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Attachment Establishing a new 2022 Ring of Fire Commission / ( namely ) A NEW COOPERATIVE Regional Assessment MODEL overseen by CANADIAN MINISTERIES AND INDIGENOUS GOVERNING AUTHORITIES

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: KMA ATTAWAPISKAT
  • Reference Number: 101
  • Submitted: 2022-04-28 - 9:07 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • SYNTHESIS REPORT | Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire | Scott and Atlin 2020 28April...re-submitted to IAAC , this April 28-2022../ for consideration.    THE INDIGENOUS GOVERNING AUTHORITIES..encompassing this Ring of Fire area , submit that , to move forward in cooperation , and serious participation,  Indigenous Peoples must be part of the planning and process in any Regional Assessments that pertain to or affect their concerns,  their future and their culture and their livelihoods .    The Govt . Ministeries , both Federal and Provincial ( with the advent of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission & its recommendations) are now entering into a new era of reform when interacting with FN COMMUNITIES. Statements from the following report clearly indicate  adamantly the need for a " new partnership methodology " between Govt .and First Nations . REGIONAL ASSESSMENT  JOINT COMMISSION ...
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  • SYNTHESIS REPORT Implementing a Regional, Indigenous-Led and Sustainability- Informed Impact Assessment in Ontario’s Ring of Fire Dayna Nadine Scott, Osgoode Hall Law School/Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University Cole Atlin, Memorial University Estair Van Wagner, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Peter Siebenmorgan, Advisor, Eabametoong First Nation Robert B. Gibson, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo In partnership with Chief Chris Moonias and Neskantaga First Nation 14 April 2020 This report has been prepared with support from the Knowledge Synthesis Grant Program: Informing Best Practices in Environmental and Impact Assessments, of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. SYNTHESIS REPORT | Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire | Scott and Atlin 2020 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background: the ...

Attachment Webequie First Nation's Submission to the Regional Assessment.

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Webequie First Nation submitted by Webequie First Nation
  • Reference Number: 94
  • Submitted: 2022-03-09 - 9:51 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Webequie First Nation's Submission to the Regional Assessment.
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  • WEBEQUIE FIRST NATION PO Box 268  Webequie, Ontario P0T 3A0  Tel. # (807) 353-6531  Fax. # (807) 353- 1218  www.webequie .ca iaac.regionalrof-cdfregionale.aeic@canada.ca Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 RE: Webequie First Nation’s Submission - Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Webequie First Nation is providing the following comments regarding the Draft Agreement and Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire (ROF) Area. Webequie First Nation is located 540 km north of Thunder Bay and the First Nation reserve is adjoined to the north by Winisk River Provincial park. The assessment area for the Ring of Fire Regional Assessment presents a proposed study area , approximately 130km by 130km, abutting the eastern boundary of the Webequie reserve and encompassing an area of approximately 16,900 square km. As the closest community to the ...
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Attachment Nibinamik First Nation's Preliminary Comments on the draft Agreement and Terms of Reference for the Ring of Fire Area

