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Attachment PARs - Designation requests for Fission and Lambert projects

  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Environment, Water Safety Agency, Energy and Resources, and Saskatchewan Health Authority
  • Reference number: 17
  • Submitted: 2022-09-15 - 12:29 PM
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  • ATTACHMENT: August 17, 2022 (Updated September 14, 2022) Provincial Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response requested by September 7, 2022 Patterson Lake South Project Ministry Environment Lead Contact Brady Pollock Full Address 4th Floor, 3211 Albert St. Regina SK S4S 5W6 Email brady.pollock@gov.sk.ca Telephone 306-787-7603 Alternate Ministry Contact Brianne England, brianne.england@gov.sk.ca, 306-787-6190 Please fill out the form in relation to the proposed Patterson Lake South Mine Project. 1. In general terms, please confirm and describe your ministry’s role (if applicable) in the review of the Project. Ministry of Environment Environmental Assessment and Stewardship Branch The Environmental Assessment and Stewardship (EAS) Branch is responsible for administering all aspects of the environmental assessment (EA) process under The Environmental Assessment Act (Saskatchewan) (the Act), including the following. a. Technical review of the project and its potential impacts by subject matter experts from across provincial government. b. Assessing duty to consult requirements with First Nations and Métis communities once the environmental impact assessment (EIA) is underway and assigning procedural aspects of consultation to the proponent where appropriate. c. Evaluating the adequacy of the proponent’s consultation and accommodation and assessing the need for additional consultation and accommodation measures. d. Ensuring public participation where members of the public, stakeholders and First Nations and Métis communities have an opportunity to provide comments for consideration by the Minister of Environment (the Minister) when making a decision on ...
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Attachment Federal Authority Advice Record - Indigenous Services Canada

  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Indigenous Services Canada
  • Reference number: 12
  • Submitted: 2022-09-12 - 8:45 PM
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  • ATTACHMENT August 17, 2022 Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response due by September 7, 2022 Patterson Lake South Mine Project Department/Agency Indigenous Services Canada Lead Contact Theresa Marion, A/Regional Program Development Advisor Consultation and Addition to Reserve Lands and Economic Development Full Address 10 Wellington, Gatineau, QC Email Theresa.Marion@sac-isc.gc.ca Telephone 604-506-3890 Alternate Departmental Contact Jan Triska, Environmental Management Officer Tel: 819-743-4795 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? No 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 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 Project or adverse direct or incidental effects stemming from the Project? Indigenous Service Canada (ISC) holds some general information on First Nations communities that is accessible to general public and could potentially ...
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Attachment Federal Authority Advice Record - Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)

  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)
  • Reference number: 13
  • Submitted: 2022-09-12 - 11:54 AM
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  • ATTACHMENT August 17, 2022 Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response due by September 7, 2022 Patterson Lake South Mine Project Department/Agency Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) Lead Contact Denise Gareau, Director, GBA Plus Directorate, Research Results & Delivery and Center of Expertise Branch Full Address 22 Eddy, Gatinueau, QC Email FEGC.EvaluationImpacts-ImpactsAssessment.WAGE@fegc-wage.gc.ca Telephone 819-938-1132 Alternate Departmental Contact Jessica Bialek, Analyst, GBA Plus Directorate, Research Results & Delivery and Center of Expertise Branch 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 al low the Project to proceed in whole or in part? Specify as appropriate. No. 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. WAGE does not hold any regulatory power, functions or duties. 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. 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 ...
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Attachment Federal Authority Advice Record - Indigenous Services Canada

  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Indigenous Services Canada
  • Reference number: 11
  • Submitted: 2022-09-08 - 7:19 AM
  • Please see the attached submission. 
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  • ATTACHMENT August 17, 2022 Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response due by September 7, 2022 Patterson Lake South Mine Project Department/Agency Indigenous Services Canada Lead Contact Debra Nkusi Full Address Environmental Public Health Division, Office of Population and Public Health Population Health and Primary Care Directorate. First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Indigenous Services Canada A.L. 1919D 10 Wellington Street, Suite 1455, Gatineau, QC, K1A 0H4 Email Debra.nkusi@sac-isc.gc.ca Telephone 613 301-1443 Alternate Departmental Contact Constantine.Tikhonov@sac-isc.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? FNIHB is not responsible for approving or issuing licences, permits or authorizations for the assessments of large proposed projects. 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. FNIHB will not be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related 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? FNIHB will not be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function related to the project. 4. Is ...
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Attachment Reply Requested - Potential Designation Request

