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Attachment Federal Authority Advice - Indigenous Service Canada

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Indigenous Service Canada
  • Reference number: 56
  • Submitted: 2021-05-18
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public comments invited on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and the draft Public Participation Plan
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • GCDOCS #91681633 VCS Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines - Disposition Table Response requested by: May 17, 2021 Department/Agency: Indigenous Services Canada IA Contact: Debra Nkusi (FA Coordinator ISC-FNIHB) Telephone: 603-301-1443 Email: Debra.Nkusi@canada.ca 16, Page Issue (i.e. rationale, including if critical or recommended, project-specific or general) Suggested edit (show original text with Track Changes) General Comment N/A Revise to include cultural conditions when discussing environmental, health and socio-economic impacts or effects. I.e. 3.3 Regulatory Framework Municipal, regional, provincial and/or national objectives, standards, regulations or guidelines, by-laws, or ordinances that have been used by the Proponent to assist in the evaluation of any predicted environmental, health, cultural or socio-economic effects or impacts. General Comment N/A Revise where needed, regarding the inclusion of two-spirited peoples when discussing underrepresented groups. i.e. 3.5 Workforce Requirements The information must be presented in sufficient detail to analyze how vulnerable or underrepresented groups will be taken into account, including Indigenous groups and other relevant community subgroups (e.g., women, youth, two-spirited peoples and seniors) 3.4 Project components and activities 6 6th bullet.. Impacts should consider both Indigenous peoples and Indigenous people’s rights. …highlight activities that involve periods of increased disturbance to environmental, health, social and economic conditions or impacts on Indigenous peoples, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples as articulated by UNDRIP ...
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Attachment Lac Ste Anne Métis Comments on the Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (TISG) for the Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Expansion Project

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Mandell Pinder LLP submitted by Emily Auld
  • Reference number: 49
  • Submitted: 2021-05-17 - 5:44 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public comments invited on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and the draft Public Participation Plan
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  • 001199-0003.0001 00669543 1 Review of draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines for the Value Chain Solutions Heartland Complex Expansion Project – surface water quality May 17, 2021 Megan Thompson, Ph.D., R.P. Bio., P. Biol. Thompson Aquatic Consulting Calgary, AB Introduction At the request of Lac Ste. Anne Métis Community Association (LSAM), Thompson Aquatic Consulting is pleased to provide the following technical review of the Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (TISG) Pursuant to the Impact Assessment Act (draft for public comment), April 16, 2021. The Heartland Complex Expansion (HCX) Project is an expansion of the already approved Heartland Project (Project 1), which is a bitumen upgrader and refinery, including a tank farm, which is still under construction. The Expansion Project will increase the upgrading/refining capacity of the Heartland Project by a factor of four, and will be implemented in three phases (Project 2, 3 and 4). The Heartland Project as a whole has an expected life of over 50 years (VCS Inc. 2021). The HCX Project will overlap wetlands and portions of Astotin Creek, a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River. The Project proponent, Value Cain Solutions (VCS), plans to realign the Creek around the site, maintaining its connection to the North Saskatchewan River, however this will most likely require an assessment of harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat (HADD) under the federal Fisheries Act, and a Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) approved plan to offset this HADD. The loss of wetlands as a result of the Project construction will likely need to be offset ...
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  • 001199-0003.0001 00670379 Gunn Métis Local #55 Lac Ste. Anne Métis P.O. Box 2057 Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1X6 Email: lacsteannemetis@zoho.com May 17, 2021 VIA: Canadian Impact Assessment Registry Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Prairie and Northern Region Suite 1145, 9700 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3 Attention: Roslyn King, Senior Consultation Analyst, Prairie and Northern Region Dear Ms. King: Re: Notice of Comment Period on the Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (TISG) for the Value Chain Solutions – Heartland Expansion Project and Request for Input by May 17, 2021 We write on behalf of Lac Ste Anne Métis in response to your letter of April 19, 2021 to provide input on the Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Expansion Project (the Project). We attach the following to be incorporated into the final TISG: 1. Draft TISG with track changes and comments, including from air quality expert Danlin Su, M.Eng., P.Eng. 2. Comments for incorporation of Megan Thompson, Ph.D., P. Biol., R.P. Bio. Due to time constraints, we did not have an opportunity to complete the worksheet for value components. However, we believe the Agency has adequate submissions from LSAM to provide us a draft list of VCs for our review and input. 001199-0003.0001 00670379 We also briefly reviewed the April 27, 2021 draft VCS Heartland Complex and Expansion Project Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan. We have not made any additional comments from our prior comments. However, we reserve all rights to raise concerns with the consultation process undertaken for the Project and ultimately any final consultation adequacy decision if necessary. Further, ...
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  • 001199-0003.0001 00669725 Value Chain Solutions – Heartland Complex Expansion Project DRAFT TAILORED IMPACT STATEMENT GUIDELINES PURSUANT TO THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT ACT April 16, 2021 DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT T A I L O R E D I M P A C T S T A T E M E N T G U I D E L I N E S - V A L U E C H A I N S O L U T I O N S – H E A R T L A N D COMPLEX EXPANSION PROJECT 1 001199-0003.0001 00669725 I M P A C T A S S E S S M E N T A G E N C Y O F C A N A D A Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Factors to be considered in the Impact Assessment ............................................................................. 2 2. Proponent information ........................................................................................................ 4 2.1. The Proponent ....................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2.2. Qualifications of individuals preparing the Impact Statement ................................................................ 4 3. Project description .............................................................................................................. 4 3.1. Project overview ..................................................................................................................................... 4 3.2. Project location....................................................................................................................................... 5 3.3. Regulatory framework ...
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Attachment Federal Authority Advice - Transport Canada

