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JOINT REVIEW PANEL PUBLIC HEARING · · · · · · · ·IN the MATTER of Application Nos · · · · · · · · · · JOINT REVIEW PANEL PUBLIC HEARING · · · · · · · ·IN THE MATTER OF Application Nos. 1844520, 1902073, · · ·001-00403427, 001-00403428, 001-00403429, 001-00403430, · · · · 001-00403431, MSL160757, MSL160758, and LOC160842 · · · · · · · · ·to the Alberta Energy Regulator · · · · · · ·_______________________________________________________ · · · ·GRASSY MOUNTAIN COAL PROJECT - BENGA MINING LIMITED · · · · · · · · · · · · · · VOLUME 7 · · · · · · · · · · · · ·VIA REMOTE VIDEO · · ·_______________________________________________________ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · November 4, 2020 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · TABLE OF CONTENTS ·2 ·3· ·Description· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Page ·4 ·5· ·November 4, 2020· · · · ·Morning Session· · · · · 1460 ·6· ·Discussion· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1464 ·7· ·Direct Evidence of Crowsnest Conservation· · · · ·1465 ·8· ·Society (Purpose of Project, Visual Aesthetics, ·9· ·Alternative Means, Land and Resources Use, 10· ·Socioeconomic Effects, Historic Resources) 11· ·HEATHER DAVIS AND STEPHANIE DUARTE-PEDROSA,· · · ·1465 12· ·Affirmed 13· ·RICHARD JOSEPH COOKE, Previously Affirmed 14· ·Alberta Energy Regulator Panel Questions· · · · · 1506 15· ·Crowsnest Conservation Society 16· ·Discussion· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1517 17· ·MARK WITTRUP, Sworn· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·1527 18· ·Direct Evidence by Municipality of Crowsnest· · · 1527 19· ·Pass (Purpose of Project, Visual Aesthetics, 20· ·Alternative Means, Land and Resources Use, 21· ·Socioeconomic Effects, Historic Resources) 22· ·Mr. Agudelo Cross-examines Municipality of· · · · 1529 23· ·Crowsnest Pass 24· ·Mr. Cooke Cross-examines Municipality of· · · · · 1550 25· ·Crowsnest Pass 26· ·Alberta Energy Regulator Staff Questions· · · · · 1556 ·1· ·Municipality of Crowsnest Pass ·2· ·The Joint Review Panel Secretariat Staff· · · · · 1558 ·3· ·Questions Municipality of Crowsnest Pass ·4 ·5· ·November 4, 2020· · · · ·Afternoon Session· · · · 1565 ·6· ·BILL TRAFFORD, JOHN LAWSON, BOBBI LAMBRIGHT,· · · 1570 ·7· ·Affirmed ·8· ·Direct Evidence by Livingstone Landowners Group· ·1570 ·9· ·(Purpose of Project, Visual Aesthetics, 10· ·Alternative Means, Land and Resources Use, 11· ·Socioeconomic Effects, Historic Resources) 12· ·SID MARTY, Affirmed· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·1635 13· ·Mr. Brinker Cross-examines Livingstone· · · · · · 1647 14· ·Landowners Group 15· ·Alberta Energy Regulator Panel Questions· · · · · 1654 16· ·Livingstone Landowners Group 17· ·CHRIS JOSEPH, Affirmed· · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1666 18· ·Direct Evidence by Livingstone Landowners Group 19· ·JOHN THOMPSON, Affirmed· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·1687 20· ·Direct Evidence of Coalition of Alberta 21· ·Wilderness Association and Grassy Mountain 22· ·Group (Purpose of Project, Visual Aesthetics, 23· ·Alternative Means, Land and Resources Use, 24· ·Socioeconomic Effects, Historic Resources) 25· ·Mr. Brinker Cross-examines Dr. Joseph· · · · · · ·1711 26· ·(Livingstone Landowners Group) and Mr. Thompson ·1· ·(Coalition of Alberta Wilderness Association ·2· ·and Grassy