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Nibinamik First Nation
  • Reference Number: 100
  • Submitted: 2022-03-07
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • March 7, 2022 VIA EMAIL Impact Assessment Agency of Canada RegionalRoF / CdFRegionale (IAAC/AEIC) <regionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca> Attention: Martyna Krezel Re: Nibinamik First Nation’s Preliminary Comments on the draft Agreement and Terms of Reference for the Ring of Fire Area As legal counsel for Nibinamik First Nation (“Nibinamik”), I am writing to provide an update on Nibinamik’s comments to the Impact Assessment Agency (the “Agency”) regarding the draft Agreement and Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessment of the Ring of Fire area (the “Regional Assessment”). At the outset, I must reiterate that Nibinamik fully intends to provide more thorough, detailed comments to the Agency on the draft Agreement and TOR as soon as it is safe for their community to do so. As a remote, Treaty 9 First Nation that is only accessible by air, Nibinamik continues to be severely affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic and public health crisis ...
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Attachment Submissions of Attawapiskat First Nation on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Attawapiskat First Nation submitted by Chief David Nakogee
  • Reference Number: 92
  • Submitted: 2022-03-02 - 11:46 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see attached Submissions of Attawapiskat First Nation.
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  • March 2, 2022 Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change House of Commons Ottawa ON K1A 0A6 Email: Steven.Guilbeault @parl.gc.ca Dear Minister Guilbeault: Attawapiskat First Nation writes this letter in response to the Draft Terms of Reference for the Regional Impact Assessment (“RIA”) in the Ring of Fire. Our view, and the view of many other First Nations in the region, is that the RIA must: 1. Be co-developed, co-implemented and co-enforced (“co-led”) with affected First Nations; 2. Assess the potential cumulative effects of all development in and around the Ring of Fire in a comprehensive way, including all activities and the entire region; and, 3. Set a framework for making decisions about whether and how individual projects take place that is responsive to the info that data about cumulative effects. Instead, we have watched as Canada and Ontario developed their own narrowly scoped, inadequate agreement and ...
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Attachment Comments on behalf of the Mushkegowuk Council on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Mushkegowuk Council submitted by Vern Cheechoo
  • Reference Number: 90
  • Submitted: 2022-03-02 - 10:44 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • See attached comments.
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  • 1 March 2, 2022 Comments on behalf of the Mushkegowuk Council on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area The Mushkegowuk Council represents seven First Nations in the Western James Bay and Hudson’s Bay region of Ontario’s Far North. Its member nations are Attawapiskat First Nation, Taykwa Tagamou First Nation, Kashechewan First Nation, Fort Albany First Nation, Moose Cree First Nation, Chapleau Cree First Nation and Missanabie Cree First Nation. Much of the traditional territory of the First Nations that form the Council lies within and downstream from the area earmarked for mining development known as the Ring of Fire.1 Any development there will profoundly affect the rights of the Omushkego People and the natural environment that is integral to their way of life. The Mushkegowuk Council has grave concerns about the structure and scope of the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area ...
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Attachment Ring of Fire exploration footprint

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Anna Baggio
  • Reference Number: 97
  • Submitted: 2022-03-02
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Hi Debra, I clipped this image from google earth and thought perhaps you might like to see it.  It shows the footprint of exploration in the Ring of Fire. It’s not even the full footprint but it’s telling and this is before full mine development. In case you aren’t familiar with exploration rules in Ontario, there are no requirements for restoration of land after exploration projects are completed. Proponents must cap drill holes and keep materials (drill casings and fluids) 30 m away from water bodies.  See part III of the provincial standards for early exploration (attached).   Also, these activities do not go through provincial environmental review. The “trails” are especially worrisome as you can see from below. While Ontario claims early exploration impacts are benign, in this ecosystem, they are permanent.   This is why we think the current footprint of exploration must be included in the ...
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  • Provincial Standards for Early Exploration Introduction These Provincial Standards have been developed as part of the implementation of the graduated regulatory regime for early exploration under the Mining Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.14 as amended by Bill 173, the Mining Amendment Act, 2009, S.O. 2009, c. 21 (the “Mining Act”), and the Exploration Plans and Exploration Permits regulation under the Mining Act, [O. Reg. 308/12]. There are three Parts to these Provincial Standards: I) Requirements for Carrying Out Exploration Plan Activities; II) Requirements for Carrying Out Exploration Permit Activities; and III) Requirements for Rehabilitation of Exploration Plan and Exploration Permit Activities. The requirements of Parts I and II apply when the respective early exploration activities are being carried out, while Part III Rehabilitation applies when the early exploration activities have been completed. In the event there is any conflict ...
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Attachment Friends of the Attawapiskat River - Comments on the draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area (Ref No. 80468)

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Friends of the Attawapiskat River
  • Reference Number: 96
  • Submitted: 2022-03-02
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Please see the attached submission. 
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  • March 2, 2022 Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Via email regionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca RE: FRIENDS OF THE ATTAWAPISKAT RIVER Comments on the draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area (Ref No. 80468) We are the ancestral people of the lands where the Ring of Fire is proposed. We the Oji-cree, Ojibway, and Omushkegowuk people have lived in harmony with these lands given to us by the Creator since time immemorial. We are the Water People. The water gives us life and we take care of the water in return. This is our duty to the Creator. We are the ancestors of the Headmen who signed Treaty 9 with the Crown to peacefully share the lands. Our Natural Laws teach us to respect the land and to maintain our relationship with the Creator. Our traditional ways do not involve greed or ...
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Attachment Marten Falls First Nation Comments on RA Draft Agreement

