Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid Power Plant Project
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
Volume 2
Cartographic documents
Filed with the Cree Nation Government
March 31 st , 2021
KWREC
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid Power Plant Project
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Volume 2 : Cartographic documents
PESCA Environnement
March 31, 2021
PESCA Environnement March 31, 2021
KWREC Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid Power Plant Project
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Volume 2 : Cartographic documents
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□ TABLE OF CONTENT
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APS1 Topography and Watercourses 2 Biological Components
3 Human and Social Components 4 Project Location
5 Sound Propagation Modeling 6 Visibility Analysis
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ISUALS
IMULATIONS1 Kuujjuaraapik - Mouth of the Great Whale River
2 Whapmagoostui / Kuujjuaraapik – Talinniq Avenue and Courthouse 3 Kuujjuaraapik – Airport
4 Kuujjuaraapik – Beach on the shore of Hudson Bay
5 Kuujjuaraapik – Existing trail along Hudson Bay (km 4)
6 Whapmagoostui – Access path to the site of the wind turbines
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik
Great Whale River Hudson Bay
T1
T2 T3a Hudson Bay Watershed
Great Whale River Watershed
Study Area
PotentialWind Turbine Location Notretained Wind Turbine Location Wind MeasurementMast New Road to be Built Existing Road to be Im proved Interconnection Line – 4 kV Interconnection Line – 25 kV Watershed
Watercourse Waterbody PotentialWetlands
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid Power Plant Project
Kuujjuaraapik Whapmagoostui Renewable Energy Corporation
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N/Réf.: WKHPPP_1031_EIE_c1_Relief_20210331a Nad 83, CSRS, MTM, Zone 9
0 400 800 m
Topography and Watercourses
Source:
BDVQ, 1/2 000 Canvec, 1/50 000 BGAQ 8M
Map 1
Hudson Bay
Ungava Bay
Project
Salluit
Quaqtaq
Aupaluk
Umiujaq Inukjuak
Ivujivik
Tasiujaq Kuujjuaq Akulivik
Kangirsuk Puvirnituq
Kangiqsujuaq
Kangiqsualujjuaq
Whapmagoostui / Kuujjuaraapik
Elevation (m) 0
235 150
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik
Great Whale River Hudson Bay
T1
T2 T3a
CH-01
CH-03 CH-04
CH-02
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid Power Plant Project
Kuujjuaraapik Whapmagoostui Renewable Energy Corporation
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N/Réf.: WKHPPP_1031_EIE_c2_MBio_20210331a Nad 83, CSRS, MTM Zone 9
0 400 800 m
Biological Components
Source:
BDVQ, 1/2 000 Canvec, 1/50 000 IBAVégétation du Nord québécois
Map 2 Stu dy Ar ea
Potenti al Wi nd Tur bi ne Locati on Not retai ned Wi nd Tur bi ne Locati on Wi nd Measur ement Mast New Road to be Bui l t Exi sti ng Road to be I mpr oved I nterconnecti on Li ne – 4 k V I nterconnecti on Li ne – 25 k V I mpor tant Bi r d Ar ea ( I BA)
Field inventories (2012-2013)Fi sh I nventor y Stati on Pl ant and Vegetati on Pl ot Raptor Obser vati on Poi nt Bat i nventor y Si te
Mi cr omammal s I nventor y Ar ea
Vegetation and Land CoverShrubs Rock outcr op Bur n Anthropi c Subar cti c heath Tundr a
Coni f erous f or est wi th deci duous shr u bs Coni f erous f or est wi th l i chens
Coni f erous f or est wi th l i chens and mosses Coni f erous f or est wi th moss
Bare ar ea
Peat bog
Water body
Water cour se
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik
Great Whale River Hudson Bay
T1
A
T2 T3a SIMV-04
SIMV-03
SIMV-02
SIMV-01
SIMV-06
SIMV-05
SON-03
SON-02
SON-01
Study Area
Potentia lWin d Turbine Location Not Reta in ed Win d Turbine Location Win d Measurement Ma st New Road to be Built Existin g Road to be Imp roved In terconn ection Line – 4 kV In terconn ection Line – 25 kV Existin g Tra il
Existin g Path
