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Attachment From the Quw'utsun Nation to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Quw'utsun Nation
  • Reference Number: 286
  • Submitted: 2023-04-17
  • Updated: 2023-05-01 - 2:53 PM
  • Rationale: Comment updated for administrative purposes
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached documents.
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  • GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project Review Panel Terms of Reference DRAFT VERSION FOR CONSULTATION February 28, 2023 Highlight Throughout the document and the entire process, the inherent right of Indigenous nations to be self-governing decision-makers within our respective territories needs to be included (re: UNDRIP). The Crown is presented as the unilateral decision-maker with regards to the Review Panel, meaning that the Crown directs the Review as they appoint the members and determine the review process. This does not reflect the recognition that Indigenous Nations are self-determining, as per UNDRIP legislations within Canada and BC. The process needs to be co-designed, at every step, with participating Indigenous nations, with the full recognition of our authority and jurisdiction within our territories. REVIEW PANEL TERMS OF REFERENCE – GCT DELTAPORT EXPANSION - BERTH FOUR PROJECT Page 2 of 17 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction ...
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  • 1 CANADA-BRITISH COLUMBIA COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON THE COORDINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESSES FOR THE GCT DELTAPORT EXPANSION - BERTH FOUR PROJECT Between The Government of Canada, represented by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Hereafter referred to as “Canada”, And The Government of British Columbia, represented by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, Hereafter referred to as “British Columbia”, Hereafter referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties” WHEREAS the Minister of Environment and Climate Change (the “federal Minister”) has statutory responsibilities pursuant to the Impact Assessment Act; WHEREAS the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (the “provincial Minister”) has statutory responsibilities pursuant to the Environmental Assessment Act; WHEREAS in 2019, the Parties signed the Impact Assessment Cooperation Agreement Between ...

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Attachment From the S'ólh Téméxw Stewardship Alliance to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of S'ólh Téméxw Stewardship Alliance
  • Reference Number: 287
  • Submitted: 2023-04-28
  • Updated: 2023-05-01 - 2:54 PM
  • Rationale: Comment updated for administrative purposes
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached comments
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  • 1 CANADA-BRITISH COLUMBIA COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON THE COORDINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESSES FOR THE GCT DELTAPORT EXPANSION - BERTH FOUR PROJECT Between The Government of Canada, represented by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Hereafter referred to as “Canada”, And The Government of British Columbia, represented by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, Hereafter referred to as “British Columbia”, Hereafter referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties” WHEREAS the Minister of Environment and Climate Change (the “federal Minister”) has statutory responsibilities pursuant to the Impact Assessment Act; WHEREAS the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (the “provincial Minister”) has statutory responsibilities pursuant to the Environmental Assessment Act; WHEREAS in 2019, the Parties signed the Impact Assessment Cooperation Agreement Between ...

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Attachment From Tsleil-Waututh Nation to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Tsleil-Waututh Nation
  • Reference Number: 285
  • Submitted: 2023-04-20
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see attached documents.
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  • April 20, 2023 Tsleil-Waututh comments on the Terms of Reference for the Review Panel - DP4 ToR Section Comments from TWN Response from IAAC-EAO 1. Introduction- Time Framework It is noted that the timelines for the process (600 days) include:  450 days for the Review Panel to submit its impact assessment report to the Minister  150 days for the agency to post its recommendations under subsection 55.1(1) to assist the Minister in establishing proposed conditions with respect to the Decision Statement for the Project.  Then 90 days for the Governor in Council to make the public interest determination under the IAA. TWN requires a minimum of 45 days to review all documents, with best efforts to avoid overlap of multiple documents, followed by time for dialogue and solution-seeking. Meaningful consultation and potential consensus-seeking cannot realistically be obtained unless TWN’s concerns are adequately addressed and Indigenous Knowledge is ...
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  • April 20, 2023 Tsleil-Waututh comments on the Canada -BC Cooperation Agreement on the Coordination of DP4-EA process Section-page # Comments from TWN Response from IAAC-EAO Consensus Seeking Pg.2 As written in the agreement, only the EAO undertakes a consensus seeking approach.  Is there an equivalent for the Agency?  how will the Agency and the EAO combine the different approaches to consensus and consent? Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Pg.4 If a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is established, TWN requests a document that explains the objectives, scope of work, activities, as well as roles and responsibilities of those involved in the TAC. TWN requests to be consulted in a potential Terms of Reference (ToR) for the TAC, similar to the document developed to provide guidance and direction to the Review Panel. Section 6. Engagement and Consultation pg.6  While the Cooperation Agreement establishes the terms and ...

