HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-188 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW 2002- 188
Being a By-law to authorize a contract between the
Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington and IER
Planning, Research and Management Services, Concord,
Ontario, Ontario, to enter into agreement for the Ontario
Power Generation Inc., Used Dry Fuel Storage Facility,
Environmental Assessment.
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON HEREBY ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
1. THAT the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to execute, on behalf of the
Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington and seal with the Corporation Seal, a
contract between, IER Planning, Research and Management Services, Concord,
Ontario, and said Corporation; and
2. THAT the contract attached hereto as Schedule "A"form part of this By-law.
25th November
By-law read a first and second time this day of , 2002.
25th November
By-law read a third time and finally passed this day of , 2002.
John Mayor
■40-A if A
unicipal Clerk
Leading the Way
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
PURCHASING OFFICE
RFP 2002-
CONSULTING SERVICES
ONTARIO POWER GENERATION INC. USED DRY FUEL STORAGE
FACILITY- ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
CONTENTS:
SCHEDULE (A) GENERAL CONDITIONS Pages 1 - 7
SCHEDULE (B) STANDARD TERMS & CONDITIONS Pages 8 - 16
SCHEDULE (C) EVALUATION TABLES Pages 17—20
ATTACHMENT#1
Environmental Assessment Guidelines (Scope of Project&Assessment): Environmental Assessment of
the Proposed Construction and Operation of the Darlington Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility in Clarington,
Ontario
ATTACHMENT#2
Municipality of Clarington response to the Draft Environmental Assessment Guidelines.
ATTACHMENT#3
Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility— Project Description and Community Stakeholder Consultation and
Communication Plan
CLOSING TIME AND DATE: 4:00:00 P.M. (LOCAL TIME)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2002
Documents are to be submitted, in an envelope clearly marked as to contents, to the following:
Lou Ann Birkett, C.P.P., A.M.C.T.
Purchasing Manager
Municipality of Clarington
Address for Mailing: Address for Hand Deliveries:
40 Temperance Street 166 Church Street
Bowmanville, Ontario L1 C 3A6 Bowmanville, Ontario
Late Proposals will not be accepted.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
RFP2002-
CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLALINGTON
WITH RESPECT TO
THE DARLINGTON USED FUEL DRY STORAGE FACILITY
Background
Darlington Generating Station is a nuclear power station operated by Ontario Power
Generation Inc. (OPG). Darlington Generating Station began operation in 1990. Used fuel
from the reactors are stored under water in the irradiated fuel bays. The water in the fuel
bays help to cool the bundles and provides an effective radiation shield. The fuel bays can
accommodate about 20 years of used fuel. By 2010, there will no longer any room left in the
fuel bays to accept used fuel bundles.
After a minimum of 10 years of storage within the irradiated fuel bays, radiation levels of the
fuel bundles are reduced enough to be moved to a "dry" storage facility. These bundles are
placed in a container built with walls of reinforced concrete 20 inches thick and lined inside
and outside with heavy-gauge steel. This thick layer of concrete provides a barrier against
radiation. These containers are sealed and then stored in a warehouse located on site.
A federal environmental assessment is required in accordance with paragraph 5(1)(d) of the
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The environmental assessment must be
completed prior to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Committee (CNSC) authorizing the
construction and operation of the used dry fuel storage facility. On July 26, 2002, the CNSC
approved the Environmental Assessment Guidelines for the Environmental Assessment of the
Proposed Construction and Operation of the Darlington Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility
(Attachment 1).
Environmental Assessment Guidelines
The scope of the screening assessment shall include all factors identified in paragraphs 16
(1)(a) to (d) and any additional factors deemed necessary as per subsection 16(1)(e) of the
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. These are identified below:
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• Environmental effects of the project, including environmental effects of malfunctions or
accidents that may occur and any cumulative environmental effects that are likely to
result from the project in combination with other projects or activities that have been or
will be carried out;
• The significance of the environmental effects;
• Comments received from the public;
• Measures that are technically and economically feasible to mitigate any significant
adverse environmental effects;
• The purpose of the project;
• The need for, and requirements of a follow-up program;
• Capacity of renewable resources that are likely to be significantly affected by the
project.
The Municipality prepared a response to the draft environmental assessment guidelines with
the assistance of a consultant who addressed the technical aspects of the project and
confirmed that the requirements of the legislation were fulfilled. A copy of this response is
contained in Attachment #2.
Project Description
Components of the Darlington Used Fuel Dry Storage facility include:
• Carrying out the necessary modifications to the irradiated fuel bays and systems to
load used fuel into the dry storage containers at the generating station;
• Receiving new (empty) dry storage containers from the manufacturer;
• Transferring empty and loaded storage containers between the generating station
and the new facility;
• Preparing the site, constructing and operating the proposed new facility consisting
of dry storage container processing and storage buildings;
• Preliminary decommissioning plans.
A copy of the project description prepared by OPG is contained in Attachment #3.
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Scope of Work
The Municipality of Clarington wants to respond to the federal environmental assessment for
this project, and be confident that the results of the environmental assessment ensure that the
economic, financial, social, cultural and environmental interests of the Municipality and its
residents are satisfactorily protected. The Municipality is seeking to retain a consulting team
to assist in assessing the results of the environmental assessment and to prepare a response
to the final CNSC report.
In general terms, the Consultant will be required to perform the following activities:
• Confirm compliance with the requirements of the final Environmental Assessment
Guidelines prepared by the CNSC;
• Peer review these reports and studies prepared and submitted by OPG to the CNSC in
fulfilling the requirements of the final Environmental Assessment Guidelines;
• Review the CNSC's report summarizing the findings of the screening;
• Provide advice to municipal staff and Council to assist in understanding the content of
technical reports;
• Will be required to attend meetings related to the project;
• Not included in the scope is to provide expert testimony at hearings related to the project.
However, the consultant must have sufficient expertise to be able to provide such expert
testimony if required.
Deliverables
• Preparation of and submission [three (3) bound copies] of a draft written report on the
technical background reports prepared by OPG and submitted to the CNSC;
• Preparation of and submission [seven (7) bound copies] of the final written report* on the
technical background reports prepared by OPG and submitted to the CNSC;
• Preparation of and submission [three (3) bound copies] of a draft written report on the
final CNSC Screening Report;
• Preparation of and submission [seven (7) bound copies] of the final written report* on the
final CNSC Screening Report;
• Electronic version of all written submissions shall also be provided;
• Maximum of two (2) presentations to Municipality of Clarington Council;
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• Meeting/s with staff to discuss findings;
• Meeting/s with OPG to discuss findings;
• Meeting/s with CNSC to discuss findings.
Executive summaries of the final written reports will be required for distribution to
Council.
Areas of Expertise Required
The project proposes the interim storage of nuclear waste on the Darlington Nuclear
Generating Station site. The Municipality anticipates that the Consultant will be required to
have expertise in the following areas:
• The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act;
• Storage of nuclear waste;
• Radiological expertise;
• Socio-economic impact assessment;
• Environmental impact assessment, in particular assessment of potential impact of
contamination due to malfunctions or accidents.
Qualifications and Per Diem Rates
The Consultant is requested to identify a team with personnel that will be assigned to specific
areas of the Project, including any sub-consultants, and their relevant experience and
education. The per diem rates for each of the identified personnel should also be provided.
The Consultant should also identify any potential conflicts of interest with OPG and the
CNSC.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Format: A proposal shall be typewritten on 81/2" (horizontal) by 11" (vertical) paper, spiral
bound on the left side, and its contents divided into parts as itemized in 14.
A proposal requires submission of three (3) copies.
Proposals shall include name, address and telephone number of the proponent
and all sub-consultants.
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EVALUATION COMMITTEE:
David Crome, Director of Planning Services, or alternate
Heather Brooks, Planner, Community Planning
Lou Ann Birkett, Purchasing Manager
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE:
RFP Closing Date - March 13, 2002
Proponent/ Evaluation - March 14 - 15, 2002
Notification for Interviews (if required) - March 15, 2002
Proponent Interviews (if required) - March 18, 2002
Report to G.P.A. (if required) - March 25, 2002
Award - March 26, 2002
INTERVIEWS:
After review of the submissions, proponents may be selected to make a presentation or be
interviewed by the Committee prior to final selection. In addition, the Municipality of Clarington
reserves the right to interview any and or all proponent's references. If there is an outstanding
submission and the evaluation committee are unanimous in their support of a particular
submission, the need for interviews may be waived.
As part of the interview, the proponent will be required to submit written comments and be
prepared to discuss this project. The comments should be strategic in nature and identify any
deficiencies in the process. They should be focused on protecting the Municipality's interests in
the context of the federal environmental assessment process.
NEGOTIATION
The Municipality of Clarington reserves the right to enter into negotiations with the selected
Proponent. If the Municipality and the selected Proponent cannot negotiate a successful
contract, the Municipality may terminate the negotiations and begin negotiations with the next
selected Proponent. This process will continue until a contract has been executed or all
Proponents have been rejected. No Proponent shall have any rights against The Municipality
arising from such negotiations.
ALLOCATION OF RISK
The Municipality of Clarington shall not be responsible for any liabilities, costs, expenses, loss or
damage incurred, sustained or suffered by any proponent(s) prior or subsequent to or by reason
of the acceptance or the non-acceptance by the Municipality of Clarington of any Proposal
Document or by reason of any delay in its acceptance.
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COMMUNICATION:
Any communication regarding this Proposal should be addressed to:
Lou Ann Birkett
Purchasing Manager
Phone: 905-623-3689
Fax: 905-623-3330
Any substantial points of clarification will be communicated to all proponents in writing.
PROPOSALS OPEN FOR ACCEPTANCE
Proposals to remain open for a period of ninety (90) days after the closing date. After this time
elapses, the bid may only be accepted with the consent of the successful bidder.
PROJECT INITIATION AND COMPLETION:
Timing of this project is critical and will be a consideration in the award of this contract. The
successful consultant will be required to immediately assist Municipal Staff in the preparation
of comments on the technical background reports prepared by OPG and submitted for review
by the CNSC in the preparation of their screening report. Also, the successful consultant will
be required to attend a technical workshop hosted by the CNSC and prepared by OPG shortly
after awarding of the contract.
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STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. DEFINITIONS
Municipality -The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington, its successors and assigns.
Bidder-The person, firm or corporation submitting a bid to the Municipality.
Company - The person, contractor, firm or corporation to whom the Municipality has awarded
the contract, it successors and assigns.
Contract - The purchase order authorizing the company to perform the work, purchase order
alterations, the document and addenda, the bid, and surety.
Subcontractor - A person, firm or corporation having a contract with the company for, or any
part of, the work.
Document - The document(s) issued by the Municipality in response to which bids are invited to
perform the work in accordance with the specifications contained in the document.
Bid -An offer by a Bidder in response to the document issued by the Municipality.
Work - All labour, materials, products, articles, fixtures, services, supplies, and acts required to
be done, furnished or performed by the company, which are subject to the Contract.
2. SUBMISSION OF BID
Bid invitation shall be in accordance with the Municipality of Clarington Purchasing By-law #94-
129 and will apply for the calling, receiving, and opening of bids. The Municipality will be
responsible for evaluating bids, awarding and administering the contract in accordance with the
Purchasing By-law.
The bid must be submitted on the form(s) and in the envelope supplied by the Municipality
unless otherwise provided herein. The envelope must not be covered by any outside wrappings,
i.e. courier envelopes or other coverings.
The bid must be signed by a designated signing officer of the Bidder.
If a joint bid is submitted, it must be signed on behalf of each of the Bidders.
The bid must be legible, written in ink, or typewritten. Any form of erasure, strikeout or over-
writing must be initialled by the Bidder's authorized signing officer.
The bid must not be restricted by a covering letter, a statement added, or by alterations to the
document unless otherwise provided herein.
Failure to return the document or invitation may result in the removal of the Bidder from the
Municipality's bidder's'list.
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A bid received after the closing date and time will not be considered and will be returned,
unopened.
Should a dispute arise from the terms and conditions of any part of the contract, regarding
meaning, intent or ambiguity, the decision of the Municipality shall be final.
3. CONTRACT
The contract consists of the documents aforementioned.
The contract and portions thereof take precedence in the order in which they are named above,
notwithstanding the chronological order in which they are issued or executed.
The intent of the contract is that the Company shall supply work, which is fit and suitable for the
Municipality's intended use and complete for a particular purpose.
None of the conditions contained in the Bidder's standard or general conditions of sale shall be of
any effect unless explicitly agreed to by the Municipality and specifically referred to in the
purchase order.
4. CLARIFICATION OF THE DOCUMENT
Any clarification of the document required by the Bidder prior to submission of its bid shall be
requested through the Municipality's contact identified in the document. Any such clarification so
given shall not in any way alter the document and in no case shall oral arrangements be
considered.
Every notice, advice or other communication pertaining thereto will be in the form of a written
addendum.
No officer, agent or employee of the Municipality is authorized to alter orally any portion of the
document.
5. PROOF OF ABILITY
The bidder may be required to show, in terms of experience and facilities, evidence of its ability,
as well as that of any proposed subcontractor, to perform the work by the specified delivery date.
6. DELIVERY
Unless otherwise stated, the work specified in the bid shall be delivered or completely performed
by the Company as soon as possible and in any event within the period set out herein as the
guaranteed period of delivery or completion after receipt of a purchase order therefor.
A detailed delivery ticket or piece tally, showing the exact quantity of goods, materials, articles or
equipment, shall accompany each delivery thereof. Receiving by a foreperson, storekeeper or
other such receiver shall not bind the Municipality to accept the work covered thereby, or the
particulars of the delivery ticket or piece tally thereof.
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Work shall be subject to further inspection and approval by the Municipality.
The Company shall be responsible for arranging the work so that completion shall be as
specified in the contract.
Time shall be of the essence of the contract.
7. PRICING
Prices shall be in Canadian Funds, quoted separately for each item stipulated, F.O.B.
destination.
Prices shall be firm for the duration of the contract.
Prices bid must include all incidental costs and the Company shall be deemed to be satisfied as
to the full requirements of the bid. No claims for extra work will be entertained and any additional
work must be authorized in writing prior to commencement. Should the Company require more
information or clarification on any point, it must be obtained prior to the submission of the bid.
Payment shall be full compensation for all costs related to the work, including operating and
overhead costs to provide work to the satisfaction of the Municipality.
All prices quoted shall include applicable customs duty, excise tax, freight, insurance, and all
other charges of'every kind attributable to the work. Goods and Services Tax and Provincial
Sales Tax shall be extra and not shown, unless otherwise specified herein.
If the Bidder intends to manufacture or fabricate any part of the work outside of Canada, it shall
arrange its shipping procedures so that its agent or representative in Canada is the importer of
record for customs purposes.
Should any additional tax, duty or any variation in any tax or duty be imposed by the Government
of Canada or the Province of Ontario become directly applicable to work specified in this
document subsequent to its submission by the Bidder and before the delivery of the work
covered thereby pursuant to a purchase order issued by the Municipality appropriate increase or
decrease in the price of work shall be made to compensate for such changes as of the effective
date thereof.
8. TERMS OF PAYMENT
Where required by the Construction Lien Act appropriate monies may be held back until 60 days
after the completion of the work.
Payments made hereunder, including final payment shall not relieve the company from its
obligations or liabilities under the contract.
Acceptance by the company of the final payment shall constitute a waiver of claims by the
company against the Municipality, except those previously made in writing in accordance with
the contract and still unsettled.
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The Municipality shall have the right to withhold from any sum otherwise payable to the company
such amount as may be sufficient to remedy any defect or deficiency in the work, pending
correction of it.
Payment may be made 30 days after delivery pursuant to the Bidder submitting an invoice,
contract requirements being completed and work being deemed satisfactory.
9. PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS
The company shall, at its expense, defend all claims, actions or proceedings against the
Municipality based on any allegations that the work or any part of the work constitutes an
infringement of any patent, copyright or other proprietary right, and shall pay to the Municipality
all costs, damages, charges and expenses, including its lawyers' fees on a solicitor and his own
client basis occasioned to the Municipality by reason thereof.
The company shall pay all royalties and patent license fees required for the work.
If the work or any part thereof is in any action or proceeding held to constitute an infringement,
the company shall forthwith either secure for the Municipality the right to continue using the work
or shall at the company's expense, replace the infringing work with non-infringing work or modify
it so that the work no longer infringes.
10. ALTERNATES
Any opinion with regard to the use of a proposed alternate determined by the Municipality shall
be final. Any bid proposing an alternate will not be considered unless otherwise specified herein.
11. EQUIVALENCY
Any opinion determined by the Municipality with respect to equivalency shall be final.
12. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING
The company shall not assign or subcontract the contract or any portion thereof without the prior
written consent of the Municipality.
13. FINANCING INFORMATION REQUIRED OF THE COMPANY
The Municipality is entitled to request of the Company to furnish reasonable evidence that
financial arrangements have been made to fulfill the Municipality's obligations under the
Contract.
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14. LAWS AND REGULATIONS
The company shall comply with relevant Federal, Provincial and Municipal statutes, regulations
and by-laws pertaining to the work and its performance. The company shall be responsible for
ensuring similar compliance by suppliers and subcontractors.
The contract shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of
Ontario.
15. CORRECTION OF DEFECTS
If at any time prior to one year after the actual delivery date or completion of the work (or
specified warranty/guarantee period if longer than one year) any part of the work becomes
defective or is deficient or fails due to defect in design, material or workmanship, or otherwise
fails to meet the requirements of the contract, the company, upon request, shall make good
every such defect, deficiency or failure without cost to the Municipality. The company shall pay
all transportation costs for work both ways between the company's factory or repair depot and
the point of use.
16. BID ACCEPTANCE
The Municipality reserves the right to award by item, or part thereof, groups of items, or parts
thereof, or all items of the bids and to award contracts to one or more bidders submitting identical
bids as to price; to accept or reject any bids in whole or in part; to waive irregularities and
omissions, if in so doing, the best interests of the Municipality will be served. No liability shall
accrue to the Municipality for its decision in this regard.
Bids shall be irrevocable for 90 days after the official closing time.
The placing in the mail or delivery to the Bidder's shown address given in the bid of a notice of
award to a bidder by the Municipality shall constitute notice of acceptance of contract by the
Municipality to the extent described in the notice of award.
17. DEFAULT BY COMPANY
a. If the company: commits any act of bankruptcy; or if a receiver is appointed on account of
its insolvency or in respect of any of its property; or if the company makes a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors; then, in any such case, the Municipality may,
without notice: terminate the contract.
b. If the company: fails to comply with any request, instruction or order of the Municipality; or
fails to pay its accounts; or fails to comply with or persistently disregard statutes,
regulations, by-laws or directives of relevant authorities relating to the work; or fails to
prosecute the work with skill and diligence; or assigns or sublets the contract or any
portion thereof without the Municipality's prior written consent; or refuses to correct
defective work; or is otherwise in default in carrying out its part of any of the terms,
conditions and obligations of the contract, then, in any such case, the Municipality may,
upon expiration of ten days from the date of written notice to the company, terminate the
contract.
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C. Any termination of the contract by the Municipality, as aforesaid, shall be without
prejudice to any other rights or remedies the Municipality may have and without incurring
any liability whatsoever in respect thereto.
d. If the Municipality terminates the contract, it is entitled to:
i) take possession of all work in progress, materials and construction equipment
then at the project site (at no additional charge for the retention or use of the
construction equipment), and finish the work by whatever means the Municipality
may deem appropriate under the circumstances;
ii) withhold any further payments to the company until the completion of the work
and the expiry of all obligations under the Correction of Defects section;
iii) recover from the company loss, damage and expense incurred by the
Municipality by reason of the company's default (which may be deducted from
any monies due or becoming due to the company, any balance to be paid by the
company to the Municipality).
18. CONTRACT CANCELLATION
The Municipality shall have the right, which may be exercised from time to time, to cancel any
uncompleted or unperformed portion of the work or part thereof. In the event of such
cancellation, the Municipality and the Company may negotiate a settlement. The Municipality
shall not be liable to the Company for loss of anticipated profit on the cancelled portion or
portions of the work.
19. QUANTITIES
Unless otherwise specified herein, quantities are shown as approximate, are not guaranteed to
be accurate, are furnished without any liability on behalf of the Municipality and shall be used as
a basis for comparison only.
Payment will be by the unit complete at the bid price on actual quantities deemed acceptable by
the Municipality.
20. SAMPLES
Upon request, samples must be submitted strictly in accordance with instructions. If samples are
requested subsequent to opening of bids, they shall be delivered within three (3) working days
following such request, unless additional time is granted. Samples must be submitted free of
charge and will be returned at the bidder's expense, upon request, provided they have not been
destroyed by tests, or are not required for comparison purposes.
The acceptance of samples by the Municipality shall be at its sole discretion and any such
acceptance shall in no way be construed to imply relief of the company from its obligations under
the contract.
Samples submitted must be accompanied by current Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) where
applicable.
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21. SURETY
The successful tenderer shall, if the Municipality in its absolute discretion so desires, be required
to satisfy surety requirements by providing a deposit in the form of a certified cheque, bank draft
or money order or other form of surety, in an amount determined by the Municipality. This surety
may be held by the Municipality until 60 days after the day on which all work covered by the
contract has been completed and accepted. The surety may be returned before the 60 days
have elapsed providing satisfactory evidence is provided that all liabilities incurred by the
company in carrying out the work have expired or have been satisfied and that a Certificate of
Clearance from the Workers'Compensation Board has been received.
The company shall, if the Municipality in its absolute discretion so desires, be required to satisfy
fidelity bonding requirements by providing such bonding in an amount and form determined by
the Municipality.
Failure to furnish required surety within two weeks from date of request thereof by the
Municipality shall make the award of the Contract by the Municipality subject to withdrawal.
22. WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE BOARD
All of the Company's personnel must be covered by the insurance plan under the Workplace
Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. Upon request by the Municipality, an original Letter of Good
Standing for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board shall be provided prior to the
commencement of Work indicating all payments by the Company to the Board have been
made. Prior to final payment, a Certificate of Clearance must be issued indicating all payments
by the Company to the Board in conjunction with the subject Contract have been made and
that the Municipality will not be liable to the Board for future payments in connection with the
Company's fulfilment of the contract. Further Certificates of Clearance or other types of
certificates shall be provided upon request.
23. INSURANCE
The company shall maintain and pay for Comprehensive General Liability insurance including
premises and all operations. This insurance coverage shall be subject to limits of not less than
$2,000,000.00 inclusive per occurrence for third party Bodily Injury and Property Damage or
such other coverage or amount as may be requested.
The policy shall include the Municipality as an additional insured in respect of all operations
performed by or on behalf of the Company. A certified copy of such policy or certificate shall be
provided to the respective participant prior to commencement of the work. Further certified
copies shall be provided upon request.
24. LIABILITY
The company agrees to defend, fully indemnify and save harmless the Municipality from all
actions, suits, claims, demands, losses, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever for all damage
or injury including death to any person and all damage to any property which may arise directly
or indirectly by reason of a requirement of the contract, save and except for damage caused by
the negligence of the Municipality or its employees.
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The Company agrees to defend, fully indemnify and save harmless the Municipality from any
and all charges, fines, penalties and costs that may be incurred or paid by the Municipality if the
Municipality or any of its employees shall be made a party to any charge under the Occupational
Health and Safety Act in relation to any violation of the Act arising out of this contract.
25. VISITING THE SITE
The Company shall carefully examine the site and obtain a clear and comprehensive knowledge
of the existing conditions. No claim for extra payment will be allowed for work or difficulties
encountered due to conditions of the site which were visible or reasonably inferable, prior to the
date of submission of Tenders. Bidders shall accept sole responsibility for any error or neglect
on their part in this respect.
26. SAFETY
The Company shall obey all Federal, Provincial and Municipal Laws, Act, Ordinances,
Regulations, Orders-in-Council and By-laws, which could in any way pertain to the work outlined
in the Contract or to the Employees of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Company shall satisfy all statutory requirements imposed by the Occupational
Health and Safety Act and Regulations made thereunder, on a contractor, a Constructor and/or
Employer with respect to or arising out of the performance of the Company's obligations under
this Contract.
The Company shall be aware of and conform to all governing regulations including those
established by the Municipality relating to employee health and safety. The Company shall keep
employees and subcontractors informed of such regulations.
The Company shall provide Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to the Municipality for any
supplied Hazardous Materials.
27. UNPAID ACCOUNTS
The company shall indemnify the Municipality from all claims arising out of unpaid accounts
relating to the work. The Municipality shall have the right at any time to require satisfactory
evidence that the work in respect of which any payment has been made or is to be made by the
Municipality is free and clear of liens, attachments, claims, demands, charges or other
encumbrances.
28. SUSPENSION OF WORK
The Municipality may, without invalidating the contract, suspend performance by the company
from time to time of any part or all of the work for such reasonable period of time as the
Municipality may determine.
The resumption and completion of work after the suspension shall be governed by the schedule
established by the Municipality.
