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Speaking Notes at the Environmental Assessment Review Panel (EARP) Scoping Session, BHP Diamonds Proposed Project, Lac de Gras (Yellowknife Economic Development Authority, April 1995)
5 April 1995Presentation
Speaking notes from an Environmental Assessment Review Panel scoping session on April 5, 1995 regarding the BHP Diamonds proposed project at Lac de Gras in the NWT, featuring presentations from the Yellowknife Economic Development Authority supporting environmentally responsible mining development and a statement emphasizing the importance of economic opportunity for Aboriginal youth.
Development Plans Correspondence Traditional Knowledge Regulatory Yellowknives Dene Métis
Canadian North Presentation, Environment Assessment Review Scoping Meeting (Canadian North, April 1995)
5 April 1995Presentation
Canadian North presented at an Environment Assessment Review Scoping Meeting in Yellowknife on April 5, 1995, outlining the airline's history and its experience supporting northern resource extraction projects. The presentation highlighted anticipated air transportation requirements for BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed diamond mining project at Lac de Gras, which would require approximately 2,575 flight hours during a two-year construction period and 23,400 hours over the mine's estimated 25-year operational life.
Development Plans Correspondence Exploration
EARP Phase I Scoping Intervention, BHP NWT Diamond Project (NAPEGG, April 1995)
5 April 1995Regulatory Filing
NAPEGG submits an intervention for the EARP Phase I scoping exercise on the BHP NWT Diamond Project, outlining the association's mandate to ensure qualified professional engineers, geologists, and geophysicists are employed and that environmental protection costs are fully accounted for in project viability assessments.
Development Plans Regulatory Correspondence Closure & Reclamation
Presentation to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel Scoping Session (Dene Nation, April 1995)
5 April 1995Presentation
Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus presents to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel in Yellowknife on April 5, 1995, voicing comprehensive concerns from the Dene Nation regarding the proposed diamond mine development near Lac de Gras, including unresolved land ownership issues, inadequate aboriginal participation funding, impacts on traditional lands and wildlife, and demands for meaningful consultation with First Nations in the environmental review process.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Yellowknives Dene Environmental Agreement
Presentation to the Environmental Review Panel on Socio-Economic Benefits of BHP's Diamond Mine Project, Scoping Session (PCL, April 1995)
5 April 1995Presentation
PCL Constructors Northern Inc. presents to the Environmental Review Panel on the socio-economic benefits of BHP's proposed diamond mine at Lac De Gras, highlighting employment opportunities, long-term community growth in Yellowknife, and aboriginal training programs based on their experience with the Colomac Gold Mine Project.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Correspondence Exploration
Presentation to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel Scoping Session (Dene Nation, April 1995)
5 April 1995Presentation
Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus presents comprehensive concerns to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel regarding the proposed diamond mine development near Lac de Gras, emphasizing unresolved land ownership issues, inadequate aboriginal representation in funding and decision-making, and the need for regional environmental review encompassing cumulative impacts before individual mine approvals are granted.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement
Public Hearing Submission, BEF Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Ray Anderson, April 1995)
5 April 1995Regulatory Filing
Ray Anderson's public submission to the BEF Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel argues that the review process is flawed and overly restrictive toward the BHP Diamond project compared to other mines, and advocates for establishing clear development criteria and balancing economic benefits with environmental protection in the Northwest Territories.
Development Plans Correspondence Regulatory
Presentation to the Environmental Review Panel, BHP Diamonds Proposed Project (Braden Burry Expediting, April 1995)
5 April 1995Presentation
Gord Stewart, president of Braden Burry Expediting Services Ltd., presents to the Environmental Review Panel in support of the BHP Diamonds proposed project at Lac de Gras, highlighting his company's economic dependence on mining operations, BHP's positive track record, and concerns about project delays affecting northern economic development.
Development Plans Correspondence Water Quality
Rae-Edzo Hamlet Council Presentation to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Hamlet of Rae-Edzo, April 1995)
4 April 1995Presentation
Mayor Dan Marion of Rae-Edzo presents to the NWT BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, offering qualified community support for the Lac de Gras diamond mine proposal contingent on equitable distribution of economic benefits, adequate training for Dogrib workers, and environmental protection. He emphasizes Rae-Edzo's severe unemployment crisis (42%) and argues the mine could provide significant economic relief while cautioning that the panel appears biased toward environmental issues over socioeconomic concerns.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Environmental Agreement
Speaking Notes at the BHP Scoping Hearing, Rae-Edzo (Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, April 4, 1995)
4 April 1995Presentation
Speaking notes for Ted Blondin presenting the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council's position at EARP scoping hearings on the proposed BHP diamond mine near Lac de Gras, asserting Dogrib aboriginal and treaty rights, the importance of traditional knowledge in impact assessment, and the need for the mine to respect Dogrib subsistence practices and land stewardship if it proceeds.
