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Attachment Public Comment for offshore wind development in Newfoundland

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Indian Head First Nation
  • Reference Number: 251
  • Submitted: 2024-06-29 - 10:42 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • To whom it may concern,   As members of the Indian Head First Nation, we are writing to express our concerns regarding the proposed offshore wind development in Newfoundland. While we recognize the importance of renewable energy sources, we believe that this particular project could pose significant hazards to the environment and have detrimental cumulative effects on our traditional territories.   Offshore wind development has the potential to disrupt marine ecosystems and coastal habitats. The construction and operation of wind turbines can lead to disturbances in the seabed, impacts on marine life through underwater noise and electromagnetic fields, and changes in water quality. These disruptions can have negative consequences on fish populations, marine mammals, and seabirds that rely on these areas for feeding, breeding, and migration.   Furthermore, the cumulative effects of offshore wind development must be ...

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Attachment Fisheries & Other Ocean Users AG Meeting w Committee

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Ian McIsaac
  • Reference Number: 226
  • Submitted: 2024-03-06 - 1:26 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • As a preliminary matter, the fisheries continue to support the responsible and expedient development of wind in the ocean environment, but reiterate that it must be done in a responsible and collaborative manner. This would certainly include meaningful consultation in this RA process.    However, we feel that we have not been properly consulted with so far. We only learned about the proposed plan late last Friday afternoon and received a presentation earlier this week. We are in the midst of an incredibly busy time of year in the fisheries and there simply is not enough time to provide meaningful feedback on the proposed plan. What’s more, we still know very little about the methodology in selecting and applying certain decision-making criteria and I have not received any additional information in this respect. To this end, we are not able to provide additional information or commentary as requested.    Rather, we request ...

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Attachment Re: RA OSW NL - Public Virtual Engagement Session - Afternoon

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Arlene White
  • Reference Number: 229
  • Submitted: 2024-03-04 - 7:05 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • I second Troy’s email.  This will affect the livelihood of many families, communities, and regions.     Also considering the waters are warming up, species are moving and it seems there has been minimal considerations for this.   At the end of the day NL has an abundance of land and I am extremely concerns about the impacts to water and all that live and surround it, why not stick to land?  

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Attachment RE: RA OSW NL - Public Virtual Engagement Session - Afternoon

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Katie Power
  • Reference Number: 223
  • Submitted: 2024-03-04 - 6:30 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Regional Assessment Committee for Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador:   I am emailing on behalf of my membership to share our concern and dissatisfaction with the Committee’s level of engagement with the fishing industry in NL. There have been many points since the inception of the RA Committee in March 2023 where we have felt left out in the cold regarding the ongoing work of the Committee which aims to collect and analyse information on the potential effects of offshore wind energy development in our Province.   This email comes particularly in response the latest meeting of the RA Committee’s appointed Fishery and Other Ocean User Advisory group, held on February 27, 2024. At this meeting, we and other fishing industry associations were presented the latest work of the Committee. This latest work had taken the last, reduced, Focus Area and further narrowed those areas down to what the Committee has called ...

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Attachment RA OSW NL - Public Virtual Engagement Session - Afternoon

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Troy Hardy
  • Reference Number: 224
  • Submitted: 2024-03-04 - 6:10 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Hello to the committee. Troy Hardy here inshore harvester from the Southwest coast of this beautiful island of Newfoundland. I just wanted to state in writing via email, for the advisory committee that, I'm very confused and concerned about the way fishing data has been used in this preliminary report.       I understand that this is, again "just" a preliminary report, however I can clearly see that in some instances fishing activity has been taken into account (such as 3km lobster buffer) , and in other areas completely ignored.       I am not aware of the procedures and guidelines that were adhered to in the making of this preliminary report but I do not believe that picking only the suitable fisheries to create exclusion zones around, would be part of those processes, regardless of being just a preliminary report or not.        This speaks to a lack of transparency with the ...

