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6.0 Premières Nations SOMMAIRE DE LA PARTICIPATION DU PUBLIC ET DES PREMIÈRES NATIONS ÉTUDE D’IMPACT SUR L’ENVIRONNEMENT PROJET DE CONSTRUCTION ET D'EXPLOITATION D'UNE MINE DE TUNGSTÈNE ET DE MOLYBDÈNE À CIEL OUVERT PRÈS DE NAPADOGAN, AU NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK PAR SISSON MINES LTD Préparé par le ministère de l’Environnement et des Gouvernements locaux Janvier 2016 Table des matières Context i Conclusion de l’EIE et décision iv Étapes suivant le processus d’EIE v Mise à jour sur le processus fédéral d’EIE v Comité d’experts indépendant chargé de l’examen de l’EIE Table des matières 1 Liste des tableaux 5 Liste des figures 5 1.0 Introduction 7 2.0 Mandat 8 3.0 Processus et réunions tenues 10 4.0 Méthodologie 11 5.0 Questions soulevées et avis des membres du Comité - Introduction 11 6.0 Premières nations 12 7.0 Volet socioéconomique 105 8.0 Préoccupations liées au stockage des résidus, aux infiltrations et aux données hydrologiques de référence 106 9.0 Garanties 155 10.0 Questions relatives à la santé 161 11.0 Liste des recommandations 214 12.0 Annexes 226 Contexte Dans le rapport de l’étude d’impact sur l’environnement (EIE) remis au ministre de l’Environnement et des Gouvernements locaux, Sisson Mines Ltd., ou le promoteur, propose de construire et d’exploiter une mine à ciel ouvert de tungstène et de molybdène à l’ouest de Napadogan, à environ 60 kilomètres au nord-ouest de Fredericton, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Après une période de construction de deux ans, la mine à ciel ouvert serait exploitée pendant environ 27 ans et la zone d’aménagement du projet (ZAP) couvrirait 1 253 hectares (3 096 acres) de terres de la Couronne. Environ 30 000 tonnes de minerai seraient extraites et traitées sur place par jour. Les produits minéraux ainsi obtenus seraient transportés par camion jusqu’aux installations ferroviaires situées à proximité pour être acheminés vers les clients. Les stériles de la mine à ciel ouvert et les résidus découlant des activités de traitement du minerai seraient entreposés de façon permanente dans une installation de stockage de résidus (ISR). Le projet de Sisson Mines (auparavant Geodex Minerals) a été enregistré en vertu du Règlement sur les études d’impact sur l’environnement de la Loi sur l’assainissement de l’environnement du Nouveau-Brunswick en septembre 2008. L’Agence canadienne d’évaluation environnementale (ACEE) a aussi entrepris une évaluation environnementale du projet en 2011. Le 24 octobre 2008, le ministre de l’Environnement et des Gouvernements locaux a décidé que le projet proposé devait subir une EIE détaillée conformément au Règlement. En outre, comme plusieurs approbations fédérales devraient peut-être être obtenues, le projet devrait subir une évaluation environnementale au moyen d’une étude approfondie en vertu de la Loi canadienne sur l’évaluation environnementale. La première consultation publique sur le projet a commencé le 18 décembre 2008, par la publication du projet d’instructions qui permettait aux membres du public de faire part de leurs commentaires sur les aspects pris en compte dans l’EIE. Les instructions er finales ont été remises à Sisson Mines Ltd. le 1 mars 2009. Sisson Mines Ltd. a établi le cadre de référence de l’EIE, qui a été examiné par le Comité de révision technique (CRT), et a ensuite entrepris la réalisation de l’étude. Une ébauche du rapport de l’EIE produite par le promoteur a été reçue par le ministère de l’Environnement et des Gouvernements locaux (MEGL) en juillet 2013, pour examen par le CRT. Comme d’autres travaux avaient été demandés par le CRT, le rapport a été révisé, puis un rapport final d’EIE conforme aux instructions de l’EIE a été reçu du promoteur en mars 2015. i Le 16 avril 2015, des exemplaires du rapport complet de l’EIE, un sommaire du rapport de l’EIE et la Déclaration de révision générale ont été distribués dans les deux langues officielles à divers endroits de la zone du projet, à Fredericton et dans les collectivités des Premières Nations. De l’information a également été affichée sur le site Web du MEGL. Parallèlement, un communiqué de presse a été diffusé et des espaces publicitaires ont été achetés afin d’informer les résidents de la disponibilité de cette information, de la tenue prochaine d’une réunion publique et de l’endroit où ils pourraient consulter ou obtenir l’information. Les parties intéressées ont été invitées à communiquer avec le MEGL si elles prévoyaient faire une présentation officielle à la réunion publique. La publication du rapport de l’EIE et de la Déclaration de révision générale ainsi que l’annonce de la date de la réunion publique le 16 avril 2015 ont marqué le début de la deuxième phase du processus officiel