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Aboriginal and Community Issues Correspondence, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1997 to 2006)
1997–2006Report
Aboriginal and Community Issues binder for BHP Billiton (BHPB) — Ekati Diamond Mine, 2001-2006. Correspondence between BHPB (Ian Goodwin, Tim Byers Agency), Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB — Willard Hagen), Aurora Research Institute (Michelle Crossfield), Yellowknives Dene (Joe Acorn), Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation (Jeannette Lockhart), Dogrib Treaty 11 Council (David Livingstone, James Stauch Gordon Foundation), DIAND (Bob Overvold), Metis Nation NWT, North Slave Metis Alliance (Clem Paul), Carole Mills (IEMA). Covers wildlife and scientific research applications, response to Dogrib concerns, regional First Nations engagement.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Tłı̨chǫ
Operating Environmental Management Plan Regulatory File, Water Licence N7L2-1616, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1997 to 2008)
1997–2008Report
Operating Environmental Management binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (2007-onwards), Wek'èezhii Land and Water Board (WLWB Wekweètì) correspondence. Includes April 11 2007 letter from the Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project to Dr. Bill Ross (IEMA Chair, Box 1192 Yellowknife), reviewer comments from Environment Canada and MEHL Environmental on the Water Licence's requirement for representative sampling/testing of each rock unit in the geochemical characterization program, waste-rock characterization sample sizes (Table 3.1) relative to total tonnage, and the BHP CODE 1 emergency-radio procedures (Camp Manager direction, Sprung storage area sheltering).
Regulatory Water Licence Correspondence Fish Habitat Monitoring
Transportation Spill Contingency Plan, NWT Diamonds Project (BHP Billiton, January 1997)
1 January 1997Report
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Transportation Spill Contingency Plan for the NWT Diamond Project outlines emergency procedures, response protocols, and cleanup strategies for hazardous material spills occurring along the 600+ km transportation corridor from the Alberta/NWT border to the Lac de Gras project site, covering petroleum products, chemicals, and compressed gases with specified response actions for different environmental conditions.
Development Plans Regulatory Wastewater Correspondence Water Quality
Land Use Permit and Water Licence Inspection Reports, Ekati Diamond Mine (DIAND, 1997 to 1998)
1997–1998Report
Land Use Permit and Water Licence Inspection Reports 1997-1999 binder, compiled by the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (DIAND, Yellowknife Airport) inspectors for BHP Diamonds Inc. under Water Licence N7L2-1616 (Industrial Water Use Inspection Reports — Luci Davis BHP Co. Rep, Inspector contacts at 669-2763). Includes Spill 97-250 follow-up reports and TAIGA Environmental Laboratory (Department of Indian Affairs & Northern Development, 4601-52nd Ave Yellowknife) chemistry results sent to Darren Unrau (Water Resources Yellowknife).
Regulatory Water Licence Inspections Water Quality
Environmental Assessment Office Project Registry Operating Policy and Procedures (BC Environmental Assessment Office, December 1996)
3 December 1996Report
This document establishes operating policies and procedures for the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office Project Registry, which maintains public access to project review documents and manages satellite repositories across the province. It outlines responsibilities for project listing, document indexing, tracking systems, databases, photocopying services, and information access procedures including Freedom of Information compliance.
Regulatory Environmental Agreement
Draft Water Licence N7L2-1616 Comments, Access to Information Release (DFO, December 1996 to February 1997)
1996Letter
Access to Information Request binder including Northwest Territories Water Board (NWT Water Board, February 27 1997) letter to Kevin O'Reilly (Research Director, Canadian Arctic Resources Committee / CARC, Yellowknife), and the Water Licence Review (December 1996 – December 1998) for the BHP Diamonds Project. MES L / SFF (Morwijk Enterprises Ltd. / Steffen Robertson and Kirsten) recommendations include refining the definition of Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) — proposal to replace "ARD" with "non-neutral drainage" consistent with Abandonment & Restoration (A&R) plan terminology, SNP site 1616-17 runoff specification, conditions applying to dewatering, and dispute resolution.
Regulatory Water Licence Correspondence Waste Rock Aquatics
Fish Habitat Compensation Fund File, Ekati Diamond Mine (DFO, December 1996 to September 2004)
1996Letter
Fish Habitat Compensation Fund binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (2001-2004). Correspondence between Dave Balint (DFO), David Scott (BHPB), Joe Acorn (DFO), and Tasha Stephenson (DFO Habitat Compensation). Includes the May 14 2001 BHP Habitat Compensation Fund Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes, Rae Lakes proposal for fish habitat compensation (September 2004), the Section 12 Notices clause for DFO Habitat Management Division (501 University Crescent), invalidity / severability provisions, and the Merlin-Osprey Stream pond-and-inlet substrate design (boulder/cobble/fine substrate ratios) producing a net gain of Weighted Habitat Units (HUs) for Arctic grayling.
Fish Habitat Correspondence Aquatics Traditional Knowledge Board Meetings
Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan Review File, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, November 1996 to October 1997)
1996Report
BHP Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (1995-1997). Correspondence between Jim Excell (BHP), Red Pedersen (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency / Agency), and NWT Water Board. Includes the Agency's Report on BHP's Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan with critiques of monitoring frequency/criteria/thresholds and rationale for component selection, thermal-measurement methodology (point-source limitations), Appendix B Letter of Clarification to BHP, and Appendix I NWT Spill Report Form templates for gas / hazardous chemicals.
