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Technical reports

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Meeting summary of a meeting between Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada, and CanZinc on March 7, 2017 to discuss the hydrology of Sundog Creek.
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Draft Final Commitments Table submitted by Canadian Zinc Corporation, including commitments made in their response to parties' technical reports
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Canadian Zinc Corporation's response to parties' technical reports
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CBC North news article from April 5, 2017 entitled 'N.W.T government turns to courts to stop Nahanni Butte road construction'. Submitted to the Review Board by Nahanni Butte Dene Band.
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Request for party status (Form 1) and supporting documents submitted by Liidlii Kue First Nation (LKFN)
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A letter to parties regarding LKFN's request for party status and extension to submit a technical report. The letter asks parties with any concerns about LKFN's requests to submit them to the Board.
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This is a Dehcho Drum news article from March 30, 2017 titled 'Territory seeking injunction against band'. Submitted to the Review Board by Nahanni Butte Dene Band.
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As part of the response to CanZinc's technical report information requests, Parks Canada provided individual collar data maps of the 2015/16 caribou collar study for Nahanni National Park Reserve.
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As part of the response to CanZinc's technical report information requests, Parks Canada provided kernel density maps of the 2015/16 caribou collar study for Nahanni National Park Reserve.
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Parks Canada responses to CanZinc's March 20 caribou information requests related to the Parks Canada technical report.
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Letter from Parks Canada to CanZinc regarding CanZinc's information requests related to the Parks Canada technical report.
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DehCho Drum article from March 23, 2017. Posted on behalf of Nahanni Butte Dene Band
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Hyperlinked document to Parties' technical reports and reference documents for EA1415-01
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DFO technical report supplement in response to CanZinc March 9 document.
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Letter from CanZinc to Parks Canada requesting additional information related to the technical report and northern mountain woodland caribou.
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Letter from NPMO clarifying final recommendations from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' Technical Report
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Notice of proceeding with a draft final commitments table for EA1415-01. Several commitments require clarification from CanZinc. A final commitments table is requested from CanZinc for April 7, 2017.
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Letter from Nahanni Butte Dene Band to the Honourable Catherine McKenna and Daniel Watson regarding the Parks Canada technical report.
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Letter from CanZinc to the Review Board clarifying CanZinc's agreement with Nahanni Butte Dene Band to co-manage the project.
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Technical report from NBDB for EA1415-01.
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Technical report from DFN for EA1415-01.
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Notice of proceedings describing 1) A procedure for consideration of the Prairie Creek all season road habitat loss and offset memo and 2) Submission of materials referenced in technical reports
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March 11, 2017 CBC article titled 'First Nation to have greater role in parks: federal environment minister'. Submitted by NBDB.
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Email from Carrie Breneman indicating that the Dehcho First Nation technical report is drafted and will be submitted on Monday once it is approved.
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Technical report from GNWT for EA1415-01.
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Species Status Report: Boreal Caribou (2012). Referenced in the GNWT technical report.
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EA1415-01 Canadian Zinc Corporation's Prairie Creek All-season Road Updated Government of Canada Departments Participation and Status Summary.
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Technical Report from Parks for EA1415-01.
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Technical report from NRCan for EA1415-01.
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Technical report from INAC for EA1415-01.
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Technical report from DFO for EA1415-01.
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Technical report from ECCC for EA1415-01.
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Cover letter from the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency's Northern Projects Management Office for the technical reports from federal departments.
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Golder Associates 2011 technical memorandum to CanZinc regarding February 2011 wildlife surveys for the Prairie Creek Mine and Access Road (EA0809-002). Referenced in the GNWT technical report.
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Scientific article "Persistent changes to ecosystems following winter road construction and abandonment in an area of discontinuous permafrost, NNPR...". Referenced in Parks Canada technical report.
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada report on "Biological and habitat data for bull trout and associated species...[in the Mackenzie River Valley]. Referenced in the Parks Canada technical report.
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"Alberta conservation information center ecological community sampling guidelines". Referenced in the Parks Canada technical report.
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Alberta Native Plant Council (ANPC) "Guidelines for rare vascular plant surveys in Alberta". Referenced in the Parks Canada technical report.
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Scientific paper "The impacts of roads and other infrastructure on mammal and bird populations: a meta-analysis". Referenced in the ECCC technical report.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service "Trumpeter swan survey of the rocky mountain population: winter 2014". Referenced in the ECCC technical report.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service "The 2010 North American trumpeter swan survey". Referenced in the ECCC technical report.
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"Prediction manual for drainage chemistry from sulphidic geologic materials". Referenced in the ECCC technical report.
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Environment Canada occasional paper number 114 "Key migratory bird terrestrial habitat sites in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut". Referenced in the ECCC technical report.
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Article "Determining effects of an all weather logging road on winter woodland caribou habitat use in south-eastern Manitoba". Referenced in the GNWT technical report.
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Scientific article "Identifying indirect habitat loss and avoidance of human infrastructure by northern mountain woodland caribou". Referenced in the GNWT technical report.
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Thesis "Responses of mountain caribou to linear features in a west-central Alberta landscape". Referenced in the GNWT technical report.
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Recovery strategy for the boreal caribou in the Northwest Territories (2017). Referenced in the GNWT technical report.
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Scientific article "Avoidance of roads by large herbivores and its relation to disturbance intensity". Referenced in the GNWT technical report.
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Article "Longevity and mortality of boreal woodland caribou of the Dehcho region, Northwest Territories". Referenced in the GNWT technical report.
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Scientific article "Experimental log hauling through a traditional caribou wintering area". Referenced in the GNWT technical report.
