimately, we respectfully urge you to ...
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Attachment Response to Summary of Initial Project Description for Castle Mountain Project under the IAA

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Kainai (Blood Tribe)
  • Reference Number: 290
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment Included
  • 2 Kainai Reserve Lands are from the Project. As noted in the previous submission (provided jointly by Kainai and Siksika Nation): Kainai and Siksika are members of the Blackfoot Confederacy and made treaty with the British Crown in 1877 under the Blackfoot Treaty, also referred to as Treaty 7. Castle Mountain is within the traditional territory of the Kainai and Siksika Nations.2 The area in and around Castle Mountain was used extensively by Kainai and Siksika for travel, trade, harvesting, and ceremonial purposes, and continues to be an area of importance for the exercise of Treaty rights and related cultural practices for both Nations.3 It is inaccurate to state that lands associated with Kainai are 90-130 km away from the Project. The Project is located within the traditional territory (i.e. lands) of Kainai and is directly adjacent to areas covered by the Blackfoot Treaty. Moreover, Kainai has access to a parcel of land near Coleman Alberta, for the ...
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Attachment Castle Project - Initial Project Description Federal Authority Advice Record

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
  • Reference Number: 296
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment Included
  • Environmental Protection Operations Directorate Pacific and Yukon Region 101 - 401 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 3R2 November 3, 2020 ECPT: 20-BC-003 CIAR: 80702 Fraser Ross Project Manager Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 210A – 757 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6C 3M2 Dear Fraser Ross: Re: Castle Project – Initial Project Description Federal Authority Advice Record Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) received a request from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) on October 14, 2020 to provide input on the Initial Project Description (IPD) for the Castle Project (the Project). At this time, the Agency specifically requested that ECCC only provide additional information that was not provided to the Agency during the designation request process for the Project, on the following topics:  Identify powers, duties, or functions associated with the Project;  Identify specialist or ...
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Attachment Independent Review Panel Needed For Castle Coal Mine

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Onni Milne
  • Reference Number: 281
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • Hello IAAC Staff,  I send this message to ensure that this project receives the attention it deserves - AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL.  I consider an independent review panel essential as this proposed massive coal mine in the Elk Valley will add more water pollution to the most badly contaminated river in the whole valley.  How much more poison can this environment take before there is total collapse of the ecosystem for the area? That is the question to be resolved. Answers are critical in determining when to push the STOP button. A process that is open and transparent, based on solid science from the best available experts with opportunities for the public to be heard sounds like Good Governance to me. I look forward to seeing that become a reality in my Canada in 2020 with an INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL for the proposed Castle coal mine.   With Hope For REAL Change Now, Ms Onni Milne <personal ...

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Attachment Independent Review Panel for Teck's Coal Mine in Elk Valley

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Barbara De Leebeeck
  • Reference Number: 282
  • Submitted: 2020-11-03
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to see an independent 3-person review panel to access Teck's proposed coal mine in the Elk Valley.   I am deeply concerned about the possible water pollution so having an independent review panel will help keep the environmental assessment transparent and based on the best available science.  Thank you for considering my opinion. Sincerely, Barbara De Leebeeck Victoria, BC

Attachment The need for an independent review panel

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Troy Malish
  • Reference Number: 260
  • Submitted: 2020-11-02 - 10:58 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • Teck’s Castle Mine Project needs to have an independent review panel appointed to ensure that the best available science and independent experts are utilized during the assessment process. As well, public engagement needs to be made a priority throughout the process. This project will have significant impacts on the already heavily polluted Elk Valley watershed further harming fish and aquatic species in the watershed. As well, this project will permanently destroy rare high elevation grassland that is critical winter range for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. This project will close off an important wildlife migration corridor further impacting many species that are already seeing drastic population declines in large part due to habitat degradation and loss. An independent review panel is necessary to help ensure these issues are fairly and impartially considered during the assessment process.

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Attachment Castle mountain project

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Mark Schlichting
  • Reference Number: 259
  • Submitted: 2020-11-02 - 10:40 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • I am submitting my comments in approval of the castle mountain project. This area relies heavily on mining for its economic status. Everything from small ma and pa businesses to bigger corporations depend on mining in this area for their livelihood. This project would ensure that many families could remain gainfully employed in the area and could continue to support each other's economic endeavours. The trickle down effect from a project like this not going through would be awful. At least 4 small towns in the area would be virtually eliminated without the economic boost that Teck provides. They've been extremely cooperative in any measures pertaining to environment and sustainability. They have posed no risk to communities other than providing funds to keep everyone prosperous. I wholeheartedly emplore you to consider this expansion as a must have for small town BC'ers! 

