Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] NIRB File No.: 17UN025 - Transport Canada - Former Iqaluit Metal Dump Remediation project - NWB Licence Renewal
From: Keith Morrison <[email-masked]>
To: "Cowan, John" <[email-masked]>
Cc: Info <[email-masked]>, Talia Maksagak <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:51:53 +0000

Hello, John.

So long as monitoring activities continue to be those which were originally screened by the NIRB, no additional screening is necessary. The Board doesn’t issue formal letters for this sort of situation, so you may forward this to the NWB if necessary.

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Keith Morrison
Manager - Impact Assessment
Nunavut Impact Review Board
Ph 867-983-4617

From: Cowan, John <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2021 2:42 PM
To: Info <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] NIRB File No.: 17UN025 - Transport Canada - Former Iqaluit Metal Dump Remediation project - NWB Licence Renewal

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Nunavut Impact Review Board
P.O. Box 1360
Cambridge Bay
NU, X0B 0C0
Hello NIRB,

Transport Canada is seeking an application renewal of the Nunavut Water Board (NWB) Licence # 1BR-MDR1721 for the former Iqaluit Metal Dump Remediation.  The initial NWB application required a NIRB screening determination, which indicated that a project review was not required pursuant to paragraph 92(1) (a) of NuPPAA (NIRB file # 17UN025).  The NIRB was of the view that the project proposal was not likely to cause significant public concerns, and it was unlikely to result in significant adverse environmental and social impacts.

Transport Canada (TC) has conducted continuous years of water sampling from 2018 – 2020 and complied with the NWB requirements of reporting the yearly monitoring information.  Section #8, page 4 of the NWB licence renewal application (see below) asks if the proposed renewal would change the original NIRB screening determination.  With the project now into the monitoring stage, Transport Canada is looking to continue surface water monitoring from pre-established sampling sites and does not expect that a renewed NWB licence would change the original NIRB screening determination.  With TC’s intention to continue monitoring, the NWB requests written confirmation from NIRB confirming that a screening determination is not required.

Transport Canada would request that NIRB outline any requirements that TC may have to provide, in order for NIRB to review and provide written confirmation to satisfy this NWB application requirement.

Sincerely,

John Cowan

Regional Environmental Advisor, Programs
Transport Canada / Government of Canada
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> / Tel: 204-791-2819 / TTY: 1-888-675-6863

Conseiller régional en environnement, Programmes
Transports Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> / Tél. : 204-791-2819 / ATS : 1-888-675-6863