Timiskaming Dam-Bridge of Quebec Replacement Project
Document reference number: 19
Québec, April 3, 2023
Judith Brousseau
Project Manager
Public Services and Procurement Canada
165, rue Hôtel de Ville, Place du Portage, Phase II
Gatineau QC K1A 0S5
judith.brousseau@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
SUBJECT: Timiskaming Dam-Bridge of Quebec Replacement Project Environmental Impact Statement – Conformity Review Results
Judith Brousseau,
On October 6, 2022, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) received the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and its Summary (both in English and in French) for the Timiskaming Dam-Bridge of Quebec Replacement Project (the Project) prepared by Public Services and Procurement Canada (the proponent). After verifying conformity of the EIS and the Summary with the Project EIS Guidelines (the Guidelines), the Agency, in collaboration with the Environmental Assessment Technical Committee, determined that the EIS was incomplete and did not meet some of the requirements set out in the Guidelines. The Agency sent a letter to the proponent on November 3, 2022 outlining the missing information to be provided.
The proponent submitted a revised EIS and Summary to the Agency on March 17, 2023. After review, the Agency has determined that there is sufficient information for the Environmental Assessment Technical Committee to launch the EIS analysis phase. The Agency notes, however, that some information requested in the November 3, 2022 letter for Kebaowek, Wolf Lake and Timiskaming First Nations is incomplete or missing. The Agency acknowledges that significant efforts have been made by the proponent and the three First Nations to provide the missing information and requires the proponent to continue to consult collaboratively with the latter to gather the required information and provide it to the Agency once available.
In this context, the federal timeline under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 is restarted and the EIS and its Summary will be posted on the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry.
Alongside the EIS analysis, the Agency will hold a public comment period on the EIS Summary until May 3, 2023. Questions and comments raised by the public, Indigenous Peoples and members of the Technical Committee during this comment period will be considered in the Information Request that will be sent to you later.
If you have any questions, please contact me by email at mireille.lapointe@iaac-aeic.gc.ca or by calling 418-930-1586.
Sincerely,
<Original signed by>
Mireille Lapointe
Project Manager – Québec
c. c. Étienne Frenette, Health Canada
Catherine Gaudette, Transport Canada
Marie-Claude Martel, Parks Canada
Annie Montpetit, Natural Resources Canada
Myriam Paquet, Government of Quebec's Faune et Parcs sector
Marc-André Poirier, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Linda Roberge, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Rosanne Van Schie, Project Manager for Kebaowek, Wolf Lake an Timiskaming First Nations