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Transport Canada
  • Reference number: 67
  • Submitted: 2021-05-17
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public comments invited on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and the draft Public Participation Plan
  • Hello,   Draft TISG w/ TC comments & disposition table – see attached Draft permitting plan comments: see below   NPP: Update phone number to 1-844-425-7787 on Page 16   Rail: The proponent’s additional railway tracks would be considered private industrial track and therefore Provincially regulated. However, they will still need to apply for a Railway Operating Certificate (ROC) and they will likely be switching/connecting with the Federal Railways (CN, CP) so the trains operating on their tracks could be Federally regulated depending on who operates them.   They should be providing:   Engineering drawings showing the layout of the proposed construction of “additional railway loops, connections and loading facilities”. These drawings should include who owns the track. Explanation of the Railway operations (ie. Train/equipment movements, who will be operating these movements). Defining the Railway rules they will be following (Canadian Rail Operating Rules, Other). ...
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  • T A I L O R E D I M P A C T S T A T E M E N T G U I D E L I N E S - V A L U E C H A I N S O L U T I O N S – H E A R T L A N D C O M P L E X E X P A N S I O N P R O J E C T 1 Value Chain Solutions – Heartland Complex Expansion Project D R A F T T A I L O R E D I M P A C T S T A T E M E N T G U I D E L I N E S P U R S U AN T T O T H E I M P A C T A S S E S S M E N T A C T April 16, 2021 DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT I M P A C T A S S E S S M E N T A G E N C Y O F C A N A D A T A I L O R E D I M P A C T S T A T E M E N T G U I D E L I N E S - V A L U E C H A I N S O L U T I O N S – H E A R T L A N D C O M P L E X E X P A N S I O N P R O J E C T i Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Factors to be considered in the Impact Assessment ...................................................................... 2 2. Proponent information ............................................................................................................. 43 2.1. The Proponent .............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.3 2.2. Qualifications of individuals preparing the Impact Statement .......................................................... 4 3. Project description .................................................................................................................... 4 3.1. Project overview ............................................................................................................................ 4 3.2. ...
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  • Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines - Disposition Table Response requested by: May 17, 2021 Department/Agency: Transport Canada IA Contact: Holly Poklitar Regional Environmental Advisor Telephone: 204-688-3872 Email: holly.poklitar@tc.gc.ca Section / Page Issue (i.e. rationale, including if critical or recommended, project- specific or general) Suggested edit (show original text with Track Changes) 7. Assessment methodology 7.2. Selection of valued components p. 20 The right of navigation is a public right that may potentially be impacted by the Project. It is recommended that as a public right, it be unambiguous that this is a Valued Component that must be considered in the Impact Statement. Recommended Project specific  other land and resource use (including compliance with land use planning objectives, recreational and commercial activities), navigation activities); 8. Biophysical environment 8.5. Groundwater and surface water 8.5.1. Baseline conditions p. 34 Potential project and cumulative impacts to water quantity, and in turn navigation, on a seasonal and long-term basis are a potential concern. Navigational users experience the system through water levels, e.g., is a rock or other hazard exposed because of low water levels? Having flow hydrographs translated to the water levels navigational users would experience in various stretches of the system would likely make the Project’s impacts more easily understood by participants in the impact assessment. Recommended Project specific The Impact Statement must:  …  …  …  provide flow hydrographs and corresponding water levels for nearby streams ...
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Attachment Federal Authority Advice - Women and Gender Equality Canada

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Women and Gender Equality Canada
  • Reference number: 60
  • Submitted: 2021-05-17
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public comments invited on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and the draft Public Participation Plan
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • 1 VCS Heartland – Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines WAGE Comments Title of Section Current text Proposed edits Social Conditions (Section 10) Baseline information is required on existing social conditions and must include social well-being and social activities for individual communities and Indigenous peoples. The scope and content of the social baseline conditions should be tailored to the specific project context, take into account community and Indigenous input, and should include indicators and information that are useful and meaningful for the effect’s analysis. In preparing a baseline for the social context, the Proponent must identify the social area of influence of the Project and prepare a community profile. The information provided must: ⚫ describe the demographic information for the region, including descriptive statistics (age, ethnicity, sex and gender, language); and ⚫ provide a comparison of data at the provincial, regional or national level, if possible, to better interpret baseline health and social conditions. Within the context of the predicted changes to the biophysical environment, health and economic conditions resulting from the Project, the Proponent must assess the adverse and positive effects of the Project on social conditions. Interconnections between social VCs and other VCs and interactions between effects must be described. The degree of confidence must be discussed in the analyses. In consideration of effects, the Impact Statement must document and take into account tolerance thresholds for potential adverse effects identified by Indigenous groups. (Please add the following text) Describe baseline social conditions ...
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Attachment Federal Authority Advice - Environment and Climate Change Canada

