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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 General Session, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Joachim Obst, February 1996)
14 February 1996Presentation
Joachim Obst submits a critical public comment to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel expressing concerns about inadequate disclosure of radiological and chemical contamination risks, particularly regarding high radium-226 levels and the proponent's downplaying of hazards to Dene elders in light of the historical Rae Rock Uranium Mine impacts.
Correspondence Development Plans Water Quality
Presentation to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Finning, February 1996)
14 February 1996Presentation
Finning Ltd. presents its qualifications as a potential equipment and service supplier to the BHP Diamond Mine project in the Northwest Territories, emphasizing its 40+ years of operations in the NWT, exemplary environmental practices, social responsibility, health and safety record, and industrial training leadership, along with details of its comprehensive waste recovery and recycling programs.
Development Plans Correspondence Waste Rock Wastewater Regulatory
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
Presentation to the Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel for the BHP NWT Diamond Mine at Lac de Gras (Town of Hay River, February 1996)
14 February 1996Presentation
Presentation by the Town of Hay River and area organizations to the Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel supporting BHP's proposed diamond mine development at Lac de Gras, highlighting economic benefits, employment opportunities, and environmental mitigation measures while addressing concerns about regional development impacts.
Development Plans Regulatory Correspondence Waste Rock 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
Environmental Assessment Panel Presentation, BHP Diamond Mine (Canadian Arctic Resources Committee, February 1996)
14 February 1996Presentation
The Canadian Arctic Resources Committee presents its position on the BHP diamond mine environmental assessment to the EARP panel, stating conditional support for the project if it meets criteria including economic diversification contributions, environmental monitoring and enforcement, impact-benefit agreements with aboriginal peoples, and integration of traditional knowledge into project planning.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement Monitoring
Presentation to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Finning Ltd., February 1996)
14 February 1996Presentation
Finning Ltd. presents itself to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel as a potential equipment and service supplier, highlighting its 40+ years of operations in the Northwest Territories and demonstrating its commitment to environmental management, social responsibility, health and safety, employee training, and labour relations.
Development Plans Correspondence Waste Rock Regulatory
Statistics on BHP's Diamond Mining Project, Northwest Territories (Dominion Diamond, February 1996)
13 February 1996Memo
Faxed compilation of publicly available statistics on BHP's diamond mining project in the Northwest Territories, including exploration and capital costs, operating costs, estimated cash flows, GDP and revenue contributions, employment figures, and diamond reserve valuations.
Development Plans Exploration Correspondence
Land Withdrawal Maps & Documentation, Dogrib Treaty 11 Land Claim, BHP Public Hearing (DIAND, February 1996)
13 February 1996Letter
Dan Murphy, Senior Government Negotiator for the Dogrib Treaty 11 Comprehensive Land Claim, provides maps and documentation to the EARP Panel regarding land withdrawals and interim protection agreements affecting the BHP Diamond Mine project site in the Northwest Territories, clarifying that neither Dene/Metis nor Dogrib withdrawn areas included the proposed project location.
Correspondence Regulatory Land Use Permit Development Plans
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
Talking Points for Oral Presentation to the BHP Panel's General Session (DIAND, February 1996)
12 February 1996Presentation
DIAND presents its regulatory role, policies, and position on the BHP diamond mine project to the environmental review panel, covering water and land licensing requirements, diamond-specific policies (royalties, valuation, security), minesite reclamation policy, upcoming land claims settlements and regulatory regime changes, and concluding that the project can be regulated under current and proposed regulatory frameworks with adequate mitigation of environmental impacts.
Regulatory Development Plans Water Licence Waste Rock
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 Submission, P.H. 021 b (Yellowknives Dene First Nation, February 1996)
12 February 1996Presentation
This document contains Yellowknives Dene First Nation presentations to the EARP (Environmental Assessment Review Panel) hearing on February 12, 1996, regarding the BHP diamond mine project, along with a NWT Treaty 8 Tribal Council analysis of the proposed Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA). The Yellowknives Dene assert their traditional land use rights, demand settlement of Treaty entitlements before mine development proceeds, and express concerns about impacts to land, water, wildlife, and caribou migration. The Treaty 8 analysis argues that the MVRMA violates Treaty and aboriginal rights by imposing federal governance structures over unceded Dene territory without consent.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Development Plans Closure & Reclamation Water Quality

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