Annual Report 1996 to 1997 (West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society, March 1997)
The West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society's annual report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997 documents the first official year of operations of a multi-partner research initiative examining environmental and socioeconomic effects of mineral development in the West Kitikmeot/Slave area of the Northwest Territories. The report details the governance structure, 17 approved research projects, financial management of approximately $2.25 million in matched funding from government, industry, aboriginal, and environmental partners, and highlights integrating traditional knowledge with scientific research approaches.
- Date
- 1997-03-31
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society, BHP Minerals, Canamera Geological Ltd., Echo Bay Mines Ltd., Kennecott, Monopros Limited, Government of Canada, Government of the Northwest Territories, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., Mountain Province Mining Inc., Nunavut Wildlife Management Board, Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, Lutselk'e Dene First Nation, Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., Canadian Arctic Resources Committee, Rescan Environmental Services, Lytton Minerals Limited, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency
- Locations
- West Kitikmeot/Slave Study area, Northwest Territories, Canada, Slave Geological Province, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Lutselk'e, Kugluktuk, Cambridge Bay, Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut
- Parameters
- caribou abundance, caribou seasonal movement, caribou calving grounds, grizzly bear ecology, wolverine ecology, esker habitat, airborne dust, water quality, lake sediment, community-based monitoring, traditional knowledge, sustainable development, cumulative effects, wildlife populations
- Pages
- 26
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