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-----Original Message-From: darryl begerSent: January-19-15 7:00 PMTo: Dagdick, Elise (CWS)Subject: Re: Preferred route
And how Is the price of our land gonna be decided ? It’s gonna be hard to compare it to theothers around because we are on the highest land on 501 and everything else downhill is wetor swampy and bushland down the road sold 5 acres for 55,000$. I highly doubt there gonna payprices like that we calculated on the route it should be going thought at least 12 acres ofour bush land so I hope there paying for the land ol 3’rPe to the trees and what not . Iam unable to attend the meetings
Darryl beger
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RESPONSE
TOTHE
MANITOBA - MINNESOTA
TRANSMISSION PROJECT
DRAFT SCOPING DOCUMENT
Submitted By:Gerhard R Randel, LL.B.
Mirwaldt, Gray, Poudrier
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INTRODUCTION
Manitoba Hydro’s proposed Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project (the proposed project)
will create significant damage to Manitoba’s environment, the health of Manitobans, and to
Manitoba’s economy. Manitoba Hydro refuses to consider or adopt the alternative of burying
overhead high voltage power transmission lines; an alternative that will mitigate or eliminate this
serious damage potential on the people, natural environment, and economy of Manitoba. Manitoba
Hydro repeatedly refers to outdated and inaccurate data when claiming that burying high voltage
power transmission lines is not cost-effective. Not only is Manitoba Hydro’s cost data vastly incorrect,
but Manitoba Hydro has in the past refused to include the cost to the people, natural environment,
and economy of Manitoba of overhead high voltage power transmission lines.
The Environmental Impact Statement (ElS) required for approval ofthe proposed project
provides Manitobans with an important opportunity to assess the impact of the proposed project on
the people, natural environment, and economy of Manitoba and to compare that cost ifthe high
voltage power transmission lines of the proposed project were buried. For the first time in Manitoba’s
history, Manitobans will receive a complete and comprehensive assessment ofthe true costs of
overhead high voltage transmission lines in comparison to buried high voltage power transmission
lines over the estimated forty to sixty year life of the proposed project.
This assessment will allow the province of Manitoba to require Manitoba Hydro to bury the
high voltage power transmission lines of the proposed project in accordance with provincial, national,
and international standards, using methods that have been tested and implemented throughout the
world. The latest technology in the field of burying high voltage power transmission lines makes this
option extremely cost-effective over the life of the proposed project as well as safer and more reliable
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for the people and natural environment of our province.
This Response is to various sections in the Draft Scoping Document submitted by Manitoba
Hydro on 21 November 2014 that directly impact the people, natural environment and economy of
Manitoba. It is highly recommended that the province of Manitoba require that Manitoba Hydro
provide an EIS based on data that has been assembled independent of Manitoba Hydro, to provide the
people of Manitoba with the most reliable and unbiased data available.
Thompson, Manitoba6 February 2015
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3.3.4
Operation and Maintenance
In addition to the details related to operation and maintenance, the non-exhaustive list should
include, among other things:
. An independent assessment of the cost of operation and maintenance of the proposed project
over the life of the proposed project;
. An independent assessment of the cost of operation and maintenance of the proposed project
over the life of the proposed project if the high voltage power transmission lines were buried.
8.1.5
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Vegetation and Wetlands
Manitoba Hydro must include independent studies of the projected cost to the province of
Manitoba ofthe destruction ofvast swaths ofvegetation and wetlands due to the proposed project as
well as damage to vegetation and wetlands from the electromagnetic fields generated by the
proposed project.
8.1.6
Wildlife
Manitoba Hydro must include an independent study of the projected death rates of wildlife
including, among others, birds and waterfowl, from Manitoba Hydro’s proposed project and the cost
thereofto the province of Manitoba. The independent study must include an assessment of the
deaths and change in migration patterns ofvarious wildlife attributed to Manitoba Hydro’s high
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voltage power transmission lines, the cost thereofto the province of Manitoba, and the extent to
which the proposed project will significantly reduce the natural balance of wildlife in Manitoba,
endangering our province’s natural wildlife diversity and harming Manitoba’s reputation as a home to
a vast array of wildlife. The independent study must compare the impact on wildlife if the high
voltage transmission lines ofthe proposed project were buried instead of placed on towers as
proposed, and compare the extent to which buried lines and overhead lines kill, harm, or otherwise
alter the natural habits of wildlife and would restore the natural balance of wildlife populations in
Manitoba.
8.2.3
Agriculture
Manitoba Hydro must include an independent study ofthe impact ofthe proposed project on
farmers’ productivity and income and compare that impact to the extent to which farmers’
productivity and income would be affected ifthe proposed project were buried. The independent
study must include the impact ofthe proposed project on farmers’ incomes and on the tax revenue
generated by the province of Manitoba as a result of the proposed project. Consequently, the
assessment proposed by Manitoba Hydro should include an independent assessment to include the
impact ofthe proposed project on Manitoba’s agricultural economy and the costs to Manitoba’s
agricultural economy and to the province of Manitoba ofthe proposed project and compare that
impact to the impact on Manitoba’s agricultural economy if the proposed project was buried.
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8.2.4
Land and Resource Use
The assessment ofthe impact ofthe proposed project on the activities listed in this section of
the draft Scoping Document should be done independent of Manitoba Hydro and should include,
among other things:
. The impact of the EMF generated by the proposed project on the activities listed;
. The impact ofthe proposed project on the activities listed ifthe high voltage power
transmission lines were buried.
8.2.5
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Infrastructure and Services
The assessment ofthe impact ofthe proposed project on infrastructure and services should be
done independent of Manitoba Hydro and should consult the various agencies and organizations
which will potentially be affected by the proposed project. The assessment should compare the
effects ofthe proposed project ofthe proposed project on infrastructure and services ifthe high
voltage power transmission lines erected by Manitoba Hydro as part of the proposed project were
buried versus being installed on towers as proposed.
8.2.6
Employment and Economy
Manitoba Hydro must include an independent assessment ofthe long-term effects ofthe proposed
project on employment and the economy in Manitoba. The assessment must include the effects on
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agriculture, property development, and commercial development of the proposed project and must
compare the effect of the project as proposed on employment and the economy in Manitoba if the
high voltage power transmission lines were buried.
8.2.7
Property and Residential Development
Because the proposed project poses major health risks and right-of-way issues, the proposed
project will significantly reduce property values and the potential for residential and commercial
property development in Manitoba. This will subsequently reduce economic activity in Manitoba and
will reduce the property and sales taxes collected by the province of Manitoba.
