Step 3 – Initial Community Response Subject to financial considerations, the Simpcw Band Council will provide a written response detailing any concerns and objections regarding the proposed Activity, and subject to capacity, recommendations as to how those concerns or objections may be met or accommodated. Where there are concerns or objections that the Simpcw Band Council believe may be resolved with further review, the Simpcw Band Council will provide the Crown or Third Party with an estimate of the time and cost of conducting the further review. If the Simpcw Band Council is unable to respond to the referral immediately, they will notify the relevant Crown or Third Party of what alternative timeframe would accommodate them. Step 4 – Crown/Third Party Reconsideration Upon receipt of the initial community response from the Simpcw Band Council, the Crown or Third Party will reconsider the Activity consistent with these Consultation and Accommodation Guidelines for Crown and Third Parties. If the Crown or Third Party cannot fully implement the accommodation requested by the Simpcw Band Council, it will initiate a meeting with the Simpcw First Nation to address those concerns or objectives. Step 5 – Consultation and Accommodation Negotiations Simpcw Band Council and the relevant Crown or Third Party will meet and reach agreement with respect to the Activity. The result of the meeting will be either:     an agreement to proceed with the Activity as planned an agreement to proceed with the Activity with conditions and accommodations as agreed by the parties; an agreement to abandon or postpone the Activity, with or without an agreement to conduct a further review, or no agreement. The result of the meeting will be put in writing and a copy of the document sent to the Simpcw Band Council for their review and approval. Step 6 – Dispute Resolution Where the result of a consultation meeting is ”no agreement”, the parties may agree to enter into a process of dispute resolution. In the case of Crown, this must be a Crown-toCrown resolution process, and in the case of either Crown or Third Parties, the Simpcw Band Council must have equal decision-making power within the process. Principles that will inform the dispute resolution process are as follows:

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