Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia

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  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Robert Morris
  • Reference Number: 156
  • Submitted: 2024-04-23 - 12:32 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Renewable energy will have positive effects on the health of our ocean, air quality and industries which rely on stability in our energy price and supply. If the turbines are located away from sensitive areas, fishing grounds and transportation corridors this is only a positive for us. Increased supply of energy, especially renewables are critical to our long term economic security, achieving our environmental goals and utility rate stability. 

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Attachment Please do not harm birds

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Nicole Corrado
  • Reference Number: 129
  • Submitted: 2024-01-29 - 3:04 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please do not harm birds with this project.  Please do not use animal testing for pollution monitoring.  https://www.change.org/p/stop-testing-sewer-water-on-laboratory-fishPlease 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 (https://www.coyotewatchcanada.com/) Please only use non lethal ways to manage wildlife.  There are humane, non lethal ways to deal with beavers.  Here's a great resource. ...

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Attachment A list of relevant research documents

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Guysborough County Inshore Fishing Association
  • Reference Number: 125
  • Submitted: 2024-01-09 - 1:58 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • See attached submission.
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  • GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY INSHORE FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATION 1 Literature Review Offshore Wind Renewable Energy This document has been prepared by the Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association for aiding the regional assessment for offshore wind in Nova Scotia. It contains a collection of published literature pertaining to offshore wind energy developments. We have included the Title, Authors, Abstracts, with some commentary following of an explanation of why this article is important to us. Many of these studies identify data gaps and areas where further research is needed. Other policy related documents are included as a substitute for a Canadian version which will need to be prepared going forward. Separated into categories as follows: Categories 1. Fishing interactions 2. Compensation/Mitigation of fishing industry 3. Ecological impacts 4. Acoustic impacts 5. Electro magnetic fields/power cables 6. Socioeconomic Reports 1. Fishing ...
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Attachment Comments and concerns

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Guysborough County Inshore Fish Association
  • Reference Number: 124
  • Submitted: 2024-01-09 - 1:55 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see attached submission.
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  • Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association Ph: 902-366-2266/Fax: 902-366-2679 Box 98 - 990 Union Street, Canso, N.S. B0H 1H0 1 January 09, 2024 The Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association (GCIFA) is a not-for-profit commercial fishing organization. GCIFA is an accredited non-profit association under the Fisheries Organization Support Act, registered with the Registry of Joint Stock. The association is made up of core fishermen and crewmembers that reside and fish in the County of Guysborough, NS. There are 140 members of multi-species license holders with fisheries conducted in the inshore, mid-shore and offshore. The association has a volunteer board of directors who are elected from the membership. We would like to provide comments and feedback on the Regional Assessment for offshore wind development in Nova Scotia. We appreciate the opportunity to participate in discussions regarding placement of renewable energy development ...
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Attachment Our Concerns and Recommendations

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Guysborough County Inshore Fish Association
  • Reference Number: 123
  • Submitted: 2024-01-09 - 1:49 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission.
  • Attachment Included
  • 1 Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen's Association Ph: 902-366-2266/Fax: 902-366-2679 Box 98 990 Union Street Canso, N.S. B0H 1H0 This document contains images displaying spatial data relevant to the commercial fishery of members represented by the Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association. Images are screenshots of qgis mapping shapefiles displaying our members fishing grounds as well as screenshots of the DFO ATLAS commericial fishery layers important to Eastern Nova Scotia seafood harvesters. Fig.1 Image published by Net Zero Atlantic produced by AEGIR displaying low cost of energy based on wind speed, water depth and distance to grid. The Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen’s Association are anticipating the federal and provincial governments are not going to place renewable energy projects at the lowest possible cost of energy production for the foreign owned energy conglomerates at the economic loss of another ...
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Attachment Offshore Wind Plans - Capacity Building for the Sustainable and Inclusive Development of Nova Scotia's Offshore Wind Resource

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Grey Matter Energy
  • Reference Number: 122
  • Submitted: 2024-01-04 - 2:09 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Hello. I've spent several years in the energy conservation and sustainabilty industries.  I've also worked in the utilities and understand the larger picture when it relates to energy capacity, demand and consumption.  I live on the southern coast of Cape Breton and own a small energy consulting firm called Grey Matter Energy. Although I'm in favour of renewable energy, I struggle with off-shore wind for several reasons. Costs Around the world, several offshore wind projects have been proposed, completed or are in mid-construction or financing, the Hornsea project for example. In all cases, the costs have exceeded expectations and budgets and in some instances such as what is happening in New York right now (link below), the costs are reaching nuclear cost per kWh levels.  In addition, the time cost of several years to bring the power into use is unreasonable to the public who are funding the project, especially when ...

