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Challenges of Managing Northern Ungulates, 13th International Arctic Ungulate Conference Program (GNWT, August 2011)
22 August 2011Report
The 13th International Arctic Ungulate Conference program held August 22–26, 2011 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, convening government wildlife agencies, indigenous representatives, and international researchers to address challenges in managing northern caribou and reindeer populations, including population decline, industrial development impacts, disease, climate change, and integration of traditional knowledge.
Wildlife Caribou Traditional Knowledge Habitat Assessment
Fay Bay Monitoring Program, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, August 2011)
12 August 2011Report
This report presents the 2010 Fay Bay Aquatic Monitoring Program results following an unplanned processed kimberlite (PK) release in May 2008. The monitoring data indicate recovery of both aquatic and terrestrial environments, with vegetation re-establishing and water quality parameters returning toward baseline conditions, though some chemical effects remain three years after the incident.
Aquatics Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Water Quality
Freshet Waste Rock Storage Area Seepage Survey, Ekati Diamond Mine (SRK Consulting, August 2011)
11 August 2011Report
This 2011 freshet seepage survey report documents water quality monitoring at waste rock storage areas of the Ekati Diamond Mine conducted in June 2011, comparing results against Water Licence W2009L2-0001 effluent quality criteria. The report presents sampling methods, quality control procedures, analytical results from 24 seepage stations across four major storage areas, and identifies several exceedances including elevated total suspended solids at multiple locations and total aluminum at one station.
Waste Rock Water Quality Monitoring
Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report Summary, EKATI Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, July 2011)
14 July 2011Report
This is the 2010 Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report Summary for the EKATI Diamond Mine, documenting BHP Billiton's compliance with regulatory requirements and results of environmental monitoring programs for air quality, water quality, fish habitat, and wildlife. The report demonstrates that all discharged water met Water Licence requirements and summarizes mining activities, closure planning, and environmental management practices across the operation.
Environmental Agreement Water Quality Regulatory
Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2011)
30 April 2011Report
BHP Billiton Canada Inc.'s 2010 Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report documents compliance with Type A Water Licence W2009L2-0001 and the Environmental Agreement for the Ekati Diamond Mine. The report provides comprehensive data on water and waste management, mining operations (4.9 million tonnes of ore processed), environmental monitoring programs, spill incidents, and closure and reclamation planning with an updated liability estimate of $157 million CAD.
Environmental Agreement Water Licence Water Quality
Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Summary Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2011)
19 April 2011Report
BHP Billiton's 2010 Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program summary report presents results from 13 consecutive years of monitoring in the Koala Watershed and 10 years in the King-Cujo Watershed at Ekati Diamond Mine. The report documents water quality changes, biological effects, and four specialized studies, finding mine-related impacts on phytoplankton diversity and nitrogen concentrations in lakes downstream of the Long Lake Containment Facility.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP), Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2011)
14 April 2011Report
BHP Billiton's 2010 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program annual report documents wildlife impacts and management at the EKATI Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories from October 2009 to September 2010, including monitoring of habitat loss, wildlife mortalities and incidents, caribou behavior and migration, predator occurrence, and breeding bird populations across 1,600–6,300 km² study areas.
Monitoring Wildlife Caribou Wolverine
Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Part 1 — Evaluation of Effects, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2011)
1 April 2011Report
This 2010 Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program report evaluates long-term trends and mine-related effects on aquatic ecosystems in the Koala and King-Cujo watersheds at EKATI Diamond Mine, including analysis of water quality, physical limnology, and biological communities (phytoplankton, zooplankton, and benthos) across multiple lakes and streams.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Part 2 — Data Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2011)
1 April 2011Report
This 2010 Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Part 2 Data Report for Ekati Diamond Mine presents comprehensive aquatic environmental monitoring results and field methodologies for the October 2009 to September 2010 period. The report documents meteorological, hydrological, physical limnological, water quality, and biological monitoring data (phytoplankton, zooplankton, and benthic invertebrates) from lakes and streams in the Koala and King-Cujo watersheds, including three special studies on benthos mesh size, sediment sampling methods, and sediment hydrocarbons.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
Barren-ground Caribou Management Strategy for the Northwest Territories 2011 to 2015, Draft (GNWT, February 2011)
25 February 2011Report
A draft five-year Barren-ground Caribou Management Strategy (2011-2015) for the Northwest Territories, building on the 2006-2010 strategy to guide actions helping caribou herds increase through five key components: engaging partners, collecting information for management, managing factors influencing caribou trends, public education, and maximizing benefits, requiring $19.1 million in total investment.
Caribou Wildlife Traditional Knowledge Development Plans
General Fish-out Protocol for Lakes and Impoundments in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2011)
~2011Report
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This technical report provides a standardized general fish-out protocol for lakes and impoundments in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, developed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to ensure consistent and scientifically rigorous removal of fish populations when development activities require lake destruction or dewatering. The protocol includes detailed methodologies for fish community assessment, biological data collection, limnological sampling, habitat inventory, and data management to maximize utility of harvested fish for local communities while gathering ecological data.
