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Pat Brady 20686 Cypress Creek Road Box 1 Pink Mountain, BC VOC 2B0 October 19, 2013 Mr. James Wellstead Senior First Nations Relations Advisor Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 400 10003 liOthAvenue Fort St. John, BC VIJ6M7 Dear Mr Wellstead, Regarding File: 1641195-201301 I am a Treaty 8 Indian and a member of the Halfway River First Nation. My trapline and land use area is the Cypress Creek watershed. I am concerned about a proposal by Canada Beneland Energy Limited to drill exploratory test holes in the Cypress valley. Beneland implies that they are not going to interfere with wildlife habitat. The whole Cypress valley is wildlife habitat. They say that they won’t hurt the water. I don’t see how it is possible for them to go in there and make pads and roads and do their work without impacting the water. I will try to explain the situation in the Cypress Valley. Beneland’s proposed project is only one part of a larger picture. No company by itself is totally responsible for all the damages that have occurred but they all have a share in them and the results are cumulative. There gets to be a point where even minimum damages have a maximum effect. The Cypress has reached that stage. It cannot withstand a mining operation. This exploratory venture is already too much on its own but it is only the beginning if they find good coal deposits. I have spoken with other native elders and trappers and they feel the same as I do. There are many inaccuracies in the information that has been compiled. Even the directions to the site are innacurate. People have to turn off the Cypress Creek road at approximately km 29 ‘/2 and take the Robertson Creek road from there. I have looked at the Beneland wildlife map. It shows all the ungulate winter range on the mountain tops and no wildlife of any kind in the area of the proposed work sites. This is inaccurate and misleading. The company is planning to do work on Fourteen Mile Mountain. They have not mentioned that there are swamps and creeks and underground springs in there. This is real good caribou habitat and one of my best trapping areas for marten and wolverine. Caribou come down into this area in the winter. You mention moose wintering on the flats in your written report. This is true. In the winter moose spend a lot of time in the timber and move around according to the weather and food supplies. When I was trapping in the 1980s my partner and I counted over six hundred moose down on the flats. When you go through there now you are lucky to see one. You indicate that resource development must consider and address all significant values identified and

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Page 1: VIJ6M7 Dear Mr Wellstead, VOC 2B0...Pat Brady 20686 Cypress Creek Road Box 1 Pink Mountain, BC VOC 2B0 October 19, 2013 Mr. James Wellstead Senior First Nations Relations Advisor Ministry

Pat Brady20686 Cypress Creek RoadBox 1Pink Mountain, BCVOC 2B0October 19, 2013

Mr. James WellsteadSenior First Nations Relations AdvisorMinistry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations400 10003 liOthAvenueFort St. John, BCVIJ6M7

Dear Mr Wellstead,

Regarding File: 1641195-201301

I am a Treaty 8 Indian and a member of the Halfway River First Nation. My trapline and land use areais the Cypress Creek watershed. I am concerned about a proposal by Canada Beneland Energy Limitedto drill exploratory test holes in the Cypress valley.

Beneland implies that they are not going to interfere with wildlife habitat. The whole Cypress valley iswildlife habitat. They say that they won’t hurt the water. I don’t see how it is possible for them to go inthere and make pads and roads and do their work without impacting the water.

I will try to explain the situation in the Cypress Valley. Beneland’s proposed project is only one partof a larger picture. No company by itself is totally responsible for all the damages that have occurredbut they all have a share in them and the results are cumulative. There gets to be a point where evenminimum damages have a maximum effect. The Cypress has reached that stage. It cannot withstand amining operation. This exploratory venture is already too much on its own but it is only the beginningif they find good coal deposits. I have spoken with other native elders and trappers and they feel thesame as I do.

There are many inaccuracies in the information that has been compiled. Even the directions to the siteare innacurate. People have to turn off the Cypress Creek road at approximately km 29 ‘/2 and take theRobertson Creek road from there.

I have looked at the Beneland wildlife map. It shows all the ungulate winter range on the mountaintops and no wildlife of any kind in the area of the proposed work sites. This is inaccurate andmisleading. The company is planning to do work on Fourteen Mile Mountain. They have notmentioned that there are swamps and creeks and underground springs in there. This is real goodcaribou habitat and one of my best trapping areas for marten and wolverine. Caribou come down intothis area in the winter. You mention moose wintering on the flats in your written report. This is true. Inthe winter moose spend a lot of time in the timber and move around according to the weather and foodsupplies. When I was trapping in the 1980s my partner and I counted over six hundred moose down onthe flats. When you go through there now you are lucky to see one.

You indicate that resource development must consider and address all significant values identified and

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adequately manage all conflicts. You have identified three values: fish and wildlife habitat, wildernessvalues, and back country recreation. You have identified the other tenures as being industrial in natureeg: oil industry and wind power. You have mentioned trapping and hunting only under potential effectson Treaty 8 rights which you mistakenly seem to consider as being very low. You have i recognizedme, the trapline holder, as being significant, although it is my trapline and land use area and it is mewho is being impacted by all these industrial activities. Neither government or industry has made anyeffort to contact me personally. I have received all my information second hand. The oil companies arerequired to notify the trappers when they come through. Why is this mining company not incompliance? If it is because I am native then I am being discriminated against. The trapline isregistered in my name, no one elses. I have had traps and also traps with animals in them buried by oilcompany workers before notification became mandatory.

