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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
Guidance for the Collection and Sampling of Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) in Northern Canadian Lakes for Environmental Effects Monitoring (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2010)
~2010Report
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This technical guidance document provides comprehensive protocols for collecting and sampling slimy sculpin in northern Canadian lakes for environmental effects monitoring programs. It covers sentinel species characteristics, multiple capture techniques (electrofishing, trapping, trawling), sampling design considerations, fish endpoints, statistical analyses, and reporting requirements.
Aquatics Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Fish Habitat
Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report 2007, Plain English Summary, EKATI Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, May 2008)
1 May 2008Report
This plain English summary of BHP Billiton's 2007 Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report for the EKATI Diamond Mine documents the company's compliance with regulatory requirements and environmental management across water quality, air quality, land reclamation, wildlife monitoring, and waste management. The report demonstrates that EKATI operated within the terms of its water licences and environmental agreement in 2007, with monitoring programs showing generally healthy aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems despite some localized increases in water quality parameters and ongoing wildlife management challenges.
Environmental Agreement Water Quality Monitoring
Communities and Diamonds, Socio-economic Impacts in the Communities of Behchoko, Gametì, Whatì, Wekweètì, Detah, N'dilo, Łutselk'e and Yellowknife, 2007 Annual Report (GNWT, 2007)
1 May 2008Report
This 2007 annual report by the Government of the Northwest Territories monitors socio-economic impacts of diamond mining development in eight communities, comparing predicted trends from BHP Billiton, Diavik, and De Beers environmental assessments against observed outcomes in health, crime, housing, traditional economy, employment, and education indicators.
Traditional Knowledge Monitoring Development Plans
Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report, Plain English Summaries 2006 & 2007 (BHP Billiton, June 2007 to May 2008)
1 June 2007Report
This is a plain English summary of BHP Billiton's 2006 Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report for the EKATI Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, documenting the mine's compliance with regulatory requirements and environmental management practices across air quality, water monitoring, wildlife effects, land use, and archaeological protection.
Regulatory Water Licence Environmental Agreement
Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report 2006 (BHP Billiton, April 2007)
1 April 2007Report
Annual compliance report for the EKATI Diamond Mine for 2006, documenting water use, waste management, effluent discharges, and monitoring results under five water licences and the Environmental Agreement between BHP Billiton, the Federal Government, and the Northwest Territories Government.
Regulatory Water Licence Environmental Agreement
Participation in the Mackenzie Gas Project Joint Review Panel Hearing (Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project, January to February 2007)
2007Letter
Letter from Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project (Inuvik, NT) to Dr. Bill Ross, Chair, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency for the Ekati Diamond Mine, January–February 2007. Invites IEMA participation in the JRP hearing on the proposed Mackenzie Gas Project — focused on decommissioning and abandonment of pipeline infrastructure (including transfers), effectiveness of existing socio-economic and biophysical environmental monitoring and follow-up regimes in the NWT, and regulatory bodies' inspection/enforcement of Ekati licenses and permits. Panel Manager: Paula Pacholek.
Correspondence Environmental Agreement Monitoring Closure & Reclamation
News Release, Former Review Board Members Withdraw Names from Reappointment Consideration (MVEIRB, November 2006)
30 November 2006Memo
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board announces that former members Danny Bayha and Bernadette Stewart have withdrawn from reappointment consideration due to delays in the federal appointment process, creating concerns about the Board's ability to maintain quorum and conduct environmental impact assessments.
Environmental Agreement Regulatory Development Plans Traditional Knowledge
Agency Ekati Closure and Reclamation Workshop (IEMA, February 2006)
2006Report
Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA) Ekati Closure and Reclamation Workshop, IEMA Boardroom, February 14-16 2006 — workshop agenda, materials and Draft NWT Mine Site Reclamation Guidelines. Sessions cover Mine Component 1 and 2 objectives, options and criteria for further development of Agency advice to BHPB. Includes Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB) standard licence template Surveillance Network Program text, closure-and-reclamation plan revision/approval timing (six months after Board notification), and reclamation guidance for Aboriginal/Federal/Territorial governments, land owners, communities, regulatory authorities and mining proponents.
Closure & Reclamation Closure Plan Board Meetings Post-Closure Monitoring Waste Rock
Direction on General Policy Matters, Transboundary Applications (MVLWB, January 2006)
27 January 2006Report
Policy direction from the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board establishing procedures for processing transboundary applications for land use permits and water licenses that span multiple management areas or extend beyond management area boundaries.
