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The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce presents its position supporting BHP's NWT Diamonds Project, detailing how the mine will benefit the North through employment, training, and business opportunities, while advocating for policies to ensure northern residents and businesses capture these benefits.
Submission by the Status of Women Council of the NWT to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel analyzing socio-economic impacts of the proposed mine on women and communities, identifying significant deficiencies in the EIS regarding baseline data, gender analysis, consultation, and mitigation measures.
Yellowknives Dene First Nation submits comprehensive recommendations to the federal panel reviewing the BHP diamond mine project, addressing land rights, environmental management, Traditional Knowledge integration, water and wildlife protection, reclamation, socio-economic benefits, and negotiation of a Development Impact Benefit Agreement.
Bill Fuller submits recommendations to a panel regarding the BHP Project, advocating for withholding approval until data gaps are filled, establishing an ecosystem management plan for the West Kitikmeot Slave Region, and approving only a small-scale single-pipe development as an adaptive management experiment.
The Government of the Northwest Territories submits recommendations to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel on incorporating traditional knowledge into the project's environmental assessment and long-term monitoring strategy. The submission addresses methodologies for conducting traditional knowledge research, integrating traditional knowledge into decision-making processes, and specific comments on how traditional knowledge should inform the project's biological, socioeconomic, and cumulative effects assessments.
Two presentations to the Environmental Assessment Review Panel: Gordon Stewart (Braden Burry Expediting Services) advocates for the BHP diamond project citing economic benefits, benign mining processes, and successful co-existence of industry and wildlife in Yellowknife; the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce similarly supports the project emphasizing northern economic benefits across pre-production, early production, and expanded production phases.
Tommy Lafferty presents on behalf of Chief Jimmy Bruneau Regional High School, requesting that BHP Corporation provide royalties rather than scholarships alone to ensure long-term survival and economic benefit for Indigenous communities, emphasizing land rights, cultural preservation, and environmental stewardship of the diamond mine operations.
Submission P.H. 019(h) — Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (DIAND) updates to Letha MacLachlan, Chair, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, February 23 1996. Updates the July 1993 DIAND submission with: (i) Yellowknives Dene Band "Negotiations Progress for the Yellowknives Dene" maps interpretation as consultation request; (ii) latest MVRMA February 22 1996 attachment; (iii) February 19 1996 clarification on Significance of ammonia levels in water — Q.1 effects of ammonia on lakes (from detonated explosives and ammonium-nitrate loading spillage controlled and managed), Q.2 historical NWT Water Board practice of not regulating ammonia in effluent quality requirements of Water Licences.
The Metis Nation - Northwest Territories submits a formal written submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel detailing concerns about socio-economic impacts, Aboriginal rights recognition, employment and business opportunities, and the need for adequate spatial boundary definitions and consultation specific to Metis communities and interests.
A submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel recommending strategies for managing 62 recorded archaeological sites identified during 1994-1995 field investigations on the mine property. The document outlines requirements for mitigation, surveillance, and monitoring of archaeological sites throughout the project's life, including staff training on recognition of archaeological remains.
Written submission by Jim Cunningham (Coordinator, Coronation Impact Review Committee, Kitikmeot Inuit Association) to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel water technical session, February 16 1996. Addresses caribou spring migration to the Bathurst Inlet calving grounds, Inuit fish harvest of lake trout and other species in the Coppermine River and Coronation Gulf, water quality in the Coppermine River basin downstream of the BHP project, and conditional Inuit support for diamond mining if environment is protected and Inuit rights are recognized.
This submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel outlines the Government of the Northwest Territories' recommendations for addressing health and social impacts of the proposed diamond mine project, proposing linkages between the Proponent's community mobilization strategy and government wellness programs, training opportunities through Aurora College, and coordination of employee assistance programs across affected communities.
Letter from BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Letha MacLachlan, Chair) to Bill Erasmus, Dene National Chief (Denendeh National Office, Yellowknife), February 21 1996, posing questions concerning traditional knowledge. Attachments include Government of Canada Aboriginal Self-Government Inherent Right Policy framework (Section 35 Constitution Act, Charter of Rights), 1901 Order in Council ratifying adhesions to Treaty 8, and territorial map of the ceded Treaty 8 area (Cariboo Eaters, Slave region).
The Government of the Northwest Territories presents its submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, supporting the NWT Diamonds Project as a sustainable development opportunity while identifying concerns about mitigation measures, monitoring programs, employment benefits, social impacts, and environmental management, particularly regarding caribou and grizzly bears.
A submission by the Government of the Northwest Territories to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel examining how traditional knowledge has been incorporated into the project's environmental impact statement and providing recommendations for meaningful integration of traditional knowledge into project operations, mitigation measures, and long-term monitoring. The document includes guidance on conducting traditional knowledge research, incorporating it into decision-making, and identifying impact indicators for renewable resource harvesting.
The Status of Women Council of the NWT submits detailed comments to the Environmental Assessment Panel on socio-economic impacts of the proposed BHP Diamond Mine on women and communities in the NWT, identifying major deficiencies in the Environmental Impact Statement and recommending comprehensive mitigation and monitoring measures.
Government of the Northwest Territories submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel regarding archaeological sites identified on the BHP property, recommending mitigation, surveillance, and monitoring strategies for 62 recorded sites and future discoveries during mine development and operation.
DIAND's submission to the environmental assessment panel on the socio-economic impacts of the BHP NWT Diamonds Project, covering royalty regimes, minesite security, and Aboriginal economic development initiatives in the Northwest Territories.
Submission by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (DIAND / Indian and Northern Affairs Canada) to the BHP NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Panel, February 22 1996. Covers the federal Crown's fiduciary obligations to Aboriginal peoples (Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence), Yellowknives Dene Band consultations and territorial maps, Treaty 8 and Treaty 11 territories, North Slave region land-claim consultations, Aboriginal economic development funding, and DIAND's intervention policy on the proposed BHP diamond mine.
Natural Resources Canada's presentation to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel on February 1, 1996, provides technical review and recommendations on mining design, tailings management, permafrost conditions, waste rock handling, and explosives use for the proposed NWT Diamonds Project. The submission emphasizes the critical importance of careful engineering, monitoring, and contingency planning to manage the unique challenges posed by permafrost terrain and frozen-core dam construction.