I was born and raised on the family trapline and land use area and still reside on it and still try to securea living from it. This has become impossible because of the cumulative destruction and interference.My ability to make a living and to maintain my way of life is dependent on the land and I have beenhindered and kicked aside for years by industrial and governmental concerns. These losses andhardships are real and are ongoing.

My position is unique in that I am the only person from the Halfway band who has stayed on the landand is living the traditional life as much as is possible. Treaty and aboriginal rights are meaningful tome on a day to day basis because I am living them every day. And every day those rights are beinginfringed upon. Treaty and aboriginal rights are only abstract concepts without a healthy andproductive land base on which to exercise them.

As a person who does not, and never has, resided on the reserve I am told that I am jLentitled to anybenefits that go to the reserve. The focus and duties of the chief and council appear to center on thereserve and whatever benefits or compensation they receive, even from my trapline, go to the reserve.

They represent the reserve, not me. The chief and council have been forced into a position ofconflict of interest and so I am denied representation. If they can negotiate benefits for thereserve my problems become irrelevant, Even if the chief and council were not in conflict of interestthey still could not fairly represent me because they do not have the knowledge to do so. They do notlive here and all of their information is second hand. They can back me up but I am the only onequalified to speak for me and for the Cypress valley.

I make my own jobs. I am harassed and blocked in all of them. When I ask the companies foremployment I am informed that I am not qualified to work for them yet I am either prevented from, orseverely handicapped, in accomplishing the work that I am very well qualified to do.

My trapline is my livelihood. It is the only way that I have of making a living. I have had industry andgovernment people informing me that I am not trapping. If this is true I am wondering where all thefur in my cache came from. I also do trail rides in the Cypress but my clients want a wildernessexperience. They do not want to look at industrial installations and breathe polluted air. They do notwant the horses spooked by people on quads.

The band uses me for an elder when they need information because I know the country and livedthrough a lot of the history here. I know the old pack trails. I maintained a lot of the trails, even theones off my trapline for many years when I was guiding.

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I maintain my trails and my trapline as well as I am able but it is impossible to manage my lineproperly anymore. Too much is destroyed and the destruction continues. My accesses are continuallyblocked or destroyed and I have to keep cutting new trails. I pick up loads of garbage from industryand from hunters and from people out for recreational purposes. I have to clean up messes others leavewhen they stay, uninvited, in my cabin. I have to keep cutting wood that other people steal and burn.All of this is at my own expense and on my own time as neither industry or government will accept anyresponsibility for the harm they do to me, to the wildlife, and to the land and to the water.

The government established ATV trails up all the rivers in this area and does not maintain or patrolthem. All of the resultant unrestricted traffic has had a devastating effect on the wildlife. If the wildlifeis to survive they have to have some mating areas and they have to have some calving areas where theycan look after their babies in peace. Since the recreational ATV trails were established the game hasdeclined alarmingly. The wildlife has no chance with all these people on quads and snowmachines.The trail has made it easy for the hunters to slaughter the wildlife. Some people use their quads tochase animals for sport. The wildlife is being hit too hard and has nowhere left to get away because ofthe ATV trails. Even the hunters who are using the quads are starting to realize that the present systemisn’t working. They go home empty handed because the animals are not there anymore. Even the mostenthusiastic hunters realize that a period of recovery is necessary for the herds to reestablishthemselves. It will take years of good management and a closure of at least one of the ATV trails toeven begin to accomplish this. The Cypress valley is the logical choice for an ATV trail closurebecause it already has the historical NWIvIP trail. This trail is not open to motorized traffic but can beused by people riding horses and for hiking. Access to the backcountry is still there. I have kept thistrail maintained for all of my life, again in my own time and at my own expense. There are plenty ofother ATV trails in other valleys for those who like machines.

I have noticed no mention of the NWMP trail in the information that I have seen concerning this coalexploration venture though it is an important historic and archeological site and has a protected statusthrough the archeology branch.

Industry has destroyed and fragmented a lot of very good wildlife habitat. Canfor targets the bestwildlife habitat to log and I have lost these prime areas. Their methods of logging are ecologicallyunsound. They leave the soil and the moss ripped up and destroyed and a big mess that is full of snagsand debris and is useless to the wildlife. What little topsoil there is runs into the water. They log overflood plains and important wildlife licks and historical and archeological sites. When they do theirsilviculture they spray the food plants that the animals desperately need. Then I am informed that thewildlife is being looked after and that the cutbiocks are enhanced wildlife habitat. I know better.

There have been pipeline breaks in my trapline both in the Cypress and Halfway rivers. The pipes arestill in the water. These companies do not clean up after themselves and OGC does nothing to makethem do it. I used to be able to catch enough fish for supper in about ten minutes. Now a person canfish all day and catch nothing. And a person wonders how safe it would be to eat them with all thepollution in the water.

I know what I am talking about because I have lived here all of the seventy-six years of my life andhave spent most of my time working outdoors. I have made my living hunting and trapping. I knowwhat is normal and natural out there and I know what is not.

