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The Review Board has released its July 2008 Valley Talk Newsletter.
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During the environmental assessment of INAC Contaminants and Remediation Directorate's Giant Mine Remediation Project, the Review Board will require specialized expertise in disciplines such as hydrology, hydrogeology, risk assessment and geotechnical engineering.
The Review Board is requesting proposals from qualified persons or firms for the provisions of the services outlined in the attached Request for Proposals.
The proposals must include a detailed description of services offered, qualifications of personnel providing the services and associated daily rates.
The Review Board office must receive your proposal electronically or hand-delivered to the address below by 5:00 p.m. (MST), December 11th, 2008.
For more information contact:
Tawanis Testart, Environmental Assessment Officer
Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board
P.O. Box 938
#200 Scotia Centre, 5102-50th Ave.
Yellowknife, NT
Tel: (867) 766-7066
Fax: (867) 766-7074
Email: ttestart@reviewboard.ca
Please update your address books!
As part of the branding initiative, all Review Board email addresses now end with @reviewboard.ca
The local-part (for example: rjenkins) of each Review Board email address remains the same. The old email addresses will continue to work for a few months to allow for a smooth transition. However, we ask that you please update your address books with the new addresses as soon as you get a chance.
This change is meant to make it easier for people to remember our email addresses.
Click here for our staff contact list.
Please update your bookmarks! As part of the branding initiative the Review Board's website URL has changed to reviewboard.ca . This change is meant to make it easier for people to remember our website address.
Welcome to the Review Board's website, which has a new look and feel as part of a branding exercise. The Review Board's goal was to developed a consistent visual identity to reflect the Review Board's purpose, function and decisions to its audiences. The initiative has resulted in a largely “cosmetic” makeover of the website, and it will include a new look to the Review Board's monthly newsletter, Valley Talk and other publications. More information about the branding initiative will be included in November's Valley Talk newsletter.
If you have any questions on comments, please contact Renita Jenkins, Manager of Communications via email or call her at 1-867-766-7051
Do you want an e-copy of all the Review Board publications?
Don't want to download them all from the Reference Library?
Then you need the Review Board's 2007-08 Reference CD!
--On the CD, you will find:--
You can email Renita Jenkins, Manager of Communications or call 867-766-7051 to request your copy of the Reference CD.
The Review Board requires a Board Secretary to assist the Executive Director and to provide assigned and routine secretarial and receptionist services to the Review Board, individual board members and Review Board staff.
For more information, please go to "About the MVEIRB" section of the website -> Job Opportunities .
The Review Board is soliciting proposals from qualified persons or firms to assist in the environmental assessment of Dezé Energy Corporation’s Taltson Hydroelectric Expansion Project. The Request for Proposals is attached to this news item.
The purpose of this Request for Proposals is to establish a team of experts who will provide the Review Board with technical advice in the following key themes to be considered during the environmental assessment:
The proposals must include a detailed description of services offered, qualifications of personnel providing the services and associated daily rates.
The Review Board office must receive your proposal electronically or hand-delivered to the address below by 5:00 p.m. (MST), May 16, 2008.
For more information contact:
Patrick Duxbury, Environmental Assessment Officer
Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board
P.O. Box 938 (5102-50th Ave.)
Yellowknife, NT
Tel: (867) 766-7062
Fax: (867) 766-7074
Email: pduxbury@mveirb.nt.ca
The Review Board is happy to announce it will be hosting its 5th Annual Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Practitioners' Workshop on Tuesday, February 26th, and Wednesday, February 27th, 2008.
This year's workshop will "Close the Loop" by improving the integration of the environmental impact assessment process into the overall resource management system. Key note speakers, plenary sessions, and working groups will explore how environmental impact assessment can inform monitoring, enforcement, and follow up, and how these processes themselves can shape an environmental impact assessment.
Discussions will centre on the environmental impact assessment process' place in the integrated resource management system.
If you are an EIA Practitioner in the Mackenzie Valley communities, government, industry or regulatory system and are interested in this workshop, please visit the 2008 EIA Practitioners' Workshop section of the Review Board's Reference Library by clicking this link: 2008 EIA Practitioners' Workshop
The Review Board has added two new documents to the Northern Regulatory Improvements Initiative section of the reference library.
* Meeting plan which summarizes the key messages the Review Board delivered to Mr. Neil McCrank on January 11th, 2008.
* January 24th, 08 presentation from INAC updating the Review Board on the initiative.
Click here to view the documents.
