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Air Modelling Input and Output Files
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Letter from the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board forwards the land use permit amendemnt application for MVEIRB's review and comments.
Letter from the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board regarding Licensing and Permitting of the Snap Lake Diamond Project.
Letter from Lutsel K'e Dened Band requesting copies of some documents on the public registry.
Letter requests copies of some of the documents on the De Beers Snap Lake environmental assessment Public Registry.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter informs the Northwest Territories Metis Nation that their letter of July 17, 2003 was received and will be circulated to parties to the De Beers environmental assesssment and added to the Public Registry.
Letter from the Northwest Territories Metis Nation requesting "that the MVEIRB provide the legal reference that was use to assist in reaching the decision regarding removal".
Fax Cover Sheet
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Reasons for Decision from MVEIRB
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Letter regarding the removal of the Northwest Territories Metis Nation Letter of May 22, 2003 from the Public Record. Reasons are given.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter informs distribution list of the link for the online De Beers public registry.
Letter confirms receipt of De Beers' letter of May 29.
Letter provides clarification on what information the department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development wanted from De Beers regarding their proposed landfarm.
Letter regarding the forwarding of recent correspondence to MVEIRB's legal counsel.
Letter responds to the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee's request to extend the date of closure of the Public Registry.
Fax Cover Sheets
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Letter provides clarification to an issue discussed in the May 22nd letter from the Northwest Territories Metis Nation.
Letter from De Beers to MVEIRB re: NWTMN
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Letter regarding the NSMA letter of May 15th expressing their concerns about the distribution of technical analyses received by the MVEIRB.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter forwards submission of updated community meetings list by De Beers to the distribution list.
Forwards the letter from De Beers submitting said document to MVEIRB to the Distribution List.
Letter distributes De Beers' letter regarding Lutsel K'e community visits to the Distribution List.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter from the department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development regarding De Beers' Hydroelectric options.
Letter is final submission to Public Registry by the Northwest Territories Metis Nation. Letter expresses their concerns with the De Beers Snap Lake project.
Letter regarding an online report posting mix-up.
Electronic copy of the Project Description for the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Lake Winter Road available at MVEIRB's office.
An amended copy of De Beers' list of community meetings provided to MVEIRB as per their request.
Letter regarding a question posed by MVEIRB to De Beers regarding how many community visits made by De Beers to Lutsel K'e.
Report submitted by CARC
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Memorandum of Understanding
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Letter re-affirms the Government of the Northwest Territories - depatrment of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development's committment to meet with representatives of the Yellowknife Dene Community on the issues of air quality.
Letter regarding the closing date for the De Beers Snap Lake Diamond Project Public Registry, the North Slave Metis Alliance's request for its extension, and MVEIRB's final decision in the given situation.
Letter provides clarification on the request made by the North Slave Metis Alliance for the closing date of the Public Registry to be extended, and reasons for MVEIRB's decision in the matter.
Letter from MVEIRB to Distribution List
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter requests for access to all information the Board uses to base it's decision on.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter regarding clarification of the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency's assessment of caribou behaviour at the BHP Billiton Ekati Mine.
Letter provides several comments from the North Slave Metis Alliance on legal matters and the De Beers Snap Lake Diamond Project.
Submission from the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee includes a News Release entitled "Funding for NWT Enviromnetal Management in Question" and the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development's Policy on Land and Water Inspection Reports.
A Report on Salmon as a Bioassy Model of Effects of Total Dissolved Solids. Submitted by the department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
Letter confirming the North Slave Metis Alliance's participation in the Elder's Caribou Workshop.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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News Release Submitted by CARC
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Letter states that the department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development has no objection to the outcome of the Elder's Caribou Workshop being placed on the De Beers Snap Lake environmental assessment public registry.
Letter in response to BHP data concerning the affect on caribou near the mine-site.
Letter from the Northwest Territories Metis Nation regarding their views on the submission of the outcome of the Elder's Caribou Workshop to the Public Registry.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Supreme Court of Canada Decision
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Letter regarding issues discussed between the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and De Beers during the April 14th and 17th conference calls.
Akaitcho-Tlicho Agreement Map
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Technical Memorandum regarding a conference call with De Beers Canada and the Snap Lake Diamond Project Mine Water Assessment - Diffusion.
Outstanding Environmental Issues - EC
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Diavik and Dogrib Treaty 11 Council Agreement
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Letter in response to De Beers' submission on Preliminary and Jurisdictional issues.
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter informing parties of what to expect with the outcome of the Elders Caribou Workshop, and requesting parties to inform MVEIRB if they have any objection the the outcome being posted to the Public Registry.
Letter informing De Beers that all of the parties to the environmental assessment were being notified of the Elders Caribou Workshop and asked if they had objections to the outcome being filed to the Public Registry.