  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Reference number: 10
  • Submitted: 2022-09-07 - 6:43 PM
  • Please see the attached submission
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  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project, ECCC Designation Request FAAR response ATTACHMENT August 17, 2022 Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response due by September 7, 2022 Patterson Lake South Mine Project Department/Agency Environment and Climate Change Canada Lead Contact Gillian Brown Full Address 9250 49 St., Edmonton, AB, T6B 1K5 Email and EASouthPNR@ec.gc.ca Telephone Alternate Departmental Contact Heather Konopski, 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. ECCC has not considered interest in the Project, 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? If yes, specify that power, duty or function and its legislative source. Please note the following requirements that may apply to this Project: Based on the available information, 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. Once the scope of the Project and of the assessment are established by the Agency, this may change as additional activities or Project components could come into scope. Since the Project is not located on federal lands and there are ...
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Attachment 2022-09-07 Transport Canada to IAAC - FAAR for Patterson Lake

  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Transport Canada
  • Reference number: 9
  • Submitted: 2022-09-07 - 5:26 PM
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  • UNCLASSIFIED / NON CLASSIFIÉ ATTACHMENT August 17, 2022 Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response due by September 7, 2022 Patterson Lake South Mine Project Department/Agency Transport Canada Lead Contact Holly Poklitar Full Address 344 Edmonton St Winnipeg MB R3B 2L4 Email Telephone Alternate Departmental Contact Adam Downing - Team inbox - 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. Transport Canada has not previously 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. 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. Transport Canada (TC) may be required to exercise a power or perform a duty or function based on the initial Project description provided, as follows:  Approval may be required under the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA), should any infrastructure impact the navigability of waterways including dewatering and depositing of materials (e.g., mine tailings) under s. ...
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Attachment Health Canada FAAR Response for the Designation of Patterson Lake South Mine Project

  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Health Canada
  • Reference number: 8
  • Submitted: 2022-09-07 - 3:27 PM
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  • ATTACHMENT August 17, 2022 Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response due by September 7, 2022 Patterson Lake South Mine Project Department/Agency Health Canada Lead Contact David Kitchen Full Address 391 York Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3C 0P4 Email Telephone Alternate Departmental Contact Graham Irvine ( ) Cassidy Dutchak ( ) 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? No Specify as appropriate. 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 If yes, specify that power, duty or function and its legislative source. 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? Not applicable Specify as appropriate. 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? Yes <email address removed> <email address removed> <contact information removed> Specify as appropriate. As a federal authority, Health Canada will provide specialist or expert information and ...
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Attachment IAAC Request for Input, Designation Request of the Patterson Lake South Mine Project - Due September 7, 2022

  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
  • Reference number: 7
  • Submitted: 2022-09-07 - 2:44 PM
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  • ATTACHMENT August 17, 2022 Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response due by September 7, 2022 Patterson Lake South Mine Project Department/Agency Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Lead Contact Doug Wylie Full Address 280 Slater St. Ottawa, Ontario email Telephone Alternate Departmental Contact Nana Kwamena 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. To date and in relation to the proposed Patterson Lake South project (the Project) , the only exercise of power the CNSC performed under its governing legislation, namely the Act of Parliament entitled the Nuclear Safety and Control Act, S.C. 1997, c. 9 (NSCA), is to provide the Province of Saskatchewan (Province) with information about the CNSC’s legislation, regulations and standards. As authorized under paragraph 21(1)(a) of the NSCA, the CNSC has a cooperation and coordination memorandum of understanding with the Province from 1993.The CNSC has no licence application from Fission Uranium Corp.’s (the Proponent or Fission) in relation to the Project. According to Fission’s Terms of Reference document, the Project as currently proposed does not meet the definitions of the relevant uranium mine and mill sections of the Physical Activities Regulations, SOR/2019-285 (section 20 to 23) under the Impact Assessment Act, S.C. 2019, c.29, s.1. Fission’s Terms of ...
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Attachment ACFN Response to Designation Request for the Proposed Patterson Lake South Mine Project