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I do not use a quad. I have seen first hand the devastating effect that their use has had on the wildlifeand on the country. I do not believe in interfering with the wildlife any more than is necessary. I usehorses or walk when I am hunting. When I am trapping I use my snowmachine to transport mysupplies to my cabin. I walk all of my lines. In the old days I mushed dogs but can’t do this any more.Once the country became more populated I was afraid that my dogs might get into mischief sooner orlater even though they were well trained. I don’t believe in torturing animals by keeping them tied upall the time.

Everyone thinks that the best trapper is the one who gets the most fur. If his line can stand it this is allright but if it can’t and he goes in and slaughters everything he is not leaving enough brood stock and isnot managing his line properly. I walk and ride through the country and see what there is. After thefirst snowfall you can see exactly what is there. In the summer a lot of fur bearing animals migrate.When they put in the dams on the Peace River it interfered with wildlife migration.

There are a lot of wildlife licks in the Cypress. Canfor wiped out a bunch of them and covered them upwith debris. The oil companies destroyed licks too. These are very important to the wildlife. Theycan’t get their minerals and their salt without them. There are dry licks on the mountains and wet lickslower down. There are licks on Fourteen Mile Mountain. There are cemeteries and buffalo jumps andarcheology sites to consider. I can’t put every detail in this letter but there are a lot of things that thecompanies and the government are either ignorant of or are ignoring.

The government has to start considering all aspects of the forests, not just the resources that they wantto extract. The country is being hit too hard and too fast. The Cypress has always been prime wildlifehabitat and this should be preserved as much as is possible. When it is destroyed it is gone and there isnot as much prime wildlife habitat left as people are led to believe.

I am an independent person and always have been. I am not in the habit of standing around with myhand out for anything I don’t have coming or for charity of any kind. I do, however, have treaty rightsthat are not being recognized and have had my livelihood and my way of life taken from me. Thereserve is not suffering these immediate and personal losses. They do not maintain and work theCypress valley. I do. I have already stated that any benefits that the reserve gained from thedestruction of my trapline and land use area were not gained by me and any compensation that waspaid was not received by me.

You have to realize that all the damages to my line are permanent and extensive and that the Cypresscan’t take any more. Even if people tried they could not bring things back, certainly not in my lifetime.Surely there has to be a point where people can see that they have to back off until there is somerecovery from all that has already occurred. The Cypress watershed has exceptional wildlife habitatMinerals are not the only value to be considered. Certainly not at the exclusion of all others.

Sincerely yours,

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Pat Brady

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Cypress Creek Coal Exploration 2013

Notice of Work

Description of Exploration Program

The Cypress Creek Exploration Project as proposed by Canada Beneland Energy Ltd. (Beneland)

is located in the Peace River region, approximately 192 km northwest of Fort St John, British

Columbia. The program is proposed to drill twelve coal core holes in Canada Beneland Energy

Ltd.’s coal property in Northeast BC. The drillhole depths will range from 250 m to 990 m, with

an average of 682 m. The surface casing will set at a depth of several meters from the top of the

Cretaceous Formation immediately underneath the glacial till. The hole will be drilled by rotary

until to the top of Gething Formation, then switched to coring, and continue coring through

Gething Formation into the Cadomiri formation. The hole will terminate 8 meters into the

Cadomin formation. Geophysical logging will be conducted after the hole reaches it’s total

depth. After geophysical logging is completed, the hole will be appropriately abandoned.

A detailed “safe drilling procedure” is currently being developed for discussion. Any required

modifications, such as whether BOP is required upon setting surface casing, and whether hole

needs to be abandoned by cementing from the bottom to the top, will be subsequent approval

with the Mines Inspector.

The goal is to minimize the impact of the exploration activity and utilize existing roads and

access wherever possible. The pads are designed to a SOm x SOm size to accommodate a truck

mounted drilling rig as well as a BOP and associated flareline. Should the “safe drilling plan”

utilize a short flareline and small BOP/diverter, then the size of the pad may be reduced. The

objective is to have the smallest size pad possible that will safely accommodate the required

equipment.

The exploration program is scheduled to commence in August 31st, 2013 and end in March 1st,

2014. The NOW application has proposed an end date of December 31st, 2014 to allow for

flexibility should drilling meet with unforeseen delays.

The project is intended to assess the quality and quantity of the coals within the licence area

through a series of drill holes. This work will supplement the historic oil and gas exploration

activities that have been conducted in this area. To this end Beneland proposes to drill between

5 and 12 coal exploration holes on new drill pads located as close as possible to existing all

weather gravel roads. Short new-access roads of the “excavated trail” type will be built to

connect the drill pads to existing access roads. These will be reclaimed upon completion of the

program. To the extent possible, natural clearings and high-dry ground will be utilized to

minimize environmental impact, and to facilitate rapid regrowth of vegetation.