Buried high voltage power transmission lines require only a fifteen meters wide right-of-way in
comparison to one hundred meters or more required by high voltage power transmission lines. Thus,
there is a significantly increased potential for property development when high voltage power
transmission lines are buried in contrast to when they are mounted on towers and slung overhead
because buried lines provide an approximately additional eighty-five meters wide right-of-way for
property development runningthe entire length ofthe proposed project. The assessment proposed
by Manitoba Hydro should include an independent assessment to include the impact of the proposed
project on property and residential development in Manitoba as well as the costs to the province of
Manitoba due to the decreased property and residential development ofthe proposed project and
compare that to an assessment of the impact of the proposed project on property and residential
development in Manitoba where the high voltage power transmission lines of the proposed project
are buried.
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8.2.8.1
Aesthetics
Nobody can deny that overhead high voltage power transmission lines are unsightly and ugly
regardless of how Manitoba Hydro presents them. They run the length of our province like giant scars
that tear out Manitoba’s natural beauty for their right-of-way. They mar our magnificent prairie
sunsets and destroy our rare boreal forests. They deny farmers land that can be used to produce crops
and they deny us all the recreational space that is our birthright. The incalculable aesthetic cost to our
province of overhead high voltage power transmission lines includes costs to our tourism businesses
and to our province’s property values. These costs will be greatly mitigated, if not eliminated entirely,
by burying these hideous and dangerous monstrosities. Manitoba Hydro must include an
independent evaluation of the impact of the proposed project on the aesthetics of Manitoba as well
as the costs of that impact on Manitoba and compare that assessment to the impact of the proposed
project on the aesthetics of Manitoba ifthe high voltage power transmission lines in the proposed
project were buried.
8.2.8.2
Human Health
Overhead high voltage power transmission lines are unsafe for the health of any living
organism. They are known to be the cause of several debilitating and fatal illnesses including leukemia
and other forms of cancer, alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and other diseases. The threat to human,
plant, and animal health from overhead high voltage power transmission lines is due mainly to the
very large electromagnetic field that surrounds overhead high voltage power transmission lines. This
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electromagnetic field, which is indicated by its characteristic, constant hum, is also the lost power
which emanates into the atmosphere and is known as “line loss.” Of particular note is that among the
most convincing studies were those that were performed on electrical workers whose overwhelming
exposure to the electromagnetic field generated by overhead high voltage power transmission lines
made them reliable subjects. The health costs associated with overhead high voltage power
transmission lines are long-term and immense. The costs involved in caring for victims afflicted with
serious and often fatal health issues associated with overhead high voltage power transmission lines
are substantial costs to the province. Yet, these important costs have never been calculated and
attributed to Manitoba Hydros overhead high voltage power transmission lines. In contrast to
Manitoba Hydra’s proposa[to huilioverhead highvo1tage power transrnissionlines, theree
virtually no human health risks or risks to plant and animal life from buried high voltage power
transmission lines, and thus no costs associated with those health risks.
As a result ofthese major human health risks, Manitoba Hydro must include a comprehensive,
independent assessment ofthe impact ofthe proposed project on human health in the province of
Manitoba as well as the costs to human health and to the province of Manitoba as a result of the
significant human health risks ofthe proposed project. Furthermore, Manitoba Hydro must include a
comprehensive, independent assessment ofthe impact ofthe proposed project on human health in
the province of Manitoba as well as the costs to human health and to the province of Manitoba if the
high voltage power transmission lines of the proposed project were buried and compare the costs to
the province and people of Manitoba between buried and overhead high voltage transmission line.
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8.2.8.3
Public Safety
The safety of high voltage transmission lines is an important issue that involves great human
and economic costs. Overhead high voltage power transmission lines are subject to major safety
concerns that are largely minimized or eliminated completely when these same lines are buried.
Downed overhead high voltage lines and towers are major safety concerns. Aside from their
immediate danger to people and property as the result of a severe storm, prolonged outages are
particularly dangerous for frail and otherwise vulnerable people. After a major storm where over
300,000 households were without power for an extended period over Christmas, 2013, Toronto City
Councillor Joe Mihevc argued for burying Toronto’s overhead high voltage power transmission lines
over a 20 year period. Stating that “the cost of these kinds of storms needs to be a part of the
calculation,” Councillor Mihevc proposed altering the cost/benefit calculation for burying overhead
high voltage power transmission lines. He cited the city’s dependance on Hydro infrastructure and
emergency preparedness as reasons for burying overhead high voltage power transmission lines.’
In October 2012, several thousand Manitoba Hydro customers were without power for several
days when a snowstorm hit southeastern Manitoba.2A further 8,000 Manitoba Hydro customers were
without power on 1 April 2013 due to a short circuit on the overhead high voltage power transmission
lines for the second time in two days caused by fresh snowfall and dirt buildup on the lines.3 None of
these outages would have occurred had these overhead high voltage power transmission lines been
buried.
1 Joe Mihevc, “Lessons from Toronto’s Ice Storm” Toronto Star, 30 December 2013.2 CBC News, “Power Outage Repairs Continue” 6 October 2012.3 CBC News, “Power Outage Hits 8,000 Hydro Customers . . . Again” 1 April 2013.
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Overhead high voltage power transmission lines are unsafe for helicopters and air balloons.
Recently, a helicopter inspecting overhead high voltage power transmission lines snagged a power line
and crashed, killing three people.4
Because of the danger to public safety from the proposed project, Manitoba Hydro must
include an independent assessment ofthe impact ofthe proposed project on public safety and the
costs involved and compare that assessment to an independent assessment on public safety if the
high voltage power transmission lines ofthe proposed project were buried.
9.1
Overview of Approach
The required Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed project should be
prepared independent of Manitoba Hydro as Manitoba Hydro has a significant interest in seeing that
the ElS is approved. As a result, Manitoba Hydro has an interest in mitigating the adverse
environmental effects of the proposed project either by minimizing or ignoring their projected impact
on the Environment or by attributing the adverse effects generated by the proposed project onto
other projects and physical activities. Furthermore, the ElS should include an independent
assessment ofthe impact ofthe proposed project on the environment ifthe high voltage power
transmission lines ofthe proposed project were buried according to provincial, national and
international standards in regards to the climate and geography of Manitoba.
9.2
Selection of Valued Components
4 HuffPost News “Helicopter Crash Kills 3 After Aircraft Snags Power Line In Colorado” 28 January 2014.
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The list of Valued Components (VCs) should be non-exhaustive and should include, among
other things:
. The adverse effects ofthe proposed project on human, plant, and wildlife health,
including, but not limited to:
0 The adverse effects of the Electromagnetic Field (EMF) generated by the
proposed project on humans, plant life, and wildlife;
0 The adverse effects ofthe proposed project on the waterfowl and bird
populations from electrocution and other accidental death;
0 The adverse effects ofthe proposed project on the migration patterns of
-- wildlife; —- —- - —---—----- -- —-------
_________
. The adverse effects ofthe proposed project on Manitoba’s agricultural economy;
. The adverse effects ofthe proposed project on residential, commercial, civic,
recreational, and agricultural development;
. The adverse effects ofthe proposed project on the atmosphere.