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Attachment Email to RA Committee on Offshore Wind Development in NL

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Vanessa Byrne
  • Reference Number: 225
  • Submitted: 2024-03-01 - 5:06 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Good evening,   I am writing to express disappointment in the latest engagement effort by the Regional Assessment (RA) Committee on Offshore Wind in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). In particular, on the Committee's use of their 'Fishery and Other Ocean Users' advisory group to present their latest work that has identified "preliminary offshore wind licencing area recommendations" (attached for reference).   As a member of this advisory group, I recieved the attached presentation on the afternoon of Friday, February 23rd and was subsequently provided an overview of its contents by the RA Committee at a meeting of the advisory group that next Tuesday, February 27. At this meeting, we were advised by the Committee that in order for our perspectives to be incorporated into the Committee's March 2024 interim report, we must provide feedback by ...
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  • Slide 1 UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFIÉ Preliminary Offshore Wind Licencing Area Recommendations Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries & Other Ocean Users Advisory Group Session February 27th, 2024 Slide 2 UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFIÉ Agenda • Committee Introductions • Regional Assessment Purpose • Regional Assessment Milestones • Identifying Preliminary Offshore Wind Licencing Areas • Discussion • We request that all participants set their audio to mute during the duration of the presentation to avoid any background noise and to turn off their cameras to save our bandwidth (assuming large number of participants) • We request that you please hold questions and comments to the discussion period at the end of the presentation. We will gladly return to any slides you’d like to revisit and discuss in more detail at that time. • During discussion period, please use raise hand function and ...
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Attachment Advisory Group Input Request PDF

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: FFAW-Unifor
  • Reference Number: 212
  • Submitted: 2024-02-13 - 7:33 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see attached PDF file of Advisory Group Input request.
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  • UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFIÉ Request for Advisory Group Input on Effects Research to Date Committee for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador December 11, 2023 Request for Advisory Group Input on Effects Research to Date Committee for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador December 11, 2023 i UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFIÉ Contents Request for Advisory Group Input on Effects Research to Date ................................................................... 1 1. Activities Associated with Offshore Wind Development ...................................................................... 3 2. Potential Impact Pathways and Effects of Offshore Wind Development on Components Assessed under the Regional Assessment .................................................................................................................... 9 I. Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases ...
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Attachment Advantages of offshore wind including for fishing and other offshore industries

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: 7097460329
  • Reference Number: 200
  • Submitted: 2023-12-07 - 5:43 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador must move towards ending the use of fossil fuels and to using the tremendous wind resources available in offshore NL.  This can build upon exisitng industrial expertise and provincial and private infrastructure.  It is only natural for there to be concerns about offshore wind from the fishing industry and others but there are many potential advantages that should be considered.  Wind turbine locations could be used for cell towers that can imorove search and rescue capabilities.  Rescue stations can be provided at this sites also, such as first aid, emergency food, shelter and others.  Buoys linked to these wind turbines could be used for recharging batteries for electric motors on fishing vessels and even large ships to further reduce greenhouse gases.  And drones could be located at wind turbine stations to assist with searchand rescue operations.  Offshore wind can create large numbers of well paying jovbs, ...

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Attachment Scientific information relevant to the focus area

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: National Research Council of Canada
  • Reference Number: 196
  • Submitted: 2023-11-22 - 1:48 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Hello, I’m on the scientific committee and just wanted to pass along a couple of notes related to the November 7, 2023 document “Committee Decision Regarding the Focus Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador”. 1.  The committee's document references one of NRCan's earlier studies, but a more recent report is also relevant: Kirkpatrick et al., 2023 (available at https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/starweb/geoscan/servlet.starweb?path=geoscan/fulle.web&search1=R=331855).  The newer NRCan report covers many aspects important to the wind development process, using a focus area similar to that of the decision for NL regional assessment, plus NS waters. 2.  The committee's document mentions NRC's iceberg engineering database but no reference is given. The databases are described in Sudom et al., 2023 (available at ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7003298 ...