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Scientific article "Movement responses of caribou to human-induced habitat edges lead to their aggregation near anthropogenic features". Referenced in the GNWT technical report.
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GNWT submitted a note to file of a teleconference call and a series of emails with CanZinc regarding the Liard crossing. Includes an Allnorth figure of the staging area and crossing.
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This is a letter from the Government of Northwest Territories to Chief of Nahanni Butte Dene Band regarding a land inquiry
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Directions for document consideration will follow. Information on the Prairie Creek All Season Road aquatic habitat function loss, alteration and gain.
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Technical reports are due Friday, March 10 at 23:59. Please submit all referenced documents that are not on the registry, including hard copies for documents over 50 pages.
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This is a Dehcho Drum news article from March 2, 2017 titled 'Roadwork opens old trail'. Submitted to the Review Board by Nahanni Butte Dene Band.
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Letter from Chief of Nahanni Butte Dene Band to Indigenous and Nortehrn Affairs Canada responding to INAC correspondence of February 14.
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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada clarifies requirements for development on IAB lands in the context of the Prairie Creek All Season Road environmental assessment.
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Letter in response to Nahanni Butte Dene Band's January 20th, 2017, letter to the Review Board.
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Information about viewing the video edit of the Prairie Creek All Season Road on Thursday February 23, 2017.
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Memorandum of Understanding between Canadian Zinc and the Northwest Territories Power Corporation.
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Updated workplan with dates for process steps from now to the public hearings, which are scheduled for April 24-28th, 2017.
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Letter from Dehcho First Nations Grand Chief Herb Norwegian to the Review Board.
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This is the agenda and presentation for the meeting "Preparing technical reports" for Friday February 17, 2017
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This Notice of Proceeding advises parties that technical reports are due March 10, 2017.
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Notice of proceeding with information on the location, time and purpose of the rescheduled technical report preparation meeting for parties.
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This is a Dehcho Drum news article from February 9, 2017 titled Nahanni Butte pushes for more control over traditional lands. Submitted to the Review Board by Nahanni Butte Dene Band.
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This is a letter from the Chief of Nahanni Butte Dene Band to the Review Board
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This Note to File summarizes an engagement meeting between Board staff and Nahanni Butte.
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This is a letter from CanZinc to the Review Board and is the their second response to the Oboni risk assessment
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Band Council Resolution regarding participation in the Consensus Team.
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CBC North article re Priairie Creek Mine and Nahanni Butte access road
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This is a Dehcho Drum news article from Jan 26, 2017 titled Nahanni Butte Strikes Out Alone on First Stages of Road. It is submitted by Nahanni Butte Dene Band
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Letter following up on discussions between the GNWT and CanZinc and outlining requirements for land applications
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Letter from the Nahanni Butte Dene Band to the Review Board regarding clarification of risk assessment correspondence PR#398, dated 16-Jan-2016
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This is an email from Nahanni Butte to the Review Board requesting that the technical report preparation meeting be postponed until Chief and Council have met
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This is a letter from the Review Board Chair to the Chief of the Nahanni Butte Dene Band in response to January 10, 2017 correspondence that clarifies the risk assessment
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Notice that the technical report preparation meeting scheduled for January 13 has been postponed at the request of the developer. The meeting will be rescheduled.
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This is an email from NBDB re participation in the January 13 meeting to discuss the technical report phase and viewing of a video of the road route.
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Notice of proceeding with information on the location, time and purpose of the technical report preparation meeting for parties.
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List of organizations with party status as of January 2017
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This is a response to information requests from CanZinc dated Dec 16 regarding the risk assessment submitted by Oboni Riskope.
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This Note to File advises parties on next steps in the response to the risk assessment and technical reports.
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This is a letter from CanZinc to the Review Board regarding an information request on the risk assessment.
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GNWT summary of meetings held with CanZinc on October 17, November 15, and November 16.
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This is an email from NBDB to MVEIRB re risk assessment and consultation.
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Oboni Riskope response to Notice of Proceeding advising direction on CanZinc preliminary nresponse to risk assessment dated Dec 5.
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This is a letter from CanZinc to the Review Board suggesting a meeting between CanZinc, Oboni Riskope and parties.
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This is a Notice of Proceeding asking Oboni Riskope to advise on the CanZinc December 5 letter in response to the risk assessment.
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Dehcho First Nation Band Council Resolution re land withrawals with cover letter email from NBDB.
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Letter from CanZinc to MVEIRB regarding the risk assessment technical report from independent technical advisor Oboni Riskope.
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Note to file requesting clarification from CanZinc on water management systems at camps within Nahanni National Park Reserve.
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Parks Canada letter to MVEIRB, requesting that CanZinc provide additional information and clarity on camps and grey and brown water disposal.
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Cover letter and plain language summary of the risk assessment for the Prairie Creek Mine all-season road, provided by Oboni Riskope.
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This is a letter from CanZinc to the Review Board regarding changes to the location of the Liard Transfer Faciity.
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This is a letter from CanZinc to INAC regarding Prairie Creek Mine access road land tenure.
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This Notice of Proceedings instructs the developer and parties on responding to the Oboni Riskope risk assessment technical report.
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Letter to LKFN and DFN regarding fish and fish habitat. NPMO also attached the Review Board's Request for Party Status form, which can be submitted to Catherine Fairbairn (cfairbairn@reviewboard.ca).
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This is the Risk Assessment Technical Report submitted by Oboni Riskope to all parties. Submitted as an independent 3rd party risk assessment of the Prairie Creek All-season Road.
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