Comments on BHP Environmental Impact Statement (Parlee McLaws (o/b/o City of Yellowknife), October 1995)
The City of Yellowknife submits comments on the BHP Environmental Impact Statement regarding the proposed diamond mine project, expressing concerns about incomplete analyses of population growth, employment patterns, infrastructure capacity, social services impacts, and closure planning. The letter identifies gaps in the EIS regarding worker accommodation, drug and alcohol problems, waste handling, and the lack of benefit analysis for northern communities.
- Date
- Document type
- Letter
- Parties
- Parlee McLaws, City of Yellowknife, Federal Environmental Assessment and Review Office Panel, BHP, Letha Mclachlan
- Locations
- Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Edmonton, Antwerp, Belgium, Port Hardy, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Canada
- Parameters
- environmental impact statement, population growth, employment, accommodation, infrastructure, social services, drug and alcohol use, crime, waste disposal, closure impacts, taxation
- Pages
- 5
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