Draft Ridley Island Export Logistics Park Project Environmental Effects Evaluation in Support of a Section 82 Mitigation Measures Form July 27, 2020 Prepared for: Prince Rupert Port Authority Prepared by: Stantec Consulting Ltd. DRAFT RIDLEY ISLAND EXPORT LOGISTICS PARK PROJECT This document titled Draft Ridley Island Export Logistics Park Project was prepared by Stantec Consulting Ltd. (“Stantec”) for the account of Prince Rupert Port Authority (the “Client”). Any reliance on this document by any third party is strictly prohibited. The material in it reflects Stantec’s professional judgment in light of the scope, schedule and other limitations stated in the document and in the contract between Stantec and the Client. The opinions in the document are based on conditions and information existing at the time the document was published and do not take into account any subsequent changes. In preparing the document, Stantec did not verify information supplied to it by others. Any use which a third party makes of this document is the responsibility of such third party. Such third party agrees that Stantec shall not be responsible for costs or damages of any kind, if any, suffered by it or any other third party as a result of decisions made or actions taken based on this document. Prepared by (signature) Sandra Webster Reviewed by (signature) Kara Hewgill Approved by (signature) Mark Johannes DRAFT RIDLEY ISLAND EXPORT LOGISTICS PARK PROJECT Table of Contents ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................................... I 1.0 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION .......................................................................................1.1 1.1 PROJECT OVERVIEW AND LOCATION .....................................................................1.1 1.2 REGULATORY CONTEXT ...........................................................................................1.1 1.3 LAND USE ...................................................................................................................1.2 1.4 LEAD AUTHORITY AND OTHER AUTHORITIES ........................................................1.2 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...........................................................................................2.1 2.1 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT ................................................................. 2.1 2.1.1 Project Overview and Components ............................................................. 2.1 2.1.2 Project Activities .......................................................................................... 2.4 2.1.3 Project Schedule ......................................................................................... 2.6 2.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................2.6 2.2.1 Biophysical Environment Baseline Conditions ............................................. 2.6 2.2.2 Social Environment ................................................................................... 2.27 3.0 RESOURCES AND CONSULTATION .........................................................................3.1 3.1 INFORMATION RESOURCES .....................................................................................3.1 3.2 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ............................................................................................ 3.1 3.3 INDIGENOUS CONSULTATION ..................................................................................3.3 4.0 ASSESSMENT METHODS .......................................................................................... 4.1 4.1 ASSESSMENT BOUNDARIES.....................................................................................4.4 4.2 TEMPORAL BOUNDARIES .........................................................................................4.4 5.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS ................................................................. 5.1 5.1 AIR QUALITY AND GREENHOUSE GASES ...............................................................5.1 5.1.1 Scope of Assessment ................................................................................. 5.1 5.1.2 Mitigation Measures .................................................................................... 5.2 5.1.3 Residual Effects and Significance Determination ........................................ 5.3 5.2 NOISE ..........................................................................................................................5.8 5.2.1 Scope of Assessment ................................................................................. 5.8 5.2.2 Mitigation Measures .................................................................................... 5.8 5.2.3 Residual Effects and Significance Determination ........................................ 5.9 5.3 VEGETATION AND WETLANDS ...............................................................................5.11 5.3.1 Scope of Assessment ............................................................................... 5.11 5.3.2 Mitigation Measures .................................................................................. 5.12 5.3.3 Residual Effects and Significance Determination ...................................... 5.13 5.4 WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE HABITAT .........................................................................5.16 5.4.1 Scope of Assessment ............................................................................... 5.16 5.4.2 Mitigation Measures .................................................................................. 5.17 5.4.3 Residual Effects and Significance Determination ...................................... 5.20 5.5 FISH AND FISH HABITAT ..........................................................................................5.25 DRAFT RIDLEY ISLAND EXPORT LOGISTICS PARK PROJECT 5.5.1 Scope of Assessment ............................................................................... 5.25 5.5.2 Mitigation Measures .................................................................................. 5.26 5.5.3 Residual Effects and Significance Determination ...................................... 5.28 5.6 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HERITAGE RESOURCES ............................................... 5.34 5.6.1 Scope of Assessment ............................................................................... 5.34 5.6.2 Mitigation Measures .................................................................................. 5.35 5.6.3 Residual Effects and Significance Determination ...................................... 5.36 5.7 MANAGEMENT OF ACCIDENTS AND MALFUNCTIONS ......................................... 5.37 5.7.1 Fuel Spill ................................................................................................... 5.37 5.7.2 Train Derailment........................................................................................ 5.38 6.0 EFFECTS ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ......................................................................6.1 6.1 CHANGE IN PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CURRENT USE OF LANDS AND RESOURCES FOR TRADITIONAL PURPOSES ....................................6.1 6.1.1 Air Quality ................................................................................................... 6.1 6.1.2 Noise ........................................................................................................... 6.1 6.1.3 Vegetation ................................................................................................... 6.2 6.1.4 Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat ......................................................................... 6.2 6.1.5 Fish and Fish Habitat .................................................................................. 6.2 6.2 CHANGE IN A STRUCTURE, SITE OR THING OF HISTORICAL OR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE ..........................................................................6.2 7.0 CONCLUSIONS ...........................................................................................................7.1 7.1 SUMMARY OF FACTORS ...........................................................................................7.1 7.2 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .......... 7.2 7.3 SUMMARY OF LIKELIHOOD OF SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECTS ....................... 7.7 8.0 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................8.1 LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1 Proponent Contact Information ............................................................................1.5 Table 1-2 Other Responsible Federal Authorities ................................................................1.5 Table 2-1 Details of Project Components during Project Phases 1 and 2 ............................ 2.1 Table 2-2 Ambient Air Quality Baseline Summary Table ......................................................2.8 Table 2-3 Noise Baseline Sound Level Summary Table .................................................... 2.11 Table 2-4 Potentially Occurring Rare Plant Species Within the North Coast Forest District, CWHvh2 ...............................................................................................2.14 Table 2-5 Potentially Occurring Rare Ecological Communities Within the North Coast Forest District CWHvh2 Biogeoclimatic Unit ...................................................... 2.15 Table 2-6 Wildlife Species of Conservation Concern That Have the Potential to Occur On Ridley Island