Furthermore, the ElS should include the environmental impact ofthe proposed project if the
proposed high voltage power transmission lines were buried.
9.12
Effects of the Environment on the Project
The effects ofthe environment on the proposed project should be assessed independently of
Manitoba Hydro and should include among other things:
Harsh Weather Conditions
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The reliability of overhead high voltage power transmission lines involves another high cost
which must be calculated. The best reliability for the delivery of power to Manitoba Hydro’s
ratepayers, and thus compliance with Manitoba Hydro’s statutory obligation, can only occur with
buried high voltage power transmission lines.
Overhead high voltage power transmission lines are subject to extremely harsh weather
conditions during the relatively long Manitoba winter, as well as severe summer thunderstorms.
These weather conditions result in periodic power outages due to downed Manitoba Hydro lines,
leaving thousands of Manitobans without power for often days at a time.
Geomagnetic Storms
— 4n addition to theirvulnerabHity toharsh wathercnditi, overhead-high voltage-power
transmission lines are also subject to outages from geomagnetic storms. These storms are caused by
solar flares from the sun that release charged particles and electrons which induces powerful electrical
currents in the ground.
As a result ofthese significant environmental effects on the proposed project, Manitoba Hydro
should include an independent assessment ofthe impact ofthe proposed project on Manitoba’s
natural environment and detailing the costs ofthese environmental effects on the proposed project.
Furthermore, the independent assessment should include the impact ofthe proposed project on
Manitoba’s natural environment as a result of harsh weather conditions and geomagnetic storms if
the high voltage powertransmission lines ofthe proposed project were buried.
Estimate of Repair Cost
The EIS for the proposed project should include an independent assessment of the cost of the
proposed project in the event of a major environmental event that should include, among other
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things:
. Estimate of repairs to the proposed project due to a major environmental event;
. Estimate of the cost to individuals, Manitoba Hydro ratepayers, and organizations affected by
the proposed project due to a major environmental event;
. Estimate of the cost to the province of Manitoba for support services to individuals and
organizations due to a major environmental event;
. Estimate of the cost to Manitoba Hydro and to the province of Manitoba as a result of not
being able to meet contractual obligations as a result of a major environmental event;
. Estimate of the cost of repairs of the proposed project to Manitoba Hydro ratepayers and to
— -the provinceof-Manitoha Ththeevent-f a major environmental event iftheproposed high
voltage power transmission lines were buried;
. Assessment of the impact of a major environmental event on the proposed project to
Manitoba Hydro ratepayers, individuals, organizations, and to the province of Manitoba if the
proposed high voltage power transmission lines were buried.
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PAPESALTER
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J:dfl rwet, PC February 25, 2015VIA EMAIL
Can Je.e S1ter Elise DagdickEnvironmental Approvals Branch
AJex Monem Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship123 Main Street, Suite 106
Jason 1. Madden Winnipeg, MB, R3C lASelise.dagdick(ágov.rnb.ca
Nur Franie
Dear Ms. Dagdick:Pau’ Bachand
- -- RE: MANITOBAMINNESOTA TRANSMISSION LINE
We are the legal counsel for the Manitoba Métis Federation (“MMF”) with respectHcnnuia.ry Ccuns&: to the Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project (the “Project”). I write further to
my letter dated February 1 1 , 2015 and your subsequent response email datedArt Pape February 1 8, 2015, wherein an extension for the MMF to provide its comments on(12 -2012) the Project’s draft Scoping Document was granted until February 25, 2015.
Richard B Saftet Please accept the attached chart as the MMF’s comments on the draft Scoping(Re:rni.) Document filed with regulator. Further, my client’s request for a meeting to discuss
this Project as well as its concerns with respect to proponent engagement andCrown consultation in relation to this Project remains outstanding.
We trust these submissions will be of assistance. We look forward to hearing fromyou or others with respect to our meeting request. I can be reached at
Yours very truly,
Jason Madden
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the
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ing
prep
arat
ion
ofth
eEl
Sfo
rth
ePr
ojec
t.T
hepu
rpos
eD
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ent
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epar
edi
acco
rdan
cew
ithth
eN
EB
isal
soto
prov
ide
anop
port
unit
yfo
rpu
blic
and
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ctri
city
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gM
anua
li
orde
rto
allo
wfo
rits
regu
lato
rin
put
into
the
prop
osed
scop
eoft
he
prop
erco
nsid
erat
ion.
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”
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2.1.
1N
atio
nal
“Sec
tio
ns
58.1
7an
d58
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the
Act
allo
wfo
rth
eW
hile
the
Ord
erin
Cou
ncil
desi
gnat
esth
eM
inis
ter
ofO
rder
inC
ounc
ilN
o.00
386
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3
Ene
rgy
Boa
rdA
ct,
appl
icat
ion
ofpr
ovin
cial
law
rela
ting
toC
onse
rvat
ion
and
Wat
erS
tew
ards
hip
asth
e
R.S
.C.,
1985
,c.
N-
envi
ronm
enta
las
sess
men
tpr
ovid
edan
Ord
erin
prov
inci
alre
gula
tory
ageh
cyfo
rth
eM
anit
oba
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Min
iste
rof
Con
serv
atio
nan
d
7C
ounc
ilis
issu
edby
the
gove
rnm
ent
ofth
epo
rtio
nof
the
MM
TP,
itdo
esno
tre
plac
eth
eN
EBW
ater
Ste
war
dshi
pis
desi
gnat
edas
prov
ince
whe
reth
eIP
Lis
loca
ted.
”re
quir
emen
tsfo
rth
ispr
cjec
tw
hich
mus
tst
illbe
the
prov
inci
alre
gula
tory
agen
cyfo
r
sati
sfie
d.M
anit
oba
port
ion
ofth
e50
0kV
alte
rnat
ing
curr
ent
tran
smis
sion
line
Ple
ase
conf
irm
that
all
requ
irem
ents
ofth
eN
EBor
igin
atin
gat
Dor
sey
conv
erte
r
Ele
ctri
city
Filin
gM
anua
lii
llbe
com
plet
edas
part
ofst
atio
nnort
hea
stof
Win
nipe
gan
d
the
appl
icat
ion
proc
essfr
MM
TP.
term
inat
ing
atth
eB
lack
berr
yst
atio
n
near
Dul
uth,
Min
neso
ta.”
Ple
ase
conf
irm
wha
td
eprt
men
tsan
d/o
rag
enci
es
will
bere
spon
sibl
efo
rC
rw
nco
nsul
tati
onw
ith
MM
F.
62.
1.1
Nat
iona
l“T
heN
atio
nal
Ene
rgy
Boa
rdE
lect
rici
tyR
egul
atio
nsT
here
ferr
edto
elec
tric
itre
gula
tion
isou
tdat
edan
d
Ene
rgy
Boa
rdA
ct,
SO
R/9
7-13
0ou
tlin
esin
form
atio
nto
bepr
ovid
eddo
esno
tre
fer
toCE
AA
212
.