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Marten Falls First Nation
  • Reference Number: 99
  • Submitted: 2022-02-28
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Please see the attached submission. 
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  • MARTEN FALLS FIRST NATION #65 Ogoki Post, Ontario P0T 2L0 Tel: (807)349-2509 Fax: (807)349-2511 February 28, 2022 To: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry Re: Comments on the Regional Assessment cooperation agreement Dear Sir or Madam, The Regional Assessment on the Ring of Fire region contemplates an assessment area that is almost entirely Marten Falls First Nation territory. We recognize that we have shared territory with Webequie First Nation in the Ring of Fire region but with this submission, we are providing our community’s perspective and look forward to engagement with you on this matter. The development in the Ring of Fire will come to impact Marten Falls First Nation more than any other community. An aggregation of impacts on neighbouring communities can perhaps help create a sense of what those impacts might be. Some might be ...
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Attachment Submission to the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Cheryl Chetkiewicz and Justina Ray
  • Reference Number: 93
  • Submitted: 2022-02-22
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Dear Debra,   We hope you had a good Family Day weekend!   Thanks to you and your colleagues for taking the time to meet with Justina and me last week. We wanted to share some additional thoughts based on our helpful conversation.   One of the main reasons for the reform of federal impact assessment law in 2017 and the extensive effort undertaken by the Expert Panel (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fservices%2Fenvironment%2Fconservation%2Fassessments%2Fenvironmental-reviews%2Fenvironmental-assessment-processes%2Fbuilding-common-ground.html%23_Toc003&data=04%7C01%7Cdave.bell%40iaac-aeic.gc.ca%7C02979d914f684995413308d9f5fa1566%7C35d07687f4f24fbc8b3efa87a26b3b7b%7C0%7C0%7C637811276724577406%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=u6Ms7DljBljVEMQZ4Jt2cDLpFiOp49e2Muwp28eUHo8%3D&reserved=0) was ...

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Attachment Weenusk First Nation Review of the draft Agreement and Terms of Reference

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Weenusk First Nation
  • Reference Number: 98
  • Submitted: 2022-02-17
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Please see the attached submission. 
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  • February 17, 2022 Martyna Krezel Crown Consultation Advisor Regional Assessment & Consultation Support Team, Crown Consultation and Operations Division Impact Assessment Agency of Canada E: Martyna.Krezel@iaac-aeic.gc.ca E: Regionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca RE: Weenusk First Nation Review of the draft Agreement to conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area and Terms of Reference – Committee Dear Martyna Krezel, I am writing as the elected Chief of Weenusk First Nation (“WFN”). Part of my responsibility as Chief is to protect my Nation’s Section 35 rights. We, as a Nation, are signatories to Treaty No. 9 and hold rights throughout this treaty area. The comments within this letter are provided with that intent. Weenusk First Nation is aware of the actions of other Treaty 9 Nations who are requesting the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (“IAAC”) retract the draft Agreement to conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area ...
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Attachment Environment and Climate Change Comments on Ring of Fire Regional Assessment Draft Agreement/Terms of Reference

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Reference Number: 89
  • Submitted: 2022-02-16
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • Environment and Climate Change Comments on Ring of Fire Regional Assessment Draft Agreement/Terms of Reference February 16, 2022 Comment # Draft Agreement Section Issue Recommendations 1 Throughout Both of the terms “traditional knowledge” and “Indigenous Knowledge” are used throughout the Draft Agreement. However, only “Indigenous Knowledge” is defined in the Definitions. The terms “Traditional Knowledge” and “Indigenous Knowledge should both be defined and consideration given to using one term consistently, and we suggest that it always be capitalized. 2 (pg 2) Definitions NEW text re: definitions for Cumulative Effects (CE), Cumulative Effects Assessment (CEA) & Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management (CEAM) recommended 1.2b “Identifying and recommending mitigation measures and other potential and innovative approaches for addressing potential positive and adverse effects (both project-specific and cumulative, ...
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Attachment Public comments on the Ring of Fire Regional Assessment Proposal

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: York University
  • Reference Number: 81
  • Submitted: 2022-02-08 - 8:54 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Below are selected comments from the York University EUC graduate class in Environmental Resource Management, shared with permission.  Re: Draft Agreement to provide a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area (Reference 80468)  I am writing in my capacity as a member of the public of Ontario to provide comments on the Draft Agreement to provide a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire area. I begin by noting the concerns expressed by numerous First Nations and their representatives about the inadequate role of Indigenous peoples both in formulating the Draft Agreement and in this consultation process itself.  In particular, a group of five First Nations have recently called for the terms of reference for the Regional Assessment to be entirely rescinded, and that ...

