Contaminants and Remediation Directorate, INACGiant Mine Remediation - EA0809-001 [2008]

O'Reilly submission re: participant funding for Giant EA

June 25th, 2010Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

This is correspondence from K. O'Reilly regarding participant funding for the Giant EA. It includes attachments providing an example from Nunavut.

YKDFN letter re: Meetings on Giant Remediation

May 6th, 2010Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

This is a letter from the Yellowknives Dene First Nation regarding meetings about the Giant remediation. It is a response to the INAC letter of March 29th, 2010.

INAC 2010 Summer Workplan for Giant

April 16th, 2010Developer correspondence, reports and requests 

This letter describes Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's workplan for activities at the Giant Mine site for the summer of 2010.

INAC letter to YKDFN re: Information sessions

April 1st, 2010Developer correspondence, reports and requests 

This is a letter from INAC to the Yellowknives Dene First Nation announcing project information sessions in Yellowknife.

INAC Meeting Request to YKDFN

March 30th, 2010Developer correspondence, reports and requests 

This is a letter from INAC to the Yellowknives Dene First Nation requesting a meeting.

UBC Faculty of Law Research Proposal

March 3rd, 2010Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

This is a letter and proposal from the University fo Winnipeg and the Faculty of Law at UBC. It describes work that is being conducted (with outside funding) to examine different types of independent oversight agencies for consideration in the Giant Mine EA.

Note to File- Temporary Contact Info

February 5th, 2010Review Board correspondence, notes and requests 

Until February 19th 2010, all contact regarding this environmental assessment should be directed to Nicole Spencer, Environmental Assessment Officer (Tel: (867) 766-7062; nspencer@reviewboard.ca ).

Reply from INAC to Bob Bromley, MLA

February 4th, 2010Developer correspondence, reports and requests 

This is INAC's reply to the Dec. 8, 2009 letter from MLA Bob Bromley.

YKDFN letter re: INAC meeting request

February 3rd, 2010Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

This is the Yellowknives Dene First Nation's response to the request from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for a meeting regarding concerns and consultation initatives.

INAC request for meeting w YKDFN

January 25th, 2010Developer correspondence, reports and requests 

This is a request from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for a meeting with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation regarding concerns and consultation initatives.

Letter from B. Bromley, MLA, to INAC

December 8th, 2009Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

This is a letter from MLA Bob Bromley to INAC Minister Chuck Strahl.

E-mail from Kevin O'Reilly and Attached Letters Regarding Funding Requests for Independent Oversight of GIANT Remediation Project

November 24th, 2009Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

This document contains an e-mail from Kevin O'Reilly (and attached letters from the Yellowknives Dene, City of Yellowknife and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada) regarding funding for independent oversight of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's proposed remediation of the GIANT mine. This file is an addendum to the November 9th, 2009 letter from Kevin O'Reilly.

E-mail and letter re: authorizations for freeze optimization study

November 9th, 2009Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

This is an e-mail from K. O'Reilly with an attachment from the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board to INAC. Both pertain to authorizations for the current freeze optimization study being conducted at the Giant mine site. (Note that the activities currently occurring at at the Giant mine site are not included in the scope of the development for the environmental assessment)

Letter to INAC re: Funding of Parties

November 9th, 2009Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

This is a letter from the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, the City of Yellowknife and K. O'Reilly to INAC regarding funding for participation in the current environmental assessment.

Letter re: arsenic discharge at Giant

October 29th, 2009Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

This is an e-mail from K. O'Reilly regarding a discharge of arsenic dust that occurred during the current freeze optimization study. Attached is a departmental statement from INAC about the incident. (Note that the activities currently occurring at at the Giant mine site are not included in the scope of the development for the environmental assessment)

Letter re: current activities at Giant

September 16th, 2009Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

This e-mail pertains to current activities that are part of the freeze optimization study. Note that the activities currently occurring at at the Giant mine site are not included in the scope of the development for the environmental assessment.

CV of Dr. Franco Oboni

March 20th, 2009Review Board correspondence, notes and requests 

CV of Oboni Riskope Associates expert that the Review Board has selected to assist it in the Giant Mine Remediation Plan EA.

CV of Jerome Nriagu

March 20th, 2009Review Board correspondence, notes and requests 

CV of Dr. Jerome Nriagu, an expert that the Review Board has selected to assist it in the Giant Mine Remediation Plan EA.