R.S
.C.,
1985
,c.
N-
byap
plic
ants
for
perm
its
for
the
cons
truc
tion
and
7op
erat
ion
oflP
Ls,i
nclu
ding
anen
viro
nmen
tal
Feb
ruar
y25
,20
16P
age
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14
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itoba
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isF
eder
atio
n—
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men
tson
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itob
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ydro
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raft
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ping
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cum
ert
for
the
Man
ito
ba-
Min
nes
ota
Tra
nsm
issi
onL
ine
asse
ssm
ent
repo
rt.”
72.
1.1
Nat
iona
l“N
EBP
erm
itE
P-19
6,is
sued
onM
arch
5,20
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rT
his
lists
the
inco
rrec
tpe
rmit
whi
chw
asoutd
ated
as
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rgy
Boa
rdA
ct,
the
Gle
nbor
oin
tern
atio
nal
pow
erlin
e,re
quir
esof
2012
.
R.S
.C.,
1985
,c.
N-
Man
itob
aH
ydro
toob
tain
NEB
appr
oval
for
any
7ch
ange
sto
the
Gle
nbor
oin
tern
atio
nal
pow
erlin
e.”
82.
1.2
Can
adia
n“is
cons
ider
eda
Des
igna
ted
Pro
ject
purs
uant
toH
owca
nth
eco
ndit
ions
ude
rCE
AA
,20
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iron
men
tal
the
Reg
ulat
ion
Des
igna
ting
Phys
ical
Act
iviti
essa
tisf
ied
wit
hout
the
com
leti
onof
ase
par
ate
EIS
Ass
essm
ent
Act
,S
OR
/201
2-14
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der
the
Can
adia
nE
nvir
onm
enta
lw
hich
com
plie
sw
ith,
atr
inim
um,
the
NEB
Ele
ctri
city
2012
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C.
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sses
smen
tAct
,20
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.20
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c.19
,s.
52(C
EM
,Fi
ling
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ual
requ
irem
eits
.
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,s.
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12).
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itho
uta
NEB
spec
ific
Pje
ctD
escr
ipti
on,
the
MM
F
has
litt
leco
nfid
ence
inth
curr
ent
draf
tS
copi
ng
Doc
umen
tto
sati
sfy
thes
requ
irem
ents
.
92.
1.2
Can
adia
n“P
ursu
ant
toS
ecti
on15
(b)
ofC
EM
,20
12,
the
NEB
MM
Fre
quir
esth
ed
evel
om
ent
ofa
Pro
ject
Nat
iona
lE
nerg
yB
oard
Ele
ctri
city
Env
iron
men
tal
isa
Res
pons
ible
Aut
hori
tyfo
rde
sign
ated
proj
ects
Des
crip
tion
for
init
iati
onØ
f the
fede
ral
revi
ewFi
ling
Man
ual
Ass
essm
ent
Act
,re
gula
ted
unde
rth
eN
atio
nal
Ene
rgy
Boa
rdA
ct,
proc
ess
for
the
MM
TP
appl
icat
ion.
2012
,S.
C.
2012
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.S.C
.,19
85,
c.N
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and
will
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eau
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ity
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ptio
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spon
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efo
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lre
view
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rC
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urth
er,
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quir
eson
goin
gco
nsul
tati
onre
late
dpr
ojec
tth
atin
clud
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cati
on,
all
2012
.”to
the
Pro
ject
Des
crip
tion
for
the
MM
TP
asw
ell.
proj
ect
com
pone
nts
and
acti
viti
es,
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rent
ly,
nom
eani
ngfu
len
gage
men
tan
d/o
rC
row
nth
epr
ojec
tsc
hedu
lean
dan
yre
late
d
cons
ulta
tion
wit
hM
MF
wit
hre
spec
tto
the
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ject
unde
rtak
ings
.”
has
occu
rred
.
102.
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The
“The
Lic
ensi
ngP
roce
dure
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egul
atio
n16
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scu
rren
tly
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tten
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eir
aft
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ping
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umen
t
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men
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form
atio
nre
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emen
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tfu
lfill
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irem
ents
unde
rth
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opos
als
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ct.”
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cedu
reR
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atio
nsas
ther
eis
noid
enti
fica
tion
of
pote
ntia
lad
vers
eef
fect
sto
Mét
isri
ghts
,in
tere
sts
and
clai
ms
incl
uded
and
he
Reg
ulat
ions
spec
ify
that
the
docu
men
tm
ustco
nti
n:
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ocio
-eco
nom
icim
pli
4ti
ons
resu
ltin
gfr
omth
e
envi
ronm
enta
lim
pac
ts...
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ruar
y25
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itoba
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isF
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atio
n—
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men
tson
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itob
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raft
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ping
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umen
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rth
eM
anit
ob
a-M
inn
eso
taT
rans
mis
sion
Lin
e
113.
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ope
ofth
e
Pro
ject
3.1
Gen
eral
“For
the
tran
smis
sion
line
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com
pati
ble
and
oper
ate
effi
cien
tlyan
dre
liabl
yw
ithin
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exis
ting
syst
em,
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follo
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icat
ions
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tobe
mad
eto
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itob
ane
twor
k:
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orse
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onve
rter
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tion
expa
nsio
n,
upgr
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cati
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intr
apro
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ial
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atth
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opos
ed50
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ear
from
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drai
tSc
opin
gD
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ent
whe
ther
the
mod
ific
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nslis
ted
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bepa
rtof
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orw
heth
erth
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illbe
cons
ider
edse
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tely
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quir
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erat
ion
ofth
em
odif
icat
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rtof
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oto
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dpr
ojec
tsp
littin
g
and
requ
ires
conf
irm
atid
nof
the
sam
efr
omM
anit
oba
Hyd
ro.
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iona
lE
nerg
yB
oard
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ctri
city
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gM
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l
“The
appl
icat
ion
shal
lid
entif
yan
dde
scri
beal
lpr
ojec
t com
pone
nts,
activ
ities
and
rela
ted
unde
rtak
ings
...”
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rter
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tion
upgr
ades
with
inth
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nced
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poun
d;
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icat
ions
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lenb
oro
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tion
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clud
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exte
ndin
gth
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rren
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allin
gad
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onal
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pmen
t.Se
vera
lto
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son
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ting
intr
apro
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ial
lines
will
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loca
ted
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com
mod
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mod
ific
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roje
ct“M
aps
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efer
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tern
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nal
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ted,
toda
te,
onse
lect
ion
ofN
atio
nal
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rgy
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rdE
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rici
tyD
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iptio
nbo
rder
cros
sing
poin
t,an
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prox
imat
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tes
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efer
red
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efo
rti
sPr
ojec
t.Pl
ease
iden
tify
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lpr
opos
edan
cilla
ryfa
cilit
ies
and
rela
ted
how
and
whe
nM
MF
wil
lbe
enga
ged
bypr
opon
ent
unde
rtak
ings
will
bepr
ovid
ed...