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29. CHANGES IN THE WORK
The Municipality may, without invalidating the contract, direct the Company to make changes to
the work. When a change causes an increase or decrease in the work, the contract price shall
be increased or decreased by the application of unit prices to the quantum of such increase or
decrease, or in the absence of applicable unit prices, by an amount to be agreed upon between
the Municipality and the Company. All such changes shall be in writing and approved by the
Municipality.
30. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
No employee or member of Council of the Municipality shall sell goods or services to the
Municipality in accordance with the Municipality of Clarington Policy or have a direct or indirect
interest in a Company or own a Company which sells goods or services to the Municipality.
31. MUNICIPAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT (MFIPPA)
All correspondence, documentation, and information provided to staff of the Municipality of
Clarington by every offerer, including the submission of proposals, shall become the property of
the Municipality, and as such, is subject to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection
of Privacy Act, and may be subject to release pursuant to the Act.
Offerers are reminded to identify in their proposal material any specific scientific, technical,
commercial, proprietary, or similar confidential information, the disclosure of which could cause
them injury. Complete proposals are not to be identified as confidential.
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EVALUATION TABLE
RATING DESCRIPTION
5 Excellent Exceeds the requirements of the criterion in beneficial ways
/very desirable.
3 Good Exceeds the requirements of the criterion but in a manner
which benefits the Municipality's needs.
2 Average Adequately meets most of the requirements of the criterion.
May be lacking in some areas which are not critical.
1 Poor Addresses most, but not all, of the requirements of the
criterion to the minimum acceptable level. Lacking in
critical areas.
0 Unsatisfactory Does not satisfy the requirements of the criterion in any
manner.
This evaluation table is provided to give the evaluation team a basis for scoring the proposals
and interviews. Even though evaluations will be done by members who will grade them
differently, the main focus for each person doing the rating, is to be consistent in scoring all
proposals.
All Proponents will be given this information with the Request for Proposal package.
Request for Proposal RFP2002- 17
Consultant Interview/ Proposal Rating
Criteria Rating Weight Total
(0-5)
PART A—PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
1. Previous Experience
- Radioactive(nuclear) waste management
including interim disposal/storage of X 4
radioactive(nuclear)waste and radiological
expertise
-Canadian environmental review process, X 4
including Canadian Environmental
Assessment Act
-Socio-economic Impact Assessment X 4
- Environmental Impact Assessment X 4
2. Previous team experience X 4
3. Potential conflict of interest X 6
4. Price X 3
5. Working knowledge in Clarington X 3
6. Ability to complete project in accordance with X 4
schedule
SUBTOTAL
PART B—REFERENCE INTERVIEWS
1. Problem Solving Skills X3
2. Reference of Key Personnel X4
3. Overall Performance X5
SUBTOTAL
PART C—PROPONENT INTERVIEW
1. Ability to communicate X4
2. Attention to Concerns/Questions X4
3. Team Compatibility X4
4. Overall Presentation X2
5. Ability to think strategically X4
SUBTOTAL
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1. Related Project Experience - Considerations:
- radioactive waste management projects with particular emphasis on the
disposal/storage of nuclear waste
- radiological experience and expertise
- the Canadian environmental review process including the Canadian
Environmental Assessment Act
- socio-economic impact assessment
- environmental impact assessment, in particular assessment of potential impacts
of environmental contamination due to malfunctions or accidents
- previous experience working for Municipal Government
- potential conflict of interest with CNSC or OPG
2. Team Experience/Compatibility:
completeness of team - are all areas covered
- effectiveness of consultant as team player on previous projects.
compatibility with personnel on previous projects
3. Problem Solving Skills:
what is consultants philosophy and ability to solve problems throughout project in
a timely manner
4. Reference Interviews:
were references satisfied with the quality of service received
was there a good working rapport
has or would the reference retain the services of the consultant for additional work
5. Key Personnel-considerations:
- this item is extremely important to aspects related to the smooth running of the
project development
- focus on the experience of Key Personnel, such as Project Manager
- are the same individuals being proposed for the entire project or is it to be handed
to someone else through the project
- how available will these individuals be
- principals of firms—accountability
- any conflict of interest re: time spent on other projects by these 'key' people.
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6. Ability to communicate - considerations:
- this project will involve a number of meetings and presentations
- clear, concise correspondence will be of utmost importance
- impression of proposal - presentation
- compatibility with Municipal staff
7. Working knowledge in Clarington - considerations:
having previously worked in Clarington or Durham Region
8. Overall impression -considerations:
general feeling on proposal/interview
impression of suitability for this particular job
9. Proposed Fees and Hourly Rates - considerations:
is fee proposed firm (exclusive of disbursements)
within established budget.
Request for Proposal RFP2002- 20
A Proposal for;
Consulting Services for the
Third-Party Review of
T Ontario Power Generation Inc.
Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility
(RFP 2002-13)
Submitted to
The Municipality of Clarington
I Attn: Lou Ann Birkett
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Submitted by
IER ® Planning, Research and
Management Services
7501 Keele Street, Suite 300
Clar�ngton Concord, Ontario
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GENERATION North-South Environmental
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Lou Ann Birkett'CJ'.P,A.M.CI
Purchasing Manager,
Municipality ofClaziogiou.
40 Temperance Street,
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Tuesday,October l5,2002
Re: Consulting Services'Ontario Power Generation Inc. Used Fuel Dry SbnagoFwoiUty—
Environmental Assessment(RFP2003'I3)
Dear Ms.8irbett,
We are pleased tosubmit three(3)copies of a proposal entitled,"Consulting Services for the Third-Party
Review ofOntario Power Generation Inc.Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility—Environmental/sxexoment'.
We have assembled a team of reviewers with the depth and breadth of experience to ensure that all
significant issues are properly iJeudfie6and communicated W the Municipality staff and council. The core
tounu of three reviewers has u oum6loeJ experience of over 80 years in the key areas of expertise identified
6y the Municipality. Dr.Bomenook,uo expert iu the Canadian Environmental AaoeoomootAoiuoJio
socio-economic impact assessment,has been involved with the environmental assessment of the re-start of
the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station(NGS)A and has over 30 years experience in these disciplines.
Dr.Bno6uou,uo expert 6uradiological issues and nuclear n'uuro nzuuugoueot'has been involved with the
environmental assessment(including the assessment ofthe potential impact nf contamination due N
malfunctions or accidents)of various types of nuclear waste facilities for the past 35years. Mr.Mutc6ott,
uu expert ioenvironmental impact uouuxxouou|has over 25 yoouo of experience in this area.
In addition,several experts in some of the key xo6'diooipliuox have uuAnzuuted the team. One of these
oxycxtu,Dr. 3yed 0ugv{,has been in obu,gn of the design of the used fuel dry emru8o facility at Pickering
YJ(%5 with Ontario Power Generation and has had uo long term involvement with used fuel iu¢ruudouuUy.
We hope that the assembled material will result in a favourable decision and we look forward Aoworking
with you ou this very important review.
�u truly,
Jim Micak
President
October 16, 2002 IER—Planning, Research and Management Services
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................ 1
2 KEY PROJECT ISSUES ..................................................................................................................... 2
3 METHODOLOGY............................................................................................................................... 3
3.1 Technical Workshop................................................................................................................... 3
3.3 Review of CNSC Screening Report........................................................................................... 5
4 CORPORATE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE............................................................................. 5
4.1 Company Profiles....................................................................................................................... 5
4.1.1 IER Planning,Research and Management Services(IER)............................................. 5
4.1.2 SCIIvIUS Inc.................................................................................................................... 6
4.1.3 North-South Environmental Inc. (NSE).......................................................................... 6
4.1.4 Working as a Team......................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Previous Project Experience....................................................................................................... 7
4.2.1 Radioactive Waste Management..................................................................................... 7
4.2.2 Canadian Environmental Review Process..................................................................... 10
4.2.3 Socio-Economic Impact Assessment............................................................................ 11
4.2.4 Environmental Impact Assessment............................................................................... 13
4.2.5 Clarington/Durham Region Project Experience............................................................ 15
4.2.6 Potential Conflict of Interest......................................................................................... 16
5 THE PROJECT TEAM...................................................................................................................... 17
5.1 Overview of the Team.............................................................................................................. 17
5.2 Summary of Team Member Experience and Qualifications.................................................... 19
5.3 Individual Team Member Experience...................................................................................... 24
6 SCHEDULE....................................................................................................................................... 39
7 PRICING............................................................................................................................................ 41
Appendix A—Curriculum Vitae
Appendix B—Team Contact Information
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1 INTRODUCTION
The Municipality of Clarington,Ontario,is seeking the services of a consulting team to assist in the
review of a screening environmental assessment of the Darlington Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility
(DUFDSF)that Ontario Power Generation(OPG)plans to construct during 2006 and 2007 and
commission late in 2007.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission(CNSC)is required by the Canadian Environmental
Assessment Act(CEAA)to ensure the conduct of a screening environmental assessment and the
preparation of a screening report before the decision can be made to grant a license to OPG to construct
the Facility.
The Municipality of Clarington, as a significant stakeholder,needs to ensure that all guidelines of the
document Environmental Assessment Guidelines (Scope of Project and Assessment):Environmental
Assessment of the Proposed Construction and Operation of the Darlington Used Fuel Dry Storage
Facility in Clarington, Ontario have been adhered to and adequately addressed and that any significant
issues have been identified and addressed to the satisfaction of the Municipality.
The present Proposal addresses these needs. IER has assembled a team of experts with both the breadth
and depth of experience and expertise required to provide a cost-effective review of the documents and to
give an in-depth briefing to Municipality staff and councillors on the results of the environmental
assessment, their adequacy and any outstanding issues that may exist.
The Project Team structure has been chosen from experience with previous third-party review projects to
involve a minimum of reviewers, each having a diverse experience in various disciplines and a depth of
experience in each. It has been found on previous reviews,that broad-based experience is essential for
identifying significant issues. Often,personnel that are specialized in only one area tend to attribute too
high a degree of significance to issues in their particular discipline and thus fail to adequately assess their
relative importance in the overall picture.
IER has had the privilege of assembling a team of the following individuals. The three core team
members are:
• Dr. Peter Homenuck,Project Director,with Expertise in the Canadian Environmental
Assessment Act, Socio-economic Impact Assessment, Cumulative Effects Assessment,
Aboriginal Relations and Public Consultation;
• Dr. Alex Buchnea,Project Manager,with Radiological Expertise,Expertise in the Storage of
Nuclear Waste, and Environmental Impact Assessment Expertise; and
• Mr. David Matchett,Environmental Engineer,with Environmental Impact Assessment
Expertise.
All the core team members have themselves been involved in conducting environmental impact
assessments and have reviewed those performed by others. Together,they have over 80 person-years of
experience in their disciplines and each has had the breadth of experience required to ensure that all issues
relevant to the Municipality of Clarington have been identified and addressed. Additional specialists in
key disciplines are available for added depth.
Assisting in the review is a team of specialist reviewers:
• Dr. Syed Naqvi,Advisor with Expertise in Used Fuel Dry Storage;
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• Mr. Jim Micak with Expertise in Environmental Impact Assessment and the CEAA;
• Ms. Sarah Mainguy, Advisor with Expertise in Environmental Ecology;
• Dr. Deb McGregor,Advisor on Aboriginal Relations;
• Ms. Christel von Engelbrechten,Reviewer with Expertise in Socio-economic Impact Assessment
and Public Consultation; and
• Mr. Ron Mucklestone,Researcher.
2 KEY PROJECT ISSUES
Because the nature of the review is to protect the economic, financial, social, cultural and environmental
interests of the Municipality,it is important to focus the review on those issues that are of significance to
the Municipality and not to spend resources and time on issues of little or no consequence to the
Municipality. The experience of the team will assure that only relevant issues are highlighted. Minor
issues that are encountered during the review will be noted and identified as minor issues.
Some of the issues that will be considered are as follows:
• The need to address the possibility of a delay in the availability of a long term storage/disposal
facility for the used fuel. This is a very real concern since there have been several target dates put
forward in the past for such a facility and these have been delayed.
- Contingency for storage of fuel
- Adequacy of containers and storage system for longer periods
• Fuel storage bay modifications and mitigation measures for incidents during fuel transfer.
• Cumulative effects due to presence if ITER facility if it is co-located at the Darlington site.
• More information on the site selection process in the determination of Site"B".
The possibility of incidents that could potentially lead to the release of radioactivity is highest during
some of the critical stages of the fuel handling operations:
• Loading of the Dry Storage Containers (DSC)in the fuel bay;
• Transfer of the DSC to the transport vehicle;
• Transport of the DSC from the station to the DUFDSF;
• Handling and securing the DSC in the DUFDSF;
• Preparation and handling of the DSC for transport to long term storage/disposal facility; and
• Transport of DSC to long term storage/disposal facility.
The effects of incidents depend on the nature and availability of radioisotopes for release during credible
incidents. The environmental assessment should clearly describe credible incidents and their likely
effects. Some of the credible incidents will result from the location of the facility: in the vicinity of the
Darlington Tritium Removal Facility,near storage structures with flammable material,near an active
railway line. This review will ensure that these are properly addressed to the satisfaction of the
Municipality. The reviewers will explain the process to staff and discuss the adequacy of the analysis and
the acceptability of the results to ensure that staff members understand and agree with the results.
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3 METHODOLOGY
The Third-Party Review Project consists of the following tasks:
Technical Workshop
Review of Background Documents
• Review Background Documents—2 EA documents, 12 Support Documents,
• Draft Report of Comments
• Meeting with Staff
• Meeting with OPG u
• Presentation to Council
• Final Report of Comments
• Submission of Comments
• Meeting with CNSC
Review of CNSC Screening Report
• Review of Screening Report
• Draft Report
• Meeting with Staff
• Meeting with CNSC
• Meeting with OPG
• Presentation to Council
• Final Report
The execution of the above tasks will be designed to ensure a timely completion of the tasks to allow as
much time as needed for interaction with Municipality staff, OPG and council. The three principal team
members will attend the Technical workshop.
3.1 Technical Workshop
Following the award of contract, core team members(Dr. Alex Buchnea,Dr.Peter Homenuck and Mr.
Dave Matchett)will attend a technical workshop to be hosted by CNSC and prepared by OPG.
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3.2 Review of Background Document
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During the review of the background documents,the following strategy will be employed:
• A researcher will review the documents to confirm compliance with all the requirements of the
Environmental Assessment Guidelines prepared by the CNSC.
• Concurrently,the other team members will review the relevant sections of the main EA Report
and Appendices as well as the relevant Supporting Documents.
• A database will be used to summarize issues for this project. Issues will be entered into the
database during the review.
- Significant issues will be flagged for further discussion,minor issues will be noted.
- Summary tables will be created for the review report.
• Significant issues will be discussed with Municipality staff prior to completion of the draft report.
If necessary,meetings with OPG to discuss the issues will be held at this stage.
• After submission of the draft reports summarizing the review,meetings to discuss the findings
will occur with Municipality staff,OPG,and council, as required. Relevant information from the
meetings will be incorporated into the final report. VV\V o t
• Two weeks after submission of the final report to the CNSC, a meeting will be held with relevant
CNSC personnel to discuss the findings. '
At present,there is a 30 day response period for comments on the background documents to the CNSC.
The Municipality is seeking to extend this period to 45 days; however, time is of essence in the review.
The schedule proposed below is designed to meet the 30 day response period.
3.3 Review of CNSC Screening Report
The review of the CNSC screening report will proceed in a manner similar to that of the review of
background documents (described in section 3.2 above).
4 CORPORATE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
4.1 Company Profiles
4.1.1 IER Planning,Research and Management Services (IER)
IER Planning,Research and Management Services has been a leading environmental and management
consulting practice in Canada for thirty years. The company has successfully completed environmental
policy,program and project assignments for public,private,non-government and Aboriginal
organizations in both Canada and abroad. Our staff has professional training and consulting experience in
many areas, including environmental assessment and management, environmental training, facilitation,
stakeholder consultation, strategic planning, conflict resolution, environmental communications, and
organizational analysis. The assessment of the socio-economic environment, including cumulative
environmental effects,has been the focus of many IER projects. We have also conducted `peer reviews'
of work done by others. Clients include the private sector, all levels of government, and First Nations.
Social impact assessment services have been provided for a wide range of projects including,water
resources development,mining,transportation and waste management projects. IER staff have also
provided expert evidence on social impact assessment before various federal and provincial tribunals.
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IER's approach to all assignments involves on-going communication and careful collaboration with our
clients. We are frequently retained to deal with complex problems and controversial issues and have
consistently demonstrated our ability to produce creative,practical and cost-effective solutions. We are
confident in our ability to generate the consensus and commitment necessary to achieve success.
4.1.2 SCIMUS Inc.
SCIMUS Inc.has been active in the field of nuclear waste management for almost 20 years. Its principal,
Dr. Buchnea, started his experience in nuclear waste management 5 years earlier with Ontario Hydro.
SCIMUS Inc. has been involved in radiation protection, environment impact assessment, risk analysis,
remedial projects, waste characterization, and waste storage and disposal facility design for various types
of nuclear waste: nuclear reactor waste(low, intermediate and high level),radium waste,uranium mining
and refinery waste, and incidental waste.
SCIMUS Inc.hascbeen involved in many high-profile nuclear waste projects in Ontario and northern
Saskatchewan that have required frequent interaction with government agencies and public groups. We
have given expert advice to FEARO panels and acted as expert witness at an environmental hearing.
SCIMUS Inc.has developed expertise in computer modelling of various environmental compartments,
air, suface water, and sub-surface, in particular 1-d,2-d, and 3-d hydrogeological modelling. This has
been applied to both nuclear and non-nuclear remediation projects.
Our clients have been from government and industry: Ontario MOE,AECB (now CNSC),EMR Canada,
Ontario Hydro, Cameco,International Minerals and Chemicals(IMC)Ltd.,Rio-Algom, and many more.
In completing our work,we have partnered with several reputable consulting firms in addition to IER:
CH2M Hill, SNC-Lavalin, Gartner Lee,Golder Associates, Conor Pacific,Dillon,to name a few.
4.1.3 North-South Environmental Inc. (NSE)
North-South Environmental Inc. (NSE) is a recently formed environmental consulting firm. The
collective expertise of the firm combines over 80 years experience in the environmental sciences and the
consulting business. Our desire in fonning NSE was to provide consulting services founded on sound
scientific ability with strong analytical skills, supported by contemporary tools such as spatial analysis
(GIS) and remote sensing.
At the heart of our approach is a recognition of the growing need to restore and manage sustainable
landscapes,whether they are in an urban,rural, or wilderness setting. Our belief is that sustainability is
irreversibly connected to ecological process and function. The degree to which these can be maintained
or restored is the degree to which sustainability will be achieved. This is as true of a small urban park as
it is of a large wilderness area. Our approach recognizes the need for an appropriate balance between
human needs and ecological sustainability. This balance will vary with the ecological setting and long
term human requirements.
We are also one of the few environmental firms which offer clients a true ecosystem approach, with full
integration between the physical and biological sciences. Our senior professionals have many years in
their respective disciplines as well as having developed concepts and implemented projects involving the
integration of landform, soils,vegetation and wildlife.
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The core NSE team were formerly part of companies well respected for their strengths in engineering,
phytoremediation, contaminated site assessment,environmental and forestry consulting, combined with
GIS and remote sensing applications. As such,we provide a firm understanding of the application of
profound understanding of ecological processes, GIS and remote sensing technologies to environmental
analysis.
NSE applies the principles of ecological sustainability through traditional avenues of environmental
consulting,together with novel applications in the following areas:
• resource management planning • natural heritage studies
• wetland evaluations • sustainable forest management
• design&maintenance of sustainable landscapes • ecological monitoring
• environmental impact studies • ecological restoration
• protected area evaluation&management • rare species management
• park planning • third party technical audits
• soil and landform description& analysis • facilitation
• training&technology transfer • ecological risk assessment
4.1.4 Working as a Team
Team members have had a long association of working together on various projects. SCIMUS and IER
have been working together on a common project,the IMC Global phosphate fertilizer plant
decommissioning, for over ten years. IER has worked with North-South Environmental on the West
Kitikmeot/ Slave Study Society—Development of an Interim Plan for Cumulative Effects Research and
Monitoring in the Slave Geological Province and on a facilitated workshop to develop an information
management system strategy for the Cumulative Environmental Assessment Management Framework
(CEAMF)and the NWT Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program(NWT CIMP)in the Northwest
Territories.
4.2 Previous Project Experience
4.2.1 Radioactive Waste Management
SCIMUS Inc.Project Experience
Ontario Power Generation, Tile Hole Removal Project
SCIMUS provided oversight of the radiation protection program and input into the engineering design in
the removal of 23 Tile Holes containing intermediate level radioactive waste.
Ministry of the Environment,Deloro Mine Site Clean-up
SCIMUS was in charge of radiological surveys, characterizing and assessing remedial options for
radioactive materials on-site and on-site risk assessment. The project included the removal of pockets of
radioactive materials offsite and advice on field programs and remedial designs for other types of waste
and expert witness testimony for MOE in a court case.
Ontario Power Generation,Nuclear Waste Management
SCIMUS was responsible for the development of Action Levels and Derived Release Limits for the
Radioactive Waste Management Facilities. SCIMUS developed of source terms for accident analysis and
developed and implemented a licensing strategy to incorporate requirements of new regulations under the
Nuclear Safety and Control Act and consolidate all of the Licensing Basis documentation.
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GE Canada,Development of remediation criteria
Developed remediation criteria for uranium contaminated soil for GE Canada.
Rio Algom,Radiological audit of decommissioning activities
SCIMUS performed an audit of occupational health and safety and environmental protection programs
during the decommissioning of the surface facilities of Rio Algom's Panel and Quirke uranium minesites
in northern Ontario.
Ontario Power Generation (former Ontario Hydro),Low and Intermediate Level Waste Disposal
SCIMUS performed pathways analysis/risk assessment(air, groundwater and surface water) of
contaminants from Ontario Hydro low and medium level nuclear reactor wastes.
Energy,Mines and Resources, Canada,Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
SCIMUS was responsible for the review, evaluation, selection, and modification and application of
available computer models to allow comparative environmental impact analysis of generic disposal
facilities for Canada's low level radioactive wastes.
International Minerals and Chemical Corporation,Phosphate fertilizer plant decommissioning,Pt.
Maitland, Ontario
SCIMUS is involved in a project that entailed the decontamination and demolition of several chemical
plants,remediation of contaminated soil and decommissioning of several hundred acres of tailings.
Radioactive materials are present on site as a byproduct of the fertilizer production. SCIMUS is presently
providing technical oversight of the decommissioning for IMC. Occupational and public health and
safety programs were designed,implemented and monitored. The environmental impacts from different
remedial designs for phosphogypsum tailings and plant site were determined and a decommissioning
strategy was developed for the tailings. Public information sessions and workshops were conducted and
regulatory approvals related to the decommissioning of the IMC fertilizer plant were obtained.
Masterloy Products Ltd,Pyrochlore Processing Plant
SCIMUS did the assessment of environmental impacts for some radioactive byproducts and licensing
requirements for the operation.
Cameco (formerly Eldorado Resources Ltd).,Rabbit Lake Uranium Mine, northern Saskatchewan
SCIMUS performed pathways analysis/risk assessment(air, groundwater and surface water) of
contaminants from remedial designs for uranium tailings to allow the analysis of comparative
environmental impact. This also included the analysis of the effectiveness of biological filtration of
contaminants from uranium tailings.
CNSC(formerly Atomic Energy Control Board)
SCIMUS performed a review and selection of optimization techniques for use in the evaluation of options
for the decommissioning of uranium tailings.
Cameco (formerly Eldorado Resources Ltd.),Port Hope Uranium Refinery
SCIMUS performed comparative environmental impact analysis(pathways analysis/risk assessment of
air, groundwater and surface water pathways) of contaminants from remedial designs and new facilities
(engineered burial and cavern disposal)for uranium refinery wastes.
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IER Project Experience
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited(AECL) -High Level Nuclear Fuel Waste Management and
Disposal
IER was retained to critically review Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's documentation regarding social
aspects related to the concept for disposal of nuclear fuel waste.
Ontario Hydro-Atomic Energy Canada-A Public Consultation Strategy to Deal with Nuclear Waste
Disposal `'`
IER was retained to provide advice on the design of public consultation strategies for the confirmation of f?# �
the containment concept and the site selection for nuclear waste disposal.
Ontario Hydro Used Fuel Management Strategy Review Stakeholder Workshops
In 1998, IER completed a series of workshops for Ontario Hydro's review of its 1995 strategy for long-
term management of used nuclear fuel. Four workshops, held in Toronto, Port Elgin, Whitby and
Sudbury,were attended by approximately 50 representatives of provincially and locally based stakeholder
interests. In addition, IER facilitated similar workshops with Ontario Hydro staff, and with Ontario
government agencies. The objective was to obtain input from stakeholders on future strategic directions
for management of used fuel, taking into account changes in government policy, legislation, regulations,
and customer and stakeholder expectations. IER was responsible for the design, facilitation and
documentation of the workshops. The firm worked with Ontario Hydro on the development of a
background discussion paper that was distributed to participants prior to the workshop, and prepared a
summary report documenting the process and key areas of consensus and disagreement on various issues.