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Excavated Trails

Historic exploration and oil and gas development has resulted in an extensive network of seismic

lines, exploration trails, excavated trails, and all weather roads in the region. To both reduce the

overall cost of the program, and also reduce the environmental impact, the drill holes will be

sited as close as possible to existing all weather access. Where possible the trail system has

been designed to utilize existing trails and previously disturbed areas. To facilitate access for the

proposed exploration project, 1.14 km of old road are scheduled for upgrade, and 1.6 km of new

trail will be constructed. New trails have been designed with a maximum sustained grade of

10%. Short pitches, as steep as 14%, may be utilized only in instances where safety and

environmental standards will not be jeopardized. Trails are designed with a 4-6 m running

surface and 8-1Gm total width. Trails will be built using a cut and fill technique, unless slopes or

terrain stability issues prevent the safe use of this method. If slope or terrain issues are present

on the final trail location end hauling or other techniques as prescribed by a qualified

professional will be implemented. All new trails will be constructed in a manner that facilitates

the de-activation and reclamation of the trail upon project completion. Where applicable, roads

will be planned and designed in a method that will allow for future use by other industrial users.

If the analyses of exploration data determine that a section of new trail will not be needed En the

future, it will be de-built in a timely fashion. Culverts, bridges, safety berms, and signage will be

removed. The running surface of the trail will be de-compacted to a depth of 0.30 m and fill

slope material will be placed into the cut slope to return the contours similar to the pre

construction topography. Depressions and cross ditches will be installed as required to assist in

limiting erosion and to allow for the natural flow of surface water.

Sections of trails that are determined to be necessary for future exploration work will be put

into a hydrologically stable state prior to spring melting and run-off. Hydrological stability will be

attained through the installation of cross ditches and water bars and the removal of the short

sections of the safety berm along low lying and out sloped sections of trails.

Prior to crossing any streams within the project area a fish habitat assessment will be

conducted. All crossing structures will be designed based on the results of the habitat

assessment and table 9.2 of the HSRC.

During the exploration project signage indicating road names and kilometer markers will be

erected and a radio calling system will be initiated for safety.

Drill Pads

12 drill pads have been proposed to facilitate the drilling of up to 12 holes. Where is possible,

existing clearings and previously disturbed areas have been selected for drill locations.

Drill pads will be constructed at 50 m wide by 50 m long. The final footprint of the pad will vary

depending upon the slope of the terrain and any associated cut and fill that may be required.

Sites were selected prioritizing flat ground, sparse brush and proximity to existing roads or trails.

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The pads will be level (<2% grade) with a ditch along the cut slope side and a safety berm alongthe fill slope side should cut and fill be required.

Where feasible construction of trails and drill pads will be conducted in a manner that will planfor future de-activation. At the commencement of construction productive topsoil will bestripped to a depth of approximately 050 m. This material will be stockpiled in a location thatwill not interfere with subsequent construction and drilling activities. Locations will beconstructed using a traditional cut and fill technique. If the final drill site location is on steepslopes (>60%) or on ground that has potential for failure, a qualified professional will complete afield assessment of the area and provide guidance to the construction.

Drilling

Water for drilling will be pumped from the nearest creek to the dillhole location. These locationscan be safely accessed without the construction of any additional roads or trails. All suctionhoses used to extract water will be covered with a screen to limit the removal of aquatic biota.

Where fish are present water pumping will not continue if stream depth is less than 25 cm.

Drill Sumps

Drill cuttings and drill mud will be disposed of as per regulatory requirements. If sumps arerequired, sumps will be within the permitted footprint of the drill pad or within the adjacentroad right of way or nearby disturbed area. Water wiii not be permitted to flow directly into anybody of water nor flow over slope/soil types that may result in erosion. Sumps will be deactivated by way of back filling upon the completion of exploration project.

Timber

The timber is dominated by low to moderate quality spruce and fir. This program will have noimpact upon free growing status of any forestry cut blocks.

Miscellaneous

Garbage will be collected throughout the day and removed from the project area at the end ofeach shift.

Good house keeping will be enforced throughout the project to reduce the risk of attractingwildlife.

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Canada Beneland Notice of Work — Cypress Creek Coal Exploration

File: 1641195-201301 — Notice of Work

Project DescriptionCanada Beneland Energy Ltd is requesting a Notice of Work permit to conduct exploratorydrilling at their Cypress Creek Coal property approximately 140km northwest of Fort St Johnnear the confluence of Cypress Creek and the Halfway River. The drilling program wouldconsist of up to 12 boreholes at depths of between 250 and 990m by open hold rotary and coringtechniques. The bore holes will occur at 12 different drilling sites with some sites having morethan one drill hole.

Access to the drill sites will be approximately 41km in on Cypress Creek Road and will require1.14 km of existing access modification and 1.6 km of new exploration trails to be constructed.The current state of the land includes existing oii and gas pipeline right of ways and some oil andgas drilling pads. These existing disturbances will be used when possible.

All sites requiring sumps will occur within the permitted 50m x 50m drill pads or within theadjacent road right of way. Water for drilling will be supplied from the nearest creek, withsuction hoses covered by a screen to limit the removal of aquatic biota. Where fish are presentwater pumping will not continue if stream depth is less than 25cm.

The project is proposed to run through the winter of 2013-14, but the application will span dateof issue to December 31, 2014 to provide for unforeseeable events. The total area of reclamationwill cover the access roads, drill holes and sites, trenching and settling ponds for a total of 4.37heetares.