The Northern Regulatory Improvements Initiative is lead by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. The Review Board's dedicated section of the reference library is not meant to be a comprehensive listing of all documents and correspondence associated with the initiative. Instead, the select documents posted are meant to provide an overview of the Review Board's involvement in the initiative.
Feel free to browse through the documents posted and don't hesitate to call us at 867-766-7050 if you have any questions.
The Review Board has added new documents to the Northern Regulatory Improvements Initiative section of the reference library.
The Northern Regulatory Improvements Initiative is lead by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. The Review Board's dedicated section of the reference library is not meant to be a comprehensive listing of all documents and correspondence associated with the initiative. Instead, the select documents posted are meant to provide an overview of the Review Board's involvement in the initiative.
Feel free to browse through the documents posted and don't hesitate to call us at 867-766-7050 if you have any questions.
The Review Board is hiring a summer term Environmental Assessment Assistant to provide support and assistance in coordinating the Review Board’s environmental assessment processes. This full-time term position will be located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories during the 2008 summer months with an immediate start date.
The Review Board is looking for interested students who are pursuing a college or university degree in environmental sciences, environmental engineering, natural resource management, social/economic studies or a related degree. If you have experience in the natural resources or environmental assessment field that is an asset. Preference will be given to qualified residents of the Northwest Territories.
If you are interested in this position and feel you are qualified, please send us a cover letter and your resume as soon as possible. Your application and statement of availability must be sent to the address below.
For further information, contact:
Martin Haefele
Manager of Environmental Impact Assessment
Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board
Box 938, Suite 200
Scotia Centre, 5102-50th Avenue
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N7
You may also email Martin or call
(867) 766-7053
Toll-free: 1-866-912-3472
Fax: (867) 766-7074
The Mackenzie Valley Review Board is hosting issues scoping sessions, which are public meetings to find out what issues should be included in the environmental assessment of Tyhee NWT Corp.'s proposed Yellowknife Gold Project. This proposed open pit mine is located about 88 km outside of Yellowknife.
Community Scoping Session
Meeting place: Yellowknife Inn, Copper Room
Date: Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Technical Scoping Session
Meeting place: Yellowknife Inn, Copper Room
Date: Friday, October 17th, 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
At these sessions, members of the public and interested organizations have the opportunity to share their views on what issues the Review Board should focus on during the environmental assessment of the proposed mine and its potential impacts on the environment and on the social, cultural and economic well-being of Mackenzie Valley residents.
Please contact Paul Mercredi with any questions you may have about this environmental assessment. You can view the online public registry for this environmental assessment by visiting this link: EA0809-003 public registry.
The Mackenzie Valley Review Board is hosting public meetings, called scoping sessions, to find out what issues should be included in the environmental assessment of Canadian Zinc Corp's proposed Prairie Creek mine located near
the Nahanni National Park Reserve.
Nahanni Butte
Meeting place: Community Hall
Date: Tuesday, September 30 2008
Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Fort Liard
Meeting place: Community Hall
Date: Wednesday, October 1 2008
Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Fort Simpson
Meeting place: Recreation Centre
Date: Wednesday, October 1 2008
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wrigley
Meeting place: Community Hall
Date: Thursday, October 2 2008
Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Fort Simpson
Meeting place: Community Hall
Date: Friday, October 3 2008
Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Yellowknife
Meeting place: Tree of Peace Hall
Date: Thursday, October 9 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
At these sessions, members of the public and interested organizations have the opportunity to share their views on what issues the Review Board should focus on during the environmental assessment of the proposed mine and its potential impacts on the environment and on the social, cultural and economic well-being of Mackenzie Valley residents.
Please contact Alistair MacDonald with any questions you may have about this environmental assessment. You can view the online public registry for this environmental assessment by visiting this link: EA0809-002 public registry.
Environment Canada has referred Tyhee NWT Corp's Yellowknife Gold Project for an environmental assessment. Environment Canada is of the opinion that the proposed development might have significant adverse impacts on the environment.
Tyhee proposes a gold mine and milling operation approximately 90 km north of Yellowknife near the Discovery Mine site in the Akaitcho Region. Tyhee proposes an open pit mine for the initial stage, followed by underground operations later.
The online public registry for the environmental assessment is: EA0809-003
Please contact Paul Mercredi with any questions you may have about this assessment.
You may use our subscriptions service to receive automatic email updates to the public registry for this environmental assessment, EA0809-003: Yellowknife Gold Project (2008).
Alternatively, if you do not intend on registering as a party to the assessment, you can set up an RSS feed for the whole assessment or just your preferred search results. If you have any questions about RSS feeds, please email Renita Jenkins, Manager of Communications.
