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Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing technical session on water aspects of the proposed BHP Diamonds Northwest Territories Diamond Project near Lac de Gras, including presentations on hydrology, water quality, aquatic life, fish habitat, and tailings management, with questions from panel members, government agencies, indigenous groups, and public participants.
The Nunavut Water Board Transition Team submits comments to the Environmental Assessment Panel on the BHP NWT Diamonds Project, emphasizing the NWB's jurisdictional mandate over water management in Nunavut under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and identifying deficiencies in the project's Environmental Impact Statement regarding water licensing, Inuit compensation, monitoring protocols, and cumulative impacts on downstream communities.
Environment Canada presents technical recommendations to a review panel on water-related issues for the BHP Diamond Mine proposal, covering six topics: effluent quality, acid generation and toxicity potential, water and sediment quality, hydrology, ground water, and meteorology. The presentation identifies specific monitoring, baseline data collection, and management commitments needed to ensure environmental sustainability of the project.
DIAND Director David Livingstone presents a technical water resources assessment to the BHP Panel Hearings on February 19, 1996, addressing water management mandates, hydrological and water quality impacts, tailings containment, and monitoring requirements for the proposed Ekati Diamond Mine project.
David Hohnstein, environmental manager for Echo Bay Mines Ltd., presents an overview of the Lupin gold mining operation located on Contwoyto Lake in the Northwest Territories, describing its operations, environmental management practices including tailings containment and water quality monitoring, and mentions environmental concerns regarding the proposed BHP Diamond Project.
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing on BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Northwest Territories diamond mine project held in Yellowknife on February 17, 1996. Presentations from multiple stakeholders including the Coronation Impact Review Committee, NWT Mobilization of Job Strategy Society, Robert Hay, and Canadian Coast Guard addressing environmental, social, economic, and regulatory concerns regarding the proposed Ekati Diamond Mine near Lac de Gras.
DIAND presents its detailed submission on BHP's Environmental Management Plans for the proposed Ekati Diamond Mine, addressing regulatory mandates, cumulative effects assessment, adaptive management strategies, monitoring plans, and specific recommendations regarding hazardous materials storage, hydrocarbon containment, and closure management in the Northwest Territories.
Lutsel K'e First Nation presents formal submission to the NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Review, expressing concerns about inadequate Environmental Impact Statement review, insufficient consultation of traditional knowledge, and deficiencies in management plans for air quality, traffic, water, materials, wildlife, aquatic life, and reclamation.
James Cameron submits a written statement to the BHP Diamond Project EARP Panel expressing support for the mine development while acknowledging environmental and societal challenges. He argues the project offers significant economic opportunities including employment, infrastructure development, and territorial government revenues, while contending that potential environmental impacts and wildlife concerns are manageable.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This overview document presents lake water quality measurements from the Slave Province area of the Northwest Territories, Canada, conducted during 1993-1994 open water seasons to support the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development's Arctic Environmental Strategy. The study analyzed water chemistry across multiple lakes and parameters to establish baseline conditions and detect impacts from developments, particularly mining operations.
A fourteen-year-old student from Ndilo addresses mining impacts on the environment and Indigenous hunting rights, expressing concerns about air and water pollution from mines and questioning restrictions on hunting caribou and other wildlife on ancestral lands.