Ontario Power Generation—Development of a Social and Ethical Framework for the Long-term
Management of Nuclear Wastes
IER, in association with Lawrence Environmental, conducted in-depth research and analysis of Canadian
and international government, nuclear industry and academic literature, in order to identify a viable and
comprehensive framework of social and ethical issues that need to be considered when planning the long-
term disposal of nuclear wastes. Over 60 sources of literature were studied in this assignment. The report
provided OPG with four types of concepts: framework role concepts (which address what the Framework
should do); framework formulation concepts (which explore how the Framework could be constructed);
framework criteria concepts (which identify possible social and ethical factors) and example composite
concepts (which combine elements of the first three concept types).
Federal Environmental Assessment and Review Office (FEARO-now CEAA) -Development of Draft
Social Impact Guidelines for AECL's Concept for Disposal of Nuclear Fuel Waste
IER developed draft social impact assessment guidelines for use by the federal Panel that reviewed
AECL's concept for the disposal of Canada's nuclear fuel waste. This involved a review of the literature,
and comparable planning processes. The draft guidelines, which utilized a broad definition of
`community',were finalized based on comments from FERRO.
Department of Energy,Mines and Resources Low-Level Radioactive Waste Siting Task Force
IER provided advice regarding environmental impact assessment methodologies, risk perception and
impact management strategies. The key focus of this assignment was to provide information and
guidance for consideration in the development of impact management agreements.
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Atomic Energy of Canada Limited(AECL) -Critical Review of Draft Report. `Social Aspects Related
to the Concept for Disposal of Canada's Nuclear Fuel Waste'
IER provided a critical review of the draft document, which presented AECL's public involvement
activities, the public viewpoints that had been expressed, and the social aspects related to the disposal
concept. The review addressed whether the document met the needs of the Environmental Assessment
Review Panel relating to public involvement, public viewpoints, ethical issues, aboriginal issues and
publicly acceptable site selection processes, as set out in the Panel Guideline document.
4.2.2 Canadian Environmental Review Process
SCIMUS Inc. Project Experience
Environment Canada,Assistance to FERRO panel
SCIMUS provided expert advice to FEARO panel reviewing Environmental Impact Statements specific
to worker and public radiation protection concerns of four uranium mining projects (underground mining
in high grade ore,open pit mining, and milling)in northern Saskatchewan.
IER Project Experience
DIAND-Review of NWT Regulatory Approvals Processes
IER recently completed a review of the existing and newly emerging regulatory approvals processes of
various decision-making bodies in the NWT,with an emphasis on the Mackenzie Valley. Meetings were
held with representatives from agencies to obtain an understanding of their current mandates and
procedures, and to document issues and concerns related to the evolving regulatory environment in the
NWT.
Ontario Power Generation -Public and Stakeholder Communication and Consultation Program
In 1999, Ontario Power Generation, formerly Ontario Hydro,undertook an environmental assessment
under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act to obtain a licence amendment that would allow for
the return to service of four of its "A" station reactors, shut down since 1997. As part of a team of
consultants working on the environmental assessment,IER was retained to design and implement a
comprehensive public and stakeholder communication and consultation program. Thousands of residents
and businesses were informed through newsletters,notification letters,mail-back postcards and
advertisements in various media. Consultation with the community was achieved through a series of open
houses, a workshop, and mall, library and community centre displays.
Saulteau First Nation/Duke Energy-Review of Duke Energy's Revised Draft Comprehensive Study
Report for the Grizzly Extension Pipeline and WeeJay Lateral
IER was selected by both the Saulteau First Nation(SFN) in British Columbia and Duke Energy to
conduct an independent review of the Comprehensive Study Report(CSR) and to provide opinion on the
quality of the CSR to the SFN. The CSR was prepared by Duke Energy in support of a National Energy
Board Section 52 application for the Grizzly Extension Pipeline in northeastern B.C. The purpose of the
review was to assess whether the CSR adequately fulfilled the Canadian Environment Assessment Act
Requirements. The IER review team focused on three main area of inquiry: 1)Was all the necessary
information available to support the conclusions presented?2)Are the proposed Mitigation Measures and
Environmental Protection Plan Appropriate and will they be effective? 3)Was the public consultation
program adequate? Does the CSR demonstrate how public input was considered within this project? A
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key aspect of the assignment was a critique of Duke Energy's community consultation program,
especially regarding the identification of Valued Ecosystem Components(VECs).
Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office-Pearson Airport Review Panel
IER took part in the panel reviewing the proposed runway expansion at Lester B. Pearson International
Airport. This included review of all environmental assessment documentation, attendance at scoping
sessions and the hearing itself, and participation in writing the panel report.
Royal Oak Mines Inc. —Proposed Redevelopment of Matachewan Gold Mine
IER conducted an analysis of the potential social effects of the proposed redevelopment of a gold mine in
Northern Ontario as part of the screening process under the federal environmental assessment process.
The study involved meetings and interviews with stakeholders (including a First Nation), and an
assessment of potential cumulative effects.
De Beers Canada Mining—Socio-Economic Impact Analysis of the Snap Lake Diamond Project
IER recently completed a socio-economic impact analysis for input into an environmental assessment for
De Beers' Snap Lake Diamond Project in the Northwest Territories. The work included primary and
secondary data gathering and analysis, extensive consultation meetings with seven Aboriginal
communities,non-Aboriginal stakeholders and federal and territorial regulators and reviewers. The scope
of the work also included a review of the recent experiences of Aboriginal communities with the diamond
mine industry in the NWT and potential cumulative socio-economic effects of the proposed mine.
Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Chairs'Committee Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Agencies'
Meeting
IER and Terriplan Consulting provided facilitation and related support services for a 3-day meeting of the
Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Chairs' Committee Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Agencies in
Ottawa. The purpose of the meeting was for representatives of regulatory agencies,environmental
assessment agencies, and Aboriginal governments to proactively find a common method of handling
petroleum companies'proposals for laying a gas pipeline in the Mackenzie Valley that would satisfy the
legal requirements of all parties, address Aboriginal concerns, and eliminate unnecessary duplication of
effort. IER/Terriplan organized and facilitated the meeting, took comprehensive notes throughout
meetings and presentations by Chairs, and produced detailed minutes of the meeting.
4.2.3 Socio-Economic Impact Assessment
DIAND—Peer Review of Diavik Diamond Mine Socio-Economic Studies/Cumulative Effects
IER recently participated in a peer review of the socio-economic impact assessment information provided
to DIAND for the proposed Diavik Diamond mine in the NWT. Important components of the peer review
included potential cumulative socio-economic effects and the consideration of the cultural and economic
effects on local Aboriginal communities. IER reviewed study documentation, and attended a series of
stakeholder workshops and meetings to review the studies. Suggestions were provided with respect to the
incorporation of socio-economic considerations into the Comprehensive Study Report(under the
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act).
NWT Chamber of Mines—Framework for Understanding Cumulative Socio-Economic Effects
Dr.Homenuck(IER)was asked by the Chamber of Mines to prepare and present a framework for
understanding cumulative socio-economic effects at the GeoScience Forum in Yellowknife in November
1999. In the context of the assessment of cumulative socio-economic effects of development,the
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presentation reviewed definitions,the requirements under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
and the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, issues,roles and responsibilities.
Ontario Ministry of Transportation -Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Guidelines
IER was retained by the Ministry of Transportation to develop a set of comprehensive guidelines on
socio-economic impact assessment for use by officials of the Ministry's Central Region offices. The
project involved a comparative review of the Socio-economic impact assessment requirements of relevant
legislation within and outside of Ontario, a review of relevant Environmental Assessment Board decisions
regarding the use of socio-economic impact assessment and the development of an overall framework for
the application of socio-economic impact assessment in individual and class environmental assessments.
The consideration of First Nations in transportation planning processes was also reviewed. In addition, a
discussion paper on the assessment of cumulative effects was prepared.
Environment Canada-Draft Guidelines of Social,Economic and Cumulative Impact Assessment
IER conducted research on behalf of Environment Canada with respect to the development of
environmental assessment protocols and their relevance to the development of cumulative impact
assessment tools.
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. — Compressor Station Expansions in Ontario, Manitoba and
Saskatchewan
As part of environmental assessment documentation submitted to the National Energy Board for
screening under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, IER assessed the potential cumulative
Socio-economic impacts of 12 compressor station expansions.
Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office-Pearson Airport Review Panel
IER took part in the panel reviewing the proposed runway expansion at Lester B. Pearson International
Airport. This included review of all enviromnental assessment documentation, attendance at scoping
sessions and the hearing itself, and participation in writing the panel report.
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development(DIAND)/Environment Canada-Slave
Geological Province (SGP) Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management Action Plan
`Regional Action Plans' are one of the anticipated outcomes of the NWT Cumulative Effects Assessment
and Management Framework and Strategy. A workshop facilitated by IER staff was held at Elu Inlet in
Nunavut with representatives of Metis,Dene and Inuit organizations; territorial and federal governments;
industry and ENGOs to initiate the process. The meeting objective was to bring together key parties/
interests from the NWT and Nunavut to explore the concept of developing a regional action plan for the
SGP. Under the direction of the Working Group formed at the workshop,IER and Terriplan developed
the initial action plan document.
Environment Canada Cumulative Effects/Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Guidelines- Workshop
Facilitation
IER staff facilitated a two-day workshop for EA practitioners from Environment Canada offices across
Canada. The workshop reviewed current Environment Canada programs in the field of environmental
assessment, focusing on the use of draft guidelines for Cumulative Effects/Socio-Economic Impact
Assessment. Staff facilitated the plenary sessions at the event, supervised the Environment Canada
facilitators who assisted in small group settings, and provided immediate on-site feedback and summary
services.
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Ontario Ministry of the Environment- Generic Waste Management Alternatives Study—Social-Impact
Assessment Guidelines
IER prepared a report for MOE on social impact assessment for waste management planning that was
intended to assist municipal and private proponents in the preparation of environmental assessments. The
report provided an overview of the SIA process; discussed the various types of social impacts; the
development of study areas; the integration of SIA into the waste management planning process; and
impact management. Data collection techniques were also described. A parallel report on guidance for
public consultation in environmental assessment was also prepared by IER.
Ontario Waste Management Corporation (OWMC) -Province of Ontario Waste Management Project—
OWMC was given a mandate by the Province of Ontario, Canada's largest and most industrial province,
to develop a comprehensive waste management system. IER undertook a social impact assessment to
identify and evaluate the social effects and implications on nearby residents, community facilities and the
community as a whole. This included the development and assessment of social criteria,the
identification and evaluation of social impacts and the development of impact management strategies for
the proposed hazardous waste facility.
4.2.4 Environmental Impact Assessment
SCIMUS Inc. Project Experience
Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Third party review of Environmental Projects
SCIMUS conducted the review of several environmental assessment reports and plans completed during
Phase II assessments at several Ontario Power Generation nuclear plants.
Cameco (formerly Eldorado Resources Ltd).,Rabbit Lake Uranium Mine, northern Saskatchewan
SCIMUS performed pathways analysis/risk assessment(air, groundwater and surface water)of
contaminants from remedial designs for uranium tailings to allow the analysis of comparative
environmental impact. This also included the analysis of the effectiveness of biological filtration of
contaminants from uranium tailings.
Cameco (formerly Eldorado Resources Ltd.),Port Hope Uranium Refinery
SCIMUS performed comparative environmental impact analysis(pathways analysis/risk assessment of
air, groundwater and surface water pathways) of contaminants from remedial designs and new facilities
(engineered burial and cavern disposal) for uranium refinery wastes.
Ontario Power Generation (former Ontario Hydro),Low and Intermediate Level Waste Disposal
SCIMUS performed pathways analysis/risk assessment(air, groundwater and surface water) of
contaminants from Ontario Hydro low and medium level nuclear reactor wastes.
Energy,Mines and Resources, Canada,Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
SCIMUS was responsible for the review, evaluation, selection, and modification and application of
available computer models to allow comparative environmental impact analysis of generic disposal
facilities for Canada's low level radioactive wastes.
IER Project Experience
Bella Coola Aggregates Development
IER is carrying out the social and economic impact assessment of a proposed granite quarry and gravel
quarry in the Bella Coola area.Both quarries are in the traditional lands of the Nuxalk First Nation and
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are not currently part of the land claims process. Further,the First Nation is divided,with part of the
community supporting the elected Chief and Council, and part supporting the traditional Chiefs. IER's
role also includes the First Nation's consultation on this project as required under both the British
Columbia Environmental Assessment Act and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The EA
work to date has involved review of secondary source data, social and economic trends analysis, and
community meetings to discuss community needs,issues and concerns.
ICI Canada Inc. — Waste Management—Peer Review and Environmental Assessment
IER was retained by ICI Canada Inc. to conduct a peer review of Lambton County's solid waste planning
process. One of the potential sites included ICI property near the Courtright facility. A critique of the EA
was completed, and opinions provided along with proposals regarding strategies for discussion with the
County.
North Shore Tribal Council- Timber Management Class Environmental Assessment
IER was retained by the North Shore Tribal Council and Northwatch to review the Ministry of Natural
Resources' Timber Management Plan proposal with a focus on the roles and responsibilities of First
Nations. IER provided expert evidence at the Environmental Assessment Hearing on the Ministry's
proposed approach to stakeholder relations and public consultation. An alternative process was
recommended that would better reflect the concerns of First Nations in timber management planning in
Ontario.
Ontario Ministry of Environment-Facilitation Services
IER provided the facilitation sei vices through the Deputy Minister's office for a workshop of senior
Ministry officials and the Chairmen of the Regional Governments. The purpose of the workshop was to
identify the problems with the Environmental Assessment Act and to seek ways to improve the EA
process.
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development(DIAND) -Preliminary Screening and
Environmental Assessment Under The Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act
IER and Terriplan designed and implemented a multi-stakeholder workshop in Yellowknife,in an effort
to improve Preliminary Screening and Environmental Assessment practice under the Mackenzie Valley
Resource Management Act(1998). Under the new regulatory regime,recently established co-
management bodies such as the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and Mackenzie
Valley Land and Water Board are responsible for implementing the environmental impact assessment
process. The transition to this new regime,however,has created a number of challenges associated with
coordination, communication and collaboration, capacity and staffing, approaches and jurisdictional
mandates.Findings and recommendations outlined in a subsequent workshop report were widely accepted
and steps are underway to implement those recommendations.
Canadian Waste Services Inc. —Social Impact Assessments for Proposed Expansions of Existing CWS
Landfills in Richmond and Warwick
IER is currently involved in the design and implementation of two social impact assessments for CWS'
proposed landfill expansion environmental assessments. The work program includes conducting primary
and secondary research, identifying social impacts, assessing the net effects and developing impact
management measures. This project involves working with stakeholders such as the proponent company,
local municipalities, a peer review team, local residents, local interest groups and advisory committees.
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North Shore Tribal Council-Timber Management Class Environmental Assessment
IER was retained by the North Shore Tribal Council and Northwatch to review the Ministry of Natural
Resources' Timber Management Plan proposal with a focus on the roles and responsibilities of First
Nations. IER provided expert evidence at the Environmental Assessment Hearing on the Ministry's
proposed approach to stakeholder relations and public consultation. An alternative process was
recommended that would better reflect the concerns of First Nations in timber management planning in
Ontario.
4.2.5 Clarington/Durham Region Project Experience
SCIMUS Inc. Project Experience
Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Third party review of Environmental Projects
SCIMUS conducted the review of several environmental assessment reports and plans completed during
Phase H assessments at several Ontario Power Generation nuclear plants.
IER Project Experience
Interim Waste Authority-Social Impact Assessment of Proposed Sites in York&Durham Regions
IER conducted a social impact analysis of the preferred landfill sites proposed in the Regions of York and
Durham for the long-term disposal of waste. One important component was the development of a
"receptor-based" cumulative impact analysis with respect to potential nuisances (e.g., dust, noise, odour)
experienced by residents and community facilities over the life of the landfill.
Ontario Power Generation -Public and Stakeholder Communication and Consultation Program
In 1999, Ontario Power Generation, formerly Ontario Hydro, undertook an environmental assessment
under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act to obtain a licence amendment that would allow for
the return to service of four of its "A" station reactors, shut down since 1997. As part of a team of
consultants working on the environmental assessment, IER was retained to design and implement a
comprehensive public and stakeholder communication and consultation program. Thousands of residents
and businesses were informed through newsletters, notification letters, mail-back postcards and
advertisements in various media. Consultation with the community was achieved through a series of open
houses, a workshop, and mall, library and community centre displays.
Towns of Pickering,Ajax, Oshawa and Clarington-Nuclear Emergency Plan Development
Under the direction of Dr. Homenuck,IER developed nuclear emergency plans for four towns in Ontario:
Pickering,Ajax, Oshawa and Clarington. The Departments Heads and staff of each of the towns involved
were consulted during the process of developing the plans,which are intended to act as tools that can
assist responders with addressing a nuclear emergency in a rapid and efficient manner.
Co-Steel LASCO-Automobile Shredder By-Product Landfill-Awareness and Consultation Program
Co-Steel LASCO was seeking approval of an on-site monofil(berm) for automobile shredder by-product
(ASB). LASCO operates a steel mill in Whitby Ontario,using scrap as its only source of raw material.
There was considerable public opposition to the proposed disposal berm, opposition was such that
Ontario required the proposal to be subject to the more onerous requirements of the Ontario
Environmental Assessment Act. IER was retained by Co-Steel LASCO to develop a community
awareness and pro-active consultation program to address the public's concerns. IER designed a
comprehensive stakeholder involvement program that included: communications vehicles to build
awareness and understanding, establishing a public advisory group, a broad-based outreach and media
relations program,provision of strategic advice and issues management. IER's stakeholder involvement
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program was successful in addressing the concerns of the public. Through the public advisory committee
and communication process,the public moved from opposition to acceptance of the proposal. The
company continues to use the advisory committee to address other community issues.
Town of Ajax-Ajax Multi-Use Study
IER worked with a number of public sector organizations (Town of Ajax Parks and Recreation
Department, Town of Ajax Library Board, Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board, and
the Durham Board of Education) to jointly explore the potential for a multi-use project in a new
community in the North Ajax area. The project work included consideration of options for partnering in
facility and service provision, financing opportunities,time frame estimates and management structure.A
similar project was carried out for two York Region school boards and the Town of Georgina.
Region of Durham -Bio-Solids Management Class EA Process
IER was retained by the Region of Durham to design and implement an innovative approach to citizen
involvement in the siting of a bio-solids management facility. In consultation with the Region,we
developed a community advisory group that worked with the project team throughout the Class EA
j process for the purpose of identifying preferred alternatives and the preferred site for the bio-solids
management facility. The socio-economic impacts of alternative sights were assessed, and impact
management measures identified/IER also provided strategic advice on the class EA process, evaluation
methods, and analytical frameworks.
4.2.6 Potential Conflict of Interest
Dr. Buchnea is presently working for OPG on a project that deals with generic nuclear waste facility
licensing issues and issues affecting low and intermediate level nuclear wastes at the Western Waste
Management Facility at the Bruce site. Dr. Buchnea has had no involvement with the Darlington UFDSF.
Dr. Buchnea's contract is with the Safety and Licensing Section,whereas,the DUFDSF project is
directed the Nuclear Waste Projects Department. Dr. Buchnea has discussed this proposal with OPG
personnel(Kurt Johansen,Dr. Atika Khan) and they do not consider it a conflict of interest.
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5 THE PROJECT TEAM
5.1 Overview of the Team
The project team assembled for the review is shown in the following figure:
1.1 Project Team
Project Director
Peter Homenuck,Ph.D.,Vice-President,IER
Project Manager
Alex Buchnea,Ph.D.,President, SCIMUS Inc.
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Core Team
Alex Buchnea,Ph.D. Peter Homenuck,Ph.D. David Matchett,M.Eng.
Radiological,Nuclear CEAA, Socio-economic Environmental Impact
Waste,Environmental Impact,Public Assessment
Impact Consultation
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Specialist Reviewers
Dr. Syed Naqvi Mr. Jim Micak,
Advisor Advisor
Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility CEAA, Environmental Impact
Assessment
Ms. Sarah Mainguy Dr. Deb McGregor
Advisor Advisor
Environmental Ecology Aboriginal Interests
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Christel von Engelbrechten,M.E.S. Mr.Ron Mucklestone
Socio-economic Impact,Public M.E.S.
Consultation Researcher
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The team is designed to be as streamlined as possible with both the Project Director and Project Manager
fulfilling key roles in the review. The core team consisting of Dr. Buchnea,Dr.Homenuck and Mr.
Matchett will perform the bulk of the review process and Dr. Buchnea and at least one of the other two
members of the core team will attend all meetings.
Mr. Micak and Dr.Naqvi will act as advisors and resource persons in each of their major disciplines as
indicated above. Ms. Mainguy will focus her review on the Terrestrial(including wetland)Environment.
Dr. McGregor will review the documentation related to Aboriginal Interests. Christel von Engelbrechten
will also contribute to the review of the Socio-economic Impact,Public Consultation, and related
disciplines. Ron Mucklestone will be responsible for reviewing the documents to confirm compliance
with the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Guidelines prepared by the CNSC.
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5.3 Individual Team Member Experience
The following pages summarize the experience of the various team members. Further details for each
team member are provided in Appendix A Curricula Vitae.
Dr. Alex Buchnea
Project Manager
Dr.Alex Buchnea is President of SCIMUS Inc. and has had 28 years experience in the nuclear field, the
past 25 of which were mainly in the management and environmental impact assessment of nuclear waste.
Dr. Buchnea has a Ph.D. in nuclear physics.
Dr. Buchnea has had over 25 years experience in the nuclear waste management field. His involvement
in this area included wastes associated with Ontario Power Generation's nuclear power plants,uranium
mining and milling,uranium refineries, soil contamination, and chemical wastes with radioactive by-
products. Dr. Buchnea's expertise is the development and supervision of radiation protection programs
for workers and the public,the evaluation of different storage and disposal designs and in the
environmental impact assessment and risk analysis for different waste management facilities and sites,
contaminated sites and remedial designs. Thus,he directed multi-disciplinary projects and was intimately
involved in the design of monitoring programs and engineering design and waste characterisation as well
as worker and public health and safety issues. The nature of the work also involves frequent contact with
the relevant regulatory authorities such as the Ontario Ministry of Environment,the Ontario Ministry of
Labour,Environment Canada, Saskatchewan Environment, and the Canadian Nuclear Safety
Commission.
Relevant CEAA/EAA Experience
Dr.Buchnea was involved in the preparation of a series of support documentation for the management of
Cameco's(then Eldorado Nuclear)Port Hope uranium refinery waste in preparation for FEARO hearings.
Dr. Buchnea conducted the radiological component of the environmental impact assessment. The project
was cancelled by the Prime Minister's Office just prior to the commencement of hearings.
Dr. Buchnea was involved in environmental baseline studies and radiological environmental impact
assessments for several uranium mining projects in northern Saskatchewan.
Dr. Buchnea acted as expert advisor to a FERRO panel on radiological issues (occupational and public
radiation health and safety) for the environmental assessments for four uranium mining projects in
northern Saskatchewan(Rabbit Lake, Cluff Lake,Midwest Lake,Cigar Lake).
Relevant Nuclear Waste Management and Radiological Environmental Impact Assessment Experience
Dr. Buchnea has been working over the past 3 years on contract for OPG in developing and implementing
a licensing strategy for OPG's radioactive waste storage facilities. In addition,he has assisted in
developing Action Levels and Derived Release Limits for OPG's Western Waste Management Facilities
and developed source terms for the releases of radioactivity from the waste storage facilities during
plausible accidents. Although this project is not associated with the Darlington UFDSF, during the QA of
the Safety Reports and references for the Pickering and Western UFDSFs as part of the licensing strategy
implementation, Dr. Buchnea gained valuable insights into the issues associated with the dry storage of
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used fiel. In addition, the source term work identified the radioisotopes that are the most significant
during releases and this knowledge will be valuable in the review of the accident scenarios.
Other relevant projects in which Dr.Buchnea has participated in Nuclear Waste Management and
Radiological Impact Assessment include the following:
• Third party review of a number of environmental studies and remediation projects at both the
Pickering and the Bruce nuclear sites. There were performed on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of
Environment.
• Radiological health and safety oversight during the design and implementation of a project to
remove nuclear waste storage structures from an old radioactive waste storage site for transfer to
the Western Waste Management Facility.
• Studies in preparation for the remediation of the Deloro Mines site. Dr.Buchnea conducted and
provided oversight for the radiological component of the project. This also involved the removal
of pockets of radioactivity outside the site boundary and the appearance as an expert witness on
behalf of the MOE at a court hearing.
• Remediation of site of phosphate fertilizer plant. This project has radiological concerns as well as
concerns of a chemical nature and Dr. Buchnea has been involved in this project for the past 15
years.
• Environmental impact assessment of uranium refinery waste disposal facilities at Port Hope.
