Cover photos: Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune, G. Brunet et V. Gérardin Reference: Gouvernement du Québec, 2009. Réserve de biodiversité Uapishka–Conservation Plan. Québec, Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs, Direction du patrimoine écologique et des parcs. 28 pages. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................ 1 1 THE TERRITORY OF THE BIODIVERSITY RESERVE............................................................. 2 1.1 CONSERVATION PROJECT BACKGROUND ..........................................................................................2 1.2 OFFICIAL TOPONYM .........................................................................................................................2 1.3 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION ..............................................................................................................2 1.4 ECOLOGICAL PORTRAIT....................................................................................................................3 1.5 OCCUPATION AND LAND USE............................................................................................................5 2 CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...................................................................................... 5 2.1 PROTECTION OF THE BIODIVERSITY..................................................................................................5 • Rationalization of the use of snowmobiles:.............................................................................. 6 • Protection of the natural character of the landscapes:........................................................... 6 • Knowledge acquisition and follow-up:....................................................................................... 6 2.2 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION ...............................................................................7 • Offer education and awareness activities: ............................................................................... 7 • Harmonizing uses:....................................................................................................................... 8 3 ZONING ........................................................................................................................................... 8 3.1 ZONE I..............................................................................................................................................8 3.2 ZONE II ............................................................................................................................................9 4 ACTIVITY FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................... 9 4.1 LEGAL FRAMEWORK UNDER THE NATURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION ACT.......................................9 4.2 OTHER ACTIVITIES GOVERNED BY OTHER LAWS.............................................................................10 5 MANAGEMENT................................................................................................................................11 5.1 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MINISTER OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS. .......................................................................................................................................................11 5.2 PARTICIPATION OF OTHER ACTORS AND INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT ............................................11 5.3 FOLLOW-UP....................................................................................................................................12 CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................................................... 12 BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................................................................................................... 13 APPENDIX 1 : RÉSERVE DE BIODIVERSITÉ UAPISHKA : TERRITORY LOCATION AND REGIONAL CONTEXT ............................................................................................... 15 APPENDIX 2 : RÉSERVE DE BIODIVERSITÉ UAPISHKA : BOUNDARIES AND TERRITORY USE.................................................................................................................................. 17 APPENDIX 3 : RÉSERVE DE BIODIVERSITÉ UAPISHKA : ZONING......................................... 19 APPENDIX 4 : ACTIVITIES FRAMEWORK IN THE RÉSERVE DE BIODIVERSITÉ UAPISHKA..................................................................................................................... 21 Conservation Plan Réserve de biodiversité Uapishka Conservation Plan Réserve de biodiversité Uapishka Introduction proposed Monts Groulx (Uapishka) and Île René-Levasseur (Météorite) protected area projects. The BAPE’s mandate began on In May 2002, the Québec government took April 11, 2003, and ended on September 11 the necessary administrative measures to of the same year. The commission held ensure the protection of part of Monts public hearings in Baie-Comeau on May 12 Groulx by prohibiting the main industrial and 13, and June 9 and 10, 2003. The activities likely to jeopardize the conserva- BAPE’s investigation and public consultation tion of that environment (forestry, hydroelec- report (report 181) was submitted to the tricity and mining activities). Minister of the Environment in September 2003. The legal provisional status of proposed biodiversity reserve was officially granted to The commission recommended assigning this part of Monts Groulx on June 19, 2003, permanent status as soon as possible to the under section 90 of the Natural Heritage protected areas given the strong local and Conservation Act (R.S.Q., c. C-61.01). regional support they received. By attributing a status of permanent pro- This conservation plan was developed by tected area to the Réserve de biodiversité the Ministère du Développement durable, de Uapishka, the Québec government provides l’Environnement et des Parcs (MDDEP) definitive protection to representative sam- further to the consultation and recommenda- ples of the biodiversity of the Central tions of the BAPE. It sets forth the vision of Laurentides Mountains natural province (Li the conservation and development of the and Ducruc, 1999) and specifically ecosys- territory of the Réserve de biodiversité tems that are representative of the natural Uapishka. It reiterates a large part of the region of the Sainte-Marguerite plateau, document