Report of the meeting of the Task Force of June 21st, 2021

The third meeting of the Task Force with the neighborhood and the community of the Wasamac underground mining Project took place on June 21st, 2021, via the Zoom platform.

During this meeting, a summary update of the feasibility study was presented to the members in addition to confirming the acquisition of new mining properties. Members of the Task Force were also informed that the community relations office will be in the former Caisse populaire service point in the Évain neighborhood and that the community relations officer position will be filled shortly. A representative from Yamana also proposed a mechanism for following up on reports to the Task Force and explained the planned process for handling grievances, continuous improvement and internal and external feedback and follow-ups.

The purpose of the meeting was also to present the progress of the impact study and the timetable for the various related analyzes. The consulting firm WSP made a presentation to the members of the Task Force to better define the framework for an impact study at the provincial and federal level in addition to detailing the progress of the evaluation process, which includes a procedure before the Office of Public Hearings on the Environment. The representatives of WSP explain that the impact study must be a collaborative process with the community in order to better define the various parameters of the project’s receiving environment.

The community will therefore be able to express concerns related to the project which will be taken into account in the impact study. The schedule of planned and ongoing inventories is presented to members who were also able to see the schedule of anticipated results. Thematic meetings will be scheduled during the fall to present the procedures and mechanisms surrounding the impact study inventories and to learn about the first results.

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