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Appendix C

Qualifications

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PERSONNEL EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

NICOLE KOPYSH BES, University of Waterloo, Bachelor of Environmental Studies, Honors Environment and Resource Studies, Co-op Program, Waterloo Ontario, 1998

Nicole Kopysh is a Terrestrial Ecologist and Project Manager who has been involved in projects of varying sizes from multiple sectors including aggregates, renewable energy and development. Nicole has successfully managed or directed the natural terrestrial field programs and reporting requirements for Environmental Impact Assessments, constraints analyses, natural environment technical reports, Environmental Implementation Reports, Natural Heritage Assessments for the Renewable Energy Assessment program and natural heritage monitoring programs. These have included extensive agency and public consultation and Nicole demonstrates effective communication skills in the execution of these projects.

Nicole's experience involves the implementation of the natural heritage policy of the Ontario Provincial Policy Statement, Greenbelt Plan, Oak Ridges Moraine Act, Migratory Birds Convention Act, Green Energy Act and municipal policy documents for municipal draft plan applications throughout southern Ontario. Nicole is also experienced with the interpretation and application of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), including the development and completion of permit applications under the ESA. Nicole is a skilled birder and has field experience conducting bird surveys, Species At Risk surveys, general terrestrial monitoring and assessments, wildlife inventories and habitat assessments.

VINCE DESCHAMPS

M.Sc., University of Guelph / Rural Planning and Development, Guelph, Ontario, 2000 B.E.S. (Hons.), University of Waterloo / Environment and Resource Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, 1988 Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources / Ecological Land Classification System for Southern Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, 2006

Vince Deschamps is a senior environmental planner with experience in ecology. He has over 18 years of experience in Canada and abroad, conducting environmental assessments, resource economics, conservation planning and biological inventories. Vince has focused on assessing ecological components of urban and aggregate development proposals for conformity with municipal OPs, the PPS and the Aggregate Resources Act, which includes development and coordination of complex ecological field investigations, including management of expert staff and subconsultants, data analysis, including assessment of impacts to ecological receptors, and reporting. Vince once lived and worked in Indonesia for five years, where he specialized in assessing impacts of development activities on biodiversity, specifically regarding the IFC’s Performance Standard 6–Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management. This experience imbued Vince with a keen sense and appreciation for cultural and political sensitivities that influence the processes, and ultimately the potential for a project’s success. This translates well into his frequent consultation with stakeholders from all levels,

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including government and NGOs.

JAMES LESLIE

B.E.S., University of Waterloo / Environmental Studies / Geography, Waterloo, Ontario, 2006 Ontario Wetland Evaluation System, North Bay, Ontario, 2009 Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network, Turkey Point, Ontario, 2008 Ecological Land Classification for Southern Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, 2007 Butternut Health Assessment, Burlington, Ontario, 2009 Humboldt Field Research Institute / Applied Field Identification of Grasses and Sedges, Steuben, Maine, 2010

James completed his Bachelor of Environmental Studies at the University of Waterloo, with a focus on applied ecology and environmental policy. He has successfully completed numerous certificate workshops, such as wetland evaluation and Ecological Land Classification (ELC) and is a designated health assessor of Endangered butternut trees, issued by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.

James specializes in vegetation assessments, particularly plant identification, ELC, wetland delineation, and vegetation monitoring. Additionally, he has gained experience writing natural heritage components of Environmental Impact Studies, Environmental Assessments, and Natural Environment Technical Reports.

James has acquired a variety of terrestrial and aquatic field skills, including winter wildlife surveys, herpetofauna identification (egg mass / call / specimen), bat monitoring, raptor surveys, spawning and stream flow surveys, and has assisted with backpack and boat electrofishing.

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Appendix D

Field Notes