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Attachment Comment submission- ability to speak from direct experience

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Net Zero Atlantic
  • Reference Number: 113
  • Submitted: 2023-09-21 - 3:16 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • September 21, 2023 To Whom It May Concern, In my role as Net Zero Atlantic’s Rural Community Engagement Coordinator for Offshore wind, I will be helping to build awareness in rural Nova Scotia of this Regional Assessment and opportunities for citizens and interested groups to contribute.  The purpose of this Comment submission is to enable me to speak from direct experience about how contributions can be made through the Regional Assessment website. Net Zero Atlantic’s Capacity Building for the Sustainable and Inclusive Development of Nova Scotia's Offshore Wind Resource project is designed to publicize the opportunity that Offshore wind energy presents in rural Nova Scotia.  The goal is to foster open discussion, broad participation and thus better informed decision making in relation to its development. Two tactics have been adopted so far.  The most important is public information workshops which are listed ...

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Attachment Re: Introductions and Early Commentary for the RA of Offshore Wind Development in NS

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Mike Kofahl
  • Reference Number: 95
  • Submitted: 2023-07-27 - 8:51 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission. 
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  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development (NS) Presentation to the Committee (Meeting with ECEL & EAC) Mike Kofahl, Staff Lawyer July 25, 2023 Land Acknowledgement  I acknowledge that the place where I am today, Unama'ki, is within the traditional and unceded territories of the Mi'kmaq.  All of these territories are covered by treaties of peace and friendship that were entered into with the British, beginning in the early eighteenth century. About Us  East Coast Environmental Law envisions a future in which laws and legal systems protect ecological health and promote environmental and climate justice in Atlantic Canada.  We take a dynamic approach to environmental advocacy in Atlantic Canada. By engaging with diverse individuals, groups, and communities in our region, we work to ensure that environmental laws and policies throughout Atlantic Canada are founded on responsible, transparent, proactive, and inclusive decision-making. Content  ...
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Attachment RE: Introductions and Early Commentary for the RA of Offshore Wind Development in NS

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of David Neira
  • Reference Number: 96
  • Submitted: 2023-07-26 - 2:58 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission. 
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  • 1 Comparative Jurisdictional Research Report on the Assessment and Regulation of Offshore Wind Development Prepared By: Mike Kofahl & Tina Northrup Staff Lawyers at East Coast Environmental Law Prepared For: Ecology Action Centre March 2023 2 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................... 4 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 7 1.1 The Comparator Jurisdictions ........................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Nature and Scope of the Analysis ................................................................................................... 10 1.3 Assessment Processes Discussed in This Report ............................................................................ 12 1.4 ...

Attachment Feedback on NF and NS Agreements

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of William A Montevecchi
  • Reference Number: 94
  • Submitted: 2023-05-03 - 5:11 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission
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  • 1 Review of NL and NS Marine Wind Development Agreements and Terms of Reference William A. Montevecchi, Tori V. Burt, Sydney M. Collins, Parker B. Doiron, Marina W. Montevecchi RATIONALE ● These comments apply to both the NS and NL agreement and TOR ● We recognize that the agreement and tor for NS and NL are the same with the exception of the departments and indigenous groups. It is important to emphasize that these two areas vary greatly in biodiversity and oceanography. AGREEMENT ● The emphasis on future development and decision-making in both the Agreement and TOR clarify that present exercise will be precedent setting. Given that that is the case, an exceptional level of due diligence is required moving forward. ● The Agreement Definitions states “Offshore wind development activities” means the physical activities associated with the construction, including expansion, operation, decommissioning and abandonment of an offshore wind ...
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Attachment Introduction - East Coast Environmental Law - and request to meet

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Mike Kofahl
  • Reference Number: 93
  • Submitted: 2023-04-26 - 3:47 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Dear Committee Members,     My name is Mike Kofahl. I am a staff member of East Coast Environmental Law. I am reaching out today to introduce myself, my colleague, and our organization.     East Coast Environmental Law is a community-centered non-profit environmental law organization. We envision a future where laws and legal systems protect ecological health and promote environmental and climate justice in Atlantic Canada. In our work, we advocate for progressive environmental laws and policies, provide public legal ...