CVs of BGC Engineering's team

March 20th, 2009Review Board correspondence, notes and requests 

CVs of BGC Engineering Inc. experts that the Review Board has selected to assist it in the Giant Mine Remediation Plan EA.

Notification of expert advisory services

March 20th, 2009Review Board correspondence, notes and requests 

This notification advises the distribution list of expert advisors that have been retained by the Review Board, or that the Review Board intends to retain, for the provision of advisory services in the environmental assessment of the Giant Mine Remediation Plan. The notice also provides a disclosure of past activities that relate to the developer and to past developers of the Giant Mine site.

Support from INAC for Technical Experts

February 3rd, 2009Developer correspondence, reports and requests 

Letter from Indian and Northern Affairs to support and encourage the experts and the Board to raise any unresolved issues or questions for party comment if they arise in the future. INAC was referring to the fact that the experts were not in attendance at the scoping hearing and may therefor have questions about the Giant Mine Remediation Plan.

Letter to INAC re: Expert Advisors

January 23rd, 2009Review Board correspondence, notes and requests 

This is a response to Indian and Northern Affairs letter of Jan 21, 2009 and clarifies the Reveiw Board's approach to hiring outside, independent expert advisors to assist the Review Board during EAs.

Letter from INAC Clarifying Concerns over Request for Proposals

January 21st, 2009Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

Comments from Indian and Northern Affairs regarding the retention of experts in the Giant Mine Environmental Assessment. This is a letter clarifying INAC's concerns with the Review Board's recent Request for Proposals. A letter of concern was submitted by INAC January 9, 2009

RE: URGENT October 9, 2008 e-mail from DIAND to MVEIRB on the Giant Mine Environmental Assessment

November 20th, 2008Review Board correspondence, notes and requests 

This email exchange is in regards to a delay in posting certain registry items.

Request for Proposals -Provision of Expert Services

November 20th, 2008Review Board correspondence, notes and requests 

On november 20, 2008, Request for Proposals were issued for expert services regarding the Giant Mine Remediation Environmental Assessment.

Letter from INAC Regarding Posting Information on the Public Registry

November 19th, 2008Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

Letter from Indian and Northern Affairs to the Review Board regarding posting additional material on the Public Registry, specifically for the Giant Mine Remediation EA.

Mining Heritage Society Letter to MVEIRB Regarding Society Property

October 1st, 2008Other 

Letter from the NWT Mining Heritage Society regarding heritage buildings and materials. This letter details various interests that the Mining Heritage Society holds at the Giant Mine site. This includes buildings, equipment and a potential transfer of land.

Discussion Paper on Colomac Mine Remediation

September 3rd, 2008Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

Submitted by Kevin O'Reilly.

Letter from the Native Women's Assn. Training Centre

August 6th, 2008Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

This letter deals with concerns related to training and education for northerners that includes a basic understanding of contaminated sites and the impacts of large-scale development.

City of Yellowknife special meeting minutes - GMRP referral march 18 2008

July 18th, 2008Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

Adopted council minutes from the March 18, 2008 Special Meeting of the City of Yellowknife to consider whether to refer the Giant Mine Remediation Project to environmetnal assessment. Includes resolution to refer the development to EA. Placed on the public record by the Review Board.

Giant Mine Arsenic Management Workshop Summary Report July 2003

July 18th, 2008Developer correspondence, reports and requests 

Giant Mine Underground Arsenic Trioxide Management Alternatives. May 2003 Workshop Summary Report written for the Giant Mine Remediation Project.

A Partial Annotative list of the Giant Mine Remediation Plan Process

July 9th, 2008Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

A comprehensive list of 86 documents held at the Giant Mine Remediation Team's physical public registry in the Precambrian Building.Completed during the planning stages for the GMRP.

HydroQual Consultant Study from 1985

July 2nd, 2008Developer correspondence, reports and requests 

A water quality study from 1985 that examines arsenic levels in Back Bay, near Yellowknife, NT. This study was requested by the North Slave Metis Alliance and provided to MVEIRB by the developer. The document is too large to put on the registry. Please contact MVEIRB if you wish to obtain a copy.

Email from NSMA re: Documents

June 17th, 2008Party or public correspondence, reports and requests 

Email from North Slave Metis Alliance requesting documents. Includes Environmental Assessment Officer's forward to Indian and Northern Affairs Canada requesting that the documents be provided to Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board.