Valued View ofIn terest a n d Visua lSimula tion Soun dscap e Eva lua tion Point (2013) Petroleum Equip ment
Lease on Public Lan d Camp
Houses a n d Building Cemetery Airp ort
Airp ort Lan ding Run way
Kuujjua ra a p ik Power Pla n t (Hydro-Québec) Cargo Unloading Area
Boreholes
Telecommun ication Tower Mobile Commun ication System SeismologicalSta tion
Consulta tion a rea rela ted to a Microwave Link
Consulta tion a rea rela ted to a Mobile Commun ication System Gra velPit (BDVQ)
San d Pit (BDVQ) Lan dfillSite (BDVQ) Active Min in g Title (GESTIM)
Surfa ce Min era lExtra ction Site open with conditions (GESTIM) Wa tercourse
Wa terbody Category of Land
Category IIn uit Lan d Category IA Cree Lan d Category IB Cree Lan d Category IICree Lan d Category IICree/In uit Lan d Category III
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid Power Plant Project
Kuujjuaraapik Whapmagoostui Renewable Energy Corporation
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N/Réf.: WKHPPP_1031_EIE_c3_MHum_20210331a Nad 83, CSRS, MTM, Zone 9
0 400 800 m
Human and Social Components
Source:
BDVQ, 1/2 000 Canvec, 1/50 000 GESTIM RBQ, 2020 Bail de villégiature SDA
Map 3
Chemin Tukim
uaqtuk Chemin Uviluk
0 70 m
A
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik
Great Whale River Hudson Bay
T1
A
B
T2
T3a
P14 P13
P02
P21 P22 P23
P07
P06
P05 P03
P04
PotentialWin d Turbin e Location NotRetain ed Win d Turbin e Location Win d MeasurementMast New Road to be Built Existin g Road to be Improved In terconn ection Lin e – 4 kV In terconn ection Lin e – 25 kV Existin g Watercourse Crossin g Watercourse Crossin g to be Built Existin g Trail
Controland Main tenance Center Substation
Livin g Quarters for Workers (Camp) PotentialWetlands
Waterbody Watercourse Contour lin e
March 31, 2021
N/Réf.: WKHPPP_1031_EIE_c4_ProjectLoc_20210331a Nad 83, CSRS, MTM, Zone 9
0 220 440 m
Project Location
Source:
BDVQ, 1/ 2 000 Canvec Google Earth, 2019
Map 4
Chemin Tukim uaqtuk Chemin Uviluk
P24 P01
0 70 m
A
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid Power Plant Project
Kuujjuaraapik Whapmagoostui Renewable Energy Corporation
B
0 40 m
Great Whale River Hudson Bay
T1
T2
T3a
SON-02
SON-01
Study Area
PotentialWind Turbine Location NotRetained Wind Turbine Location Wind MeasurementMast New Road to be Built Exis ting Road to be Improved Interconnection Line – 4 kV Interconnection Line – 25 kV Soundscape Evaluation Point(2013) Exis ting Trail
Exis ting Path Houses and Building Camp
Airport
AirportLanding Runway Watercourse Waterbody Category of Land
Category IInuitLand Category IA Cree Land Category IB Cree Land Category IICree Land
Estimated Sound Emission of Future Wind Turbines (load factor of 100%)
30 to 34 dBA
35 to 39 dBA
40 to 44 dBA
45 to 49 dBA
50 dBAand more
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid Power Plant Project
Kuujjuaraapik Whapmagoostui Renewable Energy Corporation
March 31, 2021
N/Réf.: WKHPPP_1031_EIE_c5_Sonore_20210331a Nad 83, SCRS, MTM Zone 9
0 250 500 m
Sound Propagation Modeling
Source:
BDVQ, 1/2 000 Canvec, 1/50 000
Map 5
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik
Grea t Wh ale R
iver Hudson Bay
T1
A T2
SIMV-04 T3a
SIMV-03 SIMV-02 SIMV-01
SIMV-06
SIMV-05
PotentialWind Turbine Location Not Retained Wind Turbine Location New Road to be Built
Existing Road to be Improved Interconnection line – 4 kV Interconnection Line – 25 kV
Valued View ofInterest and VisualSimulation Existing Trail
Existing Path Camp Landscape Influence Areas
Weak (17 km)
Average (100x Turbine Height) Strong (10x Turbine Height) Number of Visible Nacelles
1 2
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March 31, 2021
N/Réf.: WKHPPP_1031_EIE_c6_Visibilite_20210331a Nad 83, CSRS, MTM Zone 9
0 1,4 2,8 km
Visibility Analysis
Source:
BDVQ, 1/2 000 Canvec, 1/50 000
Map 6
WhapmagoostuiKuujjuaraapik
T2 T3a
SIMV-03
SIMV-02 SIMV-01
SIMV-06 A
0 450 m
