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SPECIES AND HABITAT DIVERSITY
We respect the cultural heritage of the people of the province and strive to minimize the potential impact of company activities on heritage resources.
CF(L)Co has existing transmission, generation and control facilities within the range of both the Lac Joseph and Red Wine Mountains caribou herds. The proposed Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Generation Project also falls within the range of these sedentary woodland caribou herds which were designated as "threatened" in 2001 by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) designated the herds as "threatened" under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA). The Provincial Minister of the Department of Environment and Conservation also designated these herds as "threatened" under the provincial Species at Risk Act in July, 2002. To demonstrate Hydro’s commitment to addressing Species at Risk issues, the company has a representative participating on the Labrador Woodland Caribou Recovery Team.
In 2006, Hydro’s participation on the Labrador Woodland Caribou Recovery Team continued. Specifically, the Team has been focused on defining critical habitat for inclusion in the Recovery Action Plan which is scheduled for completion by the end of 2007.
Fisheries Compensation Water Releases
In 2006, Hydro, as part of long-term agreements with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans released approximately 125 MCM (million cubic metres) of water at its fisheries compensation facilities. The water released at White Bear River, Grey River, Granite Canal, Upper Salmon and Hind's Lake was performed at critical times through the year for habitat protection and fish migration. In comparison, the amount of thermal production required to offset the amount released was 30 gigawatt hours (GWh). Given the relationship between thermal and hydroelectric generation on the Island Interconnected System, the thermal conversion rate and average cost of fuel, the equivalent value of the water released at all fisheries compensation facilities was approximately $2.6 million. It also resulted in 163 tonnes of sulphur dioxide emissions and 25,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
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