Development Plans Correspondence Monitoring
Public Hearing Transcript Continuation, Type A Water Licence Application, NWT Diamonds Project (MVLWB, October 1996)
21 October 1996Report
Northwest Territories Water Board public hearing continuation on October 21-22, 1996 regarding BHP Diamonds Inc.'s application for a Type A water licence for the NWT Diamonds Project near Lac de Gras. Hearing includes presentations from Dogrib Treaty #11 Council Elders and technical experts, government agencies, and other stakeholders addressing environmental, fisheries, caribou migration, and Aboriginal rights concerns.
Regulatory Water Licence Traditional Knowledge
BHP's Fulfillment of Environmental Assessment Panel Guidelines (Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce, October 1995)
19 October 1996Letter
The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce submits written comments to the Environmental Assessment Review Panel on the adequacy and completeness of BHP's Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed NWT Diamonds Project at Lac de Gras, indicating that BHP has fulfilled the Panel Guidelines requirements and announcing intent to present membership views on socio-economic impacts at upcoming public hearings.
Correspondence Development Plans Regulatory
Submission on the BHP Environmental Impact Statement (Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce, October 1996)
19 October 1996Letter
The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce submits written comments on the adequacy and completeness of BHP's Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed NWT Diamonds Project at Lac de Gras, affirming that BHP has fulfilled the Panel Guidelines requirements and indicating the Chamber will submit membership views on socio-economic impacts at upcoming public hearings.
Development Plans Correspondence Regulatory
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting, Type A Water Licence Application N7L2-1616, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, October 1996)
8 October 1996Meeting Minutes
Technical Advisory Committee meeting on BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Type A Water Licence Application for the Ekati Diamond Mine, held October 8-9, 1996 in Yellowknife. The meeting focused on comprehensive technical review of tailings management, frozen core dam design, water balance, acid rock drainage management, effluent quality, and abandonment/restoration plans.
Regulatory Water Licence Waste Rock
Comments on Amendment to BHP Land Use Permit N96C489, Ekati Diamond Project (Northern Environmental Coalition, September 1996)
9 September 1996Letter
The Northern Environmental Coalition writes to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development expressing concerns about the amendment of BHP's land use permit N96C489 for the Ekati Diamond Project at Lac de Gras, arguing that the permit amendment allows construction to proceed prematurely and undermines negotiations for a binding environmental agreement and Aboriginal benefit agreements.
Regulatory Land Use Permit Correspondence Traditional Knowledge
NWT Water Board Public Hearing, BHP Diamonds Type A Water Licence N7L2-1616 Application (BHP Billiton, September 1996)
9 September 1996Meeting Minutes
Northwest Territories Water Board public hearing on September 9-10, 1996 in Yellowknife regarding BHP Diamonds Inc.'s application for a Type "A" Water Licence (N7L2-1616) for the NWT Diamonds Project at Lac de Gras. Presentations covered BHP's corporate background, project overview, hydrology, water quality, aquatic biology, and tailings management plans, with testimony from government agencies, Indigenous representatives, and environmental organizations.
Regulatory Water Licence Water Quality
Environmental Management Systems, Specification with Guidance for Use (ISO 14001:1996) (ISO, September 1996)
1 September 1996Report
ISO 14001:1996 is an international standard specification for environmental management systems that provides requirements for organizations to establish, implement, and maintain effective environmental management frameworks. The document outlines principles for policy development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and continual improvement of environmental performance.
Development Plans Monitoring Regulatory
ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems, Specification with Guidance for Use (BHP Billiton, September 1996)
1 September 1996Report
ISO 14001:1996 is an international standard specifying requirements for environmental management systems applicable to organizations of all types and sizes, with guidance for implementation, audit, and management review. BHP Minerals NWT Diamonds received a copy of this standard in June 1997 for adoption in their environmental management practices.
Development Plans Regulatory Monitoring
Terms of Reference, Technical Advisory Committee (NWT Water Board, September 1996)
1 September 1996Report
This document outlines the terms of reference for the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to the Northwest Territories Water Board, approved in September 1996. The TAC provides technical advice on water licence applications, conducts environmental screening under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, and prepares draft licences for Board review and approval.
Regulatory Water Licence Environmental Agreement Wastewater Aquatics
Canada's First Diamond Mine One Step Closer, News Release & Backgrounders on the NWT Diamonds Project (DIAND, August 1996)
8 August 1996Report
Government of Canada announces approval of BHP Diamonds Inc.'s NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati mine) following Environmental Assessment Review Panel recommendations, contingent on environmental and impact benefit agreements. The news release and accompanying backgrounders detail the project's economic benefits (projected $6.2 billion GDP contribution), environmental conditions, land claims considerations, monitoring requirements, and regulatory framework for Canada's first diamond mine.
Development Plans Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Correspondence
Critique of BHP Environmental Assessment Panel Report (CARC, August 1996)
1996Letter
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC, Yellowknife) Critique of the BHP Environmental Assessment Panel Report, sent August 1-13 1996 to Hon. Sergio Marchi (Minister of Environment, Ottawa) and Hon. Ron Irwin (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa). Discusses Option 2 Arbitrated Agreements for Aboriginal consent as condition precedent to project approval (alternative to Dene/Metis Impact Benefit Agreement negotiation in absence of a land claim), monitoring authority structure, sustainability research and development, economic diversification fund recommendations, and culturally sustainable economic alternatives to mining.
Correspondence Development Plans Environmental Agreement Regulatory
Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Environmental Assessment Panel Report, NWT Diamonds Project (GNWT, July 1996)
19 July 1996Letter
The Government of the Northwest Territories responds to the federal Environmental Assessment Panel's report on the NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati), concurring with the Panel's recommendation for approval while outlining detailed conditions and concerns regarding environmental monitoring, socio-economic benefits, land claims settlement, and government liability for reclamation costs.
Development Plans Regulatory Correspondence Traditional Knowledge

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