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Attachment Offshore Wind Development in NL - Town of St. Anthony

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Brad Johannessen
  • Reference Number: 175
  • Submitted: 2023-10-17 - 11:38 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Good Morning Lindsey The Town of St. Anthony has reviewed the ongoing information concerning research and development of Offshore Wind projects in Newfoundland and Labrador.  The Committee responsible has decided not to proceed with any research for potential wind development along the north and north east coast of NL for various reasons, primarily ice berg concentration.  The Town of St. Anthony wishes to encourage the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador Committee to reinstate the Northern Peninsula and North East Coast in it research for possible locations for Offshore Wind Projects under the following conditions: Fishery activity must be considered and public consultations with fisher persons to take place in the area. Recognizing Iceberg activity is vital but should not be a reason not to include it in the study.  The information gathered ...

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Attachment RE: Confidentiality Request - NL RA OSW Committee Meeting with NRCan

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Natural Resources Canada
  • Reference Number: 179
  • Submitted: 2023-10-11 - 7:30 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Good morning, Christine, We approve this request, understanding that the Accord Act amendments (Bill C-49) recently received a second reading in Parliament, and that NRCan will publicly disclose <sensitive information removed> later in the Committee’s mandate.   Please note that we post requests for confidentiality and responses to those requests on the Registry.   Thank you,   Shayne McDonald (Chair), Glenn Blackwood, Leslie Grattan, Brian Power, Paul W. Saunders Committee for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador   From: Clarke, Christina <email address removed> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2023 8:41 AM To: Ducey,Catherine (IAAC/AEIC) <Catherine.Ducey@iaac-aeic.gc.ca (mailto:Catherine.Ducey@iaac-aeic.gc.ca)>; Offshore Wind NL / Éolienne Extracotière TNL (IAAC/AEIC) ...

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Attachment CNLOPB - Proposed Focus Area

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Melissa Moss
  • Reference Number: 167
  • Submitted: 2023-10-05
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Good day,   The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board appreciated the opportunity to meet with the Committee on September 11, 2023. As a follow up, and as discussed during the meeting, the below information is being provided for your consideration.   Focus Area: The C-NLOPB is concerned about a lost opportunity with a reduced study area, or Focus Area for the Regional Assessment. The information that potentially will be contained within a final report could be useful to the C-NLOPB, particularly as it relates to the portion of the study area that was extended into the Jeanne d’Arc Region of the offshore.  The following organizations/groups may also have additional information with respect to the focus area and the constraints analysis conducted: Energy Newfoundland and Labrador The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Marine Renewables ...

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Attachment Fwd: Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in NL

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Environmental Transparency Committee ETC
  • Reference Number: 162
  • Submitted: 2023-10-05
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  •  Please see the attached submission
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  • Environmental Transparency Committee September 21, 2023 Impact Assessment Agency of C 301-10 Barter’s Hill St. John’s, NL. A1C 6M1 Re: Regional Assessment of O (Reference #84343) To Whom It May Concern: We are strongly opposed to any off Newfoundland. The Port au Port that has the high potential to negatively quality of life for residents. The addition of further negative impacts in addition development currently proposed. The lives of local residents have already been negatively impacted as a result of the current project that has barely begun. The wildlife will not be sustainable with the We are pleading that your department do the utmost to our coastal waters and to protect the residents. Sincerely, Nadine Tallack, Co-Administrator Marilyn Rowe, Co-Administrator NT/MR:mjc Environmental Transparency Committee Port au Port Peninsula ...
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Attachment FW: Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in NL

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Jamie Brake
  • Reference Number: 155
  • Submitted: 2023-09-26 - 2:49 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Hi there,   Please see comments below from the Provincial Archaeology Office of the Department of TCAR.   Thanks Regan   Regan Hogan B. Eng Tourism Product Development Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation O: 709-729-0992    From: Brake, Jamie <JamieBrake@gov.nl.ca (mailto:JamieBrake@gov.nl.ca)> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 10:49 AM To: Hogan, Regan <ReganHogan@gov.nl.ca (mailto:ReganHogan@gov.nl.ca)> Cc: Mercer, Delphina <dhmercer@gov.nl.ca (mailto:dhmercer@gov.nl.ca)>; Erwin, John <JohnErwin@gov.nl.ca (mailto:JohnErwin@gov.nl.ca)> Subject: FW: Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in NL   Good morning Regan,   The PAO has no comment on the suitability of the proposed focus area, however we note there is ...

