Keeyask Generation Project Environmental Impact Statement Supporting Volume Terrestrial Environment

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PR 280 Fox Lake Cree Nation Generating Station (Planned) Fox Lake (Bird) ot River Ferris Crying Lake ak Generating Station (Existing) osw Bay S M S k y T E Pi lot th P Roads ou S H E N S C ree Rail Ba k g ck kin Kettle Long oo L Spruce Creek Rapids Long Bird Local Study Area Rapids Assean River Proposed LAKE Kettle G.S. Spruce G.S. k e Bird Regional Study Area e Keeyask G.S. r C

NELSON RIVER Gull Fox Rapids Fox Lake Cree Nation Surveyed Areas

Lake A Kwis Ki Mahka Reserve GULL LAKE

Helicopter Based Bird Survey Birthday

Clark Rapids s k o Ground Based Bird Survey Lake ro r B ive SPLIT R

Tataskweyak Cree Nation LAKE r r e e v v Tataskweyak (Split Lake) i i R R

Assean Lake

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Little Kettle lin g Lake n 0 5 10 mi h A Kettle rt No York Factory First Nation Lake York Landing (Kawechiwasik)

Kelsey G.S. Aiken River Moose Nose Grass River War Lake First Nation r e Lake Ilford iv R

Kettle Bird Survey Areas

Cyril Lake Fox (Atkinson) Lake Goose Hunting Lake

NELSON RIVER

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Limestone G.S. Fox Lake Cree Nation ANGLING Off-System Fox Lake (Bird) R E OT RIVER Ferris V Crying Lake AK I Survey Area SW R O Bay S k y M S LAKE T P N E ilo t TH P O U H S SO Legend E L N E S Cr ee N Bac k ing k k oo Generating Station (Planned) L Creek Long

Assean River LAKE Kettle G.S. Spruce G.S. Proposed k e Generating Station (Existing) e r C Keeyask G.S.

FOX NELSON RIVER Roads Fox Lake Cree Nation LAKE PR 280

GULL LAKE A Kwis Ki Mahka Reserve

Birthday Rail

CLARK Rapids s k o LAKE ro ER B Bird Local Study Area SPLIT IV R

R R Tataskweyak Cree Nation LAKE E E V Bird Regional Study Area I V Tataskweyak (Split Lake) R I R

ASSEAN LAKE

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B Lakes SP IT Assean Lake & River) L G

Little Kettle IN L Lake G H N Kettle RT A O York Factory First Nation Lake N York Landing (Kawechiwasik)

Kelsey G.S. AIKEN RIVER Projection: NAD 83, UTM Zn 15N MOOSE NOSE War Lake First Nation GRASS RIVER ER LAKE Ilford IV Data Source: Manitoba Hydro, Government R

KETTLE of Canada, Stantec Consulting, Ecostem Ltd. 0 12.5 25 km Cyril Lake FOX (ATKINSON) LAKE Goose Hunting Lake 0 5 10 mi

On-System and Off-System Bird Survey Areas NELSON RIVER

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Proposed Access Road

C re ek Access Road LA KEHighway Rail Keeyask Principle Structure

Proposed Boat Survey Area Keeyask G.S. Bird Local Study Area Gull Bird Regional Study Area Rapids South Acce posed ss Pro Roa GULL LAKE d Gillrat Lake Birthday Projection: NAD 83, UTM Zn 15N Rapids Data Source: Manitoba Hydro, ECOSTEM Ltd. Clark NELSON RIVER Carscadden Government of Canada, Stantec Consulting Lake Lake Joslin 0 2.55 km Lake r ive 0 2.5 R 5 mi

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Access Road k C e Mosw Highway r e ak ot th Rail Nor

Bird Local Study Area

R Bird Regional Study Area iv er Sky Pilot Lake Land Cover Types Broadleaf treed on uplands PR 280 Human Low vegetation on peatlands Low vegetation on uplands River Ferris Sky

t Needleleaf treed on peatlands ko Bay a Pi w ST lot os E Needleleaf treed on uplands M P H

EN Tall shrub on peatlands h S ut So Wilson LA Tall shrub on uplands K Channel C E re Young regeneration on peatlandsek

North Access Road Young regeneration on uplands king B Water Loo ac k Kettle

Rapids C re ek

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Bo Government of Canada, Stantec Consulting oad ots R s s e cc Pr A GULL LAKE op osed Sout h 0 5 10 km Gillrat Cache Lake Lake Birthday B Gillam ut 0 3 6 mi Rapids na NELSON RIVER u Carscadden

