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General Hearing Sessions May 14 –May 25, & June 12, 2019 Review Panel Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project [email protected] General Hearing Sessions May 14 –May 25, & June 12, 2019 Please note that times are approximate, and include an estimation of time allotted for a question and answer period following each presentation. All presentations will be limited to 20 minutes, as indicated in the Public Hearing Procedures (CEAR #1476), and may be limited or extended at the discretion of the Panel Chair. Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Tsawwassen Springs Golf Course 5133 Springs Boulevard Tsawwassen, BC V4M 0A6 *Please note the Venue location changes on May 16, 2019 Name/Organization Activity / Presentation Motions and Procedural Matters (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) Jocelyne Beaudet, Review Panel Chair Welcome and Opening Remarks Various Participants Motions Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Statement on Motions filled Name/Organization Activity / Presentation Motions and Procedural Matters ( TBD – Panel will announce timing of decisions) Jocelyne Beaudet, Review Panel Chair Decision on Motions and Procedural Matters c/o Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency – 160 Elgin Street 22nd Floor – Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 [email protected] Review Panel Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project [email protected] Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Tsawwassen Springs Golf Course 5133 Springs Boulevard Tsawwassen, BC V4M 0A6 *Please note the Venue location changes on May 16, 2019 Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Delta, BC (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) Jocelyne Beaudet, Review Panel Chair Opening Remarks Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Project Overview (CEAR #1704) Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Environmental Effects Conclusions & Mitigation (CEAR #1704) Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Delta, BC (1:30p.m. – 5:30 p.m.) Mayor George Harvie – City of Delta CEAR #1684 David L. Jones – Fraser Voices CEAR #1703 Don Paulsen CEAR #1725 Lawrence Colero CEAR #1698 Marilyn-Louise Sparkes CEAR #1694 Ryan Greer – Canadian Chamber of Commerce CEAR #1702 Darrell Mussatto Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Closing Statement c/o Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency – 160 Elgin Street 22nd Floor – Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 [email protected] Review Panel Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project [email protected] Thursday, May 16, 2019 Coast Tsawwassen Inn 1665 56 Street Delta, BC V4L 2B2 Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Delta, BC (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) Panel Chair – Jocelyne Beaudet Opening Remarks Semiahmoo First Nation Opening Ceremony Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Socio-economic Impacts and Benefits (CEAR #1707) Chief Harley Chappell - Semiahmoo First CEAR #1706 Nation Robert McCandless Anita den Dikken CEAR #1709 Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Delta, BC (1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.) Chief Jim Hornbrook - Hwlitsum First Nation Tom Doran – International Longshore & CEAR #1708 Warehouse Union Local 502 Matthew Pitcairn – Richmond Chamber of Commerce Mary Taitt – Boundary Bay Conservation CEAR #1685 Committee James Clements – Canadian Pacific Railway CEAR #1701 Ltd. Harvey Thibault Trevor Jones CEAR #1586 Tim McEwan – Independent Contractors and Businesses Association **continued on next page** c/o Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency – 160 Elgin Street 22nd Floor – Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 [email protected] Review Panel Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project [email protected] Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Delta, BC (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) Peter van der Velden CEAR #1686 Nicholas Wong Robert Brouwer CEAR #1724 Amy-Claire Huestis Mark McDonald - Delta Ladner Rod & Gun Club Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Closing Statement c/o Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency – 160 Elgin Street 22nd Floor – Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 [email protected] Review Panel Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project [email protected] Friday, May 17, 2019 Coast Tsawwassen Inn 1665 56 Street Delta, BC V4L 2B2 Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Delta, BC (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) Panel Chair – Jocelyne Beaudet Opening Remarks Colleen Clark – Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce Roger Emsley – Against Port Expansion CEAR #1717 Peter Miller Garry Shearer – Delta Chamber of Commerce Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Delta, BC (1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.) Vicki Huntington Douglas George Massey CEAR #1569 Anne Murray – Delta Naturalists Society Ken Peacock – Business Council of BC Otto Langer – Fraser Voices CEAR #1723 Susan Jones – Boundary Bay Conservation CEAR #1710 Committee Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Delta, BC (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) Moneca Kolvyn Val Litwin, Dan Baxter – BC Chamber of CEAR #1713 Commerce Jack Bates – Delta Farmers Institute CEAR #1721 Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Closing Statement c/o Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency – 160 Elgin Street 22nd Floor – Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 [email protected] Review Panel Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project [email protected] Saturday, May 18, 2019 Coast Tsawwassen Inn 1665 56 Street Delta, BC V4L 2B2 Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Delta, BC (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) Panel Chair – Jocelyne Beaudet Opening Remarks Teresa Jones CEAR #1726 Cynthia Bodman Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Delta, BC (1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.) Michael Henderson – Greater Vancouver CEAR #1568 Gateway Council Armene Belless CEAR #1718 Susan World Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Closing Statement c/o Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency – 160 Elgin Street 22nd Floor – Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 [email protected] Review Panel Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project [email protected] Saturday, May 25, 2019 Beach Grove Golf Club 5946 12 Ave Delta, BC Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Delta, BC (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) Panel Chair – Jocelyne Beaudet Opening Remarks Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and Opening Ceremony Tulalip Tribes Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Project Overview Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and Tulalip Tribes Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Closing Statement Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Delta, BC (1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.) Panel Chair – Jocelyne Beaudet Opening Remarks Lummi Nation and Suquamish Tribe Opening Ceremony Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Project Overview Lummi Nation and Suquamish Tribe Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Closing Statement c/o Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency – 160 Elgin Street 22nd Floor – Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 [email protected] Review Panel Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project [email protected] Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Orchid Room Sandman Hotel Victoria 2852 Douglas St. Victoria, BC V8T 4M5 Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Victoria, BC (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) Jocelyne Beaudet, Panel Chair Opening Remarks Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Project Overview Peter Luckham – Island Trust Gillian Anderson – British Columbia Great Blue Heron Society Robert Anderson – Crab Fisherman Association Area Name/Organization Activity / Presentation General Hearing Session – Victoria, BC (1:30 pm – 5:30 pm) Stephanie Buffum – Friends of San Juan Dr. John Neilson – Comox Valley Nature Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Closing Statement c/o Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency – 160 Elgin Street 22nd Floor – Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 [email protected] .
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