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Naturally North, The Natural Regions of Nunavut (GNWT, 2000)
~2000Report
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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
Alien and Invasive Native Vascular Plants Along the Norman Wells Pipeline, District of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories (Cody et al., 2000)
1 January 2000Report
This 2000 peer-reviewed study documents 34 alien vascular plant taxa and 13 invasive native taxa found along the Norman Wells to Zama pipeline (751 km in NWT), including 15 species new to the Continental Northwest Territories, despite mitigation efforts using certified native seed mixes during construction and revegetation (1983–1995).
Revegetation Closure & Reclamation Monitoring Habitat Assessment
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
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (BHP Billiton, December 1999)
1 December 1999Report
BHP's 1999 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report documents the impacts of Ekati Diamond Mine construction and operations on wildlife populations and habitats in the Northwest Territories, focusing on caribou, carnivores, and birds through traffic monitoring, deterrent strategies, attractants management, and habitat assessments.
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring
Spatial Organization and Habitat Selection Patterns of Barren-Ground Grizzly Bears in the NWT and Nunavut, Final Report to the West Kitikmeot Slave Study Society (McLoughlin & Messier, November 1999)
1 November 1999Report
This final report documents a satellite telemetry study of barren-ground grizzly bears in the Slave Geological Province (1995-1999), identifying three populations (North Slave, Bathurst Inlet, Kugluktuk), characterizing habitat selection patterns, home range sizes, seasonal movements, and denning ecology to inform mining development management decisions.
Grizzly Bear Wildlife Habitat Assessment Development Plans
Project Description, Proposed Development of Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth Kimberlite Pipes, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, October 1999)
1 October 1999Regulatory Filing
BHP Diamonds Inc. proposes to develop three additional kimberlite pipes (Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth) at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories to extend mine life from 15 to 18 years. The project description outlines mining methods, waste and water management strategies, infrastructure requirements, and environmental mitigation measures for the three new open pit operations, prepared in response to Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board requirements and incorporating community consultation feedback.
Development Plans Waste Rock Wastewater
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
Environmental Agreement Annual Report 1998, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 1999)
30 April 1999Report
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s 1998 Environmental Agreement Annual Report documents the Ekati Diamond Mine's transition from construction to operations, including compliance monitoring results, environmental studies, wildlife and aquatic effects monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives. The report covers operations of the Panda pit, water licence compliance, processed kimberlite management, and various mitigation measures for environmental protection in the Northwest Territories.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Water Quality
Environmental Agreement Annual Report 1998, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 1999)
30 April 1999Report
This is the 1998 Environmental Agreement Annual Report for the Ekati Diamond Mine, submitted by BHP Diamonds Inc. on April 30, 1999. The report documents the mine's transition from construction to full operational phase in October 1998, including comprehensive environmental monitoring results, compliance status with Water Licence N7L2-1616, and detailed accounts of wildlife, aquatic, air quality, and operational environmental management activities throughout 1998.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Water Quality
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
13th Board of Directors Meeting Package (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, April 1999)
31 March 1999Report
This is the 1998-99 Annual Report of the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, covering activities from April 1, 1998 to March 31, 1999. The report documents the Agency's role as an independent environmental watchdog for the Ekati Diamond Mine, including board meetings, community consultations with Aboriginal organizations, aquatic effects monitoring results, traditional knowledge integration efforts, and concerns regarding project expansion at Misery, Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth sites.
Board Meetings Minutes Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)
Operating Environmental Management Plan, Support Documents H & L (BHP Billiton, March 1999)
1999Report
EKATI Diamond Mine Operating Environmental Management Plan (OEMP) Support Documents H and L (March 1999). Document H is the Wildlife Effects Monitoring Plan (February 1999). Document L is the Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Implementation chapter — spatial limits of AEMP long-term monitoring being the Koala drainage basin and the isolated Misery Lake drainage, Special Effects Monitoring (SEM) matrix (Table 5) covering Valued Ecosystem Components (VECs), tailings-disposal-area long-term implications, anthropogenic vs natural impact elucidation, and Before/After × Reference/Impact × Lake/Stream × Location factorial study design.
Monitoring Wildlife Caribou
Project Description, Proposed Development of Sable, Pigeon & Beartooth Kimberlite Pipes, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, February 1999)
1 February 1999Regulatory Filing
BHP Diamonds Inc. proposes development of three additional kimberlite pipes (Beartooth, Pigeon, and Sable) at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, utilizing open pit mining methods and existing site infrastructure. The document details mining methods, waste rock and water management strategies, environmental impacts and mitigation measures, and reclamation plans including post-closure pit lake development for fisheries habitat replacement.
Development Plans Waste Rock Fish Habitat Wildlife
Environmental Agreement Annual Report, EKATI Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1998)
1 February 1999Report
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s 1998 Environmental Annual Report documents the first year of full diamond mining operations at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, detailing environmental management practices, monitoring programs, and operational sustainability across water, air, wildlife, and land resources.
Development Plans Monitoring Water Quality
The Tundra Ecosystem Research Station (TERS) (GNWT, 1999)
~1999Presentation
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This document presents the Tundra Ecosystem Research Station (TERS), established in 1994 at Daring Lake in the Northwest Territories to support environmental monitoring and ecological research related to diamond mining development in the Slave Geological Province. TERS serves as a demonstration facility for sustainable camp operations and hosts multiple cooperative research programs including wildlife population studies, climate monitoring, and educational initiatives like the Tundra Science Camp.
Wildlife Monitoring Traditional Knowledge Air Quality
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program, Construction Phase, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 1999)
1 January 1999Report
This 1998 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report for the Ekati Diamond Mine documents baseline and impact data on valued ecosystem components including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, upland breeding birds, loons, and raptors during the mine's construction phase. The monitoring found minimal impacts to wildlife, with caribou displaying avoidance behavior near the mine but spending less than 1% of migration time in proximity to it, and landfill management issues attracting gulls and ravens with potential effects on songbird predation.
Caribou Wildlife Monitoring
Naturally North, The Natural Regions of the Western Northwest Territories (GNWT, 1999)
~1999Report
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An illustrated guide describing the seven natural ecozones of the western Northwest Territories, detailing their physical characteristics, climate, flora, fauna, and human activities, including protected areas strategy for the region.
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Caribou
Guidelines, Section 6: Environmental Assessment (MVEIRB, 1999)
~1999Report
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This document outlines the environmental assessment process under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, including the role and composition of the Review Board, procedures for determining when assessments are required, scoping, public consultation, and decision-making authority for proposed developments in the Mackenzie Valley.
Regulatory Development Plans Environmental Agreement Water Quality Wildlife

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