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Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP), Including Caribou Road Mitigation Plan, Measure 6-1, Ekati Diamond Mine (Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment and Natural Resources, June 2017)

This regulatory filing documents the Government of the Northwest Territories' approval of Dominion Diamond Ekati Corporation's Wildlife Effects Monitoring Plan (WEMP) and Caribou Road Mitigation Plan (CRMP) for the Jay Project, issued on May 30, 2017, with six conditions requiring additional information on site surveillance, raptor deterrence, blast exclusion zones, camera trapping methods, caribou monitoring, and traditional knowledge incorporation.

Date
Document type
Regulatory Filing
Parties
Dominion Diamond Ekati Corporation, Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Deninu Kue First Nation, Fort Resolution Métis Council, North Slave Métis Alliance, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation, Tłı̨cho Government, Hamlet of Kugluktuk, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Wek'èezhìı Land and Water Board, Diavik Diamond Mines (2012) Inc.
Locations
Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Lac de Gras, Yamba Lake, Lac du Sauvage, Long Lake Containment Facility, Jay Project, Misery Pit, Koala Pit, Panda Pit, Fox Pit, Pigeon Pit, Lynx Pit, Sable Pit, Beartooth Pit, Slave Geological Province, Nunavut, Bathurst herd range
Parameters
caribou abundance, caribou distribution, caribou behaviour, caribou road mitigation, caribou crossing, wildlife effects monitoring, grizzly bear, wolf, wolverine, raptors, migratory birds, habitat loss, habitat disturbance, vehicle-wildlife collisions, aircraft-wildlife interactions, waste management, wildlife mortalities, wildlife incidents, dust, air quality, water quality, aquatic effects, traditional knowledge, cumulative effects, zone of influence, blasting impacts, thermal imaging, camera trapping, collar data, species at risk
Pages
226

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