December 2024 Environmental Non-Governmental Organization Forum

The CNSC–Environmental Non-Governmental Organization (ENGO) Forum met virtually on December 11, 2024.

Agenda

Welcome

• Approval of the September 25, 2024 meeting summary
• Update on recent or emerging items
  • Changes to senior management
  • Reorganization of the Indigenous and Stakeholder Relations Division
  • Governor in council appointment
  • Upcoming hearings and meetings
  • Updates on major projects

CNSC work in Saskatchewan: environmental assessments (EAs), impact assessments and licensing

• Presenters: Konrad Gorzkowski, Project Officer, Uranium Mines and Mills Division; Salman Akhter, Senior Project Officer, Uranium Mines and Mills Division

Federal and provincial cooperation on EAs

• Presenters: Nicole Frigault, Environmental Review Specialist, Environmental Review Division; Jessica Way, Environmental Review Officer, Environmental Review Division

ENGO Forum governance

• Discussion on the ENGO co-chair role
• Discussion of the document on timelines for select public engagement opportunities
• Collaborative reporting on the ENGO Forum
• Commitment tracker
• Forward agenda
• Spring meeting date

Participants

List of attendees from the CNSC and participating ENGOs

ENGOs

• Carroll Chubb (Saskatchewan Environmental Society)
• Larissa Holman (Ottawa Riverkeeper)
• Brennain Lloyd (Northwatch)
• Theresa McClenaghan (Canadian Environmental Law Association)
• Michael Poellett (Inter-Church Uranium Committee Educational Co-Operative)

CNSC

• Colin Moses
• Julia Cropley
• Nhan Tran
• Tiana Branch
• Luc Sigouin
• Meghan Gerrish
• Michael Young
• Spencer Rolfe
• Martijn Schetselaar
• Jessica Way
• Nicole Frigault
• Konrad Gorzkowski
• Salman Akhter