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Annual Report 1999 to 2000 (West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society, March 2000)
31 March 2000Report
The West Kitikmeot / Slave Study Society's 1999-2000 annual report documents the fourth year of a five-year research initiative established in 1996 to collect environmental and socioeconomic information for the West Kitikmeot / Slave area in the NWT and Nunavut. The report details ongoing research projects, funding partnerships, governance structure, and the Study's growing role in assessing cumulative effects of mineral development in the region.
Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Caribou Water Quality Development Plans
Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA) Performance Evaluation Report (Macleod Institute, March 2000)
7 March 2000Report
The Macleod Institute conducted a comprehensive performance evaluation of the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA), examining the Agency's effectiveness in meeting its responsibilities under the Environmental Agreement governing the Ekati Diamond Mine. The evaluation assessed stakeholder understanding of the Agency's mandate, satisfaction with outcomes, activity design quality, and external factors influencing Agency performance, ultimately concluding that while the Agency's technical contributions are strong, significant improvements are needed in communications, community engagement, strategic planning, and internal management.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Traditional Knowledge Waste Rock
Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency Evaluation Report (Macleod Institute, March 2000)
7 March 2000Report
The Macleod Institute conducted a performance evaluation of the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency's effectiveness in meeting its mandate under the Environmental Agreement for the Ekati Diamond Mine, assessing the Agency's monitoring, public involvement, and management activities through interviews with 29 stakeholders and document review. The evaluation found the Agency's technical contributions well-received but identified significant gaps in community communications, liaison functions, and strategic planning.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Traditional Knowledge Correspondence
Wolf Notes No. 4, Winter 1999 to 2000 (GNWT, Winter 1999 to 2000)
1 February 2000Report
A newsletter from the Northwest Territories Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development containing updates on the NWT Esker/Wolf Project including Phase 1 completion with 58 wolves captured and monitored, grizzly bear research in the central arctic, and a brief report on non-lethal bear control methods in British Columbia. The document includes acknowledgments of support from mining companies including Ekati Diamond Mine, Diavik Diamond Mines, and other organizations.
Wildlife Monitoring Grizzly Bear Traditional Knowledge
Naturally North, The Natural Regions of Nunavut (Northwest Territories Protected Areas Strategy, 2000)
~2000Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
This educational booklet describes the six natural ecozones of Nunavut, detailing the physical characteristics, climate, vegetation, wildlife, and human communities of each region: Arctic Cordillera, Northern Arctic, Arctic Archipelago Marine, Southern Arctic, Taiga Shield, and Hudson Plains.
Wildlife Birds Caribou Traditional Knowledge
Naturally North: The Natural Regions of Nunavut (GNWT, 2000)
~2000Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
This educational booklet describes the six natural ecozones of Nunavut—Arctic Cordillera, Northern Arctic, Arctic Archipelago Marine, Southern Arctic, Taiga Shield, and Hudson Plains—detailing their physical characteristics, climate, flora, fauna, and human populations. It explains how landscape, climate, and living organisms interact to define each ecozone and discusses protected areas as essential to maintaining ecosystem health and cultural heritage in the North.
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Caribou Birds
Various Research Binder 2, Caribou Management, Cumulative Effects and Metal Mining Effluent Regulations Collected Papers (GNWT, 2000 to 2006)
2000–2006Report
Various Research Binder 2 — includes "Caribou Forever — Our Heritage, Our Responsibility: A Barren-ground Caribou Management Strategy for the Northwest Territories 2006-2010" (GNWT Environment and Natural Resources), US Wildlife Research Reports including Eberhardt/Chapman/Gilbert (1979) marine mammal census methods, James Wiley white-crowned pigeon biology, Joseph Hall (1981) Pinyon National Park, Messick & Hornocker (1981) badger ecology southwest Idaho, and Sargeant/Allen/Eberhardt (1984) red fox predation on breeding ducks. Also Inspector enforcement-criteria framework (nature of offense, effectiveness, consistency) and bilingual EN/FR contacts.
Caribou Wildlife Traditional Knowledge Habitat Assessment
BHP Newsletter Issue 3, A Look Back at 1999 (BHP Billiton, January 2000)
1 January 2000Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. newsletter for Issue 3, January 2000, reporting on the EKATI Diamond Mine's first year of operations, including safety achievements, environmental programs, production status, community engagement, and employee initiatives during 1999 and the millennium transition.
Monitoring Development Plans Wildlife Aquatics Traditional Knowledge
Naturally North, The Natural Regions of Nunavut (GNWT, 2000)
~2000Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
This educational booklet describes the six natural ecozones (Arctic Cordillera, Northern Arctic, Arctic Archipelago Marine, Southern Arctic, Taiga Shield, and Hudson Plains) of Nunavut, detailing their physical characteristics, climate, flora, fauna, and human populations. It is part of the Northwest Territories' Protected Areas Strategy and emphasizes the importance of protecting key ecological areas across the North.
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Traditional Knowledge
Other Agencies Binder, Table of Contents (IEMA, 1995 to 2002)
~2000–2002Report
This is a comprehensive index document listing correspondence, reports, and meeting materials from the IEMA archive organized by regulatory agency and topic, covering the period 1995-2002 and relating to diamond mine monitoring, caribou management, environmental assessment, and water licensing in the Northwest Territories.
