Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan (ICRP) Public Hearing, Ekati Diamond Mine (IEMA, September 2010)

Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan (ICRP) Public Hearing September 28-29 2010 for the Ekati Diamond Mine — BHP Billiton's Sustainable Development Policy submissions to the Wek'èezhii Land and Water Board, including Part 2 "No Jurisdiction Re: Fish Habitat" arguing that DFO under the Fisheries Act has the obligation to determine the manner of securing fish-habitat compensation (specific-vs-general statutory conflict doctrine), Main Site Water Licence reclamation terms under Mackenzie Valley Land Use Regulations s. 26, DFO's 2006 "Practitioners Guide to Writing a Subsection 35(2) Fisheries Act Authorization" reference, and extrinsic-evidence citations to Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.