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Attachment Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA

  • Touquoy Gold Mine Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
  • Reference number: 6
  • Submitted: 2021-08-24
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • Agency File No: 005816 July 29, 2021 ELECTRONIC MAIL Request for Federal Expert Advice  Suzanne Wade, Environment and Climate Change Canada  Stephen Zwicker, Environment and Climate Change Canada  Jessica Coulson, Natural Resources Canada  Shelley Ball, Natural Resources Canada  Christopher Burbidge, Fisheries and Oceans Canada  Matthew Baker, Fisheries and Oceans Canada  Jason Flanagan, Transport Canada  Beverly Ramos-Casey, Health Canada  Joel Kaushansky, Health Canada  Jeffrey Reader, Health Canada  Clare Bustin, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada  Kelsey Lucyk, Public Health Agency of Canada Dear Colleague: Subject: Designation Request for the Proposed Touquoy Gold Mine Expansion Project under the Impact Assessment Act On July 23, 2021, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change (the Minister) received a request to designate the proposed Touquoy Gold Mine Expansion Project (the Project) under subsection 9(1) of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA). The Proposed Project The Project would be located in Moose River, Nova Scotia, 63 km Northeast of Halifax and 19 km southeast of Middle Musquodoboit. The Project involves modifying the Touquoy Gold Mine site to support ongoing operations of the existing Touquoy Gold Mine. The Project proposes the use of the exhausted open pit for tailings deposition, the expansion of the waste rock storage area and clay borrow area; and the realignment of the plant access road used to access the mill facility and administrative buildings. The Project as proposed is not a designated project as described in the Physical Activities Regulations. The impact assessment process under IAA only applies ...
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Attachment Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA

  • Touquoy Gold Mine Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Transport Canada (TC)
  • Reference number: 11
  • Submitted: 2021-08-23
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • ATTACHMENT: July 28, 2021 Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response due by August 18, 2021 Touquoy Mine Expansion Project Department/Agency Transport Canada Lead Contact Jason Flanagan Regional Senior Environmental Supervisor Full Address 95 Foundry Street Heritage Court, 6th Floor Moncton, NB E1C 5H7 Email jason.flanagan@tc.gc.ca Telephone 506.227.8257 Alternate Departmental Contact Melissa Ginn Regional Environmental Advisor 1. Has your department or agency considered whether it has an interest in the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project; or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part? Transport Canada confirms that it has no active applications nor granted any approvals under the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNW A) for the original Touquoy Mine or this proposed expansion project. 2. 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? After reviewing the information related to the proposed expansion project, it does not appear that there will be any works in, on, over, under, through or across any waterways that would require an approval from Transport Canada under the CNWA. 3. If your department or agency will exercise a power or perform a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project, will it involve public and Indigenous consultation? While not applicable in this instance, the review and approval ...
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Attachment Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA

  • Touquoy Gold Mine Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
  • Reference number: 10
  • Submitted: 2021-08-18
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment included
  • ATTACHMENT: July 28, 2021 Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response due by August 18, 2021 Touquoy Mine Expansion Project Department/Agency Natural Resources Canada Lead Contact Shelley Ball Full Address 588 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON Email shelley.ball@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca Telephone 613-240-1696 Alternate Departmental Contact Peter Unger (peter.unger@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca) 1. Has your department or agency considered whether it has an interest in the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project; or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part? Based on the information provided to date, NRCan does not have an interest in the Project, nor has it exercised a power or performed a duty or function in relation to the Project, and it has not taken any course of action that would allow the Project to proceed . 2. 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? No, NRCan is unlikely to be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function in relation to the project. 3. If your department or agency will exercise a power or perform a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project, will it involve public and Indigenous consultation? N/A 4. Is your department or agency in possession of specialist or expert information or knowledge that may be relevant to any potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction caused by the ...
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Attachment Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA

  • Touquoy Gold Mine Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
  • Reference number: 8
  • Submitted: 2021-08-18
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment included
  • ATTACHMENT: July 28, 2021 Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response due by August 18, 2021 Touquoy Mine Expansion Project Department/Agency Environment and Climate Change Canada Lead/Contact Stephen Zwicker Full Address 16th Floor Queen Square 45 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth NS B2Y 2N6 Email stephen.zwicker@ec.gc.ca Telephone 902-402-7145 Alternate Departmental Contact Suzanne Wade suzanne.wade@ec.gc.ca 1. Has your department or agency considered whether it has an interest in the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project; or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part? ECCC has reviewed information from the proponent to determine whether a Schedule 2 amendment under the Metal and Diamond Mine Effluent Regulations might be required. ECCC has not further considered, exercised a power or performed a duty, or taken any course of action as part of the Project. 2. 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? Based on the information provided in the provincial EA Registration, ECCC does not expect that it will be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the Project to enable it to proceed. 3. If your department or agency will exercise a power or perform a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project, will it involve public and Indigenous consultation? ...
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Attachment Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA

  • Touquoy Gold Mine Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Health Canada (HC)
  • Reference number: 9
  • Submitted: 2021-08-18
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment included
  • ATTACHMENT: July 28, 2021 Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request Under IAA Response due by August 18, 2021 Touquoy Mine Expansion Project Department/Agency Health Canada Lead Contact Beverly Ramos-Casey Full Address 1505 Barrington St. Suite 1817 Halifax, NS B3J 3Y6 Email beverly.ramos-casey@hc-sc.gc.ca Telephone 902-403-9658 Alternate Department Contact Joel Kaushansky Joel.kaushansky@hc-sc.gc.ca Cell: 343-550-6213 1. Has your department or agency considered whether it has an interest in the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project; or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part? Specify as appropriate. Not applicable. 2. 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 that power, duty or function and its legislative source. Not applicable. 3. If your department or agency will exercise a power or perform a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project, will it involve public and Indigenous consultation? Specify as appropriate. Not applicable. 4. Is your department or agency in possession of specialist or expert information or knowledge that may be relevant to any potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction caused by the Project or adverse direct or incidental effects stemming from the Project? Specify as appropriate. As a federal authority, Health Canada will provide specialist or expert information and knowledge in the ...
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Attachment Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA

  • Touquoy Gold Mine Expansion Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
  • Reference number: 5
  • Submitted: 2021-08-18
  • Please see attached submission.
  • Attachment included
  • ATTACHMENT: July 28, 2021 Fe de ral Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Re s ponse due by Augus t 18, 2021 Touquoy Mine Expansion Project Department/Agency Fisheries and Oceans Canada Lead Contact Chris Burbidge, Acting Section Head, Marine Developments Full Address P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2 Email christopher.burbidge@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Telephone 902-233-9731 Alternate Departmental Contact Mike Wambolt, Acting Regional Manager Michael.Wambolt@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 902-402-5851 1. Has your department or agency considered whether it has an interest in the Project; exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in relation to the Project; or taken any course of action (including provision of financial assistance) that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part? Specify as appropriate. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has responsibilities related to the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat and aquatic species at risk. DFO conducts regulatory reviews of proposed works, undertakings, and activities (WUAs) under the Fisheries Act and Species at Risk Act (SARA) to determine whether they are likely to result in prohibited effects to fish and fish habitat and/or aquatic species at risk. DFO has an interest in the Project because the proposed WUAs have potential to result in adverse effects to fish and fish habitat. DFO has not exercised a power or performed a duty or function under any Act of Parliament in the relation to the Project, or taken any course of action, that would allow the Project to proceed in whole or in part. 2. Is it probable that your department or agency may be required to ...
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