Revised Final Environmental Study Report (24 MB) - Gold Canyon ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Gold Canyon Resources Inc: Final Environmental Study Report Review March 30, 2013 offers “principle mitigation measure designed to reduce the potential adverse effects to large mammals and furbearers … to restore the linear corridor and harvested patent land to productive wildlife habitat upon closure.” [Emphasis by this writer]. GCU will make the “ecology good” in the neighbourhood of twenty years!!! During this time period all large mammals and furbearers face a potential reduction in their numbers if not in their existence. Recommendation: GCU in conjunction with Stakeholders, First Nation communities and the OMNR needs to undertake a thorough environmental assessment of large mammals and furbearers within the regional project study area, utilizing areas relevant to the eastern corridor. 5.3.2 Small Mammal Trapping Deficiencies The small mammal survey was conducted by setting up 35 traps over an area less than
Gold Canyon Resources Inc: Final Environmental Study Report Review March 30, 2013 Recommendation: GCU in conjunction with Stakeholders, First Nation communities and the OMNR needs to undertake a thorough environmental assessment of small mammals within the regional project study area, utilizing areas relevant to the eastern corridor. 5.3.3 Bird Survey Deficiencies The avian study outlines how fieldwork and preliminary desktop studies were conducted. The fieldwork consisted of a breeding bird survey (BBS) and a whip-poor-will survey (WPWS). For the BBS and WPWS, there are a number of research methodology deficiencies identified. Common to both studies, there is no indication within the Terrestrial Baseline Study Technical Report of the actual study area dimensions used and justification for their selection, aside from what is depicted on the map provided (Figure 3.3: Point Count and Song Meter Locations in the Springpole Study Area (2011)). GCU has indicated that survey sites were randomly selected, however the bulk of the BBS and WPWS seem to fall in the exact same region as all the other terrestrial baseline studies, thereby negating randomness. Background research for the bird surveys was conducted using desktop analysis of the Natural Heritage Information Centre (NHIC) and Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (OBBA) specific for Big Trout Lake. NHIC information was only up to date until 1999 and the OBBA information was current up to 2005 and for Big Trout Lake and overlapped with 15WS48, 15WS49, 15WS58, and 15WS59 of the Springpole “regional study area”. The map provided by GCU for the bird surveys did not indicate where 15WS48, 15WS49, 15WS58, and 15WS59 were located on the map. The technical report clearly states that there was no information available from that source for locations 15WS48, 15WS49, 15WS58, and 15WS59: “The Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (OBBA) had no records of any point counts being conducted in the study area (squares 15WS48, 15WS49, 15WS58, and 15WS59) and as such, there were no associated bird observations (Terrestrial Baseline Report 2011, page 3-6).” In essence, the desktop research used to corroborate the fieldwork findings are incomplete and not relevant for the study in questionable, and cannot be used as a reputable source from which to draw conclusions about bird populations in the area. It was not discussed within the “Background Research” portion of the technical report (where the NHIC and OBBA were referenced) that the desktop analysis was out of date, and not specific for the area in question. Example of how outdated and misleading the NHIC and OBBA information is: “Bald eagles have been reported to the NHIC as having been in the area 4 times between 1990 and 1999 (Draft Springpole Terrestrial Baseline Report 2011, page 3-4).” Not only is the reference outdated by14 years, bald eagles are common in the Birch Lake and Springpole areas. 25
Page 1 and 2:
SPRINGPOLE GOLD ACCESS CORRIDOR PRO
Page 3 and 4:
Gold Canyon Resources Inc. Springpo
Page 5 and 6:
Page 7 and 8:
Page 9 and 10:
Page 11 and 12:
Page 13 and 14:
Page 15 and 16:
Page 17 and 18:
Page 19 and 20:
Page 21 and 22:
Page 23 and 24:
Page 25 and 26:
Page 27 and 28:
Page 29 and 30:
Page 31 and 32:
Page 33 and 34:
Page 35 and 36:
Page 37 and 38:
Page 39 and 40:
Page 41 and 42:
Page 43 and 44:
Page 45 and 46:
Page 47 and 48:
Page 49 and 50:
Page 51 and 52:
Page 53 and 54:
Page 55 and 56:
Page 57 and 58:
