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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
Northern Perspectives, Fall/Winter 1996, Volume 24 (CARC, Fall/Winter 1996)
1 October 1996Report
This Northern Perspectives journal issue (Fall/Winter 1996) publishes CARC's critical analysis of the BHP diamond mine environmental assessment panel process and recommendations, including detailed letters to federal ministers outlining procedural deficiencies and specific conditions for project approval. The document critiques the assessment as fundamentally flawed—not comprehensive, rigorous, or fair—and identifies systemic failures in environmental review processes in the North.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge Water Quality Wildlife Closure & Reclamation
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
Hypothetical Lake Replacement & Habitat Enhancement at Paul Lake (BHP Billiton, June 1996)
1 June 1996Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. proposes a habitat replacement and enhancement plan for Paul Lake to compensate for fish habitat losses resulting from the NWT Diamonds Project mining operations, which will affect 12 lakes over a 25-year period. The plan includes constructing a weir to raise Paul Lake water levels by 3.4 metres in two stages, creating 2.9 million square metres of new habitat and replacing 50.1 million cubic metres of lost lake volume, with comprehensive environmental monitoring over 10 years.
Fish Habitat Closure & Reclamation Development Plans Regulatory
NWT Diamonds Project, Report of the Environmental Assessment Panel (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, June 1996)
1 June 1996Report
The Federal Environmental Assessment Panel's June 1996 report on BHP Diamonds Inc. and the Blackwater Group's proposed NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati Diamond Mine) evaluates the environmental and socio-economic effects of five diamond-bearing kimberlite pipes near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories, recommending project approval subject to extensive conditions addressing baseline information adequacy, land claims, traditional knowledge integration, environmental management, monitoring, and socio-economic mitigation.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement
NWT Diamonds Project, Report of the Environmental Assessment Panel (Environmental Assessment Panel, June 1996)
1 June 1996Report
This is the June 1996 Report of the Environmental Assessment Panel reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc. and the Blackwater Group's proposed NWT Diamonds Project, a 25-year diamond mining operation near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories involving open-pit and underground mining of five kimberlite pipes. The Panel recommends approval of the Project subject to numerous conditions addressing environmental management, Aboriginal consultation, land claims, traditional knowledge integration, monitoring programs, and socio-economic considerations.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement
Table of Contents, Public Hearings (IEMA, January 1996)
21 March 1996Report
Table of contents listing 18 public hearings held in January and February 1996 across Northwest Territories communities, covering environmental management, water, wildlife, socioeconomics, and traditional knowledge topics.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Water Quality
Table of Contents, Written Submissions & Presentations, Public Hearings, BHP NWT Diamonds Project (CEE Agency, March 1996)
5 March 1996Report
This is a comprehensive table of contents documenting written submissions and presentations received for public hearings related to the BHP NWT Diamonds Project, covering submissions from January 23 to February 23, 1996, from diverse stakeholders including indigenous communities, government agencies, industry associations, environmental organizations, and individual citizens.
Board Meetings Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Water Quality
Table of Contents, Written Submissions to Public Hearings, NWT Diamonds Project (MVEIRB, March 1996)
5 March 1996Report
This is a table of contents documenting written submissions received for public hearings on the NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati Diamond Mine), compiled on March 5, 1996, listing 78 documents from government agencies, indigenous groups, environmental organizations, industry representatives, and individuals received between January 19 and February 23, 1996.
Development Plans Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Air Quality
Table of Contents, Written Submissions to Public Hearings, NWT Diamonds Project (Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, February 1996)
5 March 1996Report
Table of contents documenting written submissions and presentations to public hearings for the NWT Diamond Mine (Ekati) project, received between January 23 and February 23, 1996, organized by submission number with dates and submitting parties from government, industry, environmental groups, indigenous organizations, and individuals.
Board Meetings Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Wildlife
Public Hearing Transcript, Technical Session General, Yellowknife (Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, February 23, 1996)
23 February 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing held in Yellowknife on February 23, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed diamond mine project near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories. The transcript includes presentations from environmental advocates, aboriginal groups, economic development authorities, and individual citizens expressing concerns about environmental impacts, insufficient baseline data, and socio-economic implications, alongside support from business and development interests.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Closure & Reclamation Caribou
Presentation to BHP Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Karen Hamre et al., February 1996)
23 February 1996Presentation
A presentation by six Yellowknife residents opposing the BHP diamond mine proposal, using artistic and rhetorical means to critique the environmental, social, and economic costs of diamond extraction on the tundra and its long-term consequences for the region.
