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The Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board invites the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency to participate in a Regulatory Conditions Workshop scheduled for March 20-22, 2001 in Yellowknife, designed to improve regulatory processes and sustain the Mackenzie Valley environment through collaborative discussion among regulatory agencies, First Nations, and stakeholders.
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board's Report of Environmental Assessment on the proposed development of Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth kimberlite pipes by BHP Diamonds Inc., recommending approval subject to mitigation measures to prevent significant adverse effects on the environment and communities in the Mackenzie Valley.
This 2000 seepage and waste rock survey report documents BHP's expanded monitoring program investigating unexpectedly low pH seepage from the Panda Waste Rock Storage Area at Ekati Diamond Mine, examining potential causes including naturally acidic precipitation, organic decomposition, waste rock breakdown, and sulphide mineral oxidation. The study found three types of seeps with varying pH levels and identified that most seeps pose low toxicity risk to aquatic organisms, though one strongly acidic seep may be affected by sulphide mineral oxidation in carbonate-depleted kimberlite.
This 2000 seepage and waste rock survey report documents BHP Diamonds' investigation into acidic seepage detected from the Panda waste rock storage area at Ekati Diamond Mine, fulfilling requirements of Water Licence N7L2-1616. The expanded monitoring program tested multiple hypotheses for low pH seepage including precipitation acidity, organic decomposition, sulphide mineral oxidation, and ammonia oxidation, with results indicating that low pH is primarily due to natural acidic precipitation and plant decomposition, with one seep showing evidence of sulphide mineral oxidation but overall low toxicity risk to aquatic organisms.
This Priority Substances List Assessment Report evaluates whether ammonia in the aquatic environment meets the definition of 'toxic' under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The report concludes that ammonia is entering the aquatic environment in quantities and concentrations that have or may have harmful effects on aquatic ecosystems, particularly through chronic toxicity to sensitive fish species and benthic invertebrates from municipal wastewater discharges.
An Arctic Energy Alliance newsletter addressing global climate change impacts on the North, including effects on wildlife and infrastructure, greenhouse gas causes and solutions, and individual actions to reduce emissions. The publication also reports on the NWT's greenhouse gas reduction strategy and a documentary premiere on northern climate change impacts.
Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board (MVEIRB) Report of Environmental Assessment on the Proposed Development of Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth Kimberlite Pipes, February 7 2001 (Box 938 Scotia Centre, 5102-50th Avenue, Yellowknife). Concludes BHP did not provide adequate analysis of post-1995 EIA actuals to confirm/modify community-health/wellbeing predictions, projects federal revenue increase of net positive $108 million per year for three development years, and includes referenced documents like Praxis Inc. / Gordon Lennie / Scott Williams (BHP Environment and Resource Planning Manager) Sept 26 2000 responses to DFO Technical Review comments on the BHP Expansion EAR and BHP Responses to Yellowknives Dene Comments.
Correspondence binder February 2001 – June 2001 for the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA, Yellowknife) covering the Ekati Diamond Mine. Includes Workplace Plus Ltd. (Yellowknife) office invoices, Lutsel K'e Dene Band Wildlife Lands and Environment Committee correspondence (Charlie Catholique Chair), Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board determinations on Operational Pit testing program amendment requests and public-hearing rationale, Hotmail correspondence (Robin Staples / Robin Billy CIER) on Aboriginal Submissions on the Ekati & Diavik environmental assessments, and BHP submissions concerning amendment validity.
This 2000 technical monitoring report documents the third year of the Panda Diversion Channel (PDC) monitoring program, which tracks the effectiveness of fish habitat compensation efforts at the Ekati Diamond Mine. The report presents findings on channel hydrology, spring fish migration patterns, larval fish development, habitat assessments, channel stability, and biological communities, demonstrating that Arctic grayling successfully use the constructed channel for spawning and migration between North Panda and Kodiak lakes.
This annual report documents a reclamation research study on processed kimberlite tailings from the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, examining physical and chemical amendments to stabilize mine waste with vegetation cover. Field and greenhouse trials tested combinations of peat, lake sediment, sewage sludge, and calcium amendments to improve plant growth on tailings at Long Lake Containment Facility Cell B.
