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Attachment From the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the EAO re: Comments on the draft Joint Guidelines

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Reference number: 180
  • Submitted: 2022-01-31
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • Archived: Friday, February 4, 2022 9:30:59 AM From: Hannigan, Jessie EAO:EX Sent: Thursday, February 3, 2022 1:25:38 PM To: Deltaport (IAAC/AEIC) Subject: FW: Deltaport 4: technical advisor comments due Jan 7, 2022 Response requested: Yes Sensitivity: Normal FYI, comments from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. From: Deogan, Karamjeet S TRAN:EX < > Sent: January 31, 2022 2:35 PM To: Hannigan, Jessie EAO:EX < >; Canil, Brigid TRAN:EX < > Cc: Macnaughton, Jason TRAN:EX < > Subject: RE: Deltaport 4: technical advisor comments due Jan 7, 2022 Hi Jessie, My apologies for the late reply. I’ve been busy with an atmospheric rive event response. I have reviewed the section 17.1. Road Transportation and my comments are; The proponent indicated that the project would result in approximately 2,900 additional truck movements per day, and 1,700 other road movements per day. Truck traffic leaving/arriving at Deltaport uses Highway 17 and then branches off onto other Lower Mainland roads to their final destination or collection points. Typically, traffic routes will take trucks throughout the lower mainland and depending on their destination, trucks will use Highways 17, 99, 91, 10 and 1. Total traffic volume generated by DP4 would impact on our road network, I would recommend a detailed Traffic Impact Study (TIS). The proponent indicated that the percentage of all trains as a result of DP4 varies between 28% to 33%, this would impact on at grade intersections along our highway network. I would recommend a detailed a Rail Impact Study (RIS). Regards, Karamjeet Deogan, P. Eng., M.Eng. A/Deputy Director, Transportation Systems and Road Safety Engineering From: Hannigan, Jessie EAO:EX < > Sent: ...
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Attachment From Tsawwassen First Nation to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the EAO re: Comments on the draft Joint Guidelines

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Tsawwassen First Nation
  • Reference number: 178
  • Submitted: 2022-01-31
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
  • Please see attached document
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  • #527273v1 31 January 2021 VIA electronic mail Analise Saely Crown Consultation Coordinator Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Government of Canada Brendan Mather Project Assessment Director Environmental Assessment Office Government of British Columbia 340-1122 Mainland Street Vancouver BC V6B 5L1 T 604 687 0549 F 604 687 2696 www.jfklaw.ca Tejas Madhur (she/her) Associate File No. 1354-005 Re: Tsawwassen First Nation comments on the draft Joint Guidelines for Deltaport Fourth Berth Project We are counsel for Tsawwassen First Nation (“TFN” or “Tsawwassen”). Please find attached our written submission on behalf of Tsawwassen First Nation, in response to the Joint Guidelines and Joint Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan (“JIEPP”) for the Deltaport Fourth Berth Project (“Project”). These comments serve to supplement the collaborative work we have underway on an integrated approach for a Tsawwassen-led assessment. Thank you for accommodating an extension for our comments as we collaboratively worked through some elements of the integrated approach. We also appreciate you incorporating all of our preliminary comments from our October 4, 2021 correspondence in your preparation of the Joint Guidelines and JIEPP. As we noted in that correspondence, we reserved our substantive comments on the Joint Guidelines for the public comment period. Please find our comments below. I. Joint Guidelines Section 2.2: Project Activities Tsawwassen recommends that the Project description include an assessment of all audible alarms and signals directly and indirectly related to the Project. Section 8.3.1: Spatial Boundaries <contact ...
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Attachment From the City of Richmond to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the EAO re: Comments on the draft Joint Guidelines

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of City of Richmond
  • Reference number: 179
  • Submitted: 2022-01-27
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
  • Please see attached document
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  • Comment Tracking Jacobs Consultancy Canada Inc. 1 6826192 Project Name Deltaport Expansion Berth 4 Reviewer City of Richmond Document Draft Joint Guidelines Date of Review December 2021 - January, 2022 Project No. Date of Response January, 2022 ID Document Section Topic Reviewer Comments Global Container Terminals Canada Limited Partnership Response Outcome/ Follow-up 1 Appendix 1 - Spatial Boundaries - Table A1.5 Traffic Impact Assessment Road and Rail Boundaries The City supports that the RAA for Infrastructure and Services VC identifies a focus on Richmond as an adjacent municipality. 2 Section 17.1 Road Transportation Section 2.1.2 Onshore Components Traffic Impact Assessment Road and Rail Boundaries The City expects that the description and consideration of road traffic extend beyond the project footprint to include anticipated routing of trucks through adjacent municipalities, including Richmond. The City requests that a Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) be required for the project and seeks confirmation that the boundaries of the TIA and the assessment of transportation corridors for the movement of materials and off-site staging or laydown areas will extend to Richmond. 3 Section 10.3 Infrastructure and Services Traffic Impact Assessment Road and Rail Boundaries The City expects that spatial assessment boundaries should at a minimum include adjacent municipalities. The City expects that the description of existing conditions for capacity of local and regional transportation infrastructure encompass adjacent municipalities. 5 Section 1.3. Matters and Factors to Be Considered in the Assessment Climate ...