prepared by the Ministère in April which is characterized by a plateau covered 2003 for the public consultation and takes in a very dense network of fractures that into account the recommendations in BAPE make up an alternating pattern of parallel report no. 181. The conservation plan thus hills and valleys. reflects the concerns of all the government and non-government players involved, within This biodiversity reserve is integrated into a the context of the project, in the implementa- vast network of representative and excep- tion of the Strategic action plan for protected tional protected areas that cover Québec’s areas. various types of ecosystems. It was selected mainly for its particular features related to The objective of this conservation plan is to the ecosystems it shelters. The creation of inform the public about the legislative the Réserve de biodiversité Uapishka aims framework that will apply to the biodiversity to protect a mountain range where the reserve. Section 4 of the document intro- vegetation succession extends from the duces the Activities framework, which is boreal forest to the tundra. All these ecosys- completed by the standards additional to tems contain a unique biodiversity and the those in the act found in Appendix 4. The fact that they are found in such a small area conservation plan also aims to guide the is exceptional in itself. The grand land- Management Committee, which will be scapes are another reason justifying the created by specifying the conservation and selection of this site. These landscapes are development objectives specific to the in fact already enjoyed by a good number of Réserve de biodiversité Uapishka. These hikers who visit the area. objectives, found in sections 2.1 and 2.2, are summarized as follows: On March 31, 2003, the Minister of the Environment mandated the Bureau • Protecting the biodiversity; d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement Rationalise use of snowmobiles; (BAPE) to hold a public consultation on the Protect the natural character of the landscapes; Conservation Plan Réserve de biodiversité Uapishka 1 Encourage knowledge acquisition Sept-Rivières in the Monts Groulx territory. and follow-up; • Develop the territory; The creation of the Réserve de biodiversité Offer education and awareness rais- Uapishka therefore supports a regional ing activities; desire to protect the territory and reflects the Harmonise uses. sustainable development view taken with world biosphere reserves. 1 The territory of the biodi- versity reserve 1.2 Official toponym 1.1 Conservation project back- The official name is Réserve de biodiversité ground Uapishka. Uapishka is the name given by the Innu to the Monts Groulx massif and Since the construction of Route 389 in 1987, means “rocky summits always covered in the territory of Monts Groulx has been snow” (Drapeau 1994). visited by numerous hikers, skiers and backcountry enthusiasts. 1.3
Spring Survey of Caribou in the Vicinity of Schefferville May 2009
SPRING SURVEY OF CARIBOU IN THE VICINITY OF SCHEFFERVILLE MAY 2009 Prepared for: NEW MILLENNIUM CAPITAL CORP. AND LABRADOR IRON MINES LIMITED FINAL REPORT – WITHOUT PREJUDICE Natalie D’Astous, Groupe Hémisphères Perry Trimper, Jacques Whitford Stantec Limited November 2009 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During May 2009, Labrador Iron Mines Limited and New Millennium Capital Corp. partnered to complete an aerial survey for caribou in consultation with the Newfoundland and Labrador Wildlife Division. Both companies are undergoing environmental reviews for mining projects located in the vicinity of Schefferville, Quebec. Working under the regulatory direction of the Provincial Wildlife Division in Newfoundland and Labrador and the ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Quebec, consultants for these proponents (i.e., Jacques Whitford Stantec Limited (JWSL) and Groupe Hémisphères (GH), respectively) worked together to assess the presence/absence of sedentary caribou in the area surrounding these proposed iron ore developments. The survey was a requirement of the Newfoundland and Labrador environmental assessment process. Prior to field investigations, a literature search was conducted to identify a Study Area of 50 km in radius centred on each proposed development. Letters explaining the objectives and other aspects of the survey were sent to the leaders of the local First Nations concerned, namely the Innu Nation, Innu Takuaikan Uashat mak Mani-Utenam, the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach and the Nation Innu Matimekush-Lac John. Given the presence of staging waterfowl, a portion of Attikamagen and Petitsikapau Lakes was avoided to reduce potential effects on the goose hunting activities being conducted at the time, at the request of these leaders.
HOWSE MINERALS LIMITED HOWSE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT – (APRIL 2016) - SUBMITTED TO THE CEAA 7.5 SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT This document presents the results of the biophysical effects assessment in compliance with the federal and provincial guidelines. All results apply to both jurisdictions simultaneously, with the exception of the Air Quality component. For this, unless otherwise noted, the results presented/discussed refer to the federal guidelines. A unique subsection (7.3.2.2.2) is provided which presents the Air Quality results in compliance with the EPR guidelines. 7.5.1 Regional and Historical Context The nearest populations to the Project site are found in the Schefferville and Kawawachikamach areas. The Town of Schefferville and Matimekush-Lac John, an Innu community, are located approximately 25 km from the Howse Property, and 2 km from the Labrador border. The Naskapi community of Kawawachikamach is located about 15 km northeast of Schefferville, by road. In Labrador, the closest cities, Labrador City and Wabush, are located approximately 260 kilometres from the Schefferville area (Figure 7-37). The RSA for all socioeconomic components includes: . Labrador West (Labrador City and Wabush); and . the City of Sept-Îles, and Uashat and Mani-Utenam. As discussed in Chapter 4, however, Uashat and Mani-Utenam are considered within the LSA for land-use and harvesting activities (Section 7.5.2.1). The IN and NCC are also considered to be within the RSA, in particular due to their population and their Aboriginal rights and land-claims, of which an overview is presented. The section below describes in broad terms the socioeconomic and historic context of the region in which the Howse Project will be inserted.