  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
  • Reference number: 6
  • Submitted: 2022-09-06 - 7:51 PM
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  • {00482594.1} Page 1 of 3 Enclosure 1: ACFN Responses to IAA Guiding Questions for Designation Requests Designation Request for the Proposed Patterson Lake South Mine Project (the “Project”) under the Impact Assessment Act Potential Effects and Impacts 1. Please describe whether and how the potential adverse effects of the Project could result in changes to your community’s: (a) physical and cultural heritage (e.g., ceremonial sites, burial sites, cultural landscapes) ACFN holds unextinguished Aboriginal rights. They also hold Treaty rights under Treaty 8, which ACFN’s ancestors adhered to in 1899. Members of ACFN continue to exercise their Aboriginal and Treaty rights, which are enshrined in section 35 of the Constitution. Those rights include hunting, trapping, gathering, and fishing rights, and our members continue to exercise those rights today, as their ancestors have for generations on ACFN's lands, including within the vicinity of the proposed Project. Before settlers intervened with trade and treaty, and prior to provincial boundaries being imposed on ACFN, the ancestors of what is now ACFN lived in the vicinity of the Project and used the lands in those areas to sustain their ways of life. We have attached Nih Boghodi, which sets out ACFN’s strategy for protecting woodland caribou, barren ground caribou, and wood bison, but more broadly is our vision and tool for sustaining the way of life for our members. We encourage you to review this strategy, as it provides relevant information for the purposes of designating the Project. Specifically, within Nih Boghodi, you will note that the Project is on the eastern side of our ACFN thunzea and dechen yághe ejere ...
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  • Níh boghodi: We are the stewards of our land An ACFN stewardship strategy for thunzea, et’thén and dechen yághe ejere (woodland caribou, barren-ground caribou and wood bison) April 26, 2012 Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Disclaimer Information provided herein is based on the understandings of the authors, and is not intended as a complete depiction of the dynamic and living system of use and knowledge maintained by the elders and members of ACFN. Absence of data does not mean absence of use or value. Additional studies are neces- sary to fill information gaps regarding ACFN knowledge and the resources, criteria, thresholds and indicators nec- essary to sustain meaningful practice of ACFN rights into the future. Nothing in this submission should be construed as to waive, reduce, or otherwise constrain the rights of the ACFN, or of other First Nations or aboriginal peoples. This strategy is a living document and no part of it should be reproduced without written permission of ACFN. Information in this report is based on current understandings of existing development pressures. The industrial landscape is constantly changing and the rate of change is rapid. The informa- tion and recommendations in this report may be updated as new information becomes available. Acknowledgements This report was authored by Pat Marcel (ACFN Elder) with Carolyn Whittaker (MNRM) and Craig Candler (PhD) from the Firelight Group Research Cooperative, and the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Industrial Relations Corporation. The report is based on contributions by ACFN Elders, knolwedge holders and land users, and was reviewed at a meeting of ACFN Elders. Peer ...
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Attachment Natural Resources Canada's Submission in Response to the Designation Request for the Patterson Lake South Mine Project

  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Natural Resources Canada
  • Reference number: 5
  • Submitted: 2022-09-06 - 4:47 PM
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  • September 7, 2022 Jennifer Dallaire Project Manager, Prairie and Northern Region Impact Assessment Agency of Canada c/o pnr-rpn@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Subject: Natural Resources Canada’s Submission in Response to the Designation Request for the Patterson Lake South Mine Project On August 17th, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) requested that Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) provide information in response to the Designation Request for the Patterson Lake South Mine Project (the Project), located 155 kilometres north of La Loche, Saskatchewan. NRCan is responding to this Designation Request pursuant to subsection 13(1) of the Impact Assessment Act. Details of NRCan’s response can be found in the attached FAAR form. If you have any questions, please contact me via e-mail at or by phone at . Thank you, Rajpreet Bhatti Senior Environmental Assessment Officer Office of the Chief Scientist Attachment: Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA <email address removed> <email address removed> <contact information removed> mailto:pnr-rpn@iaac-aeic.gc.ca ATTACHMENT August 17, 2022 Federal Authority Advice Record: Designation Request under IAA Response due by September 7, 2022 Patterson Lake South Mine Project Department/Agency Natural Resources Canada Lead Contact Rajpreet Bhatti Full Address 588 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E4 Email Telephone Alternate Departmental Contact 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 ...
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Attachment Notification of a Request for Designation of the Patterson Lake South Mine Project

