Potential Regional Assessment of a Western Energy Corridor

Attachment Tataskweyak Cree Nation Response to a Potential Regional Assessment of a Western Energy Corridor

• Potential Regional Assessment of a Western Energy Corridor
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Tataskweyak Cree Nation
• Reference Number: 7
• Submitted: 2021-06-11
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• Please see attached. 
• Attachment Included
• June 11, 2021 BY EMAIL virginia.crawford@canada.ca Impact Assessment Agency of Canada ATTN: Virginia Crawford 160 Elgin St, 22nd Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 RE: Potential Regional Assessment of a Western Energy Corridor Dear Virginia Crawford, I am writing in response to your request, dated April 30, 2021, seeking information to inform the Minister’s decision in relation to Western Energy Corridor Inc’s (“Western Energy”) request for a regional assessment for its proposed Western Energy Corridor (“Proposed Corridor”). Tataskweyak Cree Nation (“TCN”) appreciates Western Energy’s desire to conduct a regional assessment to, among other things, better understand the potential impacts of the Proposed Corridor on the rights and interests of Indigenous peoples. At the same time, I must raise the existence of our 1992 agreement with Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro, and Canada, which created the Resource Management Area Board (“RMAB”) and recognized TCN’s ...