This annual report documents a comprehensive study on stabilizing processed kimberlite tailings at Ekati Diamond Mine through vegetation reclamation using various soil amendments. The research combines greenhouse and field components evaluating amendment combinations including peat, lake sediment, sewage sludge, and calcium sources to improve plant growth on the serpentine tailings at Long Lake Containment Facility.
Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth (SPB) Binder 3 for the Ekati Diamond Mine BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. development application (2001-2002). Includes regulatory-phase Tab 1: BHPB's reply to final written submissions on the SPB public hearing (Jim Excell BHP June 18 2002 to Melody McLeod MVLWB), MVLWB workplan correspondence (Laurie Cordell, David Livingstone DIAND, Red Pedersen Agency), Sable Pipe geochemistry (host rock almost entirely granite with small biotite-schist and diabase-dyke components, granite waste rock kimberlite ore), site plan layouts with PROAPE pit and waste piles, and dust-suppression water usage 100,000 m³/yr from Falcon (with GNWT RWED's Laurie Bruno (MVLWB Regulatory Officer) correspondence June 2001).
A one-day reconnaissance survey of Nero Lake conducted on August 5, 2000 to characterize water quality, sediment quality, and biological communities during summer 2000. Results indicate water quality similar to other Koala Watershed lakes with naturally elevated sediment arsenic and nickel concentrations, elevated nitrate levels, and healthy phytoplankton and zooplankton assemblages dominated by cyanobacteria and cyclopoid nauplii respectively.
This 2000 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report presents appendices documenting scientific hypotheses testing and habitat suitability index (HSI) modelling for valued ecosystem components at the Ekati Diamond Mine. The document summarizes findings for caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, and birds, and provides detailed HSI models for caribou spring migration and summer/fall foraging, and grizzly bears across four seasons, tracking habitat changes from pre-development through 2000 with incremental mine expansion.
News Clippings, Transcripts and Media Releases binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (1996-2004). Includes CBC Special Report October 7 2004 "Diamond Mines take More Environmentally Responsible Approach", News/North Business Briefs June 11 2001 "BHP-Billiton merger approved" (potential $10 billion petroleum business divestiture speculation), Robin Staples / Zabey Nevitt / Kevin O'Reilly internal IEMA forwarded news clippings, "BHP Diamonds Inc. is the operator" investor materials on Dia Met's continued global diamond exploration program, and Yellowknifer (January 5 2001) review of nine recommendations on the Agency responsible for Ekati environmental monitoring.
A regional environmental assessment framework developed by researchers at the University of Alberta to evaluate cumulative effects of human developments on Arctic wildlife populations using resource selection functions and population viability analysis, with application to caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, and wolverines across the central Arctic.
This is a Government of the Northwest Territories discussion paper on drafting a new Wildlife Act, soliciting public input on wildlife management policies including hunting licences, harvest quotas, harvesting methods, and the integration of traditional knowledge and Aboriginal rights in wildlife management decisions.
This document presents comprehensive appendices from the 2000 Panda Diversion Channel Monitoring Program at the Ekati Diamond Mine, including detailed hydrological data (air temperature, precipitation, streamflow measurements), fish monitoring results (Arctic grayling captures and habitat assessments), and benthic and periphyton community data collected throughout 2000.
Chronology of regulatory correspondence and approvals (January 2001–August 2003) documenting the dewatering of Fox Lake at Ekati Diamond Mine, including water license amendments, management plan approvals, and disputes over the classification and discharge of Fox pit water into Long Lake Containment Facility Cell D.
Legislation & Guidelines (Miscellaneous) Binder 2 — DIAND distributions including "MVRMA: A Citizens Guide" (June 14 2002) and John Donihee (Canadian Institute of Resources Law) "The Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act: A Review of the New Regime" (August 22 2002, revised after Part 4 of the MVRMA coming into force). Discusses the 1993 Sahtu Dene and Metis Land Claim Agreement origins of the MVRMA, the "Bear Rock Oil Ltd." oil-pipeline scenario walkthrough for Sahtu Settlement Region regulatory responsibility (Sahtu Land and Water Board / SLWB recommendations, Tulita Land Corporation), and recommended training programs for boards in administrative law and decision-writing.