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Public Hearing Transcript, General Session, BHP Diamonds NWT Diamonds Project (Multiple parties, February 17, 1996)
17 February 1996Meeting Minutes
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing on BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Northwest Territories diamond mine project held in Yellowknife on February 17, 1996. Presentations from multiple stakeholders including the Coronation Impact Review Committee, NWT Mobilization of Job Strategy Society, Robert Hay, and Canadian Coast Guard addressing environmental, social, economic, and regulatory concerns regarding the proposed Ekati Diamond Mine near Lac de Gras.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Wildlife
Public Hearing Technical Session on Environmental Management Plans, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project (Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, February 1996)
16 February 1996Report
This is a transcript of the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel's public hearing technical session on February 16, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Northwest Territories Diamonds Project environmental management plans. BHP presented comprehensive environmental management strategies covering air quality, water, waste, tailings, traffic, wildlife, aquatic life, reclamation, and closure, along with monitoring and adaptive management approaches designed to minimize environmental impacts of the proposed diamond mine near Lac de Gras.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Air Quality
Talking Notes on Environmental Management Plans, BHP Ekati Diamond Mine Public Hearing (DIAND, February 1996)
16 February 1996Presentation
DIAND presents its detailed submission on BHP's Environmental Management Plans for the proposed Ekati Diamond Mine, addressing regulatory mandates, cumulative effects assessment, adaptive management strategies, monitoring plans, and specific recommendations regarding hazardous materials storage, hydrocarbon containment, and closure management in the Northwest Territories.
Development Plans Regulatory Monitoring Wildlife
Environmental Management Plans Technical Session Submission, NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Review Hearings (Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation, February 1996)
16 February 1996Regulatory Filing
Lutsel K'e First Nation presents formal submission to the NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Review, expressing concerns about inadequate Environmental Impact Statement review, insufficient consultation of traditional knowledge, and deficiencies in management plans for air quality, traffic, water, materials, wildlife, aquatic life, and reclamation.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Air Quality
Public Hearing Technical Session Transcript, Environmental Management Plans, BHP NWT Diamonds Project (MVEIRB, February 16, 1996)
16 February 1996Meeting Minutes
Technical session of the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel review of BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed Northwest Territories diamond mine project near Lac de Gras, featuring presentations by BHP on comprehensive environmental management plans for air quality, water, waste, tailings, wildlife, aquatic life, traffic, and reclamation, with particular emphasis on frozen-core dam design for tailings containment and adaptive management strategies.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Air Quality
Public Hearing Submission, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Review Panel (James Cameron, February 1996)
15 February 1996Letter
James Cameron submits a written statement to the BHP Diamond Project EARP Panel expressing support for the mine development while acknowledging environmental and societal challenges. He argues the project offers significant economic opportunities including employment, infrastructure development, and territorial government revenues, while contending that potential environmental impacts and wildlife concerns are manageable.
Correspondence Development Plans Wildlife Water Quality
Public Hearing Transcript, General Session, Federal Environmental Assessment Panel Review of the BHP Diamonds NWT Diamonds Project, Yellowknife (Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, February 1996)
14 February 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing on the proposed BHP Diamonds Northwest Territories Diamond Project held in Yellowknife on February 14, 1996, featuring presentations from the Northern Environmental Coalition (Ecology North, Canadian Nature Federation, and Canadian Arctic Resources Committee) addressing cumulative environmental impacts, protected areas, sustainable development, and concerns regarding wildlife habitat and indigenous rights in the Lac de Gras region.
Development Plans Regulatory Wildlife
General Session Submission, BHP Diamond Project Environmental Assessment Review Panel Public Hearing (Ecology North, February 1996)
14 February 1996Presentation
Charles Laird presents Ecology North's submission to the BHP Diamond Project Environmental Assessment Review Panel, advocating for rigorous cumulative impact assessment, adequate government resources for regulation, establishment of protected areas prior to development, and resolution of aboriginal land claims before project approval.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Correspondence Traditional Knowledge
Assessment of Representative Protected Areas, Northwest Territories, Relative to NWT Diamonds Project (World Wildlife Fund Canada, February 1996)
14 February 1996Report
This report prepared for World Wildlife Fund Canada assesses the adequacy of protected areas in the Northwest Territories relative to the proposed Ekati Diamond Mine project. It recommends that protected areas planning be completed immediately before project approval and that the environmental impact statement comprehensively address cumulative mining impacts on conservation needs and watershed integrity.
Development Plans Wildlife Habitat Assessment Environmental Agreement
Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Review Panel, General Session (NWT Chamber of Mines, February 14, 1996)
14 February 1996Regulatory Filing
The NWT Chamber of Mines submits its position to the BHP Diamond Mine environmental assessment panel, arguing that the Diamonds Project at Lac de Gras is economically important to the NWT and that environmental and socio-economic concerns can be adequately mitigated through established regulatory mechanisms and industry best practices demonstrated at comparable northern mines.
