16MN056 - Public Hearing August 26 to 29, 2019 Baker Lake, Nunavut Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Presentation to the Nunavut Impact Review Board Respecting the Whale Tail Pit Expansion Project ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᕋᓐᓈᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖓᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒪᕈᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᑦ ᐃᓗᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒥᑦ 16MN056 - Public Hearing August 26 to 29, 2019 Baker Lake, Nunavut 16MN056 - ᐃᓄᓗᒃᑖᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐋᒋᓯ 26-ᒥᑦ 29-ᒧᑦ, 2019 ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

Overview ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ Mandate Relevant Acts and Regulations Status of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Concerns Outstanding Concerns and Recommendations ᐱᔭᒃᓴᐅᑎ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᙵ ᐱᖁᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒪᓐᓈᖅᑑᑏᑦ

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Mandate ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᐅᑎᖓ The preservation and enhancement of the quality of the natural environment, including water, air and soil quality, and the coordination of the relevant policies and programs of the Government of Canada Renewable resources, including migratory birds and other non-domestic flora and fauna Meteorology The enforcement of rules and regulations ᐊᓯᐅᔨᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᖓᑕ ᓄᓇᐅᔫᑉ, ᐃᓚᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒪᖅ, ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᑐᖅᑕᑉᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑉᔫᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑯᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᙵ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᕝᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓚᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᑭᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᑕᒫᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᒥᑦ ᓯᓚᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᓂᒃ

Relevant Acts and Regulations ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᙵ ᐱᖁᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᑦ Department of the Environment Act Canadian Environmental Protection Act Fisheries Act – Pollution Prevention Provisions Migratory Birds Convention Act Species at Risk Act ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᒥᒃ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖅ - ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅᑕᖃᑕᐃᓕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖅ ᐆᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖅ

Atmospheric Environment ᓯᓚ Current Status of ECCC Concerns ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᖓ ECCC-ᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖏᑦ ECCC-TC1/2 Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards and Sampling for Nitrogen Dioxide ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᑐᖅᑕᑉᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐃᓂᖅ ᓇᐃᑐᕈᔾᔨᓐ ᑕᐃᔮᒃᓴᐃᑦ-ᒥᑦ (Nitrogen Dioxide) Unresolved ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ECCC-TC3 Dustfall Sampling Technique ᐳᔪᖃᑖᖕᒥᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ Resolved – commitment ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ - ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ECCC-TC4 Air Quality Monitoring Location ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᑐᖅᑕᑉᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ Resolved ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ECCC-TC5 Road Dust Mitigation and Adaptive Management ᐊᑉᖁᑎᒥᑦ ᐳᔪᖃᑖᖕᒥᒃ ᐊᖏᓗᐊᖏᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᖅ ECCC-TC6 Mitigation of Air Pollutants from Off-Road Vehicle Exhaust ᐊᖏᓗᐊᖏᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᑐᖅᑕᑉᑎᖕᓄᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑉᖁᑎᒥᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᒃᑰᕈᑏᑦ ᐃᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓂᒃ ECCC-TC7 Off-Road Emissions Data ᐊᑉᖁᑎᒥᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᒧᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑏᑦ/ᑎᑎᖅᑲᐃᑦ ECCC-TC8 Power Plant Emissions ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᕐᕕᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᔪᑦ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᒧᑦ ᐊᓂᐊᔪᑦ ECCC-TC9 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Alternatives ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᓂᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ

(Unresolved ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ) ECCC-TC1/2 (Unresolved ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ) Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards and Sampling for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᑐᖅᑕᑉᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐃᓂᖅ ᓇᐃᑐᕈᔾᔨᓐ ᑕᐃᔮᒃᓴᐃᑦ-ᒥᑦ (Nitrogen Dioxide) (NO2) ECCC recommends that the Proponent implement continuous monitoring of NO2 downwind of mining activities. This monitoring should be incorporated into an adaptive management strategy, which identifies thresholds for monitored ambient NO2 concentrations and associated mitigation measures to reduce NO2 emissions, if necessary. These components of the strategy should be outlined in the mine’s Air Quality and Dustfall Monitoring Plan and reported annually. ECCC-ᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᖁᔨᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ NO2-ᒥᒃ ᑕᐅᓄᙵ ᐊᓄᕆᒥᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕆᐊᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑎᒧᑦ, ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᔪᖅ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ NO2-ᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᙵ ᐊᖏᓗᐊᖏᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒨᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᑎᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ NO2 ᐊᓂᐊᔪᑦ, ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑎᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕆᐊᑉ ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᑐᖅᑕᑉᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᔪᖃᑖᖕᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓᓂᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑲᐅᓯᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ.

