Please celebrate the holiday season with the Staff and Members of the Review Board .

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Celebrations are from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Review Board Office
Suite 200, Scotia Centre, Yellowknife

For more information, call (867) 766-7050.

Residents of the NWT, Yukon and Nunavut can call the Review Board
toll-free at 1-866-912-3472


Callers from outside the territories can use our regular number (867) 766-7050.

Unique in Canada, the "N.W.T. Environmental Audit 2005" reviews the effectiveness of programs and processes related to monitoring cumulative impacts and the effectiveness of the regulation of land and water use in the Mackenzie Valley and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

Want to work for the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board?
Go to "About the MVEIRB" on the left hand side and select "Job Opportunities" across the top to find out more information

For anyone who missed the Pre Hearing Conference that took place on Dec 13, 2006, please download a copy of the audio recording we made. Please note this recording is of the second half of the conference, we will be posting the first half shortly.



This file is fairly large, so please right click on the link and select 'save link as' to download. The file should play on your standard desktop media player, but if you have technical issues please email Tawanis Testart

The MVEIRB has released the Reasons for Decision and Report of Environmental Assessment for Paramount Resources' proposed Significant Discovery License 8 Seismic Program. The Review Board has determined that, with the appropriate mitigation measures developed by the Review Board, the proposed project is not like to be cause of significant adverse environmental impacts or public concern. MVEIRB has recommended to the Minister of Indian and Northern Development that the project proceed to the regulatory phase.

The draft Terms of Reference and the Workplan for EA0607-002 Tamerlane Ventures Inc. Pine Point Pilot Project are now available for public review and comment.

The deadline for submitting your comments to the Review Board is Thursday, September 21 at 5 p.m.

Please visit the EA0607-002 Public Registry for more information.

Environment Canada referred a proposed underground mining operation at the former Pine Point mine site to the Review Board.The operation, proposed by Tamerlane Ventures Ltd., is planned to be a 1,000,000 tonne bulk lead/zinc sample.

Please visit our subscriptions page to receive automatic updates to the public registry for this EA.

Check out our October/November 2006 edition of Valley Talk.

Our latest Valley Talk newsletter with updates on Review Board activities.

The Review Board has released March's Valley Talk Newsletter.

--- Topics include: ----

1. EAs on the Go

2. Website Tip

3. EA Practitioner's Workshop

4. EIA Wildlife Conference

Download the file attached to read it!

The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board is seeking candidates for the environmental impact review panel of De Beers' proposed Gahcho Kué diamond mine.

For more information, please download the "Expressions of Interest" PDF or call the Board's Executive Director Vern Christensen at (867) 766-7055.

The application deadline is Friday, July 28, 2006.

During the week of January 31st - Feb 2nd, the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board partnered with the Protected Areas Secretariat to host another translator workshop for Protected Areas key terminology and scientific terminology. The glossary additions coming from this workshop will be made available later in March. The current glossary is posted in the "Reference Library" - Other Resources.

If you have any questions, call Renita Schuh at 867-766-7060.