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Federal Environmental Assessment Panel Public Hearing Transcript, Wha Ti, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project (BHP Billiton, January 22, 1996)
22 January 1996Meeting Minutes
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing in Wha Ti, Northwest Territories on January 22, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposal to develop a diamond mine at Lac de Gras. The hearing includes presentations from BHP on project overview, environmental studies, employment and socio-economic impacts, followed by community presentations expressing concerns about land rights, caribou protection, and benefit agreements with the Dogrib Nation.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Caribou
Presentation to Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Sally Anne Zoe, January 1996)
19 January 1996Letter
Sally Anne Zoe, a young Dogrib woman, submits testimony to a panel expressing concerns about protecting caribou and the land for her family's traditional hunting, trapping, and hide-working practices, and hopes the land will remain unchanged in 25 years.
Traditional Knowledge Tłı̨chǫ Caribou
Public Hearing Submission Supporting the Ekati (Koala) Diamond Project (Gordon Stewart, Braden Burry Expediting Services Ltd., January 1996)
11 January 1996Presentation
Gordon Stewart, owner of Braden Burry Expediting Services and BHP contractor, presents arguments to a regulatory panel supporting the Ekati (Koala) Diamond Project, emphasizing its economic benefits, environmental manageability, employment opportunities for northerners, and the precedent set by successful mine operations in established communities.
Development Plans Correspondence Wildlife Closure & Reclamation Traditional Knowledge
Presentation to the Environmental Assessment Review Panel Regarding the BHP NWT Diamonds Project (Jake Ootes, MLA, Yellowknife Centre, 1996)
~1996Presentation
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Jake Ootes, MLA for Yellowknife Centre, presents to the Environmental Assessment Review Panel in support of the BHP NWT Diamonds Project, arguing that the territory's economic crisis and high unemployment make the mine essential for job creation, economic diversification, and northern self-sufficiency while emphasizing the need for responsible development that minimizes environmental damage and addresses aboriginal and social concerns.
Development Plans Correspondence Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge
Submission Opposing Diamond Mining, Public Hearing (Alice Legat, February 1996)
~1996Letter
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A letter from private citizen Allice Legat opposing diamond mining in the Northwest Territories, arguing that diamonds can be manufactured and advocating instead for baseline ecological studies, harvesting assessments, and long-term land use planning to protect caribou, wildlife habitat, and traditional land-based economies.
Correspondence Wildlife Caribou Development Plans
Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Working Group Brochure (MVEIRB, May 1996)
~1996Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
This document describes the structure and purpose of the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and its interim Working Group, established in 1996 to conduct environmental assessment and review of developments in the Mackenzie Valley through a three-part process: preliminary screening, environmental assessment, and environmental impact review.
Environmental Agreement Regulatory Development Plans Traditional Knowledge
Nunavut Impact Review Board, Draft Rules of Practice & Board Summary (NIRB, 1996)
~1996Report
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This document presents the draft Rules of Practice for the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB), detailing the procedural and operational framework for environmental assessment of development projects in the Nunavut Settlement Area under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. The rules cover screening processes, review procedures, public hearings, evidence standards, and decision-making criteria designed to protect ecosystem integrity while assessing project impacts on residents and communities.
Regulatory Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge
Notes to the Public Hearings, BHP Environmental Review (Dogrib Nation, January 1996)
~1996Presentation
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This document contains public hearing notes from the Dogrib Nation regarding BHP's diamond mine environmental review, emphasizing Dogrib sovereignty, land rights, traditional knowledge integration, and concerns about environmental and socio-economic impacts, along with government and community profiles of the Dogrib North Slave region.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Wildlife Yellowknives Dene
Type A Water Licence N7L2-1616 Application Case File, NWT Diamonds (Ekati) Project (NWT Water Board, 1996 to 1997)
1996–1997Letter
NWT Water Board / BHP file binder October 18 1996 — Water Register N7L2-1616 correspondence with Pape & Salter Barristers & Solicitors (Vancouver — Arthur Pape) and Ferguson Gifford Barristers & Solicitors (Martin Gifford, Leonard Polsky, Eva-Lisa Helin, Ross Ellis, C. Anthony Wiisua, Michael MoDolo). Includes November 1996 Recommendations and Options for Establishing Effluent Quality Standards for the BHP Diamond Project Tailings Containment Area (variable effluent quality standard — non-compliance categorization, public perception of arsenic problems, Arsenic Total average 0.015 mg/L / max 0.03 mg/L WHO Aquatic Life standard, Cadmium dissolved/total Niwe-MenMer reference), and July 1997 NWT Water Board correspondence to J.D. Excell (VP Operations BHP, Greg Cook 403-669-2656, Dave Milburn).
