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Attachment Response to proposed mine berg development from local resident

  • Berg Copper Project
  • Author: Vince Ross
  • Reference number: 13
  • Submitted: 2026-11-08 - 4:58 AM
  •   The current proposed location for the Berg Copper Project is in an extremely environmentally sensitive area.    Although mines take precautions so that disasters do not occur there is no guarantee they won’t happen. Mines also produce acid mine drainage (sulfuric acid and heavy metals) which will end up in adjacent streams, rivers and lakes.    This mine is proposed adjacent to Nanika Lake which drains into the Nanika Kidprice canoe route. It also leads to the Nanika River which has an at risk population of bull trout. Further down, this drains into the Morice Lake and river system which supports multiple salmon species and steelhead. This ultimately drains into the Skeena watershed. Essentially this mine is located at the headwaters of major salmon and steelhead systems.    The Nanika Kidprice provincial park provides locals and tourists with a multi day canoe and fishing opportunity. The Morice watershed is also fished by locals and tourists. These recreation activities provide financial input into the local economy.    The introduction of heavy metals into the system would mean harvesting any fish would put human health at risk. Not to mention the impact to the whole system if there was a tailing release.    Salmon, steelhead and bull trout are already struggling and the introduction of heavy metals will most likely have a negative impact.    This area is also home to mountain goats and the proposed mine is in a winter ungulate range. The scope of this project would destroy a large amount of the local goat habitat. Meaning ...

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Attachment NHA Comments for Berg Copper IPD

  • Berg Copper Project
  • Author: Northern Health Authority - Office of Health and Resource Development
  • Reference number: 12
  • Submitted: 2026-11-06 - 6:15 PM
  • To Whom It May Concern: Northern Health appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the Initial Project Description (IPD) for the proposed Berg Copper Project submitted by Surge Copper Corp. Northern Health previously participated in the review of the Project through the provincial environmental assessment process led by the BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO). The comments provided below are based on, and updated from, comments previously submitted through that process and reflect Northern Health's review of the current IPD. Northern Health's mandate includes protecting and promoting population health and ensuring that potential impacts to health services, community well-being, and environmental determinants of health are appropriately considered throughout all phases of project development. Based on our review of the IPD, Northern Health provides the following comments and recommendations for consideration during the federal impact assessment process. 1. Transportation and Project Access The IPD indicates that the Project is located approximately 80 km southwest of Houston and is currently accessed by approximately 116 km of existing forest service roads, with a new 17 km mine access road under development. Northern Health requests additional information regarding: The estimated travel time between Houston and the mine site once construction of the 17 km access road is complete. Existing and anticipated traffic conditions along the Morice Forest Service Road, including traffic associated with forestry activities, the Huckleberry Mine, resource exploration projects, and other industrial users. Potential ...

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Attachment Formal Submission Opposing the Proposed Development

  • Berg Copper Project
  • Author: Nanika Lake Outfitters Inc.
  • Reference number: 11
  • Submitted: 2026-11-06 - 3:30 PM
  • Comments provided in the attached submission letter.
  • Attachment included
  • Nanika Lake Outfitters Inc. #3230, 421 – 7th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 4K9 Telephone: (403) 266-1717 Facsimile: (403) 266-1438 November 6, 2026  British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office  1810 Blanshard St  Victoria, BC  V8T 0C3    Impact Assessment Agency of Canada  1800, 1138 Melville Street  Vancouver, BC  V6E 4S3  Re:  Berg Copper Project ‐ Initial Project Description Federal Project    Reference No. 90756    Formal Submission Opposing the Proposed Development  To Whom It May Concern:  I am writing on behalf of Nanika Lake Outfitters Inc., a licensed guide outfitting business operating within  an allocated guiding territory in the Nanika Lake region of British Columbia. Our business is an established  commercial land user whose long‐term viability depends upon healthy wildlife populations, functioning  aquatic ecosystems, and the preservation of the region’s remote wilderness character.  In addition, we  recognize and support the province’s identification in the early 1990s of the area surrounding Nanika Lake  and Kidprice Lake as a study area for future protection, identifying conservation features of national and  international significance.  We are writing to formally express our strong opposition to Surge Copper Corporation’s proposed Berg  Copper  Project  in  its  currently  contemplated  location  and  configuration.  Based  on  the  information  presently available and relevant historical events, we are concerned that the project presents substantial  environmental risks that have not been adequately addressed or demonstrated to be avoidable.  Our opposition is not based on a general objection to mineral development. Rather,  ...
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Attachment No to the Berg copper mine