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Fox Lake Cree Nation Fox Lake (Bird) R E OT RIVER V Stantec 2010 Crying Lake AK Ferris PR 280 I SW Bay S R MO S k y T E Pi N lot H P O UT O H S S E L N C E S ree Ba k N g ck kin o Lo

Creek Assean River LAKE k Proposed e Keeyask G.S. re C

FOX NELSON RIVER Fox Lake Cree Nation

LAKE A Kwis Ki Mahka Reserve GULL LAKE

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Little Kettle IN L Lake G H N Kettle RT A O York Factory First Nation Lake N York Landing (Kawechiwasik)

AIKEN RIVER MOOSE NOSE War Lake First Nation ER LAKE Ilford IV R

KETTLE Stantec 2010

Cyril Lake FOX (ATKINSON) DATA SOURCE: LAKE Government of Canada, Manitoba Hydro, Stantec Consulting, ECOSTEM Ltd. Legend Gull and/or Tern Nesting Locations Bird Local Study Area Gulls CREATED BY: Gull and Tern Stantec Consulting Ltd. Bird Regional Study Area Gulls and / or Terns COORDINATE SYSTEM: DATE CREATED: REVISION DATE: Terns Nesting Locations UTM NAD 1983 Z15N 11-OCT-11 01-FEB-12 Generating Station (Planned)

0 3.5 7 Kilometres VERSION NO: QA/QC: 1.0 LMW/YYY/ZZZ 0 3.5 7 Miles Map 6-5 Legend

Weir Lake Generating Station (Planned)

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h CANADIAN NATIONALRAILWAY C Great Grey Owl

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r L Mistu im e h v e i S e R L s u a n t k e d Great-horned Owl e o k Limestone Lake n a a e n L M k e c il e re Lower e C

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C e Mos lv Rapids Short-eared Owl w e r ak Tw e o e t R g Merrick ka th iv k in a or e l w N r g Lake i o R n aska iv Boreal Owl W er PR 280 A Fox Lake Cree Nation Fox Lake (Bird) Limestone G.S. Other Raptors Angling R E ot River Ferris V Crying Lake ak I sw Bay R Merlin M o S k y S Lake T P N E ilo h t ut P O So H S E Northern Goshawk L N E S C r ee N Bac k g k kin Kettle Long oo Northern Harrier L Spru ce Creek Rapids Long Rapids Assean River LA KE Kettle G.S. Spruce G.S. k Proposed e Red-tailed Hawk r e C

Keeyask G.S. Gull Fox NELSON RIVER Rough-legged Hawk Rapids

Lake GILLAM GULL LAKE

Birthday Sharp-shinned Hawk

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li A u L a A nglin g g BURNTWO OD RIVER tn n A u Projection: NAD 83, UTM Zn15N

B Lakes SP LIT g Little Kettle n Data Source: Manitoba Hydro, York Factory First Nation li g Lake n York Landing (Kawechiwasik) rth A Government of Canada, Stantec Consulting Kettle No War Lake First Nation Lake 0 15 30 km Ilford Kelsey G.S. Aiken River Moose Nose Grass River r Lake ve Ri 0 10 20 mi

Kettle

Cyril Lake Fox (Atkinson) Lake Owls, Hawks and Falcons Goose Hunting Lake Observed within the Bird Regional Study Area

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Fox Lake Cree Nation ANGLING Fox Lake (Bird) R E OT RIVER PR 280 V AK I SW R MO S T LAKE E N H P UT H O SO E S N L S E N

Long Spruce G.S. LA KE Kettle G.S. Proposed Keeyask G.S. FOX NELSON RIVER Fox Lake Cree Nation LAKE GULL LAKE A Kwis Ki Mahka Reserve

CLARK LAKE R VE SPLIT RI

R LAKE E R Tataskweyak Cree Nation V E I V Tataskweyak (Split Lake) R I R

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KETTLE Proposed Access Road

FOX (ATKINSON) Access Road LAKE

0 5 10 Kilometres Projection: UTM NAD 83, Zone 15N Bald Eagle and Osprey Sightings Data Source: ECOSTEM Ltd, Stantec Consulting 0 5 10 Miles Government of Canada, Manitoba Hydro and Nest Locations

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