  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Fission Uranium Corp.
  • Reference number: 4
  • Submitted: 2022-09-02 - 12:07 PM
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  • 24517778.10 September 2, 2022 VIA EMAIL Jennifer Dallaire Project Manager Prairie and Northern Region Impact Assessment Agency of Canada – Prairie and Northern Region Canada Place, Suite 1145, 9700 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3 Dear Ms. Dallaire: Re: Response to Request for Information Regarding Patterson Lake South Project I write in response to your letter of August 17, 2022, which notified Fission Uranium Corp. (“Fission”) of a request made by the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan (“MN-S”) to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change (the “Minister”) to designate Fission’s proposed Patterson Lake South Mine Project (the “Project”) under section 9(1) of the Impact Assessment Act (“IAA”). In your letter, you requested specific information so that the Impact Assessment Agency (the “Agency”) can make an informed recommendation to the Minister regarding the designation request. Fission appreciates the opportunity to provide Project information and context to inform your recommendation. This letter and its attachments comprise Fission’s initial response. To the extent more information comes to light, or public comments are made regarding the designation request, we reserve the right to supplement this letter at a later date. This letter makes regular references to (1) the “Fission Project Description for the Patterson Lake South Project” dated November 22, 2021 (the “Project Description”), and (2) the “Terms of Reference: PLS Project” dated July 2022 (the “Terms of Reference”). Both documents were submitted to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment and have been posted online.1 For the sake of consistency, we respond to your questions in the order you presented. 1. ...
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  • 719-221145.00 FISSION PLS PROJECT (FS) OVERALL SITE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - 221145-08-GA-001 - ED SI 2022-04-26 1:20000 - 2022-08-16 ED SI - IN PROGRESS - INTERNAL PROJECT NO.: ..\..\Reference\Fission_Uranium_Corp__Fission_Uranium_Announces_Senior_Managemen.jpg MINE DRY & MINE ADMIN. BLDG. PERMANENT CAMP 955 PATTERSON LAKE TETRA TECH PROJECT NO.: REV. DATE BY CHKD. APPD. PERMIT AND ENGINEER STAMP APPLY TO REV. TITLE: DRAWING NO: REV. DRAWN BY: CREATED ON: SCALE:REVISION CHECKED BY: NOTES: TMF AREA FRESH AIR VENT RAISE CONSTRUCTION AREA EXHAUST VENT RAISE CONSTRUCTION AREA ACCESS ROAD & PIPELINE CORRIDOR ACCESS ROAD ACCESS ROAD GATE HOUSE HIGHWAY 955 FRESH WATER INTAKE GATE HOUSE HIGHWAY 955 INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC CONTROLS PORTAL/DECLINE CONSTRUCTION LAYDOWN SURFACE MAGAZINES POWER PLANT, LNG STORAGE & LAYDOWN AREA BATCH PLANT FOOTPRINTSTORAGE FACILITY CONSTRUCTION LAYDOWN/ ROM STOCKPILE AREA AREA FOR PROCESS FACILITIES, EFFLUENT TREATMENT FACILITIES, ASSAY LAB. & MILL ADMIN. BLDG. AREA FOR FEED, RUNOFF, CONTINGENCY & MONITORING PONDS TRUCK SHOP, MACHINE SHOP, WAREHOUSE COMPLEX POWER LINE POWER LINE DEWATERING WELLS (TYP.) NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION POTENTIAL TREATED EFFLUENT OUTFALL LOCATION POTENTIAL SUMP LOCATION COMM. TOWER POWER LINE REFUEL STATION AND FUEL STORAGE AREA GENERAL ADMIN. BLDG. IN GROUND TREATED EFFLUENT PIPELINE ありっさ FREEZE PLANT FOOTPRINT WATER LINE BOX CUT MILL AREA STOCKPILE AutoCAD SHX Text N. 6388000 AutoCAD SHX Text N. 6390000 AutoCAD SHX Text E. 596000 AutoCAD SHX Text E. 598000 AutoCAD SHX Text E. 594000 AutoCAD SHX Text PLOTTED: 8/16/2022 3:55:46 PM, BY: DAVID, EMANUEL AutoCAD SHX Text LAST SAVED: 8/16/2022 3:54:15 PM BY: ...
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  • 1 A Collaborative Approach to Meaningful Engagement Fission believes that for engagement to be meaningful, inclusive, and accessible, engagement plans should be developed in collaboration with leadership from Indigenous communities and key stakeholder groups. Our Goal: To meet regularly with Indigenous Nations and Communities and key stakeholder groups to keep them informed on the Project including any licensing/permitting plans, timelines, and decisions, and how these may potentially impact them. Engagement Plan Snapshot Patterson Lake South Project 2022-2024 Our Commitment: To listen to all issues, concerns, and feedback and incorporate into the Project planning phases and design of the project where possible. Our Promise: To engage openly, honestly, and respectfully and give careful thought to cultural traditions and practices. 2 Best Practice and Community Expectations Fission’s engagement approach was designed by incorporating best practices from across Canada and internationally and formatting those in a way that exceeds regulatory requirements and aligns with community expectations. Through early engagement with Indigenous leadership Fission heard that communities are expecting meaningful engagement with a focus on building respectful relationships and seeking consent as part of the environmental assessment (EA) approvals process. They heard that Indigenous leadership wants to take an active role in the planning and delivery of engagement activities. Where community consultation policies are in place, Indigenous leaders expect Fission to comply with those policies. They also heard that Indigenous Nations want to be ...
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Attachment ENV to IAAC Sept 2022

