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This document describes the structure and purpose of the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and its interim Working Group, established in 1996 to conduct environmental assessment and review of developments in the Mackenzie Valley through a three-part process: preliminary screening, environmental assessment, and environmental impact review.
This document presents the draft Rules of Practice for the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB), detailing the procedural and operational framework for environmental assessment of development projects in the Nunavut Settlement Area under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. The rules cover screening processes, review procedures, public hearings, evidence standards, and decision-making criteria designed to protect ecosystem integrity while assessing project impacts on residents and communities.
Tommy Lafferty, representing Chief Jimmy Bruneau and students from Bruneau Regional High School, presents to BHP Corporation requesting royalties rather than scholarships to ensure long-term sustainability for Indigenous communities, emphasizing the need for environmental stewardship and land rights in relation to the diamond mine operation.
Agreements and Authorizations binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine — includes Section 35(2) Fisheries Act Authorization workplan for BHPB's Sable, Pigeon & Beartooth developments, five-year-review process for the Environmental Agreement signatories (Sheryl Grieve), Fisheries and DFO Fish Habitat Compensation Agreement (December 17 1996) for lake dewatering and stream diversion compensation to mitigate waste-rock-dump impacts, and operational details including annual consumption of bulk explosives at the mine site (Ammonium Nitrate Prill 12,000 t/yr, Fuel Oil 840, Fuel Dye 500 L) and storage facilities (15,000 t ammonium nitrate prill capacity with power/water/telephone/sewage/diesel services). Includes correspondence with DIAND (Jason Brennan) and BHPB (Richard Ehlert, Ricus Grimbeek).
The Lutsel K'e First Nation submission to the NWT Diamonds Project Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel opposes the BHP/Diamet mine project pending recognition of their aboriginal rights, title, and jurisdiction in the Akaitcho Territory, and the establishment of a holistic environmental planning and monitoring system based on self-governance.
Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA) Resource Documents binder — Table of Contents includes the Environmental Agreement Implementation Protocol, NWT Water Board Water Licence for BHP Authorization for Works or Undertakings, and detailed Closure-Plan content prescriptions covering sedimentation ponds, borrow pits, ore storage stockpiles, surface structures (process plant, camps, roads, airstrip), petroleum and chemical storage, post-closure groundwater contamination assessment and monitoring, revegetation, surface drainage channel stability over reclaimed tailings, and restoration research. Plus May 6 1997 IEMA Implementation Group draft minutes (Ted Blondin Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, Rachel Crapeau, Clem Paul, Terry Janes — GeoNorth letter drafting action).
BHP's response to the Review Panel's requests for additional information regarding corporate structure, environmental management systems, and spills during NWT Diamonds Project exploration operations. The document details BHP Diamonds Inc.'s relationship to parent company BHP, Environmental Management System implementation, and documents ten unauthorized discharges that occurred during summer 1994 exploration activities at the Koala site.
The Government of the Northwest Territories submits comments on the BHP Diamonds Mine Environmental Assessment Panel's draft procedures for public hearings, requesting clarification on Yellowknife hearing arrangements, technical session participation, pre-hearing notice periods, questioning time limits, and suggestions for policy sessions and wrap-up sessions.
The Metis Nation Northwest Territories submits comments on the Draft Procedures for Public Hearings, requesting extensions to the 15-minute question and answer period, publication of late-submitted written statements, and explicit naming of community session locations in the procedures rather than only in newsletters.
The Dene Nation responds to draft procedures for public hearings on the proposed BHP diamond mine, requesting modifications to ensure full Dene participation, community involvement, adequate time for presentations and translation, and access to technical experts in the EARP review process.
Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Letha MacLachlan, Chair) by the Committee for Support of BHP, received February 1 1996, bundling business letters of support from Northwest Territories residents collected November-December 1995. Statements support immediate proceeding of the BHP NWT diamond mine project on grounds of Northern employment and supplier benefits committed in the EIS.
Sierra Legal Defence Fund (Larry A. Reynolds) submission to the Federal Environmental Assessment and Review Office (FEARO, Yellowknife), November 20 1995, on behalf of the Northern Environmental Coalition (NEC). Discusses procedural concerns for the BHP Diamonds Inc. NWT Diamonds Project public hearings — adequacy of 15-minute scientific/technical presentation time limits (FEARO precedent for longer), Section 1 of Draft Procedures on detailed questioning, comparison with Regulatory Advisory Committee (RAC) "Procedures For Federal Panel Reviews" subcommittee drafting (no time limit on questioning), missing directions to government departments, and natural-justice/procedural-fairness commitments.
A table of contents listing submissions received for draft procedures for public hearings, submitted by various government agencies, industry groups, Indigenous organizations, and environmental stakeholders between November 15-21.
The Status of Women Council of the N.W.T. submits a comprehensive review of the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Impact Statement focusing on socio-economic impacts on women, identifying deficiencies in the EIS and providing detailed recommendations for employment, training, family support, and community engagement based on consultations with approximately 80 women from five surrounding communities.
The Dene Cultural Institute submits a formal analysis criticizing BHP's Environmental Impact Statement for failing to provide full and equal consideration of traditional knowledge as required by Panel Guidelines, and argues that BHP's compressed timeline for community-based research resulted in incomplete and inadequate documentation of aboriginal knowledge about the Lac de Gras area. The Institute recommends establishing commonly-accepted traditional knowledge research standards and calls for a workshop to address methodological and ownership issues in TEK documentation.
The NWT Chamber of Mines submits a letter supporting the adequacy of the Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed BHP NWT Diamonds Project, arguing it is the most comprehensive environmental review for a northern Canadian mining operation and requesting the Panel proceed to public hearings. The letter compares the project favorably to existing northern mines in terms of physical footprint, environmental impact, and economic benefits.
The Northwest Territories Construction Association submits its review of the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Impact Statement, addressing the adequacy of socioeconomic commitments regarding employment, northern participation, contracting, procurement, and training during all project phases.
The Lutsel K'e Dene Band submits comments to the Environmental Assessment Panel regarding the BHP Diamond Mine project in the Lac de Gras Region, expressing concerns about inadequate consultation, lack of translation resources, and insufficient community involvement in the environmental review process. The band outlines immediate needs for community workshops and capacity-building to properly evaluate the environmental and social impacts on their traditional territory and way of life.
This Northern Perspectives journal article reports on the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee's Northern Minerals Programme and presents findings from consultations with Aboriginal communities across northern Canada (September–November 1995) regarding mineral exploration and development. The article documents Aboriginal peoples' concerns about mining including lack of consultation, environmental protection, social disruption, and regulatory inadequacies, while identifying opportunities for sustainable development through improved regulations, traditional knowledge integration, and meaningful partnerships.
This is a contact list appendix containing the names, titles, organizations, and contact information for key individuals and institutions involved in diamond mining, environmental monitoring, and related technical fields worldwide.