Indian and Northern Affairs has referred Canadian Zinc Corporation’s proposed Prairie Creek lead-zinc mine and supporting transfer facility developments for an environmental assessment. INAC referred this proposed development on its own and on behalf of the Nahanni Butte Dene Band, on the basis there might be significant adverse impacts on the environment.
Canadian Zinc is proposing an underground lead-zinc mine and milling operations in the Dehcho region, 90 kilometres northwest of Nahanni Butte.
The online public registry for the environmental assessment is: EA0809-002
Please contact Alistair MacDonald with any questions you may have about this assessment.
You may use our subscriptions service to receive automatic email updates to the public registry for this environmental assessment (EA0809-002: Prairie Creek Mine)
Alternatively, if you do not intend on registering as a party to the assessment, you can set up an RSS feed for the whole assessment or just your preferred search results. If you have any questions about RSS feeds, please email Renita Jenkins, Manager of Communications.
The Review Board is webcasting the live proceedings of the public hearing being held in Yellowknife on Tuesday July 22nd and Wednesday July 23rd for the environmental assessment of INAC's proposed Giant Mine Remediation Project.
If you want to listen in on the hearing, please click on the Webcast button on the left hand side of the homepage.
For a copy of the draft agenda and other information related to the hearing, visit this environmental assessment's public registry.
The Review Board is holding a public scoping hearing in Yellowknife for INAC - Contaminants & Remediation Directorate's proposed remediation plan for the former Giant Mine site located in the City of Yellowknife.
The Review Board would like to hear any evidence and public views about the proposed development’s potential impacts on the environment and on the social, cultural and economic well being of the residents of the Mackenzie Valley.
Hearing location: Explorer Hotel, Yellowknife NT
Hearing dates and times:
Tuesday, July 22nd
Daytime session: presentations by parties to the assessment
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Evening session: public comment session
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesday, July 23rd
Continuation of party presentations and closing comments
10:00 am until completion
Please call the Review Board at 867-766-7050 with any questions you may have about this environmental assessment.
You can view the online public registry for this environmental assessment by
visiting this link: Public Registry
The Review Board is holding a public scoping session/workshop in Yellowknife for INAC-Contaminants & Remediation Directorate’s proposed remediation plan for Giant Mine. The remediation plan is for the clean up of the Giant Mine site, including the future disposition of 237,000 tonnes of arsenic currently stored underground in the mine.
The Review Board would like to hear what issues interested parties and the public feel the board needs to focus on during the environmental assessment of the remediation project. This workshop will also help participants to prepare for the scoping hearing in July, 2008.
Please contact Tawanis Testart with any questions you may have about this environmental assessment. You can view the online public registry for this environmental assessment by visiting this link: EA0708-007 Public Registry
Yellowknife
Meeting place: Tree of Peace hall
Date: June 17, 2008
Start Time: 10:00 am
Please see attached letter for more information and the proposed agenda.
The City of Yellowknife has referred - Contaminants and Remediation Directorate (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's) Giant Mine Remediation Project for an environmental assessment.
INAC is proposing this reclamation project for the Giant Mine site, located 5km north of Yellowknife. The development includes the containment of 237,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide dust currently stored underground.
The online public registry for the environmental assessment is: EA0809-001
Please contact Tawanis Testart with any questions you may have about this assessment.
You may use our Subscriptions service to receive automatic email updates to the public registry for this environmental assessment (EA0809-001: Giant Mine Remediation Project.)
Alternatively, if you do not intend on registering as a party to the assessment, you can set up an RSS feed for the whole assessment or just your preferred search results. If you have questions about RSS feeds, please email Renita Jenkins, Manager of Communications.
The public meeting scheduled in Lutsel K'e for Tuesday, February 12th, 2008, on the environmental assessment of the Taltson Hydro Expansion Project has been cancelled at the request of the Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation.
For more information please call the Review Board at (867) 766-7050.
Click here for Lutsel K'e's email notifying the Review Board of its need to cancel.
The Review Board is holding a public scoping session in Lutselk'e for Deze Energy Corporation Ltd.'s Taltson Hydroelectric Expansion Project. The expansion project adds 36 MW of power to the Taltson Twin Gorges Plant near Fort Smith and includes a 690 kilometer transmission line to the diamonds mines in the NWT.
The Review Board would like to hear what issues interested parties and the public feel the board needs to focus on during the environmental assessment of the expansion project.