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Reference number: 58
  • Submitted: 2021-05-17
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public comments invited on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and the draft Public Participation Plan
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • ECCC Input Comments Table Section from d/TISG (April 15, 2021) Proposed Edits to Agency Text Additions in bold; deletions in strikethrough from the Agency’s original text. Rationale Air Quality 8.4.1 Atmospheric environment 8.4.1.1 Baseline conditions Page 27 The Impact Statement must:  provide an assessment of the ambient air quality in the Project, LSA and RSA, including for Elk Island National Park and Beaverhill Lake, and identify existing emissions and contaminant sources using the most recent emissions data available; Suggest explicitly stating Beaverhill Lake be included in the ambient air quality assessment, LSA and RSA because it is a Ramsar site located 60 km SE of the Project. Simulations in Makar et al. (2018)1 show acidifying emissions reaching as far south east as Beaverhill Lake and beyond. The most recent data (i.e., data up to 2019) should be used to ensure the results meaningfully inform the baseline assessment. 8.4.1 Atmospheric environment 8.4.1.1 Baseline conditions Page 28 8.4.1.2 Changes to the atmospheric environment Page 29 Page 28:  provide dispersion and regional air quality modelling of a base case for existing pollutant sources and to determine the spatial distribution of pollutants in all study areas; Page 29:  predict the fate of emissions resulting from all project sources for all emissions listed under 0 Baseline conditions, by using atmospheric dispersion and regional air quality modelling; […]  provide detailed information on emission estimation methodologies for all project phases, including details on the configuration of the atmospheric dispersion models and regional air quality models used (e.g. ...
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  • May 17, 2021 Via email: Wajeeha.Siddiqui@canada.ca Wajeeha Siddiqui Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 1145-9700 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3 Dear Wajeeha Siddiqui: Re: Review of Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (d/TISG) and Draft Permitting Plan public comment period – Value Chain Solutions (VCS) Heartland Complex Expansion Project Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is providing comments on the publically available version of the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (d/TISG) and the draft Permitting Plan for the VCS Heartland Complex Expansion Project as requested by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC or “Agency”) on April 16, 2021. ECCC has reviewed the Draft Permitting Plan and have no comments at this time. Our advice is based on ECCC’s mandate in the context of the Species at Risk Act (SARA), the Migratory Birds Convention Act 1994 (MBCA), pollution prevention provisions of the Fisheries Act, and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 (CEPA). ECCC File: 4194-10-3/6326 CIAR Reference: 81148 Environmental Protection Operations Directorate Prairie & Northern Region 9250 49 Street Edmonton, AB T6B 1K5 Please contact Abigayle Blackmore at 780-239-3894 or Abigayle.Blackmore@canada.ca if you need more information. Sincerely, Margaret Fairbairn A/ Regional Director Environmental Protection Operations Directorate cc: Jody Small, Acting Head, EA South, EPOD, ECCC Abigayle Blackmore, EA Officer, EPOD, ECCC Attachments: 2021-05-17_ECCC_FINAL_CommentsDTISG_VCSHeartlandComplexExpansion <Original signed by>

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Attachment Letter of Concern

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Jo Hair and Tanning Studio submitted by Elie Haddad
  • Reference number: 48
  • Submitted: 2021-05-15 - 10:55 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public comments invited on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and the draft Public Participation Plan
  • Attached is our letter of concern about the expansion
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  • Alberta Energy Regulator Suite 1000, 250 - 5th Street SW Calgary Alberta Canada T2P0R4 May 15, 2021 EMAIL TO SOC@aer.ca Attention: Stakeholder Relations Dear Sir: Re: Value Chain Solutions Inc. – Heartland Complex (“VCS-H”) Expansion VCS-H Expansion Application Statement of Concerns – Jo Hair and Tanning Studio Ltd.; Yousseph, Elie, Tony, and Grece Haddad We represent Jo Hair and Tanning Studio Ltd. (the “Corporation”), the owner of Plan 751TR Lot B (“the Land”), Yousseph Haddad, Elie Haddad and Grece Haddad, the owner of the Studio and the occupants of the Land. The Land is directly adjacent to the proposed Value Chain Solutions Inc. – Heartland Complex (“VCS-H”) Expansion project boundary. The VCS-H Expansion project is an expansion of the approved Value Chain Creation Inc.’s Heartland Oil Sands Processing Plant (Bitumen Upgrader and Refinery) (the “Project”). The Project requires amendment to an existing EPEA Approval to accommodate increased bitumen processing and storage capacity. It will also require water diversion from the North Saskatchewan River or other alternatives. The Project is located northeast of Edmonton within the Alberta Industrial Heartland. Description of the Interveners The Corporation owns the Land affected by the Project. Yousseph Haddad is the sole shareholder of Jo Hair and Tanning Studio Ltd. Yousseph and his brothers (Elie Haddad and Tony Haddad) and mother, Grece Haddad (“the Haddads”) live on the Land. There is approximately 1200 square feet residence on the Land that is occupied by the Haddads. In addition to the Haddads, Tony’s wife, Ghada Haddad, lives on the Land. Yousseph has two kids ages 15 and 16 that come to stay with ...
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Attachment Sustainability evaluations in draft Heartland project TISGs

