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• The 5th Neighbourhood Meeting is on Wednesday, November 16, 2022

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  The 5th neighbourhood meeting for the Wasamac underground mining project carried out by Yamana Gold will be on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at the Évain Club de l’Âge d’Or, located at 100 rue Leblanc (same side as the library).

  

  We suggest a meeting in the form of four workshops, giving everyone the chance to talk to several key Yamana Gold personnel. The small groups will be discussing these topics:

  • Water
  • Spatial planning
  • Traffic flow
  • Air quality, vibrations, and sound environment

  We will present the work done in recent months to optimize the project. We will also answer your questions, and we look forward to feedback for further project improvement.

  Two time slots are available to attend the meeting:

  • 2:00 – 4:00 PM
  • 7:00 – 9:00 PM

  Please RSVP and reserve your time slot by email at wasamac@yamana.com

  Or by phone at 1 833 510-0330 (toll free).

  Be sure to mention your name, phone number and preferred time slot.

  Public meeting open to all.

  We look forward to seeing you there!

• Invitation to the Fourth Neighbourhood Meeting

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  Invitation to the Fourth Neighbourhood Meeting

  The 4th neighbourhood meeting regarding Yamana Gold’s Wasamac underground mining project will be held on June 14, 2022, at the Évain community centre at 100 rue Leblanc.

  We will be setting up kiosks so that attendees can make the rounds and meet with different key people on the Yamana Gold team, as well as resource persons who can answer any questions you might have.

  Join us to discuss such topics as:

  • The mining project, for which the environmental impact assessment and exploration program are in progress;
  • The advanced exploration program, for which applications for bulk sampling authorizations will soon be submitted and for which preparatory work will begin in the fall;

  Come chat also with the Task Force members and share your views or suggest ideas for neighbourhood projects Yamana is interested in supporting.

  Three time slots have been scheduled for persons who plan to attend:

  • 4:00 PM
  • 5:30 PM
  • 7:00 PM

  Contact us to reserve and confirm your time slot either by email at wasamac@yamana.com or by telephone at 1 833 510-0330 (toll free).

  Please remember to give your name, phone number and preferred time slot.

  Open public meeting

  All are welcome! See you then!

• A Look Back at the December 1, 2021 Neighbourhood Meeting

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  Some 20 persons attended the third neighbourhood meeting on the Wasamac underground mining project in the Golden Agers room in Évain on December 1, 2021

  As we near the end of Yamana Gold’s first year as owner of the Wasamac underground mining project, we look back at our third neighbourhood meeting. It was an opportunity to present our growing team, project improvements suggested in the feasibility study, results to date of the exploration program, the environmental assessment process and alternative solutions being analyzed, as well as consultation activities held throughout the year. During the evening, we also announced that we have begun the process to secure permits for the advanced exploration recommended in the feasibility study.

  Following Yamana's presentation in the first half of the meeting, we suggested an interactive workshop on the recreational uses of the local lands. Working in small groups, participants spent about 45 minutes, in a friendly and constructive atmosphere, placing icons on a large map to indicate the sporting and outdoor activities practiced or observed in the area. They also voiced opinions on the five possible sites for the tailings storage facility and on the three options being considered for access to the plant and primary infrastructure.

  Back in plenary, each table presented the main areas identified for such activities as climbing, biking, snowmobiling, family outings, hunting and fishing, self-picking sites and birdwatching.

  In addition to mapping the areas used for recreational and tourism activities, the discussion highlighted broader issues, such as the project’s potential to increase road traffic on Route 117, the coexistence of uses on rang des Cavaliers, and the safety of families and cyclists in the area. The subject of access to fishing and hunting areas, snowmobile trails, climbing sites and the Kékéko Hills was also raised. Concerns about light pollution affecting astronomical observation were also voiced, along with noise that might interfere with wildlife observation.

  We closed the evening with a question-and-answer period addressing issues about noise, preservation of the rural quality of life, and priority solutions to safeguard the drinking water supply for the neighbourhood. Yamana reiterated that it intends to do its utmost to optimize the project with a minimum impact on local residents, that previous commitments will be upheld and that new ones will be discussed in the coming months.

  The information gathered will be incorporated into WSP's impact assessment and will also be valuable to Yamana Gold in the evaluation of the proposed project infrastructure and access road locations.

  A detailed report of this productive evening will also be published soon.

  For those interested in viewing the contributions made during this meeting or who were unable to attend the event, you will have a chance to make your views known online in a few days. Your feedback is important. You are the experts on your community, and citizen input is essential to designing an optimal project. The exercise is also an occasion to identify opportunities to protect, support and enhance the neighbourhood’s attractions and the lifestyles of its residents.

• Recap of the neighbourhood meeting of June 16, 2021: Attendance by some 30 people at the Zoom meeting

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  The minutes of the last neighbourhood meeting have been posted.

  A summary update on Yamana Gold's Wasamac underground mining project was presented to the area residents who logged into the virtual meeting. In this, our second meeting since Yamana purchased the property, we took the opportunity to introduce new members of the Yamana team and discuss in greater detail the exploration program, drilling operations, and sound mitigation measures, with expert testimony and outreach videos.

  The meeting was also a forum for discussion of Yamana's environmental approach in all steps of its process and the life cycle of a mining project. The mine tailings facility and surface infrastructure planned for the project were discussed. A quick update on the upcoming feasibility study was also on the agenda. Participants learned more about the acquisition of new mining properties (Francoeur, Arntfield and Lac Fortune) in the vicinity of the project area and possible synergies with the Wasamac project, although those are still to be confirmed.

  A summary of the environmental impact assessment, now scheduled to be filed in April 2022, was also discussed with the neighbourhood. The firm retained for this exercise is WSP, which will carry out several steps in the coming months, including data collection, land surveys and inventories, as well as a characterization of residential wells, to assess the project’s impacts. Finally, there was discussion of the Task Force, whose mandate is to serve as a space for dialogue and exchange between Yamana, the neighbourhood and the community, and the community contribution policy being developed. Many conversations took place on these topics. Following up on questions posed during the meeting, new questions/answers have been added to the platform, with more to come. The map showing the area identified for the characterization of residential wells was also uploaded to the platform.

• March 22, 2021 – Publication of the preliminary report on the last neighbourhood meeting

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  The preliminary report on the meeting between Yamana and the neighbourhood, which took place on February 24, has been posted on the consultation platform https://wasamac-eng.agnicoeagle.com/27423/widgets/111131/documents/72214. We encourage your comments and suggestions and trust that the report accurately reflects the discussions that took place.

  
  

  We will collect your feedback and comments until April 8 before producing the final report and posting it online.

  
  

  To send us your comments:

  
  

  By telephone: 819-763-1085

  By email: wasamac@yamana.com