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The Big Picture, Contaminated Sites in the NWT (DIAND, 2004)
~2004Report
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This comprehensive informational document published by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada describes eleven contaminated sites across the Northwest Territories resulting from past mining and military operations, detailing the contamination issues, ongoing remediation efforts, and future management plans for each site. The document emphasizes the federal government's commitment to cleaning up these sites to protect human health and the environment, and outlines new policies and legislation designed to prevent similar contamination from future industrial activities.
Closure & Reclamation Waste Rock Water Quality Monitoring
West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society Annual General Meeting Agenda (West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society, September 2003)
5 September 2003Memo
Memo from Ted Blondin announcing the West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society Annual General Meeting scheduled for September 17, 2003, in Yellowknife, with agenda items including annual reports, elections, and a Bathurst Caribou Herd Population Survey discussion.
Correspondence Caribou Wildlife
Implementing the NWT CEAM Blueprint, A Gathering, Summary Report (GNWT, September 2003)
1 September 2003Report
Summary report documenting a May 13-14, 2003 gathering in Yellowknife to discuss implementation of the NWT Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management (CEAM) Blueprint, including priorities, resource requirements, coordination opportunities, and next steps for managing cumulative environmental effects across the Northwest Territories.
Monitoring Traditional Knowledge Water Quality Air Quality Wildlife Regulatory
Tłı̨chǫ Agreement Information Package (Multiple parties, August 2003)
25 August 2003Report
The Tịchọ Agreement is the first combined comprehensive land claims and self-government agreement in the Northwest Territories, signed on August 25, 2003, by the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, the Government of the Northwest Territories, and the Government of Canada. The agreement grants the Tịchọ approximately 39,000 square kilometres of land including subsurface minerals, $100 million in payments over 14 years, resource royalty sharing, and extensive self-government powers over Tịchọ lands and citizens.
Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement
Implementing the NWT CEAM Blueprint, A Gathering, Participant Resource Binder (NWT CEAM Secretariat, May 2003)
2003Report
Implementing the NWT CEAM Blueprint — A Gathering Participant Resource Binder (companion volume), May 13-14 2003, Yellowknife. Compares CEAM (Strategy and Framework) with NWT Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program (CIMP) and Audit — key principles (cannot supersede Aboriginal and treaty rights, existing or future land-claim and self-government agreements), 5-step strategy (ideal CEAM Framework, existing NWT Framework, gap/overlap identification, decision-maker accountability), and Gwich'in Settlement Area (GCLCA 1992 C.24 / MVRMA 1998) regional plans.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Regulatory Development Plans
Implementing the NWT CEAM Blueprint, A Gathering, Participant Resource Binder (GNWT, May 2003)
2003Report
Implementing the NWT CEAM (Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management) Blueprint — A Gathering Participant Resource Binder, May 13-14 2003, Katimavik Rooms, Explorer Hotel, Yellowknife. NWT CEAM Vision Statement for ecological-integrity protection and sustainable-communities building, NWT CEAM Component Status Tables (April 25 2003 Blueprint) Table 8 metadata-by-component and Table 9 status-by-region for Gwich'in Settlement Area (GCLCA 1992 Chapter 24 / MVRMA 1998), March 2003 Gwich'in organizations meeting, and discussion of how Regional Plans of Action interact with the NWT Blueprint.
Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge Monitoring Regulatory Development Plans
Cumulative Effects Assessment & Management (CEAM) Regional Plan of Action for the Slave Geological Province (DIAND, April 2003)
2003Report
Cumulative Effects Assessment & Management (CEAM) Regional Plan of Action for the Slave Geological Province (SGP), April 4 2003. From Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (DIAND) and Environment Canada to Red Pedersen, Chair, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency. Working Draft #4 under review by the SGP Project Group and CEAM Steering Committee. Covers proposed lead organizations and other participants, Regional Plan's integration of social/economic/cultural and biophysical dimensions, application of both western science and Traditional Knowledge / Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ), Appendix B background, and Appendix G CEAM Gaps and Challenges (December 1, including contracts, honoraria, AGM, invites, formal letters).