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d/or
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ulte
dby
the
brow
non
the
Proj
ect’
sro
ute
“Con
sulta
tion
activ
ities
shou
ldbe
sele
ctio
n.ea
rly
enou
ghto
allo
wth
ose
cons
ulte
dop
port
unit
yfo
rm
eani
ngfu
l
inpu
tin
topr
ojec
tpl
anni
ngan
dfo
r
adeq
uate
noti
fica
tion
ofpr
ojec
tac
tiviti
es.”
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phas
isad
ded]
134.
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ope
ofth
e“T
hesc
ope
ofth
eas
sess
men
tw
illm
eet
the
As
curr
entl
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ritt
en,
the
raft
Scop
ing
Doc
umen
tA
sses
smen
tpr
ovin
cial
requ
irem
ent
...
and
the
fede
ral
does
notf
ulfil
lth
ere
quir
men
tsun
der
the
Lic
ensi
ngre
quir
emen
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iona
lE
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cedu
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ther
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noid
enti
fica
tion
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illbe
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ared
inre
fere
nce
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efo
llow
ing
pote
ntia
lad
vers
eef
fect
sto
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isri
ghts
,in
tere
sts
legi
slat
ion,
regu
lati
ons
and
guid
elin
es...
The
and
clai
ms
incl
uded
and
the
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ulat
ions
spec
ify
that
info
rmat
ion
requ
irem
ents
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ctio
n1(
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the
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men
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in:
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icat
ions
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ltin
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ronm
enta
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onm
entA
ct,
C.C
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.c.
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impa
cts.
..”
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ruar
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itoba
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itob
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ob
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eso
taT
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mis
sion
Lin
e
4.0
Sco
peof
the
Ass
essm
ent
“The
scop
eo
fth
eas
sess
men
tw
illad
dres
sth
e
foll
owin
gfa
ctor
s:
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diti
onal
and
loca
lkn
owle
dge;
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enti
alef
fect
sof
the
Pro
ject
incl
udin
g,
but
not
lim
ited
to:
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oten
tial
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cts
onbi
ophy
sica
l
elem
ents
;
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oten
tial
effe
cts
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ents
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cts
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ce
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cts
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rita
ge
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urce
s;
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oten
tial
effe
cts
ofth
eP
roje
ct
onFi
rst
Nat
ion
and
Mét
is
trad
itio
nal
land
uses
;
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oten
tial
effe
cts
tohu
man
heal
than
dsa
fety
incl
udin
g
pote
ntia
lef
fect
sfr
omth
e
rele
ase
ofpo
llut
ants
,if
any.
”
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phas
isad
ded]
The
scop
eoft
he
asse
ssm
nt
does
not
incl
ude
an
iden
tifi
cati
onof
pote
ntia
lim
pact
sof
the
deve
lopm
ent
onA
bori
gina
lan
dtr
eaty
righ
ts,
spec
ific
ally
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isri
ghts
.
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diti
onal
and
loca
lknoil
edge
and
trad
itio
nal
land
uses
incl
udes
ades
crip
tio,
ofhi
stor
ic,
curr
ent
and
pote
ntia
lfu
ture
uses
inti
lepr
ojec
tar
ea.
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nal
so
desc
ribe
com
mer
cial
and
ubsi
sten
ceus
espo
tent
iall
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cted
byth
eP
roje
ct.
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ever
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fect
sas
sess
men
tan
will
not
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tify
any
pote
ntia
lim
pact
son
thes
uses
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hetr
adit
iona
lan
d
loca
lkn
owle
dge
and
trad
tion
alla
ndus
est
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sca
n
beus
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aba
seli
nest
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for
inte
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po
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ent
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cts.
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plet
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d
that
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clud
edin
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scop
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he
asse
ssm
ent.
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rmat
ion
Bul
letin
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nvir
onm
ent
Act
Pro
posa
lR
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s
Des
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nvir
onm
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d
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Pro
pose
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evel
opm
ent
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pact
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lopm
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bori
gina
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d
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tyri
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clud
ing
but
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nece
ssar
ily
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irec
tim
pact
son
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mun
itie
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the
proj
ect
area
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esou
rce
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g
hunt
ing,
fish
ing,
trap
ping
,
gath
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c.;
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l
acti
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ect
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use;
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.
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cope
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ope
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men
tw
illad
dres
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eT
hequ
alif
ier
used
inth
isse
ctio
nis
who
lly
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iona
lE
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yB
oard
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essm
ent
foll
owin
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men
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ts,
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rest
and
clai
ms.
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enti
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pact
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wel
las
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cord
ofan
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era
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ale
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uded
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ts,
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rmat
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atio
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ect
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ies
inth
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ojec
t
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itio
nal
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rmat
ion
have
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ruar
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eratio
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ments
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ito
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rmat
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itiga
tion.
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rce
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itio
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ing,
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ing,
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ledg
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gath
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asse
ssm
ent.”
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ultu
ral
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adit
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activ
ities
inth
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ojec
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rsto
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litio
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idin
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nitio
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ledg
ein
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enta
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men
ts
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ucte
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sede
fine
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use
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rms.
247.
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sm
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renc
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“The
atm
osph
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envi
ronm
ent
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scri
bed
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osph
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cond
itio
nsse
ctio
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atio
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cise
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sts
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ms.
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uman
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lthE
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tsof
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mon
itor
ing
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ions
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ropo
sed
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elop
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ther
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ntia
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clud
ing
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enti
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pact
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area
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one
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oodi
ng,
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fire
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velo
pmen
ton
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rigi
nal
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eaty
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reen
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as(C
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sion
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tive
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plic
able
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ets.
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irec
tim
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son
com
mun
itie
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proj
ect
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mbi
ent
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ityan
dm
ajor
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ting
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sion
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ces.
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ourc
eus
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clud
ing
hunt
ing,
fish
ing,
trap
ping
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erin
g,et
c.;
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ultu
ral
ortr
adit
iona
l
activ
ities
inth
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ojec
t
area
.
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1.3
Aqu
atic
“The
aqua
tic
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ronm
ent
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scri
bed
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chT
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uati
cen
viro
nmen
tse
ctio
ndo
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form
atio
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tin—
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iron
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iron
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ayin
clud
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uati
csp
ecie
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rtan
ceto
the
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posa
lR
epor
t Gui
deli
nes
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cal
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aint
aini
ngth
exer
cise
ofM
étis
righ
ts.
