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This draft Wildlife Monitoring Plan for BHP's Ekati Diamond Mine outlines a risk-based framework for monitoring impacts on valued ecosystem components (VECs) including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, and birds. The plan details monitoring hypotheses, implementation strategies, and measurement endpoints for tracking mine-related stressors from construction through post-closure phases.
This is the 1997 Environmental Agreement Annual Report for the Ekati Diamond Mine, Canada's first diamond mine located in the Northwest Territories barrenlands, providing a comprehensive plain-English summary of environmental monitoring programs across water quality, aquatic life, wildlife, vegetation, and cultural heritage throughout the first year of mine construction and operations.
BHP Wildlife Monitoring Program binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (1998-2001) — BHP Diamonds Inc. File 4.3.6.2. Includes Wildlife Compact Disk distribution (February 2001), planning process for the WMP (January 1998), construction-phase records for the Panda Lake diversion channel (computer files, hand-written notes, photographs, undeveloped film and video of erosion at Grizzly Lake), Federal EIS submission history, and bird/caribou monitoring session planning. Distribution: Tamara Hamilton (INAC), Anne Wilson (Environment Canada), Kevin McCormick (Canadian Wildlife Service), Kathryn Emmett (GNWT RWED).
BHP Diamonds' December 1997 newsletter reporting on the Ekati Diamond Mine project in the Northwest Territories, covering construction progress (50-70% complete), safety achievements (one million work hours without lost time accident), employment and procurement statistics, operational updates including facility construction, exploration results, and organizational appointments as the project transitions toward production startup in October 1998.
This November 1997 newsletter from the NWT Protected Areas Strategy provides information on the government's initiative to develop a protected areas framework for the Northwest Territories by 1998, featuring articles on Gwich'in protected areas, grassroots community efforts in Fort Resolution, scientific approaches to habitat representation, the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, and an upcoming open house on November 20, 1997.
This Fall/Winter 1997/98 newsletter of the West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society reports on grizzly bear research in the central Arctic NWT, including evaluation of net-gun capture techniques, 1997 capture summaries of 57 bears, denning habitat studies, and wolf-bear interaction observations, along with updates on Diavik Diamond Mines wildlife baseline studies and Rob Gau's Master's thesis on bear food habits and body condition.
Revised BHP Construction Environmental Management Plan — INAC (Yellowknife) editorial comments and suggestions for improvements transmittal September 8-9 1997 to John Witteman (BHP Environmental). Distribution: Julie Dahl (DFO), Steve Harbicht (Environment Canada), John Ramsey (Natural Resources Canada), Kathryn Emmett (GNWT Resources Wildlife & Economic Development). Includes Appendix I 1997 Wildlife Monitoring Plan (RWED Wildlife and Fisheries Division input) and Appendix L Archaeological Management Plan mitigation recommendation for handling human-remains discovery during construction.
BHP's 1997 Environmental Report documents the global mining, petroleum, and resource company's environmental management policies, performance, and initiatives across operations in 70 countries. The report covers environmental compliance, resource conservation, emissions monitoring, community consultation, and major projects including the Northwest Territories Diamonds Project in Canada and ongoing environmental remediation at the Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea.
BHP's Environmental Agreement Annual Report for 1997 documents the first year of environmental monitoring at Canada's first diamond mine, Ekati, located in the Northwest Territories. The report presents comprehensive baseline environmental studies and monitoring programs across air quality, aquatic effects, wildlife, archaeology, and reclamation efforts.
This document establishes research strategy and project proposal guidelines for the West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society, a five-year collaborative study initiated in 1996 to collect baseline environmental, ecological, and socio-economic information for the Slave Geological Province in the Northwest Territories to support informed decision-making regarding development impacts. It provides detailed instructions for researchers submitting project proposals, selection criteria, and requirements for integrating traditional knowledge with scientific research.
This is BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan for the NWT Diamonds Project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories, submitted in August 1997. The plan outlines comprehensive environmental management strategies covering air quality, materials handling, wildlife protection, traffic management, aquatic life, waste management, and quarry operations during the construction phase scheduled from January 1997 to October 1998.
This is a multi-volume Environmental Management Plan for the Construction Phase of the NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati Mine) by BHP Diamonds Inc., submitted in August 1997. Volume II contains appendices including the Echo Bay Mines Highway and Winter Road Drivers' Policy and Procedures Manual and the 1997 Wildlife Monitoring Plan, detailing procedures for construction-phase environmental management, wildlife monitoring, driver safety protocols, and mitigation measures for potential impacts to caribou, grizzly bears, carnivores, birds, and esker habitats.
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan (August 1997) establishes comprehensive environmental awareness training and management procedures for the NWT Diamonds Project, including detailed protocols for all site personnel, contractors, and subcontractors to minimize environmental impacts during mine construction.
This newsletter issue documents traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of Inuit and Cree peoples in the Hudson Bay bioregion, compiled in the book 'Voices from the Bay.' It presents detailed observations of environmental changes, sea ice conditions, wildlife populations, and ecosystem dynamics accumulated through generations of land-based living, alongside critiques of resource development projects including hydroelectric dams and mining operations.
The Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency provides detailed comments and recommendations on BHP Billiton's 2001 Aquatics and Wildlife Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMP and WEMP) and February 2002 environmental workshops, addressing improvements in reporting, monitoring protocols, data analysis, and Aboriginal participation.
The West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society's annual report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997 documents the first official year of operations of a multi-partner research initiative examining environmental and socioeconomic effects of mineral development in the West Kitikmeot/Slave area of the Northwest Territories. The report details the governance structure, 17 approved research projects, financial management of approximately $2.25 million in matched funding from government, industry, aboriginal, and environmental partners, and highlights integrating traditional knowledge with scientific research approaches.
This report documents Dogrib elders' traditional knowledge and observations of environmental change at the abandoned Rayrock uranium mine site in the Northwest Territories before, during, and after mine operations (1957-1959). The Dogrib Renewable Resources Committee presents interviews with 50 elders describing the healthy ecosystem prior to mining, the contamination and ecological destruction during operations, and ongoing environmental and health impacts, arguing that indigenous harvesters should have monitored mining activities on their traditional territory.
This final report documents the West Kitikmeot Slave Study's research framework refinement process, identifying priority research questions to assess cumulative environmental and socioeconomic effects of mineral development in the region through workshops and consultation with multiple stakeholders.
This 1996 wildlife baseline study for the proposed BHP Diamonds mine at Lac de Gras documents caribou migration patterns, carnivore denning sites, grizzly bear movements and habitat use, bird surveys, and small mammal inventory across the NWT claim block. The comprehensive report provides baseline environmental data collected to assess potential impacts of diamond mine development on northern wildlife.
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan (Version 1.0, February 1997) outlines comprehensive strategies and mitigation measures for managing environmental impacts during the construction of the NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati), covering air quality, materials management, waste management, wildlife protection, traffic control, and environmental monitoring from January 1997 through October 1998.