WCS Canada comments on Canada Gazette Part 1 Volume 157 Number 25 Regulations, 24-07-2023
WCS Canada’s response to the public consultation conducted by Canadian Wildlife Service on the Regulations Amending the Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations regarding the international trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn.
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WCS Canada comments on the NRL TISG and PP, 21-07-2023
WCS Canada’s comments on the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and draft Public Participation Plan developed by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada to support the federal impact assessment process for the Northern Road Link project – the central portion of what would ultimately be the access road to the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario.
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WCS Canada Comments on the Summary of Initial Project Description for the Northern Road Link Project (Reference No 84331)
We are submitting our comments on the Summary of Initial Project Description for the Northern Road Link Project (Reference Number 84331). In these comments, we first provide four overarching concerns and associated recommendations on the Summary of Initial Project Description for the Northern Road Link (NRL) as a whole. Following these are some specific comments on various Sections within the Summary of Initial Project Description.
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WCS Canada Comments on Draft Environmental and Socioeconomic Effects Statement Guidelines (ESE Guidelines) for the Proposed Casino Mine Project in Yukon
An impact assessment screening is soon to occur, undertaken by the full Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB), regarding the proposed Casino copper-gold mine, in west-central Yukon.
This would be a massive project, among the largest copper mines globally, with a tailings facility alone estimated at 11 square kilometres. YESAB has produced draft environmental and socio-economic effects (ESE) statement guidelines that the proponent, Casino Mining Corp, will need to follow and fulfill so as to satisfy required information submission to the Board for the impact assessment screening. Casino is expected to submit its proposal to YESAB in summer 2023. In this review of the draft ESE guidelines, we recommend some changes and additions that we think are necessary to provide the Board and the public with more comprehensive and detailed information required for a valid impact assessment
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WCS Canada Comments on the Draft Policy Framework Assessment under the Impact Assessment Act, 2019 (IAA) in Ontario
With respect to Regional Assessment (RA), WCS Canada scientists have made the case for RA in the Ring of Fire since 20131. We previously submitted a number of public comments to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Agency) including for a Regional Assessment (RA)2 in the Ring of Fire region in November 2019, identifying federal responsibilities and following Agency guidelines3. The following year, we also provided substantive and referenced information to the Agency on the Information Sheet: Planning the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area, to support the development of the Terms of Reference and Potential Agreement for the RA by the Agency and Ontario4. Finally, we submitted comments and recommendations to the Agency on the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire5.
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