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Attachment From Pacheedaht First Nation to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the Process Planning Documents for the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Pacheedaht First Nation
  • Reference number: 171
  • Submitted: 2022-01-14
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
  • Please see attached document
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  • 000907-0020.0001 00730054 1 Pacheedaht First Nation January 14, 2022 VIA EMAIL - deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Assessment of the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project c/o Impact Assessment Agency of Canada / Government of Canada 160 Elgin Street 22nd Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 Dear Sirs/Mesdames: Re: Deltaport Expansion Berth Four Project Pacheedaht First Nation Comments on Planning Phase Documents On behalf of the Pacheedaht First Nation (Pacheedaht), I am writing to provide comments on draft documents relating to the Planning Phase of the EAO and the Agency’s review of the Deltaport Expansion Berth Four Project (the Project). Draft Joint Guidelines General comment: Marine shipping By way of a general comment on the draft Joint Guidelines, Pacheedaht continues to have serious concerns with the extent to which impacts from the marine shipping component of the Project are going to be considered and addressed through the assessment. As the EAO and the Agency will be aware, Pacheedaht has recently been required to devote considerable time and resources to the review of two similar marine shipping projects through their marine territory: the Trans Mountain Expansion Project and the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project. As with Global Container Terminals’ proposal, these projects involved bringing more vessels and larger vessels through the Juan de Fuca Strait and through the heart of Pacheedaht’s marine territory at Swiftsure Bank, their hereditary fishing ground which have been historically and continue to be heavily used by Pacheedaht for cultural and economic fisheries and to support cultural activities. Throughout the review of these ...
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Attachment From Sc'ianew (Beecher Bay) First Nation to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the EAO re: Comments on the draft Joint Guidelines and draft Joint Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Sc'ianew (Beecher Bay) First Nation
  • Reference number: 175
  • Submitted: 2022-01-12
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • _____________________________________________________________________________________ 02094991 January 12, 2021 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Attention: Analise Saely, Consultation Lead AND BC Environmental Assessment Office Attention: Brendan Mather, Project Assessment Director VIA EMAIL Dear Ms. Saely and Mr. Mather: Re: Joint VB Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) and Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Agency) comment period for the guidelines and plans for the GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project ______________________________________________________________________________ We write in response to your letter inviting comments on the Draft Joint Guidelines and Plans for the Deltaport Berth Four (“DP4”) impact assessment (the “Planning Documents”). Generally, the Planning Documents capture Sc’ianew (Beecher Bay) First Nation’s (“Sc’ianew’s”) preliminary interests and valued components. However, there are a few areas Sc’ianew wish to emphasize and seek to have clarified in the Planning Documents, as follow:  Sc’ianew are pleased to see a shift in approach regarding cumulative effects assessment compared to past marine] shipping impact assessments (Parts 8.8 and 12.2 of the Guidelines). Specially, Sc’ianew agree with the statement in the Guidelines that cumulative effects on a valued component "may be important even if the project's incremental effects to these components by themselves are minor". Sc’ianew further agree that the impact assessment must include a cumulative effects assessment for valued components Indigenous groups identify as concerning in the context of cumulative effects, and for valued components ...
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Attachment From the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Joint Guidelines

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
  • Reference number: 173
  • Submitted: 2022-01-12
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
  • Please see attached document
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  • From: Huebel, Lindsey FLNR:EX < > Sent: January 12, 2022 1:37 PM To: Hannigan, Jessie EAO:EX < > Subject: Deltaport 4 - Draft Joint Guidelines - FLNRORD Comments Hi Jessie, The following are our comments on the Draft Joint Guidelines: Comments on Draft Joint Guidelines Primary concern: Effects of dredging on Roberts Bank WMA  If dredging is proposed within the Roberts Bank WMA, then we would be concerned about harmful alteration, damage, or destruction of fish and wildlife habitat within the WMA. We are also concerned about the implications of dredging and construction activities that would be required adjacent to the WMA, which may have harmful effects within the WMA including sedimentation (e.g., affecting eelgrass meadows, fish, and other wildlife values in the WMA) and acoustic disturbances to wildlife. We would also be concerned about potential negative impacts of shipping and operation of an expanded terminal, including pollution, noise pollution, and vessel collisions with wildlife using the WMA. It is unclear how the DP4 project may affect the resilience of ecosystems within the WMA, including resilience to sea-level rise.  Would like to see a model of how dredging may affect/change sedimentation patterns within the WMA  Spatial Boundaries – would want to have the project assessment boundaries to include Roberts Bank WMA Comments on VCs: VCs of concern:  Sediment Quality VC – we would like to request that sediment disturbance/flow is also analyzed with respect to the WMA  Marine Fish and Habitat VC – particular interest in impacts to mudflat biofilm, invertebrates, sturgeon Other Comments:  Intertidal marsh captured under VC Marine Fish ...
