The Project

What is this Project about?

This project is a Webequie First Nation-led environmental assessment and preliminary engineering study of a proposed all-season road connecting Webequie airport with the existing mineral exploration activities and proposed mine developments in the McFaulds Lake area. The purposes of the all-season road are: (1) to facilitate the movement of materials, supplies and people; (2) to provide employment and other economic development opportunities to WFN community members; and (3) to provide experience and training opportunities for youth to help encourage pursuit of additional skills through post-secondary education.

The Terms of Reference Road Map

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Step 1
Consult and engage with Indigenous communities, the public and government agencies in order to help Webequie prepare the Draft ToR document
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Step 2
Provide the Draft ToR to Indigenous communities, the public and government agencies to review and provide comments (30-day review period)
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Step 3
Incorporate comments and input on the Draft ToR from Indigenous communities, the public and government agencies into the Final ToR
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Step 4
Submit the Final ToR to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) for review
The Final ToR will be made available to Indigenous communities, the public and government agencies to provide input during the 30-day review period
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Step 5
Based on input recieved the MECP will make a decision as whether to approve the Final ToR

The Terms of Reference (ToR) describes how the EA will be prepared, what will be studied, and how Indigenous communities, the public, and government will be consulted during the EA.

How will communities be engaged?

The study includes community engagement during the Environmental Assessment (EA) Terms of Reference (ToR) and EA stages of the project.

Community engagement will include interviews, small group sessions and workshops with community members to talk about road location alternatives, areas of importance to the communities being consulted, and studies being undertaken.

VIDEO: Fly over the project area using our fly-through video. You will travel west towards Webequie from the road’s end just west of McFaulds Lake. The yellow markers are spaced every 50 m and can be used to identify locations if viewers want to note features our project team should be aware of as part of the environmental assessment work.