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All Options (All the Options) the use of the term refers to the 4 project options (see definition below) as well as the status quo.
Alternative means - The various ways that are technically and economically feasible, that the project can be implemented or carried out (alternatives that are functionally the same). This could include, for example, alternative locations, different structural designs, and methods of development, implementation and mitigation.
BDPC - Beaubassin Planning Commission.
BIO - Bedford Institute of Oceanography.
C&S SEC - NB Culture and Sport Secretariat.
CCG - Canadian Coast Guard.
CEAA - Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
Consultant - An individual or company hired to provide services to the proponent of the EIA project, the Department of Supply of Services.
DAFA - NB Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture.
DELG - NB Department of the Environment and Local Government.
DHW - NB Department of Health and Wellness.
DFO - Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
DNRE - NB Department of Natural Resources and Energy.
DOT - NB Department of Transportation.
DOTP - NB Department of Tourism and Parks.
DSS - NB Department of Supply and Services.
EC - Environment Canada.
Ecosystem Issues In the context of the modifications to the Petitcodiac River causeway currently proposed, meaning those ecosystem functions that have been affected over time since construction of the causeway and associated operation of the gates, including tidal exchange, sediment transport and other physical processes, and biophysical functions (e.g., wetland and other habitats, populations of flora and fauna, fish habitat, etc). Please note that additional issues (both biophysical/ecosystem, social, and economic may be identified during completion of the EIA Study.
e.g., - For example.
EIA/EA - Environmental Impact Assessment/Environmental Effects Assessment.
EIS - Environmental Impact Statement (Synonymous with EIA Report).
EMO NB Emergency Measures Organization.
Environment - Under CEAA, means the components of the earth and includes:
a) air, water and land, including all layers of the atmosphere,
b) all organic and inorganic matter and living organisms,
c) the interacting natural systems that include components referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).
Environment Under the Clean Environment Act, "environment" is defined as:
(a) air, water, or soil;
(b) plant and animal life including human life; and
(c) the social, economic, cultural and aesthetic conditions that influence the life of humans or a community as they are related to the matters described in (a) and (b).
Environmental Effect - In respect of a project, means:
a) any change that the project may cause in the environment (i.e., both positive and negative changes), including any change on health and socio-economic conditions, on physical and cultural heritage, on the current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes by aboriginal persons, or on any structure, site or thing that is of historical, archaeological, paleontological or architectural significance, and
b) any change to the project that may be caused by the environment whether any such change occurs within or outside Canada.
FCA - Full-cost accounting (synonymous with cost/benefit analysis)
Fauna - Animals.
Fish - Under Section 2 of the Fisheries Act, includes fish, shellfish, crustaceans and marine mammals.
Fish Habitat As defined under the Fisheries Act, fish habitat includes the spawning grounds and nursery, rearing, food supply and migration areas on which fish depend directly or indirectly in order to carry out their life processes.
Fish Passage As defined under the Fisheries Act, fish passage relates to the unimpeded and safe movement, upstream or downstream, of fish between aquatic habitats required to complete their life cycle.
Flora - Plants.
i.e., - That is/In other words.
MDPC - Greater Moncton Planning District Commission.
NB - The Province of New Brunswick.
NBM The New Brunswick Museum.
NRC - Natural Resources Canada.
Project Options (proposed project options; the project; the proposed project) - Functionally different ways to meet the project needs and achieve the project purpose. With respect to the proposed Modifications to the Petitcodiac River Causeway, each project option (i.e., replacing the fishway, gates open during peak migration, gates open permanently, and replacement of part of the causeway with a bridge), is basically an alternative to the other options.
Proponent The Department of Supply and Services (DSS), acting on behalf of the Province of New Brunswick, given the responsibility to manage the EIA study.
RDPC - Royal District Planning Commission.
Responsible Authority - In relation to a project, means a federal authority that is required, pursuant to subsection 11(1) of CEAA, to ensure that an environmental assessment of the project is conducted.
Status Quo - the current condition/existing causeway remains unchanged (using present criteria for gate operations).
TDPC - Tantramar Planning District Commission.
TOR - Terms of Reference.
TRC - Technical Review Committee.
VECs - Valued Environmental Components (biophysical, social, or economic components).
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