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A record indicating Alex Arychuk, President of Air Tindi, made no written submission in relation to item SCP.017.
BHP Diamonds Inc. submits comments on the Draft Guidelines for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of the proposed BHP Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, addressing proponent definition, traditional knowledge integration, land claims considerations, and cumulative effects assessment requirements.
BHP Diamonds Inc. submits comments on draft EIS guidelines for the BHP Diamond Mine project, addressing the definition of proponent, incorporation of traditional knowledge, land claims considerations, and cumulative effects analysis including power generation requirements.
Aggie Brockman testifies at the NWT Diamonds Project environmental review panel hearing, expressing concerns about the proposed Ekati mine's impacts on northern communities, indigenous rights, and environmental protection, while questioning BHP's accountability and the adequacy of the review process.
News Reports clipping binder for the Ekati / BHP Diamond Mine project (1996-2001). Includes Yellowknifer (February 28 1996, Mark Sproxton Hotham News Services) "Hiring causes concerns But businesses behind diamond project", Globe and Mail (January 9 1996) Reuters report "Broken Hill charged with harming fish — Hopes to build diamond mine on Arctic site" (charges around mud-sediment from winter drilling clouding Misery Lake), and political/business commentary on BHP Minerals + Dia Met bringing a Lac de Gras diamond mine on stream, treaty rights cautions, and Bill C-68 firearms-legislation hunting impacts.
The Government of the Northwest Territories responds to the 1991 Traditional Knowledge Working Group report with a policy framework and action plan to promote and integrate traditional knowledge across government departments and aboriginal communities. The response assigns coordination responsibility to the Department of Renewable Resources and commits to prioritizing traditional knowledge projects in environmental management, education, and community-based research initiatives.
Correspondence binder for the BHP Diamond Project from November 1994 to October 1996, organized around the Northwest Territories Water Board Water Register N7L2-1616 Class A Water Licence Application. Includes correspondence with Pape & Salter Barristers & Solicitors (Vancouver — Arthur Pape), Bayly Williams Barristers & Solicitors (John U. Bayly Q.C., Jack R. Williams, Gerald D. McLaren), Canadian Arctic Resources Committee, INAC (Bruce L. Turner, BHP Minerals Canada Project Manager), and Northwest Territories Water Act 40-41 Elizabeth II Chapter 39. Discusses early grizzly-bear deterrent considerations in the Exeter Lake area following RERC meetings.
Traditional Knowledge (Miscellaneous) binder for the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency covering 1998-2002. Includes Bob Turner (EMAB) and Red Pedersen (Agency) correspondence with the CEAM Steering Committee, Peter Usher (Arctic) "Tuktu and Nogak Project" senior-researcher updates, Natasha Thorpe (Simon Fraser University) correspondence on community-based researcher transitions, "Northern Eden: Community-based wildlife management in Canada" (Evaluating Eden Series No. 2, IIED London 1999) chapter on subsistence hunting evolution, GNWT Policy 51.06 Traditional Knowledge (Deputy Ministers Program Departments traditional-knowledge coordination responsibility, GNWT-supported study/documentation/application of traditional knowledge), and "Role and Significance of Tradition in Indigenous Knowledge" Indigenous Knowledge paper.
This is an overview report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples' first round of public hearings (April-June 1992), prepared by Michael Cassidy, documenting testimony from 785 individuals and organizations across 36 locations in Canada. The report synthesizes major themes including the impact of residential schools, the crisis in Aboriginal languages and culture, governance and self-determination aspirations, social issues, and the need for reconciliation with Canada's Aboriginal peoples.
This Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples discussion paper summarizes findings from the first round of public hearings held across Canada in spring 1992, identifying major issues concerning Aboriginal peoples including self-government, treaty rights, education, health, justice, and cultural preservation, and poses questions for the second round of consultations beginning October 1992.
A formal petition from Ok Tedi/Fly River and Highway communities to Ok Tedi Mining Limited and the Papua New Guinea National Government demanding environmental compensation, infrastructure funding, equity stake, employment priority, and other remedies for environmental destruction caused by mining operations since 1984.
This Environmental Studies report (Volume II) presents research and monitoring results from 1983-1988 for the Norman Wells Pipeline, a 869 km buried oil pipeline in permafrost terrain, documenting pipe and ground thermal conditions, thaw depths, surface settlement, wood chip insulation performance, and overall terrain response to construction and operation.
This multi-part document comprises submissions to government bodies on northern economic development and the proposed Ekati Diamond Mine, spanning 1989-1996. The Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith argues for an economy based on self-reliance, renewable resources, and community control, while critiquing both the inadequacies of wage-dependent development and the foundation of the SCONE report, then later presenting ethical concerns about the BHP Diamond Mine project including inadequate community consultation, environmental risks, and impacts on families and women.
The Northwest Territories Water Board established guidelines for contingency planning to assist licensees in preparing comprehensive plans to respond to operational accidents, spills, and system failures affecting water and waste disposal operations. The guidelines outline formats and content requirements for both spill contingency plans and general contingency plans, including response organization, reporting procedures, environmental mapping, and training exercises.