Terrestrial Environment ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ Current Status of ECCC Concerns ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᖓ ECCC-ᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖏᑦ ECCC-TC10 Exposure to Contaminants ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ Resolved ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ECCC-TC11 Displacement of Migratory Birds ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᒧᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑎᑭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᑦ ECCC-TC12 Migratory Bird Protection Plan ᑎᑭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᓂᒃ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎ Resolved* ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ* ECCC-TC13 Terrestrial Ecosystem Management Plan ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎ ECCC-TC14 Mortality of Diving Birds – Fishouts ᑐᖁᕋᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᖅᑲᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᑦ - ᐃᖃᓗᐃᔭᐃᓃᑦ Resolved* - Regulatory ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ* - ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᖅ *the effectiveness of these various mitigation and monitoring plans will depend on the Proponent’s ability to revise them as the Whale Tail Pit Projects and activities linked to the Meadowbank Project progress. The review of ongoing monitoring results and the Proponent’s ability to incorporate lessons learned are important considerations. ECCC will work with the Proponent to make future updates to these plans, if necessary, through the regulatory process. *ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑎᑭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑏᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓕᐅᑉ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒪᕈᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᑦ ᐃᓗᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓕᐅᑉ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᔪᖕᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ. ECCC-ᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒨᓕᖅᑐᐃᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓄᑦ, ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᒃᑯᑦ.

Exposure to Contaminants ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ECCC-TC10 Resolved ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ Exposure to Contaminants ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ Commitment made to revise the ecological risk assessment: Will consider ingestion of water, sediment and invertebrates at the tailings storage facility as a pathway of contamination for all wildlife receptors. Will assess Semipalmated Sandpiper contamination risks for all pathways of contamination. ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐃᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ : ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓗᒍ ᐃᒪᖅ ᐄᔭᐅᓂᖓ, ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᐊᓗᐊᓄᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒪᔪᕋᓛᑦ ᕿᒪᒃᑎᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᓯᓯᒪᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᑉᖁᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓗᒃᑖᓄᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᒡᔭᕆᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᑉᖁᑕᐅᔪᓗᒃᑖᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ.

Aquatic Environment ᐃᒪᖅ Current Status of ECCC Concerns ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᖓ ECCC-ᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖏᑦ ECCC-TC15 Schedule 2 Listing and Waterbody Use by Fish ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖅ 2 ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒪᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ Resolved – Regulatory ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ - ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ECCC-TC16 Alternative Effluent Discharge Locations ᐊᓯᐊᒍᖔᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑯᕕᑎᑦᑎᕝᕕᐅᔪᑦ Resolved*** ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ*** ECCC-TC17 Water Quality Predictions ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ Resolved ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ECCC-TC18 Water Quality Prediction Scenarios ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕈᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ Resolved – deferred to Water Licence Process ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ - ᑐᓂᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᓚᐃᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ECCC-TC19 Model Inputs, and Water Balance and Climate Change ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᔪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᐃᒡᓗᒌᖕᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ

Alternative Effluent Discharge Locations ᐊᓯᐊᒍᖔᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑯᕕᑎᑦᑎᕝᕕᐅᔪᑦ ECCC-TC16 (Resolved*** ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ***) Alternative Effluent Discharge Locations ᐊᓯᐊᒍᖔᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑯᕕᑎᑦᑎᕝᕕᐅᔪᑦ ECCC recommends that the Proponent prioritize source control and treatment optimization for managing effluent quality/quantity over the use of alternative effluent discharge locations and describe how this will be accomplished. ECCC recommends that the NIRB develop conditions to address the effects assessment gap described above (i.e., potential aquatic effects to Lakes D1 and D5 and downstream were not evaluated), including terms that require the Proponent to: ECCC-ᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓕᕆᖁᔨᔪᑦ ᐱᕝᕕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑯᕕᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ/ᖃᑉᓯᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᖔᖅ ᑯᕕᑎᑦᑎᕝᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ. ECCC-ᑯᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᖁᔨᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᑦ ᖁᓛᓂᑦ (ᓲᕐᓗ, ᐃᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᓯᖅ D1-ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ D5-ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐅᓄᖓ ᑰᒐᓛᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑕ), ᐃᓚᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᑭᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ:

ECCC-TC16 (Continued ᑲᔪᓯᔪᖅ) (Resolved*** ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ***) Provide a full evaluation of the potential aquatic effects (including water quality) to Lakes D1 and D5 and downstream that may result from the discharge of treated effluent to alternative discharge locations. This evaluation should be provided well in advance of deciding whether to use these proposed alternative discharge locations. Develop alternative effluent management plans, to be used in place of the alternative effluent discharge location(s) in the event that the predicted aquatic effects to Lakes D1 and D5 and downstream are not acceptable. ᑐᓂᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᓗᒃᑖᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ (ᐃᓚᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓ) ᑕᓯᕐᓄᑦ D1 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ D5-ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐅᓄᖓ ᑰᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑯᕕᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᖔᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑯᕕᓯᕝᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᑲᓪᓛᒍᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᖔᖅ ᑯᕕᓯᕝᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᖔᖅ ᑯᕕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᖔᖅ ᑯᕕᓯᕝᕕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᑕᓯᕐᓄᑦ D1 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ D5-ᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐅᓄᖓ ᑰᒃᑐᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᒻᒪᖔᑦ.

ECCC-TC19 (Resolved ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ) Model Inputs, and Water Balance and Climate Change ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᔪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᐃᒡᓗᒌᖕᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ECCC recommends that the Proponent clarify how the proposed waste rock storage facility cover systems would perform long-term under the full range of plausible emission scenarios (including Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5), considering the potential effects of climate change on temperature. ECCC-ᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᖁᔨᔪᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᒃᑕᑰᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᔭᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᓯᓯᒪᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᖄᖓᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑑᖓᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ (ᐃᓚᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕝᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑉᖁᑎᐅᔪᖅ 8.5), ᐃᓱᒪᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᒡᓕᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

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