Regulatory Water Licence Correspondence
Presentation to BHP Corporation on Royalties for Long Term Sustainability (Tommy Lafferty, January 23, 1996)
~1996Presentation
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Tommy Lafferty, representing Chief Jimmy Bruneau and students from Bruneau Regional High School, presents to BHP Corporation requesting royalties rather than scholarships to ensure long-term sustainability for Indigenous communities, emphasizing the need for environmental stewardship and land rights in relation to the diamond mine operation.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Correspondence Environmental Agreement
Presentation to BHP Concerning Mining Operations in the Kitikmeot (Michael MacLachlan, January 1996)
~1996Presentation
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A church minister presents concerns to BHP about social stresses mining operations will introduce to Kugluktuk, including family separation, cash management challenges, and substance abuse, and proposes three measures: appointing a community employment welfare officer, providing on-site cabins for employees' families, and funding scholarships for community leaders.
Correspondence Development Plans Traditional Knowledge
Submission to the NWT Diamond Project Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Lutsel K'e First Nation, January 1996)
~1996Regulatory Filing
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The Lutsel K'e First Nation submission to the NWT Diamonds Project Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel opposes the BHP/Diamet mine project pending recognition of their aboriginal rights, title, and jurisdiction in the Akaitcho Territory, and the establishment of a holistic environmental planning and monitoring system based on self-governance.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Correspondence Environmental Agreement
We Can't Eat Diamonds (Rita Blackduck, January 1996)
~1996Letter
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A letter from a Dogrib community member to BHP expressing concerns about unfulfilled promises regarding employment and training, low wages, gender pay inequality, environmental protection, and land restoration following mining operations.
Correspondence Traditional Knowledge Closure & Reclamation
Resource Documents Binder (IEMA, 1996 to 1997)
1996–1997Report
Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA) Resource Documents binder — Table of Contents includes the Environmental Agreement Implementation Protocol, NWT Water Board Water Licence for BHP Authorization for Works or Undertakings, and detailed Closure-Plan content prescriptions covering sedimentation ponds, borrow pits, ore storage stockpiles, surface structures (process plant, camps, roads, airstrip), petroleum and chemical storage, post-closure groundwater contamination assessment and monitoring, revegetation, surface drainage channel stability over reclaimed tailings, and restoration research. Plus May 6 1997 IEMA Implementation Group draft minutes (Ted Blondin Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, Rachel Crapeau, Clem Paul, Terry Janes — GeoNorth letter drafting action).
Environmental Agreement Closure & Reclamation Regulatory
Presentation in Dettah, Speaking Notes (YKDFN, February 1996)
~1996Presentation
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Roy Erasmus presents speaking notes to a panel on behalf of Yellowknives Dene First Nation, addressing historical suppression of Aboriginal peoples, current land and treaty entitlements disputes, and demands for fair treatment in resource development and land claims negotiations affecting the BHP diamond project.
Yellowknives Dene Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Regulatory
NWT Community Mobilization Partnership Strategy (BHP Billiton, December 1995)
15 December 1995Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. presents its NWT Community Mobilization Partnership Strategy, documenting efforts to assist northern communities in preparing for the diamond mine project through community-driven programs and job development initiatives. The report details the Wha Ti community mobilization program which secured $188,888 in Youth Service Canada funding for a Youth and Elders Community Friendship Centre, and outlines a three-phase job development strategy involving 30 business partners, 22 government agencies, and multiple communities across the NWT.
Development Plans Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Correspondence
Communications Program & Public Involvement Update, NWT Diamonds Project (BHP Billiton, December 1995)
15 December 1995Report
This communications program update covers BHP Diamonds Inc. and DIA MET Minerals Ltd.'s public engagement activities from June through December 1995 regarding the proposed NWT Diamonds Project, including consultations with Aboriginal peoples, community meetings, media outreach, and efforts to explain the Environmental Impact Statement to stakeholders across the Northwest Territories.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene
Communications Program & Public Involvement Update (BHP Billiton, December 1995)
15 December 1995Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. and DIA MET Minerals Ltd. report on their communications and public involvement program for the NWT Diamonds Project from June through December 1995, documenting extensive consultation with local Aboriginal peoples, communities, government entities, and media, as well as progress on community mobilization, Impact and Benefit Agreements, and traditional knowledge studies.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene
Communications Program and Public Involvement Update, NWT Diamonds Project (BHP Billiton, December 1995)
15 December 1995Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. and DIA MET Minerals Ltd. submit a comprehensive communications program and public involvement update for the NWT Diamonds Project covering June through December 1995, detailing extensive community consultations, EIS communications strategies, impact and benefit agreement negotiations with Aboriginal groups, and community mobilization initiatives across northern territories and communities.
Correspondence Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Tłı̨chǫ
NWT Community Mobilization Partnership Strategy (BHP Billiton, December 1995)
15 December 1995Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. presents a comprehensive community mobilization and job development partnership strategy for NWT communities affected by the proposed Ekati Diamond Mine, including the successful Wha Ti Youth and Elders Community Friendship Centre project funded with $188,888 by Youth Service Canada and a multi-phase job development strategy linking 30 businesses, 22 government/non-government organizations, and participating communities.
Development Plans Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Correspondence

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