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Attachment Castle mountain expansion.

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Kevin Foster
  • Reference Number: 258
  • Submitted: 2020-11-02 - 10:20 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • I feel that the approval of the Castle mountain project is a must. Many local families well being depend on it. Not only direct rmployees of Teck but all the spin off industries with in the Kootenays and futher. Teck has spent multi millions on research and development to adress the on going environmental issues. The company also needs to continue to operate in order to make revenue so they can futher adress the issues at hand. These problems will not go away on their own and Teck is taking many steps to mitigate and control many of the environmental impacts of many years of mining. Lets this continue and approve the Castle mountain project!!!

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Attachment Castle mountain project

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Clint Friesen
  • Reference Number: 256
  • Submitted: 2020-11-02 - 8:57 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • I support the Castle mountain project: The company I work for is trying to help with any environmental issues from past to present, there are many factors in the environment of the water ways in the east kootaney, eg. slides from the run off snow pack, the many many people using the waterways, the building of dikes around the towns with rip rap rock to save our towns from flood and the issue at matter, our mines which Teck is working with the issue further up the stream. If this mining does not go threw the ripple effect would be large. I think we should shut the ski hill, mountain bike trails, golf courses, boating, fishing, hunting and the list could go on and on of made metal, Our mines in the valley produce coal that makes the things I have listed above and much much more  I Clint Friesen support the Castle mountain project   

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Attachment Support for the Castle Project

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Crystal Tennant
  • Reference Number: 255
  • Submitted: 2020-11-02 - 8:15 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • My family and I completely suppor the Castle Project. Teck is recognized in our small valley for their tireless efforts in preserving and advocating for the environment. Coal mining can be destructive to the environment but in my families time in this valley we have seen Teck continously working towards solutions to environmental issues while offering our small towns sustainable jobs for the hundreds of families that live here. 

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Attachment Approve fording river castle mountain expansion

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Michael Hamilton
  • Reference Number: 254
  • Submitted: 2020-11-02 - 7:12 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • The approval of the castle mountain expansion should be a yes.    The fording river mine mines coal for making steel not thermal coal which is used in thermal generation for power. This is the expansion of an already existing mine not a ground up new start.   Yes selenium has been a contentious issue. There is plans in place to try and reduce the effects of over 100 years of coal mining in the elk valley. Teck is trying to deal with the mineral issues in the water.  

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Attachment Castle project

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Gary Janzen
  • Reference Number: 253
  • Submitted: 2020-11-02 - 6:46 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • To ensure the lifetime of all the people working in the valley this project needs to proceed, Teck has been trying hard to ensure the selenium levels do not exceed standards with the new water treatment plant that is going to be in production next year and the animal protection on the current sites has been good and all employees have been great with helping to ensure there is no ground pollution that goes unaccounted for. Teck is a great employer in the valley, they are big contributors to the health and happiness of the employees that work at all the sites. 

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Attachment Castle Mountain Project must be approved.

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Adam Connell
  • Reference Number: 252
  • Submitted: 2020-11-02 - 6:45 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • As the president of the United Steelworkers Union Local 7884 who represents upwards of 1200 members at Teck Coal Fording River Operations, I believe the Castle Mountain project should be granted for the following reasons. 1) Coal mining has been the leading industry in this region for decades. Mining has provided numerous employment opportunities for thousands of Canadian workers over that period of time. 2) The mining jobs at Teck Coal are high paying and provide a lifetime of support to workers and their families, including substantial retirement benefits.  3) In order for this industry to succeed and maintain the substantial benefits to workers and their families, the Castle Mountain project must be ...

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Attachment I support this project!!

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: Trevor Viney
  • Reference Number: 251
  • Submitted: 2020-11-02 - 5:46 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • Please approve thei project. Teck has proven to leaders in environmental stewardship. The projects and capital spent on preserving the environment and water quality shows they are committed to their environmental footprint. Not to mention the economic impact, not only in the valley but throughout BC, Alberta and all of Canada. Please approve this project!!

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Attachment Future jobs in B.C.

  • Fording River Extension Project
  • Author: kennyd333333333 Dmytriw
  • Reference Number: 250
  • Submitted: 2020-11-02 - 4:46 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • From struggling 20 years in Alberta,with low skill,low paying jobs in warehouses. I was able to find a job at Fording river in Elkford B.C..With a huge opportunity of a number of different jobs here. I was selected and paid to become a red seal welder.This company encourages all types,ages and skilled people to advance themselves if they are willing to try.At 40 + years of age they trusted me to become a skilled worker.Now I am making ample money.Without mining I would not have these opportunities.Large industry seems to help people advance.thx for listening and the opportunity to hear our side.ken

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