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Attachment Innu Nation Comments - Offshore Wind Regional Assessment Draft Agreement and Terms of Reference

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Richard Nuna on behalf of Innu Nation
  • Reference Number: 67
  • Submitted: 2022-12-08 - 8:52 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission
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  • 1 November 25, 2022 Stephen Rose Crown Consultation Advisor Regional Assessment & Consultation Support Team, Crown Consultation and Operations Division Impact Assessment Agency of Canada / Government of Canada OffshoreWind-EolienneExtracotiere@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Re: Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia – Draft Agreement and Terms of Reference Dear Stephen Rose, Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments in relation to the Draft Agreement for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia and the Terms of Reference for the Committee. It is Innu Nation’s understanding that the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (“Agency”) is responsible for coordinating federal-Indigenous consultation related to potential or established Aboriginal or Treaty rights that could be adversely impacted by federal decisions made in relation or pursuant to this ...
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Attachment Évaluation régionale de l'exploitation de l'énergie éolienne extracôtière - Conseil des Innus de Ekuanitshit

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Conseil des Innu de Ekuanitshit
  • Reference Number: 62
  • Submitted: 2022-11-29 - 12:51 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice: Comment Period on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference
  • Voir la soumission ci-jointe
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  • <Original signé par> <information de contact caviardée> <adresse de courriel caviardée> 1 Commentaires des Innu de Ekuanitshit sur l’Entente provisoire concernant la réalisation d’une évaluation régionale de l’exploitation de l’énergie éolienne extracôtière à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador et sur le Projet de mandat de l’évaluation régionale I. Introduction Le 5 avril 2022, le ministre de l’Environnement et du Changement climatique a décidé de procéder à une évaluation régionale de l’exploitation de l’énergie éolienne extracôtière à Terre-Neuve-et- Labrador et en Nouvelle-Écosse, notamment afin d’éclairer les prochaines décisions quant au développement de l’énergie éolienne extracôtière dans l’Atlantique. Depuis, l’Agence d’évaluation d’impact (« AÉIC ») a débuté un travail de planification de l’évaluation régionale. Dans le cadre de ce travail de planification, l’AÉIC mène une consultation avec les communautés autochtones. Le 12 octobre dernier, des projets ...
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Attachment DFO Final Consolidated Comments on Draft RA Terms of Reference and Agreements

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of DFO Maritimes Region and DFO Newfoundland
  • Reference Number: 59
  • Submitted: 2022-11-29 - 11:45 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice: Comment Period on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference
  • Please see the attached submission. 
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  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia Draft Regional Assessment Terms of Reference (ToR) Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia Comment Number Document; Page, Section Document Text DFO Comment/Clarification Request Region 1 Draft ToR & Draft Agreement General comment Consideration should be given to providing an accompanying document, including diagrams and/or flow charts, to describe the overall governance of the Regional Assessment (RA). This should explain how Federal Authorities will interface with the Committee and/or the Advisory Groups, and how these Advisory Groups will report to the Committee. As there is a Secretariat to support the Committee, it would be helpful to clarify if there will be a coordinator role that will support effective and timely ...
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  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada Pêches et Océans Canada Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program 80 East White Hills Road      November 29, 2022 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 10 Barters Hill     6M1 Subject: Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia Dear Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, Please be advised that the Department of Fisheries Canada (DFO) has completed its review of the Draft Regional Assessment Terms of Reference and the Draft Agreements to Conduct a Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia. Please find attached final consolidated comments from DFO Maritimes Region and DFO Newfoundland and Labrador Region on the Draft Regional Assessment Terms of Reference and Draft Agreements. If you have any questions, please contact Kimberley Keats, Newfoundland and Labrador Region, at ...
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Attachment Qalipu First Nation Comments on the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Chief Brendan Mitchell on behalf of Qalipu First Nation
  • Reference Number: 68
  • Submitted: 2022-11-29 - 10:00 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission
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  • Qalipu FIRST NATION Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin St., 22nd floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 November 24, 2022 SUBJECT: Qalipu First Nation Comments on the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia (Draft Agreement - Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia and Draft Terms of Reference) To whom it may concern: The purpose of this letter is to provide comments on the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia (Draft Agreement - Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia and Draft Terms of Reference). Qalipu First Nation (QFN) represents approximately 24,000 registered members in Newfoundland and abroad and is made up of 67 traditional Mi'kmaq communities across Newfoundland. As a band, we provide core programs and service to our members, including ...
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Attachment Comments on Draft Agreement and Terms of References for the Offshore Wind Power Regional Assessment for Newfoundland and Labrador -EDITED

