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Direction générale de Québec et de l’Est Bureau de la coordination du Nord-du-Québec Environmental and social impact assessment of the extension of Route 167 North to the Otish Mountains. VOLUME 1 MAIN REPORT MTQ file n°: 7203-09-AC01 O / FILE : 58093 Consortium Direction générale de Québec et de l’Est Bureau de la coordination du Nord-du-Québec Environmental and social impact assessment of the extension of Route 167 North to the Otish Mountains. VOLUME 1 MAIN REPORT MTQ file n°: 7203-09-AC01 O / File : 58093 December 2010 Consortium 161, rue Henderson Chibougamau (Quebec) G8P 2J5 T 418 748-4253 F 418 748-4273 ERRATUM Work Team Ministère des Transports, bureau de la coordination du Nord-du-Québec Add : Denis Roy, Archaeologist Section 2.2.2.2 The first sentence must be replaced by: The Albanel-Témiscamie-Otish National Park project is intended to develop and protect the natural, cultural and historical heritage of this area located at the heart of the boreal forest. Section 3.3.3.3 In the second paragraph, “ Longnose sucker ” must be replaced by “White sucker”. Table 3.5 Note 1 in column title “Contaminants 1 ” is removed. Note 2 must be replaced by: (2): The mention “R: Not completed” means… Table 3.6 Note 1 in the column title “Contaminants 1 ” is removed as well as the corresponding note at the end of the table. (1): Some information about this site is not presented because it may be protected under the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information. Table 3.18 Sander vitreum must be replaced by Sander vitreus Catostomus commersoni must be replaced by Catostomus commersonii Semotilus margarita must be replaced by Margariscus margarita Ministère des Transports Extension of Route 167 North to the Otish Mountains 58093 - December 2010 - a - Environmental and social impact assessment Section 3.2.4.3 Groundwater quality The second sentence must be replaced by the following: In fact, according to the criteria of the Soil Protection and Rehabilitation of Contaminated Sites Policy, only one sample showed a concentration in copper higher than the criteria (Golder Associates, 2009a). Section 3.4.2.2 The first sentence must be replaced by the following: More than 13% of the population works in this sector, or nearly three times the percentage of the population in Québec overall working in the primary sector (4%). Table 3.51 “Hécia Lake” must be replaced by “Hécla Lake” Section 6.3.4.1 The last sentence of the second paragraph must be replaced by the following: Only 3.7% of the wetlands in the study area will actually be affected by the project. Section 6.3.7.1 Presence of a construction site; construction activities The following mitigation measure: “Perform the work during low-flow periods, while respecting the restricted dates identified to protect ichthyological fauna (September 15th to June 15th)” must be replaced by: “Perform the work during low-flow periods, while respecting the restricted dates identified to protect ichthyological fauna that are specified in the “Guide d’aménagement des ponts et ponceaux dans le milieu forestier pour la région Nord-du-Québec » (MRN, 1997)”. Table 6.9 The total “44” must be replaced by “45”. Table 6.9 Annual economic and tax benefits attributable to Route 167 annual maintenance and repair work Type of benefits Direct Indirect Total Jobs (full-time equivalents) 37 8 44 45 Section 7.4.1 The elements mentioned below should have been preceded by letters: Ministère des Transports Extension of Route 167 North to the Otish Mountains Environmental and social impact assessment - b - 58093 - December 2010 a. “Health and quality of life”: People, human health and improved quality of life are at the centre of sustainable development concerns. People are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature; b. “Social equity and solidarity”: Development must be undertaken in a spirit of intra- and inter-generational equity and social ethics and solidarity; c. “Environmental protection”: To achieve sustainable development, environmental protection must constitute an integral part of the development process; d. “Economic efficiency”: The economy of Québec and its regions must be effective, geared toward innovation and economic prosperity that is conducive to social progress and respectful of the environment; e. “Participation and commitment”: The participation and commitment of citizens and groups of citizens are needed to define a concerted vision of development and to ensure its environmental, social and economic sustainability; f. “Access to knowledge”: Measures that promote to education, access to information and research must be encouraged in order to stimulate innovation, raise awareness and ensure effective public participation in the implementation of sustainable