Setting DescriptionOther initial information found in regards to land use or resource management for this proposedproject area includes:

a) Biodiversity and Wildlife Habitat Informationi. The area does not overlap ungulate winter ranges nor wildlife habitat areas.

ii. The proposed Notice of Work area does not include High Elevation Winter Rangefor the Graham Northern Caribou herd

b) Known Archeological information

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identified archaeological sites within the proposed project area.if during consultation First Nations communities identi1i or share archaeologicaldata with the Province, that infonnation will be incorporated into theconsideration of the project by the Statutory Decision Maker(s).

c) Traditional Use informationThe project site area falls within West IV1oeriy First Nations’ Traditional usestudy area currently identified by the Province of BC’s traditional use studydatabase.

d) Fort St. John Land and Resource Management Plan — Fish and Wildlife ManagementDirection

Multiple Resource Management Areas, including:i. Two Bit — General Resource Management

ii. Bluegrave Horseshoe — General Resource ManagementSome general management directives:

Fish1. maintaining the opportunity for the sustainable harvest of fish and

wildlife resources by maintaining sufficient habitat of appropriatecapability to sustain populations. In addition, sustain residentopportunities to harvest fish and wildlife.

Wildlife1. ensuring that the habitat needs for red & blue-listed (rare &

threatened), and yellow-listed (regionally significant) species areprovided for. The. habitat needs. of these. species will be. addressedas a priority at the landscape and stand level. Rare habitats (aquaticand terrestrial) and plant communities will be. identified andmapped and considered for establishment as wildlife habitat areas.

Culture and Heritage.2. protecting culture and heritage resources. This will be achieved

through the. application of the-Forest Practices Code. Heritage-Conservation Act, Agreement of the Management of CulturalHeritage- Resources. and. the- Archaeological. Impact AssessmeutGuidelines to identif’ and maintain culture and heritage resources.

iii. Besa Halfway Chowade — Special Management: Fish and WildlifeHabitat. Wilderness. Values and. Backcountry Recreation

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BRITISHCoLuMBIA

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values identified. The intent is to assess risk to the identified values and to adequatelymanage any eontlict. These values include:

1. Fish and Wildlife Habitat2 Wilderness Values3. Backco.untry Recreation

e) Provincial Regulations and LegislationL Mthes Act Authorization

f) Other tenures in the areaL OiL andGas Pipeiine

ii. Oil and Gas drill padsiii... Win& power (Inv-estigativ.e-licence).iv. Notation of interest (Halfway River)v. Roadway (Cypress Creekroad)

Potential Effects on Treaty 8 rightsPoaeffectstftTreaty rightsmay riltfttheSnlluwing-prnposedactivities

a) Creation of new access trails (1.6km)b) Expansionof existing-access trails(l.l4km)c) Creation of new disturbances for drill sites (12; 3 hectares)d) Creaticnof new. disturbances for trench andtestpits (minimal)e) Timber removal and clearing of 43.7 m3 of merchantable timber vohune

Nature and Scope of Potential EffectsThe nature anxbcope of the potential impactsincludea potential impact on:

a) the right to hunt ungulates and predators and trap furbearing speciesiY PotentiaLpressureson ungulates andiurbearing animalsinthe-area4ue-to

increased industrial activitiesii) PotentiaLpressureon ungulatesthatusejow evation.unuatewinterrangeiii) Potential limitations to access in the immediate project area due to safety concerns

around coaL exploration

b) Possible effects on fishingi) Potentiailimitations thimiaprad-tcfetyconcerns

around coal exploration

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BRITISHCOLUMBIA

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and affirmed by Section 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982Reviewmg the potential impacts of the proposed project on atórementioned Treaty rightsrequires an initial assessment of the level of impact for each of the potential effects listed, alongwith an evaluation of how those potential effects may measure out over the proposed project as a

assesses-the-potential impacts on aforementioned rights to be as follows:

a) Overall -for the--short -term hepotentiaLimpct-wouldbemoderateie$o.i. Potential creation of new disturbance

ii, Potential enhancementofexisting roadaccessroutesiii. Potential increased industrial activity within the areaiv Reclamationof-boreholes.. drilling.pads andswnps. onceworkhas been-completed

b) Overall for the long term the potential impact would depend on:i. Successofreclamation implementation- and monitoring—

ii. Whether or not exploration deems this area a suitable site for future coalexplorationorrniningPriortoany decision on - whether-further--exploration or-useof the surrounding area as a potential mine would occur, there will be furtherconsu-It-ationwith Halfway River-First Nation-toassess potential. impacts andinform potential future decision making processes.

SummaryThejnitiai impatReview completed.bacecLonihe ahoveinformtinnindicatesthat1hProvince initially assesses the impact to Halfway River First Nation’s Treaty 8 Rights recognizedand affirmed-by Section 3511) of the ConstitutionAcL 1982.will below. As .aresul-t of.this..Assessment, the Province proposes consultation occur at the Normal level.