• Environmental impact assessment of uranium mine tailings facilities at Rabbit Lake,
Saskatchewan.
• Evaluation of the consequences of accidents at several of OPG's nuclear waste storage facilities.
Ifydrogeological Modelling
Dr.Buchnea has done also extensive hydrogeological modelling(one-,two-, and three-dimensional)on
various projects such as landfill sites,uranium tailings,uranium refinery wastes,base-metal tailings,
phosphogypsum tailings, and aluminum smelting wastes.
Dr. Peter Homenuck,RP.P
Project Director
Dr.Peter Homenuck is the Senior Partner at IER, and has 30 years of experience in, environmental
assessment, socio-economic impact assessment,public consultation,issue management and policy and
program development for public and private sector organizations and Aboriginal organizations. He is a
registered professional planner(RPP) and holds professional memberships in the Canadian Institute of
Planners,the Urban Affairs Association, Ontario Society for Training and Development, and Ontario
Society for Environmental Management.
Dr. Homenuck was a professor in the Environmental Studies Faculty at York University from 1970 to
2001. He taught courses in environmental assessment,public consultation, socio-economic impact
assessment, environmental planning,Aboriginal relations and negotiation.
CEAAIEAA Experience
Many of the projects Peter has been involved in have been subject to provincial and federal environmental
assessment processes. Clients have come from both the public and private sector. A range of projects
have been assessed, including transportation,waste management, energy, aggregate resources, aviation,
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and water resource activities. In many cases,IER has been responsible for both the social impact and
consultation components of projects. Peter has also served in a peer reviewer capacity for a number of
planning and impact assessment studies.
Peter's CEAA project experience includes:
• Design and implementation of the public and stakeholder consultation program for Ontario Power
Generation's Pickering A restart
• Panel Member of the Federal Environment Assessment Review Panel that reviewed the runway
expansion proposal for the Lester B. Pearson International Airport proposed by Transport Canada
• Peer Review of the proposed Duke pipeline in the Grizzly Valley for the Saulteau First Nation
• Peer review of the CSR for the proposed Diavik diamond mine for DIAND
Peter's EAA project experience includes:
• Public consultation for Canadian Waste Services' landfill sites in the Town of Greater Napanee
and Warwick Township
• Selection and public consultation of landfill sites for the Interim Waste Authority Ltd. in Durham
Region and in Metropolitan Toronto/York Region
• Site selection and assessment of preferred site for a proposed hazardous waste management
facility EA, Ontario Waste Management Corporation
• Public Consultation Program for dozens of waste,water and resource development EPS
Socio-Economic Impact Assessment
Peter's relevant socio-economic impact assessment experience includes:
• Peer review of Diavik diamond mine socio-economic impact/cumulative effects analysis for
DIAND
• Socio-economic impact analysis (including a cumulative effects assessment) for the proposed
Snap Lake diamond mine,NWT—DeBeers Canada Mining Inc.
• Social impact assessment of Canadian Waste Services' landfill sites in the Town of Greater
Napanee and Warwick Township
• Socio-economic impact(including cumulative effects) assessment of fifteen compressor station
expansions in Ontario,Manitoba and Saskatchewan,TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.
• Selection and social impact assessment of landfill sites for the Interim Waste Authority Ltd. in
Durham Region and in Metropolitan Toronto/York Region
• Site selection and assessment of preferred site for a proposed hazardous waste management
facility, Ontario Waste Management Corporation
• Socio-economic impact analysis for Small Hydraulic Assessment and Retrofit Program(SHARP)
projects, Ontario Hydro
Cumulative Effects Assessment
Peter's relevant cumulative effects assessment experience includes:
• Socio-economic impact analysis (including a cumulative effects assessment) for the proposed
Snap Lake diamond mine,NWT—DeBeers Canada Mining Inc.
• Facilitation of Mackenzie Valley Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program Working Group
meeting—March 2000
• Framework for Understanding Cumulative Socio-Economic Effects—NWT Chamber of Mines
• Peer review of Diavik diamond mine Socio-economic impact/cumulative effects analysis for
DIAND
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• Assessment of potential social and cumulative effects of Walker Brothers Quarries Limited
proposed quarry expansion
• Cumulative impact assessment of preferred landfill sites for the Interim Waste Authority Ltd. in
Durham Region and in Metropolitan Toronto/York Region
• Socio-economic impact(including cumulative effects) assessment of fifteen compressor station
expansions in Ontario,Manitoba and Saskatchewan,TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.
Public and Stakeholder Consultation
Peter's relevant public consultation project experience includes:
• Design and implementation of the public and stakeholder consultation program for Ontario Power
Generation's Pickering A restart
• Stakeholder workshops for Ontario Hydro's strategy for long-term management of used nuclear
fuel
• Design and facilitation of an evaluation criteria workshop for the Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources'Megisan Lake Area Environmental Assessment(EA)
• Initial consultations and development of the Public Advisory Committee for the Niagara River
Remedial Action Plan, Ontario Ministry of the Environment
• Design and implementation of a consultation program on proposed regulatory changes for
recreational boating on behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard and the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation
• Developed and implemented a consultation program for NR Power's proposed hydroelectric
generating station on the Abitibi River in northern Ontario
• Design of consultation programs for siting hazardous waste management facilities,U. S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Aboriginal/First Nation Experience
Peter's relevant aboriginal/First Nation experience includes:
• Peer Review of the proposed Duke pipeline in the Grizzly Valley for the Saulteau First Nation
• Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Government Options Project
• Organizational Review of Nishnawbe Aski Nation's administrative and political structures
• Provision of facilitation and mediation services to a joint Ontario Hydro-Grassy Narrows First
Nation problem solving team
• Advice to the North Shore Tribal Council,Union of Ontario Indians and the United Chiefs and
Councils of Manitoulin regarding the social impacts of Ontario Hydro's Demand/Supply Plan
environmental assessment
• Timber Management Class EA including testimony at the Ontario Environmental Assessment
Board for the North Shore Tribal Council and the Union of Ontario Indians
• Facilitation and staff training for Aboriginal economic development, Ontario Region,Department
of Indian and Northern Affairs
• Provision of advice to various Aboriginal groups with respect to the Polar Gas Pipeline proposal
Hearings
Dr. Homenuck is well aware of what is needed to meet the expectations of Environmental Administration
Boards and panels. He has appeared as an expert witness before the Ontario Environmental Assessment
Board for numerous projects and has prepared materials for and/or appeared at hearings under CEAA.
Peter has also appeared as an expert witness at numerous Ontario Municipal Board hearings.
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Mr.Dave Matchett,P. EngR
Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr. Dave Matchett is a Senior Associate with IER. He is a Professional Engineer with a 26-year track
record of administering highly successful environmental and safety programs. For the past 16 years,
Dave worked in senior positions within the environmental departments of major resource extraction
companies including Carmeuse North America, Redland Quarries, Lafarge and Steetley Quarry Products
Inc. In these positions, David directed an Environmental Assessment of a major landfill undertaking in a
worked out quarry and he managed the operations, closure and long-term care of an industrial waste
landfill site. David also represented his industry sector in detailed discussions with the Federal
Government on climate change.
Mr. Matchett is very familiar with Ontario environmental legislation. As a Senior Environmental
Engineer and Area Supervisor with the Operations Division of MOE, David organized and supervised
comprehensive industrial, municipal and private pollution involvement programs, to ensure compliance
with all applicable MOE Acts, regulations, policies and guidelines. This involved the generation,
transport and disposal/recycling of solid and hazardous waste in MOE's West Central Region.
Relevant EAA Experience
Mr. Matchett has considerable experience in coordinating provincial environmental assessments. His
experience includes the following:
• Mr. Matchett directed and was actively involved in a multi-disciplined consulting team in the
preparation of a provincial environmental assessment for a major private sector landfill undertaking.
This environmental assessment was supported by separate studies in Design and Operations,
Hydrogeology,Air Quality, Traffic,Noise,Economic Impact, Social Impact, Land Use and Planning,
Public Consultation, Corporation Measures and Natural Environment. Mr. Matchett was involved in
the process from the conceptual stage to the Joint Board decision.
• At the request of the Province of Ontario, Mr. Matchett prepared and submitted a report entitled
"Evaluation of Ontario's Environmental Assessment Process". This report evaluated the EA process
from a proponent's perspective and compared it to similar processes in other jurisdictions. The report
was discussed with several senior officials from the Province of Ontario and was presented at the
colloquium "Environmental Assessment for Tomorrow" organized by the Ontario Association for
Impact Assessment.
Hearings
As the proponents senior representative on an Environmental Assessment for a major landfill undertaking,
Mr. Matchett appeared as a witness before a Joint Environmental Assessment and Ontario Municipal
Board and provided evidence on the following matters:
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• Dave provided several days of sworn testimony regarding the"need"for the undertaking;
• He also provided several days of testimony on various environmental impacts, describing the existing
environment and the net effects caused by the proposed undertaking.
Project Management
• Mr. Matchett negotiated a closure plan for a partially closed landfill site with the Ministry of the
Environment and a stakeholders group. This group included a vocal ratepayers group, the Niagara
Escarpment Commission, the Conservation Authority and other public and government
representatives. Project costs were kept well within budget through the judicious use of imported
materials for grading fill. Dave held monthly meetings with the community monitoring committee
during the 2.5 year long closure phase to provide regular updates,on closure status and environmental
impact.
• Mr. Matchett developed and implemented a comprehensive environmental policy, procedures and
management system for one of North America's largest construction materials companies. This
system evaluated the environmental impacts of 81 facilities and produced a "Scorecard" for Senior
Management.
• As Vice President, Environmental Affairs for Redland Quarries/Lefarge Lime, Dave directed
environmental activities at 7 quarries, 4 line plants, 4 asphalt plants and one landfill site throughout
North America. These activities were guided by the system described above and several major
permits were negotiated during this time, e.g. two major quarry expansions, one in Canada and the
other in the U.S., and an energy from waste project at a U.S. lime manufacturing operation.
• Dave represented the Canadian lime industry as President of the Canadian Lime Institute and
negotiated with the Federal Government to minimize cost prohibitive measures associated with
climate change.
Public Consultation
Mr. Matchett has developed and implemented several consultation programs throughout his career.
Dave's experience includes:
• As Area Supervisor, Ministry of the Environment (MOE), design and implementation of public
consultation programs for various MOE initiatives, e.g. Control Orders, Emergency Response,
Abatement Programs, etc.
• As Vice President, Environmental Affairs for Redland Quarries, organization of and direct
involvement in 3 Open Houses, 3 Newsletters and 15 Public Liaison Committee meetings to consult
with the public about a proposed landfill project.
• As Vice President and General Manager, Redland Brow Landfill Inc., design and implementation of
stakeholder meetings to consult about closure plans for a partially closed landfill site.
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• Design and implementation of Open Houses and Site Tours to communicate the activities of major
construction materials companies in Ontario and Western New York emphasizing the control of
environmental impacts at these facilities.
Dr. Syed Naqvi
Advisor, Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility
Dr. Naqvi has almost 40 years experience in the nuclear industry. He has worked on the nuclear
programs of several countries and with several International Agencies. Dr.Naqvi has worked on the used
fuel long-term storage/disposal program during the 1970's and 1980's with Ontario Hydro and in
collaboration with Atomic Energy of Canada,Ltd. He was a pioneer of the dry storage concept for
Canada's used fuel. Dr.Naqvi has worked on the dry storage of used fuel for over 20 years and was
instrumental in the design and development of the Pickering Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility. He has been
an advisor with the International Atomic Energy Commission(IAEA) and served on committees
concerned with the dry storage of used fuel.
Some noteworthy projects at Ontario Power Generation(OPG):
• Pioneered Used Fuel Dry Storage at OPG and directed the design of the Pickering UFDSF.
• Review and EIS submission on all the OPG wet and dry storage facilities as a part of the Canadian
Nuclear Fuel Management Program(CNFWMP),FEARO Hearings.
• Co-authorship of IAEA's Technical Series on Spent Fuel Management-1995
• Member of the then Ontario Hydro(OH)Technical Management Committee reviewing and managing
OH's research and development program on CNFWMP at AECL and other institutions.
Mr.Jim Micak
Advisor, CEAA,Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr. Micak is President with IER and has responsibility for the company's Environmental Planning and
Community Studies Group. He has 25 years of experience specializing in environmental assessment,
public consultation, conflict resolution, facilitation and problem solving, strategic planning and issues
management. His major interest in recent years has been the development of strategies linking
environmental issues, infrastructure and resource development concerns in complex and controversial
environmental projects. Jim has also served in a peer review capacity for a number of planning and
environmental impact assessment studies. Jim has lectured on environmental studies at York University
and the University of Waterloo.
His areas of expertise include the design and implementation of environmental assessment processes,
organizational studies,public consultation and strategic planning. Mr.Micak has been retained by several
EA proponents and legal counsel to advise on environmental assessment and planning matters pertaining
to projects in the waste, energy, transportation and resource development sectors. Jim has also designed
and implemented several public consultation programs in support of environmental assessments.
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Currently he is assisting DIAND in the design and delivery of a cumulative effects assessment and
management framework for the NWT. He has appeared as an expert witness on environmental assessment
before administrative tribunals. He has been accepted and qualified to provide evidence on environmental
assessment processes.
Relevant CEAA/EAA Experience
Mr. Micak has considerable experience in reviewing federal and provincial environmental assessments.
The following are representative projects:
• Peer reviews of CEAA projects including AECL High Level Nuclear Fuel Management project,
Duke Energy Grizzly Pipeline Extension and Diavik Mine's community involvement and socio-
economic impact assessment. He has also peer reviewed several waste management projects
subject to the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act including the County of Lambton,
Laidlaw's Storrington Landfill Expansion and Ontario Hydro's London to Sarnia Hydro
Transmission EA.
• Currently providing strategic advice to the NWT Chairs Pipeline Committee. This committee
consists of the Chairs of the NEB, CEAA,Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review
Board and several other regulatory boards with an interest in a future NWT oil and gas pipeline
EA. Responsibilities include providing advice on a consolidated and coordinated EA regulatory
process, community consultation requirements and program elements, and organizational
capacity responses.
• Design and delivery of more than 20 consultation and communication programs in support of
EAs including: Toronto Island Fixed Link Issue Scoping,NWT Wide Cumulative Effects
Assessment Framework,Region of Durham Bio-Solids Management, OWMC Hazardous Wastes
Management System and several solid waste management projects including the Region of York
Landfill site selection public consultation program for the Provincial Interim Waste Authority.
Relevant EA Experience
Mr. Micak has been retained by several EA proponents and legal counsel to advise on environmental
assessment and planning matters pertaining to projects in the waste, energy,transportation and resource
development sectors. Jim has designed and implemented several public consultation programs in support
of environmental assessments. He has appeared as an expert witness on waste management and
environmental assessment before administrative tribunals.He has been accepted and qualified to provide
evidence on both environmental assessment process and waste management planning.
• Project Director for the SEIA under CEAA of the redevelopment of a former gold mine in
Matachewan, Ontario for Royal Oak Mines Inc.
• Project Director responsible for the development of socio-economic impact assessment guidelines
for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation(Central Region), in support of environmental
assessment for transportation projects
• Socio-economic guidelines for the Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office(FEARO)
regarding Atomic Energy of Canada's (AECL's)High-Level Nuclear Fuel Waste Disposal
Concept
• Socio-economic impact assessment for the Region of Durham Bio-Solids Management
environmental assessment
• Project Manager,Town of Grimsby Regional Road 12 landfill social impact assessment
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• Peer review of Atomic Energy of Canada's (AECL's) documentation on social aspects related to
the concept for disposal of nuclear fuel waste
• Peer review of several waste management environmental assessments
• Peer review and advice re: Town of Grimsby and local area waste management master
plan/environmental assessment
• Strategic advice and assistance to the Department of Energy,Mines and Resources Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Siting Task Force on impact assessment and impact management
• Project Director for the Ontario Waste Management Corporation's proposed hazardous waste
management environmental assessment—included strategic advice to legal counsel and senior
executives
Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Experience
Jim has been involved in the development of socio-economic impact assessments for energy,
transportation,resource management and urban development projects. As an extension of his SEIA
expertise,Jim has conducted socio-economic impact cumulative effects assignments for a number of
projects,prepared community impact agreements and prepared several social impact monitoring
programs.
• Project Advisor, socio-economic impact analysis(including a cumulative effects assessment) for
the proposed Snap Lake diamond mine,NWT—DeBeers Canada Mining Inc.
• Project Advisor, development of a social and ethical issue framework to be used in consulting the
public for proposed controversial large-scale projects, for Ontario Power Generation
• Project Director for the Ontario Waste Management Corporation's hazardous waste management
environmental assessment
• Socio-economic guidelines for the Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office(FEARO)
regarding Atomic Energy of Canada's(AECL's)High-Level Nuclear Fuel Waste Disposal
Concept
• Peer review of Metro Toronto's Leslie St. extension environmental assessment
• Strategic advice and assistance to the Department of Energy,Mines and Resources Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Siting Task Force on impact assessment and impact management
• Project Director for the socio-economic impact assessments of major resource developments by
Trans-Canada Pipeline and Royal Oak Mines
• Project Director for the development of Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Guidelines for the
Ministry of Transportation Ontario, in support of environmental assessments for transportation
projects
• Peer review of the social aspects of AECL's High Level Nuclear Waste Disposal Environmental
Impact Statement
• Peer review of Ontario Hydro's social impact assessment for the London to Sarnia 500 KV
transmission line environmental assessment
• Social Economic Impact Assessment for Region of Durham Bio-Solids Management EA
Cumulative Effects Assessment Experience
Mr. Micak's consulting practice in recent years has involved the assessment of cumulative effects of
development. His work has included the organization and facilitation of meetings and workshops dealing
with cumulative effects monitoring, assessment and management; development and delivery of
cumulative effects assessment training; and design of a cumulative impact monitoring program.
• Peer Review of Duke Energy CEA for Grizzly Pipeline on behalf of Saulteau First Nation
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• Provision of support to the Steering Committee responsible for developing a cumulative effects
assessment and management framework for the NWT
• Co-chair and facilitator at DIAND's December 1999 cumulative effects assessment and
management workshop in Yellowknife
• Development and delivery of a two-day introductory training session on cumulative effects
assessment for DIAND in Yellowknife
• Development of a work plan and preliminary monitoring framework for the Mackenzie Valley
Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program(MVCIMP)Working Group -DIAND
• Design and development of a stakeholder workshop on the MVCIMP in Inuvik-DIAND
• EA process and cumulative effects assessment process advice for an Asian Development Bank
project in Nepal regarding a major watershed diversion development
• Project Director for the development of Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Guidelines for the
Ministry of Transportation Ontario(included an appendix on cumulative effects assessment in
Ontario and federally EA)
• Project Director for assessment of potential social and cumulative effects of Walker Brothers
Quarries Limited proposed quarry expansion
Hearings
Jim appeared as an expert witness on EA before administrative tribunals. He has been accepted and
qualified to provide evidence on both environmental assessment process and public consultant.
His relevant experience in environmental assessment hearings include:
• Ontario Waste Management Corporation—Proposed Hazardous Waste Management Facility.
Appearing before the Joint Board,Mr. Micak participated on more than 12 witness panels,
providing evidence on EA process,public consultation, system planning, site selection,
evaluation of alternatives,public consultation,impact assessment and management matters.
• Town of Ajax Water Supply Environmental Assessment—Appeared before the Ontario
Environmental Advisory Committee to provide evidence on the EA process and social impact
assessment.
Iwo Sarah i ainguy,MSc.
Adviser,Environmental Ecology
Ms. Sarah Mainguy has 14 years of consulting experience in assessing the ecological effects of humans
on landscapes. Sarah's core skill is in assessing the potential ecological impacts and mitigation of a wide
variety of different types of human impacts on the landscape,including discharge of contaminants,
construction and urbanization. She has provided consultation on a number of environmental issues related
to Nuclear Generating Stations,particularly selection of Valued Ecosystem Components(VECs)based on
ecological requirements and significance.
She has conducted Screening Level Ecological Risk Assessments of a variety of contaminants in soils and
groundwater, including tritium, arsenic,PAH,TPH and metals. She provided expert witness testimony in
2000 at a provincial court case involving the Ontario Ministry of the Environment's management of the
Deloro Mine Site,one of the most contaminated sites in Canada,ultimately supporting a decision in
favour of the MOE.
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Contaminated Site Assessment Experience
• Project manager, field researcher and report writer for studies of terrestrial issues related to potential
siting of a nuclear facility on the Ottawa River at Chalk River Laboratories,AECL,Chalk River.
• Wildlife biologist,botanist, and project manager for two years of wetland evaluations, including
comprehensive baseline wildlife,fisheries, and botanical inventories, in radioisotope-contaminated
wetlands and uplands at the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Chalk River property. Constraints
included a Provincially Significant Wetland and several provincially significant upland plant species.
Findings were used as the basis for ecological risk assessment by AECL.
• Biologist for botanical and wildlife inventories and mapping of communities around an abandoned
gold mine and arsenic treatment plant owned by the Ministry of the Environment in Deloro, Ontario,
as part of planning for remediation at the site. Floristic quality analysis was used to compare plant
communities affected by mine tailings or leachate with uncontaminated areas, and to provide a
baseline for future monitoring and restoration following remediation. Sarah provided expert witness
testimony at a provincial court case involving site remediation,which contributed to a decision in
favour of the Ministry of the Environment.
• Report writer, editor and reviewer for a series of quarterly and final monitoring reports on the
movement and characterization of contaminated groundwater at three plasticiser plants in Ontario and
Quebec.
Risk Assessment Experience
• Biologist responsible for screening the potential for ecological risk associated with radionuclide-
contaminated groundwater at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station.
• Biologist responsible for conducting a screening-level ecological risk assessment(SLERA) according
to federal Risk Assessment guidelines for a site contaminated with metals (primarily lead) and PAHs
in Ottawa, Ontario.
• Biologist responsible for Screening Level Ecological Risk Assessment of a TPH-contaminated site on
the Toronto Portlands.
• Biologist for botanical and wildlife inventory of a contaminated site in Ohio; responsible for
determining potential pathways for contaminants to enter significant natural systems.
• Biologist responsible for evaluating risk to vegetation and wildlife from contaminated groundwater
near Brantford.
• Biologist responsible for review of risk assessment of an arsenic-contaminated wetland in Minden,
Ontario.
Ontario Class Environmental Assessment Experience
• Biologist and planner for an evaluation of alternatives for improving drinking water quality for
residents of the village of Freelton,Ontario. Residents opted to build a water tower to provide safe
drinking water and increased flow for fire control, instead of relying on private wells.
• Biologist responsible for evaluating environmental impacts related to alternatives for installation of a
forcemain route(including directional drilling and open cut)near Sudbury, Ontario.
• Biologist responsible for evaluating alternatives for providing sewage treatment to residents of
Azilda, Ontario.
• Biologist assisting in assessing impacts and writing an environmental study report for the pipeline
crossing of the Rideau River, Gloucester.
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Ecological Evaluation of Solid Waste Sites
• Biologist for botanical and wildlife inventories in the vicinity of landfills or proposed landfill sites in
Huron County,Welland, and Brockville. These studies included evaluation and recommendations for
mitigation of impacts from proposed developments on surrounding ecological features, including
provincially significant wetlands and plant species.
• Botanist, wildlife biologist, and project manager for environmental studies of a municipal solid waste
facility on Manitoulin Island. Constraints included wetlands and regionally significant wildlife.
Studies conducted by other team members included noise and dust and visual analyses.
Nuisance Wildlife Evaluation
• Biologist for an evaluation of the Essex Stormwater Pond, a newly constructed stormwater retention
facility/wildlife habitat area, for its potential to attract large numbers of waterfowl and gulls,which
could become a hazard to the Windsor Airport.
• Biologist responsible for advising on methods to deter waterfowl and gulls from proposed stormwater
treatment wetlands at Pearson International Airport.
• Biologist responsible for conducting inventories of species and number of gulls at a proposed landfill
site expansion in Welland. Analysis included the evaluation of the potential for the expanded landfill
to attract greater numbers of gulls,which could become a hazard at the Welland Airport.
3r. )el)McGregor,PhD
Advisor,Aboriginal Interests
Dr. Deborah McGregor is an Ojibwa from Birch Island in Northern Ontario. She is the only Aboriginal
person in Canada to have a Ph.D. in forestry. Deborah has taught courses at McMaster University,the
University of Toronto,University of Manitoba,York University, and George Brown College. She also
has 4 years' experience in developing Traditional Knowledge curricula and manuals for Aboriginal
courses at the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources,Mohawk College and Cambrian College.
She is currently a consultant to the Six Nations of the Grand River, and worked with Peter Homenuck to
facilitate the development of their Environmental Management Strategic Plan.Dr. McGregor is also an
expert in the field of First Nations natural resource management. She has conducted extensive research
and written numerous publications on the subjects of TEK, Aboriginal forestry, environmental impact
assessment in Aboriginal communities, and sustainable environmental decision-making in Aboriginal
communities.
