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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
Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (WWF Canada, February 1996)
12 February 1996Regulatory Filing
WWF Canada submits to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, presenting concerns about exploration impacts, protected areas establishment, infrastructure development, esker protection, water quality management, and social impacts in the Central Arctic region. The submission recommends regulatory changes and specific management practices to address environmental risks from the proposed mine and potential future mining developments.
Development Plans Exploration Wildlife
Economic Development and Resource Management Principles, BHP Public Hearing Presentation (Deh Cho First Nations, February 1996)
12 February 1996Presentation
A Deh Cho First Nations presentation to a BHP hearing outlining principles for economic development based on the Deh Cho Means Business conference, emphasizing environmental protection, community control, wellness, and partnerships; accompanied by correspondence from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada regarding oil and gas land protection measures and a commentary on Indigenous land rights and sovereignty.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Correspondence
Socio-Economic Aspects of the NWT Diamonds Project (GNWT, February 1996)
8 February 1996Regulatory Filing
The Government of the Northwest Territories submits socio-economic analysis supporting the BHP Diamond Mine project, highlighting potential employment, training, and economic benefits while recommending strategies to maximize northern participation in contracting, procurement, and workforce development over the project's 25-year lifespan.
Development Plans Regulatory Monitoring Traditional Knowledge
Talking Notes on Traditional Knowledge, BHP Public Hearing (DIAND, February 1996)
6 February 1996Regulatory Filing
DIAND presents its intervention on the traditional knowledge component of BHP's Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed development project in the Northwest Territories, outlining the department's mandate and experience with traditional knowledge, assessing BHP's TK collection efforts, and recommending that Phase II of the TK study focus on areas where Aboriginal perspectives differ from scientific views, data gaps exist, and proper integration into environmental monitoring occurs.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Environmental Agreement Métis
BHP Diamonds EARP Hearing Submissions Binder (BHP Billiton, January to February 1996)
6 February 1996Regulatory Filing
A comprehensive collection of BHP Diamonds' submission documents to the EARP panel regarding the proposed NWT Diamond Mine project, including closing statements on caribou studies, land claims and impact and benefits agreements, surface leases, monitoring provisions, and correspondence with Aboriginal groups and the Boston Project. The documents address environmental and socio-economic concerns, traditional knowledge integration, Aboriginal employment, and the regulatory approval process.
Wildlife Caribou Traditional Knowledge Grizzly Bear
Fact Sheets, Recommendations & Hearing Transcript Submitted to Federal EARP Panel Reviewing BHP Diamonds Project (YKDFN, February 1996)
5 February 1996Letter
This document comprises ten fact sheets and recommendations from Yellowknives Dene First Nation to the federal EARP Panel reviewing the BHP Diamonds Project, submitted in February 1996. The submission details the First Nation's concerns regarding inadequate community consultation, limited economic benefits despite significant social and environmental impacts, insufficient baseline data, and demands for aboriginal control over environmental monitoring, land rights recognition, and negotiated development impact-benefit agreements before project approval.
Yellowknives Dene Traditional Knowledge Correspondence Monitoring Regulatory
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel Public Hearing, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project, Dettah, Northwest Territories (BHP Billiton, February 1996)
3 February 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing in Dettah on the proposed BHP Diamonds Inc. Northwest Territories Diamonds Project, featuring presentations from BHP outlining the diamond mine development near Lac de Gras, and testimony from Yellowknives Dene Band and community members expressing concerns about environmental impacts, land rights, and historical lessons from previous mining operations like Pine Point.
Development Plans Yellowknives Dene Traditional Knowledge
Public Hearing Transcript, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project, Ndilo Session (Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, February 2, 1996)
2 February 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing in Ndilo on February 2, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed diamond mine development near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories. The hearing includes presentations from the Yellowknives Dene Band detailing their historical connection to the land, treaty rights, and concerns about the project's impact on caribou, water quality, and sacred sites, followed by BHP's overview of the proposed open-pit mining operation.
Development Plans Yellowknives Dene Traditional Knowledge Regulatory
Background Material and Curriculum Vitae for Walter Sampson's Public Hearing Presentation (NWT Chamber of Mines, February 1996)
2 February 1996Letter
Tom Hoefer from the NWT Chamber of Mines submits additional background material and a curriculum vitae for Walter Sampson's presentation at technical hearings, with details on his socio-economic discussion topics.
Correspondence Regulatory Development Plans
Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (GNWT, February 1996)
2 February 1996Letter
Letter from the Government of the Northwest Territories Renewable Resources submitting written submissions to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel for multiple technical sessions including General Session, Traditional Knowledge, Environmental Management Plans, Water, Wildlife, and Socioeconomic topics.