Development Plans Correspondence Environmental Agreement Water Quality Closure & Reclamation
Northern Environmental Coalition Public Hearing Submissions and Exhibits, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Northern Environmental Coalition, February 1996)
23 February 1996Regulatory Filing
Final submission by the Northern Environmental Coalition to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, presenting comprehensive critiques of the proposed Ekati Diamond Mine project and recommendations addressing aboriginal rights, environmental protection, ecosystem monitoring, and compensation for impacts to the Arctic tundra ecosystem and wildlife.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge Water Quality
Public Hearing, Technical Session, General, NWT Diamonds Project (Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, February 23, 1996)
23 February 1996Meeting Minutes
Public hearing transcript from the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel's review of BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed Northwest Territories diamond mine near Lac de Gras on February 23, 1996. The document includes presentations from various stakeholders including wildlife biologists, community members, Metis representatives, and economic development authorities, with discussion of environmental concerns, socio-economic benefits, and indigenous participation in the project.
Development Plans Wildlife Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement Monitoring
Written Submission & Panel Presentation on the NWT Diamonds Project EIS (Marianne Bromley, February 1996)
23 February 1996Regulatory Filing
Marianne Bromley, a wildlife biologist and environmental consultant, submits written and oral testimony opposing the proposed BHP Diamonds Inc. NWT Diamonds Project, arguing that the Environmental Impact Statement lacks adequate baseline data and scientific understanding of tundra ecosystem processes necessary for sound assessment of environmental impacts. She recommends denying project approval or, if approved, imposing strict conditions including delayed construction, additional baseline studies, regional land use planning, protection of wild spaces, and sustainable alternative economies for the North.
Development Plans Wildlife Caribou Waste Rock
Presentation at the Public Hearing of the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Anke Tuininga, February 23, 1996)
23 February 1996Presentation
Anke Tuininga presents her opposition to the proposed BHP diamond mine at public hearings on February 23, 1996, raising concerns about inadequate environmental studies, impacts on wildlife and water quality, land claims issues, and the destruction of wilderness and renewable resources that aboriginal peoples depend upon.
Development Plans Water Quality Wildlife Correspondence Fish Habitat
BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel Hearing Submissions (GNWT, February 1996)
23 February 1996Regulatory Filing
A comprehensive environmental assessment document package submitted to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel in February 1996, containing Government of the Northwest Territories submissions on environmental effects monitoring frameworks, ecological impact assessment, mitigation strategies, environmental protection plans, air quality standards, and wildlife compensation mechanisms under various land claim agreements. The documents establish conceptual frameworks for distinguishing compliance monitoring from environmental effects monitoring and propose establishing independent bodies to oversee long-term effects monitoring programs involving government agencies, BHP, aboriginal organizations, and traditional land users.
Development Plans Monitoring Wildlife
Submission to the Socio-Economic Impacts Technical Session, NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Review Hearings (Lutsel K'e First Nation, February 1996)
21 February 1996Regulatory Filing
Lutsel K'e First Nation presents concerns about the proposed BHP/Diamet diamond mine to the NWT environmental assessment review, highlighting impacts on cultural identity, traditional economy, social issues related to wage economy dependence, and inadequate consultation in program design. The submission advocates for community-based solutions, harvest income support, aboriginal employment guarantees, and completion of treaty land entitlement negotiations before project approval.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Water Quality Correspondence
Questions on BHP Wildlife Management Presentation & Objection to Panel Questioning Procedure (Dene Nation, February 1996)
20 February 1996Letter
The Dene Nation submits written questions to the panel chairperson regarding BHP's wildlife management presentation, specifically addressing inconsistencies in the application of traditional knowledge, water quality safety for human consumption, and caribou impact assessment methodology. The letter also formally objects to the panel's procedure of limiting questioning time for Indigenous participants.
Correspondence Caribou Wildlife Waste Rock
Report of the Ecological Society of America Committee on the Scientific Basis for Ecosystem Management (Ecological Society of America, February 1996)
~1996Report
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This Ecological Society of America committee report establishes the scientific basis for ecosystem management, defining it as management driven by explicit sustainability goals, adaptive practices, and monitoring. The report addresses obstacles to sustainability including inadequate biodiversity information, ecosystem complexity, and scale mismatches, while providing implementation guidance for reconciling spatial and temporal scales in natural resource management.
Monitoring Development Plans Wildlife Water Quality

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