BAIE-COMEAUVille... BAIE-COMEAU This way to great projects! Baie-Comeau has been reigning over Côte-Nord for 80 years, not only economically, but also because of its incredible recreational potential. Business center, administrative government center, cultural capital... Baie-Comeau is the nerve center of an immense territory full of natural resources. Largest city of the MRC of Manicouagan, it is one of the major commercial axes of eastern Quebec QUÉBEC and the administrative heart of Côte-Nord. The companies that operate here have high-performing infrastructure, worthy INVESTIR AU QUÉBEC of a metropolis, in the heart of a wild and raw nature that supplies minerals, hydroelectricity and pulp and paper, multinationals and processing industries. INVESTIR AU QUÉBEC With its 22,000 inhabitants, Baie-Comeau has infrastructures that can satisfy up to 30,000 citizens. Baie-Comeau is a beautiful industrial city where employment and business opportunities abound in a context of collaboration and partnership. Here we work and have fun; the people of Baie-Comeau are happy, get on well together, help each other and are most welcoming. There is an unusual respect in our municipality where outside workers and newcomers are naturally integrated into the fabric of our society. A major industrial and port city, its deep-water port operates all year round, as does its airport and its unique road network, linking it to Fermont, at the gateway to the Grand Nord. This is where the Plan Nord goes through! More than ever, in this context, Baie-Comeau serves as a regional metropolis in which all services are available before we embark on large-scale projects or the great nature of hunters and fishermen.
Fermont: the Making of a New Town in the Canadian Sub-Arctic1
FERMONT: THE MAKING OF A NEW TOWN IN THE CANADIAN SUB-ARCTIC1 Adrian Sheppard, FRAIC Emeritus Professor of Architecture McGill University, Montreal Canada NOTE: This paper is based on a lecture delivered on July 11, 2007 at the Ion Mincu School of Architecture and Urbanism, in Bucharest, Romania The text was revised in march 2012 ABSTRACT A significant number of new towns were built in the Canadian north since the turn of the century, most of them after 1950. The vast majority are one-industry towns created to service mining companies, government agencies, or utility corporations. Without exception, these new settlements were conceived as straightforward and pragmatic solutions to a housing need for workers and their families. Essential planning issues were bypassed in the interest of speed of construction, savings in costs, and matter-of-fact attitudes about company workers. The concern for the actual buildings (architecture) always mattered more than the design of the town (urbanism). Planners as well as their clients neglected to address important climactic, social, and aesthetic realities related to conditions of the North. The author’s former office was commissioned in the early 1970’s by Quebec Cartier Mining Corporation (QCM) to design the new town of Fermont. The town was to house 5,000 to 6,000 people and include all the essential facilities for normal northern living. QCM was a wholly owned subsidiary of US Steel Corporation, which at that time was the world’s largest steel company.2 The vast majority of the residents of the new town were employees of the Corporation.
Schefferville Area Iron Ore Mine Western Labrador ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT August 2009 REVISED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT 4.2.2 Wildlife 4.2.2.1 Caribou Labrador’s caribou (Rangifer tarandus) can be classified into two main groups, the migratory and sedentary (also known as woodland) ecotypes, which are distinguished by their use of calving grounds or fidelity to specific calving sites. Migratory caribou travel large distances, occupy large home ranges, and aggregate during calving periods. Conversely, sedentary caribou display limited movements, occupy smaller home ranges, and tend to disperse during the calving period (Schaefer et al. 2000; Bergerud et al. 2008). The Project occupies a portion of Western Labrador which overlaps with the range of the George River (GR) Herd. Straddling the Québec-Labrador peninsula, the GR Herd is one of the world’s largest Rangifer populations, with population estimates peaking at almost 800,000 individuals in the 1980’s (Couturier et al. 1996; Russell et al. 1996, Rivest et al. 1998). This area of western Labrador overlaps the GR Herd as a portion of their winter range (Jacobs 1996). In addition to the GR Herd, there is another migratory ecotype that is recognized on the Ungava Peninsula and known as the Rivière-aux-Feuilles (‘Leaf River’) (RAF) Herd. Existing and recognized sedentary populations include the Lac Joseph (LJ) Herd located south of the Assessment Area, and the Red Wine Mountains (RWM), the Joir River (JR), and the Mealy Mountains (MM) Herds all much further to the east. The Mealy Mountains act as a geographic barrier separating this herd from the other herds of Labrador, but the lack of a geographic barrier between the other three sedentary herds results in an overlap of herd ranges (Schmelzer et al.
Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach Annual Report 2009-10 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010 Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach | ANNUAL REPORT 2009-10 | 1 2 | Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach | ANNUAL REPORT 2009-10 Message | From the Chief On behalf of Council, I am pleased to present the Annual Report for the 2009-10 fiscal year. Through the collective efforts of Council and many individuals and organizations, we accomplished a great deal in the fiscal year under review. Some of the highlights include: • the signing of the Naskapi-Québec Partnership Agreement; • the expansion of cellular telephone service by Lynx Mobility Inc.; • the continuation of the exercise programme at the Recreation Facility to combat the increasing incidence of diabetes among our members; and • the Healing Canoe Journey and the Uashat Youth Gathering. Despite our successes and accomplishments, there are challenges that we continue to face: • the payment of rent for housing. Although there are tenants who are up-to-date with their rent payments, many have arrears. This means that Council is essentially subsidizing those tenants who have arrears rather than paying for further housing maintenance and additional house construction. All tenants, including persons living with them, are strongly encouraged to pay rent, including arrears, on a regular basis; and • vandalism to houses and public buildings. A reduction in vandalism will reduce repair costs, and the savings could then be applied to house maintenance and construction or to other community priorities. Council appeals to all community members to join together and meet these and the other challenges facing our community. We would also like to express our appreciation to everyone who helps to build and enrich our community through their active involvement in boards and committees, and to those individuals who volunteer their time to help implement community initiatives, especially those that benefit our Elders and youths.
MINISTÈRE DES TRANSPORTS Programme d’amélioration de la route 389 Journées portes ouvertes – Automne 2013 Présentation des études d’opportunité PROJETS MAJEURS Route 389 - Rapport Journées portes ouvertes pour la présentation des études d’opportunité – Automne 2013 Rapport révisé Journées portes ouvertes pour la présentation des études d’opportunité Automne 2013 Rapport révisé Programme d’amélioration de la route 389 entre Baie-Comeau et Fermont Contexte d’investissement du Plan Nord 21 janvier 2014, version 04 Projets : 154-09-0118, 154-09-0119, 154-09-0120, 154-09-0121 et 154-08-0887 Dossier : 6703-10-ZZ01 SECTION BAIE-COMEAU – FERMONT Rapport préparé par : Colette Schwartz, B. Sc., M. Sc., MBA AECOM Marie-Eve Morissette Conseillère en communication, MTQ Rapport vérifié par : Maryse Hamann, ing., M. Ing. AECOM RQP : Isabel Eduardo Responsible qualité projet (RQP) SECTION PESSAMIT – UASHAT-MALIOTENAM Rapport préparé par : Marie-Eve Morissette Conseillère en communication, MTQ Rpport vérifié par : André Bernatchez Gérant de projet, MTQ 6703-10-ZZ01/60245195/05-20871-B1-09-07 29 janvier 2014, version 04.1 ii Route 389 - Rapport Journées portes ouvertes pour la présentation des études d’opportunité – Automne 2013 Rapport révisé Table des matières 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1 2. Rappel des objectifs de communication .......................................................................... 1 3. Participants .......................................................................................................................
North Shore Community Association 'Bringing Communities Together' ANNUAL REPORT 2015 – 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF A Word from the Chair Good morning and welcome NSCA members to our sixteenth Annual General Meeting! A warm welcome to a special guest, The Right Reverend Bruce Myers, recently ordained as Co-adjutor Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec. Thank you all for having taken the time to travel here to Sept-Îles from Fermont, Baie-Comeau, Port-Cartier and Quebec City. Very nice to see you on a Saturday morning in early September. Since we last gathered in Baie-Comeau a year ago, new initiatives and projects have been undertaken. We now have video-conferencing equipment in our four communities, allowing us another means of communication within our province, and access to varied and interesting conferences and workshops. The Board has also begun work on our five-year strategic plan as we move forward with our mission of building a strong, informed community. It’s been an extremely busy year, and our Executive Director Jody Lessard will bring you up to date in her report coming up in a few minutes. I’d like to thank my Board for their support, time and effort this past year: Vice-Chair Billy Larivière; Secretary Cathy Larivière; Treasurer Maxime Côté; Directors Mary-Ellen Beaulieu and Edith O’Brien; Youth Director Mallory Stonehill Chouinard and our Executive Director Jody. Congratulations again to our Youth Director Mallory who welcomed Sophie-Ann into the world on June 1st. As well, thank you to our Liaison Agent Jackie Bizeau, our Youth Animator Shelby Shattler, and our Seniors Animator Danielle Duguay, all of whom work in our new office in Sept-Îles; and our Community Health Supervisor Patricia Howell in the Baie-Comeau office.