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SUPPLEMENTAL TRADITIONAL MARINE RESOURCE USE – MARINE TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL REPORT FOR THE TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE ULC TRANS MOUNTAIN EXPANSION PROJECT July 2014 SREP-NEB-TERA-00012 THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE LOCATION AND NATURE OF USE OF ALL SITES HAS BEEN PRESERVED THROUGHOUT THIS REPORT Prepared for: Prepared by: Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC Kinder Morgan Canada Inc. CH2M HILL Energy Canada, Ltd. Suite 2700, 300 – 5th Avenue S.W. Suite 1100, 815 - 8th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 5J2 Calgary, Alberta T2P 3P2 Ph: 403-514-6400 Ph: 403-265-2885 Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC Supplemental TMRU Technical Report Trans Mountain Expansion Project July 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY An Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment was completed by TERA, a CH2M HILL Company, and was submitted as part of the Application to the National Energy Board (NEB) in December 2013 for the proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Project (referred to as TMEP or the Project). The NEB will conduct a detailed review and hold a Public Hearing to determine if it is in the public interest to recommend a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for construction and operation of the Project. Pending regulatory approval, Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC (Trans Mountain) plans to begin construction in 2016 and go into service in 2017. Trans Mountain will continue to engage Aboriginal communities through all phases of the Project. Traditional Marine Resource Use (TMRU) information received from participating communities will be reviewed in order to confirm literature results and mitigation measures. Additional issues of concern, TMRU sites or features identified through ongoing engagement with Aboriginal communities will be considered for incorporation into Project planning under the guidance of existing marine transport regulations and mitigation recommendations. The results of these ongoing engagement efforts will be provided to the NEB in future supplemental filings. Further information is provided in Technical Report (TR) 8B-5 in Volume 8B, Traditional Marine Resource Use Technical Report of the Application. SREP-NEB-TERA-00012 Page i Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC Supplemental TMRU Technical Report Trans Mountain Expansion Project July 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... i 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Project Overview .............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Purpose of Report ............................................................................................................ 1-1 2.0 CONSULTATION AND ENGAGEMENT ....................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Public Consultation, Aboriginal Engagement and Landowner Relations......................... 2-1 3.0 METHODS .................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Project Interactions and Identification of Potential Effects ............................................... 3-1 3.2 Assessment Indicators and Measurement Endpoints...................................................... 3-1 3.3 Study Area Boundaries .................................................................................................... 3-1 3.4 Existing Conditions........................................................................................................... 3-1 3.5 Literature/Desktop Review ............................................................................................... 3-1 3.6 Field Data Collection ........................................................................................................ 3-1 3.6.1 Community Engagement and Scoping ............................................................... 3-1 3.6.2 Map Reviews/Interviews ..................................................................................... 3-2 3.6.3 Field Reconnaissance ......................................................................................... 3-2 3.6.4 Results Review/Reporting ................................................................................... 3-2 4.0 SUPPLEMENTAL RESULTS OF LITERATURE/DESKTOP REVIEW ........................................ 4-1 4.1 Tsawwassen First Nation ................................................................................................. 4-1 4.2 United States Waters ....................................................................................................... 4-1 5.0 RESULTS OF TRADITIONAL MARINE RESOURCE STUDIES ................................................. 5-1 5.1 Cowichan Tribes .............................................................................................................. 5-1 5.1.1 Community Participants ...................................................................................... 5-1 5.1.2 Results ................................................................................................................ 5-1 5.2 Ditidaht First Nation.......................................................................................................... 5-6 5.3 Esquimalt Nation .............................................................................................................. 5-7 5.3.1 Community Participants ...................................................................................... 5-7 5.3.2 Results ................................................................................................................ 5-7 5.4 Halalt First Nation ........................................................................................................... 5-12 5.4.1 Community Participants .................................................................................... 5-13 5.4.2 Results .............................................................................................................. 5-13 5.5 Hwlitsum First Nation ..................................................................................................... 5-19 5.5.1 Community Participants .................................................................................... 5-20 5.5.2 Results .............................................................................................................. 5-20 5.6 Penelakut First Nation .................................................................................................... 5-24 5.6.1 Community Participants .................................................................................... 5-24 5.6.2 Results .............................................................................................................. 5-25 5.7 Pacheedaht First Nation ................................................................................................ 5-30 5.7.1 Community Participants .................................................................................... 5-30 5.7.2 Results .............................................................................................................. 5-30 5.8 Malahat Nation ............................................................................................................... 5-34 5.9 Scia’new First Nation (Beecher Bay Indian Band) ......................................................... 5-35 5.10 Semiahmoo First Nation ................................................................................................ 5-35 5.11 Stz’uminus First Nation (Chemainus) ............................................................................ 5-36 5.11.1 Community Participants .................................................................................... 5-37 5.11.2 Results .............................................................................................................. 5-37 5.12 Tsartlip First Nation ........................................................................................................ 5-44 5.12.1 Community Participants .................................................................................... 5-45 SREP-NEB-TERA-00012 Page ii Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC Supplemental TMRU Technical Report Trans Mountain Expansion Project July 2014 5.12.2 Results .............................................................................................................. 5-45 6.0 DISCUSSION AND MITIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................... 6-1 6.1 General Recommendations ............................................................................................. 6-1 7.0 SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 7-1 8.0 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 8-1 8.1 Literature Cited ................................................................................................................. 8-1 8.2 Figure and Mapping References ...................................................................................... 8-1 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 5.1 Esquimalt Nation Traditional Land Use Areas Identified During Map Review ................. 5-8 Figure 5.2 Esquimalt Nation Traditional Marine Use Areas Accessed During Field