Prepared By:James Welistead -

Senior First Nations Relations AdvisorMiistrv ofForests,-Landsand Natural-Resource Operations.October 8, 2013

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•SETUP QUESTIONS

Plc ntr crmp prlimin.ry infnrmtinn fnr ynhlr ppliritinn

Office to submit application to: Prince George

Are you an individual or an organization? Organization

Are you applying on behalf of the applicant? No

Is this application related to another application(s) or Noauthorization(s) you have previously submitted?

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BRITISH Tracking Number: 100015519COLUMBIA

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Name: Canada Beneland Energy Ltd.

Doing Business As:

Phone: (403) 538-1967

Fax: (403)265-8875

Email: hrpinerivergmaiLcom

Incorporation Number; 2016703197

BC Business Registration Number:

Business Registration Number:

Society Number:

GST Registration Number:

Contact Name: Shaowei Yang

Mailing Address; #3000, Suncor Energy-iSO 6th Avenue SWCalgaryAB T2P3Y7

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TECHNICAL INFORMATIONa fifli lATj%Al IRIfIbR NATL1AS

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To start, we will need some basic information about the nature of your application.

iype 01 Notice 01 worK:

Is this a New Permit or an Amendment?

MINE INFORMATION

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New Permit

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Do you have an existing mine number?

Name of the property:

Tenure numbers:

Crown Grant / District Lot numbers:

Directions to site from nearestmunicipaity:

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Geographic Coordinates of Mine: Latitude: 56.8557600

No

Cyi.iress Creek Coal

418185

From Fort St. John, Northeast British Columbia, travel on highway 97 (Alaska) towardsNorthwest. Follow the highway 97 for 151km, turn left onto Cypress Creek Road. Drivingapproximately 41km on Cypress Creek Road southwest to the Cypress Creek CoalProperty.

Longitude: -122.8172300

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INFORMATION ABOUT PROPOSED ACTIWTIES

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Activities to be undertaken: Access roads, trails, heli pads, air strips and boat rampsExpkhL!or SUIIdL LJHn!I!g

F!RSTA!D

Proposed First Aid equipment on site: level 1 First Adi Kit, ETV Equipment

Level of First Aid Certificate held by Occupational First Aid Level Iattendant:

CRIPTION OF EXPLORATION PROGRAM

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Other’.

Sufficient details of your work program to enable a good understanding of the types and scope of the activities that will be conducted:see attached document

TIME OF PROPOSED ACTIWTIES

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Is the work year round or only seasonal? Year round

Please remember that you need to give 10 days notice to the inspector of Mines of your intention to start work, and 7 days notice ofyour intention to stop work.

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ACCESS

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[PRESENTSTATEOFMND —________________

Please identify what the present state of the and is where you would like to undertake your activities. If some of the questions do notapply to you please enter n/a in the space provided.

Present condition of the land: Gas wells, gas production and pipeiines

Type of vegetation: Mature fir and spruce forest

Physiography: the area of exploration activities lies between 900 and 1200 m elevation; most of the property arebelow the treeline (located at 1200 m)

Current means of access: by existing industrial roads

Old equipment: gas gathering station

Recreational Trails I Use: no

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Do you need to build a road, create stream Nocrossings or other surface disturbance thatwill not be on your tenure?

LAND OWNERSHIP

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Application area in a community watershed: No

iroposed activities on private land: No

Activities in a park: No

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CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES

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societal practice that is of historical, cultural or archaeological significance to British Columbia, a community or an aboriginal people.

The Archaeoiogy Branch of the Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations is responsible for the administration of theHeritage Conservation Act as it applies to archaeological sites. The Archaeology Branch has developed guidelines for companies engaged innatural resource extraction to aid m planning for and avo!ding or managing impacts to protected archaeoiogcai sites.

Are you aware of any protected archaeological sites Nothat may be affected by the proposed project?

FIRST NATIONS ENGAGEMENT

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First Natns. The government takes this responsibility seriously and encouragesthe appcantto engage First NaUons early and often aspart of any planned dvlopmnt

Establishing good relations with First Nations who might be affected by a proposed development is a key part of any successfui miningoperation. The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas encourages applicants to engage and information share with First Nations thatmight be affected by a proposed development pnor to submitting an application. The earher in the life of a proposed activity that theavenues of communication are established the greater the likelihood that the relationships formed will be constructive and beneficial to all

Api,- ca’ts should keen a detailed record of information sharin ad enoaoement with First Nations on their roiect in the event thegovernment needs to review it. Information on First Nations information sharing and engagement should include the following: a list ofFirst Nations contacted, whether the activity was modified based on feedback from First Nations, and whether the applicant has enteredinto any informal or formal agreements with First Nations in connection with the project.

The Consuitatve Areas Database Pubic Map Service s an onine, interactive mapping tool that allows you to identfy First Nations whohave treaty rights or asserted or proven rights or title on the land base. More information can be found at

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Have you shared information and engaged with First NoNations in the area of the proposed activity

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EXPLORATION SURFACE DRILLING

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MAPS

Unless this an area based appHcation mark the locations of the proposed surface drilling on the map. The maps will be uploaded at thedocument upload step later in the application.

EXISTING DISTURBANCE FOR DRILLING

Plesse provide us with the total re ofn eistingdisturbnce bydrilHng.

