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WMT Construction Engagement Report Attachment 8.2.1 Engagement Summary Report Marine Transportation TRANS MOUNTAIN EXPANSION PROJECT Reporting Period: July 1, 2015 to September 30, 2018 October 31, 2018 Attachment 8.2.1 Marine Transportation - Engagement Summary Trans Mountain Expansion Project July 1, 2015 – September 30, 2018 1.0 Contents 2.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 History of Engagement ................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Project Overview ............................................................................................................. 5 3.0 Public and Stakeholder Engagement ............................................................................. 6 3.1 Stakeholder Identification ............................................................................................... 7 3.2 Topics for Marine Transportation Engagement .............................................................. 8 3.3 Website and Online Communications ............................................................................ 8 3.4 Advertising ...................................................................................................................... 9 3.4.1 Television Advertising ................................................................................................. 9 3.4.2 Print Advertising ........................................................................................................ 11 3.5 Media Relations ............................................................................................................ 11 3.6 Stakeholder Engagement Activities – Marine Transportation ...................................... 12 3.6.1 Themes of engagement identified for this reporting period ..................................... 13 3.6.2 Engagement Activities .............................................................................................. 13 3.6.3 Project Changes Resulting from Stakeholder Engagement .................................... 25 3.7 Next Steps – Engagement and Communications ........................................................ 27 APPENDIX A: Examples of Advertising .................................................................................... 28 APPENDIX B: Stakeholder Meetings ......................................................................................... 43 APPENDIX C: Boating Safety Materials .................................................................................... 73 APPENDIX D: Fishermen Presentations – Boating Safety Meetings .................................... 79 APPENDIX E: Marine Stakeholder Update Emails ................................................................ 118 APPENDIX F: TERMPOL information ..................................................................................... 138 APPENDIX G: East of Second Narrows Outreach Materials ................................................ 146 APPENDIX H: Letter to the Mayor of Delta – Spill Liability .................................................. 151 APPENDIX I: ECHO materials Distributed via Westridge Marine Terminal ...................... 158 APPENDIX J: Comment Letter to DFO ................................................................................... 163 Table of Figures Figure A: Print Ad Sample ............................................................................................................ 29 Figure B: Print Ad Sample, Translation ........................................................................................ 30 Table of Tables Table 1: Summary of Stakeholder Engagement Regulatory Filings to the NEB and BCEAO ...... 3 Table 2: Summary of Stakeholder Engagement Regulatory Filings to the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority for Westridge Marine Terminal ......................................................................... 4 Table 3: Identified Stakeholder Groups for Marine Corridor .......................................................... 7 Table 4: Topics for Marine Transportation Engagement ............................................................... 8 Table 5: Advertorials published in Burnaby and North Vancouver from 2016-2017 ................... 11 Table 6: Westridge Marine Terminal Update Engagement Events ............................................. 12 Table 7: Project Changes Resulting from Stakeholder Engagement .......................................... 26 Table 8: Stakeholder Meetings and Events (Marine Transportation Stakeholders) .................... 44 Page 1 Attachment 8.2.1 Marine Transportation - Engagement Summary Trans Mountain Expansion Project July 1, 2015 – September 30, 2018 Table of Acronyms Acronym or Term Definition AB Alberta AVICC Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities BBOT Burnaby Board of Trade BC British Columbia BCCP BC Coast Pilots BCIT BC Institute of Technology COSBC Chamber of Shipping of BC CSB Construction Safety Boom CPCN Certificate of Public Necessity and Convenience CRP Coastal Response Program DFO Fisheries and Oceans Canada ECCC Environment and Climate Change Canada ECHO Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation Program FRDC Fraser River Discovery Centre GOC Government of Canada GVBOT Greater Vancouver Board of Trade ISAC International Shipowner Alliance of Canada KLTP Kiewit Ledcor TMEP Partnership Km Kilometre LGMA Lower Mainland Government Association LMLGA Lower Mainland Local Government Association Meeting Engagement event hosted by Trans Mountain Multi-Stakeholder Events hosted by 3rd parties in which TMEP was in attendance NANS Navigation Aids / Navigation Safety Committee NEB National Energy Board OPP Ocean Protection Plan OR State of Oregon PACMAR Pacific Coast Marine Advisory Review Panel PAWSA Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment PER VFPA Project Environmental Review Process PNWER Pacific Northwest Economic Region PPA Pacific Pilotage Authority PSF Pacific Salmon Foundation PSHSC Puget Sound Harbour Safety Committee TMEP Trans Mountain Expansion Project Trans Mountain Trans Mountain Pipeline Corporation TWG Technical Working Group VFPA Vancouver Fraser Port Authority UBCM Union of BC Municipalities VOO Vessel of Opportunity WA Washington State WA DOE Washington State Department of Ecology WBT Wild Bird Trust WCMRC Western Canada Marine Response Corporation WSPA Western States Petroleum Association Page 2 Attachment 8.2.1 Marine Transportation - Engagement Summary Trans Mountain Expansion Project July 1, 2015 – September 30, 2018 WMT Westridge Marine Terminal 2.0 Introduction This Report is a summary of Trans Mountain Corporation’s stakeholder engagement and communications conducted on matters related to marine transportation. The reporting period of this Report covers July 1, 2015 through to September 30, 2018; after the reporting period of Consultation Update No. 4 (NEB Filing ID A72224) which was the final engagement summary filed with the NEB on August 20, 2015 as part of reply evidence in the original facilities application hearing (OH-001-2014). This Report is primarily focused on engagement activities and outcomes on matters related to marine transportation. This report does not include activities or outcomes of engaging in pipeline communities, Indigenous engagement or landowner engagement; also it does not cover pre- construction or construction engagement efforts related to project construction planning. 2.1 History of Engagement In May 2012, Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC (Trans Mountain) initiated a comprehensive stakeholder engagement and communications program along the proposed pipeline corridor between Strathcona County, Alberta (AB) and Burnaby, British Columbia (BC), and the marine corridor. The program, built on positive relationships with communities in which Trans Mountain has operated for more than 65 years, is designed to reflect the diverse and varied interests of the communities along the pipeline and marine corridor. Trans Mountain’s engagement efforts have provided tens of thousands of exchanges with stakeholders through face-to-face meetings, open houses, workshops, presentations, website postings, online feedback forms, technical working group meetings, emails, telephone calls, letters, advertisements and digital media, including social media. The feedback Trans Mountain received through its engagement and communications activities has been incorporated into the Project and has influenced the design of subsequent phases of engagement and communications. Trans Mountain’s complete record of its stakeholder engagement and communications activities through the NEB hearing process can be found in documents accessible through the NEB website www.neb-one-gc.ca and are summarized in Table 1 below. Table 1: Summary of Stakeholder Engagement Regulatory Filings to the NEB and BCEAO Stakeholder Engagement Period Title Date Filed Covered Volume 3 (Filing ID A55987) December 16, 2013 May 2012 – July 31, 2013 Consultation Update No. 1 and Errata March 20, 2014 August 1 – December 31, 2013 (Filing ID A59343) Consultation Update No. 2 (Filing August 1, 2014 January 1 – April 30, 2014 IDs A62087 and A62088) Page 3 Attachment 8.2.1 Marine Transportation - Engagement Summary Trans Mountain Expansion Project July 1, 2015 – September 30, 2018 Stakeholder Engagement Period Title Date Filed Covered Consultation Update No. 3 (Filing IDs February 12, 2015 May 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014 A4H1W2 through A4H1W8) Consultation Update
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