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Attachment NRCan Feedback RA Offshore Wind Development Nfl Labrador

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Natalie Robinson
  • Reference Number: 156
  • Submitted: 2023-09-26 - 1:06 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  •  Please see the attached submission
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  • UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFIÉ September 26, 2023 Committee for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador Subject: Natural Resources Canada’s comments on the proposed Focus Area for the regional assessment of offshore wind development in Newfoundland and Labrador Dear Committee, On August 21, 2023, the Committee for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador (the Committee) requested feedback on a proposed Focus Area within the Study Area set out in the Agreement. Areas outside the focus area would not be subject to further analysis and engagement during the Regional Assessment and would not be recommended by the Committee for licensing at this time. Please see our response to the following feedback questions. Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the proposed Focus Area: At this stage, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) would suggest maintaining the present Study ...
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Attachment FW: Focus Area Feedback - Scientific Information and Community Knowledge Advisory Group Engagement

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Lindsey Parsons
  • Reference Number: 158
  • Submitted: 2023-09-25 - 2:04 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Hi – here a couple of papers that we have published related to the use of floating wind offshore Newfoundland in waters that might experience sea ice or icebergs.   Regards,   Mike  
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  • OTC-31716-MS Ice Risk Analysis for Floating Wind Turbines, Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador Tony King, Freeman Ralph, Mark Fuglem, Paul Stuckey, Jan Thijssen, Ian Turnbull, Yujian Huang, Vandad Talimi, Lei Liu, Renat Yulmetov, Hamid Shayanfar, and Mark Howell, C-CORE; Mike Paulin, Intecsea Copyright 2022, Offshore Technology Conference DOI 10.4043/31716-MS This paper was prepared for presentation at the Offshore Technology Conference held in Houston, TX, USA, 2 – 5 May, 2022. This paper was selected for presentation by an OTC program committee following review of information contained in an abstract submitted by the author(s). Contents of the paper have not been reviewed by the Offshore Technology Conference and are subject to correction by the author(s). The material does not necessarily reflect any position of the Offshore Technology Conference, its officers, or members. Electronic reproduction, distribution, or storage of any part of this paper without the written consent ...
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  • OTC-32002-MS Evaluation of Floating Wind Technology to Reduce Emissions in Newfoundland and Labrador's Offshore Hydrocarbon Industry Mike Paulin, Damien Humby, and Nathan Cooke, Intecsea, Worley Group; Tony King, C-CORE Copyright 2022, Offshore Technology Conference DOI 10.4043/32002-MS This paper was prepared for presentation at the Offshore Technology Conference held in Houston, TX, USA, 2 – 5 May, 2022. This paper was selected for presentation by an OTC program committee following review of information contained in an abstract submitted by the author(s). Contents of the paper have not been reviewed by the Offshore Technology Conference and are subject to correction by the author(s). The material does not necessarily reflect any position of the Offshore Technology Conference, its officers, or members. Electronic reproduction, distribution, or storage of any part of this paper without the written consent of the Offshore Technology Conference is prohibited. Permission to ...
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Attachment DFO- Proposed Focus Area/ Le secteur d'intervention - Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in NL / Évaluation régionale de l'exploitation de l'énergie Éolienne extracôtière à TNL

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Kimberley Keats
  • Reference Number: 157
  • Submitted: 2023-09-25 - 2:03 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Hi Catherine, Following up on our previous email and our discussion with the RA Committee on September 5, 2023, we have one additional comment to provide on the proposed Focus Area.  The boundary of the proposed Focus Area overlaps with the Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area (MPA), as shown in the image below.  Although there is no statement specifically regarding the use of offshore wind development in the regulations for the MPA, there may be potential conflicts with the Federal Marine Protected Areas Protection Standard (2023) ...
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Attachment FW: Deadline extension / Délai prolongé - Proposed Focus Area/ Le secteur d'intervention - Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in NL / Évaluation régionale de l'exploitation de l'énergie Éolienne extracôtière à TNL

