Keeyask Generation Project Environmental Impact Statement Supporting Volume Socio-Economic Environment, Resource Use and Heritage Resources

June 2012 KEEYASK GENERATION PROJECT June 2012

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Commercial Fishing Regional Study Area

Resource Management Areas

RIVER Fox NELSON RIVER First Nation Reserve Split Lake Lake RMA Highway RMA York HAYES Factory Rail RMA ÕÚ Potential Conawapa G.S.

PR 280 Fox Lake Cree Nation ¾À ! ÕÚ S Fox Lake (Bird) T Limestone G.S.

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Hudson Bay !( ± Churchill Buckland Bradshaw Lake Lake

HUDSON BAY !( Thompson 55°N 55°N

RIVER Freeman Solmundsson Lake Lake LL HI C R U H Fidler Lake 100°W 95°W 90°W Billard C Lake Mistake Holmes Lake Lake Settee Legend Lake Holmes-Thomas Lake 2009 Commercial Fishing Harvest Schedule Lakes Thomas Lake Wernham Spence Christie 2009 Commercial Fishing Harvest Lake Lake Lake Whitecap Schedule Lake / No Historical Little RIVER RIVER Lake NELSON Production Split Lake Cygnet Kiask RMA Lake Former Commercial Fishing Lake Fox Lake Lake Cygnet Commercial Fishing Regional

Mooswu Caldwell HAYES Lake RMA Handle Lake Lake Study Area Lake Little Limestone ÕÚ Potential Resource Management Areas Campbell Limestone Lake Lake Conawapa G.S. Lake Waskaiowaka First Nation Reserve Lake Highway Pelletier Lake Fox Lake Cree Nation Fox Lake (Bird) ! ÕÚ S Railway T Limestone G.S. cialFishingLakes.mxd E P Proposed HE Kettle G.S. ¾ÀPR 280 NS Keeyask G.S. LAKE ÕÚ ÕÚ Projection: UTM zone 15, NAD 83 Long Spruce G.S. Data Source: NTS Base 1:500 000, Manitoba Conservation Pearson Lake ÕÚ ! Gillam Gull Lake Fox Lake Cree Nation A Kwis Ki Mahka Reserve 0212.5 5537.50 Kilometres Assean ! Lake Tataskweyak Cree Nation Butnau Tataskweyak (Split Lake) 0210 0Miles LAKE Lake S PLIT York Factory First Nation York Landing (Kawechiwasik) ! Kelsey G.S. ÕÚ Moose ! Commercial Fishing Nose Lake War Lake First Nation Ilford Fox (Atkinson) Lake Lakes War Lake York Factory War Lake RMA (TL13) Traditional Area Shamattawa

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100°W 95°W 90°W 60°N Numaykoos Lake Provincial Park Hudson Bay 52 !( Sand Lakes Churchill Provincial Park ± 49

51 Wapusk National 48 Wapusk National HUDSON Park of Canada !( BAY Thompson 55°N 50 55°N RIVER

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12 Regional Study Area 37 39 38 40 41 14 Local Study Area 13 42 06 RIVER RIVER 24 Fox NELSON Resource Management Areas Amisk 20 Lake Park 35 Split Lake Registered Traplines Park 36 Reserve RMA RMA 21 16 HAYES War Lake Traditional Area 33 17 22 15 First Nation Reserve 05 34 ÕÚ Potential 30 Conawapa G.S. York All Weather Roads 22 16 18 23 Factory RMA Winter Roads 32 31 PR 280 Fox Lake Cree Nation 04 ¾À ! ÕÚ S Fox Lake (Bird) Rail T Limestone G.S. E 17 PH Proposed EN Kettle G.S. 29 S 10 LAKE ÕÚ ÕÚ 18 Projection: UTM zone 15, NAD 83 28 Keeyask G.S. 27 25 ÕÚ ! Long Spruce G.S. Data Source: Manitoba Conservation, 1:1 000 000 66 Gillam 03 15 Fox Lake Cree Nation 0120607_Figure4-1_CommercialTrappingRegionalAndLocalStudyAreas.mxd ! 09 A Kwis Ki Mahka Reserve 0210 04060Kilometres Tataskweyak Cree Nation 65 11 Tataskweyak (Split Lake) 07 KE 14 06 64 PLIT LA 01020305 Miles S York Factory First Nation 08 02 05 70 ! York Landing (Kawechiwasik) Kelsey G.S. 12 ÕÚ 13 01 ! 04 War Lake First Nation Commercial Trapping Regional Ilford 59 03 62 01 and Local Study Areas York Factory 02 58 RMA (TL13) 71 Shamattawa 60 61

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100°W 95°W 90°W 60°N Numaykoos Lake Provincial Park Provincial Park 52 Hudson Bay Sand Lakes !( Churchill Provincial Park ± 49

51 Wapusk National 48 Wapusk National HUDSON Park of Canada !( BAY Thompson 55°N 50 55°N RIVER

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12 All Weather Road Access 37 39 38 40 41 14 Winter Road Access 13 42 06 RIVER 24 Fox NELSON RIVER No Road Access Amisk 20 Lake Park 35 Split Lake Resource Management Areas Park 36 Reserve RMA RMA 21 16 HAYES Registered Traplines 33 17 22 15 War Lake Traditional Area 05 34 ÕÚ Potential 30 Conawapa G.S. York First Nation Reserve 22 16 18 23 Factory RMA All Weather Roads 31 32 PR 280 Fox Lake Cree Nation 04 ¾À ! ÕÚ Winter Roads S Fox Lake (Bird) T Limestone G.S. E P 17 neAccessibility.mxd H Proposed E N Kettle G.S. 29 S 10 18 Keeyask G.S. LAKE ÕÚ ÕÚ Projection: UTM zone 15, NAD 83 28 Long Spruce G.S. 27 25 ÕÚ ! Data Source: Manitoba Conservation, 1:1 000 000 66 15 Gillam Fox Lake Cree Nation 03 ! 09 A Kwis Ki Mahka Reserve 0210 04060Kilometres Tataskweyak Cree Nation 65 11 Tataskweyak (Split Lake) 07 KE 14 06 64 PLIT LA 01020305 Miles S York Factory First Nation 08 02 05 70 ! York Landing (Kawechiwasik) Kelsey G.S. 12 ÕÚ 13 01 ! 04 War Lake First Nation Ilford 59 Trapline Accessibility 03 62 01 York Factory 02 58 RMA (TL13) 71 Shamattawa 60 61

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