Visual Simulation 1 Kuujjuaraapik - Mouth of the Great Whale River
Original panorama Location
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid
Power Plant Project
Photograph Simulation
XY coordinates 323 094, 6 128 523 m Wind turbine model and height Goldwind GW-87, 75 m
UTM, zone 18N Total number of wind turbines 2
View direction 63˚ Number of visible turbines in the simulation 2
Photography date 2013/08/19 Number of hubs visible in the simulation 2
Distance from the nearest wind turbine 7.3 km
Distance from the farthest wind turbine 7.6 km Our reference: 1031 - WKHPPP
Date : 2021/01/22
Kuujjuaraapik Whapmagoostui
Renewable Energy Corporation
Visual Simulation 2 Whapmagoostui/Kuujjuaraapik – Talinniq Avenue and Courthouse
Original panorama Location
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid
Power Plant Project
Photograph Simulation
XY coordinates 324 548, 6 129 100 m Wind turbine model and height Goldwind GW-87, 75 m
UTM, zone 18N Total number of wind turbines 2
View direction 55˚ Number of visible turbines in the simulation 0
Photography date 2013/08/19 Number of hubs visible in the simulation 0
Distance from the nearest wind turbine - km
Distance from the farthest wind turbine - km Our reference: 1031 - WKHPPP
Date : 2021/01/22
Kuujjuaraapik Whapmagoostui
Renewable Energy Corporation
Visual Simulation 3 Kuujjuaraapik - Airport
Original panorama Location
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid
Power Plant Project
Photograph Simulation
XY coordinates 324 859, 6 129 747 m Wind turbine model and height Goldwind GW-87, 75 m
UTM, zone 18N Total number of wind turbines 2
View direction 68˚ Number of visible turbines in the simulation 2
Photography date 2013/08/19 Number of hubs visible in the simulation 0
Distance from the nearest wind turbine 5.3 km
Distance from the farthest wind turbine 5.6 km Our reference: 1031 - WKHPPP
Date : 2021/01/22
Kuujjuaraapik Whapmagoostui
Renewable Energy Corporation
Visual Simulation 4 Kuujjuaraapik - Beach on the shore of Hudson Bay
Original panorama Location
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid
Power Plant Project
Photograph Simulation
XY coordinates 324 995, 6 131 460 m Wind turbine model and height Goldwind GW-87, 75 m
UTM, zone 18N Total number of wind turbines 2
View direction 94˚ Number of visible turbines in the simulation 2
Photography date 2013/08/19 Number of hubs visible in the simulation 2
Distance from the nearest wind turbine 5.1 km
Distance from the farthest wind turbine 5.4 km Our reference: 1031 - WKHPPP
Date : 2021/01/22
Kuujjuaraapik Whapmagoostui
Renewable Energy Corporation
Visual Simulation 5 Kuujjuaraapik – Existing trail along Hudson Bay (km 4)
Original panorama Location
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid
Power Plant Project
Photograph Simulation
XY coordinates 328 813, 6 134 996 m Wind turbine model and height Goldwind GW-87, 75 m
UTM, zone 18N Total number of wind turbines 2
View direction 149˚ Number of visible turbines in the simulation 2
Photography date 2013/08/21 Number of hubs visible in the simulation 0
Distance from the nearest wind turbine 4.4 km
Distance from the farthest wind turbine 4.4 km Our reference: 1031 - WKHPPP
Date : 2021/01/22
Kuujjuaraapik Whapmagoostui
Renewable Energy Corporation
Visual Simulation 6 Whapmagoostui - Access path to the site of the wind turbines
Original panorama Location
Whapmagoostui Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid
Power Plant Project
Photograph Simulation
XY coordinates 327 358, 6 130 299 m Wind turbine model and height Goldwind GW-87, 75 m
UTM, zone 18N Total number of wind turbines 2
View direction 58˚ Number of visible turbines in the simulation 2
Photography date 2013/08/21 Number of hubs visible in the simulation 2
Distance from the nearest wind turbine 2.7 km
Distance from the farthest wind turbine 3.0 km Our reference: 1031 - WKHPPP
Date : 2021/01/22