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Regulatory Yellowknives Dene Métis
Final CD-ROM Delivery, Research Project Reports (West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society, March 2003)
17 March 2003Letter
The West Kitikmeot / Slave Study Society's Study Director John McCullum presents the IEMA with a final CD-ROM containing 19 research project reports, a state of knowledge report, and evaluation materials covering environmental, socio-economic, and traditional knowledge research in the mineral-rich region north of Great Slave Lake.
Correspondence Traditional Knowledge Monitoring
Traditional Knowledge Monitoring Workshop, March 12 to 14, 2003, Workshop Report (EMAB, March 2003)
14 March 2003Report
Workshop report documenting a Traditional Knowledge Monitoring Workshop held March 12-14, 2003, co-hosted by EMAB and IEMA to discuss the incorporation of Aboriginal traditional knowledge in environmental monitoring for Ekati and Diavik diamond mines. The workshop produced recommendations for establishing a Regional Traditional Knowledge Panel to coordinate monitoring and ensure meaningful incorporation of Aboriginal peoples' knowledge into mine management and decision-making.
Traditional Knowledge Community-Based Monitoring Tłı̨chǫ
Tłįcho Agreement Summary Book, A Plainspeak Summary of the Tłįcho Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement (Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, March 2003)
1 March 2003Report
This is a plainspeak summary of the Tłįcho Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement, explaining the agreement's provisions on citizenship, self-government powers, resource management, community governance, harvesting rights, environmental protection, and benefits for Tłįcho citizens. The document outlines how the Tłįcho Government operates, its relationship with federal and territorial governments, and mechanisms for implementing the historic settlement agreement.
Tłı̨chǫ Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge
Traditional Knowledge Monitoring Workshop Resource Binder (EMAB, March 2003)
2003Report
Traditional Knowledge Monitoring Workshop, March 12-14 2003, co-hosted by the Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board (EMAB) for the Diavik Project and the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency for Ekati (GeoNorth involvement). Resource Binder Table of Contents includes Traditional Knowledge Chronology from IEMA and EMAB Reports, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. Environmental Agreement excerpts, discussion of southward water drainage from Lac de Gras (Bob Reid Water Resources DIAND helicopter survey with Lutsel K'e elders), Dogrib caribou-fencing and resource-terminology projects (Alice Legat), Phase II baseline flora/fauna studies, fish-palatability and water-quality issue-based community approaches, regional TK Panel committee proposals, and Collaboration and Adaptive Management principles.
Traditional Knowledge Community-Based Monitoring Environmental Agreement Caribou
Tlicho Agreement, Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement Among the Tlicho, GNWT & Canada (Multiple parties, February 2003)
26 February 2003Regulatory Filing
The Tłįcho Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement among the Tłįcho First Nation, the Government of the Northwest Territories, and the Government of Canada, establishes the Tłįcho as a self-governing Aboriginal people with defined rights to lands, resources, wildlife harvesting, and governance authority within their traditional territory and the Wek'èezhìı management area.
Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Wildlife
Preliminary Draft Land Use Plan, Sahtu Settlement Area (Sahtu Land Use Planning Board, January 2003)
23 January 2003Report
This is the preliminary draft land use plan for the Sahtu Settlement Area in the Northwest Territories, prepared by the Sahtu Land Use Planning Board to guide conservation, utilization, and development of land while respecting Dene and Métis rights, traditional land use, and balancing economic, social, and cultural interests of residents and all Canadians.
Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Caribou Closure & Reclamation
Summary Report, Environmental Agreement Annual Report 2002 & Environmental Impact Report 2003, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 2003)
1 January 2003Report
BHP Billiton's Environmental Agreement Annual Report 2002 and Environmental Impact Report 2003 presents a comprehensive overview of environmental programs and monitoring at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, covering air quality, water management, wildlife effects, reclamation initiatives, and compliance with regulatory permits over the three-year period 2000–2002, with projections through 2005.