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Memorial University
  • Reference Number: 56
  • Submitted: 2022-11-29 - 8:43 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Good morning,  Please find attached the updated submission from our group.  Thank you. c.
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  • Memorial University – ENSU 4201 & ENVP 6055 Comments on the Draft Agreement and Terms of References for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Power for Newfoundland and Labrador Background research, evaluations, and recommendations for selected valued components. Submitted and edited by Dr. Camille Ouellet Dallaire on behalf of Nathaniel Abanyin, Claire Brenton, Swaiba Chanyika, Katelyn Corbett, Tithy Dev, Peter Dicker, Madison Dicks, Sarah Dumaresque, Riley Henniffent, Taylor Holloway, Lucas Hoyles, Kiana Jacobs, Hailey Martin, Jacob Moriarty, Hayley Myers, Lawrence Nditsi, Meaghan O’Neill, Claire Parsons, Kathryn Patterson, Shyamal Petiot, Ryan Purcell-Pilgrim, Will Rauch-Davis. Aaron Wayne Rideout, Jen Shears, Shane Turner, Jennifer Anil Vettukuzhiyil and Izek Walters 11-29-2022 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Executive Summary ...
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Attachment Public input to Regional Assessment for Offshore Wind

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Trudi Rhynold
  • Reference Number: 55
  • Submitted: 2022-11-26 - 9:30 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice: Comment Period on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference
  • I am submitting input to this Draft Regional Assessment on Offshore Wind proposals as a Concerned Citizen of & for NS. Many environmental protection organization’s beliefs and the wind industry’s mantra claim that unlike oil, offshore wind provides power without the risk of oil spills or carbon pollution. However, the procurement of multiple non-renewable mineral resources used by the wind industry is definitely not carbon neutral. Turbines can contain rare earth elements that are mined in environmentally unsustainable ways https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/161/1/012069 Turbines contain gold, also mined in environmentally damaging ways https://www.earthworks.org/campaigns/no-dirty-gold/impacts/ Turbines contain energy consuming steel https://www.mightyearth.org/wp-content/uploads/Construction_Destruction_FINAL.pdf Turbine bases can contain large volumes of cement that is energy intensive in ...

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Attachment Consultation on Draft Agreement and Terms of Reference

