Consultations on the Topic of Water

Since the start of the project, we have had numerous and diverse consultations with stakeholders in the water industry. Last September, during a virtual meeting, we spoke with several specialized regional organizations, namely the Conseil Régional de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue (CREAT), Organisme de Bassin Versant de l'Abitibi-Jamésie (OBVAJ), and Organisme de Bassin Versant du Témiscamingue (OBVT), in order to update them on the project and discuss known best practices in the mining sector. We were asked to host a field visit, which we did on October 12 on the site where the future tailings facility might be constructed. A representative of the Société de l'Eau Souterraine de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue (SESAT) and a person with the municipal environmental department of Rouyn-Noranda were also present for this tour.

These transparent and frank discussions enable us to present our findings and have them validated by experts in our community as the project moves forward.

The feedback from stakeholders is essential to building a project with an eye to sustainability and continuous improvement and meeting the community's various expectations.