Summary of the Task Force Meeting of June 22, 2022

The 13^th meeting of the Wasamac Task Force was a project status report through a review of the latest news and the neighbourhood meeting, followed by continuing discussion of the coexistence guide with regard to monitoring and maintaining the integrity of residential properties. The group also discussed the vibration modelling tests for the environmental impact assessment to be rescheduled in the coming months. Finally, as with each of the meetings, the reports received by Yamana over the past month, and action taken in response to them, were presented and discussed.

Monitoring and maintenance of property integrity will be an important chapter in the coexistence guide, which is currently in development. The meeting was a chance for Yamana to present its commitments and proposals for monitoring and maintaining property integrity; others will be added after the EIA. The work currently underway is intended to establish practices firmly grounded in science, transparency, cooperation and a good-neighbour approach.

The objectives presented by Yamana for monitoring and maintenance of property integrity are:

"Documenting conditions at the starting point and monitoring impacts over time, then communicating the results transparently and collaborating with all stakeholders in a spirit of continuous improvement and good neighbourliness. We intend to base our approach on the recognition that there is no such thing as zero risk and a genuine desire for peaceful co-existence."

Some of the commitments discussed at the meeting:

• To establish best practices for monitoring and informing the public so that the latter can track vibration levels in the area.
• Commission an independent expert to produce a baseline of properties in the area and monitor it over time
• Based on the results of the environmental impact assessment, find solutions to reduce, mitigate or compensate for the potential impacts on homeowners in the area, in advance and through consultation with stakeholders
• Conduct periodic testing of residential wells in the area and communicate the results of monitoring done on observation wells throughout the mining project

If you have any questions concerning maintenance of the integrity of properties or about the environmental monitoring that will be set up to track project impacts, do not hesitate to contact the Yamana community relations office or to share your questions with members of the Wasamac Task Force, who will be able to follow up on them at future meetings.