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Attachment Request for Federal IA on Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project

  • Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project
  • Author: Stephanie Grout
  • Reference number: 12
  • Submitted: 2026-07-19 - 11:00 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public notice - Comments invited on the summary of the Initial Project Description and participant funding available
  • Please see attached pdf
  • Attachment included
  • July 19, 2026 To: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Re: Brandon dispatchable capacity project From: Stephanie Grout __________________________________________________________________ Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed project. I have a number of concerns, outstanding issues and long-term economic impacts which require further analysis by a federal authority to provide Manitoba with “guidance on how Canada’s commitments in respect of climate change should be considered.” 1 Methane is a significant greenhouse gas (GHG). Canada is a signatory of the 2015 Paris Agreement and has developed legislation and regulatory frameworks to meet those commitments. Additionally, the Federal Government is providing technical and financial support to provinces and municipalities to achieve emission reduction targets, provide energy security, and promote the potential for cleantech industry and low-carbon economy. The Federal Government is also in contact with the broader international community and is aware of current research and developments, emerging technologies and the deployment and upscaling of proven systems. As there has been limited time given for commentary and input this submission will only cover significant concerns in a very broad approach with references to support further investigation and a more fulsome discussion. 1 Impact Assessment Act (S.C. 2019, s. 95(2)) Introduction The Brandon dispatchable capacity project main components consist of three new combustion gas turbines, new transmission lines, and 30 km natural gas pipeline to service the turbines. Key buildings and ancillaries of concern ...
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Attachment Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project – MbEN Comments on the Initial Project Description

  • Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project
  • Author: Manitoba Eco-Network
  • Reference number: 11
  • Submitted: 2026-07-19 - 7:56 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public notice - Comments invited on the summary of the Initial Project Description and participant funding available
  • Please find our comments in the attached 10 page PDF.
  • Attachment included
  • MANITOBA ECO-NETWORK 302 – 583 Ellice Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 1Z7 Tel: 204-947-6511 www.mbeconetwork.org July 19, 2026 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 1145-9700 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4C3 Telephone: 780-495-2037 Email: Brandon@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Re: Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project – MbEN Comments on the Initial Project Description Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Initial Project Description for the Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project (also referred to as the proposed project). Manitoba Eco-Network (MbEN) recommends this project be subject to a federal impact assessment as there are numerous potential impacts within federal jurisdiction that will not adequately be assessed by Manitoba’s provincial impact assessment process.​ ​ Based on the minimal information included in the Initial Project Description, there appears to be potential impacts within a number of areas of federal jurisdiction, including potential adverse impacts on fish and fish habitat, aquatic species, wildlife and migratory birds, and the environment (e.g., air emissions, greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions), as well as potential impacts for Indigenous rights-holders. The potential direct and incidental adverse effects from the carrying out of the designated project are significant and numerous. This project will quadruple the amount of fossil fuel-powered electricity generation in Manitoba, which will result in a significant impact on the overall emissions of the province of Manitoba. The close proximity to the Assiniboine River as well as the Douglas Marsh means there is potential for significant impact to fish, birds, and other federally protected species. The Assiniboine ...
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Attachment A Federal Impact Assessment of the Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project

  • Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project
  • Author: Boke
  • Reference number: 10
  • Submitted: 2026-07-19 - 2:44 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public notice - Comments invited on the summary of the Initial Project Description and participant funding available
  • I am writing as an individual citizen. I run a small consulting firm (Boke: bokeconsulting.com) which, for more than a decade, has been involved in developing and implementing renewable energy solutions for First Nations and other communities in Manitoba. In my view, a Federal Impact Assessment is needed for this project for a number of reasons: 1: While there is a current Manitoba Public Utilities Board hearing process in place regarding this project, it is constrained in its mandate only to consider the effect of the project on likely electricity rates in Manitoba. While this is an important issue, it is not broad enough to determine whether this project is in the broader public interest, or whether other projects would better address the winter peak loading issue that the Brandon Project is designed to address. 2: There is some assurance that there will be a provincial environmental review after the PUB hearing process, but there is no assurance yet that this will be a public process, nor do we know what is included in an "environmental review" and what might be excluded. 3: The impacts that, in my view, must be assessed include (but are not limited to): The effects of the significant amount of new greenhouse gases that will be emitted over the next 40 years if this project goes ahead. WE know these effects will include: A greater likelihood, intensity and size of forest fires, which will have particularly devastating effects on Canadians who live in the north. increased likelihood of both flooding and droughts, which will have ...

