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Air Quality Vegetation Monitoring, Ekati Diamond Mine, 2001 Emissions & Road Dust (ABR, Inc., 2001)
10 January 2002Report
This 2001 air-quality vegetation monitoring report for the Ekati Diamond Mine presents results from emissions-related lichen and vegetation sampling and establishes baseline data for proposed Sable Road dust monitoring. The study found significantly higher concentrations of aluminum, titanium, and iron in project-area lichens compared to reference areas, but attributes these to dust from mine activities rather than power plant emissions, with no detected effects on plant community composition or concern for toxicity.
Air Quality Dust Deposition Monitoring Development Plans
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Binder 2 (BHP Billiton, 2002 to 2009)
2002–2009Report
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Binder 2 for the Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton Diamonds — BHPB) covering 2004-2006. Includes correspondence between Brent Murphy (BHPB), David Scott, Elizabeth Fillatre, Holly Newton (BHPB), Rob Mulders, Raymond Bourget (Resources Wildlife and Economic Development / RWED), Anne Gunn (GNWT), Ernie Campbell (GNWT), Kim Poole (Rescan), and Kevin O'Reilly (IEMA). Covers Wildlife Risk Assessment for the Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) under exceptional land-use scenarios — predicts acceptable risks for all metals except aluminum and magnesium. Includes Human Health Risk Assessment for animals feeding in LLCF, references on Dutch agricultural grassland breeding birds and forest cover/fragmentation impacts (Riffell, Gutzwiller, Anderson; van der Zande; Fahrig).
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring
Workshop to Review the Working Draft NWT Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management Strategy and Framework, Participants Resource Binder (GNWT, January 2002)
2002Report
Workshop to Review the "Working Draft" NWT Cumulative Effects Assessment Management Strategy and Framework, Katimavik Rooms, Explorer Hotel Yellowknife, January 29-30 2002. Includes Northern Organization for Responsible Development (NORD) participant materials, "Traditional Knowledge and the CEAM Strategy and Framework" Draft Report (January 3 2002) — practical examples of TK direct application (aboriginal community involvement in pre-decision discussions, caribou-migration buffer distances, camp / work-site siting logistics), digital TK storage for youth transmission, capacity-building recommendations for non-aboriginal organizations, and CEAM spin-off / multi-stakeholder funding options (Pay-to-Play membership, licensing fees).
Traditional Knowledge Board Meetings Monitoring Caribou
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP), Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2002)
1 January 2002Report
This 2001 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report for the Ekati Diamond Mine presents five years of data on wildlife species and habitats, including monitoring of caribou migration patterns, grizzly bear presence, wolf denning, wolverine disturbance, and upland breeding birds. The report documents habitat losses of 1,148 hectares (46% of predicted loss), assesses effectiveness of mitigation measures for vehicle/aircraft collisions and landfill management, and evaluates impacts of mining activities on valued ecosystem components in the Northwest Territories.
Monitoring Wildlife Caribou
Panda Diversion Channel Monitoring Program Appendices, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, December 2001)
1 January 2002Report
This comprehensive 2001 monitoring report for the Panda Diversion Channel at the Ekati Diamond Mine documents stream hydrology, fish populations (especially Arctic grayling and lake trout), larval fish distribution, benthic invertebrate communities, and habitat conditions across multiple assessment sites. The appendices provide detailed data on fish capture records, water quality measurements, substrate composition, and photographic documentation of habitat conditions during both high and low flow periods.
Monitoring Fish Habitat Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)
Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth Water Licence Application, Information Requests and Supporting Documents (MVLWB, January 2002)
2002Report
Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB) January 18 2002 binder on BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. Class A Water Licence Application for development of the Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth (SPB) kimberlite pipes. Board's scope-of-review (1999 project description Rev 3, Environmental Assessment Report), regulatory question forms (4.18 ore characteristics and mill processes if tailings are recovered as backfill, 4.19 tailings recovery details, retaining-structure dimensions/materials, drainage-basin descriptions, tailings-area total capacity by water balance and stage-volume calculations), and Cell B/C Processed Kimberlite Containment Area site plans (drawings 11580V65A/V66A).