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Attachment From White Rock and Surrey Naturalists to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of White Rock and Surrey Naturalists
  • Reference number: 157
  • Submitted: 2022-01-08
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • 7 January 2022 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Dear Sirs/Mesdames, Re: GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project #81010 Members of the White Rock and Surrey Naturalists engage in stewardship of local waterways and natural areas and environmental education and research. Consequently we are concerned about local developments that occur and involve habitat loss, degradation and negative impacts to protected areas. Designations such as Bird Life International’s Most Important Bird Area (out of 597 sites in Canada); the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network’s highest designation as an Hemispheric WHSRN site and the declaration of the Fraser River Delta as a Ramsar site by the International Convention on Wetlands all serve to remind us of the very high ecological values of our region, particularly the Fraser River Estuary and delta. The Living Planet Report 2016, produced by WWF in collaboration with the Zoological Society of London, reports that global wildlife populations have declined by 58% between 1970 and 2012. In an updated report, 2020, The global Living Planet Index continues to decline. It shows an average 68% decrease in population sizes of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish between 1970 and 2016. How does the Living Planet report intimately relate to Roberts Bank projects including GCT? The report brings into focus that freshwater ecosystems face immediate threat and freshwater life is dropping at an alarming rate. This observation is very timely given the concerns about our coastal Southern Resident Killer Whale population starving as Pacific salmon populations continue to diminish. “Loss of fish habitat has ...
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Attachment From Fraser Estuary Protection Society to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Fraser Estuary Protection Society
  • Reference number: 158
  • Submitted: 2022-01-08
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • FREPS - FRASER RIVER ESTUARY PROTECTION SOCIETY* 1 Submission to the IAAC and BC EAO Environmental Assessment Process as Related to the Planning of an Expansion of Container Cargo Facilities at Roberts Bank – GCT Berth 4 Project (DP4). Otto E. Langer - Fisheries Biologist January 7, 2022 A. Introduction – Critique of the Environmental Assessment Process: The timing of this consultation period for this major project in the heart of the globally significant Fraser River Estuary is very inconvenient for the public. It’s as though IAAC, BC EAO and GCT Canada realize that December is a good time to allow for public consultations in that many of us are locked up for COVID and Christmas and cannot consult directly with their various ENGO and public and that will ensure a less than excess amount of public attention and comment. It is a joke (sad truth) among ENGOs for the past decades, if you want to sneak past a project or an announcement, release it on the Friday before a long weekend or during the peak summer holiday season or at Christmas. You have succeeded with the latter scenario! IAAC, BC EAO and GCT must realize that the Fraser Estuary and delta area is flooded with new proposals for various works from the giant negative impact projects like the Vancouver Fraser Port’s RBT2, GCT’s DP4 and Tilbury LNG terminal to dozens of other projects including adding more jet fuel trucking facilities to YVR when the BC EAO and CEAA process assured us in the permitting phase of that project that jet fuel trucking to YVR would be terminated with the new jet fuel terminal approved in the heart of the estuary against the best scientific and public advice. Little wonder that many pile ...
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Attachment Comments on GCT Deltaport Expansion Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Herb Klassen
  • Reference number: 143
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07 - 9:08 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
  • The proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion Berth Four Project as planned would have significant adverse impacts on aquatic habitats based on the following factors alone. The 8 December 2006 conclusion of "no significant adverse environmental impacts" related to the Deltaport Third Berth Project was predicated on the assumption of appropriate mitigation measures to be implemented (https://www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/052/details-eng.cfm?pid=3734). Despite multiple creative ideas for aquatic habitat compensation habitat, the benefits of those proposed compensation efforts will remain un-quantifiable over the long term. It is not known if they will be effective at all. Additionally, the potential aquatic habitat compensation sites proposed are in puzzlingly distant areas which not only fail to benefit the life history stages and species that would be directly affected by the proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion Berth Four Project, the creation of such compensation habitats also would displace habitat benefits to species currently using those exisitng habitats.  It is extremely unlikely that sufficient benefits would be available to fully compensate any further development activities on Roberts Bank.   On 1 April 2003 Fisheries and Oceans Canada indicated they were not prepared to authorize fish habitat destruction for a then-proposed expansion on the east side of the Deltaport causeway ...

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Attachment British Columbia Maritime Employers Association Letter of Support for Deltaport Expansion, Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: British Columbia Maritime Employers Association submitted by Marissa Chan-Kent
  • Reference number: 141
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07 - 5:45 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
  • On behalf of Mike Leonard, President & CEO of the British Columbia Maritime Employers Assocation, please see attached for a letter regarding Global Container Terminals Deltaport Expansion - Berth 4 Project. 
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  • January 7, 2022 Brendan Mather Project Assessment Director PO BOX 9426 STN PROV GOVT VICTORIA, BC V8W 9V1 Tracy Utting Assessment of the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project c/o Impact Assessment Agency of Canada/ Government of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Subject: British Columbia Maritime Employers Association Letter of Support for Deltaport Expansion, Berth Four Project To whom it may concern, On behalf of the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and our membership, I am writing to comment on the proposed Joint Guidelines and express support for Global Container Terminals’ (GCT) proposed Berth Four Project (DP4-The Project), a project that will add critical container capacity to west coast ports - ultimately enhancing Canada’s economic competitiveness. This smart and environmentally-conscious phased expansion plan will add 2M TEUS of market-driven and privately funded capacity to GCT’s Deltaport terminal. GCT is one of the largest maritime employers in the country and has been dedicated to serving Port of Vancouver over the past 100 years. GCT’s Deltaport terminal is Canada’s largest container terminal and has demonstrated success in operating with the utmost safety while implementing sustainable expansions. BCMEA believes that the DP4 Project will drive optimization of Canada’s maritime system while ensuring transparency and alignment with Canada’s national interest. About the BCMEA The BCMEA represents 49 waterfront employers and by extension, over 9,400 people working within the west coast port terminal facilities. Where ship meets shore, B.C. maritime employers are responsible for the ...
