Marathon Palladium Project Environmental Impact Statement Addendum VOLUME 2 of 2
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Marathon Palladium Project Environmental Impact Statement Addendum VOLUME 2 OF 2 5.0 Consultation and Engagement Prepared for: Prepared by: Date: April 2021 Environmental Assessment by Review Panel under CEAA 2012 Reference Number 54755 MARATHON PALLADIUM PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ADDENDUM Consultation and Engagement April 2021 Table of Contents 5.0 CONSULTATION AND ENGAGEMENT ......................................................................5.1 5.1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................5.1 5.2 INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION................................................5.4 5.2.1 Objectives and Approach ............................................................................ 5.4 5.2.1.1 Overview ..................................................................................................... 5.4 5.2.1.2 Objectives ................................................................................................... 5.4 5.2.1.3 Approach..................................................................................................... 5.5 5.2.1.4 Documentation ............................................................................................ 5.5 5.2.1.5 Agreements and Letters of Support ............................................................. 5.6 5.2.2 Regional Context ......................................................................................... 5.6 5.2.2.1 Indigenous Land Use .................................................................................. 5.6 5.2.2.2 Regional Demographics .............................................................................. 5.9 5.2.3 Identified Indigenous Groups..................................................................... 5.10 5.2.3.1 Biigtigong Nishnaabeg .............................................................................. 5.11 5.2.3.2 Pic Mobert First Nation .............................................................................. 5.12 5.2.3.3 Pays Plat First Nation ................................................................................ 5.12 5.2.3.4 Red Sky Métis Independent Nation ........................................................... 5.12 5.2.3.5 Superior North Shore Métis Council - MNO ............................................... 5.12 5.2.3.6 Jackfish Métis - OCIP ................................................................................ 5.13 5.2.4 Indigenous Engagement Activities ............................................................ 5.13 5.2.4.1 Phase 1: EIS Report and TLRU/TK Studies (2004-2014) .......................... 5.13 5.2.4.2 Phase 2: Exploration Updates and Community Involvement (2015- 2019) ......................................................................................................... 5.14 5.2.4.3 Phase 3: EIS Addendum Preparation (2019-2021) .................................... 5.14 5.2.4.4 Phase 4: Detailed Design and Permitting Consultation (2021 to 2023) ...... 5.22 5.2.5 Key Issues and Responses ....................................................................... 5.24 5.2.5.1 Biigtigong Nishnaabeg .............................................................................. 5.24 5.2.5.2 Pic Mobert First Nation .............................................................................. 5.28 5.2.5.3 Pays Plat First Nation ................................................................................ 5.31 5.2.5.4 Red Sky Métis Independent Nation ........................................................... 5.34 5.2.5.5 Jackfish Métis (OCIP)................................................................................ 5.36 5.2.5.6 Superior North Shore Métis ....................................................................... 5.38 5.2.5.7 Michipicoten First Nation ........................................................................... 5.40 5.2.5.8 Ginoogaming First Nation .......................................................................... 5.40 5.3 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ..........................................................................................5.40 5.3.1 Approach and Overview ............................................................................ 5.41 5.3.2 Identified Stakeholders and Organizations ................................................ 5.41 5.3.3 Public Consultation Activities..................................................................... 5.41 5.3.4 Key Issues ................................................................................................ 5.43 5.3.5 Plans for Ongoing Consultation ................................................................. 5.46 5.4 GOVERNMENT AGENCY CONSULTATION .............................................................5.47 5.4.1 Approach to Consultation .......................................................................... 5.47 5.4.2 Identified Government Agencies ............................................................... 5.48 5.4.3 Consultation Activities ............................................................................... 5.48 5.4.4 Key Issues ................................................................................................ 5.50 iii MARATHON PALLADIUM PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ADDENDUM Consultation and Engagement April 2021 5.4.5 Plans for Ongoing Consultation ................................................................. 5.51 5.5 REFERENCES ...........................................................................................................5.52 LIST OF TABLES Table 5.1-1: Consultation Phases and Project Milestones ...................................................5.3 Table 5.2-1: Identified Indigenous Groups .........................................................................5.10 Table 5.2-2: Information Sessions .....................................................................................5.15 Table 5.2-3: BN Engagement Committee Meetings Summary ........................................... 5.16 Table 5.2-4: PPFN Engagement Committee Meetings Summary ...................................... 5.17 Table 5.2-5: MNO Engagement Committee Meetings Summary ....................................... 5.17 Table 5.2-6: Collaborative Committee Meetings Summary ................................................ 5.18 Table 5.2-7: Government Discussion Forums....................................................................5.18 Table 5.2-8: Collaborative Committee Meetings ................................................................5.22 Table 5.2-9: Key Issues and Responses to BN ................................................................. 5.24 Table 5.2-10: Key Issues and Responses to PMFN ............................................................5.29 Table 5.2-11: Key Issues and Responses to PPFN .............................................................5.31 Table 5.2-12: RSMIN Key Comments and Responses ........................................................ 5.34 Table 5.2-13: Key Issues and Responses to OCIP ..............................................................5.36 Table 5.2-14: Key Issues and Responses to MNO ..............................................................5.38 Table 5.2-15: Key Issues and Responses to Michipicoten First Nation ................................ 5.40 Table 5.3-1: Key Public Consultation Activities ..................................................................5.42 Table 5.3-2: Key Public Issues and Responses ................................................................. 5.43 Table 5.4-1: Government Agency Consultation Activities .................................................. 5.48 Table 5.4-2: Government Agency Comments and Responses .......................................... 5.50 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 5.2-1: First Nation and Treaty Map ............................................................................5.8 Figure 5.2-2: Education and Unemployment Levels in Indigenous Communities compared to the General Population within the RSA (%) ................................. 5.9 Figure 5.2-3: Community Well-being in Indigenous Communities compared to Towns within the RSA ................................................................................................. 5.9 iv MARATHON PALLADIUM PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ADDENDUM Consultation and Engagement April 2021 Abbreviations BN Biigtigong Nishnaabeg (formerly Pic River First Nation) CBA Community Benefit Agreement CWB Community Well-Being DFO Fisheries and Oceans Canada ECCC Environment and Climate Change Canada EIS Environmental Impact Statement ENDM Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines IAAC Impact Assessment Agency of Canada LSA Local Study Area MECP Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks MNO Superior North Shore Métis Council: Métis Nation of Ontario MNRF Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry MOU Memorandum of Understanding NRCan Natural Resources Canada OCIP Jackfish Métis: Ontario Coalition of Indigenous Peoples PDAC Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada PEDC Pawgwasheeng Economic Development Corporation PMFN Pic Mobert First Nation/Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg PPFN Pays Plat First Nation/Pawgwasheeng First Nation RFP Request for Proposal ROC Record of Consultation i MARATHON PALLADIUM PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ADDENDUM Consultation and Engagement April 2021 RSA Regional Study Area RSMIN Red Sky Métis Independent Nation