Mountain Group) ·3· ·Alberta Energy Regulator Staff Questions· · · · · 1728 ·4· ·Dr. Joseph (Livingstone Landowners Group) and ·5· ·Mr. Thompson (Coalition of Alberta Wilderness ·6· ·Association and Grassy Mountain Group) ·7· ·Alberta Energy Regulator Panel Questions· · · · · 1736 ·8· ·Dr. Joseph (Livingstone Landowners Group) and ·9· ·Mr. Thompson (Coalition of Alberta Wilderness 10· ·Association and Grassy Mountain Group) 11· ·Certificate of Transcript· · · · · · · · · · · · ·1746 12 13 14· · · · · · · · · · · · · EXHIBITS 15· ·Description· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Page 16 17· ·EXHIBIT CIAR 785 - FROM OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT· 1744 18· ·LLP ON BEHALF OF BENGA MINING LIMITED TO THE JOINT 19· ·REVIEW PANEL RE: RESPONSE TO UNDERTAKINGS #3, #4, 20· ·AND #5 21 22 23 24 25 26 ·1· ·Proceedings Taken via Remote Video ·2· ·_______________________________________________________ ·3· ·November 4, 2020· · · · ·Morning Session ·4 ·5· ·A. Bolton· · · · · · · · The Chair ·6· ·D. O'Gorman· · · · · · · Hearing Commissioner ·7· ·H. Matthews· · · · · · · Hearing Commissioner ·8 ·9· ·M. LaCasse· · · · · · · ·AER Counsel 10· ·B. Kapel Holden· · · · · AER Counsel 11 12· ·K. Lambrecht, QC· · · · ·Joint Review Panel Secretariat 13· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Counsel 14 15· ·T. Utting· · · · · · · · AER Staff 16· ·E. Arruda· · · · · · · · AER Staff 17· ·D. Campbell· · · · · · · AER Staff 18· ·T. Turner· · · · · · · · AER Staff 19· ·T. Wheaton· · · · · · · ·AER Staff 20· ·A. Shukalkina· · · · · · AER Staff 21 22· ·M. Ignasiak· · · · · · · For Benga Mining Limited 23· ·C. Brinker 24 25· ·R. Warden· · · · · · · · For Ktunaxa Nation 26 ·1· ·K. Poitras· · · · · · · ·For Métis Nation of Alberta ·2· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Region 3 ·3 ·4· ·Chief B. Cote· · · · · · For Shuswap Indian Band ·5 ·6· ·B. Snow· · · · · · · · · For Stoney Nakoda Nations ·7 ·8· ·R. Drummond· · · · · · · For Government of Canada ·9· ·S. McHugh 10 11· ·A. Gulamhusein· · · · · ·For Municipality of Crowsnest 12· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Pass 13 14· ·M. Niven, QC· · · · · · ·For MD of Ranchland No. 66 15· ·R. Barata 16· ·J. Nijjer 17 18· ·B. McGillivray· · · · · ·For Town of Pincher Creek 19 20· ·D. Yewchuk· · · · · · · ·For Canadian Parks and 21· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Wilderness Society, Southern 22· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Alberta Chapter 23 24· ·R. Secord· · · · · · · · For Coalition of Alberta 25· ·I. Okoye· · · · · · · · ·Wilderness Association, Grassy 26· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Mountain Group, Berdina Farms ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Ltd., Donkersgoed Feeder ·2· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Limited, Sun Cured Alfalfa ·3· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Cubes Inc., and Vern Emard ·4 ·5· ·R. Cooke· · · · · · · · ·For Crowsnest Conservation ·6· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Society ·7 ·8· ·G. Fitch, QC· · · · · · ·For Livingstone Landowners ·9· ·C. Agudelo· · · · · · · ·Group 10 11· ·M. Sawyer· · · · · · · · For Timberwolf Wilderness 12· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Society and Mike Judd 13 14· ·(No Counsel)· · · · · · ·For Barbara Janusz 15 16· ·(No Counsel)· · · · · · ·For Jim Rennie 17 18· ·S. Elmeligi· · · · · · · For