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Offshore Wind NL / Éolienne Extracotière TNL (IAAC/AEIC)
  • Reference Number: 161
  • Submitted: 2023-09-25 - 7:25 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  •  Please see the attached submission
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  • WAGE Comments on Focal Area (NLNS) Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia - Regional Assessment (RA) WAGE has no comments on the location of the proposed focus area. However, we wanted to verify that the current wording in the Agreement and ToR does not exclude GBV (gender-based violence) impact evaluation. Context: ▪ As per the Proposed Focus Area - We Request Your Feedback (iaac-aeic.gc.ca), one of the focus areas is “any other potential impacts to the environmental, social, health, and economic components set out in the Terms of Reference [ToR]” (pg. 1). ▪ Regarding the Agreement and ToR, in March 2023, WAGE provided input on additional data source that could be applicable to the RA. Our comments were in line with section “Other Considerations and Requirements” of the draft Agreement and ToR. These comments were largely related to the inclusion of GBV as part of a GBA Plus assessment and as a public health issue. ▪ ...
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Attachment FW: Deadline extension / Délai prolongé - Proposed Focus Area/ Le secteur d'intervention - Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in NL / Évaluation régionale de l'exploitation de l'énergie Éolienne extracôtière à TNL

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Offshore Wind NL / Éolienne Extracotière TNL (IAAC/AEIC)
  • Reference Number: 160
  • Submitted: 2023-09-25 - 7:25 AM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  •  Please see the attached submission
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  • Parks Canada 145 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3B 0R9 katherine.cumming@pc.gc.ca September 19, 2023 Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 301-10 Barters Hill St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 6M1 Mr. McDonald, Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed focus area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador. Parks Canada supports the Committee’s approach to focusing the remainder of the Regional Assessment on areas where wind development success is more likely. We agree with the proposed focus area as it allows us to concentrate our analysis on Parks Canada’s Protected Heritage Places of greatest relevance. We look forward to seeing the final focus area following input received by the Committee. Parks Canada will continue to conduct site analysis within the final focus area and will ...
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Attachment Wood - Feedback on Proposed Focus Area

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Wood
  • Reference Number: 164
  • Submitted: 2023-09-22 - 5:14 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission.
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  • 0 100 20050 Kilometers Legend Transmission Lines 100-161 200-299 345 500 700 other Soil Order Brunisolic Chernozemic Cryosolic Gleysolic Luvisolic Organic Podzolic Regosolic Solonetzic Vertisolic Unclassified NL Regional Assessment Study Area ¯
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  • Technical Memo: Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind   Development In Newfoundland and Labrador  September 22, 2023    Page 1 of 5    Technical Memo    Purpose:  Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador  Date:    September 21, 2023              Wind resource    Source: CanmetEnergy O awa, Modelled wind speed data in Atlan c Canada, 2019  The coastal and near-shore areas around Newfoundland have excellent wind resource, as depicted in the  figure above.  According to CanmetEnergy and Global Wind Atlas (“GWA”) - a publicly available  microscale wind model built by DTU Wind Energy based on ERA-5 reanalysis data - mean wind condi ons  at 100m above mean sea level (“AMSL”) off the eastern coast of Newfoundland are over 10.5 m/s (IEC  Class I) whereas wind speeds off the western and southern coasts are slightly lower but s ll very  desirable.  Addi onally, the predominant wind direc ...
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Attachment AFC Feedback on Proposed Focus Area for Offshore Wind NL

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: On Behalf of the Atlantic Fixed-Gear Council
  • Reference Number: 154
  • Submitted: 2023-09-22 - 3:25 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please attached pdf for comments.
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  • September 22, 2023 1 Feedback on the Proposed Focus Area for Regional Assessment on Offshore Wind in Newfoundland and Labrador Atlan�c Fixed-Gear Council September 22, 2023 2 Introduc�on In response to the request for feedback from the Regional Assessment (RA) Commitee of Offshore Wind (OSW) Development in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) on the proposed Focus Area (Figure 1), please accept the following input on behalf of the Atlan�c Fixed-Gear Council. As outlined in the Commitee’s request, the most recent proposed Focus Area has been defined based on physical constraints and parameters such as, the absence of icebergs, depths <300m, and limited wave height. The request notes that ‘other factors’ important for informing future planning, licencing, and impact assessment processes will be considered during the remainder of the RA, within the set-out Focus Area, where ‘other ...
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Attachment Proposed Focus Area for the Regional Assessment

