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

Gold Canyon Resources Inc.
Springpole Gold Access Corridor Project
Final Environmental Study Report
GCU received supportive comments for the Project from the following stakeholders:
o the Municipality of Red Lake
o the Township of Ear Falls
o the Northwestern Ontario Prospectors’ Association
o three (3) Trappers’ organizations
o two (2) tourist operators
o three (3) bait fishery owners
o two (2) businesses in other industries, and
o three (3) provincial Ministries.
Table 3-3 summarizes the comments that GCU has received in support of the Project.
Some tourist operators have accepted GCU’s good-faith offer to meet with the Crownrecommended
mediator (refer to Section 6.2) to confidentially discuss the Project impacts,
mitigation measures, and assess any accommodation measures that are required based on
unmitigated impacts. While these discussions are on-going, conclusion to these discussions
is not regarded as condition precedent to concluding this EA process.
A self-identified stakeholder group called the Trout Forest Tourism Operators (“TFTO”) have
retained legal counsel to help them engage with GCU regarding the Project. While these
discussions are on-going, conclusion to these discussions is not regarded as condition
precedent to concluding this EA process. The Final ESR that was published in February
2013 resulted in the receipt of written comments from the TFTO. The submission by the
TFTO and GCU’s response to this submission are included in Appendix 9.
GCU remains committed to continuing the consultation process with the relevant stakeholders in the
region, as identified by the provincial government and by GCU. The current stakeholder list is
provided in Appendix 3. GCU has engaged these stakeholders in order to seek feedback and
identify mitigation measures for any potentially negative impacts associated with the Project, in
accordance with the consultation requirements outlined in MNR (2003). Due to the extensive
outreach regarding this Project and by surpassing the requirements from precedents for equivalent
winter roads in the province, GCU regards the proposed Project as a reasonable approach to a
simple undertaking that respects the interests of the involved stakeholders. Furthermore, GCU
regards the consultation to date as sufficient, as it has allowed GCU to reasonably and adequately
address the interests of the stakeholders affected by the Project.
Table 3-2 is a matrix that identifies the major concerns expressed by stakeholders along with GCU’s
view and proposed mitigation measures. The matrix will be updated on an ongoing basis if new
concerns are identified.
Table 3-3 summarizes the supportive comments that GCU has received regarding the Project.
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