  • Berg Copper Project
  • Author: Chad Jaques
  • Reference number: 10
  • Submitted: 2026-11-05 - 1:17 PM
  • Please consider the pristine water and environment of the headwaters of the Bulkley and Morice rivers. This area is one of the last environments supporting strong salmon and steelhead populations. Please look to my country to the south (USA) to see what has happened to salmon and steelhead on the Columbia River drainage. Where dams mines and other industrial developments have nearly completely wiped out salmon and steelhead returns. I travel every year to fish the Bulkley and other Skeena tributaries and I think Canada has done an exceptional job protecting these natural environments Please continue to protect Canada's natural treasures. I will continue to travel to this area and spend a significant portion of my income to support the tourism and sporting opportunity that the Skeena and it's tributaries provide. Thank you for giving me the chance to offer feedback on this and other projects that threaten this area of Canada that I truly love. Respectfully, Chad Jaques
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Attachment Opposition to the Berg Copper Project: Protecting Northern B.C.'s Watersheds and the Future of Our Communities

  • Berg Copper Project
  • Author: Liliana Dragowska
  • Reference number: 8
  • Submitted: 2026-10-30 - 1:17 AM
  •   I am submitting these comments in opposition to Surge Copper Corp.'s proposed Berg Copper Project, an open-pit copper-molybdenum mine southwest of Houston, British Columbia. I am writing as a concerned northern B.C. resident and community planning professional who believes that responsible economic development must consider the long-term health of our communities, natural environments and future generations. I recognize the importance of copper in the transition to a lower-carbon economy and the need for economic opportunities in rural and remote communities. However, I do not believe that every mineral deposit needs to become a mine, particularly when development threatens intact watersheds and the natural systems that sustain us. My opposition is based on the following concerns. 1. Protection of the Nanika-Kidprice Watershed The Nanika-Kidprice area is an ecologically important landscape with significant conservation, recreational and cultural values. Its lakes, rivers and surrounding forests support fish and wildlife populations and contribute to the health of the broader Bulkley watershed. The proposed mine, tailings and waste storage facilities, access infrastructure and transmission line would introduce a substantial industrial footprint into this relatively intact landscape. I am particularly concerned about long-term contamination from mine waste, acid rock drainage, seepage or failure of engineered storage facilities. The history of northwest B.C. mining, including Equity Silver and Granisle, demonstrates that environmental liabilities can remain for generations. We should not be creating additional long-term liabilities ...

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Attachment BC Spaces for Nature recommends rejecting this proposal in favour of more viable economic development