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: SPANS
  • Reference Number: 153
  • Submitted: 2023-09-22 - 3:22 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see attached PDF.
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  • Please accept the following on behalf of the Seafood Producers Association of Nova Scotia (SPANS) in response to your request for feedback on establishing a focus area under the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador. We are concerned that the proposal is not consistent with the Terms of Reference and the Impact Assessment Act. We are also concerned that the ultimate report of the Committee may ignore important cumulative and regional environmental factors by preemptively narrowing the area being studied. As a preliminary matter, we note that the Committee's correspondence states that "areas outside the focus area would not be subject to further analysis and engagement during the Regional Assessment and would not be recommended by the Committee for licensing at this time." We are concerned that the Committee is deviating from its Terms of Reference in that the Terms make clear that the goal of the regional assessment is not to make licensing ...
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Attachment AGC Feedback on Proposed Focus Area Offshore Wind NL Sept 22 2023

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Atlantic Groundfish Council
  • Reference Number: 152
  • Submitted: 2023-09-22 - 3:21 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see attached pdf of comments.
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  • Feedback on the Proposed Focus Area for Regional Assessment on Offshore Wind in Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Groundfish Council September 22, 2023 2 Introduction In response to the request for feedback from the Regional Assessment (RA) Committee of Offshore Wind (OSW) Development in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) on the proposed Focus Area (Figure 1), please accept the following input on behalf of the Atlantic Groundfish Council. As outlined in the Committee’s request, the most recent proposed Focus Area has been defined based on physical constraints and parameters such as, the absence of icebergs, depths <300m, and limited wave height. The request notes that ‘other factors’ important for informing future planning, licencing, and impact assessment processes will be considered during the remainder of the Regional Assessment, within the set-out Focus Area, where ‘other ...
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Attachment Marine Renewables Canada Submission on Proposed Focus Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Marine Renewables Canada
  • Reference Number: 151
  • Submitted: 2023-09-22 - 3:20 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Good afternoon, Please see attached Marine Renewables Canada's submission regarding the Proposed Focus Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador.  We are available for any questions or to discuss this further.  Many thanks, Lisen Bassett
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  • September 22, 2023 Committee for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador Delivered Online: https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/84343/participation RE: Proposed Focus Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador About Marine Renewables Canada Marine Renewables Canada (“MRC”) is a national association with a mandate to support the advancement of offshore wind, tidal, wave, and river current energy. Representing over 170 businesses and organizations across the country, we are active in catalyzing opportunities for how marine renewable energy can contribute to achieving net-zero goals through the production of clean electricity and green fuels such as hydrogen, as well as displacement of diesel in remote communities and marine industries. MRC has been working to promote the responsible, efficient, and inclusive development of Canada’s offshore wind resource. ...
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Attachment Submission on the Proposed Focus Area

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of East Coast Environmental Law Association
  • Reference Number: 163
  • Submitted: 2023-09-22 - 3:17 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  •  Please see the attached submission
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  • 1 East Coast Environmental Law Association 6061 University Ave., PO Box 15000 Halifax, NS B3H 4R2 September 22, 2023 Committee for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 301-10 Barters Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 6M1 OffshoreWindNL-EolienneExtracotiereTNL@iaac-aeic.gc.ca SENT VIA EMAIL Dear Members of the Regional Assessment Committee, Re: Submission on the Proposed Focus Area The following is a submission from East Coast Environmental Law (“ECEL”) on the proposed Focus Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador (the “RA”) in response to a request for feedback launched by the Committee on August 17, 2023. 1. Introduction The Committee is proposing to apply a precautionary approach to its work because offshore wind development is a potential new industry in Canada. It is our understanding that the ...
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Attachment ECCC - Feedback on Proposed Focus Area