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Attachment CIAR, Information Request Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project

  • Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Nicole Corrado
  • Reference number: 19
  • Submitted: 2026-07-18 - 10:28 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public notice - Comments invited on the summary of the Initial Project Description and participant funding available
  • Please preserve the trees at this location. Please do not build on an area that has a lot of trees. Please do not harm animals with this project. Please do not use animal testing for pollution and effluent monitoring. https://www.change.org/p/stop-testing-sewer-water-on-laboratory-fish (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.change.org%2Fp%2Fstop-testing-sewer-water-on-laboratory-fish&data=05%7C02%7CBrandon%40iaac-aeic.gc.ca%7C04e50d8772fd43ad673008dee53d555e%7C35d07687f4f24fbc8b3efa87a26b3b7b%7C0%7C0%7C639200251852482151%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2SnfIZVZpkeGuUX0W7A0GMqKE5QnTrLbHv5W8QzJXj4%3D&reserved=0)   ?Please work with the Canadian Centre for the Alternatives to Animal Methods. https://www.uwindsor.ca/ccaam/ (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uwindsor.ca%2Fccaam%2F&data=05%7C02%7CBrandon%40iaac-aeic.gc.ca%7C04e50d8772fd43ad673008dee53d555e%7C35d07687f4f24fbc8b3efa87a26b3b7b%7C0%7C0%7C639200251852511494%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FCt8PqJJC007UZUOpDJ1NvrJUKSDPmgUGarmDP2h%2Bss%3D&reserved=0)   Please only use non lethal ways to live with geese, beavers, and other wildlife. Develop a Living With Coyotes program with the animal welfare organization Coyote Watch Canada. www.coyotewatchcanada.com ...

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Attachment Comment on the need for Federal IA of the proposed Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project

  • Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project
  • Author: John Sinclair
  • Reference number: 9
  • Submitted: 2026-07-18 - 4:32 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public notice - Comments invited on the summary of the Initial Project Description and participant funding available
  • Please see attached.
  • Attachment included
  • Natural Resources Institute 220 Sinnott Building Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2M6 T (204) 474-8373 F (204) 261-0038 E nriinfo@umanitoba.ca umanitoba.ca/institutes/natural_resources July 18, 2026 To: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Re: Brandon dispatchable capacity project From: Dr. John Sinclair, Professor and Director, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba Thank you for the truncated opportunity to comment on the initial project description for the Brandon dispatchable capacity project proposed by Manitoba Hydro. My students and I have been working on impact assessments and impacts assessment processes for over thirty years. I have participated in many Federal Minister and Agency led activities including the Strategic Assessment of Climate (SACC). I will limit my comments on this proposed project to the one issue of climate (i.e. greenhouse gas emissions). Having said that, this one issue is perhaps “the issue” given the continued effects of climate change on the planet, in Canada, Manitoba and the project area itself. There is little doubt that any additional GHGs emitted through burning more fossil fuels need to be very carefully considered, no matter how small because the cumulative effects of more emissions are now well documented. In this regard, the summary of Project Description says: 6.0 Strategic Assessment No strategic assessments have been carried out that are relevant to the project. However, a Strategic Assessment of Climate Change (Government of Canada [GOC] 2020) conducted under Subsection 95(2) of the Impact Assessment Act could be applicable to the project. I would argue that “could” should surely be “will” or ...
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Attachment Initial Project Description Review – Manitoba Hydro Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project MMF – National Government of the Red River Métis

  • Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Manitoba Métis Federation – National Government of the Red River Métis
  • Reference number: 14
  • Submitted: 2026-07-17 - 2:43 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public notice - Comments invited on the summary of the Initial Project Description and participant funding available
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe
  • Attachment included
  • w w w . m m f . m b . c a Initial Project Description Review – Manitoba Hydro Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project MMF – National Government of the Red River Métis July 17, 2026 MMF – Initial Project Description Review – Manitoba Hydro Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project | 2 Contents 1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3 2.0 Background—The Red River Métis and the MMF ............................................................................ 4 2.1 The Red River Métis ..................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Red River Métis’ Rights, Claims, and Interests ............................................................................. 4 3.0 Review of the Proposed Project and its Location in the National Homeland: ................................. 8 3.1 Summary of Rights, Values, and Interests ................................................................................... 8 3.2 Red River Métis Values in the National Homeland ...................................................................... 9 3.3 The Cultural Significance of the Project Area............................................................................. 11 3.4 Previous Input on the Project’s Pipeline Siting .......................................................................... 12 4.0 Comments on the Initial Project Description ................................................................................. 15 4.1.1 Socioeconomic Environment (Section 3.7) ...
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Attachment Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation - Comment on the Summary of the Initial Project Description for the Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project

  • Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation
  • Reference number: 18
  • Submitted: 2026-07-17 - 11:22 AM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public notice - Comments invited on the summary of the Initial Project Description and participant funding available
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe.
  • Attachment included
  • July 17, 2026 Reply to: John Harvie File No. 26-57602 JBH jharvie@myersfirm.com Writer’s Direct Line: 204 926 1505 Without prejudice Via email Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Prairie and Northern Region Canada Place 1145–9700 Jasper Avenue Edmonton AB T5J 4C3 Attention: Param Joshi, A/Senior Consultation Analyst Dear Sirs/Mesdames: RE: Summary of the Initial Project Description of the Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project Please be advised that our office is counsel for Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation (“SBOFN”). We write in response to your recent request for input on the Summary of the Initial Project Description of the Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project (the “Project”). At the outset, and without prejudice to our position that our First Nation’s Free, Prior and Informed Consent is needed for this project to proceed, SBFON must express its profound disappointment in the timing and compressed timeframe provided for SBOFN to provide input. An invitation sent immediately before a national holiday, setting out a timeframe allowing less than three full weeks during the summer months, is plainly inadequate for SBOFN to conduct the level of review, consultation and preparation required to respond to a proposal on the Project. The timeline provided is unreasonable, contrary to the principles of meaningful consultation, and disrespectful of SBOFN’s time, resources and rights at stake. Further, given the scope of the Project, we find that the $5,000 in potential funding provided is entirely insufficient. SBOFN expects to be compensated based on actual expenditure in this matter.

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Attachment Feedback on Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project

  • Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project
  • Author: Climate Action Team Manitoba
  • Reference number: 6
  • Submitted: 2026-07-16 - 5:04 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public notice - Comments invited on the summary of the Initial Project Description and participant funding available
  • Please see attached PDF.
  • Attachment included
  • (431) 478-1708 300-286 Smith St. Winnipeg, MB, R3C 1K4 info@climateactionmb.ca Feedback on Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project July 17, 2026 On behalf of Climate Action Team Manitoba, a coalition of five Winnipeg-based non-profit organizations,1 I am writing to urge the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) to conduct a federal impact assessment of the proposed Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project (BDCP). An IAAC assessment is necessary for two reasons: 1) The project proponent is Manitoba Hydro, the largest Crown corporation in Manitoba, and the provincial government has indicated a strong preference for the project, which undermines the real or perceived autonomy of provincial assessment; and 2) The project proponent’s reporting on potential greenhouse gas emissions appears questionable and in need of independent scrutiny given the requirements of the federal Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act. 1.​ Diminished Independence of Provincial Assessment Due to Manitoba Hydro and the Manitoba Government’s Strong Support of the Project Manitoba Hydro is the proponent of the BDCP and has made the project the centrepiece of its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that is currently before the province’s Public Utilities Board.2 Manitoba Hydro has stated that this power plant is the only way for the province to meet impending winter peak demand shortfalls, and that other options such as battery energy storage, firm imports, and replacing inefficient space heating with ground-source heat pumps are infeasible or too costly. Several expert reviewers of the IRP have argued that Manitoba Hydro has unreasonably dismissed alternatives to the power plant and structured the ...
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Attachment Comments from Chief David LeDoux on behalf of Gambler First Nation regarding the Summary of the Initial Project Description for the Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project.

  • Brandon Dispatchable Capacity Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Gambler First Nation
  • Reference number: 8
  • Submitted: 2026-07-15 - 5:19 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public notice - Comments invited on the summary of the Initial Project Description and participant funding available
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe
  • Attachment included
  • Please see the attachment to view the content.
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  • 14 Pages from GFN Traditional Land Use Study 38 Pages from GFN Traditional Land Use Study-4 41 Pages from GFN Traditional Land Use Study-2 48 Pages from GFN Traditional Land Use Study-5 59 Pages from GFN Traditional Land Use Study-6 60 Pages from GFN Traditional Land Use Study-3 74 Pages from GFN Traditional Land Use Study-7

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