Regulatory Water Licence Development Plans
State of Knowledge in the West Kitikmeot Slave Study Area (WKSS Society, 2001)
~2002Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
A summary report documenting the state of knowledge about the West Kitikmeot Slave Study area, prepared by the WKSS Society partnership (1995-2001), which synthesizes traditional Aboriginal knowledge and scientific research on mineral development, climate, ecosystems, and various environmental stresses affecting the region.
Traditional Knowledge Monitoring Development Plans Exploration
Development of a Plan for Cumulative Effects Research and Monitoring in the Slave Geological Province, Technical Representatives Workshop (West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society, November 2001)
26 November 2001Report
This document is a comprehensive workshop agenda and discussion paper for the West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society's Technical Representatives Workshop held November 26-27, 2001 in Yellowknife, focused on developing an interim plan for cumulative effects research and monitoring in the Slave Geological Province. The discussion paper identifies nine priority gaps and issues including knowledge gaps, complex systems understanding, indicators and thresholds, traditional knowledge application, information management, and capacity issues, with recommendations for ecosystem-based frameworks and integrated monitoring approaches.
Monitoring Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Aquatics
Developing an Interim Plan for Cumulative Effects Research and Monitoring (CEAM) in the SGP, Technical Representatives Workshop Discussion Paper (West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society, November 2001)
20 November 2001Report
A technical discussion paper prepared for the West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society workshop on developing an interim cumulative effects research and monitoring plan for the Slave Geological Province. The document identifies nine priority gaps and issues (knowledge gaps, complex systems understanding, indicators and thresholds, traditional knowledge application, information management, science-management linkages, coordination, capacity, and socio-economic concerns) and provides recommendations for addressing them in the SGP context.
Monitoring Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Caribou
Caribou Monitoring Protocol Workshop Summary, Lac de Gras Area (EMAB, October 2001)
25 October 2001Meeting Minutes
A two-day workshop held October 25-26, 2001 in Yellowknife to develop a caribou monitoring protocol for the Lac de Gras area, bringing together nearly 50 participants from communities, government, and diamond mining companies (BHP Billiton and DIAVIK) to discuss legal frameworks, existing monitoring programs, and recommendations for coordinated herd and site-specific monitoring integrating scientific and traditional knowledge.
Caribou Traditional Knowledge Community-Based Monitoring
West Kitikmeot & Slave Study Society (WKSS) Files (WKSS, October 2001 to May 2002)
2001Report
West Kitikmeot / Slave Study Society (WKSS) files binder for the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (May 2002 correspondence to Zabey Nevitt, Executive Director). Includes the October 15 2001 Researcher Workshop Summary Report "Developing a Plan for Cumulative Effects Research and Monitoring in the Slave Geological Province (SGP)" — discussion of RWED / Chris Johnson / Mark Boyce University of Alberta predictive caribou population-viability modelling (Robert Mulders), big-picture ecological approach across mining activity / recreational hunting / fishing / subsistence / community expansion / infrastructure development, and forest/trail penetration of invasive exotic plants/mammals/birds.
Traditional Knowledge Monitoring Correspondence Wildlife Environmental Agreement
Wildlife and Caribou Meetings Correspondence & Workshop Materials (EMAB, October 2001 to February 2002)
2001Report
Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board (EMAB) for the Diavik Project wildlife and caribou meetings binder, including the February 22 2002 wildlife meeting agenda (filed under cumulative effects). Covers Diavik dike construction sediment deposition on shoal habitat in Lac de Gras, fish-egg mortality and spawning impacts, post-closure metal concentrations in fish flesh, runoff control, and the Lac de Gras Caribou Monitoring Protocol workshop coordinated by Zabey Nevitt and Robin Staples (October 2001).
