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2.14.3 Investigation Findings .................................................................202.14.4 Road Bed Design and Construction............................................222.14.5 Drainage Crossings Design and Construction ............................232.14.6 Assessment of Potential Navigability ..........................................252.14.7 <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection During Construction ...........................252.14.8 Road Operations .........................................................................252.14.9 Road Maintenance ......................................................................272.15 BORROW PITS AND ROCK QUARRIES................................................272.15.1 Borrow Areas...............................................................................272.15.2 Rock Quarries .............................................................................292.16 CAMP AND RELATED FACILITIES ........................................................302.16.1 Mary River Camp ........................................................................312.16.2 Milne Inlet Camp .........................................................................322.16.3 Midway Camp..............................................................................322.17 EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................332.18 FUEL STORAGE AND HANDLING .........................................................332.19 WASTE MANAGEMENT..........................................................................342.19.1 Landfill Design Considerations....................................................352.19.2 Proposed Landfill Design Parameters.........................................362.19.3 Hazardous Materials Management .............................................372.20 EXPLOSIVES USE ..................................................................................372.21 CONSTRUCTION OF A TEST RAIL EMBANKMENT .............................37SECTION 3.0 - TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT ..........................................................................393.1 HUMAN RESOURCE POLICY DEVELOPMENT ....................................393.2 ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENTSYSTEM...................................................................................................393.3 TRAINING PROGRAM.............................................................................393.4 EMPLOYMENT ........................................................................................40SECTION 4.0 - PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT/ TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE....................................414.1 POND INLET PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING BULK SAMPLE ...........414.2 PISIKSIK IQ WORKING GROUP.............................................................41SECTION 5.0 - DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT..........................................425.1 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT....................................................................425.1.1 Regional Setting..........................................................................425.1.2 Proximity to Designated <strong>Environmental</strong> Areas............................425.1.2.1 Parks and Conservation Areas ...............................425.1.2.2 Bird Sanctuaries and Important Bird Areas.............435.1.2.3 Critical Wildlife Areas ..............................................435.1.2.4 Caribou Protection Areas ........................................445.1.3 Regional Surface Geology ..........................................................445.1.4 Regional Bedrock Geology .........................................................455.1.5 Palaeontology..............................................................................46Page ix of xviNB102-00181/6-1Revision 0November 20, 2006
5.1.6 Mary River Iron Ore Deposits......................................................465.1.7 Permafrost and Permafrost-related Features .............................465.1.8 Climate and Predicted Future Climate Trends............................475.1.9 Unique or Fragile Landscapes ....................................................485.1.10 Hydrology ....................................................................................485.1.11 Tidal Processes, Bathymetry, Temperature and Salinity............495.1.12 Inland Water Quality....................................................................505.1.13 Soil Quality ..................................................................................555.1.14 Air Quality....................................................................................565.1.15 Noise Levels................................................................................565.1.16 Other Physical Environment VECs .............................................565.2 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT................................................................565.2.1 Vegetation ...................................................................................565.2.2 Terrestrial Mammals....................................................................605.2.2.1 Barren-ground Caribou ...........................................615.2.2.2 Furbearers and Denning Habitat.............................625.2.2.3 Small Mammals and Hares .....................................635.2.3 Birds ............................................................................................635.2.3.1 Raptors....................................................................675.2.3.2 Songbirds and Shorebirds.......................................685.2.3.3 Loons, Ducks, and Geese.......................................685.2.3.4 Seabirds ..................................................................695.2.4 Freshwater Aquatic Life ..............................................................705.2.4.1 Regional Data..........................................................705.2.4.2 Benthic Macroinvertebrates ....................................725.2.4.3 Sediment .................................................................735.2.4.4 Fisheries - Mary River Project Site..........................745.2.4.5 Fisheries - Overview of Road WatercourseCrossings..............................................................755.2.4.6 Watercourse Crossings < 0.5 km 2 ...........................765.2.4.7 Watercourse Crossings 0.5-2.5 km 2 .......................765.2.4.8 Watercourse Crossings 2.5-7.5 km 2 .......................775.2.4.9 Watercourse Crossings 7.5-30 km 2 ........................775.2.4.10 Watercourse Crossings >30 km 2 .............................785.2.4.11 Unsampled Watercourse Crossings........................785.2.5 Marine Wildlife.............................................................................805.2.5.1 Coastal Habitat........................................................805.2.5.2 Lower Trophic Levels ..............................................815.2.5.3 Fish..........................................................................815.2.5.4 Marine Mammals.....................................................825.2.5.5 Project–related Marine Mammal Studies ................845.2.6 Other Biological VECs.................................................................855.2.7 Species of Concern.....................................................................855.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT.....................................................875.3.1 Archaeology and Culturally-Significant Sites ..............................87Page x of xviNB102-00181/6-1Revision 0November 20, 2006
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There are currently no established
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5.1.4 Regional Bedrock GeologyThe N
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measured depths of permafrost of 50
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The extremely cold temperatures of
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established by the Canadian Council
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low to very low in all of the water
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Plot data from 2005 is available on
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emergent semaphore grass (Pleuropog
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such as polar bears, and in the cas
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FALCONIFORMES (Falcons and Hawks)
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Peregrine Falcons (subspecies tundr
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and fall migration periods. Because
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information on Baffin Island includ
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structure also changes. Benthic mac
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The gradient and mesohabitat of BG-
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throughout the summer as evidenced
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5.2.5.2 Lower Trophic LevelsInforma
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distribution and abundance during A
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lower portion of Milne Inlet and wi
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The Eastern High Arctic/Baffin Bay
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Summary and ConclusionsA total of 2
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the reported harvest locations in A
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trips to shore to visit communities
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household income in 2003, after dec
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Between 1996 and 2001, the populati
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SECTION 6.0 - IDENTIFICATION OF IMP
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6.1.2.2 Proposed MitigationAll mini
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Camp lake has a surface area of app
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• Release of runoff from road fil
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high arctic region, compared lower
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orrow areas identified and surveyed
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mitigation are limited, and impacts
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in response to noise and disturbanc
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The Milne Inlet tote road transits
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mitigation will rehabilitate the ex
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Potential Impacts - Large Crossings
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The type of fish habitat compensati
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6.3.1 Noise6.3.1.1 Potential Impact
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Milne Inlet in the Absence of Shipp
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within the shipping route is not de
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of Milne Inlet and Koluktoo Bay. Un
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and equipment. Possible ground nest
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6.5 POTENTIAL FOR TRANSBOUNDARY IMP
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human resource strategies for a fut
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