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Section 4: EIA in the Mackenzie Valley (MVEIRB, 1999)
~1999Report
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This document outlines the three-stage environmental impact assessment (EIA) process for developments in the Mackenzie Valley under the MVRMA: preliminary screening, environmental assessment by the Review Board, and environmental impact review by a panel. It describes the decision-making authority at each stage and the conditions under which developments proceed from one stage to the next.
Regulatory Development Plans Environmental Agreement
Environmental Impact Assessment in the Mackenzie Valley, Interim Guidelines (MVEIRB, January 1999)
1 January 1999Report
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board's interim guidelines establish procedures and principles for conducting environmental impact assessments in the Mackenzie Valley under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, including preliminary screening, environmental assessment, and environmental impact review processes.
Environmental Agreement Regulatory Development Plans Traditional Knowledge
Environmental Impact Assessment and Review Guidelines, Section 8, Appendices (MVEIRB, 1999)
~1999Report
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This document contains the appendices to environmental impact assessment guidelines for the Mackenzie Valley, including definitions of key terms (Appendix A), a guide for identifying preliminary screeners and regulatory authorities (Appendix B), a preliminary screening report form template (Appendix C), and transition provisions from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act to the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (Appendix D).
Environmental Agreement Regulatory Development Plans
Section 7: Environmental Impact Review Guidelines (MVEIRB, 1999)
~1999Report
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This document is a comprehensive regulatory guide describing the environmental impact review process under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, including panel composition, terms of reference, environmental impact statement guidelines, public consultation procedures, panel reporting, and government response mechanisms for developments in the Mackenzie Valley.
Regulatory Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Monitoring
Operating Environmental Management Plan (OEMP) Supporting Documents, Volume A (BHP Billiton, December 1998)
1998Report
EKATI Diamond Mine Operating Environmental Management Plan (OEMP) Supporting Documents — Volume A (December 1998). Includes Support Document A Environmental Awareness Training Plan, Solid Waste Landfill Operating Plan (Section 2.1 Inert Solid Waste Landfill — non-hazardous waste, Section 2.2 hazardous-waste handling rules including aerosol-can puncturing/draining/incineration, chemical wastes, lead acid batteries, salvageable/recyclable materials), Tire Recycling Stockpile arrangement (used light/heavy vehicle tires in designated landfill area uncovered until full), and Enviro-Test Labs (Edmonton) Phenol-Water GC/MS Method 62 SCC/CAEAL accreditation with ETL Chemspec AIHA Lab ID 11663.
Development Plans Waste Rock Monitoring Environmental Agreement Regulatory
Operating Environmental Management Plan, Supporting Documents, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, December 1998)
1998Report
EKATI Diamond Mine Operating Environmental Management Plan (OEMP) Supporting Documents, BHP, Yellowknife NWT, December 1998. Includes Support Document A Environmental Awareness Training Plan, Support Document G Echo Bay Mines Ltd. Highway and Winter Road Drivers' Policy and Procedures Manual ("The President's Message" — Echo Bay Mines as winter-road operator), SCC/CAEAL Laboratory Accreditation Program scope-of-testing for Enviro-Test Labs (Edmonton) Phenol-Water GC/MS method, and ETL Chemspec Analytical Ltd. American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) laboratory ID 11663 accreditation.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Regulatory Waste Rock
Submission on the Proposed Voisey's Bay Mining Development, Environmental Management (Labrador Inuit Association, November 1998)
4 November 1998Regulatory Filing
The Labrador Inuit Association (LIA) submits a comprehensive proposal for ongoing environmental management of the proposed Voisey's Bay mining development, centered on establishing a legally binding Environmental Agreement between the four parties to the Memorandum of Understanding (Canada, Newfoundland, LIA, and Innu Nation) plus the mining company. The submission outlines the need for a multi-stakeholder Environmental Agreement Agency, a Monitoring Partnership involving VBNC, LIA, and Innu Nation, coordination with a Marine Management Plan under the Oceans Act, and a Shipping Agreement to address Inuit concerns about ice shipping, emphasizing that these arrangements are essential conditions for any environmental approval and meaningful Aboriginal participation in long-term Project management.
Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge Monitoring Water Quality Wildlife
Tremendous Effort Praised at Ekati Opening, Diamonds Update Final Issue (BHP Billiton, November 1998)
1 November 1998Report
BHP's official opening ceremony for Canada's first diamond mine at Ekati on October 14, 1998, celebrating successful construction completed on time and within budget, with remarks from federal and territorial officials praising safety, environmental management, and benefits to northern communities and aboriginal peoples.
Development Plans Correspondence Monitoring Environmental Agreement
"If We Wait and See, It Will Be Too Late": Critique of Approach to Environmental Management by Voisey's Bay Nickel Company (Innu Nation, October 1998)
~1998Regulatory Filing
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This is a formal submission by Innu Nation to an environmental assessment panel hearing on the proposed Voisey's Bay Nickel Mine, critiquing the adequacy of environmental impact prediction, assessment of alternatives, and the sufficiency of relying on monitoring to address serious uncertainties about mining impacts on traditional Innu lands and harvesting rights.
Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement Waste Rock
NWT Protected Areas Strategy (PAS), Protecting Special Natural Areas in the NWT (GNWT, September 1998)
23 September 1998Report
The NWT Protected Areas Strategy (Draft 4) is a comprehensive framework document outlining the process for identifying, evaluating, and establishing protected areas in the Northwest Territories. It establishes goals, principles, and a seven-step implementation process involving federal and territorial governments, regional bodies, industry, and environmental organizations to balance conservation of natural and cultural values with resource development opportunities.
Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Regulatory Development Plans
Diamond Watch Newsletter, Volume 1 Number 1 (Canadian Arctic Resources Committee, July 1998)
14 July 1998Report
Diamond Watch newsletter reports on diamond exploration developments in the Northwest Territories, including the Diavik Project environmental assessment timeline and BHP's potential restructuring of its World Minerals division, along with the first report from the Ekati Mine Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency containing recommendations on environmental monitoring and management practices.
Monitoring Development Plans Environmental Agreement Water Quality Waste Rock Wildlife
Information Package on the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (Government of Canada, 2000)
18 June 1998Report
This is the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (Bill C-6), assented to June 18, 1998, which establishes an integrated co-management system for land and water in the Mackenzie Valley, implementing obligations under the Gwich'in and Sahtu land claim agreements through the creation of land use planning boards, land and water boards, and an environmental impact review board.
Regulatory Environmental Agreement Land Use Permit Traditional Knowledge
Aboriginal and Community Issues at Ekati Diamond Mine, A Progress Report (IEMA, 1998)
1 June 1998Report
A progress report by the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency reviewing Aboriginal and community concerns raised at 1996 hearings regarding the Ekati Diamond Mine, and documenting measures adopted by BHP and government agencies to address these environmental and consultation issues.
Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement Monitoring
Aboriginal and Community Issues at Ekati Diamond Mine, A Progress Report (IEMA, June 1998)
1 June 1998Report
The Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency's progress report documents Aboriginal and community concerns about the Ekati Diamond Mine raised during 1996 public hearings, and assesses the extent to which these concerns have been addressed by BHP, government agencies, and the Agency itself.
Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement Wildlife
Environmental Agreement Annual Report 1997, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 1998)
30 April 1998Report
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s 1997 Annual Report for the Ekati Diamond Mine documents construction progress, operational activities, and environmental compliance monitoring required under the Environmental Agreement and Water Licence N7L2-1616. The report covers facility construction, mine operations including Panda Pit development, water and sewage management, aquatic and wildlife monitoring programs, and fisheries mitigation studies for Canada's first diamond mine in the Northwest Territories.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Water Quality
Operating Environmental Management Plan, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 1998)
1 April 1998Report
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Operating Environmental Management Plan for the Ekati Diamond Mine, detailing comprehensive operational management procedures for mining, mineral processing, waste disposal, and environmental monitoring over the mine's operational life starting October 1998. The plan addresses air quality, wildlife management, aquatic life protection, waste management, reclamation, and compliance with Canadian and Northwest Territories environmental regulations and the Environmental Agreement.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Air Quality
Spill and General Contingency Plan, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, March 1998)
1 March 1998Report
BHP's Spill and General Contingency Plan for the Ekati Diamond Mine outlines emergency response procedures, safety protocols, and cleanup strategies for potential spills of petroleum products, chemicals, and other hazardous materials during mining operations and transportation. The plan includes detailed response actions for 24 different substance types, spill response organization, contact lists, equipment inventory, and environmental sensitivity mapping for the mine site and surrounding areas near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories.
Regulatory Wastewater Waste Rock Water Quality Environmental Agreement
First Annual Report (Institute for Environmental Monitoring and Research, November 1996 to December 1997)
15 January 1998Report
First annual report (November 1996–December 1997) of the Institute for Environmental Monitoring and Research, established to oversee environmental effects of allied military low-level flight training from Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay over Labrador and northeastern Québec. The report details the Institute's governance structure, board membership (including Aboriginal representatives), scientific committees, research priorities, and initial activities including baseline studies on caribou, waterfowl, and osprey populations.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Wildlife
Outline of the A & B Water Licence Process (NWT Water Board, 1998)
~1998Report
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This document outlines the regulatory processes for obtaining "A" and "B" water licenses from the Northwest Territories Water Board, including application procedures, environmental assessment requirements, public hearing processes, and licensing timelines.
Regulatory Water Licence Water Quality Environmental Agreement
Sable, Pigeon & Beartooth Kimberlite Pipes Environmental Assessment Case File, Binder 1, Tab 1 General Information (IEMA, 1998 to 2002)
1998–2002Report
Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth (SPB) Binder 1 for the Ekati Diamond Mine BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. (2001-2002). Tab 1 General Information including Information Update #8 on EA progress for SPB Kimberlite Pipe development, BHP commitment to update relevant plans and monitoring programs under the Environmental Agreement, correspondence Marc Lange (DFO) / Derek Chubb (BHP) / Scott Williams (BHP) / Zabey Nevitt (Agency). Includes MVEIRB issued Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference for the BHP Diamonds Inc. Beartooth, Pigeon and Sable Kimberlite Pit Mine Extension covering Developer Identification, Tenure, Developer's Policies, Performance Record, Regulatory Regime, and Conformity. Also includes wolf-den-site discussion (revisitable previously-active sites, two-week pre-monitoring requirements, natal-den-site preferences).
Development Plans Regulatory Correspondence Water Licence

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252 documents · Page 7 of 13