  • Berg Copper Project
  • Author: BC Spaces for Nature
  • Reference number: 7
  • Submitted: 2026-10-28 - 7:15 PM
  •   BC Spaces for Nature’s Submission to Impact Assessment Agency of Canada RE: Berg Copper Project   BC Spaces for Nature 722 Cormorant St, Victoria, BC V8W 1P8 info@spacesfornature.org October 28, 2026   Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 1138 Melville Street, Suite 1800 Vancouver, BC V6E 4S3 Via Email: Bergcopper-bergcuivre@iaac-aeic.gc.ca   Subject: Comments on the Initial Project Description and Substitution Request for the Berg Copper Project (Reference Number: 90756)   To Whom It May Concern,   BC Spaces for Nature, a province-wide British Columbian environmental advocacy group with decades of experience in natural resource development, specifically regarding copper mining, is submitting concerns for the Planning Phase regarding the Initial Project Description for the Berg Copper Project and B.C.'s substitution request.   We express serious concerns over Surge Copper Corp.’s proposal for an open-pit copper-molybdenum mine southwest of Houston, B.C.   We urge the IAAC to evaluate the following key concerns:   1. Economic Feasibility The global copper market is dominated by suppliers in Chile, Mongolia and China, who have significantly larger deposits and much lower production costs than Canada. Put simply, we cannot get close to competing with those mines without: seriously undermining our labour and environmental standards; providing massive subsidies ...
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  • 722 Cormorant St, Victoria, BC V8W 1P8 | info@spacesfornature.org 1 BC Spaces for Nature’s Submission to Impact Assessment Agency of Canada RE: Berg Copper Project BC Spaces for Nature 722 Cormorant St, Victoria, BC V8W 1P8 info@spacesfornature.org October 28, 2026 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 1138 Melville Street, Suite 1800 Vancouver, BC V6E 4S3 Via Email: Bergcopper-bergcuivre@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Subject: Comments on the Initial Project Description and Substitution Request for the Berg Copper Project (Reference Number: 90756) To Whom It May Concern, BC Spaces for Nature, a province-wide British Columbian environmental advocacy group with decades of experience in natural resource development, specifically regarding copper mining, is submitting concerns for the Planning Phase regarding the Initial Project Description for the Berg Copper Project and B.C.'s substitution request. We express serious concerns over Surge Copper Corp.’s proposal for an open-pit copper- molybdenum mine southwest of Houston, B.C. We urge the IAAC to evaluate the following key concerns: 1. Economic Feasibility The global copper market is dominated by suppliers in Chile, Mongolia and China, who have significantly larger deposits and much lower production costs than Canada. Put simply, we cannot get close to competing with those mines without: • seriously undermining our labour and environmental standards; • providing massive subsidies such as for the construction of 150km of new transmission line. 2. Intact Ecosystems The Nanika-Kidprice region features conservation values of national significance and high ecological integrity compared to nearby ...
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Attachment Anaskaski’s initial comments on the Initial Project Description and BC’s request for substitution

  • Berg Copper Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Anaskaski Governance Society
  • Reference number: 9
  • Submitted: 2026-10-14
  • Participation notice: Public notice - Public comments invited on the Initial Project Description and participant funding available
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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  • Anaskaski Governance Society October 14, 2026 Tanishka Gupta Chelsea Garside Senior Policy Analyst Impact Acting Project Assessment Director Assessment Agency of Canada BC Environmental Assessment Office Re: Berg Copper Project — Anaskaski’s initial comments on the Initial Project Description and BC’s request for substitution Dear Ms. Gupta and Ms. Garside: The House of Anaskaski / House Where It Lies Blocking the Trail, House Territory Code W06, provides these initial comments in response to the September 15, 2026 letter concerning Surge Copper Corp.’s proposed Berg Copper Project. Anaskaski understands that the Project includes a new open-pit copper-molybdenum mine approximately 80 kilometres southwest of Houston, BC; an anticipated 28-year mine life; production of approximately 43 million tonnes of ore per year; and a proposed transmission line to the Telkwa substation. The agencies have identified that House Code W06 overlaps with the proposed transmission line. Initial concerns and issues Anaskaski’s initial concern is that the proposed transmission line and associated works may affect Anaskaski’s title, rights, interests, governance responsibilities, lands, waters, cultural heritage, and use and occupancy within its respective territory. These concerns extend beyond the physical line footprint to all associated activities, including route selection, clearing, road construction or upgrades, camps, borrow sources, water crossings, access management, maintenance, and cumulative effects. The information currently available is insufficient for Anaskaski to determine the nature, extent, duration, and significance of potential effects. Before conclusions are ...
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Attachment Canadian Resource Sovereignty Required

  • Berg Copper Project
  • Author: Mel MacLean
  • Reference number: 6
  • Submitted: 2026-10-13 - 5:23 PM
  • I am hopeful that the EAO will proceed immediately with conducting this assessment including of course, the appropriate federal and provincial legislative requirements.  The importance of Canadian resource sovereignty cannot be understated.  This initiation of this project, and hopefully many more, are all critical steps that we have to take, to ensure that all Canadians will have a sovereign country in the future.

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