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: SERS, University of Waterloo submitted by Robert Gibson
  • Reference number: 47
  • Submitted: 2021-05-14 - 11:53 AM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public comments invited on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and the draft Public Participation Plan
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • 1 Comments on the treatment of sustainability-based evaluations in the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (TISGs) for the Heartland bitumen upgrader/refinery expansion project (Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project) https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/document/138611?&culture=en-CA Robert B. Gibson School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability University of Waterloo rbgibson@uwaterloo.ca 14 May 2021 Focus Draft TISGs, section 18, Description of the Project’s contributions to sustainability (p.96), and related matters in section 4.3 and 4.4 (pp.10-12) on considering alternatives. Summary The draft TISGs document needs revision to clarify how the proponent, Agency or Panel assessors, and other assessment participants are to address expectations concerning contributions to sustainability throughout the assessment process. Particular recommendations are as follows: i. Revise section 18 to clarify how the Act’s definition of sustainability and the four sustainability principles established in IAAC policy guidance are to be applied through all phases of the assessment process, including post-approval follow-up. ii. In particular, clarify in section 18 how the Act’s definition of sustainability and the four sustainability principles are to be used as a foundation for specifying criteria for analyses, evaluations and decisions that also incorporate attention to case-specific ecological, health, social and economic considerations. iii. Clarify in sections 4.3, 4.4 and 16, how the specified criteria mentioned in point ii, above. are to be used in the identification and comparison of alternatives (alternatives to and ...
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Attachment Federal Authority Advice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Reference number: 68
  • Submitted: 2021-05-14
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public comments invited on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and the draft Public Participation Plan
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • T A I L O R E D I M P A C T S T A T E M E N T G U I D E L I N E S - V A L U E C H A I N S O L U T I O N S – H E A R T L A N D C O M P L E X E X P A N S I O N P R O J E C T 1 Value Chain Solutions – Heartland Complex Expansion Project D R A F T T A I L O R E D I M P A C T S T A T E M E N T G U I D E L I N E S P U R S U AN T T O T H E I M P A C T A S S E S S M E N T A C T April 16, 2021 DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT I M P A C T A S S E S S M E N T A G E N C Y O F C A N A D A T A I L O R E D I M P A C T S T A T E M E N T G U I D E L I N E S - V A L U E C H A I N S O L U T I O N S – H E A R T L A N D C O M P L E X E X P A N S I O N P R O J E C T i Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Factors to be considered in the Impact Assessment ...................................................................... 2 2. Proponent information ............................................................................................................. 43 2.1. The Proponent .............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.3 2.2. Qualifications of individuals preparing the Impact Statement .......................................................... 4 3. Project description .................................................................................................................... 4 3.1. Project overview ............................................................................................................................ 4 3.2. ...
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Attachment RE: Alexander First Nation - Value Chain Solutions, Heartland Expansion Project - Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Alexander First Nation
  • Reference number: 61
  • Submitted: 2021-05-13
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • AFN POSITION PAPER ON FED GOVT DUTY TO CONSULT 2010 1 THE ALEXANDER FIRST NATION POSITION PAPER CONCERNING THE CROWN IN RIGHT OF CANADA’S DUTY TO CONSULT AND ACCOCCOMDATE: A. Purpose This paper is set out to confirm Alexander’s expectations on all matters relative to the Crown in Right Canada’s legal duty to consult and accommodate. Furthermore, this paper is intended as a reminder to Canada that a legal duty to consult and has already been confirmed by the Courts which subsequently must be adhered to when legislative, policy and regulatory development or renewal has the potential to impact on Treaty No. 6, on the Alexander First Nation, its people, its existing reserve lands, and its traditional territory, among other equally important matters. As a starting point, Alexander’s submits that when Canada is required to carry out their legal duty to consult and accommodate, they must at all times premise their actions so as to achieve ‘meaningful consultation’ as set out in the Mikisew decision, to respect and recognize the Alexander First Nation Position Respecting Treaty No. 6 and the Unalterable Principles of Treaty No. 6 as indicated herein. B. Introduction In June of 1970, the First Nations from Treaty No. 6, Treaty No. 7 and Treaty No. 8 in Alberta, including the Alexander First Nation, submitted Citizens Plus as their viable alternative to the 1969 White Paper. The Preamble in the Citizens Plus paper is worthy of reference here as it relates to the matter of federal consultation. It states as follows: “To us who are Treaty Indians there is nothing more important than our Treaties, our lands and the well being of our future generation. We have studied carefully the contents of ...
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  • I M P A C T A S S E S S M E N T A G E N C Y O F C A N A D A Draft Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan V A L U E C H A I N S O L U T I O NS - H E A R T L AN D C O M P L E X E X P A N S I ON P R O J E CT May 13, 2021 D R A F T V E R S I O N I M P A C T A S S E S S M E N T A G E N C Y O F C A N A D A Contents Draft Indigenous Engage ment and Partnership Plan ....................................... 1 Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan ....................................................... 2 1. Introduction .............................................................................................. 2 2. Description of the Proposed Project ........................................................... 3 3. Objectives of Indigenous Engagement and Partnership .............................. 3 4. Indigenous communities ........................................................................... 4 5. Engagement and Consultation Tools, and Methods .................................... 7 6. Engagement and Consultation Approach ................................................... 8 7. Participant Funding .................................................................................17 8. Federal Agencies’ Roles and Responsibilities ...........................................17 9. How to submit comments .........................................................................17 I M P A C T A S S E S S M E N T A G E N C Y O F C A N A D A D R A F T I N D IG EN OU S E N G A G EM E N T A N D P A R T NE RS H IP P L A N 2 Indigenous Engagement ...
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Attachment RE: Alexander First Nation - Value Chain Solutions Heartland Expansion Project