CEAA/EAA Experience
Ms. von Engelbrechten has been involved in a number of EA processes,with a focus on socio-economic
impact assessment and public consultation within EA processes.
Dr. McGergor's CEAA/EAA project experience includes:
• Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources,Winnipeg,Manitoba. Co-Instructor for course titled
"Environmental Impact Assessment in First Nation Communities".
• Environmental Researcher on public consultation and environmental impact assessment, specifically
with First Nations. Involved working closely with the North Shore Tribal Council and the United
Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin.
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Other Environmental Experience
• Environmental Management Committee, Six Nations of the Grand River. Development and
coordination of environmental program at Six Nations.
• Research on Aboriginal traditional environmental perspectives on water.This research was conducted
as part of the Chiefs of Ontario submission to Phase 2 of the Walkerton Inquiry
• Technical reviewer for National Aboriginal Forestry Association and Forest Stewardship Council
(Ottawa). Review of document titled"Protocol Framework for Meaningful Consultation with
Aboriginal People on Forest Management in Canada."
• Canadian Forest Service(1998). Contributed a community-based traditional knowledge component to
a project with Sily-Econ Ltd.,to identify and evaluate practical approaches to developing a
sustainable forest management strategy for small-scale forest biomass installations in a remote
community context.
• Community-based Project Researcher: Business and Environmental Ethics,Faculty of Administrative
Studies,York University. Project title: `Environmental Values in Resource Extraction". Involved BC
and Ontario First Nations.
Ms. Christel von Engelbrechten, MES
Socio-economic Impact assessment,Public Consultation
Ms. Christel von Engelbrechten is a senior consultant at IER. She has been active in the fields of socio-
economic impact assessment,public consultation, facilitation, communication, data management, and
management training at IER since 1990. She has a Master's Degree from the Faculty of Environmental
Studies at York University.
Christel's approach to each assignment reflects close collaboration with clients to assess their particular
needs, designing programs and approaches that are effective and relevant, and providing ongoing liaison
and evaluation as programs are implemented.
CEAAEEAA Experience
Ms. von Engelbrechten has been involved in a number of EA processes,with a focus on socio-economic
impact assessment and public consultation within EA processes.
Christel's CEAAEAA project experience includes:
• Design and delivery of an extensive public consultation program for Ontario Power Generation's
environmental assessment for the return to service of the Pickering A nuclear reactors
• Peer Review of the Socio-Economic Effects Assessment for the proposed Diavik diamond mine
for the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
• Project Manager of the public consultation and communications program for the Interim Waste
Authority's Landfill Site Search EA for Metropolitan Toronto and York Region in Ontario
• Design and delivery of a consultation and communication program for the Canadian Waste
Services Inc. proposed landfill expansion EA in Warwick Township
Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Experience
Ms. von Engelbrechten's socio-economic impact assessment experience includes work on a variety of
project types,including transportation facilities, waste management proposals and aggregate resources
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projects. Through her social impact assessment work at IER,Ms. von Engelbrechten has developed
considerable experience in environmental data management and evaluation, conflict resolution
techniques, and group process/facilitation techniques. Consultation with affected parties is an integral
aspect of most socio-economic impact assessment studies. Christel works closely with many interests,
including residents and ratepayers, environmental groups, government agencies, and representatives of
commnunity services, industry, and business concerns. Many of these projects involve working in a multi-
disciplinary team setting.
• Development of a Guideline for Social and Economic Impact Assessment for the Greater Toronto
Area and Central Region of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation
• Peer Review of the Socio-Economic Effects Assessment for the proposed Diavik diamond mine
for the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
• Social impact assessment for the proposed Warwick landfill site expansion by Canadian Waste
Services Inc.
• Social impact assessment for the Metropolitan Toronto/York Region and Durham landfill site
selection processes for the Interim Waste Authority
• Toronto Transit Commission's Scarborough Light Rail Transit social analysis
• Social impact assessment for the Centre and South Hastings Waste Management Board landfill
site selection process
• Social analysis for the Buffalo and Fort Erie Peace Bridge Authority's Commercial Vehicle
Processing Centre
• Social impact study on alternative route options for aggregate vehicles for a quarry expansion for
Dufferin Aggregates Limited
• Social impact analysis for the Township of Camden East of a proposed quarry expansion on the
residents and community of the Hamlet of Camden East
• Walker Brothers landfill environmental assessment social impact assessment
• Social community profile for a communication and public information program for General
Chemical Canada Limited at its Amherstburg Plant.
Public Consultation Experience in the EA Context
The focus of Ms. von Engelbrechten's experience at IER involves the design and management of public
consultation programs,project coordination activities, interview process, strategic communications,
facilitation and stakeholder relations activities. Much of Christel's work has been conducted in the
context of environmental assessments. Christel has been involved in the design and implementation of a
number of broad-scale multi-stakeholder consultation programs, often dealing with complex
environmental and social issues. Christel's approach to public consultation reflects the goals of
maximizing communication and facilitating information exchange among the public,the interest groups,
municipalities,liaison groups and the proponent.
• Design and delivery of an extensive public consultation program for Ontario Power Generation's
environmental assessment for the return to service of the Pickering A nuclear reactors
• Design and implementation of consultation programs for each of two landfill expansion
environmental assessments for Canadian Waste Services Inc. in Warwick and Richmond
• Design and delivery of a public consultation and communications program for the Smithville
Phase IV Bedrock Remediation Program
• Consultation program design and communications materials for the Halton Region Skyway
Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion and Upgrade Design Study
• Design and implementation of the public consultation program for the Interim Waste Authority's
Metro/York landfill site EA
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• Organization of the public consultation program, including open houses,the Public Liaison
Committee and Compensation meetings for the Steetley Quarry Products Inc. (now called
"Redland Quarries") landfill EA proposal
• Workshop design, delivery and facilitation at the Canadian Council of Ministers of the
Environment(CCME)Hazardous Waste Definition and Criteria Workshop.
Mr. Ron Mucklestone, MES
Researcher
Mr.Ron Mucldestone is a Planner/Researcher at IER. He is mainly active in projects belonging to the
service areas of Environment and Community Studies,First Nation Studies, and Management Studies.
Ron has a Master's Degree in Environmental Studies from York University.
Mr. Mucklestone has been working in research,writing and project management for a wide variety of
projects and across many disciplines since 1989. He has worked for businesses, government bodies and
NGOs in Canada and overseas. He has also worked as a researcher for York University.
Ron's work at IER mainly concentrates on research and analysis,report and proposal writing, and
managing projects for the firm. Clients include Justice Canada,the Canadian Standards Association,
various departments of the Government of the Northwest Territories,Ontario Ministry of Environment,
the NWT Housing Corporation, Ontario Power Generation,DeBeers, Canadian Waste Services,the City
of Yellowknife,the Canadian Petroleum Producers Institute,the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, and
several First Nations.
Relevant CEAA/EAA Experience
• Assisting in the design and implementation of a major consultation and communications program
under CEAA for the return to service of the four Pickering"A"nuclear reactors.
• Assisting with the design and implementation of consultation programs and social impact
assessments for two landfill expansion environmental assessments for Canadian Waste Services
Inc. in Warwick and Richmond
Research &Analysis Experience
As a primary researcher for IER,Mr. Mucklestone has been active in searching, compiling and analyzing
current literature on a large number of topics in the themes of Management Studies,Environment and
Community Studies, and First Nation Studies. Since joining IER as a Planner/Researcher in 1997,Ron
has been actively researching a variety of projects dealing with social impact assessment,hazardous waste
legislation,Aboriginal self-government,traditional ecological knowledge, environmental management,
municipal restructuring, models of alternative service delivery,models of organizational governance,
atmospheric pollution policy, climate change,measuring the socio-economic impacts of public facilities,
and demographic trends.
Ron has also worked as researcher for an academic institution,non-government organizations,
government bodies, and business, and covered topics as diverse as international development,breast
cancer, sports and Canadian employment market trends. Prior to joining IER, he had worked for several
years as researcher in the fields of international development and health.
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• Conducted literary research on intervenor and participant funding aspects of hearing processes.
Federal,provincial and municipal government legislation and guideline documents were
reviewed.
• Comprehensive review of federal and provincial legislation,regulations and guidance documents
pertaining to environmental protection, contaminated site cleanup, soil and water contaminant
limits, and protection of privacy, for an industrial client.
• Comparative analysis of federal,provincial and territorial divisions of powers and responsibilities
regarding energy, environmental protection, and economic development, for the GNWT
Department of Resources,Wildlife and Economic Development.
• Conducted literary research of demographic and historical trends in rural-urban migration in
Canada, for the NWT Legislative Assembly. Topics explored included migration theories,
migration statistics, differences in migration rates among age groups, and major migration factors
for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples.
• Analyzed current literature on federal and provincial departmental structures, especially in the
functions of environmental protection,natural resource development and energy, for the
Government of the Northwest Territories' Department of Resources Wildlife and Economic
Development.
• Conducted research on developing a social and ethical issue framework to be used in consulting
the public for proposed controversial large-scale projects, for Ontario Power Generation.
• Conducted research of current literature on the subject of checklists and matrices that are used as
tools for social impact assessment of terrestrial and aquatic projects
• Socio-economic impact assessment(including a cumulative effects assessment) for the proposed
DeBeers Diamonds Inc. mine near Snap Lake,NWT. Wrote a research report on the social and
economic effects of shift work on Aboriginal communities in the north. Currently involved in the
information requests process for the project.
• Preparation of a preliminary cumulative effects monitoring framework for the Working Group
developing the Mackenzie Valley Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program.
• Researched literature on the methods of quantifying the social and economic effects of public
libraries on the surrounding community, for the Southern Ontario Library Services.
• Led a team of researchers in summarizing stakeholder responses to the Draft Cooperation Plan of
the Environmental Impact Assessment and Regulatory Review of a Northern Gas Pipeline Project
through the Northwest Territories for the Mackenzie Valley Gas Pipeline Working Group.
6 SCHEDULE
The RFP indicates that the review will be conducted within tight timeframes. Our consulting team is
confident that we will be able to meet the timeframes for the review according to the municipality's
requirements. The schedule developed below is an estimate,to be influenced by dates of the technical
workshop,receipt of the EA documentation and later,receipt of the CNSC Screening document.In
addition,presentations to Council and meetings with municipal staff and OPG will need to be scheduled
in accordance with the needs the respective parties and in consideration of possible adjustments related to
the Christmas break.
For example, if the EA documents are received on December 2, 2002 and the review is completed on
December 13'",meetings with municipal staff and OPG could be arranged for the week of December 161"
There may be scheduling challenges for a presentation to Council in view of the Christmas break. The
meeting with CNSC could be held early in 2003. The core team will make all best efforts to be available
to meet any and all timing requirements of the municipality.
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A schedule of activities for this assignment is provided in the following table.
Activity Active Period
ContractAward November 25, 2002
Technical Workshop Week of November 25, 2002
Review of EA and Background Documents Anticipated Start Date: Dec 2,2002
• Receipt of Documents Week 1
• Initial Review and Draft Report Weeks 1 &2
• Meetings with Municipal Staff and OPG Week 3
• Presentation to Council and Final Report* Week 4
• Meeting with CNSC Week 6
Review of CNSC Screening Document Anticipated Start Date: not yet known—
dependent upon release of document
• Receipt of Document Week 1
• Initial Review and Draft Report Week 1
• Meetings with Staff and OPG Week 2
• Presentation to Council and Final Report Week 3
• Meeting with CNSC Week 5
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Appendix A
Curricula Vitae
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DR. PETER HOMENUCK, MC/P, RPP
GENERAL BIOGRAPHY
Dr.Peter Homenuck, founder of IER,has over 30 years of experience in environmental assessment
processes, socio-economic impact assessment,public consultation, facilitation, strategic communications
and policy and program development for public and private sector organizations and Aboriginal
organizations. He is a registered professional planner(RPP) and holds professional memberships in the
Canadian Institute of Planners,the Urban Affairs Association, Ontario Society for Training and
Development, and Ontario Society for Environmental Management. Dr. Homenuck is professor emeritus
at the Environmental Studies Faculty at York University,where he taught from 1970 to 2001. He has
taught courses in environmental assessment, socio-economic impact assessment, environmental planning,
Aboriginal relations, socio-economic impact assessment,negotiation, and public consultation.
SELECTED CONSULTANCIES
Socio-Economic Impact Assessment
Many of the social impact assessment projects Peter has been involved in have been subject to provincial
and federal environmental assessment processes. Clients have come from both the public and private
sector. A range of projects have been assessed, including waste management, energy, aggregate
resources,transportation, aviation, and water resource activities. In many cases, IER has been
responsible for both the social impact and consultation components of projects. Peter has also served in
a peer reviewer capacity for a number of planning and impact assessment studies.
• Socio-economic impact analysis (including a cumulative effects assessment) for the proposed
Snap Lake diamond mine,NWT—DeBeers Canada Mining Inc.
• Social impact assessment of Canadian Waste Services' landfill sites in the Town of Greater
Napanee and Warwick Township
• Peer review of Diavik diamond mine socio-economic impact/cumulative effects analysis for
DIAND
• Socio-economic impact(including cumulative effects) assessment of fifteen compressor station
expansions in Ontario,Manitoba and Saskatchewan,TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.
• Provision of advice to the City of Stoney Creek regarding proposed expansion of Philips
Environmental/Taro landfill site
• Selection and social impact assessment of landfill sites for the Interim Waste Authority Ltd. in
Durham Region and in Metropolitan Toronto/York Region
• Selection and assessment of landfill sites for several municipal waste management master plan
processes: Centre and South Hastings; City and Township of Kingston; County of Essex/City of
Windsor; City of Welland/Township of Wainfleet; Timmins; municipalities of Grimsby,Lincoln,
Pelham and West Lincoln; City of Timmins
• Assessment of potential social and cumulative effects of Walker Brothers Quarries Limited
proposed quarry expansion
• Analysis of potential social impacts of proposed Acton Quarry landfill-Reclamation Systems
Inc.
• Site selection and assessment of preferred site for a proposed hazardous waste management
facility, Ontario Waste Management Corporation.
• Preparation of social impact assessment for a proposed private sector recycling and integrated
waste management facility in the Town of Haldimand-Enviromax Systems Ltd.
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• Social impact analysis of proposed commercial truck processing facility,Buffalo and Fort Erie
Peace Bridge Authority
• Generic study of social impact assessment processes for public and private proponents of waste
management undertakings for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment
• Provision of advice to the North Shore Tribal Council,Union of Ontario Indians and the United
Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin regarding the social impacts of Ontario Hydro's
Demand/Supply Plan environmental assessment
• Socio-economic impact analysis for Small Hydraulic Assessment and Retrofit Program(SHARP)
projects, Ontario Hydro
• Social impact assessment for an automobile shredder by-product landfill,Lake Ontario Steel
Company
• Future trends analysis, Etobicoke Official Plan Update
• Assessments of population mix, input to design,and mechanisms for social service delivery for
LaBreton Flats, a high-density,inner-city community in Ottawa
• Provision of advice to various Aboriginal groups with respect to the Polar Gas Pipeline proposal
• Provision of advice to aboriginal communities on the Beaufort Sea off-shore drilling proposal
Cumulative Effects Assessment
Dr.Homenuck's consulting practice in recent years has involved the assessment of cumulative effects of
development. His work has included the facilitation of meetings and workshops dealing with cumulative
effects monitoring, assessment and management; conducting assessments of cumulative socio-economic
effects; and peer review of cumulative effects assessments conducted by others.
• Socio-economic impact analysis(including a cumulative effects assessment) for the proposed
Snap Lake diamond mine,NWT—DeBeers Canada Mining Inc.
• Facilitation of Mackenzie Valley Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program Working Group
meeting—March 2000
• Facilitator at DIAND's December 1999 cumulative effects assessment and management
workshop in Yellowknife
• Framework for Understanding Cumulative Socio-Economic Effects—NWT Chamber of Mines
• Peer review of Diavik diamond mine socio-economic impact/cumulative effects analysis for
DIAND
• Design of participant resource binder and workshop facilitation—Mackenzie Valley Cumulative
Impact Monitoring Program 1998 workshop
• Assessment of potential social and cumulative effects of Walker Brothers Quarries Limited
proposed quarry expansion
• Cumulative impact assessment of preferred landfill sites for the Interim Waste Authority Ltd. in
Durham Region and in Metropolitan Toronto/York Region
• Socio-economic impact(including cumulative effects) assessment of fifteen compressor station
expansions in Ontario,Manitoba and Saskatchewan,TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.
Public Consultation
Dr.Homenuck has been active in the design and implementation of consultation programs for a wide
range of environmental projects since 1975. Peter has designed, implemented and documented over 100
consultation programs for projects and programs involving social policy,waste management, energy,
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land use,resource development,recreation, and transportation.Many of the projects Peter has been
involved in have been subject to provincial or federal environmental assessment processes. In many
cases,IER has been responsible for both the social impact and consultation components of projects. A
number of these consultation processes-such as those developed for the Interim Waste Authority Ltd.,
the National Forum on Health, and the City of London-involved thousands of people in a variety of
forums. Dr. Homenuck designed many specialized programs directed at less traditional audiences
including multicultural communities,First Nation communities,lone parent families and homeless youth.
Of particular interest are some of the creative techniques either developed or modified to effectively
involve interested individuals and stakeholder groups in complex and controversial decision processes.
Examples of such techniques are a range of workbooks and manuals,trade-off exercises, vision circle
materials and simulation exercises.
• Design and delivery of a national multi-stakeholder consultation program involving roundtables
across Canada on Biotechnological Intellectual Property and the Patenting of Higher Life Forms
• Design and facilitation of a national multi-stakeholder consultation for Justice Canada on
custody and access issues for parents involved in separation or divorce
• Public consultation program for the proposed expansions of Canadian Waste Services' landfill
sites in the Town of Greater Napanee and Warwick Township
• Design and implementation of the public and stakeholder consultation program for Ontario
Power Generation's Pickering A restart
• Design, organization and facilitation of discussion groups across Canada for the National Forum
on Health; implementation of an outreach program for`hard-to-reach' groups; development of
self-directed workbooks for general public
• Stakeholder workshops for Ontario Hydro's strategy for long-term management of used nuclear
fuel
• Consultation program for fertilizer plant decommissioning,International Minerals and Chemicals
(Canada)Ltd.
• Design, implementation and documentation of consultation program for the Interim Waste
Authority Ltd.'s landfill site search in Metropolitan Toronto/York Region and Durham Region
• Design and implementation of consultation for many public and private waste management
projects, including those for the Interim Waste Authority Ltd.,Essex-Windsor,Wainfleet-
Welland, City and Township of Kingston,Halton Region,Region of Peel,Laidlaw Waste
Systems Ltd. (Newcastle and Warwick Township),Enviromax Systems Ltd., and Steetley Quarry
Products Inc.
• Provision of advice on the design of the consultation program for the Regional Municipality of
Ottawa-Carleton's 3Rs Study
• Design and facilitation of an evaluation criteria workshop for the Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources'Megisan Lake Area Environmental Assessment(EA)
• Initial consultations and development of the Public Advisory Committee for the Niagara River
Remedial Action Plan, Ontario Ministry of the Environment
• Design and implementation of a consultation program on proposed regulatory changes for
recreational boating on behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard and the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation
• Developed and implemented a consultation program for NR Power's proposed hydroelectric
generating station on the Abitibi River in northern Ontario
• Provision of media relations advice to a school board experiencing lead-contaminated water
supply at one of their schools
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• Design and delivery of consultation programs for a number of strategic planning projects (e.g.,
City of London's `Vision `96')
• Public consultation component, Ontario Ministry of the Environment's Study of Generic Waste
Management Alternatives for Municipal and Private Sector Proponents
• Design of consultation programs for siting hazardous waste management facilities,U. S.
Environmental Protection Agency
• Development of an approach to evaluating public participation programs, Alberta Environment
• Design and implementation of an extensive consultation program to assist in the preparation of
planning and urban design guidelines for an inner-city, high-density community(LaBreton Flats)
in Ottawa on behalf of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Aboriginal/First Nations
Peter has been involved in a number of studies involving First Nations. These include the design and
preparation of comprehensive community plans, economic and employment strategies, feasibility studies,
human resource inventories, and training workshops. He has also provided expert testimony on
Aboriginal issues before the Environmental Assessment Board, and has provided advice to First Nations
for several environmental assessments.Peter has extensive experience in facilitation and mediation,
which he has used in a range of Aboriginal projects.
• Peer Review of the proposed Duke pipeline in the Grizzly Valley for the Saulteau First Nation
• Provision of facilitation and mediation services to a joint Ontario Hydro-Grassy Narrows First
Nation problem solving team
• Advice to the North Shore Tribal Council,Union of Ontario Indians and the United Chiefs and
Councils of Manitoulin regarding the social impacts of Ontario Hydro's Demand/Supply Plan
environmental assessment
• Timber Management Class EA including testimony at the Ontario Environmental Assessment
Board for the North Shore Tribal Council and the Union of Ontario Indians
• Provision of advice to various Aboriginal groups with respect to the Polar Gas Pipeline proposal
• Provision of advice to Aboriginal communities on the Beaufort Sea off-shore drilling proposal
• Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Government Options Project
• Organizational Review of Nishnawbe Aski Nation's administrative and political structures
• Review of the Department of National Defence's proposal for low level flying in New
Brunswick, on behalf of the Union of New Brunswick Indians
APPOINTMENTS
• Member of the Federal Environment Assessment Review Panel that reviewed the runway
expansion proposal for the Lester B. Pearson International Airport proposed by Transport
Canada
• Provision of advice on sustainable development issues, at the request of the House of Commons'
Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development
• Former vice-chairman of the Ontario Hydro Impact Advisory Committee(advisory body to the
President)
EXPERT WITNESS APPEARANCES
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• Expert witness at a judicial review hearing for the Richmond Township landfill expansion
• Appearances as an expert witness before the Ontario Environmental Assessment Board for
projects such as the Storrington landfill(Laidlaw Waste Systems); the Ontario Waste
Management Corporation's proposed hazardous waste management facility; the North Simcoe
landfill; and the Class Environmental Assessment for Timber Management
• Appeared before the Ontario Energy Board on behalf of the Middlesex-Oxford Landowners
Committee(MOLCA)with respect to social impacts associated with a proposed Union Gas
pipeline expansion
• Expert witness before the Ontario Municipal Board for many cases, including Walker Brothers'
proposed quarry expansion; CN Railway lands west;Daniels Group Lakeshore development in
Etobicoke; and Elderbrook Developments in the Jane-Finch area of Metropolitan Toronto
• Provision of evidence to the federal inquiry on the proposed Pickering Airport on behalf of the
City of Toronto
• Numerous Ontario Municipal Board hearings
EDUCATION
• Ph.D,University of Cincinnati, 1969
• M.C.P.,University of Cincinnati, 1969
• M.A.,University of Cincinnati, 1965
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• B.A.,Waterloo Lutheran University, 1963
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
• Vice President,IER 2000 -present
• Founder and Senior Partner, Institute of Environmental Research(IER), 1972- Present
• Coordinator of Quality of Working Life/Action Learning Resources,Faculty of Environmental
Studies,York University, 1983 - 1990
• Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, and Graduate Program in Geography, York
University, 1982-2001
• Coordinator of Native Canadian Theme Area,Faculty of Environmental Studies,York
University, 1980 - 1992
• Coordinator of Part-Time Studies,Faculty of Environmental Studies,York University, 1978 -
1981
• Associate Professor,Urban Studies Program, Faculty of Arts and Graduate Program in
Geography, and Faculty of Environmental Studies,York University, 1973 - 1982
• Coordinator of the Urban Studies Program,Faculty of Arts,York University, 1971 - 1974
• Assistant Professor,Urban Studies Program,Faculty of Arts, and Faculty of Environmental
Studies,York University, 1970 - 1973
• Assistant Professor, Department of Geography,University of Calgary, 1968 - 1970
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/ ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Member,Ontario Professional Planners Institute(OPPI)
• Member, Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP)
• Registered Professional Planner(RPP)
• Ontario Society for Environmental Management
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CURRICULUM VITAE OF DR. ALEX BUCHNEA
Citizenship: Canadian
Languages: English, German, French
EDUCATION
1968 B.Sc. Physics and Chemistry University of Toronto
1969 M.Sc. Nuclear Physics University of Toronto
1976 Ph.D. Nuclear Physics University of Toronto
1991 Short course on Simulation of Subsurface Flow and Contaminant Transport by
Finite Element and Analytical Methods, Bear and Yeh, Penn State University
1992 Workshop on Communications and Media Relations, Institute of Environmental
Research, Toronto
WORK EXPERIENCE
1983-Pres. SCIMUS Inc., Toronto, President
1981-83 LAVA LIN-MacLaren Plansearch Inc. Manager, Nuclear Science
1977-81 ONTARIO HYDRO, Toronto, Radioactive Waste Management
1974-77 SENTROL Systems Ltd., Toronto, Nuclear Sensor Development
1968-74 University of Toronto, Toronto, Teaching and Research Assistant
PROFILE OF EXPERTISE
Dr. Buchnea has had over 25 years experience in the remediation/waste management field. His
major involvement in this area is with radioactive wastes and this included wastes associated
with Ontario Power Generation's nuclear power plants, uranium mining and milling, uranium
refineries, soil contamination, and chemical wastes with radioactive by-products. Dr. Buchnea's
expertise is the development and supervision of radiation protection programs for workers and the
public, the evaluation of different storage and disposal designs and in the environmental impact
assessment and risk analysis for different waste management sites, contaminated sites and
remedial designs. Thus, he directed multi-disciplinary projects and was intimately involved in the
design of monitoring programs and engineering design and waste characterisation as well as
worker and public health and safety issues. The nature of the work also involves frequent
contact with the relevant regulatory authorities such as the Ontario Ministry of Environment, the
Ontario Ministry of Labour, Environment Canada, Saskatchewan Environment, the Canadian
Nuclear Safety Commission. Dr. Buchnea has expanded his expertise into remediation and design
involving non-radiological contaminants from sites such as landfills, fertilizer tailings, gold tailings,
acid mine tailings, and other contaminated sites.
