Statement to the General Session, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Dave Olesen, February 1996)
Dave Olesen, a pilot and resident of northern Northwest Territories, presents testimony to a BHP Diamond Mine environmental assessment panel recommending approval of the mine while urging the Canadian government to establish and protect large wilderness preserves across the North to balance resource development with environmental conservation.
- Date
- Document type
- Presentation
- Parties
- Dave Olesen, BHP Diamond Mine, Environmental Assessment Panel, Air Tindi, Government of Canada
- Locations
- Hoarfrost River, Yellowknife, L'utsel K'e, McLeod Bay, Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Koala Camp, barrenlands, tundra, Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary, Nunavut
- Parameters
- wilderness preservation, environmental standards, arctic watersheds, mineral exploration and mining, water quality, landscape integrity
- Pages
- 7
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