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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
Partners in a New Beginning, Draft Constitution Package (Constitutional Working Group, October 1996)
16 October 1996Regulatory Filing
This draft constitution package, presented October 16, 1996, proposes a new federal Act to replace the Northwest Territories Act and establish a new western territory government combining public and Aboriginal self-government institutions at the territorial level, to take effect upon division of the territory on April 1, 1999.
Traditional Knowledge Métis Tłı̨chǫ Environmental Agreement
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
Workshop for an Environmental Agreement for the BHP Diamonds Project (DIAND, September 1996)
23 September 1996Report
Workshop held September 23-24, 1996 at Prince of Wales Heritage Centre to discuss negotiation of an Environmental Agreement for the BHP Diamonds Project in Lac de Gras, NWT. The document includes workshop agenda, framework for establishing an Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, possible terms of the Environmental Agreement, and eight backgrounders covering the project approval, land claims, economic benefits, environmental assessment process, West Kitikmeot Slave Study, protected areas strategy, and federal response to 29 panel recommendations.
Environmental Agreement Board Meetings Traditional Knowledge Wildlife
Institute for Environmental Monitoring and Research Fact Sheet (Government of Canada, September 1996)
19 September 1996Report
This fact sheet describes the establishment and mandate of the Institute for Environmental Monitoring and Research, created in December 1995 to oversee environmental monitoring of allied military flight training activities at Goose Bay. The Institute serves as an advisory body with Aboriginal representation, responsible for effects research, monitoring, and mitigation while supporting the viability of the low-level flight training program.
Monitoring Uncategorized / needs review
Curriculum Vitae of Douglas Charles Baker (Douglas Charles Baker, September 1996)
10 September 1996Unknown / Unclassified
This is the curriculum vitae of Douglas Charles Baker, an Assistant Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia's Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, detailing his academic qualifications, professional experience in environmental assessment and resource management, teaching and research activities, and extensive publications and conference presentations.
Closure & Reclamation Development Plans Correspondence
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
Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) Case Study, Snip Mine, 1990 to 1999 (BHP Billiton, 1990 to 1999)
11 July 1996Report
This case study documents Snip Mine's (1990–1999) tailings and underground workings closure strategy, focusing on mitigation of acid rock drainage and metal leaching through impoundment management, bulkheading, and long-term monitoring, with lessons applied to other British Columbia mining operations.
Closure & Reclamation Waste Rock Acid Rock Drainage Post-Closure Monitoring
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

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