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Attachment From Malahat Nation to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Malahat Nation
  • Reference Number: 284
  • Submitted: 2023-04-18
  • Updated: 2023-04-19 - 10:12 AM
  • Rationale: Comment updated for administrative purposes
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
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  • April 18, 2023 Angeles Albornoz Consultation Operations Directorate Impact Assessment Agency of Canada / Government of Canada RE: Malahat Nation Comments on GCT Deltaport Expansion Berth Four Project – Review Panel Terms of Reference Malahat Nation has reviewed the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference for the Deltaport Expansion Berth Four Project. Malahat’s comments are presented in the attached table. Overall, among other worries, Malahat is deeply concerned with the restrictive timelines set out for the Review Panel and the language that is too broad and/or weak to be actionable. Further, Malahat is concerned that the terms of reference do not adequately distinguish between Indigenous engagement and public engagement and do not have sufficient requirements for upholding and adhering to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. Sincerely, Malahat Nation Program Lead – Major Projects ...

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Attachment From Tsawwassen First Nation to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Tsawwassen First Nation
  • Reference Number: 282
  • Submitted: 2023-04-14 - 5:22 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached document
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  • Page 1 of 2 #747113v2 April 14, 2024 VIA EMAIL (deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca) GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 Re: Tsawwassen First Nation Comments on Review Panel Terms of Reference and Canada-British Columbia Cooperation Agreement Thank you for providing the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference (“Panel TOR”) and Canada-British Columbia Cooperation Agreement (“Cooperation Agreement”) for comments, as well for providing an extension for the receipt of our comments. Panel TOR Tsawwassen proposes that clause 3.10 be amended to include a new paragraph (e) for Canada’s Collaborative Modern Treaty Implementation Policy as another framework and guidance document. Although this policy is not produced by the Agency, it applies to the whole of government. Tsawwassen First Nation (“Tsawwassen”) supports the appointment of the Review Panel during the Impact ...

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Attachment From Peter van der Velden to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Peter van der Velden
  • Reference Number: 281
  • Submitted: 2023-04-13 - 7:17 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached document
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  • March 28, 2023 GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project #81010 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor O awa, ON K1A 0H3 Email: deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Re: The broad, general statements of the Review Panel Terms of Reference and the Canada – BC Coopera on Agreement for the Berth 4 Deltaport Expansion do not appropriately provide for a meaningful environmental assessment We in Delta are opposed to the growing number of shipping-related Projects and ac vi es at Roberts Bank, in the Fraser River Estuary, Delta, B.C. Currently, the federal Cabinet is deciding whether or not to approve the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project which involves dredging and filling 460 acres of the estuary for a man-made island for containers. The result of the environmental assessment recommenda ons for the T2 project may see it go ahead with as many as 72 environmental concerns that will be ‘mi gated’. Mi ga on has proven not to work in the past and should ...

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Attachment From Beecher Bay First Nation to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Beecher Bay First Nation
  • Reference Number: 278
  • Submitted: 2023-04-04 - 7:10 PM
  • Updated: 2023-04-11 - 10:59 AM
  • Rationale: Comment updated for administrative purposes
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached documents
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  • BEECHER BAY FIRST NATION March 30, 2023 Via Email: deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Assessment of the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project c/o Impact Assessment Agency of Canada / Government of Canada (the "Agency") 160 Elgin Street 22nd Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1 A 0H3 Dear Agency Representatives: Re: Deltaport Berth 4 Project (the "Project") Review Panel Terms of Reference Federal-Provincial Coordination Agreement Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed Review Panel Terms of Reference and Federal-Provincial Coordination Agreement for the Project (the "Process Documents"). Below are our comments on the Process Documents: • Timelines — The Process Documents contemplate a time limit of 600 days for the impact assessment phase and 90 days for the decision-making phase. They also contemplate a maximum of 21 days for participating Indigenous groups to review and comment on a draft of the Review Panel's report. Sc'ianew (Beecher Bay) First Nation ...
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  • 1 From: Michelle Modeste Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 7:10 PM To: Deltaport (IAAC/AEIC) Subject: Re: Reminder: Public comment period for the assessment of the GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project / Rappel: Période de commentaires pour l’évaluation du Projet d'agrandissement de Deltaport - quatrième poste d'amarrage Attachments: BBFN LT IAAC re. DP4 2023-03-30.pdf Please find attached the comment letter re: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth 4 Project signed by Chief Chipps. I apologize for sending this late, I hope you will still accept our comment letter as our office was closed Friday and Monday. Thank you, Michelle Michelle Modeste Executive Assistant Ocean Resources Beecher Bay (Scianew) First Nation From: Deltaport (IAAC/AEIC) <deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2023 1:05 PM To: Deltaport (IAAC/AEIC) <deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca> Subject: Reminder: Public comment period for the assessment of the GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four ...