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cal
and
regi
onal
surf
ace
wat
erbo
dies
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enti
alim
pact
sof
the
(lak
es,
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rs).
deve
lopm
ento
nA
bori
gina
lan
d
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tyri
ghts
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clud
ing
but
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shan
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own
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cess
arily
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dto
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ecte
dto
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cate
din
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asse
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ent
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Dir
ect
impa
cts
on
com
mun
itie
sin
the
proj
ect
0Fi
shha
bita
tcl
assi
fica
tion
atm
ajor
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ruar
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itoba
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isF
eder
atio
n—
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men
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anit
oba
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sio
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stre
amcr
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ngs.
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quat
icsp
ecie
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nse
rvat
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rno
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ou
rce
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C)
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rhab
itat
ifaf
fect
edby
hu
nti
ng
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appin
g,
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pro
ject
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her
ing,
etc.
;
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ultu
ral
or
trad
itio
nal
acti
vit
ies
inth
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ject
area
.
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5V
eget
atio
n“V
eget
atio
nan
dw
etla
nds
will
bedes
crib
edw
hich
The
veg
etat
ion
and
wetl
nd
sse
ctio
ndoes
not
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rmat
ion
Bul
leti
n—
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iron
men
tan
dW
etla
nd
sm
ayin
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e:co
nta
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nsp
ecis
of
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eA
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uti
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ipti
onof
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vir
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tal
and
abu
nd
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ofv
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atio
nsp
ecie
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uman
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lth
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ects
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com
munit
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dco
ver
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cati
onF
urt
her
,th
isse
ctio
ndoe
not
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crib
eth
eco
ndit
ions
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pose
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oom
ent
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ogic
alcl
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fica
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edin
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land
com
lexe
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rth
em
ainte
nan
ce
of
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isri
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tere
sts
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tso
fth
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nd
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cati
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elo
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ent
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us,
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nd
ance
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eaty
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ts,
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uti
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eces
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lyli
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edto
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peci
esof
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rvat
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cern
and
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irec
tim
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tson
thei
rh
abit
at,
wit
ha
focu
son
Si
to53
com
munit
ies
inth
epro
ject
Pro
vinc
ial
Ran
k,ES
EAan
dSA
RA
spec
ies
area
;
or
com
munit
ies.
”0
Res
ou
rce
use,
incl
udin
g
hu
nti
ng
,fi
shin
g,tr
appin
g,
gat
her
ing,
etc.
;
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ultu
ral
or
trad
itio
nal
Iac
tiv
itie
sin
the
pro
ject
area
.
--—
—8
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Wil
dlif
e“W
ildl
ife
will
be
des
crib
edw
hich
may
incl
ude:
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wil
dlif
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ctio
nd
oes
ot
con
tain
wil
dlif
esp
ecie
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form
atio
nB
ulle
tin
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nvir
onm
ent
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ecie
so
fec
olog
ical
,ec
on
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ain
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cise
fM
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ts.
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or
hum
anim
port
ance
know
nor
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crip
tion
of
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vir
on
men
tal
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ruar
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itoba
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isF
eder
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tson
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itob
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mer
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ob
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inn
eso
taT
rans
mis
sion
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e
susp
ecte
dto
belo
cate
din
the
asse
ssm
ent
area
and
thei
rha
bita
t.
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port
ant
orse
nsit
ive
habi
tat
type
sor
area
s.
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reas
that
supp
ort
biol
ogic
aldi
vers
ity,
such
aspa
rks,
bird
sanc
tuar
ies,
wild
life
man
agem
ent
area
s,an
dec
olog
ical
rese
rves
.
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xist
ing
leve
lan
dp
atte
rns
ofha
bita
t
alte
rati
on(e
.g.
frag
men
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on).
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and
thei
rha
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t,w
ith
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cus
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inci
alR
ank,
ESEA
and
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spec
ies.
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anH
ealt
hE
ffec
tsof
the
Pro
øose
dD
evel
oom
ent
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enti
alim
pact
sof
the
deve
lopm
ent
onA
bori
gina
lan
d
trea
tyri
ghts
,in
clud
ing
but
not
nece
ssar
ily
lim
ited
to:
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irec
tim
pact
son
com
mun
itie
sin
the
proj
ect
0R
esou
rce
use,
incl
udin
g
hunt
ing,
fish
ing,
trap
ping
,
gath
erin
g,et
c.;
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ultu
ral
ortr
adit
iona
l
acti
viti
esin
the
proj
ect
area
;
area
.
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8.2
Ele
men
tsof
The
MM
Fre
quir
esin
forr
rati
onre
late
dto
Mét
is
the
Soci
o-sp
ecif
icel
emen
ts(v
alue
dcom
pone
nts)
or
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nom
icpl
aceh
olde
rsfo
rM
étis
spec
ific
elem
ents
(val
ued
Env
iron
men
tco
mpo
nent
s)be
incl
uded
inth
edr
aft
Sco
ping
Doc
umen
t.
3i
9.2
Sel
ecti
onof
“VC
sw
illbe
sele
cted
inco
nsid
erat
ion
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alue
com
pone
nts
mus
te
sele
cted
base
don
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isIn
form
atio
nB
ulle
tin—
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iron
men
t
Val
ued
com
pone
nts
that
:...
righ
tsin
addi
tion
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ing
part
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bori
gina
lpe
ople
sA
ctP
ropo
sal
Rep
ort
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deli
nes
Com
pone
nts
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tage
and
part
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eir
curr
ent
use
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nds
for
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rea
part
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ehe
rita
geof
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rigi
nal
trad
itio
nal
purp
oses
.D
escr
ioti
onof
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iron
men
tal
and
peop
les
ora
part
ofth
eir
curr
ent
use
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uman
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lth
Eff
ects
ofth
e
land
sfo
rtr
adit
iona
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rpos
es...
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itho
utm
enti
onof
Mét
iri
ghts
,th
edr
aft
Sco
ping
Pro
oose
dD
evel
opm
ent
Doc
umen
tis
defi
cien
t.“P
oten
tial
impa
cts
ofth
e
deve
lopm
ent
onA
bori
gina
lan
d
trea
tyri
ghts
,in
clud
ing
but
not
nece
ssar
ily
lim
ited
to:
Dir
ect
impa
cts
onco
mm
unit
ies
inth
epr
ojec
tar
ea;
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ruar
y25
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16P
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14
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itoba
Mét
isF
eder
atio
n—
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men
tson
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itoba
Hydro
’sdra
ftS
copin
gD
ocu
men
tfo
rth
eM
anit
ob
a-M
inn
eso
taT
ran
smis
sio
nL
ine
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
_
Res
ourc
eus
e,in
clud
ing
hunt
ing,
fish
ing,
trap
ping
,ga
ther
ing,
etc.
;
Cul
tura
lor
trad
itio
nal
activ
ities
inth
e
proj
ect
area
.
-i-i——
9.2
Sele
ctio
nof
“VCs
will
bese
lect
edin
cons
ider
atio
nof
Sugg
est
rew
ordi
ngto
:
Val
ued
com
pone
nts
that
:...