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Alexander First Nation
  • Reference number: 62
  • Submitted: 2021-05-13
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Please see the attached submission. 
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  • Enclosure #2 – Worksheet on Valued Components Impact Assessment Agency of Can ada – Value Chain Solu tions – Heartl and Expansi on Project 1 | P a g e Images in table are from the Noun Project. Image authors: Clearing, Gan Khoon Lay; Employment, Flatart; In or Near Water Construction, Katrine Kolström; Jobs, chappara; Mental Health, Victoruler; Migratory Birds, Francesco Cesqo Stefanini; Navigation, Ben Davis; Restricted Access, Adrien Coque Identifying and describing possible project effects on valued components Please tell us what is important to you. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada invites you to identify “valued components” that are important to your community. The term “valued components” refers to aspects of the environmental, health, social, and economic conditions that are important to you and your community. Please explain who in your community uses each valued component and how you think the valued component and its use might change due to the Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Expansion Project. You may wish to describe the changes in terms of resources (e.g. How much of the valued component is available?), access (e.g. How easily can you access the valued component?) and experience (e.g. How does the valued component make you feel?). Please review the examples here, and complete the similar table on the next page. Examples 1. What are the valued components of importance to your community? 2. Who uses and/or relies on each valued component? 3. Which project components or activities may affect each valued component? 4. How would the valued component be affected by the Project? Migratory Birds (Environmental) Migratory birds are culturally ...
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Attachment HC & PHAC Comments on the Heartland Draft TISG

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada
  • Reference number: 63
  • Submitted: 2021-05-13
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public comments invited on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and the draft Public Participation Plan
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • Page 1 of 4 Environmental Health Program (EHP) Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch, Health Canada 9700 Jasper Ave, 9th Floor Edmonton, AB T5J 4G3 May 13, 2021 Wajeeha Siddiqui Project Analyst Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Prairie and Northern Region 9700 Jasper Ave, 11th Floor Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3 Subject: Health Canada’s and Public Health Agency of Canada’s Comments on the Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines for the Heartland Complex Expansion Project Dear Ms. Siddiqui, Thank you for your letter dated April 16, 2021 requesting Health Canada (HC)’s comments on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (TISG) and draft Permitting Plan for the Heartland Complex Expansion Project. HC participates in the impact assessment process as a federal authority under the Impact Assessment Act (IAA), and coordinates input from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), as required. HC and PHAC make available specialist or expert information or knowledge in their possession to support the assessment of potential impacts on human health from projects subject to the IAA. Upon request from the reviewing body(ies), HC and PHAC provide expertise on issues within their departmental mandates and federal jurisdiction that should be addressed in the Impact Statement. HC and PHAC have reviewed the draft TISG and provided comments in attachment 1 (summary of comments) and attachment 2 (document with comments and tracked changes). With respect to the draft Permitting Plan, HC and PHAC have no comments. Page 2 of 4 Should you have any questions concerning HC’s or PHAC’s comments, please contact Chantal Roberge or Marie DesMeules, ...
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Attachment Re: St. Albert/Sturgeon County Metis Local #1904 - Value Chain Solutions, Heartland Expansion Project - Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Metis Local #1904 St. Albert - Sturgeon County
  • Reference number: 64
  • Submitted: 2021-05-13
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • Heartland Expansion Project VALUE CHAIN SOLUTIONS - HEARTLAND COMPLEX EXPANSION PROJECT May 13, 2021 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Prairie and Northern Regional Office Canada Place 9700 Jasper Avenue, Suite 1145 Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3 Tel.: 780-495-2037 Fax: 780-495-2876 Email: IAAC.Heartland.AEIC@canada.ca Re: Metis Local 1904 Comments on Draft Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Draft Engagement and Partnership Plan for the Heartland Expansion Project. Summary: 1. Metis Local 1904 St. Albert – Sturgeon County is cautious that the project will impact Metis Section 35 rights and that without a robust Metis consultation and engagement process, there is a concern that any mitigation efforts may be flawed to have not included the input and concerns of our urban Metis community. Recommendation: • Metis Local 1904 St. Albert – Sturgeon County be included as one of the indigenous Groups identified in Section 4. • As per Section 6, a specific engagement and consultation approach (plan) be developed with Metis Local 1904. 2. Metis Local 1904 St. Albert – Sturgeon County is not aware of any effort to protect the traditional knowledge or proprietary information collected by Metis Local 1904 during the project. Recommendation: • Collectively work to a solution where proprietary information and traditional knowledge collected is protected yet able to inform the engagement process. • Project Mitigation efforts take ...
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Attachment Michel First Nation Response to the Updated Indigenous Engagement Partnership Plan for the Heartland Complex

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Michel First Nation
  • Reference number: 65
  • Submitted: 2021-05-12
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • 1 | P a g e May 12, 2021 Roslyn King Senior Consultation Advisor Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Prairie and Northern Region Canada Place Suite 1145, 9700 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4C3 Email: roslyn.king@canada.ca Email: iaac.Heartland.aeic@canada.ca Dear Ms. King RE: Michel First Nation Follow-up on the Draft Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan for the Heartland Complex Expansion Project dated April 27, 2021 I am writing as the elected Chief, on behalf of the Council and Membership of the Michel First Nation. Michel First Nation (“MFN”) has been governed since 1985 through democratic election every three years. At minimum, Michel First Nation Chief and Council represent approximately 1007 1 people 2 currently registered as Indians, under the Indian Act Registry on the Alberta General List as well as many non-status descendants. We have reviewed the updated draft Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan provided. Michel First Nation is pleased that many of the comments proposed in our letter data March 24, 2021 were accepted and incorporated. As noted in your email on April 27, 2021, we look forward to discussing a plan specific to Michel First Nation. Please provide details on how this process will unfold so Michel First Nation can adequately plan our resources. We look forward to working with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada in the continued execution of this Project, through planning, impact statement and impact assessment phases to ensure decision making 1 As of December 31, 2020 2 This does not include members who have registered with other First Nations in error with no recourse for correction ...
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Attachment Re: O'Chiese First Nation - Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Expansion Project - Comment period on TISG

