OERA MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CAPE BRETON COASTAL REGION AND BRAS D’OR LAKES PHASE II – COMMUNITY RESPONSE REPORT

Miscellaneous, Socio-economics: Stantec (2014)

Prepared for Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS.

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This Report describes and summarizes the outcomes of a stakeholder and community engagement program implemented as the second stage of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) on Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) for the Cape Breton Coastal Region and the Bras d’Or Lakes. It follows and complements the first element in this process, a Background Study on MRE potential and research gaps. The information and recommendations drawn from community and stakeholder input and presented in this Community Response Report will serve as a critical component providing input and support to the Background Study and the SEA.

Keywords: strategic environmental assessment, community engagement