Board Meetings Correspondence Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Monitoring
EA Information Update #4 (MVEIRB, December 1999)
17 December 1999Report
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board distributes an update on its environmental assessment activities, reporting approval of Terms of Reference for BHP's Ekati Diamond Mines expansion and completion of the environmental assessment for the Ranger/Chevron/Canadian Forest natural gas pipeline near Fort Liard.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge
Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference, Sable, Pigeon & Beartooth Pipes, Ekati Diamond Mine Extension (MVEIRB, December 1999)
13 December 1999Report
This document is the Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference issued by the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board on December 13, 1999, for BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed extension of the Ekati Diamond Mine through the development of Beartooth, Pigeon, and Sable kimberlite pits. The Terms of Reference specify the scope, methodology, and requirements for the Environmental Assessment Report, including assessments of physical, biological, and social-economic-cultural impacts, cumulative effects, public consultation, traditional knowledge integration, and closure and reclamation planning.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement
Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management (CEAM) Workshop, Developing a Blueprint for a Coordinated Approach in the NWT (Multiple parties, December 1999)
9 December 1999Report
This workshop report documents a three-day Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management (CEAM) workshop held in Yellowknife in December 1999, where stakeholders including Aboriginal governments, federal and territorial agencies, industry, and NGOs developed a coordinated framework for assessing and managing cumulative environmental effects in the Northwest Territories. The workshop produced a conceptual CEAM framework with components including vision/objectives, baseline studies, monitoring, project assessments, and environmental management strategies, along with proposed terms of reference for a Working Group to further develop and implement the framework.
Monitoring Traditional Knowledge Regulatory Wildlife Development Plans
Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management (CEAM) Workshop, Developing a Blueprint for a Coordinated Approach in the NWT, Participant's Resource Binder (DIAND, December 1999)
1999Report
Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management (CEAM) Workshop "Developing a Blueprint for a Coordinated Approach in the NWT" — Participant's Resource Binder, Yellowknife December 7-9 1999, prepared by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND). Includes Annual Ranges and Calving Grounds of Barren-Ground Caribou in North America (Bathurst, Beverly, Bluenose herds), Distribution of Bathurst Caribou Herd map (Coronation Gulf, Queen Maud Gulf, Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk, Umingmaktok, Great Slave Lake — Arctic Circle / Tree Line context), and selected web-site reading (Ecological Management Decision Support System, Netweaver, Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network).
Monitoring Wildlife Caribou Traditional Knowledge Development Plans
EA Information Update #3, Ekati Diamond Mine Expansion (MVEIRB, November 1999)
19 November 1999Report
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board distributes a regular update on environmental assessment activities including BHP Ekati Diamond Mine expansion development and Ranger Oil Ltd. project, documenting community consultations and regulatory progress.
Development Plans Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Métis
Environmental Assessment Information Update #2, BHP Ekati Diamond Mine Expansion (MVEIRB, October 1999)
18 October 1999Memo
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board distributes a regular update on activities related to the BHP Ekati Diamond Mines expansion and Ranger Oil pipeline development, documenting community consultations and environmental assessment progress for the proposed Pigeon, Beartooth, and Sable Kimberlite Pipes.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge
Environmental Assessment (EA) Information Update #1, BHP Ekati Diamond Mines Expansion (MVEIRB, September 1999)
20 September 1999Memo
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board distributes a regular update on environmental review activities for the BHP Ekati diamond mine expansion and the Ranger Oil/Canadian Forest Oil/Chevron natural gas development, outlining required consultations, development descriptions, and next steps in the environmental assessment process.
Development Plans Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Exploration
Board Briefing Package, 15th Board of Directors Meeting (IEMA, September 1999)
8 July 1999Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the 14th Board of Directors Meeting (July 8-11, 1999) and associated Members Meeting and Annual General Meeting of the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, documenting discussions on environmental monitoring at Ekati Diamond Mine, budget negotiations with BHP, traditional knowledge integration, cumulative effects assessment, community consultations, and agency staffing and operations.
Board Meetings Minutes Monitoring Closure & Reclamation Traditional Knowledge
Bear Tracks No. 6, Radio-Collars Removed & Grizzly Bear Capture Summary, Central Arctic NWT (GNWT, June 1999)
1 June 1999Report
A newsletter documenting the removal of satellite and VHF radio-collars from barren-ground grizzly bears in the central Arctic NWT during spring 1999, and reporting on denning results, capture summaries, and bear movements from the first phase of the NWT Grizzly Bear Project (1995-1999). The study emphasizes the need for a population estimate to ensure proper management given concerns about mortality from hunting and habitat loss due to human development.
Grizzly Bear Wildlife Habitat Assessment Traditional Knowledge
State of Knowledge Report, West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Area (West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society, April 1999)
1 April 1999Report
A comprehensive state of knowledge report on the West Kitikmeot/Slave Study area covering environmental, ecological, and human dimensions, including climate, geology, ecosystems, human pressures, and research needs. The report integrates scientific and traditional knowledge about the region's ecosystems and documents environmental stresses from mining, development, and other human activities.
Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Water Quality

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