Regulatory Land Use Permit Water Licence Environmental Agreement
Funding Follow Up Letter, Diavik Project Aboriginal Participation (Diavik Diamond Mines, October 2005)
26 October 2005Letter
The Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board (EMAB) urges the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs to provide participant funding for Aboriginal communities to participate in the Diavik Diamond Mines water licence renewal hearings scheduled for March 2006 under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act. EMAB emphasizes that without adequate intervener funding, Aboriginal parties will be unable to effectively participate in the regulatory review process.
Correspondence Regulatory Water Licence
Guidelines for Incorporating Traditional Knowledge in Environmental Impact Assessment (MVEIRB, July 2005)
1 July 2005Report
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board's guidelines establish procedures for incorporating traditional knowledge held by aboriginal peoples into the environmental impact assessment process for development projects in the region. The guidelines outline how traditional knowledge should be collected, presented, evaluated, and considered at all stages of EIA proceedings, including preliminary screening, environmental assessment, and environmental impact review.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Environmental Agreement Monitoring Wildlife
Word Interpretations, Multilingual Glossary of Environmental & Reclamation Terms, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 2005)
~2005Report
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A bilingual English-Chipewyan glossary of technical and environmental terms related to mine operations, soil science, reclamation, and landscape development at the Ekati Diamond Mine, including regulatory agencies and environmental management concepts.
Closure & Reclamation Revegetation Waste Rock Traditional Knowledge
Annual General Meeting 2004, Aboriginal Society Member Delegates Package (IEMA, November 2004)
5 November 2004Report
This comprehensive package contains the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency's 2004 Annual General Meeting materials, including presentations on environmental monitoring at Ekati Diamond Mine, board meeting summaries from August 2004, financial reports for 2003-2004, and work plans through 2007. The documents record IEMA's activities as an independent watchdog reviewing BHP Billiton's environmental performance and Aboriginal and public concerns regarding mine operations, closure planning, and impacts on wildlife and water quality.
Board Meetings Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge
Letter to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs re Aboriginal Participant Funding under the MVRMA (EMAB, October 2004)
20 October 2004Letter
EMAB writes to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada advocating for dedicated participant funding under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act to ensure Aboriginal participation in major regulatory reviews such as Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.'s water licence amendment hearings on ammonia limits.
Correspondence Regulatory Water Licence Water Quality
Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report, and Plain English Summary 2003 (BHP Billiton, March 2004)
31 March 2004Report
BHP Billiton's 2004 annual report covering 2003 operations and environmental compliance at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, detailing monitoring programs for water quality, air quality, wildlife populations, and reclamation efforts under the Environmental Agreement and five Water Licences.
Environmental Agreement Water Licence Monitoring
Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (Government of Canada, March 2004)
25 March 2004Report
The Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (2004) establishes an integrated system of land and water management in the Northwest Territories, creating land use planning boards, land and water boards, and an environmental impact review board to regulate resource use in settlement areas of the Gwich'in, Sahtu, and Tlicho First Nations in accordance with their comprehensive land claim agreements.
Environmental Agreement Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Water Quality
Aboriginal Caucus Workshop on Environmental Monitoring of Diamond Mines, Final Report (IEMA, February 2004)
12 February 2004Report
This final report documents an Aboriginal Caucus Workshop held January 14-16, 2004, sponsored by the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency to develop principles and operational guidelines for a future Regional Monitoring Agency (RMA) to oversee environmental monitoring of diamond mines in the Slave Geological Province. The caucus achieved consensus on governance principles, technical expertise structures, independence requirements, and decision-making authority for consolidating project-specific monitoring bodies into a single regional agency.
Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement Monitoring
Aboriginal Caucus Workshop on Regional Monitoring of Diamond Mines (IEMA, January 2004)
14 January 2004Meeting Minutes
This document comprises meeting minutes, background reports, and presentations from an Aboriginal Caucus workshop held January 14-16, 2004 in Yellowknife to develop principles and models for a regional environmental monitoring agency to oversee diamond mining operations in the Slave Geological Province, including the Ekati and Diavik mines. The workshop explored consolidating multiple project-specific monitoring boards (IEMA and EMAB) and cumulative effects initiatives into integrated regional governance structures while preserving Aboriginal participation and traditional knowledge integration.
Traditional Knowledge Board Meetings Environmental Agreement
Environmental Agreement Annual Report 2004, Summary Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 2004)
~2004Report
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BHP Billiton's 2004 Environmental Agreement Annual Report for the Ekati Diamond Mine documents the mine's eighth year of operation, detailing comprehensive environmental monitoring programs covering air quality, water quality, aquatic life, wildlife, reclamation efforts, and mine operations. The report highlights numerous successes including ISO 14001 compliance, traditional knowledge integration with Aboriginal communities, and no long-term environmental impacts identified from mining activities.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Traditional Knowledge

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