Correspondence Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Regulatory
Presentation to the Environmental Assessment Panel Review of the Proposed BHP Minerals NWT Diamond Mine (City of Edmonton, February 1996)
2 February 1996Presentation
The City of Edmonton submits a presentation to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency panel reviewing BHP Minerals Canada Ltd.'s proposed diamond mine project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories, offering to partner with Yellowknife by providing environmental expertise through the University of Alberta and contributing educational and health resources for the project.
Development Plans Correspondence Water Quality Wildlife Closure & Reclamation
NWT Chamber of Mines Submission P.H. 020(c), Additional Information, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment (NWT Chamber of Mines, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Submission P.H. 020(c) by the NWT Chamber of Mines, February 16 1996, to Letha J. MacLachlan, Chair, Environmental Assessment Panel, BHP Diamond Mine (NWT Communications Center, Yellowknife). Includes "NWT Business Review and Outlook for the Year 1995" by Norecon Limited for the GNWT Economic Development and Tourism Economic Planning Section, and "The Northwest Territories Economy: A Look to the Year 2000" (GNWT Economic Development & Tourism Policy, Planning & Human Resources, July 1995). Discusses Nanisivik and Polaris mines, flow-through-share mineral exploration, NWT employment mismatch with available work and skill levels, and average earnings in NWT communities of 500-999 and <500 population ($15,757 and $12,655 respectively).
Regulatory Development Plans Correspondence
Ecosystem Approach, Sustainable Development and Compensation Critique of BHP Environmental Impact Statement (Northern Environmental Coalition, February 1996)
~1996Letter
Approximate date — inferred from filename
David Schnellen critiques BHP's environmental impact assessment for the proposed diamond mine, arguing that the EIS fails to employ a genuine ecosystem approach to aquatic systems, inadequately characterizes biological communities, and cannot fulfill a sustainable development standard or 'no net habitat loss' policy given the permanent destruction of multiple lakes. The document recommends staged project development with lake refilling strategies and recalculated compensation based on realistic recovery timelines extending over centuries.
Aquatics Fish Habitat Development Plans Closure & Reclamation
Submission to BHP Public Hearing Technical Sessions on Traditional Knowledge, Socio-Economic Effects, Environmental Management Plans, Wildlife & Water (Dene Nation, February 1996)
1996Presentation
Submission P-021 — Dene Nation Denendeh National Office (Yellowknife) presentation by Dene Nation to BHP Public Hearing Technical Sessions on Traditional Knowledge, February 13 1996 (5:00 PM, faxed February 1 1996). Includes the federal Government's Aboriginal Self-Government Inherent Right Policy Guide (combination of self-government implementation with comprehensive land-claim negotiations, BC treaty process, Indian Commission of Ontario, Métis tripartite processes), Aboriginal-group representation dispute resolution, role of municipalities and third parties, and 1901 Order in Council ratifying adhesions to Treaty 8 with the territorial map showing the Treaty 8 ceded area (Slave region).
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Development Plans
Northern Environmental Coalition Technical Submission to the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, BHP Diamond Mine (Multiple parties, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Submission PH-022(a)+(f) — joint Technical Submission to the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel by the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC), Canadian Nature Federation / Fédération Canadienne de la Nature, Ecology North, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and the Northern Environmental Coalition (c/o #3-4807 49th Street, Yellowknife). Includes Section 3.2 "A Critique of BHP's Impact Assessment for Aquatic Ecosystems" by Dr. David Schindler (Killam Memorial Professor of Ecology, University of Alberta) arguing the community-approach diagram is inadequate for an ecosystem approach. Also covers community-based research methodology, employment economic value of land-based activities, and BHP's Community-Based Job Development Strategy programs for contractors/subcontractors.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Aquatics Closure & Reclamation Regulatory
NWT Diamonds Project Public Hearing Submission (Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce, February 1996)
~1996Presentation
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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.
Development Plans Correspondence Traditional Knowledge
Proposed BHP Diamond Mine, Socio-economic Impacts on Women (Status of Women Council of the NWT, February 1996)
1 February 1996Regulatory Filing
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.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Correspondence Métis
Wildlife & Fish Monitoring Recommendations, BHP Public Hearing Exhibit PH22g (Northern Environmental Coalition, February 1996)
~1996Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
This document provides wildlife and fish monitoring recommendations for a mineral development project, focusing on general monitoring protocols, organizational structures, and specific mitigation measures for grizzly bears and caribou, including aircraft altitude restrictions, bear protection programs, and traffic monitoring plans.
Wildlife Caribou Grizzly Bear Development Plans
Recommendations to the Federal Panel Reviewing the BHP Project (YKDFN, February 1996)
1 February 1996Letter
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.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Development Plans

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