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Attachment Susan Submission to DP4, Jan. 2022

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Susan Jones
  • Reference number: 140
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07 - 4:50 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
  • Please accept the attached a a submission to the environmental assessment of the Proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project, #81010
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  • 1 1028 51A Street Delta, B.C. V4M 2X8 January 7, 2022 GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project #81010 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Submission to Proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project #81010 I am opposed to this expansion project in the Fraser River Estuary because of the devastating effects its will have on internationally-significant habitat, regional communities, and the economy. DP4 ignores Canada’s Accountability to internationally-significant habitat The Project contravenes national and international agreements to protect the lower Fraser River and estuary and the Salish Sea. It ignores Canada’s accountability to critical designations that should flag the need for protection, not industrialization. The location is in the centre of globally-significant habitat: • a UN Ramsar Wetland of International Significance, • a Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network, • Canada’s number one Important Bird Area (IBA), and • Four B.C. Wildlife Management Areas These designations represent interactive, interdependent ecosystems that support: • Millions of migratory shorebirds and waterfowl that travel over three continents • Canada’s largest number of wintering birds of prey • Once globally-significant salmon runs • Salmon that support endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales • A feeding nursery for young salmon before they set out to sea • A rich estuarine food web that creates interactive, interdependent habitats throughout the region • An area that is rich in a special estuarine biofilm that supports shorebirds, particularly Western Sandpiper • Hundreds of wildlife species, ...
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Attachment Re: Request for Comment - Draft Joint Guidelines, GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project (DP4)

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Chamber of Shipping submitted by Robert Lewis-Manning
  • Reference number: 138
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07 - 4:37 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
  • Please find comments attached made by the Chamber of Shipping.
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  • 640 – 355 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2G8 Canada | Tel: 604-681-2351 | Email: info@cosbc.ca | www.cosbc.ca January 7, 2022 Brendan Mather Project Assessment Director PO BOX 9426 STN PROV GOVT Victoria, BC V8W 9V1 and Tracy Utting Assessment of the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project c/o Impact Assessment Agency of Canada/ Government of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Subject: Marine shipping beyond 12 nautical miles Incidental to the proposed DP4 Project To whom it may concern, In response to the recently released Draft Joint Guidelines for the Global Container Terminals Inc. (GCT) Deltaport Expansion, Berth Four Project (“the Project”) that will undergo an impact assessment conducted by a federally appointed independent review panel, we are submitting our comments with respect to the activities that are being considered to fall within the scope of the assessment. The Chamber of Shipping represents commercial marine carriers, their agents in Canada, and cargo interests which trade internationally and domestically. Commercial shipping results in $30 billion of economic activity annually in Canada and moves more than $200 billion worth of goods to and from global markets. The Project is currently in the Public Comment Period, with regulators seeking feedback on the Draft Joint Guidelines that state: “The Agency and the EAO have yet to determine the geographic extent of marine shipping incidental to the project, short sea shipping, and vessel movements associated with the Tsawwassen First Nation marina. In establishing the geographic extent for these physical activities, the Agency and EAO will consider ...
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Attachment From Thea Bridger Denz to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Thea Bridger Denz
  • Reference number: 153
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • Archived: Monday, January 10, 2022 3:36:57 PM From: Thea Bridger Denz Sent: Friday, January 7, 2022 9:36:04 PM To: Deltaport (IAAC/AEIC) Subject: Opposition to GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project #81010 Sensitivity: Normal Good Evening, I am writing to voice my opposition to the proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project #81010. This is due to the following reasons: Roberts Bank in the Fraser River Estuary supports Canada’s globally-significant ‘Most Important Bird Area’ (IBA) for millions of wintering waterfowl and shorebirds, as well as wintering birds of prey. Berth Four will destroy and degrade this habitat. The proposed Project is located in the centre of a UN Ramsar Wetland of International Significance; a Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network; and a Wildlife Management Area. In spite of political efforts to exclude Roberts Bank from the designations, the Berth Four Project will severely impact the food chain and habitats that support this globally-significant region. Canada has national and international agreements to protect wetlands and habitat vital to migratory birds, salmon and whales. Increased shipping through the Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands will degrade the habitat of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales, a species at risk. Dredging and increased shipping will destroy and degrade salmon habitat, including Chinook salmon which are vital to the survival of the Southern Resident Killer Whales. Increased shipping and anchorage sites will negatively impact the Gulf Islands and US San Juan Islands with noise, water, and air pollution. Deltaport Berth 4 will require widening the Deltaport causeway in a highly sensitive area on the west side where the ...
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Attachment From GCT Canada Limited Partnership to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of GCT Canada Limited Partnership
  • Reference number: 166
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • Date: January 7, 2022 From: Mike McLellan, Vice President, Project Development, GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. To: Tracy Utting, Agency Review Manager, Review Panels Division, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Brendan Mather, Project Assessment Director, BC Environmental Assessment Office Subject: GCT Response to the November 8th Draft Joint Guidelines for the Proposed Deltaport Expansion Berth Four Project MEMO ii Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 1 2 SCOPE OF ASSESSMENT FOR ACTIVITIES INCIDENTAL TO THE PROJECT ..................................................... 3 2.1 Road and Rail Activities ................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Marine Shipping .............................................................................................................................. 4 2.3 Other Marine Incidental Activities – Short Sea Shipping and TFN Marina ...................................... 5 3 SCOPE OF ASSESSMENT FOR ACCIDENTS AND MALFUNCTIONS RELATED TO MARINE SHIPPING ............. 7 4 SCOPE OF BASELINE STUDIES TO INFORM EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................. 8 4.1 Schedule Considerations ................................................................................................................. 8 4.2 Scope and Methodology Considerations ........................................................................................ 8 5 DUPLICATION OF VALUED COMPONENTS ...