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Seafood Producers Association of Nova Scotia
  • Reference Number: 54
  • Submitted: 2022-11-26 - 8:38 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice: Comment Period on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference
  • Hello, please accept the attached letter as SPANS feedback on the draft Agreement and Terms of Reference as they relate to the offshore Nova Scotia area. We look forward to further participating in this process. Best, Ian McIsaac
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  • Please see the attachment to view the content.
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Attachment Public Comment on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Natasha Pennell & Meagan Wadden
  • Reference Number: 69
  • Submitted: 2022-11-26 - 8:13 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission
  • Attachment Included
  • Public Comment on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia By: Natasha Pennell & Meagan Wadden Reviewed and edited by Dr. Camille Ouellet Dallaire November 26, 2022 Page 1 of 11 Executive Summary The valued components that are discussed in this comment are Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Fishing Rights. There is room for improvement in the Terms of Reference regarding these two valued components. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is home to three main Indigenous groups: Inuit, Innu, and Mi’kmaq. Because this is an offshore project, there is potential that all Indigenous groups in the province could be affected. Indigenous knowledge considerations: • Indigenous Knowledge (IK) is an important feature in the terms of ...
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Attachment Comments on Draft Agreement and Terms of References for the Offshore Wind Power Regional Assessment for Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Camille Ouellet Dallaire
  • Reference Number: 53
  • Submitted: 2022-11-26 - 7:59 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice: Comment Period on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference
  • Please find attach a compendium of work by 18 students from Grenfell Campus, Memorial University, under the supervision of Dr. Camille Ouellet Dallaire, Assistant Professor in th School of Science and the Environment.  This work provide background research, evaluation and recommendation for seven selected valued components.  Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. You can reach me at cdallaire@grenfell.mun.ca. Thank you.  
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  • Memorial University – ENSU 4201 & ENVP 6055 Comments on the Draft Agreement and Terms of References for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Power for Newfoundland and Labrador Background research, evaluations, and recommendations for selected valued components. Submitted and Edited by Dr. Camille Ouellet Dallaire on behalf of Nathaniel Abanyin, Claire Brenton, Swaiba Chanyika, Tithy Dev, Peter Dicker, Madison Dicks Lucas Hoyles, Kiana Jacobs, Jacob Moriarty, Hayley Myers, Lawrence Nditsi, Meaghan O’Neill, Claire Parsons, Shyamal Petiot, Ryan Purcell-Pilgrim, Aaron Wayne Rideout, Jen Shears, Shane Turner, and Jennifer Anil Vettukuzhiyil 11-26-2022 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... 5 2 Key Recommendations ...
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Attachment Ecology Action Centre's comments on the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Ecology Action Centre
  • Reference Number: 52
  • Submitted: 2022-11-26 - 7:44 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice: Comment Period on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference
  • Dear Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, On behalf of the Ecology Action Centre, please find attached our comments on the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia. Kind regards, Dr. Sebastián Pardo Sustainable Fisheries Coordinator Ecology Action Centre
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  • 1 November 26, 2022 RE: Submission to Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development Draft Terms of Reference The Ecology Action Centre (EAC) is submitting this letter in response to the invitation for public comment on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessments of Offshore Wind development in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. We appreciate the opportunity to provide input into this process. As the Draft Agreements for the two provinces are substantially the same, EAC is providing specific comments and recommendations on the Draft Agreement for Nova Scotia, intending for those comments and recommendations to be understood as applying to both Draft Agreements. The EAC is one of Atlantic Canada’s oldest and largest environmental charities. We have over 6,000 members across Canada whose voices we represent as we engage in public policy development and have more than ...
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Attachment Comments on the NL offshore wind development documents

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Newfoundland and Labrador Wildlife Federation
  • Reference Number: 51
  • Submitted: 2022-11-26 - 6:44 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice: Comment Period on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference
  • Hello, Attached is NLWF's comments on these documents.  Yours in Conservation, Andrew Bouzan, President, Newfoundland and Labrador Wildlife Federation.
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  • Submission to: Impact Agency of Canada – Offshore Wind Development Documents. November, 2022 2 In the documents of Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference there are a few sections which our federation would like some clarification. In section 1.2.b of the Draft Agreement – Newfoundland and Labrador document reads “Providing an understanding of the regional context that can be used in considering and evaluating the effects of future offshore wind development activities, to inform future planning and licencing processes and impact assessments, including the management of cumulative effects.” We would want to know in what specific way these “cumulative effects” will be classified and defined. All activities being conducted in a given area should be documented and classified in order to properly understand the various impacts of small, ...
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Attachment East Coast Environmental Law - Comments on the Draft Agreements and TOR for the NS and NL Offshore Wind Regional Assessments

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Mike Kofahl on behalf of East Coast Environmental Law
  • Reference Number: 65
  • Submitted: 2022-11-26 - 5:52 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice: Comment Period on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference
  • 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 Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin St., 22nd Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 SENT BY EMAIL OffshoreWind-EolienneExtracotiere@iaac-aeic.gc.ca November 26, 2022 To Whom It May Concern, Re: East Coast Environmental Law Comments on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessments of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia East Coast Environmental Law is an environmental law charity that provides public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. We envision a future in which laws and legal systems protect ecological health and promote environmental and climate justice in Atlantic Canada, and, to realize that vision, we advocate for ...
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Attachment Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn Inc. comments on the draft Agreements and Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn Incorporated
  • Reference Number: 50
  • Submitted: 2022-11-26 - 3:19 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice: Comment Period on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference
  • Please accept this submission on behalf of Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Incorporated (MTI) in regards to the Draft Agreements to Conduct a Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador (the “Draft RA Agreements”) and the related draft Terms of Reference (the “TOR”).    Draft RA Agreements    The Preambles in both draft RA Agreements acknowledge that portions of their respective offshore areas are used by Indigenous peoples to exercise their Aboriginal or Treaty rights, and that there is potential for offshore wind development to impact those rights. However, the combined Study Areas exclude parts of Mi’gma’qi (Mi’gmaq Territory) that stand to be adversely impacted by future offshore wind development. While we understand that ...

