Kitselas and the

BC Environmental Assessment

Community Information Session

August 15/16, 2014

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Purpose of the Presentation

• Overview of the EA Process

• Describe how Kitselas is engaged

• Overview of LNG projects currently in the EA Process

• How concerns and views about the potential impacts of the proposed

Projects and the Application Review process are addressed

• Discuss how potential impacts to Aboriginal Interests are identified

and assessed in the EA;

• How Kitselas Department of Lands and Resources are working with

proponents and the EA process.

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Purpose of Environmental Assessment

• Focussed review, early in life cycle of a major proposed

project

• Assess potential significant adverse environmental,

economic, social, heritage & health effects

• Identify ways to prevent or reduce adverse effects

• Specify terms and conditions in an EA Certificate, if issued

• Strategic rather than detailed level of assessment

Public

Comment

Period

Application

Prepared

and

Submitted

Application

Review

Assessment

Report

Project

Decision by

Ministers

Certificate

Issued with set

conditions--

Project

Authorized to

Proceed to

Permitting

Certificate

Refused –

Project Cannot

Proceed

Public

Comment

Period

Application

Information

Requirements

Environmental Assessment Process

Working Group Review

Scope and

Process for

Review

Determined

(Section 11

Order)

Project

Description

Determination

that Project is

Reviewable

(Section 10

Order)

FIRST NATION CONSULTATION

Monitoring,

compliance,

and

enforcement

Approved

Not Approved

Further

Assessment

Required

ED Referral

To Ministers

Compliance

Management

begins here

Develop Requirements

Minister(s) may

consider any other

matters that they

consider relevant to

the public interest in

making their decision

Pre-Application Stage

(no timeline) (30 days)

Application Review Stage

(180 days)

Decision

(45 days)

Application

Evaluated

for

Completeness

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Certificate Issued:

Permitting, C&E,

amendments

Certificate

Refused

AIR

Section

11

Order

Project description

(Section 10 Order)

Application

Developed

Screening

30 days

Application

Review

180 days

Application

Aboriginal Consultation Report

(section 11 order defines timelines)

Aboriginal Consultation

Plan (30-60 d after S11)

Further

study

required

FIRST NATIONS CONSULTATION

Decision

within

45 days

• Kitselas is involved directly in the following EAO working

groups:

– Coastal GasLink

– West Coast Connector Gas Transmission Line

– Prince Rupert Gas Transmission

– Pacific Northern Gas Looping Project

– LNG Canada Export Facility

– Pacific Northwest LNG Export Facility

– Prince Rupert LNG Export Facility

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First Nations Engagement in the EA Process

First Nations consultation is a key

component of EA:

• EAO engages in direct government-to-

government consultation with First Nations; and

• EAO requires proponents to conduct meaningful

consultation with First Nations.

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First Nations Consultation

Impacts to Aboriginal Interests (Rights and Title)

• Past, present, and anticipated future uses

• Potential adverse effects to Aboriginal Interests

• Measures to mitigate potential adverse effects to

Aboriginal Interests, and views expressed by Aboriginal

Groups regarding mitigation measures

• Residual effects, and views expressed by Aboriginal

Groups regarding these effects

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Certificate Issued:

Permitting, C&E,

amendments

Certificate

Refused

AIR

Section

11

Order

Project description

(Section 10 Order)

Application

Developed

Screening

30 days

Application

Review

180 days

Application

Aboriginal Consultation Report

(section 11 order defines timelines)

Aboriginal Consultation

Plan (30-60 d after S11)

Further

study

required

FIRST NATIONS CONSULTATION

Decision

within

45 days

Aboriginal Groups Information Requirements (Part C)

• Background Information

• Aboriginal Consultation

• Aboriginal Interests (Rights and Title/ Treaty Rights)

• Other Concerns

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Additional Comments on Part C

• Information provided by First Nations (to EAO/

Proponent) through Application Review informs EAO’s

conclusions on the seriousness of potential impacts to

Aboriginal Interests.

• Key information includes:

– Traditional territories and specific areas of use overlapped

by the proposed Project area

– What Aboriginal Interests would be impacted

– The nature of the potential impacts

– Mitigation/ accommodation

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EA Timelines for Proposed Projects

Referral

day 180

Application

Screening

30 days

Application Review

day 150

EAO internal reviews

day 1 day 42

WG

comments

due

day 70-84

WG

Meetings

day 115-135

WG review

draft

Assessment

Report,

Conditions,

CPD

day 63-77

Review Prop

Responses

day 130-150

First Nations review

EAO Aboriginal

Consultation Report

(Part C)

day 160

Separate FN

Submission

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A quick overview…

• How is Kitselas First Nation engaging in the EA process?

• Agreements

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Memorandum of Understanding

• Provides funding for Kitselas Lands and Resources to:

– Employ community liaison officers

– Employ staff

– Hold community meetings with proponents

– Participate in the EA process

– Conduct Traditional Use Studies

– Employ expert knowledge

• Does not indicate support for the project, but enables the

Department to form a decision based on evidence

gathered through review of project documents, field work

and meeting with proponents

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Where are we?

Projects in Kitimat

- Pipelines:

- PNG Looping: LOA complete. MOU almost finalised.

- Northern Gateway: LOA complete. New agreement.

- PTP: LOA complete. MOU complete. New agreement

finalised.

- Coastal GasLink: LOA complete. MOU complete.

- Facilities:

- LNG Canada: LOA complete. MOU almost finalised.

- Kitimat LNG: The facility portion of PTP.

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Where are we?

Projects in Prince Rupert

- Pipelines:

- WCGT: LOA complete. MOU finalised.

- PRGT: LOA complete. MOU in progress.

- Facilities:

- PNW LNG : LOA complete. MOU finalised.

- PR LNG: LOA complete. MOU in progress.

- Nexen: MOU in progress.

- Woodside: Initial meeting complete. LOA in progress.

- Imperial Oil LNG: Initial meeting complete.

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Community Liaison Officers

Pat Squires:

- Coastal GasLink.

- WCGT

- Nexen

Kristie Bevan:

- PRGT

- PNW LNG

- LNG Canada

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Community Liaison Officers

Noel Argueta:

- PNG Looping

- PTP

- Prince Rupert LNG

Rhonda MacPherson:

- Woodside

- Imperial Oil LNG

- Northern Gateway

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• Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (TransCanada)

– Nathan Braun (250-387-0233)

• West Coast Connector Gas Transmission (Spectra)

– Nathan Braun (250-387-0233)

• Coastal Gas Link (TransCanada)

– Michael Shepard (250-387-8745)

• PNG Looping (PNG)

– Ricardo Toledo (250-387-0833)

• Pacific North West (Petronas)

– Ken Howes (250-387-2445)

• LNG Canada

– Scott Bailey (250-356-1124)

• Prince Rupert LNG

– Tavis McDonald (250-638-5172)23

EAO Project Lead Contacts

http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca/ea_process.html

http://engage.gov.bc.ca/lnginbc/