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  • GCT Deltaport Expansion- Berth Four Project Road and Rail Activities Incidental to the Proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project January 6, 2022 Davies Transportation Consulting Inc. ii Road and Rail Activities Incidental to the Proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project 1 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... 1 2 ROAD TRAFFIC ............................................................................................. 3 2.1 Summary and Conclusions ................................................................................... 3 2.2 GCT Deltaport Road Traffic ................................................................................... 4 2.3 Roads And Traffic Routes ..................................................................................... 5 2.4 Terminal Area ......................................................................................................... 8 2.5 Major Highway Improvements .............................................................................. 9 2.6 River Crossings ................................................................................................... 10 3 RAIL TRAFFIC .............................................................................................. 14 3.1 Summary and Conclusions ................................................................................. 14 3.2 Rail Carriers and Routes ..................................................................................... 15 3.3 Historic Rail Traffic on the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor ...
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  • Date: January 7, 2022 From: Mike McLellan, Vice President, Project Development, GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. To: Tracy Utting, Agency Review Manager, Review Panels Division, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Brendan Mather, Project Assessment Director, BC Environmental Assessment Office Subject: Deltaport Expansion Berth Four Project – Marine Shipping To 12 Nautical Miles MEMO ii Contents 1 OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Objectives and Approach ................................................................................................................ 1 2 LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ........................................................................................... 3 3 PAST PROJECTS AND RELEVANT CASE LAW ................................................................................................. 4 4 INDIGENOUS INTERESTS AND GCT'S ENGAGEMENT APPROACH ................................................................ 6 4.1 Initiatives outside the Impact Assessment process......................................................................... 6 5 CONCLUSIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 8 APPENDIX A .................................................................................................................................................. 9 1 1 OVERVIEW This memo provides further information on marine shipping as it relates to the proposed Deltaport Expansion Berth Four Project ...

Attachment From Popkum First Nation to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Popkum First Nation
  • Reference number: 164
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • From: Nisha Sikka < > Sent: January 7, 2022 3:04 PM To: Martinez-Dussan, Mabel < > Cc: ; Fiona Scott < >; Hannigan, Jessie EAO:EX < >; Mather, Brendan EAO:EX < >; Albornoz,Angeles (IAAC/AEIC) < >; Saely,Analise (IAAC/AEIC) < >; Stringham,Jane (IAAC/AEIC) < >; Gauthier,Charles (IAAC/AEIC) < > Subject: RE: DP4: Draft Joint Guidelines for Popkum First Nation Review Hi Mabel, I am writing to provide some comments with respect to the below on behalf of Popkum First Nation. As indicated in section 13.15 of the Joint Guidelines, Popkum has previously identified the following concerns with respect to the Deltaport Expansion Project:  Harvesting and subsistence activities: effects on fish and fish habitat; and adverse environmental impacts (including but not limited to impacts to fish and fish habitat)  Cultural use sites and areas: adverse impacts of accidents and malfunctions on water, land, environment (wildlife), cultural heritage sites, etc.; and increased traffic  Social and economic conditions: requirement for Indigenous monitors for during and after construction of the project  Indigenous health and well-being: cumulative effects as they relate to climate change; and cumulative effects of the project taking place around the Fraser River  Indigenous governance systems: adverse impacts to Popkum’s ability to exercise its Aboriginal rights, including harvesting rights With respect to the proposed list of subcomponents for the Marine Fish and Habitat Valued Component (VC), as summarized in Table A1.1 of the Joint Guidelines, Popkum recommends that the proponent add pink salmon, coho salmon and steelhead to the list. We note that the Joint Guidelines state that the proponent ...
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Attachment From the David Suzuki Foundation, Georgia Strait Alliance, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and Wilderness Committee to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Joint Guidelines and the draft Joint Assessment Plan

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of the David Suzuki Foundation, Georgia Strait Alliance, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and Wilderness Committee
  • Reference number: 136
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • Margot Venton and Dyna Tuytel 390-425 Carrall Street Vancouver, BC V6B 6E3 File No: 512 January 7, 2022 Sent via E-mail to deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin St, 22nd Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 To the Impact Assessment Agency: Re: Comments on draft Joint Guidelines and draft Joint Assessment Plan for GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project We write on behalf of the David Suzuki Foundation, Georgia Strait Alliance, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and Wilderness Committee to provide their comments on the Draft Joint Guidelines and Draft Joint Assessment Plan for the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project (“DP4”). Timing of impact assessment Our clients participated in the Agency’s review of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project (“T2”), also proposed for the Fraser River estuary, and currently awaiting ministerial and Cabinet decisions concerning its approval. The initial project description for DP4 characterizes it as an alternative to T2. Given that two projects – DP4 and T2 – are proposed for this area, and given that GCT presents DP4 as an alternative to T2, our clients’ opinion is that it would be appropriate to pause further progress towards a decision on T2. To proceed with an assessment of DP4 when T2 might be approved in the interim risks wasting the Agency’s, the proponent’s, and participants’ time and resources. Our clients note that the timeline for the Minister’s decision on T2 is currently suspended under s. 48 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (“CEAA 2012”) due to the Minister requiring ...