Alberta Chapter of the 19· ·A. Morehouse· · · · · · ·Wildlife Society and the 20· ·S. Milligan· · · · · · · Canadian Section of the 21· ·M. Boyce· · · · · · · · ·Wilderness Society 22 23· ·J. Gourlay-Vallance· · · For Eco-Elders for Climate 24· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Action 25 26· ·L. Peterson· · · · · · · For Trout Unlimited Canada ·1· ·R. Campbell· · · · · · · For Coal Association of Canada ·2 ·3· ·(No Counsel)· · · · · · ·For Alistair Des Moulins ·4 ·5· ·(No Counsel)· · · · · · ·For David McIntyre ·6 ·7· ·(No Counsel)· · · · · · ·For Fred Bradley ·8 ·9· ·(No Counsel)· · · · · · ·For Gail Des Moulins 10 11· ·(No Counsel)· · · · · · ·For Ken Allred 12· ·(Not Present) 13 14· ·(No Counsel)· · · · · · ·For Monica Field 15 16· ·S. Frank· · · · · · · · ·For Oldman Watershed Council 17· ·A. Hurly 18 19· ·C. Forster, CSR(A)· · · ·Official Court Reporters 20· ·S. Howden, CSR(A) 21· ·_______________________________________________________ 22 23 24 25 26 ·1· ·(PROCEEDINGS COMMENCED AT 9:04 AM) ·2· ·Discussion ·3· ·THE CHAIR:· · · · · · · ·Good morning, everyone.· Just ·4· ·a reminder that live audio and video streams and video ·5· ·recordings of this proceeding are available to the ·6· ·public. ·7· ·MR. COOKE:· · · · · · · ·(UNREPORTABLE SOUND) ·8· ·THE CHAIR:· · · · · · · ·Mr. Cooke, maybe you could ·9· ·mute your microphone. 10· ·MR. COOKE:· · · · · · · ·Yeah.· My apologies. 11· ·THE CHAIR:· · · · · · · ·Just a reminder that live 12· ·audio and video streams and video recordings of this 13· ·proceeding are available to the public through the 14· ·AER's website and YouTube.· Anyone in the virtual 15· ·hearing room with the camera and microphone turned on 16· ·will be captured, and images of you and your 17· ·surroundings will be broadcast to the publicly 18· ·available YouTube video. 19· · · · If you have concerns about this, please contact 20· ·counsel well in advance of the time you are scheduled 21· ·to participate to explain your concerns.· We will try 22· ·to accommodate your concerns concerning the need for an 23· ·open and transparent public process. 24· · · · Before we start, are there any preliminary matters 25· ·that we need to deal with?· Okay.· Hearing none, 26· ·Mr. Cooke, Crowsnest Conservation Society is up for ·1· ·their direct evidence on this topic. ·2· ·Direct Evidence of Crowsnest Conservation Society ·3· ·(Purpose of Project, Visual Aesthetics, Alternative ·4· ·Means, Land and Resources Use, Socioeconomic Effects, ·5· ·Historic Resources) ·6· ·MR. COOKE:· · · · · · · ·Thank you, Mr. Chairman.· If ·7· ·we can bring into the room our two witnesses, I think ·8· ·they need to be sworn first.· That's Heather Davis and ·9· ·Stephanie Duarte-Pedrosa. 10· ·THE CHAIR:· · · · · · · ·Okay.· If we can highlight 11· ·them and have the court reporter swear them. 12· ·HEATHER DAVIS AND STEPHANIE DUARTE-PEDROSA, Affirmed 13· ·RICHARD JOSEPH COOKE, Previously Affirmed 14· ·THE CHAIR:· · · · · · · ·Go ahead, Mr. Cooke. 15· ·MR. COOKE:· · · · · · · ·Okay.· I think perhaps we -- 16· ·we have a presentation that we will be speaking to.· At 17· ·one point, we'll turn it off, but I would ask the Zoom 18· ·coordinator to put that up on the screen if -- if 19· ·that's possible now. 20· · · · Again, we introduced ourselves in the opening 21· ·statements.· We're a local Crowsnest Pass-based 22· ·environmental
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