DETOUR LAKE

Landfill Expansion

Environmental Assessment:
Long-term Waste Management Strategy, Detour Lake Mine Landfill Site

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION

Agnico Eagle has initiated a study under the Environmental Assessment Act to address the declining domestic, non-hazardous waste capacity of the Detour Lake Mine landfill site. The study will help identify a long-term (25 year) strategy to meet the needs of the Detour Lake Mine, with respect to the management of domestic non-hazardous solid waste generated within the Detour Lake Mine property. The mine is in northern Ontario, the District of Cochrane, about 185 kilometres (km) northeast of the Town of Cochrane via Highway 652. The approved, existing landfill has been in operation since 1983.

THE PROCESS

This study will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. The first step of the process is the preparation of a Terms of Reference. The Terms of Reference will set out the framework and work plan for addressing the Environmental Assessment Act requirements when preparing the environmental assessment, including such things as the alternatives that will be considered and consultation activities that will be carried out. If approved by the Minister, the terms of reference will provide the framework and requirements for the preparation of the environmental assessment.

A Notice of Commencement of Environmental Assessment – Terms of Reference was published on May 15, 2022 and is available at the link below. The Notice advised that Agnico Eagle is beginning an environmental assessment under the Environmental Assessment Act to address the declining capacity of the Detour Lake Mine landfill site.

Members of the public, agencies, Indigenous Nations, and other interested persons are invited to attend and participate in helping Agnico Eagle identify issues, interests, or ideas to be addressed during the Environmental Assessment. Additional consultation opportunities will be advertised in local newspapers and through Agnico Eagle’s website.

Notice of Commencement

A Notice of Submission of the Terms of Reference was published on March 8, 2024 and is available at the link below. The Notice advised that Agnico Eagle has submitted the Terms of Reference to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for review as required under the Environmental Assessment Act. Submitting the Terms of Reference is the first step of the Environmental Assessment process. If approved by the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, the Terms of Reference will provide the framework and requirements for the preparation of the Environmental Assessment for the proposed undertaking. The preparation of the Environmental Assessment represents the second step in the process under the Environmental Assessment Act. The Terms of Reference will be available for a 30-day public comment period from March 8 through April 8, 2024 here on the project website as well as public viewing locations included in the Notice of Submission.

Members of the public, agencies, Indigenous communities and organizations, and other interested persons are encouraged to actively participate in reviewing and providing comments on the Terms of Reference. Written comments on the Terms of Reference must be received by April 8, 2024 and should be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Project Officer:

Stephen Deneault | Project Officer
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Environmental Assessment Services | Environmental Assessment Branch
135 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, ON M4V 1P5
437-247-3443
Stephen.Deneault@ontario.ca

Notice of Submission – March 8, 2024

Agnico Eagle has submitted an Environmental Assessment (EA) Terms of Reference (ToR) for the proposed Detour Lake Mine Long-term Waste Management Strategy to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for review and approval. The Terms of Reference sets the framework for how the Environmental Assessment will be prepared. The submission date is Friday March 8, 2024. The Terms of Reference will be available for a 30-day public comment period until Monday April 8, 2024. The Terms of Reference is made available for public viewing on this website and at public record locations. These locations are listed on the Notice of Submission.

The final Terms of Reference was amended following comments on the Final Terms of Reference from the Government Review Team. The Amended Terms of Reference, dated May 6, 2024, is available here for viewing.

Amended Terms of Reference Detour Landfill Expansion – May 6, 2004
Volume III Record of Consultation

Some documents have intentionally been excluded from the online version of the Amended Terms of Reference due to confidentiality reasons. If you require additional information, please contact Stephanie Reeder or Lyne Thompson.

Members of the Indigenous Nations, public, agencies, and other interested persons are encouraged to actively participate in the planning process by attending open houses. An initial public open house to introduce the project, discuss the Terms of Reference, the Environmental Assessment, and the consultation processes was scheduled for Monday, June 26, 2023 at The Commando Pavilion, 226 Fifth Street, Cochrane, Ontario.

Members of the Indigenous Nations, public, agencies, and other interested persons were invited to attend and participate in helping Agnico Eagle identify issues, interests, or ideas to be addressed during the Environmental Assessment.

Presentation

Presentation Boards

On August 12, 2024, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) approved the amended Terms of Reference (ToR) for the proposed Environmental Assessment (EA) to identify a long-term strategy for the waste management needs at the Detour Lake Mine landfill site. Agnico Eagle is now proceeding with the Environmental Assessment under the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA). The study will be carried out in accordance with the approved amended ToR and the requirements outlined in the EAA. Study results will be published in the EA document, which will be submitted to the MECP for review.

Members of the public, agencies, Indigenous Nations, and other interested persons are invited to attend and participate in helping Agnico Eagle identify issues, interests, or ideas to be addressed during the Environmental Assessment. Additional consultation opportunities will be advertised in local newspapers and through Agnico Eagle’s website.

Notice of Commencement

CONTACT US

Cambium Inc.

Stephanie Reeder, P. Geo., C.E.T.
Group Manager – Solid Waste194 Sophia Street
Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 1E5
Tel: 705.872.8797
stephanie.reeder@cambium-inc.com
www.cambium-inc.com

Agnico Eagle, Detour Lake Mine.

Lyne Thompson, EP
Permitting Lead823 Birch St S.
Timmins, ON, P4N 7C2
Tel: 705-465-4272
lyne.thompson@agnicoeagle.com
www.agnicoeagle.com

DISCLAIMER

All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained, and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s.37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks’ Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-314-4075.