Attachment Natural Resources Canada Comments on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Natural Resources Canada
  • Reference Number: 85
  • Submitted: 2022-02-02
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Please see the attached submission. 
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  • IAAC Reference Number: 80468 February 2, 2022 Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 Sent via email: regionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca RE: Natural Resources Canada Comments on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Attn: Stephen Bonnell, Manager, Strategic and Regional Assessments Dear Dr. Bonnell, On December 10, 2021, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) informed Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) of the 60-day public comment period on the draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire area (draft Agreement). We thank IAAC for this opportunity to review and provide comments on the draft Agreement. In general, our comments on the draft Agreement seek clarification on terminology and provisions within ...
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Attachment Notice of a Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Aroland First Nation
  • Reference Number: 87
  • Submitted: 2022-02-02
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • Ms. Martyna Krezel Crown Consultation Advisor Regional Assessment & Consultation Support Team Crown Consultation and Operations Division Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 600-55 York Street Toronto, Ontario M5J 1R7 February 2, 2022 RE: Notice of a Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area To Ms. Martyna Krezel, Aroland First Nation (AFN) writes in response to an email dated December 3, 2021, regarding the Notice of a Public Comment Period on the draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area. We were also previously contacted by Virginia Crawford of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) and Andy Lock of the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (the Ministry) by email on November 8, 2021, regarding the draft Agreement, Terms of Reference and nominations for Committee Members for an Independent ...
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Attachment Northwatch Comments on the Draft Agreement to conduct the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Northwatch submitted by Brennain Lloyd
  • Reference Number: 66
  • Submitted: 2022-02-01 - 6:24 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • As a regional environmental non-governmental organization, Northwatch’s primary areas of interest relate to the impacts and potential impacts of Ring of Fire developments on northeastern Ontario and the lands and people of northeastern Ontario. While our primary concerns are those that impact the region of northeastern Ontario, we do have associated additional concerns and interest which are broader, geographically. Our areas of interest with respect to Ring of Fire developments include: the direct impacts of Ring of Fire project activities which are outside the McFaulds Lake (in northwestern Ontario) and have been variously announced to be intended to take place in Sudbury or Algoma districts of northeastern Ontario, namely the smelting / processing of chromium and other metals. the energy demands of the project, the transportation routes and impacts, and the carbon footprint of the project the downstream impacts of the project ...
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  • February 1, 2022 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 Sent by email regionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Posted to the IAA Registry Reference Number: 80468 Re. Comment on the draft Agreement to conduct the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area On December 3, 2021 the Impact Assessment Agency announced a public comment period on the draft Agreement to conduct the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area (draft Agreement), inviting Indigenous communities, organizations and the public are to review and provide feedback on the draft Agreement by February 1st. The notice described the draft Agreement as a document which “sets out the goal, objectives and planned outcomes of the regional assessment, as well as key aspects of its governance and administration.” The draft Agreement also contains the draft Terms of Reference for an “independent Regional Assessment Committee” that would be ...
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Attachment Comments on Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in Ontario's Ring of Fire

