December 2022 Update
Welcome to the Marten Falls First Nation (MFFN) Community Access Road (CAR) January e-blast with updates on current and upcoming activities.
Month: December 2022
14. You Asked About
Back to all PIC #4 boards Route Alignment and social / ceremonial spaces Design features of the Community Access Road Construction and maintenance of the road Route Alignment and community effects The EA / IA Process – why is it taking so long? Do you have specific concerns or feedback you would like to share? …
05. How We Will Assess Potential Effects of the Community Access Road
Back to all PIC #4 boards To understand cumulative effects, identify other projects and activities that might overlap in time and space. 04. Where Are We in the EA / IA Process? 06. How We Will Select the Route
04. Where are We in the EA / IA Process?
Back to all PIC #4 boards 2021 Step 1: Define the Community Access Road 2021-2022 Step 2: Terms of ReferenceIdentify alternative routes (i.e., #1, #2, #3, #4)Marten Falls First Nation made a community decision to move forward with #1 and #4 2022 Step 3: Effects Assessment MethodsEvaluate alternative routes #1 and #4, temporary infrastructure and …
16. Thank You for Joining Us! Meegwetch!
Back to all PIC #4 boards Stay Involved Your feedback is important. Fill out the survey by December 23. Schedule a meeting with us; reach out any time and we can discuss your feedback and answer any questions. Join our mailing list. Email us at info@martenfallsaccessroad.ca or call us at 1-800-764-9114 Follow us on Facebook …
15. Six Month Look-Ahead
Back to all PIC #4 boards Field Studies and Socio-Economic Studies will continue Upcoming IK Workshops and Webinar Series this winter Ongoing engagement with Marten Falls First Nation members (via meetings, updated communications and Indigenous Knowledge Program participation) Continue consultation and engagement with neighbouring Indigenous communities, interested persons, organizations and groups Issue community-specific Progress Milestone …
13. Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Land & Resource Use
Back to all PIC #4 boards Understanding Aboriginal and Treaty Rights, Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and Indigenous Land and Resource Use (ILRU) are critical for avoiding and minimizing potential harms to Indigenous Peoples’ culture and territories Indigenous Knowledge will be given equal weight with science in the environmental assessment The IK Program can help to inform …
07. How We Will Select the Route
Back to all PIC #4 boards During the route evaluation, there are segments that are set or confirmed and others that have options to choose from. Where there are options to choose between, the evaluation criteria will be used to determine the best option for each segment. No route will be perfect, but the goal …
12. Highlights – Wildlife Species in the Study Area
Back to all PIC #4 boards From February to June, 2022, 27 different species visited the hair snag stations. Wishkobish / Wolverine February / March – 12 March / April – 14 April / May – 17 May / June – 11 Makwa / Bear March / April – 1 April / May – 5 …
11. Highlights – Wolverine Hair Snag (Wishkobish / Wiingwa’waake)
Back to all PIC #4 boards 5 field programs in 2022 54 wolverine hair snag traps – bait was strung above the trap, and two remote cameras were set up at each station. The hair snags were revisited once a month in March, April and May 2022 to collect hair samples and replace bait. Hair …