Com
pone
nts
0H
ave
been
iden
ifie
das
impo
rtan
tis
sues
or
0H
ave
been
iden
tifi
edas
impo
rtan
tis
sues
conc
erns
byre
ula
tors
,st
akeh
olde
rs,
Firs
t
orco
ncer
nsby
regu
lato
rs,
stak
ehol
ders
Nat
ions
and
Mti
s,in
clud
ing,
the
MM
F,
and
publ
icin
othe
ref
fect
sas
sess
men
tsan
dpu
blic
inot
her
effe
cts
asse
ssm
ents
in
inth
ere
gion
.”th
ere
gion
.
-ii-——
9.2
Sele
ctio
nof
The
draf
tSco
ping
Doc
umtn
tsh
ould
outl
ine
the
Val
ued
pote
ntia
lV
alue
dC
ompo
ents
for
incl
usio
nin
the
Com
pone
nts
asse
ssm
ent.
Thi
sw
ould
Ilow
MM
Fsu
ffic
ient
tim
e
toco
mm
ent
onth
ead
eqac
yof
the
Val
ued
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pone
nts
and
ensu
reha
tM
étis
righ
ts,
inte
rest
s
and
clai
ms
are
cons
ider
ein
afu
lsom
em
anne
r.
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PAPESALTER
T E I L LE T BARRSTEfS AND $OLICtTOR$
i€an ThHet, WC February 25, 2015VIA EMAIL
Co1n Jesse Str Elise DagdickEnvironmental Approvals Branch
A’ex Menern Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship1 23 Main Street, Suite 106
Jason T. Madd*n Winnipeg, MB, R3C 1A5elisedagdick(ãgov.mb.ca
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Dear Ms. Dagdick:Pau’ Bachand
- - RE: - MANITOBA-MINESOTATRANSMISSION LINE --_-
We are the legal counsel for the Manitoba Métis Federation (“MMF”) with respectHanourary :c:uns& to the Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project (the “Project”). This letter
supplements our other letter of today’s date, which attached a chart of MMFArt Pape comments with respect to the Project’s draft Scoping Document.
As noted in our previous correspondence dated February 1 1, 2015, Métis rights,Richard 8 Salter which are protected by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, are recognized by(f.tir•ed) the Crown in the Project’s study area by the MMF-Manitoba Harvesting
Agreement. These rights include “hunting, trapping, fishing and gathering for foodand domestic use, including for social and ceremonial purposes.” This Metis rightto harvest has also been recognized by the Manitoba Provincial Court in R. v.Goodon, 2008 MBPC 58. As affirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v.Powley, [2003] 2 SCR 207, this is a right that is “recognize[d] as part of the specialaboriginal relationship to the land.” These rights can also be exercised on privatelands with permission and where their exercise is not incompatible with the use theland is being put to. The MMF also asserts commercial and trade related rights inthis area.
The Project study area is also subject to the MMF’s outstanding claim against thefederal Crown in relation to the failure to implement the land-based provisions ofsection 3 1 of the Manitoba Act, 1870 in a manner that upheld the honour of theCrown. Whereby “[t]he unfinished business of reconciliation of the Métis peoplewith Canadian sovereignty is a matter ofnational and constitutional import.”
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Based on the factors set out above, it is the MMF’ s position that deep consultation is required in relation
to this Project. As noted in my February 1 1th letter and the MMF’s comments on the draft Scoping
Document, meaningful proponent engagement and Crown consultation with the MMF with respect tothe Project has been non-existent to date.
In addition, the MMF has recently be made aware that the Project’s current proposed route intersects at
least four (4) parcels of Crown land traditionally used by MMF citizens for harvesting. As noted in myFebruary 1 1th letter and documented in the map that was attached to that letter, the limited Crown lands
left in the Project’ s study area are essential to the practical exercise of the Métis right to harvest. Assuch, the MMF strongly opposes the routing of the line through these parcels of Crown land. Inparticular, MMF citizens and harvesters from the La Broquerie and Ste. Anne’s area have identified thatthe current proposed route intersects these parcels and, as MMF has not been included in the
consultation process for the preferred route to date, this information has not been considered byManitoba Hydro or Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship (“MCWS”).
As noted above, this information only came to MMF’s leadership attention recently, and reinforces theimportance of conducting a MMF Traditional Land Use and Knowledge Study for the Project’s study
— area as soon possible m order forMani-toba Hydro -to4ully understand the exercise fMétis-rights inrelation to its Project. Additionally, the MMF has significant issues with the draft Scopmg Documentand requires these issues be addressed to ensure an identification of potential adverse effects to Métisrights, interests and claims is completed.
Firstly, unclear direction has been provided by MCWS to Manitoba Hydro with regards to consultationwith MMF. Currently there are no consultation guidelines for proponents to follow. The InterimProvincial Policyfor Crown Consultation with First Nations, Métis Communities and Other AboriginalCommunities (May 2009) does not contain any procedural direction for the proponent and does notinclude specific detail on the consultation process. Further, The Environment Act (Manitoba) wasenacted in 1987 and contains no direction with regards to Aboriginal peoples’ rights or Aboriginalconsultation. This lack of consultation requirements means the MMF cannot hold the proponent to anystandard as the requirements are not laid out. Regardless of the contents of The Environment Act, theduty to consult MMF lies upstream of any enacted legislation.
The MMF notes that MCWS does have Licensing Procedure Regulations (1988) which identifies thatClass 3 developments should contain “. . .a description ofthe potential impacts ofthe development on theenvironment, including, but not necessarily limited to the following: . . . socio-economic implicationsresulting from the environmental impacts.” The MMF assumes the Licensing Procedure Regulations areintended to direct proponents as to the minimum content of an EA Proposal Report, includingconsultation requirements with the MMF. Further, MCWS has an Information Bulletin — EnvironmentalAct Proposal Report Guideline (February 2014) which lays out a description of potential environmentaland human health effects. Specifically, “[p]otential impacts ofthe development on Aboriginal and treatyrights, including, but not necessarily limited to: direct impacts on communities in the project area;resource use, including hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, etc.; cultural or traditional activities in theproject area.” However, this document does not specifically direct the proponent to complete anassessment on the same.
As the MMF has highlighted in its comment chart, the draft Scoping Document in its current form doçsnot conform to these minimum requirements. Further, there is an overall lack of clarity related to theprocedural aspects of consultation, MCWS’s role in consultation and Manitoba Hydro’s role as aproponent. The MMF seeks clarification on these issues.
This lack of direction from MCWS has meant that the MMF is left to rely on the National Energy Board(“NEB”) to provide the only direction with regards to consultation and collection of Aboriginaltraditional use information. It is our understanding that MCWS and the NEB will work together toreview Manitoba Hydro’s EIS. The MMF’s comments, as set out in chart format, assume that the EISwill be prepared with the NEB Electricity Filing Manual in mind and it is further assumed that ManitobaHydro will not be completing two EISs. Therefore, the MMF is of the opinion that the draft ScopingDocument should be redrafted to meet the minimum requirements of the NEB Electricity Filing Manual.
