Above & Beyond Ltd. and Arctic Art Gallery Ltd. Presentation to the Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Jake Ootes, April 1995)
Jake Ootes presents to an Environmental Assessment Review Panel on behalf of two Yellowknife businesses (Above & Beyond Ltd and Arctic Art Gallery Ltd) in support of the BHP/Dia Met diamond mine project, arguing that the mine is essential for economic diversification, employment creation, and northern economic stability in the face of federal cost-cutting and high unemployment rates in aboriginal communities.
- Date
- 1995-04-06
- Document type
- presentation
- Parties
- Jake Ootes, Above & Beyond Ltd, Arctic Art Gallery Ltd, BHP, Dia Met, Environmental Assessment Review Panel, Margaret Baile, Aber Resources Ltd, D. Grenville Thomas, Dan Marion, KWG Resources Inc, Spider Resources Inc, Ashton Mining of Canada Inc, Pegasus Gold Inc
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Rae Edzo, Koala, James Bay Lowlands, Northern Ontario, Kyle Lake, Fort Rae, Fort Liard, Victoria Island, Northern Australia, Attawapiskat, Greenland, British Columbia, Canada
- Parameters
- diamond mining, economic impact, employment, environmental assessment, aboriginal employment, subsistence harvesting, land use, unemployment rates, regulatory oversight, kimberlite pipes, mineral exploration, closure costs, environmental damage
- Pages
- 13
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