Presentation at the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Scoping Session (Rae-Edzo Hamlet Council, April 1995)
Mayor Dan Marion of Rae-Edzo presents qualified support for BHP's proposed Lac de Gras diamond mine to an NWT environmental assessment panel, emphasizing the critical need for employment and training opportunities in his community while requesting equitable distribution of economic benefits and environmental protection of traditional harvesting areas.
- Date
- Document type
- Presentation
- Parties
- Rae-Edzo Hamlet Council, Dan Marion, BHP, NWT BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, Dogrib Tribal Council, Neptune, Royal Oak, CARC, Sierra Legal Defence Fund, Letha Maclachlan, Cindy Kenny-Gilday, Jessie Sloan, Walter Kupsch
- Locations
- Rae-Edzo, Northwest Territories, Dogrib Territory, Yellowknife, Lac de Gras, Rae Lakes, Snare Lake, Lac la Marte, North Slave Region, Colomac Mine, Pine Point, Edmonton, Calgary, Fort Smith Region, Western Territory, Snare Cascades
- Parameters
- employment, unemployment rate, socioeconomic benefits, training and education, income opportunities, environmental protection, wildlife preservation, hunting and fishing, country food, sustainable development, social disruption, contract sourcing, business opportunities
- Pages
- 25
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