Name of the project /

Power Supply Works at the Deception Bay Camp and the Installation of Fibre Optics - Nunavik Nickel Mining Project

Proponent /

Canadian Royalties inc.

Expected date of construction /

2021 - 2022

Community /

Baie Déception

Location /

The route of the 5-KV electric and fibre optics cable between the camp and the port facilities in Deception Bay is 4.6 km long, with a 0.50-m wide right-of-way. The right-of-way includes the 5-cm diameter electric cable, the fibre optics cable and the wooden supports (pillars) for the water crossings and ditches.

Affected area

The impacted areas within the 0.5-m right-of-way are 1,973 m2 for the terrestrial environment, 205 m2 for wetlands and 91 m2 for water environments, for a total of 2,269 m2.

Decision

Authorization of the modification of the certificate of authorization

Decision pdf 261 KB

Description

The Nunavik Nickel inc. Project (NNiP), by Canadian Royalties Inc. (CRI), was the subject of an initial environmental and social impact study in 2007. This led to certification of authorization for the entire NNiP mining site on May 20, 2008, pursuant to section 201 of the Environmental Quality Act. Since then, various amendments to the global certificate have been authorized.
This project consists of supplying the Deception Bay camp facilities with a 5-KV electrical cable from the generators at the CRI port facilities. In addition, a fibre optics cable will be bundled with the electrical cable during the works.