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Attachment From Hwlitsum First Nations to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Hwlitsum First Nations
  • Reference Number: 277
  • Submitted: 2023-03-31 - 10:29 AM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached document.
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  • GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca 1 | P a g e Comment Template for the Review Panel Terms of Reference and the Canada-British Columbia Cooperation Agreement for the GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project This comment template has been prepared to guide your review of the following documents: • Draft Canada-British Columbia Cooperation Agreement on the Coordination of the Environmental and Impact Assessment Processes for the GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project (Cooperation Agreement): describes how the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) and the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) will coordinate during the assessment of the Project. • Draft Review Panel Terms of Reference (Terms of Reference): identifies the mandate of the Review Panel and sets out the framework for the assessment led by the Review Panel. The Terms of Reference and the Cooperation Agreement are intended ...

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Attachment From Garden City Conservation Society to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Garden City Conservation Society
  • Reference Number: 269
  • Submitted: 2023-03-31 - 12:35 AM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached document
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  • Garden City Conservation Society To: GCT Deltaport Expansion — Berth Four Project (DP4) #81010, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada From: Garden City Conservation Society (GCCS), Richmond, BC Sent: March 30, 2023 Re: GCCS support of BBCC comment—with a ray of hope for DP4 The Garden City Conservation Society (GCCS) supports the attached comment you earlier received from the Boundary Bay Conservation Committee (BBCC, March 28, 2023). The BBCC input is compatible with our DP4 analysis and our comments to the IAAC on the related Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project (RBT2). We especially advocate six of the many terms of reference that BBCC suggests. We have highlighted them on BBCC pages 2–3, which are the next pages in this PDF. They are relevant to both DP4 and RBT2. We remain skeptical whether Canada needs Deltaport expansion at all, but DP4’s concept of sequential stages would be a relatively suitable approach—if DP4 becomes environmentally adequate, providing ...

Attachment From Ecojustice on behalf of David Suzuki Foundation, Georgia Strait Alliance, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and Wilderness Committee to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Ecojustice
  • Reference Number: 257
  • Submitted: 2023-03-31
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached document
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  • 1 Dyna Tuytel & Rachel Gutman File No.: 2136 March 30, 2023 Sent via e-mail to Deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Suite 210A - 757 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6C 3M2 To the Impact Assessment Agency: Re: Comments on the draft Terms of Reference and the draft Cooperation Agreement for GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project We write on behalf of the David Suzuki Foundation, Georgia Strait Alliance, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and Wilderness Committee to provide their comments on the draft Terms of Reference for the Review Panel for the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project (“DP4” or the “Project”) and related questions posed by the Agency for this public comment period. Below, we provide general comments on the purposes of the Impact Assessment Act (the “Act”) which the Terms of Reference and the public participation time limits must support (Part I), followed by ...

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Attachment From Lummi Nation to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Lummi Nation
  • Reference Number: 253
  • Submitted: 2023-03-30 - 12:52 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached documents
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  • 1 Our File: 2539 Via email: Jessie.Hannigan@gov.bc.ca February 22, 2023 Environmental Assessment Office 2nd Floor 836 Yates St PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1 Attention: Jessie Hannigan, Project Assessment Director Dear Mr. Hannigan: Re: Consultation with Lummi Nation on the Proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion Berth Four Project (DP4) Thank you for providing a response to our August 30, 2022 letter, sent on behalf of Lummi Nation, and for offering to meet with Lummi to discuss Lummi’s engagement in the DP4 coordinated environmental assessment process. From our client’s perspective, there is only one way to ensure that Lummi’s engagement in the DP4 coordinated assessment process meets Lummi’s interests and concerns: to initiate formal consultation with Lummi as an Aboriginal People(s) of Canada, and to afford Lummi, at the very least, the same rights and opportunities as other Indigenous Nations being consulted on this ...
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  • 1 Our File: 2539 March 30, 2023 Sent via email: deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Assessment of the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project c/o Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 22nd Floor -160 Elgin Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 Attention: Canadian Impact Assessment Registry Re: Review Panel Terms of Reference and BC/Canada Cooperation Agreement We write on behalf of Lummi Nation with respect to the Impact Assessment Agency (the “Agency”) and the Environmental Assessment Office’s (EAO) invitation for comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference (TOR) and draft Canada-British Columbia Cooperation Agreement for the assessment of the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project (the “Project”). In our letter to the EAO, dated February 22, 2023 (attached for reference), we outlined the importance of providing Lummi, at the very least, with the same rights and opportunities as other Indigenous nations being consulted on this project. ...