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Attachment From the Seabird Island Band to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Seabird Island Band
  • Reference number: 163
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • DATE: January 7, 2022 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Attn: Finn Macdonald, Policy Analyst, Crown Consultation Division Re: Feedback on GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project Draft Joint Guidelines and Draft Joint Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan Dear Mr. Macdonald, Thank you for your notification of the comment period for the draft copies of the Joint Guidelines and Joint Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan, received by the Seabird Island Band on November 9, 2021. We are providing the following input on those drafts and potential impacts to the Seabird Island community. POTENTIAL IMPACTS CULTURAL Deltaport expansion operations and the resulting increases in boating traffic can impact: • conditions of historical fishing and harvesting areas • quality/quantity of resources for harvesting Construction and boating operations will therefore affect the Seabird Island community’s traditional fishing heritage. ENVIRONMENTAL Negative environmental impacts from construction operations and from increases in deep draft vessel traffic can include: • degradation and loss of benthic habitat • disruption and redistribution of sediment • damage to eelgrass beds from heavy dredging and sedimentation • increase in pollution and spill potential • change in water quality • impacts to important fish including Pacific salmon, White Sturgeon, and Eulachon. <contact information removed> These negative environmental impacts will affect the integrity of fish that are crucial to the Seabird Island Community and its way of life. HEALH & SAFETY Potential health impacts ...
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Attachment From the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
  • Reference number: 131
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • Submission to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s Review Panel for the Deltaport Expansion, Berth 4 Project. January 7, 2022 2 The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is pleased to make a submission to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) regarding GCT’s Deltaport Expansion, Berth Four Project (DP4). The Canadian Chamber is Canada’s largest business association with a network of over 450 chambers of commerce and boards of trade representing approximately 200,000 members of all sizes, in all sectors of the economy in all regions of Canada. The Chamber is supportive of GCT’s DP4 project and the important socio-economic benefits it will provide for all Canadians. The project represents an incremental expansion of west coast container terminal capacity aimed at efficiently and competitively serving Canadian exporters, consumers, and supply chains. As an export-dependent country in an increasingly connected and competitive global economy, it is critically important for Canada to continue expanding its export capacity. British Columbia provides crucial entry and exit points for Canadian goods moving to and from the Asia-Pacific countries. Containerized exports move to these points through a multi-modal trade corridor comprised of thousands of kilometres of highways and railways that extend right across Canada and into the U.S. The Chamber continues to support projects that would increase the medium and long-term container capacity and efficiency on Canada’s west coast and in the lower mainland. Expanding Canada’s west coast container capacity will strengthen Canada’s competitive position in international markets and ...
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Attachment From Metro Vancouver to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the Process Planning Documents for the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Metro Vancouver
  • Reference number: 169
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • 1 DRAFT PROVINCIAL PROCESS ORDER for the Deltaport 4 Project Reviewer and organisation: Metro Vancouver Date submitted to EAO: January 7, 2022 Section Comment Comment Rationale/ Additional Resources There is a concern around dredging. Previous correspondence with the Port indicated that they were considering using Fraser River dredge sand to expand the area of Deltaport. Dredging on the Fraser alters the scour pattern around MV pipe crossings. Please confirm if the Proposed Deltaport 4 will trigger dredging in the Fraser River. This was captured in previously submitted comments, but to reiterate: A complete review of any proximal impacts to Metro Vancouver's infrastructure must be done within the full boundary of the overall Project and any activities (marine dredging, excavation, preloading, pilings, large equipment, etc.). 2 DRAFT JOINT GUIDELINES for the Deltaport 4 Project Reviewer and organisation: Metro Vancouver Date submitted to EAO: January 7, 2022 Section Comment Comment Rationale/ Additional Resources 1.2  In Section 1.2, Project Location, in addition to a description and location of potable drinking water sources, the location and size of the water service for the site should be identified. 2.1.2  In Section 2.1.2 Onshore Components, in addition to the source of drinking water, the list should include the change in the amount of drinking water required for both construction and operations. 10.3.1  In Section 10.3.1 Relevant Statues, Policies and Frameworks, Metro Vancouver's Proximal Works should be included. 10.3.2  In Section 10.3.2 Assessment Boundaries, ...