Traditional Knowledge Tłı̨chǫ Wildlife Development Plans Correspondence
Presentation at the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Scoping Session (Rae-Edzo Hamlet Council, April 1995)
4 April 1995Presentation
Mayor Dan Marion of Rae-Edzo presents qualified support for BHP's proposed Lac de Gras diamond mine to an NWT environmental assessment panel, emphasizing the critical need for employment and training opportunities in his community while requesting equitable distribution of economic benefits and environmental protection of traditional harvesting areas.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Environmental Agreement
Speaking Notes, BHP Diamond Mine EARP Scoping Hearing (Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, April 1995)
4 April 1995Presentation
Speaking notes for the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council at EARP scoping hearings presenting concerns about the proposed BHP diamond mine near Lac de Gras, emphasizing Dogrib aboriginal and treaty rights, the importance of traditional knowledge in impact assessment, and the need for sustainable development practices that respect Dogrib subsistence and wildlife resources.
Traditional Knowledge Tłı̨chǫ Development Plans Correspondence
Submission in Support of the BHP Diamond Mine Scoping (Yellowknife Motors Ltd., April 1995)
3 April 1995Letter
Tony Vane of Yellowknife Motors Ltd. writes to the Environmental Assessment Panel in support of BHP Minerals' proposed diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, citing economic benefits including job creation, business growth, and increased commercial activity in Yellowknife and the region.
Correspondence Development Plans
Submission to the Panel Reviewing Environmental Effects of the Proposed BHP Diamond Mine at Lac de Gras (NWT Barren Ground Caribou Outfitters Association, April 1995)
~1995Regulatory Filing
Approximate date — inferred from filename
The NWT Barren Ground Caribou Outfitters Association, presented by Jim Peterson, submitted comments to the environmental review panel regarding the proposed BHP diamond mine at Lac de Gras. The submission details concerns about project impacts on caribou herds, fish and wildlife populations, wilderness ecosystem integrity, and the viability of the outfitting tourism industry, while recommending rigorous impact assessment methodologies, monitoring programs, and regulatory protections for tourism operators.
Wildlife Caribou Development Plans Waste Rock
Impact of Diamond Mining on Established Outfitting Operations, Lac de Gras, Scoping Meeting Presentation (Quaivik Limited, April 1995)
~1995Presentation
Approximate date — inferred from filename
Background presentation by outfitters Mike Freeland and Fred Webb to the BHP Environmental Assessment Panel regarding negative impacts of diamond exploration and mining on their established hunting and tourism operations at Lac de Gras and Courageous Lake in the Northwest Territories, including interference with caribou migration routes and loss of revenue.
Wildlife Caribou Development Plans Exploration
Background Information for Presentation to the BHP Environmental Assessment Panel Scoping Meetings (Quaivik Limited, April 1995)
~1995Presentation
Approximate date — inferred from filename
Mike Freeland and Fred Webb of Quaivik Limited present background information to the BHP Environmental Assessment Panel describing how diamond exploration activities at Lac de Gras have negatively impacted their licensed outfitting business, disrupted caribou migration patterns, and threatened employment for Aboriginal guides and staff since 1992.
Wildlife Caribou Traditional Knowledge
Comments on the BHP-DiaMet EIS Guidelines (NWT Enviro Watch, April 1995)
1995Regulatory Filing
Submission SCP-050 — NWT Enviro Watch (Yellowknife, April 11 1995) to John Mathers, Panel Manager, BHP Diamond Mine Panel, faxed via FEARO Vancouver. NWT Enviro Watch comments on the BHP-DiaMet EIS Guidelines (similar to the April 11-12 1995 NWT Enviro Watch submission in batch 5). Includes News/North (April 10 1995, page A21) news clipping context.
Development Plans Regulatory Correspondence Air Quality Water Quality
Issues for the Consideration of the Environmental Assessment and Review Panel, BHP NWT Diamonds Project Proposal (Metis Nation NWT, April 1995)
1 April 1995Regulatory Filing
The Métis Nation - Northwest Territories submits detailed comments on the Draft Guidelines for the BHP Diamonds Project Environmental Impact Statement, highlighting the proponent's failure to recognize Métis aboriginal rights, land claims, and consultation obligations in the North Slave Region, and requesting specific requirements for impact assessment methodologies, socio-economic baseline data, and mitigation measures across construction, operations, and abandonment phases.
Métis Traditional Knowledge Development Plans
Comments on the Draft BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Review Guidelines (Canadian Arctic Resources Committee, April 1995)
~1995Letter
Approximate date — inferred from filename
The Canadian Arctic Resources Committee submits comments on the Draft Guidelines for the BHP Diamond Mine environmental review, recommending expanded scope to address cumulative regional mineral development, stronger government participation, project justification requirements, and proper consideration of aboriginal rights and traditional ecological knowledge.
Development Plans Correspondence Traditional Knowledge Water Quality
Comments on the Draft EIS Guidelines for the BHP Diamond Mine Proposal (Northern Environmental Coalition, April 1995)
1995Presentation
Northern Environmental Coalition (NEC) presentation summary to the Federal Environmental Assessment and Review Office (FEARO) Panel Information Office, April 5 1995 — Ecology North (Chris O'Brien, Director) and Sierra Legal Defence Fund. Covers project justification, cumulative effects, environmental review timing not driven by industry timetable, the BHP Project as a precedent/test case for mining in the Slave Geological Province (SGP), federal-provincial hydro plans for the Snare and Hood Rivers as alternative power for the project, and the five-year regional SGP study tied to Terms of Reference.
Development Plans Correspondence Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement

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