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of O'Chiese First Nation
  • Reference number: 59
  • Submitted: 2021-05-12
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public comments invited on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and the draft Public Participation Plan
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • OCFN Review and Comment on Draft Tailored Impact Assessment Guidelines Page 1 of 7 O’CHIESE FIRST NATION Box 1570 Rocky Mountain House, Alberta – T4T 1B2 Phone: (403) 989-3943 Fax: (403) 989-3795 Toll Free: 1-888-256-3884 May 12, 2021 Roslyn King Senior Consultation Advisor Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Prairie and Northern Region Canada Place Suite 1145, 9700 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3 Sent via email: roslyn.king@canada.ca iaac.heartland.aeic@canada.ca Dear Ms. King, RE: O’Chiese First Nation Review of the Draft Tailored Impact Assessment Guidelines for Heartland Complex Expansion Project (“the Project”) This letter is sent on behalf of O’Chiese First Nation Chief and Council. The Chief and Council of O’Chiese First Nation have the elected authority and responsibility to protect the Inherent and Treaty Rights of O’Chiese First Nation. The Treaty Rights of O’Chiese First Nation are recognized by Treaty No. 6 and section 35, Constitution Act, 1982. O’Chiese First Nation is bound by Kaa-Ke-Chi-Ko-Moo-Nan, O’Chiese First Nation’s Great Binding Law (“Natural Laws”). As such, O’Chiese First Nation operates under its own distinct set of legal principles and laws that have been in place since time immemorial, which we understand and expect are protected by Treaty and Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. These Natural Laws are the foundation for O’Chiese First Nation Peoples. We write to you today to initiate our participation in this western regulatory system to protect our Inherent and Treaty Rights. We do so reluctantly, as our participation in past regulatory processes did not result in the protection of our rights, or our laws. ...
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Attachment Re: Descendants of Michel - Value Chain Solutions, Heartland Expansion Project - Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Descendants of Michel First Nation Association
  • Reference number: 66
  • Submitted: 2021-05-10
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment included
  • Enclosure #2 – Worksheet on Valued Components Impact Assessment Agency of Canada – Value Chain Solutions – Heartland Expansion Project 1 | P a g e Images in table are from the Noun Project. Image authors: Clearing, Gan Khoon Lay; Employment, Flatart; In or Near Water Construction, Katrine Kolström; Jobs, chappara; Mental Health, Victoruler; Migratory Birds, Francesco Cesqo Stefanini; Navigation, Ben Davis; Restricted Access, Adrien Coque Identifying and describing possible project effects on valued components Please tell us what is important to you. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada invites you to identify “valued components” that are important to your community. The term “valued components” refers to aspects of the environmental, health, social, and economic conditions that are important to you and your community. Please explain who in your community uses each valued component and how you think the valued component and its use might change due to the Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Expansion Project. You may wish to describe the changes in terms of resources (e.g. How much of the valued component is available?), access (e.g. How easily can you access the valued component?) and experience (e.g. How does the valued component make you feel?). Please review the examples here, and complete the similar table on the next page. Examples 1. What are the valued components of importance to your community? 2. Who uses and/or relies on each valued component? 3. Which project components or activities may affect each valued component? 4. How would the valued component be affected by the Project? Migratory Birds (Environmental) Migratory birds are ...
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Attachment VCS Comments to the Draft TISG

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Value Chain Solutions Inc.
  • Reference number: 57
  • Submitted: 2021-05-10
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public comments invited on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and the draft Public Participation Plan
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment included
  • Value Creation Inc. Value Chain Solutions Inc. May 10, 2021 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Attention: Wajeeha Siddiqui, Project Analyst, Prairie and Northern Region Copy: Susan Teige, Manager, Prairie and Northern Region Re: Value Chain Solutions – Heartland Complex (“ VCS-H ”) Expansion Project, VCS’ Comments to the Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines Via Email Dear Ms. Siddiqui, On April 16, 2021, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) issued the Draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (TISG) for the VCS-H Expansion Project followed by the public comment period till May 17, 2021. The Agency has held teleconferences to discuss with VCS on the draft TISG and Draft Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan (IEPP) and provided clarifications. We appreciate the support in the planning stage of the Impact Assessment. In general, TISG has many repetitive requirements as those in the Provincial Final Terms of Reference. As the permitting plan listed, Federal review will issue permits under the Fisheries Act, the Species at Risk Act, and the Canadian Navigable Waters Act, it is strongly recommended TISG will focus on the permitting plan areas among other areas such as GHG/climate change, gender-based analysis along with Indigenous groups Engagement to avoid duplicated review effort expected from the Alberta Energy Regulator. VCS has attached the following comments to the Draft TISG as well as the Draft IEPP. Specifically, 1) Regards to Section 1.1 Factors to be considered in the impact assessment “The Guidelines correspond to factors listed in subsection 22(1) of the Act and prescribe that the impact assessment of a designated ...
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Attachment Heartland Complex Expansion Project