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Environmental Protection Operations Directorate - Atlantic Environment and Climate Change Canada / Government of Canada
  • Reference Number: 165
  • Submitted: 2023-09-22 - 3:14 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Below and attached are comments from ECCC on the Focus Area as related to ice and waves:   Ice loads Attached is the feedback for the constraint. Note: Sea ice conditions were not considered but are required. Note: There is a history of ice bergs in the proposed area.   Wind Resource Average annual wind speed exceeding 7 m/s at a height of 100 m - we agree that this would be met. The MSC Wave Atlas map shows average wind speed > 8 m/s south of the island and > 7 m/s west of the island, so the requirement is met even before adjustment to 100 m. The wind speed would be significantly more after the adjustment. Source: http://oceanweather.net/MSC50WaveAtlas/ ...

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Attachment lack of proper consultation

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Flat Bay Band Inc
  • Reference Number: 150
  • Submitted: 2023-09-22 - 3:06 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • As chief of the Flat Bay band and as indigenous person, I would like to see proper consultation in all regions affected.  Our knowledge Keepers and community members has indept knowledge of the local areas, which needs to be shared and considered.  We need a full indigenous assessment and study done before we leap into something that has so much environmental, health and social and economic impacts on our community and members.   Meaningful consultation has not been done, and we urge government and the committee to embrace our communities in disscussion that are respectful to all involved.  The need for more information around the current technologic that are being considered and the potential effects to our communities.  The study area is comprised of a large geographic region, consideration to the licensing and the impact on bothinshore and offshore fisherman must be considered.

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Attachment Innu Nation's Comments on Proposed Focus Area

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Innu Nation
  • Reference Number: 176
  • Submitted: 2023-09-22 - 3:01 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see the attached submission  
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  • © 2023 Innu Nation 1 Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador: Proposed Focus Area Innu Nation Comments INTRODUCTION Background. On August 24, Innu Nation received from the Committee for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador (the “Committee”) a link to the following document: • Proposed Focus Area – Deadline Update & St. Pierre et Miquelon EEZ Clarification (“Proposal”) This review of the Proposed Focus Area considers the following questions: • Evaluated criteria. Were the criteria used to determine the Proposed Focus Area appropriately determined and evaluated? Here we focus on the adequacy of the literature reviewed to determine the Proposed Focus Area. • Additional criteria. What are the implications of additional relevant criteria or factors for determining a Focus Area that were not considered? Here we consider the implications of wind integration into the existing ...
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Attachment CPAWS NL Feedback on Proposed Focus Area

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Newfoundland and Labrador (CPAWS NL)
  • Reference Number: 147
  • Submitted: 2023-09-22 - 2:37 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see attached submission for feedback on the proposed focus area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 301-10 Barters Hill St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 6M1 September 22, 2023 RE: REQUESTED FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED FOCUS AREA To Whom it May Concern: I am writing on behalf of Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter (CPAWS NL), an environmental non-profit committed to the preservation and sustainable management of our environment. We appreciate the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed focus area. We would like to express our support for the committee's decision to employ a precautionary approach in this assessment. It is important that this process considers the long-term health and integrity of our marine environment, and we strongly encourage the committee to continue this approach and exclude Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and SARA Critical Habitats from the proposed focus area. MPAs play a ...
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Attachment Feedback on Proposed Focus Area of Offshore Wind Development in NL

  • Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Author: Association of Seafood Producers
  • Reference Number: 146
  • Submitted: 2023-09-22 - 1:04 PM
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please view the attached file. 
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  • Suite 103 Baine Johnston Centre 10 Fort William Place St. John’s, NL A1C 1K4 Tel: (709)-726-3730 Fax: (709)-726-3731 September 22, 2023 Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador Committee Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 301-10 Barters Hill St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 6M1 Dear Committee Members, The Association of Seafood Producers is an industry trade association, representing the interests of seafood producers in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Fish and seafood producers are the largest employers in rural communities and contribute over $1 billion dollars to the provincial GDP. The proposed focus area of this offshore wind development regional assessment is incredibly widespread and includes sections of NAFO divisions 3Ps, 3Pn, and 4R. Fisheries in these areas consist of a wide variety of species of shellfish, groundfish, pelagics, and molluscs, with the effects of ...
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