Monitoring Development Plans Environmental Agreement
Application Processing at the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB): What Happens (MVLWB, 2003)
~2003Presentation
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This document is a presentation by Emma Pike, Regulatory Officer at the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, outlining the application processing procedures for Type A and B land use applications, including required documentation, review processes, preliminary screening criteria, and a checklist for application management.
Regulatory Land Use Permit Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Wildlife
Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management (CEAM) Regional Plan of Action for the Slave Geological Province, Working Draft #4 (SGP Project Group, December 2002)
5 December 2002Report
This is Working Draft #4 of a Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management (CEAM) Regional Plan of Action for the Slave Geological Province, prepared by the SGP Project Group under review by federal and territorial governments and multi-stakeholder committees. The document outlines a framework for assessing and managing cumulative environmental effects from mining, infrastructure, and other development activities across the approximately 300,000 km² SGP region spanning NWT and Nunavut, identifying gaps, challenges, and recommended actions across nine CEAM framework components including land use planning, baseline monitoring, research, regulation, and information management.
Development Plans Monitoring Traditional Knowledge
Towards a Single Regional Monitoring Agency for the Slave Geological Province Workshop, Participant Resource Binder (DIAND, November 2002)
2002Report
"Towards a Single Regional Monitoring Agency for the Slave Geological Province (SGP)" Workshop — Participant Resource Binder, Explorer Hotel Yellowknife, November 13-14 2002. Includes Steven A. Kennett (Canadian Institute of Resources Law) "Project-Specific Environmental Agreements in the NWT: Review of Issues and Options" prepared for Environment and Conservation DIAND NWT Region, working-draft Workshop Purpose / Objectives / Outcomes for an SGP Regional Monitoring Agency (funding considerations, resource needs, parties' interests and expectations), Day 1 conclusions on Cumulative Effects Coordination + Capacity, Information Provision, long-term commitment / financing, Transboundary Issues, WKSS-precedent partnership, and Legalities; with Chris Hanks (BARB) 3-slide presentation positioning Environmental Agreements as cornerstones (BHP first in 1996, pre-MVRMA) under amended Article 6.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Regulatory Traditional Knowledge
Environmental Agreement Annual Report 2001 (BHP Billiton, September 2002)
25 September 2002Report
BHP Billiton's 2001 Environmental Agreement Annual Report documents comprehensive environmental monitoring and management programs at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, including air and water quality assessments, wildlife effects monitoring, fish habitat restoration, and progressive reclamation efforts. The report demonstrates the company's commitment to minimizing environmental impacts through adaptive management, traditional knowledge integration with Aboriginal groups, and compliance with regulatory requirements including the Type A Water Licence.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Water Quality
Draft Rules of Procedure for Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Review Proceedings (MVEIRB, August 2002)
22 August 2002Report
Draft procedural rules for the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board governing environmental assessment and environmental impact review proceedings under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act. The rules establish protocols for notice, participation, information disclosure, hearings, and Board decision-making.
Environmental Agreement Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Development Plans
Incoming & Outgoing Correspondence (IEMA, August 2002 to September 2004)
2002Letter
Correspondence binder August 15 2002 – September 15 2004 for the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA / Agency) covering the Ekati Diamond Mine. Includes North Slave Metis Alliance (NSMA) request for intervener funding from MVLWB (Stephen Nielson), JCSFOS 2003-002 Final Report for ASTF Grant #98-1-012 "Salmon as a Bioassay Model of Effects of Total Dissolved Solids" (Alaska Science and Technology Foundation, Anchorage), NWT CEAM Blueprint Implementation Gathering May 13-14 2003 (Katimavik Rooms, Explorer Hotel Yellowknife — Participant Resource Binder), Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board correspondence (April 2003), and ongoing BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. correspondence to IEMA (Zabey Nevitt).
Correspondence Closure & Reclamation Métis

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565 documents · Page 6 of 29