de consultation publique. Le ministre de l’Environnement et des Gouvernements locaux a alors procédé à la nomination d’un comité d’experts indépendant de l’EIE pour présider la réunion publique requise par la loi provinciale et la série de rencontres avec les Premières Nations. Les quatre membres du comité d’experts étaient Pierre-Marcel Desjardins (Ph. D.), professeur à l’Université de Moncton, président et expert socioéconomique, Christine Moore, gestionnaire principale de projet chez Intrinsik Environmental Inc., experte en matière de santé et de toxicologie, William Wicken (Ph. D.), professeur agrégé au Département d’histoire de l’Université York, spécialiste du patrimoine et des Premières Nations, et Dallas Davis, de la société Dalmin, expert de l’exploitation minière. Plus de 300 personnes ont assisté à la réunion publique du 22 juin 2015 tenue à Stanley, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Les réunions avec les collectivités des Premières Nations ont eu lieu aux dates indiquées ci-dessous, et entre 20 et 40 personnes y ont assisté à chaque fois : - Réunion avec la Première Nation de Madawaska le 26 mai 2015, de 19 h à 22 h. - Réunion avec la Première Nation d’Elsipogtog le 10 juin 2015, de 19 h à 23 h. - Réunion avec la Première Nation de Tobique le 11 juin 2015, de 19 h à 22 h. - Réunion avec la Première Nation de St. Mary’s le 23 juin 2015, de 19 h à 22 h. - Réunion avec la Première Nation de Woodstock le 24 juin 2015, de 19 h à 22 h. En plus des commentaires reçus lors de la réunion publique et des réunions avec les collectivités des Premières Nations, le MEGL a reçu 58 documents d’observations. ii Les réunions ont été enregistrées pour permettre la production de transcriptions textuelles et des services d’interprétation simultanée ont été fournis lors de la réunion publique et de la réunion avec la collectivité de la Première Nation malécite de Madawaska. Lors des réunions, les membres du comité d’experts indépendant ont écouté les commentaires du public sur l’EIE. Chaque réunion a commencé par une brève présentation des membres du comité, du but de la réunion et du mandat du comité. Après la présentation du comité d’experts, les particuliers ou les groupes qui s’étaient préinscrits ont été invités à faire leurs présentations. La parole a ensuite été donnée aux autres membres du public présents. Avant de lever la séance, on a rappelé aux participants que des observations écrites pouvaient être soumises au MEGL jusqu’au 17 juillet 2015. Des fiches de commentaires à cet effet ont été distribuées lors de chaque réunion et il était possible également de les télécharger sur le site Internet du MEGL. Durant la soirée, les participants ont également été invités à noter leurs coordonnées sur la feuille d’inscription fournie s’ils souhaitaient recevoir ultérieurement un exemplaire du Sommaire de la participation du public ou la transcription textuelle de la réunion. Après la clôture de la période d’examen et de commentaires du public de 90 jours le 17 juillet 2015, le comité d’experts a préparé et présenté un rapport des commentaires du public sur le projet. Ce rapport tient compte des commentaires recueillis lors de la réunion publique et des réunions avec les collectivités des Premières Nations ainsi que des commentaires présentés par écrit tout au long de la période de consultation publique. Le rapport a été reçu en novembre 2015. Le rapport du comité d’experts est inclus dans son intégralité dans le Sommaire de la participation du public du Ministre. Conclusion de l’EIE et décision Le dépôt du rapport du comité d’experts indépendant de l’EIE a mis fin au volet de participation du public du processus d’EIE provincial. Avant de faire une recommandation concernant le projet, le ministre de l’Environnement et des Gouvernements locaux a pris en compte les commentaires reçus du public et des Premières Nations et résumés dans le rapport du comité d’experts, y compris les recommandations et l’information fournies par le promoteur et par le Comité de révision technique de l’EIE. Cela comprenait un Sommaire du rapport de l’Étude d’impact sur iv l’environnement, la Déclaration de révision générale contenant les avis du CRT et le rapport du comité d’experts. Le Ministre a ensuite été en mesure de faire une recommandation à la lieutenante-gouverneure en conseil aux fins d’examen et de décision. Cette recommandation comportait une série de 40 conditions opérationnelles détaillées à prendre en considération. Le 3 décembre 2015, le ministre de l’Environnement et des Gouvernements locaux a annoncé que la lieutenante-gouverneure en conseil avait décidé d’approuver le projet et le gouvernement provincial a approuvé l’étude d’impact sur l’environnement de Sisson Mines Ltd.
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