Development Plans Correspondence Wildlife Traditional Knowledge Regulatory
Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, Northern Environmental Coalition General Session (Canadian Nature Federation, February 1996)
14 February 1996Regulatory Filing
The Canadian Nature Federation submits its views to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel as part of the Northern Environmental Coalition, advocating for landscape conservation, protected areas, and sustainable development principles in the Slave West Kitikmeot Region, with particular concern for grizzly bears, caribou, and wilderness preservation.
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Grizzly Bear
Public Hearing Submission on BHP NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Impact Statement (Amber Spalding, February 1996)
14 February 1996Regulatory Filing
A speaker provides testimony at a public hearing on the BHP NWT Diamonds Project, expressing concerns about insufficient environmental assessment, lack of transparency by BHP regarding the Boston property bulk sampling program, inadequate baseline studies for wildlife impact assessment, and radioactivity measurement errors in the Environmental Impact Statement.
Development Plans Correspondence Wildlife Water Quality
Caribou Concerns, NWT Diamonds Project (NWT Caribou Outfitters' Association, February 1996)
14 February 1996Regulatory Filing
The NWT Caribou Outfitters' Association submits concerns to the Environmental Assessment and Review Panel regarding the proposed NWT Diamonds Project, focusing on potential impacts to caribou populations from air and road traffic, and recommending comprehensive monitoring, traffic management plans, and consideration of effects on the outfitting industry.
Caribou Wildlife Development Plans Habitat Assessment
NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Review Submission (Lutsel K'e First Nation, January to February 1996)
13 February 1996Regulatory Filing
This comprehensive submission by the Lutsel K'e First Nation to the NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Review Panel opposes BHP/Diamet's proposed mine development in the Akaitcho Territory, citing inadequate consultation, insufficient traditional knowledge integration, negative past experience with development impacts (Nanacho Lake and Stark Lake), and major unresolved environmental, social, and aboriginal rights concerns regarding caribou migration, water quality, wildlife habitat, and cultural survival. The submission includes five separate technical session presentations addressing wildlife, socio-economic impacts, environmental management plans, water quality, and traditional knowledge, along with a covering letter and general opposition statement, all received in February 1996.
Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Caribou
Public Hearing Technical Session, Traditional Knowledge, Yellowknife, NWT (Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, February 1996)
13 February 1996Meeting Minutes
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing technical session on traditional knowledge for the BHP Diamonds Inc. Northwest Territories Diamonds Project (Ekati), held in Yellowknife on February 13, 1996. BHP presented its approach to incorporating traditional knowledge into the project through a two-phase study, emphasizing partnership and involvement of aboriginal groups, while panel members and government representatives questioned the adequacy of methodology, application to specific environmental concerns like caribou, and protection of intellectual property rights.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Yellowknives Dene Correspondence
Wildlife Technical Session Submission, NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Review Hearings (Lutsel K'e First Nation, February 1996)
13 February 1996Regulatory Filing
Lutsel K'e First Nation submission to the NWT Diamonds Project environmental assessment hearings expressing concerns that BHP/Diamet failed to adequately consult with the community and incorporate traditional knowledge, and that the proponent has insufficiently assessed impacts to the Bathurst caribou herd, fish populations, birds, and wildlife habitat.
Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Caribou
Traditional Knowledge Submission to NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Review Hearings (Lutsel K'e First Nation, February 1996)
13 February 1996Regulatory Filing
The Lutsel K'e First Nation submission to the NWT Diamonds Project environmental review hearings argues that the Environmental Impact Statement inadequately incorporates traditional knowledge and contains inaccurate information about land use, wildlife impacts, and archaeological sites. The submission recommends postponing the project until comprehensive traditional knowledge research is completed with full consultation and adequate time and resources provided to Indigenous peoples.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Development Plans Water Quality
Submission to the BHP NWT Diamonds Project Public Hearings (Environment Canada, February 1996)
12 February 1996Regulatory Filing
Environment Canada's comprehensive submission to the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel for the BHP NWT Diamonds Project at Lac de Gras, providing technical evaluation of environmental impacts across emergency response, air quality, water resources, and wildlife, with detailed recommendations for monitoring, contingency planning, and mitigation measures for approval and operation of the mine.
Development Plans Water Quality Air Quality
West Kitikmeot / Slave Study Society (WKSS) Presentation to BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (WKSS, February 1996)
12 February 1996Presentation
Presentation by Hal Mills to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel on February 12, 1996, describing the West Kitikmeot / Slave Study Society's establishment, objectives, management structure, and partners' accord for conducting a five-year environmental and socio-economic study of mineral development impacts in the Slave Geological Province.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Wildlife
Public Hearing Transcript, General Session, BHP Diamonds NWT Diamonds Project (Multiple parties, February 12, 1996)
12 February 1996Meeting Minutes
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing on BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed Northwest Territories diamond mine project near Lac de Gras, held in Yellowknife on February 12, 1996. The hearing included BHP's project overview presentation covering mining operations, environmental baseline studies, wildlife and water management, and socio-economic benefits, followed by questioning from the panel, government agencies, aboriginal organizations, and environmental groups on environmental compliance, land claims, caribou impacts, and corporate accountability.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Air Quality

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