Environmental Impact Assessment

Management Planning

Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site of Canada Management Plan

Summary of the Strategic Environmental Assessment

The management plan for the Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site of Canada was examined in accordance with the Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals (1999). Implementation of the management plan measures will promote the site’s commemorative integrity and protection of its cultural resources, which is in accordance with the site’s Commemorative Integrity Statement. The strategic environmental assessment was conducted based on the preliminary version of the management plan so that the proposed mitigation measures could be incorporated into it before a final decision was made on management measures. This allowed the preliminary plan to be adjusted accordingly. The analysis shows that there are few sources of stress and most of the sources of stress have no or a weak impact. The potential negative effects can be reduced by applying known technical measures or other means that have proven effective in the past. More in-depth environmental assessments of projects will have to be conducted at a later planning stage when sufficient details about the project are known. It can thus be concluded from this strategic environmental assessment that, based on the information available, the management measures in place for this site are acceptable. Overall, the strategic measures presented in the management plan are in keeping with Parks Canada’s mandate and management policies, and the Fur Trade at Lachine management plan will have a positive impact on commemorative integrity.