The visual environment was identified as one of the valued components (VC) during the VC scoping and selection as part of the Environmental Assessment / Impact Assessment (EA/IA) process. This section describes and assesses the potential effects that the Project may have on the Visual Environment VC. For the purposes of the Environment Assessment Report […]

This section describes how local environmental conditions and natural hazards, such as severe or extreme weather conditions and external events, could adversely affect the Project, including proposed mitigation measures to eliminateor reduce potential adverse effects. Proposed mitigation measures include engineering design solutions that will allow the proposed project components to sustain or adapt to current […]

The Government of Canada, through Impact Assessment Act, (IA Act) recognizes that the impact assessment contributes to Canada’s understanding and ability to meet, first, its environmental obligations, and second, its commitments in respect of climate change. In accordance with the factors to consider in Section 22 (1)(i) of the IA Act and the Tailored Impact […]

The Cultural Heritage and Archaeological Resources valued component (VC) was identified during the VC scoping and selection process as part of the Environmental Assessment / Impact Assessment (EA/IA) process. This sectiondescribes and assesses the potential effects that the Project may have on the Cultural Heritage and Archaeological Resources VC. Potential effects that the Project may […]

The valued components (VCs) under the Non-Traditional Land and Resource Use component were identified during the VC scoping and selection process as part of the Environmental Assessment (EA) / Impact Assessment (IA) processes. This section describes the potential effects the Project may have on the Non-Traditional Land and Resource Use VCs. Non‑Traditional (Non-Indigenous) land and resource […]

Geology, terrain, and soils were identified as one of valued component (VC) during the VC scoping and selection as part of the Environmental Assessment/Impact Assessment (EA/IA) process. This section describes and assesses thepotential effects that the Project may have on the Geology, Terrain, and Soils VC. We have created this easier to understand visual and […]

This section summarizes the engagement and consultation activities undertaken for the Project to date and/or planned by Webequie First Nation with Indigenous communities and groups, the public, government agencies, and stakeholders. A separate Record of Engagement and Consultation has been prepared to support this Draft Environment Assessment Report/Impact Statement (EAR/IS) and provides details of all […]

The Social Environment identified several Valued Components (VC) during the VC scoping and selection as part of the Environmental Assessment / Impact Assessment (EA/IS) process. This section describes and assesses the potential effects that the Project may have on the Social Environment VCs. We have created this easier to understand visual and written version of […]

Groundwater resources were identified as one of the valued components (VC) during the VC scoping and selection as part of the Environmental Assessment / Impact Assessment (EA/IA) process. This section describes and assesses thepotential effects that the Project may have on the Groundwater Resources VC. We have created this easier to understand visual and written […]

This section describes and assesses the potential project related effects may have on the economic domain including the Regional and Local Economy. The Regional and Local Economy is defined as economic activity at both the Regional Study Area (RSA) and Local Study Area (LSA) scales, which includes features such as employment, businesses and procurement, and […]

Fish and fish habitat was identified as one of the valued components (VC) during the VC scoping and selection as part of the Environmental Assessment / Impact Assessment (EA/IA) process. This section describes and assesses thepotential effects that the Project may have on the Fish and Fish Habitat VC. We have created this easier to […]

Human health was identified as one of the valued components (VC) during the VC scoping and selection as part of the Environmental Assessment / Impact Assessment (EA/IA) process. This section describes and assesses the potential effects that the Project may have on the Human Health VC. We have created this easier to understand visual and […]

The atmospheric environment was identified as one of the valued components (VC) during the VC scoping and selection as part of the Environmental Assessment / Impact Assessment (EA/IA) process. This section describes and assesses the potential effects that the Project may have on the Atmospheric Environment VC which consists of air quality, greenhouse gases (GHGs) […]

Before roads are built, under provincial regulations there needs to be an environmental assessment to study the land, water, air, animals and people. Similarly, under federal regulations, there needs to be what is called an impact assessment.  This has been done for the Webequie Supply Road Project.  Since Webequie First Nation is the proponent or […]

The Ontario Environmental Assessment (EA) and Canada Impact Assessment (IA) process requires that two types of project alternatives be considered: “alternatives to” the Undertaking (i.e., functionally different ways of addressing an identified problem or opportunity to arrive at the preferred planning solution) and “alternative methods” of carrying out the Undertaking (options for implementing the preferred […]

Webequie First Nation is completing an Environmental Assessment (EA) under Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act (EA Act) and Impact Assessment (IA) under Canada’s Impact Assessment Act (IA Act) for the proposed Webequie Supply Road (“the Project”, WSR). The proposed Project is a new all-season road of approximately 107 kilometres (km) in length, connecting Webequie First Nation […]

This section provides a description of the project components and activities during the construction and operation of the proposed Webequie Supply Road (“WSR” or the “Project”) at the preliminary stage of planning and design. We have created this easier to understand visual and written version of the introduction with links to the source material, to […]

Two distinct study areas guide the effects assessment: 1) the Local Study Area (LSA), covering the land  within the Project Footprint and a 1-kilometre buffer area for most species at risk but larger for others (Caribou and Wolverine – 10 km), and 2) the Regional Study Area (RSA) which the LSA, plus a 5-kilometer buffer […]

Vegetation and wetlands, which include wetlands that are broadly considered peatlands and/or muskeg, were identified as one of the valued components (VC) during the VC scoping and selection as part of the Environmental Assessment / Impact Assessment (EA/IA) process. This section describes and assesses the potential effects that the Project may have on the Vegetation […]

Surface water resources were identified as one of the valued components (VC) during the VC scoping and selection as part of the Environmental Assessment / Impact Assessment (EA/IA) process. This section describes and assesses thepotential effects that the Project may have on the Surface Water Resources VC. We have created this easier to understand visual […]

The purpose of the follow-up and monitoring programs will be to assess the unness of mitigation and predicted effects in the EAR/IS and to document compliance with commitments and obligations in the approved provincial Terms of Reference (ToR) and federal Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (TISG). Many component management plans of the Construction Environmental Management Plan […]

In preparing the Webequie Supply Road Project (the Project) Environmental Assessment Report/Impact Statement (EAR/IS), the effects of the Project on Indigenous Peoples and impacts to the exercise of Aboriginal and Treaty Rights were considered, pursuant to requirements of the Provincial Terms of Reference (ToR) (Webequie First Nation, 2020; Appendix A-2) and the Federal Tailored Impact […]

In the context of the EA/IA, cumulative effects are the predicted net effects from the Project that overlap temporally and spatially with other past, present and reasonably foreseeable developments (RFDs) or physical activities and may interact cumulatively with the net environmental, health, social or economic effects from other projects or physical activities. We have created […]

This section provides a qualitative assessment of the Project’s contribution to sustainability in accordance with Section 22.1 (h) of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) and the Section 25 of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (TISG) for the Project. Sustainability “means the ability to protect the environment, contribute to the […]

The Government of Canada, through Impact Assessment Act, (IA Act) recognizes that the impact assessment contributes to Canada’s understanding and ability to meet, first, its environmental obligations, and second, its commitments in respect of climate change. In accordance with the factors to consider in Section 22 (1)(i) of the IA Act and the Tailored Impact […]

Accidents and/or malfunctions are unplanned events, which are not indicative of the intended activities associated with construction or operation of the Webequie Supply Road (‘WSR’, or the ‘Project’). An accident is an unexpected occurrence or unintended action, such as human error or natural events, which present the potential for negative (adverse) effects on the environment. […]