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PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Remediation, Environmental Impact Assessment, Risk Assessment, and Computer Modelling of
Radioactive and other Waste Management Projects
• Ontario Power Generation, Tile Hole Removal Project (2001 — present)
Subcontract to CH2M Hill in 4.3 M$ Remediation project, provide oversight of the radiation
protection program in the removal of 23 Tile Holes containing intermediate level radioactive
waste.
• Ministry of the Environment, Deloro Mine Site Clean-up (1997-present)
Sub-contract to CH2M Hill in charge of radiological surveys, characterising and assessing
remedial options for radioactive materials on-site and on-site risk assessment. Removal of
pockets of radioactive materials offsite and advice on field programs and remedial designs for
other types of waste. Included expert testimony in trial as witness for MOE.
• Phosphate fertilizer plant decommissioning, Pt. Maitland, Ontario (International Minerals and
Chemical Co.) (1987 to present)
This project entailed decontamination and demolition of several chemical plants, remediation
of contaminated soil and decommissioning of several hundred acres of tailings. Dr. Buchnea
is presently providing technical oversight of the decommissioning for IMC.
Occupational and public health and safety programs were designed, implemented and
monitored. The environmental impacts from different remedial designs for phosphogypsum
tailings and plant site were determined and a decommissioning strategy was developed for
the tailings. Public information sessions and workshops were conducted and regulatory
approvals related to the decommissioning of the IMC fertilizer plant were obtained.
• Ontario Hydro/Ontario Power Generation, Third-party review of Environmental Projects (1998 -
present)
Review of several environmental assessment reports and plans completed during Phase II
assessments at several Ontario Hydro nuclear plants.
• Ontario Hydro/Ontario Power Generation, Assessment of relative importance of trace
radionuclides in low level radioactive waste (1999 - 2000)
• Talisman Energy Corporation, South Bay Mine Site Remediation (1989 - present)
Three dimensional modelling of groundwater flow and contaminant transport and analysis of
the effect of various bioremediation strategies.
• Masterloy Products Ltd, Pyrochlore Processing Plant (1998 -1999)
Assessment of environmental impacts and licensing requirements for the operation.
• Eldorado Resources Ltd., Rabbit Lake Uranium Mine, northern Saskatchewan (1985 - 1986,
1988, 1991)
Pathways analysis/risk assessment (air, groundwater and surface water) of contaminants
from remedial designs for uranium tailings to allow the analysis of comparative environmental
impact. Analysis of effectiveness of biological filtration of contaminants from uranium
tailings.
• Review and selection of optimization techniques for use in the evaluation of options for the
decommissioning of uranium tailings (1987)
• Eldorado Resources Ltd., Port Hope Uranium Refinery (1984 - 1987)
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Comparative environmental impact analysis (pathways analysis/risk assessment of air,
groundwater and surface water pathways) of contaminants from remedial designs and new
facilities (engineered burial and cavern disposal) for uranium refinery wastes.
• groundwater flow modelling using two-dimensional finite element flow models and
contaminant transport models for a landfill design study for the region of Peel, pathways
analysis of contaminants released from landfill (1986 - 1990)
• developed computer model CHINTEX for the comparative analysis of the environmental impact
from waste management facilities. This program calculates contaminant releases and
transport through the air, groundwater and surface water from waste management facilities to
provide parameters for use in risk assessment studies (1983 - 1986)
• computer modelling of sub-surface migration of contaminants from aluminum smelting wastes
(Jonquiere, Quebec) (1986)
• pathways analysis/risk assessment (air, groundwater and surface water) of contaminants from
Ontario Hydro low and medium level nuclear reactor wastes (1982- 1983)
• review, evaluation, selection, and modification and application of available computer models to
allow comparative environmental impact analysis of generic disposal facilities for Canada's
low level radioactive wastes (1981-1983)
• analysis of environmental impacts of proposed park development over Metro Toronto subway
line, effectiveness of landfill covers for landfills at Keele Valley, Steetley, and region of Peel
(1991- 1995)
• analysis of effectiveness of biological filtration of contaminants from base metal tailings
(South Bay, Ontario 1992)
Regulatory, Licensing, and Occupational Health and Safety
• Ontario Power Generation, Development of Action Levels and Derived Release Limits for the
Radioactive Waste Management Facilities (2001 — present)
• Ontario Power Generation, Licensing of Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Facilities
(1999 — present) Development of licensing strategy to incorporate requirements of New
regulations under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act. Implementation of this strategy.
• GE Canada, Development of remediation criteria for uranium contaminated soil (1998 — 2000)
• Developed and monitored radiological health and safety program for clean-up of heavily
contaminated mine and smelting site at Deloro, Ontario
• Developed and monitored radiological health and safety program for clean-up of radioactive
material and equipment at IMC Pt. Maitland, Ontario
• Audit of occupational health and safety and environmental protection programs during the
decommissioning of the surface facilities of Rio Algom's Panel and Quirke uranium minesites in
northern Ontario (1993)
• Expert adviser to FEARO panel reviewing Environmental Impact Statements specific to worker
and public radiation protection concerns of four uranium mining projects (underground mining
in high grade ore, open pit mining, and milling) in northern Saskatchewan (1992)
• Various radiation protection programs related to radium contaminated materials in remedial
projects from radium dial painting and early radium and uranium refining activities (1984 -
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1993)
• guide for preparation of safety reports for Ontario Hydro waste management facilities
• licensing of above-ground storage facilities for radioactive wastes and Bruce Central
Maintenance facility (Ontario Hydro)
• environmental design guides for Ontario Hydro waste facilities
• public radiation protection criteria for radioactive materials management systems
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
"Removal of Tile Holes Containing Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste by Steel and Concrete
Encapsulation", Mike Cleary, Peter Szabo, Alex Buchnea, and Mark Cahill, Annual Meeting of the
Canadian Nuclear Society, June 2002
"Decommissioning of a Phosphoric Acid Plant", A. Buchnea and J. Irwin, Annual Canadian
Radiation Protection Association Annual Meeting, 1993
"A Modelling Study of Alternatives for the Management of Uranium Refinery Wastes", Buchnea,
A. et al., CNS Second International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management, September,
1986
"Cost-Benefit Analysis of Close-out Options for a Uranium Mill Tailings Area", Roberts, J.R. and
Buchnea, A., and Filion, M., CNS Second International Conference on Radioactive Waste
Management, September, 1986
"Modelling the pathways of long-lived radionuclides in the environment of uranium mill tailings in
Canada: Analytical and Ecological Considerations", Kalin, M. and Buchnea, A., Workshop on
Analytical Chemistry related to Canada's Nuclear Industry, Hecla Island, Manitoba, 1983
"An Application of ALARA Cost-Benefit Analysis using a computer model", Buchnea, A.,
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 45 (1983) 528
"A Systems Modelling Approach to Evaluating Low Level Waste Disposal Systems", Buchnea, A.,
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 44 (1983) 88
"INTEX: A Model for the Calculation of Intrusion Exposures from Low Level Radioactive Waste
Repositories", Cabeza, L., Buchnea, A., CRPA Annual Conference, May, 1983
"Characterization of Low Level Radioactive Waste in Canada", Buchnea, A. et al., CNS
International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management, September, 1982
"The Development of an Assessment Methodology for the Near Surface Disposal of Radioactive
Waste", Buchnea, A. et al., CNS International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management,
September, 1982
"Preliminary Analysis of Intrusion into a Low-level Radioactive Waste Emplacement at Shallow
Depth", Cabeza, L., Burch, C., and Buchnea, A., CNS International Conference on Radioactive
Waste Management, September, 1982
"The Use of a Set of Public Radiation Criteria in Evaluating Long Term Irradiated Fuel Storage
Alternatives", Buchnea, A. et al., Waste Management '82 Symposium, March, 1982
"The Characterization of Ontario Hydro's Solid Radioactive Reactor Waste", Buchnea, A. et al.,
Waste Management '81 Symposium, February, 1981
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DAVID MATCHETT
GENERAL BIOGRAPHY
A Senior Associate at IER,Dave Matchett just recently joined the company after 26 years in the
academic, government and private sectors. Dave has been involved in a wide range of projects including
applied research, delivery of industrial,municipal and private pollution abatement programs to ensure
compliance with all applicable MOE regulatory instruments and directing the environmental and safety
programs for a major North American construction materials company. As Vice President,
Environmental Affairs for Steetley Quarry Products and its' successors (Redland Quarries,Lafarge Lime,
Carmeuse North America)Dave directed a multi-disciplined consulting team in the preparation of an
Environmental Assessment for a major landfill undertaking. In this regard,Dave provided several days
of sworn testimony before a Joint Board of the Environmental Assessment Board and the Ontario
Municipal Board. His work entailed a comprehensive net effects analysis and included the design,
implementation and documentation of consultation and facilitation activities for affected stakeholders.
This project also involved the development and distribution of communications materials aimed at a
range of audiences. Years of experience within the academic, government and private sectors have
enabled Dave to understand the needs of different stakeholders, and link stakeholder concerns with
project,program,plan and policy development.
As Vice President and General Management of Redland Brow Landfill Inc.,Dave operated,maintained
and successfully closed an industrial landfill site. Dave worked closely with the Community Monitoring
Committee(comprised of key public and government stakeholders)to ensure complete public
participation in the closure process while concluding the project well within budget.
Dave developed and implemented comprehensive environmental management systems for the operating
divisions of Redland North America in Canada, Ohio,New York,Maryland, Colorado and Texas. Dave
led or participated in environmental audits at 41 of these facilities.
Throughout Dave's several years of experience,he has been involved on both sides of mergers and
acquisitions and, consequently, has participated in several environmental site assessments.
Dave assumed corporate responsibility from the President for Redland's safety program in 1993 and led
the entire Redland Quarries group to a record of 2,000,000 hours without a lost time accident.He is also
a fully certified member of Joint Health and Safety Committees.
Dave's extensive experience in public consultation and regulatory negotiations has proven valuable in
obtaining difficult approvals and avoiding undue regulatory action. This has resulted in significant
savings for the corporations he has worked for.He has provided evidence before a Joint Environmental
Assessment and Ontario Municipal Board and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers
of Ontario.
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SELECTED CONSULTANCIES
Environmental Assessment
Mr. Matchett directed and was actively involved in a multi-disciplined consulting team in the preparation
of a provincial environmental assessment for a major private sector landfill undertaking. The following
activities were carried out in connection with this environmental assessment:
• Completion of feasibility and marketing studies to demonstrate the need for the facility.
• Completion of preliminary hydrogeological and engineering studies to confirm the suitability of
the preferred site for a secure landfill.
• Consultation with the public and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment regarding the results
of the above studies.
• Hiring and management of a multi-disciplined team of consultants to perform EA level of detail
studies. Through regular meetings with the entire team a comprehensive, cohesive Draft
Environmental Assessment was prepared supported by separate studies in Design and
Operations,Hydrogeology,Air Quality,Traffic,Noise,Economic Impact, Social Impact, Land
Use and Planning,Public Consultation, Compensation Measures and Natural Environment.
• Organization of and direct involvement in 3 Open Houses, 3 Newsletters and 15 Public Liaison
Committee meetings to consult with the public about the preferred undertaking. A key element of
this public consultation was the explanation of the unique secure landfill design within a bedrock
hydrogeological setting.
Following a meeting between senior corporate officials and the Premier of the Province of Ontario and at
the request of the Province of Ontario,a report entitled"Evaluation of Ontario's Environmental
Assessment Process"was prepared and submitted to the Government of Ontario. This report evaluated
the EA process in the context of similar processes in other jurisdictions. Subsequently, this report was
discussed with several senior government officials and was presented at York University and at the
colloquium`Environmental Assessment for Tomorrow"organized by the Ontario Association for Impact
Assessment.
Consultation and Communications
Dave Matchett has been involved in a wide range of consultation projects since 1979 when he joined the
Ontario Ministry of the Environment.His experience includes the design, implementation and
documentation of consultation activities for mainly private sector clients. Most projects involved the
development and distribution of communications materials aimed at a range of audiences. Some of these
projects have been subject to provincial environmental assessment, and have often included a public
consultation component. Mr. Matchett's projects typically take place in a multi-disciplinary
environment, and, as such,he fully understands the need to work with other professionals on a project
team and to link their efforts within the framework of the overall project. While several consultation
projects were carried out while with MOE(mainly to communicate the content of Control Orders for
major industry), Dave's consultation efforts have concentrated on waste management since his move to
Steetley in 1986. Some of the consultation projects that Dave has worked on include:
• Closure of the Brow Landfill,Hamilton, Ontario. Dave worked closely with two different
stakeholders groups during the preparation and implementation of the Closure Plan.Not only
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was the closure a technical and environmental success,the owner realized significant savings
through the judicious use of closure materials.
• Environmental Assessment for the South Quarry Landfill Development. The public was
consulted on this project from the feasibility stage right through a consolidated hearing.
• Development of programs to address groundwater and air quality concerns around a major
construction materials company.
• Preparation and delivery of Public Meetings to obtain public input on Control Orders served
against Hamilton's major steel companies regarding air and water contaminants.
• Preparation and delivery of public meetings to obtain public input on other industries such as
chemical plants,rendering plants, contaminated sites, etc.
APPEARANCES AS AN EXPERT WITNESS
1993/4 Represented the proponent as an expert witness before the Joint Board regarding the
environmental assessment for Redland Quarries' South Quarry Landfill Development.
EDUCATION
• Master of Engineering,McMaster University, 1982
• Bachelor of Engineering,McMaster University, 1976
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Member,Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario , 1978 -
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SYED J.NAQVI, Ph.D., P.Eng.
CAREER PROFILE
BUSINESS : Asia, Europe, and North America : 1967- Present
Position : Consultant,Advisor and Owner
Type of businesses : Consulting engineering companies; chemical plants (specially involving
cryogenics), auto parts manufacturing and power plants.
Organizations advised and worked with : World Bank, Japanese, Canadian and European
utilities, oil refineries; Heavy water production; research institutes; Automotive parts and
diecasting plant.
President and Chief Executive Officer : Environmentally Sustainable Technologies Inc.,
Millennium Precision Machining Inc. and Lamco International Die Cast.
Ontario Hydro, Ontario, Canada : 1977-1996
Positions : Various Management and Advisory Positions
Responsibilities : Policy development; strategic planning; direction and management of multi-
million dollar programs and projects involving full life-cycle systems; generation, transmission,
distribution, rehabilitation, decommissioning and waste management; organizational
reengineering and core competencies development; liaison with UNIPEDE and power utilities
worldwide; liaison with governments,regulators,boards and international agencies; advisory role
with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); systems engineering; product design and
development; R&D planning, coordination and management; organizing for and representing the
company at conferences.
Engineering Vendors And Suppliers : SGN, France; Belgonucleaire,Belgium; Linde
and Lurgi, Germany : 1972-1974
Positions : Mission Leader&Project Manager
Responsibilities : Ranging from day-to-day project management to policy discussion and liaison with
governments and international agencies; plant design, development and procurement management;
contract negotiation and administration.
R&D and Plant Operation SCK/CEN, Mol,Belgium : 1968-1970
Positions : R&D Supervision: Plant Operation Supervision
Responsibilities : Liaison with governments and international engineering vendors and suppliers;
process engineering; Consulting with an international subsidiary of a US multinational company.
GOVERNMENT : Pakistan : 1963-74
Positions : Various Senior Management Positions including Diplomatic Assignments
Responsibilities : Ranging from policy development, strategic planning, program development, R&D
administration to pilot and full-scale plant procurements. Liaison with IAEA, various European R&D
organizations, various ministries, and representing the government at cabinet meetings. Extensive
dealing with some of the world's leading engineering vendors and suppliers.
UNIVERSITY TEACHING: University of Toronto, Canada : 1974-1977; University of
Canterbury,UK: 1964-67; and University of Karachi, Pakistan : 1962-1963
Positions : Ranging from Lectureship to Adjunct Professorship
Responsibilities : Course development, lecturing, research and research supervision, research contract
development and administration.
PERSONAL DATA : Education
• 1967 Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering,University of Durham,U.K.
• 1964 M.Sc. in Nuclear Science and Engineering Program credited towards Ph.D. (U.K.)
• 1962 M.Sc.,University of Karachi,Pakistan
• 1961 B.Sc. Honors,University of Karachi
Scholarships
• 1963-67 Colombo Plan Fellowship
• 1968-70 U.K. Belgian Government Fellowship,Belgium
Professional Affiliation
Registered Professional Engineer, Ontario, Canada Member, American Nuclear Society,
American Nuclear Society Standards Committee Member, Canadian Standards Association
Committee on Nuclear Waster Management Member, Regular Advisory Committee, Fuel Cycle
Processes, IAEA, Vienna Member, Committee on Information Exchange Program, SKB
(Sweden),NAGRA(Switzerland),VOIMA(Finland),BGR(Germany).
Languages
English,French,Urdu,Hindi
Publications and Reports
Authored and co-authored more than 100 engineering studies and 43 papers.
Marital Status
Married
Citizenship
Canadian Citizen
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
1. S,J.Naqvi: Science and Technology Assessment and Applications. Paper presented at the 1st
International Forum for Science,Technology and Human Resources Development,Jakarta,Indonesia,
December 1996.
2. S.J.Naqvi: Sustainable Development,Problems and Solutions. Paper presented at the International
Conference on Values and Attitudes in Science and Technology,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia, September
1996.
3. S.J.Naqvi and C.R.Frost: An Update on Used Fuel Management in Canada;Paper Presented at IAEA
Advisory Committee on Spent Fuel Meeting,Vienna,Austria, 1994.
4. C.R.Frost,B.H.Freisenhausen,P.J.Armstrong,S.J.Naqvi,P.D. Stevens-Guille,I.D. Cruchley and C.
Pannell:proposed Safeguards Provisions for Pickering NGS Dry Storage Facility. Paper accepted for
publication in the Proceedings of the 15th Symposium on Safeguards and Nuclear Materials
Management"Augustinianum",Vatican City,Rome, 11-13 May, 1993.
5. C.R.Frost, S.J.Naqvi and K.M.Wasywich: Current Interim Used Fuel Storage Practice in Canada.
paper accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the 1993 International Conference on Nuclear
Waste Management and Environmental Remediation, September 5-11, 1993,Prague,Czechoslovakia.
6. L, Grondin,D.Ribbans,and S.J.Naqvi: Ontario Hydro Used Fuel Transportation Assessment.
Proceedings of Third International Conference on High Level Radioactive Waste Management,pp.
1209-1215,Las Vegas,April 12-16, 1992.
7. K.Johansen,L. Grondin and S.J.Naqvi:Pre-Closure Assessment of the Canadian Nuclear Fuel Waste
Disposal Concept. Proceedings of Third International Conference on High Level Radioactive Waste
Management,pp.481-488,Las Vegas,april 12-16, 1992.
8. L.Konecny and S.J.Naqvi: The Effect of Different Drying Techniques on Pore Structure
Characteristics of Blended Cement Mortars,Proceedings of 4th CANMET-ACI International
Conference on Fly Ash, Silica Fume,Slag and Natural Pozzolans in Concrete,Istanbul,Turkey,May
1992.
9. N.Jayawardene and S.J.Naqvi: A New Approach to Decommissioning CANDU Reactors. Nuclear
Energy International,pp.22-24; September 1990,U.K.
10. S.J.Naqvi: Spent Fuel Management in Canada: Current Developments and Future Plans. Proceedings
of the IAEA Regulatory Advisory Group Meeting;Spent Fuel Management: Current Status and
Prospects,March 19-22, 1990. IAEA,Vienna.
11. Y.V.Nguyen,H.Hawthorne,S.J.Naqvi: An Experimental Study to Immobilize Simulated High
Uranium Waste;Paper Accepted for Prosecution at International Conference on Nuclear Fuel
Reprocessing and Waste Management(RECOD87)August 23-27, 1987,Paris(France).
12. C.R.Frost, S.Naqvi and R.A. McEachran: Design Considerations and Operating Experience with
Wet Storage of Ontario Hydro's Irradiated Fuel;Paper Accepted for Presentation at 1987 International
Waste Management Conference,Hong Kong,China.
13. C.R.Frost and S.J.Naqvi: Design Considerations for Water Pool Storage of Irradiated Fuel by
Ontario Hydro. International CANDU Fuel Conference 1986,Chalk River,Ontario,Canada.
14. Y.V.Nguyen,H.Hawthorne,S.J.Naqvi and D.Boase: Amine Waste Immobilization by a Sol-Gel
Process. Second International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management,September 7-11,
1986,Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada.
15. J.Freire-Canosa, S.J.Naqvi,G.S.Kellay and G.A.Mentes: A Concrete Cask Design for Storage,
Transportation and Disposal. Second International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management,
September 7-11, 1986,Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada.
16. K.M.Wasywich,J.D. Chen,J.Freire-Canosa and S.J.Naqvi: Examination of Intact and Defective
Irradiated CANDU Fuel Bundles stored up to approximately 30 Months in Moist Air at 150°C. Third
International Spent Fuel Storage Technology Symposium/Workshop,Seattle,Washington,USA,
April 8-10, 1986.
17. IAEA Spent Fuel Storage Glossary(1985).
18. S.J.Naqvi and C,Frost: Proceeding of International Workshop on Irradiated Fuel Storage: Operating
Experience and Development Programs,Toronto(1985).
19. S.J.Naqvi and C.Frost: The Canadian Dry Storage Program. Paper presented at Institute of Nuclear
Materials Management Symposium,Washington,D.C.,January 14-16, 1985.
20. S.J.Naqvi: Technical Considerations in Long-Term Irradiated Fuel Storage. Invited Review paper
1982 ANS Winter Meeting November 14-19, 1982,Washington,D.C.
21. B.P.Dalziel,S.J.Naqvi and P.K.M.Rao: Long-Term Storage Options for Ontario Hydro's Irradiated
Fuel. Paper presented at Nuclear Waste Conference,Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada, 1982.
22. S.J.Naqvi and T.J.Carter: The Storage of Irradiated Fuel and Reactor Waste Resulting from the
Operation of Ontario Hydro's Nuclear Power Plants. Paper presented at URANIUM'82, 12th Annual
Hydrometallurgical Meeting,Royal York Hotel,Toronto,August 29-September 2, 1982.
23. S.J.Naqvi et al: An Evaluation of Irradiated Fuel Storage in Concrete Canisters. Paper presented at
OECD/NEA Specialist Workshop on Dry Storage of Irradiated Fuel,Madrid, Spain,May, 1982.
24. S.J.Naqvi: Impact of UO2 Oxidation and SCC on Maximum Temperature Limits for Irradiated Fuel
Dry Storage. Paper presented at DOE's Irradiated Fuel Management Meeting,Battelle Seattle
Research Centre,Battelle, Seattle,Washington,January 20-21, 1982.
25. S.J.Naqvi: Canadian Dry Storage Program. Paper presented at U.S.Department of Energy,Interim
Spent Fuel Management Program,Utility Workshop,Germantown,MD,May 19-21, 1981.
26. S.J.Naqvi,B.P.Dalziel and R.C. Oberth: Irradiated Fuel Storage Program in Ontario Hydro. Paper
presented to IAEA Advisory Group/Specialists Meeting on"Spent Fuel Storage Alternatives,
Las Vegas,Nevada,USA,November, 17-21, 1980.
27. S.J.Naqvi: Irradiated Fuel Storage in Canada. Paper presented at the 22nd Fuel Information
Meeting,Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment,Pinawa,Manitoba,November 5-7, 1980.
28. R.W.Barnes and S.J.Naqvi: The Management of Irradiated Fuel in Canada. Paper presented at 24th
Annual Meeting of Health Physics Society,Philadelphia,Pa. (1979).
29. S.J.Naqvi,D.B.Black and C.R.Phillips: Environmental and Health Effects of Fossil Fuel and
Nuclear Power Generation. Report prepared for Atomic Energy Control Board,AECB-1129, 1978.