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: West Coast Environmental Law submitted by Anna Johnston
  • Reference Number: 65
  • Submitted: 2022-02-01 - 4:31 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  •     West Coast Environmental Law Comments on Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in Ontario’s Ring of Fire   February 1, 2022 Introduction We are pleased to provide these comments on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in Ontario’s Ring of Fire (Draft Agreement). West Coast Environmental Law Association (West Coast) is a British Columbia-based non-profit environmental law organization dedicated to safeguarding the environment through law. One of Canada’s oldest environmental law organizations, West Coast has provided legal support to British Columbians to ensure their voices are heard on important environmental issues and worked to secure strong environmental laws for almost 50 ...
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  • 1 West Coast Environmental Law Comments on Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in Ontario’s Ring of Fire February 1, 2022 Introduction We are pleased to provide these comments on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in Ontario’s Ring of Fire (Draft Agreement). West Coast Environmental Law Association (West Coast) is a British Columbia-based non-profit environmental law organization dedicated to safeguarding the environment through law. One of Canada’s oldest environmental law organizations, West Coast has provided legal support to British Columbians to ensure their voices are heard on important environmental issues and worked to secure strong environmental laws for almost 50 years. Since its founding, West Coast has been involved with various aspects of provincial and federal environmental and impact assessment (IA). West Coast was involved in the development of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) and its ...
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Attachment Comments on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: MiningWatch Canada submitted by Jamie Kneen
  • Reference Number: 64
  • Submitted: 2022-02-01 - 11:50 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • February 1, 2022   Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 Email: regionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca (mailto:regionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca) Comments on the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area To Whom It May Concern: This document represents MiningWatch Canada’s comment on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area. MiningWatch Canada’s expertise comes from ...
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  • Submission on the Terms of Reference for a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Comments on the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s Information Sheet for the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area, Reference Number 80468 By Joan Kuyek Commissioned by MiningWatch Canada January 21, 2021 Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1. Indigenous Governance........................................................................................................................................... 2 The Agency has the ability to create the capacity and opportunity for full Indigenous participation in the Regional Assessment. ...
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  • February 1, 2022 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 Email: regionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Comments on the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area To Whom It May Concern: This document represents MiningWatch Canada’s comment on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area. MiningWatch Canada’s expertise comes from over twenty years of following mining in Canada and the activities of Canadian mining companies abroad. MiningWatch has carefully tracked plans for mineral development in the Ring of Fire from the time of the first claims being staked until now. We have also been deeply engaged with the Government of Canada in the development of the current Impact Assessment Act, and with Ontario, is trying to revise the province’s inadequate environmental assessment for mines and ...
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Attachment Draft Agreement to conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Sam Hunter
  • Reference Number: 76
  • Submitted: 2022-02-01
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • “Reduce your carbon footprint, be energy efficient - this planet belongs to those not yet born” February 1, 2022 Impact Agency of Canada RE: Draft Agreement to conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area To whom it may concern, Enclosed are comments and frustrations from myself, a father, grandfather as I live in a society, region where policy is thrown at our people and subjected to live under the Indian act and restrictive colonial guidelines. These practices are self serving, self protecting. Exploitation continues to trend and not only damage the landscape but also to indigenous lives. We live in an oil age, oil reservoirs tell us that we are now going downhill. In just 100 years, we have diminished more than half the worlds supply of fossil fuels while contributing to the speeding up of global warming/climate change. As an Indigenous person who still utilizes the land for a way of life, our balance and cycle of life with nature has ...
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Attachment Health Canada's Comments on the draft Agreement to conduct the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Health Canada
  • Reference Number: 84
  • Submitted: 2022-02-01
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • Environmental Health Program (EHP) Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch (ROEB), Health Canada 180 Queen Street West, 10th Floor Toronto, ON M5V 3L7 Colter Kelly Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Feb. 1, 2022 Sent by e-mail to: Colter.Kelly@iaac-aeic.gc.ca and regionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca 3F6>97E% ,95?E< (5A585Gs Comments on the draft Agreement to conduct the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Dear Colter Kelly: Thank you for your email dated December 10, 2021 about the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)f_ Notification of a Public Comment Period on the draft Agreement to conduct the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area (draft Agreement). Health Canada is participating in the regional assessment process as a Federal Authority under the Impact Assessment Act (IAA). Health Canada has reviewed the draft Agreement and is pleased to share our perspectives on ...
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Attachment Comments of Minodahmun Development LP on the Draft Agreement and Terms of Reference

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Minodahmun Development LP
  • Reference Number: 73
  • Submitted: 2022-02-01
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • 1 Comments of Minodahmun Development LP on the Draft Agreement and Terms of Reference Ring of Fire Regional Assessment (Reference Number 80468) February 1, 2022 Please accept these comments submitted by Minodahmun Development LP. Minodahmun Development LP is a 100% First Nation owned partnership created by Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek (AZA), Aroland First Nation (AFN) and Ginoogaming First Nation (GFN) to maximize First Nation participation in development projects, with a focus on the mining sector. Minodahmun's goal is to ensure that benefits from development projects are shared equitably with our First Nations to grow our local economy and provide opportunities for our members. Minodahmun (min-oh-dah-mun) means “clear path” in Anishinaabemowin. Our First Nations believe that meaningful participation and involvement in the protection and development of our lands is the minodahmun to prosperity for our Nations. Note: These comments are submitted ...
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Attachment Comment on Regional Assessment

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Maggie Gasparetto and Roy Kreutzberger
  • Reference Number: 74
  • Submitted: 2022-02-01
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Greetings,    We are writing as concerned citizens of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario in regards to the drafted Regional Assessment for the Ring of Fire.    The assessment as it is currently drafted does not prioritize the health of the water, the air, the climate, or the people; it only priorities industry. To propose mining in such a vulnerable ecological area, one that supports our climate as an invaluable carbon sink, is a shortsighted and foolish notion that does not look out for the best interests of Ontarians or Canadians. How will developing the Ring of Fire affect us in the future? Those curious should not look to this drafted Regional Assessment for the answer, as the most basic and important questions will not be asked.    I ask you to please stop this Regional Assessment, as it is inadequate in its scope. A Regional Assessment should be drafted that considers the health of the ...