More troubling is the content of the draft Scoping Document itself. The document does not includesufficient wording to ensure identification of project effects on Métis rights, interests and claims. Anenvironmental assessment process is the primary (and often only) vehicle for gathering informationabout matters of importance to Aboriginal peoples, their rights, and the prediction of changes resulting
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from a proposed project; it is critical to ensurethe most appropriate dataiscollectedand used_for study.Therefore, ensuring that the Scoping Document allows for the identification of predicted changes toAboriginal rights is critical.
This is problematic as the Scope of the Assessment section does not state that it will address Aboriginal,or more specifically, Métis rights; instead, it focuses on Traditional and Local Knowledge. While theMMF agrees that the assessment will include a description of historic, current and potential future usesin the Project area (subject to capacity negotiations with Manitoba Hydro on the related study), thecollection of this information is not, in itself, an effects assessment and will not identify any potentialeffects on these uses or on Métis rights. Instead, the Traditional and Local Knowledge information canbe used as a baseline study by Manitoba Hydro for integration into the larger assessment foridentification of potential effects.
Therefore, the Scope of the Assessment must be updated to explicitly include adverse impacts onAboriginal rights, interest and claims as a potential Project effect. Further, in order to ensure the draftScoping Document includes sufficient wording to ensure the protection and identification of projecteffects on Métis rights, interests and claims, the MMF is of the opinion that Manitoba Hydro mustinclude Métis Valued Components as a part of its ElS.
The MMF has crafted a preliminary listing of Valued Components (“VCs”) in order to illustrate the typeof components that MMF may expect to be included in the assessment. This are attached to this letter asAppendix A. It must be stressed that this list should not be considered final as the refinement ofMétis-specific VCs must be completed through additional engagement and workshops conductedwith MMF citizens, harvesters, leadership or other identified Métis representatives in the region.
In addition to the broader concerns with the draft Scoping Document, the MMF has detailed issueswhich require clarification. Specifically, the goals of the First Nation and Métis Engagement Processrely on the goals ofthe Public Engagement Process (“PEP”); the First Nation and Métis process requiresmore than is outlined for the Public Engagement Process.
As current written, these PEP goals do not include identification of potential adverse effects to
Aboriginal rights and are therefore deficient in discharging the duty to consult owing to the Manitoba
Métis Community. It is also deficient in satisfying the Information Bulletin — Environment Act Proposal
Report Guidelines. Further, the description of what the EIS will include under Traditional Land and
Resource Use is also missing identification of Project effects on Métis rights, interests and claims. If this
is not included in this section ofthe Scopmg Document it will be excluded from the completed EIS.
The environmental and socioeconomic setting must include an integrated Métis baseline, rather than a
reflection of local and traditional knowledge for the assessment area. Specifically, each environmental
and socio-economic component must consider what is necessary for continued Métis use. For example,
wildlife must contain a consideration of Métis specific species which are harvested and of import to the
Métis. Additionally, the elements of the biophysical environment must be updated to include Métis
preferred conditions for use. Also, the identification of assessment boundaries must include the extent
which an Aboriginal right is practiced, whether it be traditional territory, extent of Métis rights in
Manitoba or the limited areas left for the practical exercise of the Métis right to harvesting in the Project
study area.
— Jinal1y, th cumuIativeeffectavolumeJacks MMçyajate_the section.
Currently, this section does not include any specific details, however, when Hydro furnishes this level of
detail, the MMF requires confirmation from Manitoba Hydro that the St. Vital Transmission Complex
will be included in any consideration of cumulative effects; particularly, given the proximity of the
MMTP Project to the St. Vital Transmission Complex, the Project’s overlapping Route Selection Areas
and the potential to compound negative effects to existing Métis rights and interests.
As noted in my other letter of today’s date, the MMF requests a meeting be held with Manitoba Hydro
and the Ministry in relation to this Project as soon as is practicable to discuss the above referenced
issues. We look forward to your timely response to these additional comments and meeting request.
Please feel free to contact me at
Yours very truly,
Jason Madden
c.c. Client
APPENDIX A
PRELIMINARY LIST OF MÉTIS VALUE COMPONENTSFOR MMTP ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Area
Historical connectionto identified StudyArea
Types ofteaching/transmissionprograms. servicesand practices withinthe identified StudyArea
Intergenerationalconnection to areaswithin the identifiedStudy Area
study area related tothe Project andrelated to the currentexercise of Métisrights
Identification andprotection 01 areascritical to Métismobility within theStudy Area
i\4inimize potentialadverse effects toMétisteaching/transmissionprograms, servicesand practices
Reducediscoimection fromkey historic areaswithin the StudyArea
Disruption or loss ofareas or routescritical to Métis4nk}biy
Land use conflictswith familial orcommunityteaching/transmissionpractices
increased demand onexisting M.MFprovincial educationprograms andservices
Qualitativedisconnect fromareas or sites ofMetis tradition
Damage or loss ofkey areas to Métisexercise of rights
Field Study
TraditionalLand lJe-Study dataandassociatedMapping
SocioeconomicStudy data
Video andMapBiographies
Genealogy
Community Nuitj attitude within Collect details on Dis.ruption or ManitobaCohesion the identified Study N4étis current attitude Qualitative change in Métis
within the identified l’vlétis attitude Federation
ECOlu)mic Economic standing NIinilnize potenta1 Cimnge in Ivlanjtoba
Participation within the effects Ofl Métis employment or Métiscommumty and in economic standing personal/household Federation
relation to fl()1— jthin the rncom.e directlyAboriginal community related to the project Field Studycommunities
Reduce project l..,oss of economic Traditional
Component of effects to various standing in Métis Land Usetraditional economy aspects of Nlëtis corn..rnunity Study data
economic and
Enp1oyrnent, level o:t participation associatededucation, personal Mappingincome. household
income, and Socioequipment owned economic
Study data
Harvesting Type ofharvesting identification and Reduced access to Manitobaactivities exercised protection of areas preferred locations of Métiswithin the identified used for Metis harvest FederationStudy Area harvesting
Loss or alteration of Field StudyIdentification of key Identification and key cultural speciescultural species protection of lands harvested by N4Mi TraditionalharvestedbyMME_ avai1ahIeforthe Land use
exercise of Métis Changes to known DataIdentification of rights harvesting conditionsconditions required required ibr Socio—fbr continued harvest continued harvest economic
Study dataIdentification of Removal ofLands Available to unoccupied Crownf’ylétis for the exercise landof their rights
Governance Ability’ to effectively Collect details on Disruption or Manitobagovern the J44F Métis governance Qualitative change in Métis
related to the Project Métis governance. FederationMétis governance and related to therelated to exercise of current exercise of TraditionalMétis rights Métis rights. Land Use
Data
Socio—economic
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