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Attachment Gibson comments on draft NS/NL Offshore Wind RA docs + appendix

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: University of Waterloo
  • Reference Number: 49
  • Submitted: 2022-11-26 - 2:55 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice: Comment Period on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference
  • Please see the attached submission. The summary is as follows: The Draft Terms of Reference and Draft Agreements would benefit from extensive revisions to address many openings for improvement.  Perhaps most important are revisions to the Terms of Reference document to align the weak and incomplete expectations for the assessment work with the considerably more suitable expectations for the contents of the committee report. Key areas of deficiency in the earlier portions include inconsistent versions of cumulative effects that often do not include the reasonable range of regional contributing factors and neglect interactive effects, weak and incomplete guidance on social, economic and health matters, including inattention to distributional effects and economic viability; and frequent neglect of needs and options for regional-scale responses to identified cumulative problems or opportunities. Improvements needed ...
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  • 1 Comments on the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia: Draft Terms of Reference and Draft Agreements1 Robert B. Gibson, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo rbgibson@uwaterloo.ca 24 November 2022 The following comments include general and specific points about the strengths and limitations of the draft documents, and recommendations for adjustments. The focus is on the suitability of the terms of reference and agreements for the case at hand. However, the comments are also made in light of this regional assessment’s importance as a contributor to the early precedents and experience that will help to establish the federal government’s approach to regional assessments under the Impact Assessment Act (IAAct). The author is a long-time student of and participant in the evolution of impact assessment in Canada. I have had experience with regimes and ...

Attachment MFN Comments on Offshore Wind RA - Draft Agreement and ToR

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Miawpukek First Nation
  • Reference Number: 70
  • Submitted: 2022-11-26 - 1:55 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice: Comment Period on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference
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  • Miawpukek First Nation Comments on the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador DRAFT Agreement and Terms of Reference Nov 2022 2 Miawpukek First Nation – Comments on the Offshore Wind Regional Assessment ToR and Draft Agreements Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Draft Agreement for a Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind ....................................................... 5 1.2 Terms of Reference ........................................................................................................................... 6 2.0 Miawpukek First Nation .................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Background. Culture, and History ...
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Attachment Comments on the Terms of Reference and two Draft Agreements for the Offshore Wind Regional Assessments in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia
  • Author: Oceans North
  • Reference Number: 48
  • Submitted: 2022-11-26 - 1:00 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice: Comment Period on the Draft Agreements and Draft Terms of Reference
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  • 1 236 Metcalfe Street, Unit 301-302, Ottawa, ON K2P 1R3 613.233.7472 www.oceansnorth.org Oceans North Comments on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador 25th November, 2022 Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment of the Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador. Oceans North supports the efforts to mitigate climate change, particularly the required paradigm shift to renewable energy provision. Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan includes the commitment to achieve net-zero electricity by 2035 through the expansion of non-emitting energy. This will lay the groundwork to net-zero emissions by 2050. The goal of the Regional Assessment is: “To provide information, knowledge and analysis regarding future offshore wind development activities in the Study Area and their potential effects, in ...
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  • 1 1459 Hollis St, Suite 101, Halifax, NS, B3J 1V1 www.oceansnorth.org Oceans North Comments on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia 25th November 2022 Oceans North supports green solutions to fight the effects of climate change. Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan has made the commitment to achieve net-zero electricity by 2035 through the expansion of non-emitting energy. This will lay the groundwork to net- zero emissions by 2050. The goal of the Regional Assessment is: “To provide information, knowledge and analysis regarding future offshore wind development activities in the Study Area and their potential effects, in order to inform and improve future planning, licencing and impact assessment processes for these activities in a way that helps protect the environment and health, social and economic conditions while also creating opportunities for sustainable economic ...
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  • 1 236 Metcalfe Street, Unit 301-302, Ottawa, ON K2P 1R3 613.233.7472 www.oceansnorth.org Oceans North Comments on the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia Draft Terms of Reference (Reference number 83514) 25th November, 2022 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 301-10 Barters Hill St. John’s, NL A1C 6M1 OffshoreWind-EolienneExtracotiere@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia Draft Terms of Reference. Oceans North supports the efforts to mitigate climate change, particularly the required paradigm shift to renewable energy provision. Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan includes the commitment to achieve net-zero electricity by 2035 through the expansion of non-emitting energy. This will lay the groundwork to net-zero emissions by 2050. The goal of the ...
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