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Attachment EJSC Submission on Draft Agreement for Regional Assessment in ROF

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Osgoode Hall Law School's Environmental Justice & Sustainability Clinic
  • Reference Number: 75
  • Submitted: 2022-02-01
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • OSGOODE HALL LAW SCHOOL 4700 Keele St. Toronto ON Canada M3J 1P3 Tel 416 736 5030 Fax 416 736 5736 www.osgoode.yorku.ca BY EMAIL: regionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca February 1, 2022 Dear Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, This comment is submitted pursuant to the public participation period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment as part of the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area (the “Regional Assessment”), on behalf of Osgoode Hall Law School’s Environmental Justice & Sustainability Clinic. We note that the Clinic was one of the original requesters of the Regional Assessment.1 Much of what we urged in our request is still pertinent and pressing. This Regional Assessment remains an excellent opportunity to partner with an Indigenous jurisdiction to further the goals of sustainability and reconciliation in Ontario’s far ...
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Attachment East Coast Environmental Law Submission on ROF RA Draft Agreement

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of East Coast Environmental Law
  • Reference Number: 71
  • Submitted: 2022-02-01
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Please see the attached submission. 
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  • East Coast Environmental Law Association 6061 University Ave., PO Box 15000 Halifax, NS B3H 4R2 K'jipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki February 01, 2022 Impact Agency of Canada regionrof‐cdfregionale@iaac‐aeic.gc.ca Sent Via Email Re: Regional Assessment of the Ring of Fire Area – Submission on Draft Agreement East Coast Environmental Law is an environmental law charity that responds to public inquiries, carries out legal and policy research and analysis, and creates educational resources and opportunities to increase public awareness of environmental laws impacting Atlantic Canada. Our objective is to build capacity in the public and among legal practitioners so that we can work together to ensure that provincial and federal environmental laws are innovative and effective. The following is East Coast Environmental Law’s submission on the Draft Agreement and Committee Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessment of the Ring of Fire Area (the “Draft Agreement”). Our ...
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Attachment Ring of fire

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Jackie Hookimaw
  • Reference Number: 78
  • Submitted: 2022-02-01
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Good afternoon.  I just saw this information and I want to quickly provide my feedback. I was in touch with the chief from Webequie years ago regarding their Land use study. The chief did not respond.    As your office may know, DeBeers were already on our traditional lands for their open pit diamond mining.  They compensated families whose traplines were interfered with. This was a legal precedent from a mining company.   There are traplines within the ring of fire and the chiefs that I contacted in the past are negotiating with Ontario governments. Sadly, chief from Webequie did not respond to my inquiry. It was about the impact on Attawapiskat members traplines from an extension mining project located on Muketi river. I like to remind them about the legal precedent.   Our experiences with EA and socio-economic assessments with Debeers were negative and the conclusions from all ...

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Attachment Wildlands League comments on the draft agreement

  • Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Wildlands League
  • Reference Number: 69
  • Submitted: 2022-02-01
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Public Comment Period on the Draft Agreement to Conduct the Regional Assessment
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • 1 Wildlands League, Suite 371 401 Richmond St. W., Toronto, ON M5V 3A8 wildlandsleague.org February 1, 2022 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 Via email: regionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca RE: Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area (reference # 80468) Summary Wildlands League is one of Canada’s pre-eminent conservation organizations with over 30,000 supporters. We have been monitoring impacts from early exploration activities, land use and environmental assessments in the area known as the ‘Ring of Fire’ in northern Ontario since 2008 and have advocated for implementation of a regional assessment for the area since 2011. We remain concerned by the wide gulf between what’s needed and where Canada and Ontario appear to have landed in their negotiated Draft Agreement. The Ring of Fire is a complex region-opening undertaking in globally significant ...
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