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Welcome to the Mackenzie Valley Review Board
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board's mission is to conduct fair and timely environmental impact assessments in the Mackenzie Valley that protect the environment, including the social, economic and cultural well-being of its residents.
Our mission is to conduct fair and timely environmental impact assessments in the Mackenzie Valley that protect the environment.
News
Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Office Closure October 2, 2023
The Mackenzie Valley Review Board observes and recognizes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The day holds special significance for the communities and residents we serve across the North. On this day we pay tribute to Indigenous people who endured and continue to endure the impact of residential and day school.
In observance of this day our offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 2nd. As an organization deeply committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, we invite you to take a moment to continue to learn about the impacts of residential and day schools
and embrace reconciliation in your thoughts, intentions, and actions on this day and throughout the year.
Resource Co-management Workshop Postponed
The Planning Committee for the 2023 Resource Co-Management Workshop regrettably announces that the workshop scheduled for October 17-19 in Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ (Fort Simpson) has been postponed. A rescheduled date will be announced when those details become available. Please watch our website for future updates.
Questions about the workshop may be directed to ecc_iasm@gov.nt.ca.
Extension for comments on draft Rules of Procedure
The Review Board distributed its updated draft Rules of Procedure for public review on July 4th, 2023. The original deadline for comments on the rules was September 30th, 2023. However, due to the recent wildfire evacuations, the deadline has now been extended to October 31, 2023. Please see the Online Review System for this item for more information.
EA Measures Workshop Summary Report now available
Summary Report of the Environmental Assessment Measure Implementation and Effectiveness Practitioners' Workshop, held in Yellowknife on June 28-29, 2023, now available on the website.
Public Registry Updates
GNWT-Infrastructure
Mackenzie Valley Highway EA1213-02
- Note to File - online meeting to review draft Workplan - Dec 4, 2023 (Nov 30, 2023)
- Letter to CanNor Re Federal participation (Nov 28, 2023)
- Review Board letter to GNWT Re: Conformity Determination (Nov 21, 2023)
- Review Board Reasons for Decision on Conformity of the Developer's Assessment Report (Nov 21, 2023)
- Notice of Proceeding - Review of DAR, MVEIRB Information Requests, draft workplan (Nov 21, 2023)
Pine Point Mining Limited
Pine Point Mine Project EA2021-01
- Meeting between Deninu Kue First Nation and Review Board staff (Aug 3, 2023)
- Pine Point Mining Newsletter May 2023 (Jun 19, 2023)
- Meeting between Review Board staff and Pine Point Mining Ltd. (Mar 15, 2023)
- Letter PPML to CIRNAC re extension of participant funding (Jan 10, 2023)
- Letter from Katlodeeche FN to Dene Tha FN (Dec 12, 2022)