Wildlife Caribou Aquatics
Status of Wildlife Habitats in Canada 2001 (Wildlife Habitat Canada, September 2001)
1 September 2001Report
A comprehensive national assessment of the status of wildlife habitats across Canada's landscapes and seascapes, identifying declining conditions in agricultural and urban areas, and recommending governance reforms and conservation strategies to address habitat degradation.
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Monitoring Caribou
Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board (EMAB) Establishment & Board Meeting Minutes, January to June 2001 (EMAB, January to June 2001)
13 June 2001Meeting Minutes
Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board meeting minutes from June 13-14, 2001 in Rae-Edzo documenting board business, wildlife monitoring presentations from RWED and Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., discussions on caribou migration patterns, habitat assessment and fish relocation programs, and community engagement regarding mine monitoring and environmental impacts.
Board Meetings Minutes Traditional Knowledge Monitoring
BHP Newsletter, Issue 8, BHP Billiton Merger (BHP Billiton, June 2001)
1 June 2001Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. newsletter (Issue 8, June 2001) announces the BHP-Billiton merger completion, reports on operational achievements including 90-day safety milestones and winter production performance, and highlights environmental research partnerships with Canadian universities, facility expansions, staff recognition, and community engagement at the Ekati Diamond Mine.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Caribou Monitoring Waste Rock
BHP Newsletter, Issue 8 (BHP Billiton, June 2001)
1 June 2001Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. newsletter for June 2001 covering corporate developments including the BHP-Billiton merger, operational achievements at EKATI Diamond Mine including 90-day safety milestone, winter production performance, recreation facility expansion, university research partnerships on environmental issues, and various workplace programs and staff updates.
Development Plans Monitoring Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Correspondence
Wolf Notes Summer 2001 No. 6 (GNWT, Summer 2001)
~2001Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
The NWT Wolf Project newsletter reports on genetic and movement studies of tundra, tree-line, and boreal forest wolves in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, examining whether wolves follow specific caribou herds and how hunting affects genetic diversity across populations. Preliminary findings indicate tundra wolves serve as a source population for tree-line wolves and are genetically distinct from boreal forest wolves, with substantial genetic connectivity maintained through migration corridors.
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring Traditional Knowledge
Incoming & Outgoing Correspondence (IEMA, June to December 2001)
2001Letter
Correspondence binder June – December 2001 for the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA, Yellowknife). Includes BHP Diamonds Inc. Water Surveillance Program Monthly Report for November 2001 (under Water Licence N7L2-1616) to MVLWB, Workplace Plus Ltd. office invoices, Environment Canada Northern Division Environmental Protection Branch (Yellowknife) commentary supporting wastewater-treatment innovations but flagging outstanding questions on the proposed Misery Land Treatment operation scale, DFO position (current Fish Habitat Destruction conviction under appeal — proposal not considered at this time), and caribou maps/placename project (Gerry / Vivian, March-May 2001 review iterations).
Correspondence Water Quality Regulatory Wildlife Caribou
BHP Newsletter, Issue 8, EKATI Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, June 2001)
1 June 2001Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. newsletter for June 2001 reporting on the BHP-Billiton merger completion, operational achievements at Ekati including 90-day safety milestone and winter production success, recreational facility expansions, university research partnerships on environmental issues, and various employee and community updates.
Development Plans Wildlife Traditional Knowledge Caribou Waste Rock Monitoring
BHP Newsletter, Issue 8: BHP Billiton Merger and EKATI Diamond Mine Updates (BHP Billiton, June 2001)
1 June 2001Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. newsletter for June 2001 reporting on the merger of BHP and Billiton, operational achievements including 90-day lost time accident milestone, recreation facility expansions, university-supported environmental research projects, security improvements in the Process Plant, and various employee recognition and development programs at the Ekati Diamond Mine.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Monitoring Waste Rock

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