development; g. “Subsidiarity”: Powers and responsibilities must be delegated to the appropriate level of authority. Decision-making centres should be adequately distributed and as close as possible to the citizens and communities concerned; h. “Inter-governmental partnership and cooperation”: Governments must collaborate to ensure that development is sustainable from an environmental, social and economic standpoint. The external impact of actions in a given territory must be taken into consideration; i. “Prevention”: In the presence of a known risk, preventive, mitigating and corrective actions must be taken, with priority given to actions at the source; j. “Precaution”: When there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty must not be used as a reason for postponing the adoption of effective measures to prevent environmental degradation; k. “Protection of cultural heritage”: The cultural heritage, made up of property, places, landscapes, traditions and knowledge, reflects the identity of a society. It passes on the values of a society from generation to generation, and the preservation of this heritage fosters the sustainability of development. Cultural heritage components must be identified, protected and enhanced, taking their intrinsic rarity and fragility characteristics into account; l. “Biodiversity preservation”: Biological diversity offers incalculable advantages and must be preserved for the benefit of present and future generations. The protection of species, ecosystems and the natural processes that maintain life is essential if quality of human life is to be maintained; m. “Respect for ecosystem carrying capacity”: Human activities must be respectful of the carrying capacity of ecosystems and ensure their perenniality; n. “Responsible production and consumption”: Production and consumption patterns must be changed in order for them to be more viable and more socially and environmentally responsible, through an ecoefficient approach that avoids waste and optimizes the use of resources, among others; o. “Polluter pays”: Those who generate pollution or whose actions otherwise degrade the environment must bear their share of the cost of measures to prevent, reduce, control and mitigate environmental damage as well as to pollution control; Ministère des Transports Extension of Route 167 North to the Otish Mountains 58093 - December 2010 - c - Environmental and social impact assessment p. “Internalization of costs”: The value of goods and services must reflect all the costs they generate for society during their whole life cycle, from their design to their final consumption and disposal.” References The following reference must be replaced by the one following: Genivar. 2009. Prolongement de la route 167 - données complémentaires 2009. Rapport de Genivar au ministère des Transports du Québec. Genivar Société en commandite. 24 p. et annexes. Genivar. 2009. Prolongement de la route 167 - données d’inventaire 2009. Rapport de Genivar au ministère des Transports du Québec. Genivar Société en commandite. 34 p. et annexes. The following reference must be replaced by the one following: Ministère des Ressources naturelles (MRN). 1997. [online]. http://www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca/publication/forets/entreprises/amenagements-ponts.pdf Ministère des Ressources naturelles (MRN). 1997. [online]. http://www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca/publications/forets/entreprises/amenagement_ponts.pdf Appendix 2 These name species (Betula minor, Betula nana, Betula papyrifera, Betula Pumila var. glandulifera) must be replaced by “Betula pumila var. glandulifera”. Ministère des Transports Extension of Route 167 North to the Otish Mountains Environmental and social impact assessment - d - 58093 - December 2010 IF THERE IS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE ENGLISH VERSION AND THE FRENCH VERSION OF THIS REPORT, THE FRENCH VERSION WILL PREVAIL Work Team Ministère des Transports, bureau de la coordination du Nord-du-Québec Denis Blais, Director Denis Audette, Biologist, M. Env. Annick Poirier, Technician Nicolas Martel, Biologist, M. Sc. Roche-SNC-Lavalin Consortium Claude Lavallée, Eng., Project Manager Jacqueline Roy, Biologist, M. Sc., PMP, Project Manager – Environment Alexandre Dufour, ing. André Caron, Eng., M. Sc. André Lemieux, Eng. Anne-Marie Leclerc, Geomorphologist, M. Sc. Ariane Côté, Geographer, M.Sc. Caroline-Anne Perreault, Socio-Economic Analyst, M. Sc. Catherine Vallières, Biologist, M. Sc. Christian Fortin, Biologist, M. Sc. Christine Martineau, Biologist, M. Sc. Daniel Gamache, Geomorphologist, M. Sc. Daniel Plourde, Geographer David Gélinas, Eng. Denis Bouchard, Biologist, M. Sc. Éric Giroux, Eng., M. Sc. Étienne Levesque, Eng., M. Sc. François Jutras, Eng. Gilles Boivin,