Total existing disturbance: 0.00 ha

ACTIVITIES

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volume.

Activity Number of sites - -.

Diamond Drilling - Surface 12 3.00 30.00

Total: 12 3.00 30.00

EQUIPMENT

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Health, Safety and Reclamation Code.

Type Quantty Size / Capacity

Bulldozer/Crawler Tractors 1 06

Excavator 1 230

Drill 1 1500m

Total disturbedarea Iha)

Total merchantabletimber volume (m3)

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SUPPORT OF DRILL PROGRAM

Please describe how the drill rograrn will he sunorted

The drill program will be: Ground supported

RECLAMATION PROGRAM

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Describe the proposed Where it is feasible, excavated trails and drill pads will be constructed in a fashion that plans forciiiatic aila tng if dcti,at,on afei use. ‘rudi tivetsoi wi uë strpped fiui1 tn, trnI ad a.e., and stockped n a

reclamation work: location that will not interfere with subsequent exploration activities. The stockpiled material willr-r.c!t r,f r,rd! ti;j rri nnr.uA,pt,thjp mttr T’-’- mtPrbl w:Ii h cpprlpri t-

soil productivity, and reduce the risk of erosion and ingress of invasive plant species.

Upon the completion of the exploration activities and a review of drill results, an assessment will beconducted to determine the future need for each of the developed trails and pads. If a trail and/or padare determinea to be superlluous to future exploration activities it will be scneduied for reuiamaton assoon as practical. If a pad/trail is determined to be needed in future exploration phases or it is within

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Excavated trails needed for future use will be left in a hydrologically stable state through theinsta!1atio of water bars and cross ditches. Wa-t bars will he installed alonO the runnino surface ofthe trail to reduce damage to the trail prism, Cross ditches will be installed to reduce water volumesand velocities within the ditch lines, as well as to protect the trail should a culvert become blocked.Safety berms along tne trail wii be removed along low and/or out sloped sections of traIl to preventwater from pooling on the surface of the trail. Signage indicating that the trail is de-activated will be

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level of reclamation.Perm’et reclamation will involve the retoration of the site hack o a form that doselv resembles thepre-construction topography. Although It is recognized that the slope will not be exactly as it was priorto the exploration disturbance, the general trending will be achieved and surface water flows will besimilar. As part of the permanent reclamation process the running surface of excavated trails and drillpads will be ripped to a depth of 0.30 m to reduce compaction of the soil resulting from use. Safetyberms, signage, cuiverts will all be removed. Fiji rnater,ai will be cast back onto the cut siope to form ashape similar to that priorto construction. Stockpiled productive soil will then be spread over the

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seeded with an erosion controlling seed mix applied at a density recommended by the supplier.Should conditions within the hole result in water flowing from the casin after the dril!in is comn!eted,steps will be made to contain the water flow. Bentonite clay will be deposited into the casing of anyflowing hole to prevent the future migration of water. Should the pressure and or velocity of waterwithin the casing suggest that bentonite clay will not be adequate to contain flows, a balloon plug willbe installed and ready-mix concrete will be utilized to constrain water movement.keclamation work wiii be conducted by a US or Ub (or equivalent) bulldozer and-a iu (or equivalent)excavator.

Please descr,oe me iocaton or rent a storage room In me town CT PInK Mountainthe Core Storage (including

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known)

of activities described above:

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ACCESS ROADS, TRAILS, HELl PADS, AIR STRIPSAND BOAT RAMPS

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MAPS

Mark the locations of the proposed access roads and trails on the map. The maps will be uploaded at the document upload step later in theapplication.

EXISTING DISTURBANCE FOR EXPLORATION ACCESS

P’.ease provide us with the total area of any existing disturbance by exploration access.

Total existing disturbance: 22.26 ha

ACTIVITIES

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disturbed area and total merchantable timber volume.

Activity Length (km)

Excavated Trail New 1.60 0.80 8.00

victin,, 1 1A fl I7 1 7fl-.*.

Total: 2.74 1.37 13.70

EQUIPMENT

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Health, Safety and Reclamation Code.

Type .uanzny Size / Capacity

Excavator 1 230

Bulldozer/Crawler Tractors 1 D6

Total disturbedarea (ha)

Total merchantabletimber volume (m3)

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BRIDGES, CULVERTS AND CROSSINGS

Are you proposlg any bridges. Noculverts and/or other river /stream crossings?

RECLAMATION PROGRAM

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Describe the proposed - Where it is feasible, excavated trails and drill pads will be constructed in a fashion that plans forICIflhIlfl4flPfl 0I01 LlIIlIl% UI UCOLVCLHJll flitti LiSt. rlLJUuttiVt LUpSUuI WIll LIt 311 Ippro 1111111 tIlt 11011/ J00 CItO 01114 SLI.Jt!pIItU III 0

reclamation work: location that will not interfere with subsequent exploration activities. The stockpiled material willfnnckt nf r ;rtivp cnil nri nnr4Iuptstt hip mttpr Thi mtpri! wifl rcc codr1 tn

soil productivity, and reduce the risk of erosion and ingress of invasive plant species.