Fish Habitat Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Benthic Invertebrates
Guidelines for the Closure and Reclamation of Advanced Mineral Exploration and Mine Sites in the NWT (AANDC, 2011)
~2011Report
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Comprehensive guidelines for closure and reclamation planning of advanced mineral exploration and mine sites in the Northwest Territories, developed jointly by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada and the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Boards. The document outlines regulatory requirements, an objectives-based approach to closure planning, and technical considerations for site closure and reclamation.
Closure & Reclamation Closure Plan Post-Closure Monitoring
Tlicho Elders' Knowledge of Climate Change and Forest Fires, Implications for Barren-Ground Caribou Hunting, Whati (Petter Jacobsen, 2011)
~2011Report
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This research report documents Tłįcho Elders' traditional knowledge of climate change, forest fires, and their impacts on barren-ground caribou hunting in Whati, Northwest Territories. Based on interviews and participant observation conducted in 2009-2010, the report describes environmental changes (warmer weather, altered wind patterns, changed snow/ice conditions), caribou response and adaptation, forest fire impacts on habitat, and resulting modifications to hunting practices, while also presenting Elders' spiritual and ontological perspectives on these changes.
Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Caribou Greenhouse Gas
Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report Summary 2011, EKATI Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 2011)
~2011Report
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This is the 2011 Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report Summary for the EKATI Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, documenting BHP Billiton's compliance with regulatory requirements and monitoring results across air quality, water quality, land reclamation, fish habitat, and wildlife populations.
Regulatory Water Licence Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge
2008-2009 Fay Bay Monitoring Program, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, September 2010)
20 September 2010Report
This 2008-2009 monitoring report documents the environmental response to and effects assessment of an unplanned release of approximately 4,465 m³ of processed kimberlite into Fay Bay from Cell B of the Long Lake Containment Facility in May 2008. The report presents results of land-based vegetation reclamation monitoring and comprehensive aquatic monitoring including water quality, sediment chemistry, benthic invertebrate and fish community assessments, concluding that effects were generally localized to Fay Bay with evidence of short-term impacts and successful cleanup of over 80% of the released material.
Monitoring Aquatics Water Quality
Ecological Regions of the Northwest Territories, Cordillera (GNWT, 2010)
8 September 2010Report
The 2010 Ecological Regions of the Northwest Territories - Cordillera report presents a comprehensive ecosystem classification framework for the Cordillera, identifying 36 Level IV ecoregions across the mountainous region. The report integrates climatic, physiographic, vegetation, soil and wildlife attributes to characterize regional ecosystems based on the continental Ecological Regions of North America framework, incorporating intensive aerial and ground surveys conducted in 2007.
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Monitoring Traditional Knowledge
Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan (ICRP) Public Hearing, Ekati Diamond Mine (IEMA, September 2010)
2010Regulatory Filing
Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan (ICRP) Public Hearing September 28-29 2010 for the Ekati Diamond Mine — BHP Billiton's Sustainable Development Policy submissions to the Wek'èezhii Land and Water Board, including Part 2 "No Jurisdiction Re: Fish Habitat" arguing that DFO under the Fisheries Act has the obligation to determine the manner of securing fish-habitat compensation (specific-vs-general statutory conflict doctrine), Main Site Water Licence reclamation terms under Mackenzie Valley Land Use Regulations s. 26, DFO's 2006 "Practitioners Guide to Writing a Subsection 35(2) Fisheries Act Authorization" reference, and extrinsic-evidence citations to Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
Closure & Reclamation Regulatory Fish Habitat
Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report 2009, Plain Language Summary, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, August 2010)
1 August 2010Report
This 2009 Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report Plain Language Summary documents BHP Billiton's compliance with regulatory requirements at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, detailing monitoring programs for air quality, water quality, fish habitat, and wildlife effects across multiple watersheds and ecosystems.
Water Licence Monitoring Water Quality
BHP Billiton Additional Information for ICRP Hearing, Fish Habitat Compensation Agreement Exhibits (IEMA, June to July 2010)
2010Regulatory Filing
BHPB Additional Information for the Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan (ICRP) Hearing, filed June 2010 — includes the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA) Submission to the Wek'èezhii Land and Water Board (WLWB) Public Hearing on the Ekati ICRP, May 2009 (Violet Camsell-Blondin WLWB). Discusses DIAND audit findings on mine reclamation and abandonment policy (1993 audit identifying need for policy), Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) membership (affected First Nations and Aboriginal groups, March 1996 BHP licence application), and Nunavut Impact Review Board's primary jurisdiction status.
Closure & Reclamation Closure Plan Regulatory
Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report 2009, EKATI Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2010)
30 April 2010Report
BHP Billiton Canada Inc.'s 2009 Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report for the EKATI Diamond Mine documents compliance with Type A Water Licence W2009L2-0001 and the Environmental Agreement, providing comprehensive data on water use, waste management, environmental monitoring, and closure planning activities. The report includes detailed operational metrics, monitoring program results, and summaries of environmental management activities conducted throughout 2009.
Regulatory Water Licence Environmental Agreement

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