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Attachment From BC Great Blue Heron Sociey to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of BC Great Blue Heron Sociey
  • Reference Number: 260
  • Submitted: 2023-03-30 - 6:10 PM
  • Updated: 2023-03-31 - 2:31 PM
  • Rationale: Comment updated for administrative purposes
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached document.
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  • 2 2 the Environmental and Impact Assessment Processes for the GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project (Cooperation Agreement) and the Draft Review Panel Terms of Reference (Terms of Reference). Ladies and Gentlemen: There is something fundamentally wrong with the highest level federal and provincial environmental assessment process if it can allow the consideration of a project that if approved would have international conservation consequences, in the absence of a fundamental plan to protect the nation’s most important migratory bird habitat, the Fraser River estuary. This is a habitat we have pledged ourselves to protect, through our participation in many prestigious international conservation agreements, and we have gloried in that participation even as we seek to undermine those programs’ integrity through our massive drive to industrialize the Fraser estuary. Why is it that the government has the time and resources to husband yet another industrial ...

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Attachment From Fraser River Estuary Protection Society to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Fraser River Estuary Protection Society
  • Reference Number: 268
  • Submitted: 2023-03-30 - 11:39 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached document.
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  • FFlraser 1 C GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project #81010 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Email: deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca March 30, 2023 Reference to: Critique of the Review Panel Terms of Reference and the Canada - BC Cooperation Agreement for Berth 4 Deltaport (GCT B4). A. Introduction: It is very ironic that as we respond to the subject terms of reference to expand a container (sea can) port facility on Roberts Bank (GCT Deltaport Berth 4) we are at the same time commenting for the umptieth time on a CEAA recommended giant port expansion by Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to fill in much of what is a wetland area of very essential fish and wildlife habitat called Roberts Bank in the heart of the Fraser Estaury. Here we have two competing port proposals to do the same job in the same habitat area. The tale is even more tangled than that – GCT operates the ...
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  • 1 From: Otto Langer Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2023 11:39 PM To: Deltaport (IAAC/AEIC); justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca; Carla Qualtrough Delta Office; Carla.Qualtrough.C1A@parl.gc.ca; Joyce Murray Cc: Elizabeth May; Aman.Singh.mla@leg.bc.ca; Hon. Hargit S. Sajjan; Kelly Greene; Henry.Yao.mla@leg.bc.ca; bonita.zarrillo@parl.gc.ca; Wilson.Miao@parl.gc.ca; Don Davies; Parm.Bains@parl.gc.ca; Fin Donnelly; Fraser Voices GG; Roger Emsley Subject: GCT Berth 4 Project #81010 Fraser /river Estaury TofR and CDN-BC Joint Agreement - Critique by FREP Attachments: GCT TofR for EIA and Fed-BC Joint agreement FREP comments Langer March 30, 2023.pdf; A Brief Overview History of the FREMP OEL Feb 7 2019 FINAL DRAFT.pdf IAAC Officer: Attached for your information is our critique of your two recently issued papers on this subject matter. I have also attached a 2019 paper on the past Fraser Estuary Management Program. Its significance to this exercise is covered in the text of our critique. ...
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  • Overview and History of the Fraser River Estuary Management Program (FREMP) and the Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Plan (BIEAP). FREMP was devised in the 1980s after several years of Fraser River Estuary Study studies. FREMP was to overcome the disjointed and inadequate protection of the estuary. FREMP was a successful initiative but was terminated by the federal government in 2013 . A new FREMP type program is urgently required to protect the estuary and associated ecosystems and reduce the degree of industrial / environmental conflict now taking place in the Fraser Estuary. Otto. E. Langer February 7, 2019 After FREMP/ BIEAP – Where to Next? 1 Overview and History of the Fraser River Estuary Management Plan (FREMP) / Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Plan (BIEAP) and Recommendations for Action. Otto E. Langer - Fisheries and Aquatic Biologist February 7, 2019 1. Overview – the Need for FREMP. ...