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Kelly Lake First Nation
  • Reference number: 36
  • Submitted: 2021-01-25
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • KELLY LAKE FIRST NATION Consultation Department P.O. Box 116, Toms Lake, BC V0C 2L0 Email: klfnconsultation@gmail.com “A Community Located in British Columbia” KELLY LAKE FIRST NATION Consultation Department Page 1 of 2 January 25, 2021 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Prairie and Northern Region Suite 1145, 9700 Jasper Avenue Edmonton AB T5J 4C3 Attention: Shelly Boss Delivered via Email to: iaac.heartland.aeic@canada.ca RE: LETTER OF CONCERN: Value Chain Solutions – Heartland Complex Expansion Project “Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual and material relationship with the lands, territories, waters, coastal sea, and other resources which they have traditionally owned or otherwise occupied or used; and to uphold their responsibilities for future generations in this regard….” The U.N. Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Geneva, SWT. On behalf of Kelly Lake First Nation (KLFN), this letter serves to advise the Impact Assessment Agency of our concerns relative to the proposed Heartland Expansion Project noted above. We recognize that that the deadline for participation in the current Comment Period, has lapsed and appreciate the opportunity to add comment prior to the completion of the Agency’s assessment. KLFN traditional lands and their members are a community of persons who’s constitutionally protected harvesting and other rights are exercised throughout the traditional territory of KLFN and whom may be directly affected by this work. Although historically, land usage of KLFN covered a vast territory, more recently through interviews, recorded ...
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Attachment Descendants of Michel First Nation Association - VCS-Heartland Complex Expansion Project - next steps

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Descendants of Michel First Nation Association
  • Reference number: 35
  • Submitted: 2021-01-13
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment included
  • Value Chain Solutions – Heartland Complex Expansion Project Response from Descendants of Michel First Nations Association January 12, 2021 We understand that Value Chain Solutions is proposing to expand their Heartland Complex to increase the facility’s capacity by three hundred per cent (300%) and this would involve additional buildings, infrastructure and additional water disposal wells. Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the Summary of Issues. We have reviewed the document as forwarded to us and are pleased to present our response as follows. Any issue that affects the environment also affects our population. We will, however, focus on the Indigenous components as they are most critical to us. This area is part of our traditional hunting lands and, as such, is greatly valued by us. Indigenous Consultation and Engagement: We appreciate the commitment that your organization has made efforts to engage with our community and others. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the dialogue concerning the issues identified. We trust that this commitment to consultation and engagement will continue throughout your activities in our community. We also appreciate the learning opportunities you provide to your personnel around our traditions and culture. Through activities like this greater understanding is fostered resulting in a more successful integration of our people in organizations like yours. We would ask for clarity on your commitment to maintaining these opportunities regularly in the future, particularly in consideration of the increase in personnel that will be required for this expansion. DMFNA would also appreciate information about your policies ...
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Attachment Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project [BLC-ACTIVE.FID1821720]

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Lac Ste. Anne Métis (Gunn Métis Local 55)
  • Reference number: 20
  • Submitted: 2020-12-17
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • Please see attachment.
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  • Gunn Métis Local #55 Lac Ste. Anne Métis P.O. Box 2057 Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1X6 Email: December 9, 2020 EMAIL: iaac.heartland.aeic@canada.ca Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Prairie and Northern Region Suite 1145, 9700 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3 Attention: Shelly Boss, Project Manager Dear Ms. Boss: Re: Value Chain Solutions – Heartland Complex Expansion Project (the "Project") On behalf of Gunn Metis Local #55 (Lac Sté. Anne Métis) (“GML/LSAM”), I write in response to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s (the “Agency”) letter of November 19, 2020 and provide our comments on the Initial Project Description for the Project. We have provided details of our initial concerns in the attached Guiding Question form included in your letter of November 19, 2020. We highlight key issues below. A. PROJECT COULD ADVERSELY IMPACT LSAM'S RIGHTS AND CONSULTATION IS REQUESTED GML/LSAM represents individuals who self-identify as the descendants of the historical Lac Ste. Anne Métis community ("LSAM") and asserts collective Métis <email address removed> aboriginal rights and interests stemming from its historical and genealogical linkages to the historic Métis community of Lac Ste. Anne. These rights include the use of LSAM's traditional lands, waters and resources for subsistence, medicinal, spiritual, economic, commercial, recreational and cultural purposes and all activities necessarily incidental to these rights. LSAM's traditional lands include the Project location, which are significantly and adversely affected by the cumulative industrial, agricultural and urban development in the area. The Project impacts could further contribute to these existing impacts. ...
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  • Page 1 of 4 Enclosure 2 : Guiding Questions for this Comment Period Please respond by December 9, 2020 Value Chain Solutions Heartland Complex Expansion Project Canadian Impact Assessment Registry File No.: 81148 The Agency encourages you to use the “Submit a Comment” feature on the Agency’s Registry website using reference number: 81148 Indigenous group: Lac Ste. Anne Métis (Gunn Métis Local 55) Contact Name: Nicole Nicholls Telephone: Address: c/o GML 55 Office PO Box 2057, Stony Plain, AB. T7Z 1X6 Fax: Email: Cc: We request that you carefully review this form and that you refine your input as appropriate. Potential Effects and Impacts 1. Please identify any effects of the Project that are of concern to your community. Also please identify any effects that you are aware of that are not listed in the initial project description. Note: Information on effects and direct and incidental effects as well as effects within federal jurisdiction are defined in section 2 of IAA1.  changes to water quality and quantity at the North Saskatchewan River and Astotin Creek Watershed affecting water resources, fish and fish habitat, and LSAM aboriginal rights to fish, travel and exercise other aboriginal rights in the North Saskatchewan River and Valley.  changes in air quality affecting the use and enjoyment of LSAM's traditional lands and waters, the health of members out on the land and the quality of traditional vegetation, aquatic and wildlife resources for harvesting.  changes to the environment from transport and storage of bitumen product caused by accidents and malfunctions contaminating LSAM's traditional lands including water resources and traditional vegetation, aquatic and wildlife ...
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Attachment Heartland Complex Expansion Project - Letter to Federal Authorities - Initial PD Acceptance (see related document 10)