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Attachment From Paul George to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Paul George
  • Reference number: 134
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
  • I totally oppose this project. The Fraser estuary and Boundary Bay mudflats can stand no more damage. Please think about global warming, what’s happening on the planet and all our children’s future. We need our salmon rivers. I implore you to cancel this project. Paul George, OBC

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Attachment From San Juan County to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of San Juan County
  • Reference number: 150
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • Archived: Monday, January 10, 2022 12:08:32 PM From: Marta Green Sent: Friday, January 7, 2022 8:19:11 PM To: Deltaport (IAAC/AEIC) Cc: Jamie Stephens Subject: Assessment of the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project Sensitivity: Normal To the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion Berth Four Project draft Joint Guidelines and draft Joint Assessment Plan. I am concerned about port expansions on Roberts Bank and the Fraser River Delta, both due to the potent i al f or degr adat i of important marine habitat and for the result i ngincreased vessel traf f ic t r ans i t ing Boundar y Pass, Tur n Point at Stuart I s l a and Haro Strait. San Juan County has long advocated for an emergency towing vessel (ETV) to protect these waters and U.S. and Canadian shorelines from an oil spill, being posit i onedto respond to a disabled vessel before it drif ts agr ound an threatens to spill fuel and cargo. San Juan County has complete a study of Vessel Drif t and Res pons e Anal ysi s f or t he Str ai t of J uan de F uc a t o t he S out her n Str ai of Georgia (Nuka Research & Planning Group, LLC, April 2021). This study extended the modeling and analysis for Canada’s west coast to the inland water shipping corridor to the Port of Vancouver (Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping, March 2018). Our inland waters study demonstrated that an ETV posit i oned i nSidney, BC or Roche Harbor, WA could be ef f ec t i ve in pr ev ent ing an oi l spill , r es ponding i n ti me to pr event over 80% of v essel s b ec omi ng dis abled i n Boundar y P Turn Point, and Haro Strait from grounding. I request that you expand upon ( ...

Attachment From Mary Taitt to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Mary Taitt
  • Reference number: 155
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • 1 Mary Taitt 7 January 2022 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa ON K1A 0H3 Tel.: 343-572-7144 Email: Deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca RE: GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project, #81010 Thank you for the opportunity to comment on some of the issues in this application. I have made submissions on proposed developments on Roberts Bank over the last 40+ years. I have worked with local conservation groups to obtain protection and recognition for this world class ecosystem including:  BirdLife International’s Important Bird Area (IBA) designation in 2001 for the Fraser River Estuary: Boundary Bay, Roberts Bank and Sturgeon Bank; the Estuary is the most significant IBA out of 597 sites in Canada.  In 2004, the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN) gave the Estuary its highest designation as a Hemispheric WHSRN Site.  Roberts Bank, the vital central link in this chain of inter-connected and protected estuary habitats, was finally declared a Wildlife Management Area (WMA) In 2011. This was after a 12-year delay by Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port). There are now large holes in ...
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Attachment From Larry Colero to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Larry Colero
  • Reference number: 145
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
  • Like many others, I am opposed to the proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project, #81010. With little apparent market need, this expansion would add to a plethora of other threats to the ecological stability of the Fraser River Estuary. Any assessment of a single project's environmental impacts is meaningless unless it is done within the context of a cumulative assessment of all impacts of industrialization of the Fraser Estuary, now and projected into the future. Why is the legal requirement for a credible cumulative effects assessment being set aside? Until a meaningful long-term cumulative assessment is done, you can have no idea of the actual damage this additional expansion may cause. Furthermore, the damage is likely to be devastating, impossible to mitigate to any meaningful degree, and sadly irreversible over the long term. Within a short time frame, the ancient delicate balance of the Fraser River could easily be pushed past the brink of recovery. Furthermore, this reckless proposal would violate Canada's national and international agreements to protect wetlands and habitat vital to migratory birds, fish and cetaceans. The fact that it is seriously being considered is an abrogation of responsibility, or a clearly misguided denial of it. While GCT's proposal for Berth Four may be less harmful than the Vancouver Port Authority's plans for a Terminal 2, it is still likely to cause long-term irreparable harm to critical ecosystems, which are already threatened. Is this justified by the expected commercial benefit? No! Please put a stop to this project as well as DeltaPort's proposed Terminal 2. Both projects are ...

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Attachment From Birds Canada to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Birds Canada
  • Reference number: 147
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • P.O. Box 160, 115 Front Road Port Rowan, Ontario Canada N0E 1M0 B I R D S C A N A D A . O R G January 7, 2022 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 GCT And BC Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, B.C., V8W 9V1 Birds Canada Submission to the Planning Phase of the proposed Delta Port 4 Impact Assessment regarding the inclusion of raptors as a sub- components relating to birds as a valued components in the November 8, 2021 Draft Joint Assessment Plan Birds Canada has already provided a detailed comment on the potential impact pathways and available data sources related to the likely cumulative increase in marine shipping associated with the proposed Delta Port 4 and other projects in the region (Reference Number 75). However, those comments were developed and submitted during the pre-planning phase and in reviewing the November 8, 2021 Draft Joint Assessment Plan Birds Canada noticed that while birds have been identified as a valued component there is no sub-component related to raptors within the Draft Joint Assessment Plan. Within the Environmental Assessment Office’s Guideline for the Selection of the Values Components and Assessment of Potential Effects a Valued Component is defined as those elements that “Aboriginal groups, scientists and other technical specialists, and government agencies involved in the assessment process to have scientific, ecological, economic, social, cultural, archaeological, historical, or other importance.” Furthermore within the Government of Canada’s current interim guidance on determining significant adverse environmental effects identifies 7 key ...