- 30. D.G.Andrews,P.K.M.Rao and S.J.Naqvi: Seminar Projects in Nuclear Reactor Safety Education at
the University of Toronto. Transactions,American Nuclear Society, 1976 Annual Meeting,Toronto.
31. S.J.Naqvi and C.R.Phillips: Energy Management Methodology for Canada. Report to the
Connaught Energy Study Group,Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science,University of Toronto,
1975.
32. S.J.Naqvi and C.R.Phillips: Chemical Processing in an Expanded Nuclear Power Industry. Report
of the Connaught Energy Study Group,Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science,University of
Toronto(1975).
33. S.J.Naqvi and M.Afzal: Production of Heavy Water as a by-product of natural gas based Fertilizer
Production. Report submitted to Planning Commission Government of Pakistan(1973).
34. S.J.Naqvi and M.Yunus: Feasibility Study of a Fuel Reprocessing Plant. Report submitted to
Planning Commission Government of Pakistan(1973).
35. S.J.Naqvi and S.M. Ahmad: Economic Criteria for Fuel Fabrication in Pakistan. Proc.IAEA Study
Group Meeting on the'Facilities and Technology needed for Fuel Manufacture'. Grenoble,France,
September 4-15 (1972).
36. S.J.Naqvi: Separation of Uranium,Plutonium and Fission Products on Inorganic Ion-Exchangers,
Nucleus,Vol. 8,Nos. 1-2,pp.76-83, 1971.
37. S.J.Naqvi,L.H.Baetsle,D.Huys and Vidaynethan: Studies on Separation of Plutonium and
Uranium and Fission Products Using Inorganic Ion-Exchangers,SCK-CEN,Mol,Belgium,
BLG-Report 460;pp. 3-48, 1971.
38. S.J.Naqvi,D.Huys and L.H.Baetsle: Preparation and Ion-Exchange Properties of
Titanium-Phosphate-Silicate(TPS)and its use in the Separation of Radionuclides. J.Inorg.Nucl.
Chem.,pp.4317-4326(1971).
39. S.J.Naqvi: Partial Recovery of Cesium and Strontium from Reprocessing Waste Solutions by an Ion
Exchange Method. Paper presented at Pakistan Annual Science Conference(1970).
40. A.Aziz,S.J.Lyle and S.J.Naqvi: Equilibrium Studies of American and Curium Complexes with
Oxalate and Sulphate Ligands and Application of Liquid Scintillation Counting of particles. J.Inorg.
Nucl.Chem.,Vol.30,pp. 1013-1018 (1968).
41. S.J. Lyle and S.J.Naqvi: The Distribution of Positively Charged Cerium(iii)and Gadolinium
Complexes between a Cation Exchanger and an Aqueous Phase. J.Inorganic Nucl. Chem.,Vol. 29,
pp. 2441-2451 (1967).
42. S.J.Lyle and S.J.Naqvi: A Study of Series of Positively Charged Europium Complexes between a
Cation Exchanger and an External Aqueous Phase. J.Inorg.Nucl. Chem.,Vol.28,pp.2993-3004
(1966).
43. S.J.Naqvi,Ph.D. Thesis: A Radio-Chemical Study of Chemical Equilibria by Partition Methods.
University of Durham(December, 1966).
JAMES MI CAK
GENERAL BIOGRAPHY
Jim Micak is President of IER Planning,Research and Management Services with responsibility for the
company's Environmental Planning and Community Studies Group. He has been active in socio-
economic impact assessment(SEIA), environmental policy, environmental management studies,risk
communications,public consultation, strategic planning and project management since 1977. His major
interest in recent years has been the development of strategies linking social and physical planning and
incorporating public perceptions and concerns into complex and controversial studies of projects.
SELECTED CONSULTANCIES
Environmental Assessment
Mr. Micak has been retained by several EA proponents and legal counsel to advise on environmental
assessment and planning matters pertaining to projects in the waste, energy, transportation and resource
development sectors. Jim has designed and implemented several public consultation programs in support
of environmental assessments. He has appeared as an expert witness on waste management and
environmental assessment before administrative tribunals. He has been accepted and qualified to provide
evidence on both environmental assessment process and waste management planning.
• Project Director for the SEIA under CEAA of the redevelopment of a former gold mine in
Matachewan, Ontario for Royal Oak Mines Inc.
• Project Director responsible for the development of socio-economic impact assessment
guidelines for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation(Central Region),in support of
environmental assessment for transportation projects
• Development of an approach to the social impact assessment of options for widening the Queen
Elizabeth Way in St. Catharines
• Social impact assessment of management options in support of a comprehensive solid waste
management plan for the Kathmandu Valley,Nepal
• Project Director for the enviromnental impact assessment of a proposed cement plant,
Guimanaras,Philippines
• Socio-economic impact assessments, including cumulative impact assessments,for 15 proposed
natural gas compressor station expansions in Ontario,Manitoba and Saskatchewan for
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.
• Peer review for Ontario Foodland Coalition of Ontario Hydro's environmental assessment for the
London to Sarnia 500 KV transmission line environmental assessment
• Social impact assessment,Interim Waste Authority Ltd. landfill site search. York Region
• Project Manager for the development of the social impact assessment(including cumulative
effects assessment) of the expansion of the Walker Brothers Quarry in St. Catharines
• Supervision of EA,provision of strategic advice to government, and Socio-economic/cost-benefit
analysis of a cement plant development proposal in Guimanaras,Philippines
• Socio-economic guidelines for the Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office(FEARO)
regarding Atomic Energy of Canada's(AECL's)High-Level Nuclear Fuel Waste Disposal
Concept
• Socio-economic guidelines for the Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office(FEARO)
regarding Atomic Energy of Canada's(AECL's)High-Level Nuclear Fuel Waste Disposal
Concept
• Socio-economic impact assessment for the Region of Durham Bio-Solids Management
environmental assessment
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• Social impact assessment for the Town of Ajax water supply environmental assessment
• Project Manager for the assessment of potential social impacts of Toronto Transit commission's
Scarborough Rapid Transit Line extension
• Project Manager, Town of Grimsby Regional Road 12 landfill social impact assessment
• Peer review of Metro Toronto's Leslie St. extension environmental assessment
• Peer review of Atomic Energy of Canada's(AECL's)documentation on social aspects related to
the concept for disposal of nuclear fuel waste
• Peer review of several waste management environmental assessments
• Peer review and advice re: Town of Grimsby and local area waste management master
plan/environmental assessment
• Strategic advice and assistance to the Department of Energy,Mines and Resources Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Siting Task Force on impact assessment and impact management
• Review and strategic advice to ICI Canada regarding the implications of a local municipal waste
management master plan
• Environmental assessment peer review and advice to Laidlaw Waste Services Inc. for the
proposed expansion of the Storrington landfill
• EA Process Advisor and Process Facilitator for the Region of Durham's sludge management
proj ect
• Project Director for the Ontario Waste Management Corporation's proposed hazardous waste
management environmental assessment—included strategic advice to legal counsel and senior
executives
Socio-Economic Impact Assessment
Jim has been involved in the development of socio-economic impact assessments for energy,
transportation, resource management and urban development projects. As an extension of his SEIA
expertise, Jim has conducted socio-economic impact cumulative effects assignments for a number of
projects, prepared community impact agreements and prepared several social impact monitoring
programs.
• Project Advisor, Socio-Economic Impact Assessment and Cumulative Effects Assessment for the
Melamchi River Diversion,Nepal(clients: Government of Norway and Asian Development
Bank)
• Project Director for the development of Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Guidelines for the
Ministry of Transportation Ontario,in support of environmental assessments for transportation
proj ects
• Project Advisor, socio-economic impact analysis (including a cumulative effects assessment)for
the proposed Snap Lake diamond mine,NWT—DeBeers Canada Mining Inc.
• Project Advisor, development of a social and ethical issue framework to be used in consulting the
public for proposed controversial large-scale projects, for Ontario Power Generation
• Project Director for the socio-economic impact assessments of major resource developments by
Trans-Canada Pipeline and Royal Oak Mines
• Social Economic Impact Assessment for Region of Durham Bio-Solids Management EA
• Social Impact Assessment for the Town of Ajax's water supply environmental assessment.
• Project Director for the social impact assessment for the widening of the Queen Elizabeth Way
- through St. Catharines
• Project Manager for the assessment of potential social impacts of Toronto Transit commission's
Scarborough Rapid Transit Line extension
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• Peer review of the social aspects of AECL's High Level Nuclear Waste Disposal Environmental
Impact Statement
• Peer review of Ontario Hydro's social impact assessment for the London to Sarnia 500 KV
transmission line environmental assessment
• Social Impact Assessment,IWA Metropolitan Toronto/York Region Landfill Site Search
• Project Manager for the development of the social impact assessment for the expansion of the
Walker Brothers Quarries in St. Catharines
• Partner-in-Charge of EIA, socio-economic impact and cost-benefit analysis of a cement plant
development Proposal in Guimanaras,Philippines - strategic advice to government
• EA,public consultation and social impact assessment for a number of environmental assessments
for transportation facilities, sewage works, water supply and resource development projects
• Project Director for the Ontario Waste Management Corporation's hazardous waste management
environmental assessment
• Peer review for Ontario Foodland Coalition of Ontario Hydro's environmental assessment for the
London to Sarnia 500 KV transmission line environmental assessment
• Socio-economic guidelines for the Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office(FEARO)
regarding Atomic Energy of Canada's(AECL's)High-Level Nuclear Fuel Waste Disposal
Concept
• Project Manager,Town of Grimsby Regional Road 12 landfill social impact assessment
• Peer review of Metro Toronto's Leslie St. extension environmental assessment
• Strategic advice and assistance to the Department of Energy,Mines and Resources Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Siting Task Force on impact assessment and impact management
Cumulative Effects Assessment
Mr. Micak's consulting practice in recent years has involved the assessment of cumulative effects of
development. His work has included the organization and facilitation of meetings and workshops dealing
with cumulative effects monitoring, assessment and management; development and delivery of
cumulative effects assessment training; and design of a cumulative impact monitoring program.
• Peer Review of Duke Energy CEA for Grizzly Pipeline on behalf of Saulteau First Nation
• Provision of support to the Steering Committee responsible for developing a cumulative effects
assessment and management framework for the NWT
• Co-chair and facilitator at DIAND's December 1999 cumulative effects assessment and management
workshop in Yellowknife
• Development and delivery of a two-day introductory training session on cumulative effects
assessment for DIAND in Yellowknife
• Development of a work plan and preliminary monitoring framework for the Mackenzie Valley
Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program(MVCIMP)Working Group -DIAND
• Design and development of a stakeholder workshop on the MVCIMP in Inuvik-DIAND
• Cumulative effects assessment process advice for an Asian Development Bank project in Nepal
regarding a major watershed diversion development
• Project Director for the development of Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Guidelines for the
Ministry of Transportation Ontario(included an appendix on cumulative effects assessment in
Ontario and federally EA)
• Project Director for assessment of potential social and cumulative effects of Walker Brothers
Quarries Limited proposed quarry expansion
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Consultation and Facilitation
Jim has more than 28 years experience in designing and implementing multi-stakeholder and community-
based consultation programs. The focus of his consulting practice is in public consultation, facilitation,
conflict resolution, and group problem solving. Jim possesses an Advanced Certificate in Environmental
Conflict Resolution and Mediation from the Banff School of Management. He is a highly skilled
facilitator,and has been responsible for a wide range of consultation events involving small groups to
large groups of more than 1,000 participants.He is often asked to deal with contentious situations and
has successfully guided groups to achieve consensus,resolve disputes and clarify issues.
Mr. Micak has designed and implemented dozens of public outreach, communication and consultation
programs involving experts, stakeholders,opinion leaders and the general public. Consultation programs
have been provided in support of community strategic plans,policy options development,program
implementation and infrastructure projects.
• Co-chair and facilitator for DIAND-NWT-wide Cumulative Effects Assessment and
Management Framework Workshop
• Facilitator,Transport Canada's Sustainable Development Strategy(2000)national multi-
stakeholder consultation
• Project Facilitator,Region of Durham Bio-Solids Management Strategy
• Facilitator to Environment Canada Priority Substance Issue Tables
• Responsible for Design and Implementation of City of London's Vision '96 Community
Consultation Program
• Project Director, Interim Waste Authority,Metro Toronto/Region of York Study Public
Consultation Program
• Lead Facilitator,International Pollution Prevention Summit
• Design and delivery of a national multi-stakeholder consultation program involving roundtables
across Canada on Biotechnological Intellectual Property and the Patenting of Higher Life Forms
• Design and facilitation of a national multi-stakeholder consultation for Justice Canada on
custody and access issues for parents involved in separation or divorce
• Co-facilitator for Mackenzie Valley Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program workshop (DIAND)
• Facilitator/mediator,NWT Power Corporation restructuring and organizational change
• Lead Facilitator for the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment multi-stakeholder
workshop on the future definition of hazardous waste in Canada
• Lead Facilitator, Ontario Hydro Stakeholder Workshops -Review of Strategy for Long-term
Management of Used Nuclear Fuel
• Facilitator for Canadian Pulp and Paper Association workshop on Environmental Code of
Practice
• Peer Review of AECL's Public Consultation Program-High Level Nuclear Waste Disposal EIS
• Strategic advice on public involvement for the scoping of the Toronto Island Fixed Link
environmental assessment
• Public consultation and issue assessment for Region of Niagara Re: waste management
jurisdiction transition study
• Workshop/Process Facilitator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environment
Audit Program Review
• Issue management and environment conflict resolution for site decommissioning,International
Mineral Corporation
• Public consultation program design, Canadian Coast Guard-Boating Safety Regulation
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• Strategic advisor and process facilitator to Environment Canada Strategic Options Process
regarding future management strategies for priority toxic substances
• Public consultation—Chrysler Canada plant decommissioning
• Public consultation—General Chemical Community relations workshop
Appearances as an Expert Witness-Administrative Tribunals
Mr. Micak has appeared as an expert witness on waste management and environmental assessment before
administrative tribunals. He has been accepted and qualified to provide evidence on both environmental
assessment process and waste management planning.
• Ontario Waste Management Corporation—Proposed Hazardous Waste Management Facility.
Appearing before the Joint Board,Mr.Micak participated on more than 12 witness panels,
providing evidence on EA process, system planning, site selection, evaluation of alternatives,
public consultation, impact assessment and management matters.
• Town of Ajax Water Supply Environmental Assessment—Appeared before the Ontario
Environmental Advisory Committee to provide evidence on the EA process and social impact
assessment.
• Town of Ajax/Region of Durham-Facility to treat liquid industrial wastes
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
• American Management Association: Advanced Project Management, 1989
• Banff Centre: Conflict Resolution, 1990
• Numerous other training in environmental assessment, impact analysis,waste management and
risk assessment
EDUCATION
• Post Graduate Studies in Geography and Planning,University of Waterloo, 1977-78
• Bachelor of Environmental Studies(Honours),University of Waterloo, 1974
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Ontario Society for Environmental Management
• International Association for Impact Assessment
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North-South Environmental Inc.
Spo
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SARAH K. MAINGUY, B.Sc. M.Sc.
Education
M.Sc.,Zoology,University of Guelph, 1982
B.Sc.,Honours Biology,Acadia University, 1978
Related Experience
Sarah Mainguy has 14 years of consulting experience in assessing the ecological effects of
humans on landscapes. Sarah's core skill is in assessing the potential ecological impacts and
mitigation of a wide variety of different types of human impacts on the landscape, including
discharge of contaminants, construction and urbanization. She has provided consultation on a
number of environmental issues related to Nuclear Generating Stations.
She has conducted Screening Level Ecological Risk Assessments of a variety of contaminants in
soils and groundwater, including tritium, arsenic, PAH, TPH and metals. She provided expert
witness testimony in 2000 at a provincial court case involving the Ontario Ministry of the
Environment's management of the Deloro Mine Site, one of the most contaminated sites in
Canada, ultimately supporting a decision in favour of the MOE.
CAREER SUMMARY
North- South Environmental Inc. (2000 to present)—Environmental Biologist
Responsible for project management and completion including proposal writing, client liaison,
project supervision, field studies, data analysis, evaluation of findings and production of final
reports.
C112M Gore and Storrie Limited. (1990 to 2000)—Environmental Scientist
Environmental Scientist providing consulting services for a complete range of environmental
projects.
The Landplan Collaborative Ltd. (1988 to 1992) - Environmental Biologist
Conducted environmental studies and provided input into landscape planning and design
projects.
University of Guelph, College of Biological Sciences (1982-1988)—Research Assistant,
Research Technician
Primarily responsible for laboratory studies of hormone synthesis in pigs, in live cultures and in
situ.
Representative Projects
Contaminated Site Assessment
• Project manager, field researcher and report writer for studies of terrestrial issues related to
potential siting of a nuclear facility on the Ottawa River at Chalk River Laboratories, AECL,
Chalk River.
• Wildlife biologist, botanist, and project manager for two years of wetland evaluations,
including comprehensive baseline wildlife, fisheries, and botanical inventories,in
North-South Environmental Inc.
Specialists cialists in Sustainable Landscape Planning
SARAH K. MAINGUY, B.Sc. M.Scm
radioisotope-contaminated wetlands and uplands at the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Chalk River property. Constraints included a Provincially Significant Wetland and several
provincially significant upland plant species. Findings were used as the basis for ecological
risk assessment by AECL.
• Biologist for botanical and wildlife inventories and mapping of communities around an
abandoned gold mine and arsenic treatment plant owned by the Ministry of the Environment
in Deloro, Ontario, as part of planning for remediation at the site. Floristic quality analysis
was used to compare plant communities affected by mine tailings or leachate with
uncontaminated areas, and to provide a baseline for future monitoring and restoration
following remediation. Sarah provided expert witness testimony at a provincial court case
involving site remediation,which contributed to a decision in favour of the Ministry of the
Environment.
• Report writer, editor and reviewer for a series of quarterly and final monitoring reports on the
movement and characterization of contaminated groundwater at three plasticiser plants in
Ontario and Quebec.
Risk Assessment
• Biologist responsible for screening the potential for ecological risk associated with
radionuclide-contaminated groundwater at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station.
• Biologist responsible for conducting a screening-level ecological risk assessment (SLERA)
according to federal Risk Assessment guidelines for a site contaminated with metals
(primarily lead) and PAHs in Ottawa, Ontario.
• Biologist responsible for Screening Level Ecological Risk Assessment of a TPH-
contaminated site on the Toronto Portlands.
• Biologist for botanical and wildlife inventory of a contaminated site in Ohio; responsible for
determining potential pathways for contaminants to enter significant natural systems.
• Biologist responsible for evaluating risk to vegetation and wildlife from contaminated
groundwater near Brantford.
• Biologist responsible for review of risk assessment of an arsenic-contaminated wetland in
Minden, Ontario.
Class Environmental Assessment
• Biologist and planner for an evaluation of alternatives for improving drinking water quality
for residents of the village of Freelton, Ontario. Residents opted to build a water tower to
provide safe drinking water and increased flow for fire control, instead of relying on private
wells.
• Biologist responsible for evaluating environmental impacts related to alternatives for
installation of a forcemain route(including directional drilling and open cut) near Sudbury,
Ontario.
• Biologist responsible for evaluating alternatives for providing sewage treatment to residents
of Azilda, Ontario.
• Biologist assisting in assessing impacts and writing an environmental study report for the
pipeline crossing of the Rideau River, Gloucester.
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Specic91ists in 5usta(nable Landscape Plannh7g
SARAH K. fi _ s .
Ecological Inventory
• Project manager, biologist and principal author for Life Science Inventories of Featured
Areas designated by Ontario's Living Legacy Land Use Strategy. Inventories and GIS
analysis were used in the Spanish River and Algoma Headwaters Signature Sites and the
Lingham Lake/Elzevir Peatland/Mount Moriah Conservation Reserves; with areas totalling
more than 160,000 ha, to delineate significant areas and propose management and zoning.
• Botanist assisting in evaluating a highway re-route in central Illinois. Tasks included
botanical inventories of both floodplains and uplands for floristic quality analysis and
identification of state-listed Illinois Sand Prairie plant communities.
• Wildlife biologist,botanist, and project manager for three years of inventory and evaluation
of impacts from residential and sanitary sewer route development that potentially affected a
Provincially Significant Wetland and Environmentally Sensitive Area in Ajax, Ontario.
Responsibilities included determining impacts from alternative sewer construction techniques
(directional drilling and open cut) and alternative routes through the wetland.
• Wildlife biologist and botanist for evaluation of a route along the Thames River in London,
Ontario, to determine its suitability as a recreational trail,based on floristic quality analysis
of various plant communities and wildlife habitat value.
• Wildlife biologist and botanist for botanical and faunal inventory and mapping of a 10-km2
agricultural area proposed for residential development near Bolton, Ontario. Floristic quality
analysis was used to compare vegetation quality in areas along Cold Creek and in isolated
wetlands west of Cold Creek, in the area of the Oak Ridges Moraine. A detailed study of the
use of ephemeral pools by pond-spawning frogs also provided recommendations for
conservation.
• Botanist and wildlife biologist for the Devil's Creek Enhancement Study. The inventories of
the wide area of fen, marsh, swamp, and woodland west of Cambridge included determining
their foundations in groundwater discharge and surface water patterns in the area of Devil's
Creek. Floristic quality index analysis was used to compare vegetation quality in wetlands of
different origin. These inventories were used to develop a comprehensive plan for the
conservation of vegetation and wildlife.
• Biologist for faunal and botanical inventories and discussion of significant features
associated with a variety of watercourses and wetland features. Locations have included
Kingston, Kitchener, Brantford, Peterborough, and Belleville.
• Wildlife biologist for a reconnaissance life and earth science inventory of the Nipigon River,
which involved wildlife surveys and the assessment of important habitat.
Wetland Evaluation and Delineation
• Biologist for delineation of wetlands within a pipeline easement using U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers protocols along a pipeline route through northern Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Natural Treatment Technology
• Botanist and wildlife biologist for assessment of potential impacts to provincially significant
vegetation from a proposed treatment wetland in High Park, Toronto.
• Biologist for a project to develop a set of guidelines for the use or modification of natural
areas for constructed treatment wetlands in Alberta. The guidelines were in the form of
North-South Environmental Inc.
SpaciOsts in Sustainable Lat7dscape Planning
SARAH K. MAINGUY, B.Sc. M.Sc.
questionnaires that suggested habitat functions and values for both vegetation and wildlife to
be evaluated before proceeding with treatment wetland construction. Extensive appendixes
included an annotated bibliography of government documents, lists of significant plant and
animal species and communities, and a table identifying potential direct and indirect impacts
to natural features from effluent impacts.
• Biologist for evaluation of potential impacts to a marl wetland in Peter Lougheed Provincial
Park in Alberta from a proposed sewage outlet.
• Botanist and wildlife biologist for assessment of potential impacts to the Provincially
Significant Presqu'ile Wetland Complex from a proposed treatment wetland in Brighton,
Ontario.
• Biologist and modeller assessing the feasibility of installing, and then implementing,poplar
plantations for reducing infiltration(and consequent leachate production) on closed landfills
in Muskoka and Simcoe.
• Biologist responsible for selection of appropriate plant material for dewatering and
stabilization of lime sludge at ICI Canada, Sarnia, Ontario. A list of native calciphiles was
prepared to help predict whether there were native plants that could thrive in the highly
alkaline conditions of the sludge. Other options included hybrid poplar and other fast-
growing, adaptable non-native species.
Restoration
• Wildlife biologist,botanist, and project manager for assessments of impacts of sewer
construction,recommendations for mitigation of impacts, construction supervision, and post-
construction monitoring of restoration of a sanitary sewer pipeline along the south portion of
Devil's Creek in Cambridge, Ontario.
• Biologist assisting in developing appropriate lists of native restoration materials for wetlands
and uplands in Cambridge, Shelburne, and Ottawa, Ontario.
• Biologist as part of a team responsible for pre-construction inventories, restoration, and post-
construction evaluation of vegetation quality(using FQI) and wildlife along a restored
constructed sanitary sewer route through a provincially significant wetland and
Environmentally Significant Area in Cambridge, Ontario.
• Author for sections of two manuals of restoration guidelines for the Waterfront Regeneration
Trust.
Ecological Evaluation of Solid Waste Sites
• Biologist for botanical and wildlife inventories in the vicinity of landfills or proposed landfill
sites in Huron County, Welland, and Brockville. These studies included evaluation and
recommendations for mitigation of impacts from proposed developments on surrounding
ecological features, including provincially significant wetlands and plant species.
• Botanist, wildlife biologist, and project manager for environmental studies of a municipal
solid waste facility on Manitoulin Island. Constraints included wetlands and regionally
significant wildlife. Studies conducted by other team members included noise and dust and
visual analyses.
Nuisance Wildlife Evaluation
North-South Environmental Inc.
Specialists in Sustainable Landscape Plannfnq
SARAH , MAINGUY, B.Sc. M.Sc.
• Biologist for an evaluation of the Essex Stormwater Pond, a newly constructed stormwater
retention facility/wildlife habitat area, for its potential to attract large numbers of waterfowl
and gulls, which could become a hazard to the Windsor Airport.