Upon the completion of the expioration activities and a review of drill results, an assessment wiii beconducted to determine the future need for each of the developed trails and pads. If a trail and/or padare determined to oe superfluous to future exploration activities it wiii be scheduled for reciamat!on assoon as practical. If a pad/trail is determined to be needed in future exploration phases or it is within

Excavated trails needed for future use will be left in a hydrologically stable state through theinstallation of water bars and cross ditches. Water bars will be installed alonO the runnine surface ofthe trail to reduce damage to the trail prism. Cross ditches will be installed to reduce water volumesand velocities within the ditch lines, as well as to protect the trail should a culvert become blocked.Safety berms along the trail will be removed along iow and/or out sloped sections of trail to preventwater from pooling on the surface of the trail. Signage indicating that the trail is de-activated will beinstailed at the start of each section. it is anticipated that most, it not all trails wiii be scheduled for thislevel of reclamation.

pre-construction topography. Although it is recognized that the slope will not be exactly as it was priorto the exploration disturbance, the genera! trending wi I! be achieved and surface water flows will besimilar. As part of the permanent reclamation process the running surface of excavated trails and drillpads will be ripped to a depth of 0.30 m to reduce compaction of the soil resulting from use. Safetyberms, signage, cuiverts wiii all be removed. Fill material wiii be cast back onto the cut slope to form ashape similar to that prior to construction. Stockpiled productive soil will then be spread over there-contoured area along with the woody and vegetative material. All exposed mineral soil wil be grassseeded with an erosion controlling seed mix applied at a density recommended by the supplier.

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steps will be made to contain the water flow. Bentonite clay will be deposited into the casing of anyflowin hole to prevent the future migration of water, Should the pressure and or velocity of waterwithin the casing suggest that bentonite clay will not be adequate to contain flows, a balloon plug willbe installed and ready-mix concrete will be utilized to constrain water movement.Reclamation work will be conducted by a D5 or 06 (or equivalent) buildozer and a 320 (or equivalent)excavator.

Estimated cost of reclamation $6,850.00of activities described above:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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authorization under the legislation to use roads to access yourtenure.

For further information piease contact FrontCounter BC.

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LTIMBER CUTTING

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Free Use PermitBased on the information provided you will require a Free Use Permit as the total volume of merchantable timber to be cut- ____Jrfl.__ ri.: - L_ —--A -:_fl:..uie I!U,. ,t’eu .JlJ 1113 III pUI!t WIll Jt’ c1ULUH!dLli.d!y ii’U I’J d IJdI I)! LI!I INUI.P. UI VVSJ? !.

SUMMARY OF RECLAMATiON

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Total Affected Esfimated cost ofActivity Area (ha)

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reciamation ()Access roads, trails, etc. 1.37 6,850.00

Exploration Surface DriHing 3.00 15,000.00

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Unreclaimed disturbance from previous year: 22.26rirh,n” nntI €ir 4Ik ir’ fl flfl—-——— .—. .———...—..—..

Total: 26.63 21,850.00

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I OTHER CONTACTS

Piease enter the contacts that are appiicabe to your appiication.

Cnitrt hifn Tvn- f fitt

Name: Shaowei Yang Permittee

Pncir.: 4U3) 3C-ib

Daytime Phone: (403) 538-1967

rex: 4Uj .O-O*ID

Email: [email protected]

Mailing Address: nuoo, suncor Energy-iso bth Avenue SWCalgaryAB T2P3Y7

Name: Sheowel Yang Site operator

Phone: (403) 830-3688

Daytime Phone: (403) 538-1967

Fax: (403) 265-8875

Email; ‘[email protected]

Mailing Address: #3000, Suncor Energy-iSO 6th Avenue SWCalgaryAB T2P3Y7

Name: Yuiin LI Mine manager

Phone: (403) 620-4893

Daytime Phone: (403) 237-7763

Fax: (403) 263-4086

Email: [email protected]

Mailing Address: 2700-411 1st Street SECalgary AB T2G 4Th

Contact info Type of Contact

Name: CANADA BENELAND ENERGY LTD. Tenure Holder

Doing Business As: coal exploration and development

Phone: (403) 538-1967

Fax: (403) 265-8875

Email: hrpinerivergmaiLcom

BC Inc. Number; 2016703197

BC Registration Number:

Society Number:

HST Registration Number:

Contact Name: Shaowei Yang

Mailing Address: #3000, Suncor Energy-150 6th Avenue SWCalgaryAB T2P3Y7

OTHER INFORMATION

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you would like us to know?

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LOCATION INFORMATIONName nf the community closest to your apnhcatinn area Pink Motmtain

After you have entered the name of the community closest to your application area, you will be required to complete at least one of thefr.r nfrrmM1rn

I have one or more files (PDF, JPG, PNG etc.) with my maps

MAP FiLEs

Do you have a PDF or image file of a drawn map? You can upload it here.

Description Filename

CoalTenure Map Notice of work Mineral-Te...

Location Map Notice of work - Location M...

Map of Proposed Work Notice ot work - Map of Pro...

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Map of Proposed Work Map of Proposed Work Notice of work - Map of Pro...

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Canada Beneland Energy Ltd.

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(403) 538-1967

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