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Welcome to Xeneca’s Final Public Information Centre for the Ivanhoe River: The Chutes Project

Welcome to Xeneca’s Final Public Information Centre for the Ivanhoe River: The Chutes Project

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Welcome to Xeneca’s Final Public Information Centre for the Ivanhoe River: The Chutes Project

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  1. Welcome to Xeneca’s Final Public Information Centre for the Ivanhoe River: The Chutes Project Today’s PIC will give you the opportunity to learn more about what Xeneca is proposing in our Waterpower Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA.) Throughout the process we’ve listened to your feedback and have incorporated it into the EA. We greatly appreciate the input we have received & look forward to hearing any additional comments today. With the public issuance of Notice of Completion, the Class EA document will soon be available for agency & public review. Please note - all written comments and requests for meetings with Xeneca must be received within the first 30 days after the Notice of Completion is issued. There will be an extra 30 days to resolve these issues or, if the issue cannot be resolved through meetings, to submit a Part 2 Order to MOE (with rationale.) Thank you for joining us today. www.xeneca.com

  2. Thank you for visiting today’sPublic Information Centre (PIC) for the Ivanhoe River: The Chutes Project This is the last PIC for The Chutes before submission of the Waterpower Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA.) Much of the information presented today will appear in the EA document. Your comments are important to Xeneca, so please fill out a comment card so that we can ensure all issues are adequately addressed.We invite you to visit www.xeneca.com for regular updates on all of our proposed projects, including The Chutes.  Your participation in this process is important and comments received to date have helped shape the project. We are committed to developing our projects in an environmentally & socially responsible manner.  Thank you for coming. www.xeneca.com

  3. Xeneca’s Approach to the Waterpower Class EA Process Timeline – Next Steps 30 days 60 days www.xeneca.com

  4. The Chutes: Proposed Distribution Lines & Roads www.xeneca.com

  5. The Chutes: Proposed Zone of Influence www.xeneca.com

  6. Conceptual Design: Options Option 1 Option 2 Layout Option 2 www.xeneca.com

  7. Biology Study Area • NRSI’s 2010 studyarea encompassed: • 400m downstream of The Chutes • An estimated inundation area of approximately 2.8km • Lands beyond this inundation within approximately 120m • The 2011 study area encompasses a 6.4km upstream inundation area. www.xeneca.com

  8. 2010 Aquatic Survey Locations www.xeneca.com

  9. 2010 NRSI Fish Collection Results * Walleye spawning was confirmed in the study area Fish Species Historically Known to Occur in Study Area www.xeneca.com

  10. Terrestrial Biology Results • 76 plant species • No significant plant species found • 45 bird species • One significant bird species, bald eagle, was observed • Listed as Special Concern (SARO) & Not at Risk (COSEWIC) • Srank is S2N, S4B • Four herpetofaunal species • Eastern Garter Snake • American Toad • Northern Spring Peeper • Northern Leopard Frog • Wood Frog Bald Eagle American Toad Northern Spring Peeper www.xeneca.com

  11. Proposed 2011 Biology Surveys 2010 Biology Summary • Visual survey of aquatic habitat • Walleye spawning surveys • Angling at 16 stations • 12 egg mats • Spotlight surveys at 4 stations • Summer fish community sampling - Methods including use of angling, egg matting, gill netting & electrofishing • Trotlines at 2 stations • Gill netting at 6 stations (set over 2 days) • Electrofishing at 1 station along main stem of Ivanhoe R. • • Vegetation community mapping • • Breeding bird surveys • • Snake cover boards • • Incidental observations of all other wildlife, including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies & dragonflies • Walleye spawning surveys • Lake Sturgeon spawning assessment • Summer fish community sampling - main stem river index netting • Summer fish community sampling – tributaries (backpack electrofishing & minnow trapping) • Methyl mercury (fish tissue) • Invertebrate sampling • Invertebrate taxonomy Lake Sturgeon Walleye www.xeneca.com

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