• Biologist responsible for advising on methods to deter waterfowl and gulls from proposed
stormwater treatment wetlands at Pearson International Airport.
• Biologist responsible for conducting inventories of species and number of gulls at a proposed
landfill site expansion in Welland. Analysis included the evaluation of the potential for the
expanded landfill to attract greater numbers of gulls, which could become a hazard at the
Welland Airport.
Ecological Literature Review
• Biologist for a review of the benefits of upland buffers to tidal marshes on the Delaware
River in New Jersey and Delaware. Topics reviewed included the function of various types
and widths of buffers for attenuation of excess nutrients, storage of flood waters, provision of
adjunct habitat for marsh species,provision of corridors and improvement of natural cover in
the landscape, and provision of habitat for terrestrial species.
• Biologist for the development of a habitat matrix for Ontario wetland birds, reptiles,
amphibians and mammals and a set of scoring criteria for determining their vulnerability to
road construction, for the Ministry of Transportation.
• Biologist for collecting and summarizing information on natural features, fisheries, and
benthic invertebrates for creeks in the City of Mississauga, as part of a stormwater quality
control study.
Other Ecological Inventories and Assessments
• Biologist for a study of the environmental setting of four sewage treatment plants in Metro
Toronto.
• Biologist for wildlife inventories of natural areas and developing priorities to conserve
important natural features for the Town of Richmond Hill's natural areas inventory in the
North Urban Area.
• Biologist for wildlife inventories of natural areas within the Sawmill Creek watershed in the
Region of Ottawa-Carleton and developing a master drainage plan aimed at conserving
important natural features.
• Biologist for an inventory and analysis of wildlife populations for the Markham Natural
Features Study and developing priorities for the conservation of important natural features.
• Biologist for a detailed breeding bird inventory using modified point counts to determine
numbers and densities of breeding birds and the potential effects of a condominium
development proposing to recreate habitat for wildlife in Victoria Point, Orillia.
• Biologist for a detailed breeding bird inventory and evaluating runway and development
options for the Lester B. Pearson International Airport Redevelopment.
• Biologist for wildlife inventories for a proposed solid waste management area. Surveys
included detection of amphibians and breeding birds and live-trapping snakes and mammals
for Enviromax and the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk.
Additional Training
North-South Environmental Inc.
Specialists in Sustainable Landscape Planning
SARAH K. MAINGUY, B.Sc. M.Sc.
• AECL Contractor Safety Training,June, 2001
• Ontario Health and Safety Administration 40-Hour Hazardous Site Worker training,DAS
Environmental,Waterloo, Ontario,2000.
• Training seminar for Ecological Land Classification protocol for Southern Ontario,Ministry of
Natural Resources, Guelph, Ontario; 1998
• Training session for the use of Natural Heritage Training Manual (and other manuals)in
developing Impact Assessment and otherwise implementing the Provincial Policy Statement,
1997
• The Ontario Wetland Evaluation System Training Course(combined northern and southern
courses), Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 1996
• The Environmental Impact Study(EIS)Training Session, Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources, 1995
• Workshop on the Revised Class Environmental Assessment, Ontario Ministry of Environment
and Energy, 1993
• Taxonomy of Seed Plants,University of Guelph, 1990
Spec
iatists in UStainable Landscape Planning
SARAH K. , B.Sc. M.Sc.
Membership in Professional Organizations
Federation of Ontario Naturalists
Long Point Bird Observatory
Field Botanists of Ontario
Society of Wetlands Scientists
Publications and Presentations
With A. Fausto and E. Pastrik. Mitigating Impacts of Sewer Construction through Wetland
Restoration and Habitat Creation:the Devil's Creek Trunk Sewer Project. Proceedings of the 1998
Society of Ecological Restoration Conference,Markham, Ontario, 1998.
Co-author. Guidelines for the Approval and Design of Natural and Treatment Wetlands for Water
Quality Improvement. Report for Standards and Guidelines Branch,Environmental Assessment
Division,Environmental Service,Alberta Environmental Protection. February 1998.
Co-author.Restoring Natural Habitats. Toronto: The Waterfront Regeneration Trust. Ontario. 1995.
179 pp.
Co-author. Reconnaissance Life and Earth Science Inventory of the Nipigon River. Report for the
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources,Nipigon District. 1994.
Co-author. The Effects of Browsing and Trampling by White-tailed Deer on Pinery Provincial Park
and its Environs.Report for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources,Wingham. 1991.
Co-author. Distribution of the West Virginia White Butterfly in Ontario (Final Report). Report for
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Central Region, Cambridge, Ontario. 1991.
With V.G. Thomas. "Comparisons of Body Reserve Build-up and Use in Several Groups of Canada
Geese." Canadian Journal of Zoology. 63(1985):1765-1772.
With V.G. Thomas and P.Previtt. "Predicting Fat Content of Lesser Snow and Canada Geese from
Abdominal Fat Depot Weights."Journal of Wildlife Management. 47(1983):1115-1119.
Comparison of Body Reserve Build-up and Use in Several Groups of Canada Geese. Guelph,
Ontario. University of Guelph Press. 1982.
Co-presenter. Pre-breeding fat and protein reserves in northern- and southern-nesting Canada Geese.
Presented at 43rd Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference,Wichita,Kansas,USA. 1981.
Pre-breeding fat reserves of two races of Canada Geese. Presented at the Canadian Society for
Zoologists 20th Annual Meeting,University of Waterloo,Waterloo, Ontario. 1981.
DR. DEBORAH McGREGOR
GENERAL BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Deborah McGregor is an Ojibwa from Birch Island in Northern Ontario. She is the only Aboriginal
person in Canada to have a Ph.D. in forestry.
Dr. McGregor has substantial experience in developing training and educational materials for First
Nation audiences. She has developed curricula for First Nations environmental education programs,
native environmental management, traditional environmental knowledge(TEK), and well as Aboriginal
self-determination and Aboriginal spirituality. Deborah has taught courses at McMaster University,the
University of Toronto,University of Manitoba,York University, and George Brown College. She also
has 4 years' experience in developing Traditional Knowledge curricula and manuals for Aboriginal
courses at the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources,Mohawk College and Cambrian College.
Recently Dr. McGregor completed a curriculum review for the Centre for Indigenous Environmental
Resources(CIER)which is a First Nations directed post secondary training institute at the University of
Manitoba.
Deborah's other related experience includes facilitator/instructor for a"Training the Trainers"program
for the Manitoulin Aboriginal Management Board. She is currently a consultant to the Six Nations of the
Grand River, and worked with Peter Homenuck to facilitate the development of their Environmental
Management Strategic Plan.
Dr.McGregor is also an expert in the field of First Nations natural resource management. She has
conducted extensive research and written numerous publications on the subjects of TEK,Aboriginal
forestry, environmental impact assessment in Aboriginal communities, and sustainable environmental
decision-making in Aboriginal communities.
SELECTED CONSULTANCIES
First Nations/Environmental Projects
• Canadian Forest Service(1998). Contributed a community-based traditional knowledge
component to a project with Sily-Econ Ltd.,to identify and evaluate practical approaches to
developing a sustainable forest management strategy for small-scale forest biomass installations
in a remote community context.
• Environmental Management Committee, Six Nations of the Grand River. Development and
coordination of environmental program at Six Nations.
• Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources,Winnipeg,Manitoba. Co-Instructor for course
titled"Environmental Impact Assessment in First Nation Communities".
• Manitoulin Aboriginal Management Board, Whitefish River First Nation.Facilitator and
Instructor for"Training of the Trainers Program".
• Community-based Project Researcher: Business and Environmental Ethics,Faculty of
Administrative Studies,York University. Project title: "Environmental Values in Resource
Extraction". Involved BC and Ontario First Nations.
• Environmental Researcher on public consultation and environmental impact assessment,
specifically with First Nations. Involved working closely with the North Shore Tribal Council
and the United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin.
• Project Manager,First Nations House,University of Toronto.
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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
• Indigenous Studies Programme,McMaster University(1998). Course Instructor for"Indigenous
Traditional Ecological Knowledge".
• Aboriginal Studies Program,University of Toronto(1998 -present). Course Instructor for
"World View,Indigenous Knowledge and the Oral Tradition"and"Indigenous Traditional
Ecological Knowledge".
• University of Manitoba(Continuing Studies Program) and Centre for Indigenous Environmental
Resources(1998/99). Co instructor for course titled`Environment As An Idea".
• University of Manitoba(Continuing Studies Program)and Centre for Indigenous Environmental
Resources(1997). Co instructor for course titled"First Nations and Environmental
Assessment".
• Course Supervisor and Instructor for course titled"Public Policy and Aboriginal Issues", Faculty
of Arts,York University.
• Course Instructor for course titled"Native Peoples and Canadian Society"
• George Brown College and Native Skills Centre Inc. (March 1991 to October 1992) Course
Supervisor and Instructor for"Office Management and Administration Program".
PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
• McGregor,D. 2000. The State of Traditional Ecological Knowledge Research in Canada: A
Critique of Current Theory and Practice. In: Laliberte,R., Settee,P.,Waldram,J.,Inns,R.,
Macdougall,B.,McBain,L. and and F. Barron(eds.). Expressions in Canadian Native Studies.
University of Saskatchewan Extension Press, Saskatoon, SK.pp. 436-458.
• Puttock,D.,McGregor,D., and Bevilacqua,E. 2000.Forest Management Planning Strategy for
Remote Aboriginal Communities in Canada. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 30(1/2):54-66.
• Puttock, D.,McGregor, D., and Bevilacqua,E. 1998.A Forestry Management Planning Strategy for
Remote Communities. Information Report GLC-X-2. Great Lakes Forestry Centre,Canadian
Forestry Service,Natural Resources Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, ON. 13 pp.
• McGregor,D. 1997.Exploring Aboriginal Environmental Ethics: the Role of Stereotypes. In: Cragg,
W., and Greenbaum,A., and Wellington,A. (eds.). Critical Issues in Environmental Ethics.
Broadview Press,Toronto, ON.pp.325-329.
• McGregor,D. 1996.Aboriginal Community Forestry. In: Bernard,M.,Hardy. E.,and Zechinno,D.
(eds). Sustainable Communities Forum.Proceedings of a Forum held at the Metro Conference
Centre,Toronto. ON.
• McGregor,D. 2000b. Consulting with Aboriginal People: Some Recommendations for Environment
Canada. Aboriginal Affairs, Strategic Directions and Policy Coordination,Policy and
Communications,Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON.
• McGregor,D. 2000c.From Exclusion to Co-existence:Aboriginal Participation in Ontario Forest
Management Planning. [Doctoral Thesis]. Faculty of Forestry,University of Toronto.
• McGregor,D. 2000e.Aboriginal Awareness Training Workshop Report:Highlights and Summary
from the Ontario Region-Environment Canada Training Workshops. Prepared for Aboriginal
Affairs, Ontario Region,Environment Canada.
• McGregor,D. (contributor). 1995. Task Force Report to Forum II "Sustainability and Environmental
Education: Learning for Sustainability". Prepared by International Environmental Agency for
Local Governments for The Premiers Council and The Ontario Round Table on Environment and
Economy.
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• McGregor,D. 1994.An Evaluation of Traditional Environmental Knowledge from an Aboriginal
Perspective. Faculty of Forestry,University of Toronto.
• McGregor, D. 1992. Self Determination: Towards Sustainable Environmental Decision Making in
Aboriginal Communities. [Master's Degree Major Paper]. Faculty of Environmental Studies,York
University.
EDUCATION
• Ph.D. in Forestry,University of Toronto, 2000
• Master in Environmental Studies,York University, 1992
• B.Sc. (Psychology),University of Toronto, 1986
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Ontario Native Education Counselors Association,Full Member, 1992, 1993
• Ontario Professional Planners Association, Student Member, 1988, 1989
COMMITTEES AND BOARDS
• Working Group on Nationhood and Sustainability, Chiefs of Ontario. Toronto, ON. 1997 This
working group produced a framework document Nationhood and Sustainability .
• Technical Committee,National Aboriginal Forestry Association. Ottawa, ON. 1996. This
committee produced the discussion paper"Aboriginal Forest-Based Ecological Knowledge in
Canada.
• Native Environmental Management Planning Committee,Cambrian College, Anishnawbe
Studies, Sudbury, Ontario, 1995. 1996.
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CHRISTEL VON ENGELBRECHTEN
GENERAL BIOGRAPHY
Ms. Christel von Engelbrechten is a senior consultant at IER. She has been active in the fields of public
consultation, facilitation, communication, data management, socio-economic impact assessment, and
management training at IER since 1990. She has a Master's Degree from the Faculty of Environmental
Studies at York University. The focus of her work has been the design of strategic consultation and
communication programs,facilitation and facilitator training, small group facilitation processes and
socio-economic impact assessment.
Her approach to each assignment reflects close collaboration with clients to assess their particular needs,
designing programs and approaches that are effective and relevant, and providing ongoing liaison and
evaluation as programs are implemented. Ms. von Engelbrechten works to maximize communication and
facilitate information exchange among all participants in facilitation,training and consultation sessions.
SELECTED CONSULTANCIES
Public Consultation and Communication
The focus of Ms.von Engelbrechten's experience at IER involves the design and management of public
consultation programs,project coordination activities, interview process, strategic communications,
facilitation and stakeholder relations activities.Much of Christel's work has been conducted in the
context of environmental assessments. Christel has been involved in the design and implementation of a
number of broad-scale multi-stakeholder consultation programs, often dealing with complex
environmental and social issues. Christel's approach to public consultation reflects the goals of
maximizing communication and facilitating information exchange among the public,the interest groups,
municipalities, liaison groups and the proponent.
• Design and delivery of an extensive public consultation program for Ontario Power Generation's
environmental assessment for the return to service of the Pickering A nuclear reactors
• Design and implementation of consultation programs for each of two landfill expansion
environmental assessments for Canadian Waste Services Inc. in Warwick and Richmond
• Design and delivery of a public consultation and communications program for the Smithville
Phase IV Bedrock Remediation Program
• Consultation program design and communications materials for the Halton Region Skyway
Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion and Upgrade Design Study
• Design and implementation of the public consultation program for the Interim Waste Authority's
Metro/York landfill site EA
• Organization of the public consultation program, including open houses,the Public Liaison
Committee and Compensation meetings for the Steetley Quarry Products Inc. (now called
"Redland Quarries") landfill proposal
• Design and delivery of a national multi-stakeholder consultation program involving roundtables
across Canada on Biotechnological Intellectual Property and the Patenting of Higher Life Forms.
• Design and organization support for a national multi-stakeholder consultation for Justice Canada
on custody and access issues for parents involved in separation or divorce
• Design and delivery of communications and consultation strategy supporting the Strategic Plan
review for the Town of Richmond Hill
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• Design, organization and facilitation of over 70 national round-table discussion groups on the
future of Canada's health system for the National Forum on Health
• Design and organization of a Vision Forum and facilitation of workshops groups for the City of
London's Vision'96 strategic planning process
• Design of consultation and communications materials for the decommissioning of the
International Minerals Canada Ltd. chemical fertilizer plant in Maitland
• Design and facilitation of a survey and focus group process for the Canadian Standards
Association on Standards for an Aging Society
• Workshop design, delivery and facilitation at the Canadian Council of Ministers of the
Environment(CCME)Hazardous Waste Definition and Criteria Workshop
• Consultation and Communications program for the Constitutional Working Group of the
Government of the Northwest Territories
• Design,organization and facilitation of a one-day workshop for Parks Canada on excellence in
community-based reforestation initiatives
• Design and delivery of public consultation program for Yellowknife Health and Social Services
and Fort Smith Health and Social Services on the development of the GNWT's Draft Strategic
Plan,the Med-Emerg Report
• Consultation and communications program for the City of Yellowknife's Strategic Plan
Socio-Economic Impact Assessment
Ms. von Engelbrechten's socio-economic impact assessment experience includes work on a variety of
project types,including transportation facilities,waste management proposals and aggregate resources
projects. Through her social impact assessment work at IER,Ms. von Engelbrechten has developed
considerable experience in environmental data management and evaluation, conflict resolution
techniques, and group process/facilitation techniques. Consultation with affected parties is an integral
aspect of most socio-economic impact assessment studies. Christel works closely with many interests,
including residents and ratepayers, environmental groups, government agencies, and representatives of
community services, industry, and business concerns. Many of these projects involve working in a multi-
disciplinary team setting.
j • Development of a Guideline for Social and Economic Impact Assessment for the Greater
Toronto Area and Central Region of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation
• Peer Review of the Socio-Economic Effects Assessment for the proposed Diavik diamond mine
for the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
• Social impact assessment for the proposed Warwick landfill site expansion by Canadian Waste
Services Inc.
• Social impact assessments for several Laidlaw Waste Systems Ltd. environmental assessment
landfill proposals: Storrington,Warwick and Newcastle
• Social impact assessment for the Metropolitan Toronto/York Region and Durham landfill site
selection processes for the Interim Waste Authority
• Social impact study on alternative route options for aggregate vehicles for a quarry expansion for
Dufferin Aggregates Limited
• Social impact analysis for the Township of Camden East of a proposed quarry expansion on the
residents and community of the Hamlet of Camden East
• Walker Brothers landfill environmental assessment social impact assessment
• Social community profile for a communication and public information program for General
Chemical Canada Limited at its Amherstburg Plant
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• Toronto Transit Commission's Scarborough Light Rail Transit social analysis
• Social impact assessment for the Centre and South Hastings Waste Management Board landfill
site selection process
• Social analysis for the Buffalo and Fort Erie Peace Bridge Authority's Commercial Vehicle
Processing Centre
• Facilitator at the Mackenzie Valley Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program in Inuvik
EDUCATION
• Master in Environmental Studies,York University, 1992
• Bachelor of Arts,University of Western Ontario, 1967
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• International Association of Facilitators(IAF)
• International Association for Public Participation(IAP2)
• Ontario Association for Impact Assessment(OAIA)
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GENERAL BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Mucklestone is a Planner/Researcher at IER. He is mainly active in projects belonging to the service
areas of Environment and Community Studies,First Nation Studies, and Management Studies. Ron has a
Master's Degree in Environmental Studies from York University.
Mr. Mucklestone has been working in research,writing and project management for a wide variety of
projects and across many disciplines since 1989.He has worked for businesses, government bodies and
NGOs in Canada and overseas. He has also worked as a researcher for York University.
Ron's work at TER mainly concentrates on research and analysis,report and proposal writing, and
managing projects for the firm. Clients include Justice Canada,the Canadian Standards Association,
various departments of the Government of the Northwest Territories, Ontario Ministry of Environment,
the NWT Housing Corporation, Ontario Power Generation,DeBeers, Canadian Waste Services,the City
of Yellowknife,the Canadian Petroleum Producers Institute,the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs,and
several First Nations.
SELECTED CONSULTANCIES
Research &Analysis
As a primary researcher for TER,Mr. Mucklestone has been active in searching, compiling and analyzing
current literature on a large number of topics in the themes of Management Studies,Environment and
Community Studies,and First Nation Studies. Since joining IER as a Planner/Researcher in 1997,Ron
has been actively researching a variety of projects dealing with social impact assessment,hazardous
waste legislation,Aboriginal self-government,traditional ecological knowledge, environmental
management,municipal restructuring, models of alternative service delivery,models of organizational
governance, atmospheric pollution policy, climate change,measuring the socio-economic impacts of
public facilities, and demographic trends.
Ron has also worked as researcher for an academic institution,non-government organizations,
government bodies, and business, and covered topics as diverse as international development,breast
cancer, sports and Canadian employment market trends.Prior to joining IER,he had worked for several
years as researcher in the fields of international development and health.
• Conducted research on developing a social and ethical issue framework to be used in consulting
the public for proposed controversial large-scale projects, for Ontario Power Generation.
• Socio-economic impact assessment(including a cumulative effects assessment) for the proposed
DeBeers Diamonds Inc. mine near Snap Lake,NWT. Wrote a research report on the social and
economic effects of shift work on Aboriginal communities in the north. Continues to provide
research services on specific social and economic impact topics,as needed.
• Preparation of a preliminary cumulative effects monitoring framework for the Working Group
developing the Mackenzie Valley Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program.
• Conducted research of current literature on the subject of checklists and matrices that are used as
tools for social impact assessment of terrestrial and aquatic projects
• Comprehensive review of federal and provincial legislation,regulations and guidance documents
pertaining to environmental protection, contaminated site cleanup, soil and water contaminant
limits, and protection of privacy, for an industrial client.
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• Researched literature on the methods of quantifying the social and economic effects of public
libraries on the surrounding community, for the Southern Ontario Library Services.
• Maintained databases of community input and analyzed data for Social Impact Assessments of
two proposed landfill expansions, for Canada Waste Services.
• Exhaustive review of literature in areas associated with Aboriginal self-government, including
government structure models,Aboriginal rights, fiscal relations, citizenship, land uses, and
charters and constitutions, for the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.
• Assisting the Nishnawbe Aski Nation in creating a viable model of First Nation-controlled,
designed and operated form of social assistance delivery. Research included literature review,
case studies of Aboriginal-designed social service programs, and production of the social
assistance model.
• Comparative analysis of federal,provincial and territorial divisions of powers and
responsibilities regarding energy, environmental protection, and economic development, for the
GNWT Department of Resources,Wildlife and Economic Development.
• Conducted an organizational review of the Chatham Kent Women's Centre. Was retained to
revise/update the agency's manuals and job descriptions, and identify necessary changes to the
agency's operational structure.
• Conducted a detailed analysis of various options for restructuring social housing in the
Northwest Territories, for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation. Political, economic,
financial, social, Aboriginal and operational considerations were integral to the analysis.
• Produced case studies of restructured municipalities for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
Housing,Provincial-Municipal Education and Training Secretariat. The case study research was
further synthesized into a training manual for municipal politicians and staff.
• Compiled and analyzed the findings of a comprehensive cross-Canada survey of stakeholders on
emerging needs and issues facing an aging population, for the Canadian Standards Association.
• Conducted research on alternative service delivery models and produced the final report for the
City of Yellowknife Feasibility Study.
• Researched and produced training materials on the subjects of Information Management,Human
Resources Development, Small Business Management and Recreational Management as a basis
for effective community planning for the Kashechewan Training Institute.
• Conducted research on a variety of subjects related to breast cancer,including causes,diagnosis,
treatment and prevention of the disease, as background information for a questionnaire to
conference delegates, for the First World Conference on Breast Cancer.
• Conducted numerous baseline economic/social studies in villages, as well as monitoring of the
lift irrigation, social forestry, agricultural development,biogas,beekeeping, and women's rural
industries programs of Sadguru Water and Development Foundation(India).
• Worked as academic researcher in the subjects of primary needs considerations, conflict
resolution, indigenous knowledge, and land reforms, in the context of international development,
for York University's Faculty of Environmental Studies.
EDUCATION
• MES (Masters in Environmental Studies),York University,Toronto, 1992
• BA(double major) Geography/English,York University, 1988
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Appendix B
Consulting Team Contact Information
Darlington Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility EA Assessment and Response
Municipality of Caarington—RFP Reference#2002-13
APPENDIX B IER— Planning, Research and Management Services
APPENDIX B - CONSULTING TEAM CONTACT INFORMATION
This proposal was the joint production of the following individuals:
1)Dr. Peter Homenuck
IER Planning,Research and Management Services
7501 Keele St., Suite 300
Concord ON L4K IY2
Tel: (905) 660-1060 x223
2)Dr. Alex Buchnea
SCIMUS Inc.
18 Aneta Circle
Toronto ON M2M 3J2
Tel: (416).225-1697
3)Mr. Dave Matchett
IER Planning,Research and Management Services
7501 Keele St., Suite 300
Concord ON L4K IY2
Tel: (905) 660-1060 x262
4)Dr. Syed J. Naqvi
5972 Ambler Drive
Mississauga, ON
L4W 2N3
Tel: (905) 624-7455—work
(905)625-8635 -home
5)Mr. Jim Micak
IER Planning,Research and Management Services
7501 Keele St., Suite 300
Concord ON L4K IY2
Tel: (905) 660-1060 x225
6) Sarah K.Mainguy
North-South Environmental Inc.
35 Crawford Cresc., Unit U5,
P.O. Box 518
Campbellville, ON
Tel: (905) 854-1112
7)Dr. Deb McGregor
92 Ridgevale Drive
Toronto, ON
M6A 1L3
Tel: (416)787-9985
Darlington Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility EA Assessment and Response
Municipality of Clarington-RFP Reference#2002-13
APPENDIX B IER—Planning, Research and Management Services
8) Christel von Engelbrechten
IER Planning,Research and Management Services
7501 Keele St., Suite 300
Concord ON L4K 1Y2
Tel: (905) 660-1060 x224
9)Ron Mucklestone
IER Planning,Research and Management Services
7501 Keele St., Suite 300
Concord ON L4K 1Y2
Tel: (905) 660-1060 x232
Darlington Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility EA Assessment and Response
Municipality of Clarington-RFP Reference#2002-13