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Attachment From David to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of David
  • Reference number: 159
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • Archived: Monday, January 10, 2022 4:43:17 PM From: David Sent: Friday, January 7, 2022 8:23:48 PM To: Deltaport (IAAC/AEIC) Subject: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project, #81010 Sensitivity: Normal Dear IAAC I am opposed to the proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project #81010 for the following reasons:  Since 1979, Review Panels, Fisheries and Oceans and Environment Canada have submitted numerous scientific-based warnings that port expansions at Deltaport will cause ecological degradation, and even collapse, of the globally-significant ecosystems of the lower Fraser River and estuary.  There has never been a credible cumulative effects assessment of past, current, and planned Projects in the Lower Fraser River and Estuary. This legal requirement should be met prior to any further developments.  Roberts Bank in the Fraser River Estuary supports Canada’s ‘Most Important Bird Area’ (IBA). This should be reason enough NOT to damage it further  This globally significant area provides habitat for millions of wintering waterfowl and shorebirds, as well as wintering birds of prey. Berth Four will destroy and degrade much of this habitat.  The proposed Project is located smack in the centre of: - a UN Ramsar Wetland of International Significance - a Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network - a Wildlife Management Area.  In spite of political efforts to exclude Roberts Bank from the above designations, the Berth Four Project will severely impact the food chain and habitats that support this globally-significant region.  Canada has national and international agreements to protect such wetlands and habitat that are ...
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Attachment From Sylvia Denz to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Sylvia Denz
  • Reference number: 123
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • Archived: Friday, January 7, 2022 12:26:42 PM From: Sylvia Denz Sent: Friday, January 7, 2022 12:47:51 AM To: Deltaport (IAAC/AEIC) Subject: GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project, #81010 Sensitivity: Normal To whom it may concern, I am opposed to the proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project #81010 for the following reasons: Roberts Bank in the Fraser River Estuary supports Canada’s globally-significant ‘Most Important Bird Area’ (IBA) for millions of wintering waterfowl and shorebirds, as well as wintering birds of prey. Berth Four will destroy and degrade this habitat. The proposed Project is located in the centre of a UN Ramsar Wetland of International Significance; a Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network; and a Wildlife Management Area. In spite of political efforts to exclude Roberts Bank from the designations, the Berth Four Project will severely impact the food chain and habitats that support this globally-significant region. Canada has national and international agreements to protect wetlands and habitat vital to migratory birds, salmon and whales. Increased shipping through the Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands will degrade the habitat of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW), a species at risk. Dredging and increased shipping will destroy and degrade salmon habitat, including Chinook salmon which are vital to the survival of the SRKW. Increased shipping and anchorage sites will negatively impact the Gulf Islands and US San Juan Islands with noise, water, and air pollution. Deltaport Berth 4 will require widening the Deltaport causeway in a highly sensitive area on the west side where the waterfowl and shorebirds roost and feed. The construction and ...
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Attachment From Transport Canada to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project (Replacing Reference #160)

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Transport Canada
  • Reference number: 167
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • UNCLASSIFIED / NON CLASSIFIÉ Canada’s jurisdiction in Canadian Waters Canada’s waters are separated by maritime zones, which are defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Territorial Sea and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) are examples of two such maritime zones with implications for shipping and navigation. The territorial sea extends 12 nautical miles from a baseline (baselines running roughly along the coast). Beyond this is Canada’s Exclusive Economic Zone, which extends from the edge of the Territorial Sea out to a maximum of 200 nautical miles. Depending on the maritime zone, Canada’s legal authority and role differs. Canada generally has authority to regulate vessels and manage vessel traffic within the territorial sea, subject to international conventions and treaties with other nations, and as long as any such regulation does not impinge upon the “right of innocent passage” which all vessels enjoy within the territorial sea . The territorial sea is part of Canada and is subject to Canadian sovereignty. Canada has some ability to establish rules that exceed international standards, for example through the Canada Shipping Act 2001. Ships from other countries have the right of innocent passage through this zone as long as they operate under certain conditions. Beyond the territorial sea, Canada has less authority over foreign vessels that transit through the EEZ. The EEZ is not part of Canada. Instead, international law gives Canada, as a coastal State, jurisdiction over, and specific powers, respecting the EEZ. These powers include control over the exploitation of natural resources as well as certain authorities relating to the protection and ...
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Attachment From Denis Bridger to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Denis Bridger
  • Reference number: 154
  • Submitted: 2022-01-07
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice: Public Comment Period & Virtual Information Sessions (Updated November 23, 2021)
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  • Archived: Monday, January 10, 2022 3:44:59 PM From: Denis Bridger Sent: Friday, January 7, 2022 9:55:54 PM To: Deltaport (IAAC/AEIC) Subject: FW: GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project, #81010 Sensitivity: Normal To whom it may concern, I am opposed to the proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project #81010 for the following reasons: Roberts Bank in the Fraser River Estuary supports Canada’s globally-significant ‘Most Important Bird Area’ (IBA) for millions of wintering waterfowl and shorebirds, as well as wintering birds of prey. Berth Four will destroy and degrade this habitat. The proposed Project is located in the centre of a UN Ramsar Wetland of International Significance; a Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network; and a Wildlife Management Area. In spite of political efforts to exclude Roberts Bank from the designations, the Berth Four Project will severely impact the food chain and habitats that support this globally-significant region. Canada has national and international agreements to protect wetlands and habitat vital to migratory birds, salmon and whales. Increased shipping through the Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands will degrade the habitat of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW), a species at risk. Dredging and increased shipping will destroy and degrade salmon habitat, including Chinook salmon which are vital to the survival of the SRKW. Increased shipping and anchorage sites will negatively impact the Gulf Islands and US San Juan Islands with noise, water, and air pollution. Deltaport Berth 4 will require widening the Deltaport causeway in a highly sensitive area on the west side where the waterfowl and shorebirds roost and feed. The construction ...
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