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Welcome to Xeneca’s Final Public Information Centre for the Ivanhoe River: The Chutes Project

Today’s PIC will give you the opportunity to learn more about what Xeneca is proposing in our Waterpower Class

Environmental Assessment (Class EA.) Throughout the process we’ve listened to your feedback and have

incorporated it into the EA.

We greatly appreciate the input we have received & look forward to hearing any additional comments today.

With the public issuance of Notice of Completion, the Class

EA document will soon be available for agency & public review.

Please note - all written comments and requests for meetings with Xeneca must be received within the first 30 days after the Notice of Completion is issued. There will be

an extra 30 days to resolve these issues or, if the issue cannot be resolved through meetings, to submit a Part 2

Order to MOE (with rationale.)

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Thank you for visiting today’sPublic Information Centre (PIC) for the

Ivanhoe River: The Chutes Project

This is the last PIC for The Chutes before submission of the Waterpower Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA.)

Much of the information presented today will appear in the EA document.

Your comments are important to Xeneca, so please fill out a comment card so that we can ensure all issues are

adequately addressed.

We invite you to visit www.xeneca.com for regular updates on all of our proposed projects, including The Chutes.

Your participation in this process is important and comments received to date have helped shape the project.

We are committed to developing our projects in an environmentally & socially responsible manner.

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Waterpower Class EA Requirement

Xeneca’s Approach(in addition to EA requirements)

• Response to questions & comments in final documents

• 30-day public review period for EA document

• One Public Information Centre (PIC)

•Make EA available for public review

• Advance access to information as it becomes available (email blasts, Xeneca website, mailings)

• 30-day EA review period (written comments must be provided during this period) PLUS additional 30 days to meet and resolve issues (or go to MOE with a Part 2 Order if unresolved)

• Multiple PICs & Public Information Meetings (PIMs)

• Meetings with municipalities, NGOs, public interest groups & individuals

•Post EA on website & send on CD by request

Xeneca’s Approach to the Waterpower Class EA Process

Submission of EA document to regulatory agencies & public for review.Notice of Completion issued*Notice will be published in local media, emailed to stakeholders and on Xeneca website

First 30 days Stakeholders to review EA & provide written comment indicating outstanding issues & requests to meet with Xeneca

Additional 30 days Xeneca & stakeholders to resolve issues OR stakeholder may elevate to MOE with Part 2 Order (with rationale)

Once outstanding issues have been resolved, Xeneca will ask the Crown to publish a Statement of Completion

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Timeline – Next Steps


The Chutes: Proposed Distribution Lines & Roads


The Chutes: Proposed Zone of Influence


Option 2 Layout

Conceptual Design: Options

Option 1

Option 2



NRSI’s 2010 studyarea encompassed:•400m downstream of The Chutes•An estimated inundation area of approximately 2.8km •Lands beyond this inundation within approximately 120m

The 2011 study area encompasses a 6.4km upstream inundation area.

Biology Study Area


2010 Aquatic Survey Locations


2010 NRSI Fish Collection Results

* Walleye spawning was confirmed in the study area

Fish Species Historically Known to Occur in Study Area

Terrestrial Biology Results


• 76 plant species• No significant plant species found

• 45 bird species• One significant bird species, bald eagle, was observed

• Listed as Special Concern (SARO) & Not at Risk (COSEWIC)• Srank is S2N, S4B

• Four herpetofaunal species• Eastern Garter Snake• American Toad• Northern Spring Peeper• Northern Leopard Frog• Wood Frog

Bald Eagle

American Toad

Northern Spring Peeper

• Walleye spawning surveys • Lake Sturgeon spawning assessment • Summer fish community sampling - main stem river index netting• Summer fish community sampling – tributaries (backpack electrofishing &

minnow trapping)• Methyl mercury (fish tissue) • Invertebrate sampling • Invertebrate taxonomy


Proposed 2011 Biology Surveys

2010 Biology Summary

• Vegetation community mapping• Breeding bird surveys• Snake cover boards• Incidental observations of all other

wildlife, including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies & dragonflies

• Visual survey of aquatic habitat• Walleye spawning surveys

• Angling at 16 stations• 12 egg mats• Spotlight surveys at 4 stations

• Summer fish community sampling - Methods including use of angling, egg matting, gill netting & electrofishing

• Trotlines at 2 stations• Gill netting at 6 stations (set over 2 days)• Electrofishing at 1 station along main stem of

Ivanhoe R. Lake Sturgeon

Walleye

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