  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Ministry of Environment
  • Reference number: 15
  • Submitted: 2022-09-01
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • Ministry of Environment Environmental Assessment and Stewardship 4th floor, 3211 Albert Street Regina, Canada S4S 5W6 Phone: 306-787-6132 September 1, 2022 Jennifer Dallaire Project Manager, Prairie & Northern Region Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Canada Place, Suite 1145, 9700 Jasper Avenue EDMONTON AB T5J 4C3 Dear Jennifer Dallaire: RE: Request for Provincial Input Regarding a Designation Request for the Proposed Patterson Lake South Project under the Impact Assessment Act Thank you for your letter dated August 17, 2022, seeking provincial input regarding a designation request for the Fission Uranium Corp. (Fission) Patterson Lake South Project (the project), under Section 9(1) of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA). The following information and attachments are provided in response to your request. Federal Impact Assessment Act On August 28, 2019, the federal IAA came into force, and with it the Physical Activities Regulations (regulations), which designate a physical activity, or class of physical activities, and specify which physical activity, or class of physical activities may be designated by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada. The regulations include a threshold for the construction, operation and decommissioning of a new uranium mine with an ore production capacity of 2,500 tonnes/day or more, and a new uranium mill with an ore input capacity of 2,500 tonnes/day or more that fall outside the licensed boundaries of an existing uranium facility. The project would produce approximately 1,000 tonnes/day of ore, well below the threshold defined in the regulations. The project is also subject to licensing and environmental ...
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Attachment Patterson Lake South Mine Project - Request for Designation

  • Patterson Lake South Mine Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • Reference number: 16
  • Submitted: 2022-08-05
  • Please see the attached submission. 
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  • ahoekstra@cassels .com te l : +1 604 283 1481 fax: +1 604 691 6120 f i le # 50968-13 August 5, 2022 Via E-Mail: ministre-minister@ec.gc.ca And To: information@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Environment and Climate Change Canada: 1010 – 800 Boul de Maisonneuve E Montréal, Quebec H2L 4L8 Attention: The Honourable Steven Guilbeault Minister of Environment and Climate Change (“Minister”) Dear Minister: Re: Federal Designation Request for Proposed Patterson Lake South Project I. Introduction 1. I am writing on behalf of Métis Nation Saskatchewan (“MN-S”), in respect of the seven Métis Locals of MN-S Northern Region 2 - Clearwater Clear Lake (“NR2”), to request that the Minister designate the Patterson Lake South Project (“Project”) for a federal impact assessment pursuant to Section 9(1) of the Impact Assessment Act, SC 2019, c 28, s 1 (“Act”).1 2. The Project is a uranium mine development that Fission Uranium Corp. (“Proponent”) is proposing to construct and operate at and under Patterson Lake in Northern Saskatchewan, approximately 160 km north of La Loche. The Project is currently undergoing a provincial environmental impact assessment under the Environmental Assessment Act, SS 1979-80 c E-10.1.2 The Project, as proposed, will sit across the mid-point of Patterson Lake from NexGen’s Rook 1 Project (“Rook 1 Project”). The Rook 1 Project is currently undergoing a review by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. 3. Patterson Lake holds a rich history for Métis. It lies within the Métis Homeland and sits at the heart of the Métis of Northwest Saskatchewan Land Claim (court file #002A0029) (“Land ...
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