When I first heard that the proposed Bottineau LRT project released a scoping survey, I had to wonder what exactly "scoping" meant in this context. Since the project will likely 1) receive federal funding and 2) have a significant environmental impact, one of its requirements is for there to be a full environmental impact statement (EIS) to be drawn up. The EIS document consists of three phases: scoping, draft EIS, and final EIS. "Scoping" is the preliminary process to allow for public comment and input that will help form the content in the draft Environmental Impact Statement. Public input during the scoping process is encouraged.
In short, it's the kind of thing Northern Metals should have done. There will be four public meetings to discuss the scoping aspect of the Bottineau Corridor. Those dates are in the report for anyone who can't make it to one of the scheduled NoMi hearings. Monday January 23rd, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, at the Theo Wirth Chalet, 1301 Theo Wirth Parkway or Wednesday the 25th, 5:30 - 7:30 at UROC are the two choices.
As for the report itself...
