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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
NWT Treaty 8 Treaty Entitlement Negotiations Protocol Agreement (Multiple parties, April 1996)
7 April 1996Regulatory Filing
This Protocol Agreement establishes a negotiation framework between five Dene First Nations of the Northwest Territories and the Canadian federal government to settle outstanding Treaty 8 entitlements regarding land allocation and economic benefits. The agreement outlines the negotiation process, principles, funding mechanisms, dispute resolution procedures, and schedules addressing entitlement lands, economic compensation, and implementation timelines.
Yellowknives Dene Traditional Knowledge Correspondence
Table of Contents, Written Submissions & Presentations, BHP NWT Diamonds Project Public Hearings (Multiple parties, 1996)
5 March 1996Report
Table of contents documenting written submissions and presentations received during public hearings on the BHP NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati), organized by submission number with dates and submitting parties. Submissions cover environmental, social, economic, wildlife, water quality, traditional knowledge, and operational topics from January 19 through February 23, 1996.
Development Plans Regulatory Traditional Knowledge
Final Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Northern Environmental Coalition, February 1996)
23 February 1996Regulatory Filing
The Northern Environmental Coalition submits final recommendations to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, addressing substantive issues including aboriginal consultation, environmental baseline data deficiencies, alternative development approaches, and the establishment of a multi-stakeholder monitoring agency to oversee project impacts and ensure adherence to environmental standards.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge
Presentation to BHP Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Karen Hamre et al., February 1996)
23 February 1996Presentation
A presentation by six Yellowknife residents opposing the BHP diamond mine proposal, using artistic and rhetorical means to critique the environmental, social, and economic costs of diamond extraction on the tundra and its long-term consequences for the region.
Development Plans Correspondence Environmental Agreement Water Quality Closure & Reclamation
Consultation Status Clarification Regarding Proposed Tribal Park (WWF Canada, February 1996)
23 February 1996Letter
WWF clarifies to the Environmental Assessment Panel that a brief discussion with Dogrib First Nation representatives regarding a proposed tribal park does not constitute formal consultation on the BHP Diamond Mine project. The letter requests that this clarification be placed in the panel's public file.
Correspondence Development Plans Traditional Knowledge
Letter of Support to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (David W.G. Mackenzie, February 1996)
23 February 1996Letter
David W.G. Mackenzie, a former director and president of Dia Met Minerals, submits a letter to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel arguing that the proposed mine project area is unoccupied "no-man's-land" exempt from native land claims, supported by historical accounts and his personal experience as a bush pilot in the region.
Correspondence Development Plans Exploration
Closing Statement to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Métis Nation Northwest Territories, February 1996)
23 February 1996Presentation
The Métis Nation - Northwest Territories presents a closing statement to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Review Panel proposing the establishment of a Socio-economic Monitoring Agency (SEMA) to ensure maximum social and economic benefits to NWT residents and businesses from the proposed diamond mine project.
Métis Traditional Knowledge Monitoring
Personal Submission to BHP Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Amanda Hallani, February 1996)
23 February 1996Letter
Amanda Hallani writes a personal letter advocating for environmental protection and preservation of northern lands, emphasizing the importance of experiencing and appreciating the natural environment.
Correspondence Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge
Yellowknives Dene First Nation Submissions to Federal Panel Reviewing the BHP Diamond Project, Exhibit P.H. 027 (YKDFN, February 1996)
23 February 1996Regulatory Filing
This document collection includes recommendations from Yellowknives Dene First Nation to the federal EARP panel reviewing the BHP diamond project, addressing winter roads, hiring, revenue-sharing, and cumulative effects monitoring; a letter from Chief Darrell Beaulieu regarding stalled impact/benefit negotiations with BHP; and a comprehensive position paper on Treaty 8 coexistence in Akaitcho Territory presenting the Dene vision of shared jurisdiction, land rights, and governance arrangements with the federal government.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Correspondence
Letter to the Environmental Assessment Review Panel Regarding BHP Diamonds Project (Northwest Territorial Airways Ltd., February 1996)
23 February 1996Letter
NWT Air submits a letter to the EARP Panel regarding the BHP Diamonds Project, highlighting the airline industry's perspective on BHP's environmental and safety commitments, community job strategies, and the economic importance of the project to northern businesses and employment.
Correspondence Development Plans Monitoring Regulatory
Metis Nation Northwest Territories Submissions to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Metis Nation NWT, February 1996)
23 February 1996Regulatory Filing
The Metis Nation - Northwest Territories presents formal submissions to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Review Panel (February 21-23, 1996) addressing socio-economic concerns and proposing establishment of an Environmental Monitoring Board and a Socio-Economic Monitoring Agency (SEMA) to ensure maximum benefits to Métis peoples and NWT residents, conditional upon addressing ten key deficiencies in the environmental impact statement regarding Aboriginal rights, employment, business opportunities, and cumulative effects assessment.
Métis Traditional Knowledge Development Plans
NWT Chamber of Commerce Submissions to BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (NWT Chamber of Commerce, February 1996)
23 February 1996Letter
The NWT Chamber of Commerce submits responses to panel questions and a public presentation supporting the BHP Diamond Mine project, emphasizing its economic benefits for the NWT including employment creation, training opportunities, and responsible environmental practices, while urging timely approval to prevent project delay or cancellation.
Correspondence Development Plans Regulatory Closure & Reclamation
Final Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Northern Environmental Coalition, February 23, 1996)
23 February 1996Regulatory Filing
Northern Environmental Coalition and partner organizations submit final recommendations to the BHP Diamond Mine environmental assessment panel, addressing substantive issues including aboriginal engagement, environmental standards, protected areas strategy, staged project implementation, and monitoring procedures.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge
Personal Submission to the NWT Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Robert G. Bromley, February 1996)
23 February 1996Regulatory Filing
A personal submission to the NWT Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel by biologist Robert G. Bromley arguing against the Ekati Diamond Project on sustainability grounds, proposing instead a vision for the North based on wilderness preservation, community economies, and renewable resources rather than resource extraction.
Development Plans Greenhouse Gas Correspondence Environmental Agreement
Ok Tedi Mine Press Clippings & Sustainable Mining Publications (Ecology North, February 1996)
23 February 1996Letter
Ecology North submits Australian press clippings and two Australian Conservation Foundation publications regarding BHP's Ok Tedi mine environmental impacts and principles for sustainable mining operations to the Environmental Assessment Panel for the BHP Diamond Mine in the NWT.
Correspondence Development Plans Environmental Agreement
Canadian North Presentation to the Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Canadian North, February 1996)
23 February 1996Presentation
Canadian North presents to the Environmental Assessment Review Panel in support of the BHP NWT Diamonds Project, highlighting the airline's northern community initiatives and the significant economic benefits the diamond mine development will bring through employment and business opportunities.
Development Plans Correspondence Regulatory
Notes for a Submission to the BHP Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Chris O'Brien, February 1996)
23 February 1996Regulatory Filing
Chris O'Brien's detailed submission to the BHP EARP panel opposing the Ekati Diamond Mine project on grounds that gem diamond production does not justify ecological destruction of the Barrenlands, arguing for stricter environmental assessment, ecosystem-based management conditions, and a shift toward ecologically sustainable economic development in the NWT.
Development Plans Wildlife Correspondence Caribou

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