Please contact Patrick Duxbury with any questions you may have about this environmental assessment. You can view the online public registry for this environmental assessment by visiting this link: EA0708-007 Public Registry
Lutsel K'e
Meeting place: Zah Lockhart Memorial Centre
Date: Tue. February 12, 2008
Start Time: 1:30 pm
Please see attached press release for more information
The Review Board has announced its decisions and recommendations for the following environmental assessments:
Please see attached news release for more information and click the links above to download a copy of the decisions.
Feel free to contact Renita Jenkins, Manager of Communications at 867-766-7051 with any questions.
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board is holding a public scoping hearing in Yellowknife for Indian and Northern Affairs - Contaminants & Remediation Directorate's proposed remediation plan for the former Giant Mine site located in the City of Yellowknife. Please see attached media advisory for more information.
The Review Board has appointed Elder Jim Villeneuve to serve on the Environmental Impact Review Panel for the proposed DeBeers' Gahcho Kue diamond mine.
Please see attached News Release for more information.
The Review Board congratulates Mr. Richard Edjericon as the new Chairperson for the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board.
The Review Board also welcomes back Percy Hardisty and new appointment Fred Koe to the team.
The Review Board has released its Report of Environmental Assessment and Reasons for Decision for Tamerlane Ventures Inc.'s Pine Point Pilot Project.
Please see attached news release for more information.
In addition, you can view the Review Board's decision in the public registry by visiting this link: EA0607-002 Public Registry
The Review Board has released its Report of Environmental Assessment for Sidon International Resources' mineral exploration program. Please see attached news release for more information.
In addition, you can view the Review Board's decision in the public registry by visiting this link: EA0506-006 Public Registry
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board has released its Annual Report for the 2007-08 fiscal year.
Inside the Annual Report, readers can find out about the Review Board's environmental impact assessment activities and strategic plan initiatives from this past fiscal year.
All the Review Board's past annual reports can be found in the Reference Library -> Corporate Documents -> Annual Reports and Strategic Planning.
The Review Board is pleased to release its new three year strategic plan (2008-09 to 2010-11).
The Review Board has issued for public comment a revised draft of its Guidelines For Considering Wildlife at Risk (including SARA Species) in Environmental Impact Assessment in the Mackenzie Valley.
To download the document and comments template, please go to the Reference Library -> Draft Guidelines .
Comments must be submitted no later than Thursday September 4th, 2008 and they can be submitted to Martin Haefele, Manager of EIA via email.
The Review Board has now posted online its 2008 EIA Practitioners' Workshop Report.
The report is available in the Reference Library -> Review Board Initiatives -> EIA Practitioners' Workshops.
Since 2002, the Review Board has held five terminology workshops
for the Mackenzie Valley aboriginal languages of Chipewyan, Gwich’in, North Slavey, South Slavey and Tlicho. As an outcome of these workshops, the Review Board has produced a Glossary of Terms for each language.
The glossaries provide translations of terminology for the biophysical
environment, the oil and gas industry, the mining industry, the human
environment and the resource management system.
In this new edition of the Glossary of Terms, the layout has been changed to have one language per publication. In addition, many of the English definitions were simplified to make them easier to understand.
Please visit the Reference Library in the Review Board Initiatives section to download a glossary in the language of your choice.
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, with help from Environment Canada and the GNWT Department of Environment and Natural Resources has produce draft guidelines for considering wildlife at risk (including SARA Species) in environmental impact assessment in the Mackenzie Valley.
You can download a copy of the draft and the comment form in the Reference Library's Draft Guidelines section.
Please submit your comments to Alan Ehrlich, Senior Environmental Assessment Office, by May 2nd, 2008.
The Review Board has translated its EIA Overview Booklet from English into Chipewyan, French, Gwich'in, North Slavey, South Slavey and Tlicho.
The booklet is a condensed version of the Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines. You can download a copy of the booklet in the language of your choice from the Reference Library - Guidelines Section .
Please contact Renita Jenkins, Manager of Comunications via email or call 867-766-7051 if you would like a hard copy of the overview booklet.
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board has prepared the attached draft reference bulletin to describe and clarify the procedures during the Review Board’s consideration of making its own motion to refer a development to environmental assessment pursuant to section 126 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act.
In the original document, posted on December 19th, 2007, there was a typographical error on page 4, in the third bullet. The third bullet on page four should read:
* in the Review Board’s opinion, the “might” test has not been properly applied;
The error has been fixed in that attached document. We apologize for any confusion.
Please forward any comments about the attached document in writing by January 31, 2008 via email to Renita Jenkins, Manager of Communications or fax 867-766-7074