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Attachment From Mike Gildersleeve to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Mike Gildersleeve
  • Reference Number: 267
  • Submitted: 2023-03-30 - 9:35 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached document.
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  • 1 From: Mike Gildersleeve Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2023 9:35 PM To: Deltaport (IAAC/AEIC) Subject: CIAR, Information Request (making comment re. Berth Four Project) Re. Berth Four Project #81010 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada To whom it may concern I am wanting to express my serious opposition to the port expansion of DeltaPort near Roberts Bank. We should not be expanding our industrial footprint at Delta Port in a time when gov’t has declared a climate crisis. And we must certainly not be bringing further significant industrial activity to a world renowned Fraser River and Fraser River Estuary. This project will significantly increase the threats to all marine species in the Robert Banks area, including of course our vulnerable and already declining salmon populations in the Fraser River. Roberts Bank is a Ramsar site and a wetland of of International significance and must have a higher level of protection expected for Fraser River Estuary, and protection ...

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Attachment From Pauquachin First Nation to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Pauquachin First Nation
  • Reference Number: 265
  • Submitted: 2023-03-30 - 8:48 PM
  • Updated: 2023-04-06 - 3:12 PM
  • Rationale: Comment updated for administrative purposes
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached document
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  • Pauquachin First Nation March 30, 2023 Via Email: deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Assessment of the GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project do Impact Assessment Agency of Canada / Government of Canada (the "Agency") 160 Elgin Street 22nd Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 Dear Agency representatives: Re: Deltaport Berth 4 Project (the "Project") Review Panel Terms of Reference Federal-Provincial Coordination Agreement Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed Review Panel Terms of Reference and Federal-Provincial Coordination Agreement for the Project (the "Process Documents"). Below are our comments on the Process Documents: • Timelines — The Process Documents contemplate a time limit of 600 days for the impact assessment phase and 90 days for the decision-making phase. They also contemplate a maximum of 21 days for participating Indigenous groups to review and comment on a draft of the Review Panel's report. Pauquachin First Nation ("Pauquachin") ...

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Attachment From Makah Tribal Council to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada re: Comments on the draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Cooperation Agreement

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Makah Tribal Council
  • Reference Number: 264
  • Submitted: 2023-03-30 - 8:01 PM
  • Updated: 2023-04-06 - 9:09 AM
  • Rationale: Comment updated for administrative purposes
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • Please see the attached document.
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  • K1A MAKAH TRIBAL COUNCIL P.O.. BOX 115 • NEAH BAY, WA 98357 • 360-645-2201 IN REPLY REFER TO: Email to deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street 22nd Floor Ottawa, Ontario 0H3 March 30, 2023 Re: Makah Tribal Council Comments on the Draft Review Panel Terms of Reference and Draft Canada- British Columbia Coordination Agreement for the assessment of the GCT Deltaport Expansion — Berth Four Project Dear Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Staff: The Makah Tribal Council is writing to provide feedback on the Draft Review Panel Terms of Reference (Terms of Reference) and Draft Canada-British Columbia Coordination Agreement (Coordination Agreement) for the assessment of the GCT Deltaport Expansion — Berth Four Project (Deltaport Project). The Makah Tribe is located where the Strait of Juan de Fuca meets the open ocean, a highly productive marine ecosystem and an area with dense vessel ...

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Attachment Terms of reference for the impact assessment must focus on cumulative effects and preventing the risk of extinction

  • GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project
  • Author: Michelle Baudais
  • Reference Number: 252
  • Submitted: 2023-03-30 - 7:42 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions
  • See attached template file that includes my comments on Sections 3.13 a, 3.14, and 3.16.
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  • GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project deltaport@iaac-aeic.gc.ca 1 | P a g e Comment Template for the Review Panel Terms of Reference and the Canada-British Columbia Cooperation Agreement for the GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project This comment template has been prepared to guide your review of the following documents: • Draft Canada-British Columbia Cooperation Agreement on the Coordination of the Environmental and Impact Assessment Processes for the GCT Deltaport Expansion – Berth Four Project (Cooperation Agreement): describes how the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) and the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) will coordinate during the assessment of the Project. • Draft Review Panel Terms of Reference (Terms of Reference): identifies the mandate of the Review Panel and sets out the framework for the assessment led by the Review Panel. The Terms of Reference and the Cooperation Agreement are intended ...

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