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Canadian Transportation Agency
  • Reference number: 29
  • Submitted: 2020-12-10
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • Please see the attached submission. 
  • Attachment included
  • November 19, 2020 ATTACHMENT: Federal Authority Advice Record Response due by December 9, 2020 Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project Agency File: 81148 Department/Agency Canadian Transportation Agency Lead IA Contact John Woodward Full Address 15 Eddy St, Gatineau, QC J8X 4B3 Email John.Woodward@otc-cta.gc.ca Telephone (819) 953-9918 Alternate Departmental Contact Stephen Karasmanis Stephen.Karasmanis@otc-cta.gc.ca (819) 665-0568 1. Is it probable that your department or agency may be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the Project to enable it to proceed? If yes, specify the Act of Parliament and that power, duty or function. It is unclear from the project description whether the railway loops are privately owned by the Proponent, Value Chain Solutions (VCS) or owned by CP. After reaching out to VCS, it was confirmed through email, “that the planned loop will be owned by VCS and parent company Value Creation Inc., unless contracted out to a 3rd party later.” Since the railway loop will be privately owned by the proponent, VCS, and therefore are not part of a federally regulated railway network, the project does not require approval under section 98 of the Canada Transportation Act. 2. Is your department or agency in possession of specialist or expert information or knowledge that may be relevant to the conduct of an impact assessment of the Project? Specify as appropriate. John Woodward; Senior Environmental Officer; Contact information provided above. 3. Has your department or agency considered the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament ...
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Attachment Stoney Nakoda Nations - Comment Regarding the Value Chain Solutions Inc., Heartland Complex Expansion Project (Ref#81148)

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Stoney Nakoda Nations
  • Reference number: 24
  • Submitted: 2020-12-10
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • Please see attachment.
  • Attachment included
  • 1 December 9, 2020 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) Canada Place 9700 Jasper Avenue, Suite 1145 Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3 Attention: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Via Email: IAAC.Heartland.AEIC@canada.ca) RE: Stoney Nakoda Nations – Comment Regarding the Value Chain Solutions Inc., Heartland Complex Expansion Project (Ref#81148) The Stoney Nakoda Nations (the “Stoney Nakoda”) are writing with reference to the Value Chain Solutions Inc., Heartland Complex Expansion Project (HCEP) (the Project) and in response to the invitation by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), issued November 19, 2020, to provide feedback related to the proposed project by December 9, 2020. The Stoney Nakoda understand that Value Chain Solutions Inc. is proposing to expand its approved Heartland Project, a bitumen upgrader and refinery, in Alberta, approximately 18 kilometres northeast of Fort Saskatchewan. As proposed, the Project would increase the facility's input capacity by three hundred percent, bringing its total capacity to 119,240 m3/day or 750,000 barrels/day. The Project would include activities such as the expansion of a petroleum storage facility, construction of administration and control room buildings and supporting infrastructure with laydown areas and parking, construction of railway loops, connections and loading facilities, and the drilling of additional water disposal wells. The Project life for the Complex on a whole is anticipated to be over 50 years. The Stoney Nakoda are comprised of the Bearspaw First Nation, Chiniki First Nation and Wesley First Nation, whose reserve lands are, namely: Morley Indian Reserves 142, 143, 144, undivided; Rabbit Lake ...
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Attachment Heartland Complex Expansion Project - Letter to Federal Authorities - Initial PD Acceptance (see related document 11)

  • Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Indigenous Services Canada/ First Nations & Inuit Health Branch (ISC-FNIHB)
  • Reference number: 28
  • Submitted: 2020-12-10
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Initial Project Description
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment included
  • November 19, 2020 ATTACHMENT: Federal Authority Advice Record Response due by December 9, 2020 Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project Agency File: 81148 Department/Agency Indigenous Services Canada/ First Nations & Inuit Health Branch (ISC-FNIHB) Lead IA Contact Debra Nkusi Full Address 200 Eglantine Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario. K1A 0K9 Email Debra.nkusi@canada.ca Telephone 613 301-1443 Alternate Departmental Contact Constantine Tikhonov, constantine.tikhonov@canada.ca 1. Is it probable that your department or agency may be required to exercise a power, perform a duty, or function related to the Project to enable it to proceed? If yes, specify the Act of Parliament and that power, duty or function. No. ISC/FNIHB is not responsible for approving or issuing licences, permits or authorizations for the assessments of large proposed projects. 2. Is your department or agency in possession of specialist or expert information or knowledge that may be relevant to the conduct of an impact assessment of the Project? ISC/FNIHB has specialized knowledge pertaining First Nations peoples. Areas of expertise include but are not limited to: the provision of health services, community health and wellness programs, and drinking water on First Nations reserves and other social determinants of health. In addition, Indigenous Services Canada has information on and knowledge of Indigenous matters on Federal lands. Indigenous Services Canada has a mandate to support Indigenous people (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) in their efforts to improve social well -being and economic prosperity; to develop healthier, more sustainable communities; and to ...
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