Page 59 and 60:
Page 61 and 62:
Page 63 and 64:
Page 65 and 66:
Page 67 and 68:
Page 69 and 70:
Page 71 and 72:
Page 73 and 74:
Page 75 and 76:
Page 77 and 78:
Page 82:
APPENDIX 2 LETTERS FROM HORIZON ARC
Page 87 and 88:
Round 1 Consultation - Early pre-co
Page 89 and 90:
APPENDIX 4 BIOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS R
Page 91 and 92:
Page 93 and 94:
Page 95 and 96:
Page 98:
Page 101:
Page 115 and 116:
Page 117:
Page 120 and 121:
Page 122 and 123:
Page 125 and 126:
Page 127:
Page 132 and 133:
Page 136 and 137:
Page 138:
Page 141 and 142:
Page 143 and 144:
Page 145 and 146:
Page 147 and 148:
Page 150 and 151:
Page 152 and 153:
Page 154 and 155:
Page 156 and 157:
Page 158:
Page 161 and 162:
Page 163 and 164:
Page 165 and 166:
Page 167 and 168:
Page 169 and 170:
Page 171 and 172:
Page 173 and 174:
Page 175 and 176:
Page 177 and 178:
APPENDIX 5 FIELD REPORT FROM DST (D
Page 179:
Client Name DST Reference No.: Page
Page 182 and 183:
Equi-Knox Environmental Inc. Februa
Page 184 and 185:
APPENDIX 7 7A: WATER CROSSINGS ENGI
Page 186 and 187:
The 25-year flood (Q 25 ), determin
Page 188 and 189:
All of the culvert sizes recommende
Page 190 and 191:
2. At present, the planned winter i
Page 192 and 193:
Table 2 - Water Crossing Hydrology
Page 194 and 195:
Map 2 - Water Crossings in Northern
Page 196 and 197:
Photo 3 - Site #2 indicates propose
Page 198 and 199:
- 2 - 7. In the spring, when the fr
Page 200 and 201:
Photo 1: Facing North at original f
Page 202 and 203:
Photo 3: Facing East at Biologist
Page 204 and 205:
Photo 5: Facing West at Biologist
Page 206 and 207:
CROSSING 2 SPRINPOLE ROAD - SITE PI
Page 208 and 209:
Page 210 and 211:
Page 212 and 213:
Page 214 and 215:
Page 216:
CROSSING 7 - Birch River Crossing 1
Page 219 and 220:
Photo 3: Taken facing the West on t
Page 221 and 222:
Photo 5: Taken facing South of East
Page 223 and 224:
Photo 7: Taken facing the North app
Page 225 and 226:
CROSSING 8 SPRINPOLE ROAD ( EAST EN
Page 227 and 228:
CROSSING 9 SPRINPOLE ROAD ( EAST EN
Page 229 and 230:
CROSSING 10 SPRINPOLE ROAD - SITE P
Page 231 and 232:
Page 233 and 234:
Page 235 and 236:
Page 237 and 238:
Page 240 and 241:
SENT BY E-MAIL ATTACHMENT Adamson C
Page 242:
BRIDGE SITE DATA FORM - EXISTING CO
Page 245 and 246: Materials - 30' Deaddog Creek Bridg
Page 247 and 248: Canada flow gauge on the Cat River,
Page 249 and 250: Crown Land Bridge Management Guidel
Page 251: Photo 3 - Site #2 indicates propose
Page 254 and 255: Springpole_GenericSedInstall_______
Page 266 and 267: Comments Received at Open Houses co
Page 268 and 269: Comments Received at Open Houses co
Page 270 and 271: APPENDIX 9 9A: SUBMISSION FROM TROU
Page 272 and 273: Gold Canyon Resources Inc: Final En
Page 314 and 315: GOLD CANYON RESOURCES INC. GCU: TSX
Page 316: Page 3 GCU’s mitigation measures
Page 345 and 346:
Gold Canyon Resources Inc: Final En
Page 347 and 348:
Page 349 and 350:
Page 351 and 352:
Page 353 and 354:
Page 355 and 356:
Page 357 and 358:
Page 359 and 360:
Page 361 and 362:
GCU has hired qualified, independen
Page 363 and 364:
The basic environmental protection
Page 365 and 366:
8. Like the Draft ESR, Notices were
Page 367 and 368:
A full record of consultation is pr
Page 369 and 370:
Page 7 1. Corridor alternatives pre
Page 371 and 372:
13. “Stakeholders” refers solel
Page 373 and 374:
Page 10 1. Detailed comments on the
Page 375 and 376:
Page 13 1. GCU is proposing to clea
Page 377 and 378:
Page 15 1. GCU is open to developin
Page 379 and 380:
Page 17 1. The economic information
Page 381 and 382:
Page 18 1. This is not a requiremen
Page 383 and 384:
(which were not intended to describ
Page 385 and 386:
Page 21 1. Note that the OLT develo
Page 387 and 388:
Page 22 1. The statement that carib
Page 389 and 390:
Page 24 1. General comment on 5.3.2
Page 391 and 392:
Page 26 1. The background database
Page 393 and 394:
Page 29 1. Comments on Table 3: The
Page 395 and 396:
Page 31 1. Water quality at Springp
Page 397 and 398:
9. The aquatics baseline report doe
Page 399 and 400:
assessed through toxicity testing a
Page 401 and 402:
Page 34 1. Life of this Project is
Page 403 and 404:
Page 36 1. These recommendations ar
Page 405 and 406:
Page 38 1. Domtar has approval unde
Page 407 and 408:
Page 39 1. This means simply that G
Page 409 and 410:
Page 42 1. The recommendations from
Page 411 and 412:
Supplemental Mitigation Measures fo
show all

Revised Final Environmental Study Report (24 MB) - Gold Canyon ...

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?