Letter written in response to De Beers' letter of April 11th, 2003 regarding the Elder's Caribou Workshop.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Letters between MVEIRB and De Beers regarding Dissolved Metals Treatment - Issues Response.
Letter requesting confirmation points agreed upon in a previous phone call between De Beers and the North Slave Metis Alliance.
Letter attaches email from the Canadain Arctic Resources Committee and notifies the distribution list that it will be added to the Public Registry.
Letter from De Beers to YDFN re: Site Visit
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter requests further information to issues discussed in a previous meeting between the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and De Beers regarding metals in the mine water discharge.
Letter includes information from the department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development on Grizzly Bears provided for background information to the De Beers Snap Lake Diamond Project environmental assessment.
Includes some changes made by the North Slave Metis Alliance to the Meeting Notes from the January 29, 2003 meeting.
Letter clears up a misunderstanding regarding CV's for the De Beers Snap Lake Public Hearing.
Report by GNWT Health and Social Services
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Letter submits the Preliminary and Jurisdictional Issues from the North Slave Metis Alliance.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Background Information Submission
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Letter includes attached documents regarding De Beers' Progress Report on Natural Resources Canada Diffusion Issue.
Letter provides citation correction to a reference made in a previous letter. (April 11, 2003)
Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter from Pape and Salter Barristers and Solicitors forwards document for addition to the Snap Lake Public Registry, additional information. Report on the Cumulative Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Activities on Alaska's North Slpe (2003) - Caribou
Letter on behalf the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council stating their intent to not participate in the discussions regarding the Preliminary and Jurisdictional Issues raised by the North Slave Metis Alliance.
Letter responds to two letters from the North Slave Metis Alliance.
Submission from De Beers to the Public Record of background information on socio-economic and wildlife questions regarding the Snap Lake environmental assessment.
A submission by De Beers of further information to address and alleviate the Review Board's concerns with respect to the public record and the hearing for the Snap Lake Diamond Project.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter from Natural Resources Canada regarding their indecision as to participation in the discussions regarding the concerns of the North Slave Metis Alliance with the Preliminary and Jurisdictional issues.
Letter from Environment Canada regarding their choice to not participate in the discussions regarding the concerns of the North Slave Metis Alliance with the Preliminary and Jurisdictional issues.
Memo documents the proceedings and questions that were raised during the site visit to the Snap Lake Diamond Project on 11 April 2003.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter regarding the MVEIRB's regret that the representatives for the Nortwest Territories Metis Nation and the Yellowknives Dene First Nation could not attend the Snap Lake site visit.
Letter regarding several different concerns of the North Slave Metis Alliance.
Internal correspondance regarding details of MVERIB site visit to De Beers Snap Lake site.
Internal correspondance regarding details of MVERIB site visit to De Beers Snap Lake site.
Letter from the North Slave Metis Alliance regarding their inability to attend the De Beers Snap Lake Site Visit with MVEIRB.
Letter from the Government of the Northwest Territories regarding their decision to participation in the discussions regarding the concerns of the North Slave Metis Alliance with the Preliminary and Jurisdictional issues
Letter confirming the dates for the Elders Caribou Meeting for the Snap Lake Diamond Project.
AMEC Meeting Minutes
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MVEIRB Memorandum
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Internal correspondance regarding details of MVERIB site visit to De Beers Snap Lake site.
Letter expresses the North Slave Metis Alliance's objections to the proposed Board site visit to Snap Lake.
Letter regarding differences in copies of minutes from the January 29, 2003 meeting.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter expressing concerns of the Lutsel K'e Dene Band with the environmental effects of the proposed De Beers Snap Lake Diamond Project.
Letter from a representative of the department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development acknowledging receipt of MVEIRB's letter dated March 21, 2003 concerning the participation of the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation in the environmental assessment for th
Fax Cover Sheet
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Correction letter
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter notifying distribution list of MVEIRB's on-site tour of the Snap Lake project area provided by De Beers on April 11, 2003.
Letter from MVEIRB to RWED re: De Beers
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Copy of the letter to the department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development about the record for the De Beers Canada Inc. Snap Lake Diamond Project environmental assessment Socio-economic and Wildlife questions.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter from MVEIRB regarding De Beers' fax regarding the options for the Caribou workshop.
Letter addresses concerns brought forth by the Northwest Territory Metis Nation in their letter of March 3, 2003.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter from NSMA to MVEIRB re:
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Provides overview to the discussions that took place at said meeting.
Letter asking those attending the meeting to review status of outstanding economic issues and seek resolution to reconfirm attendance.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter regarding the participation of Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation in De Beers Canada Mining Inc. Environmental Assessment Process for the Snap Lake Diamond Project
Letter from De Beers to LKDFN re: meeting
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Letter from MVERIB to GNWT re: Caribou
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Letter regarding the participation of the North Slave Metis Alliance in the environmental assessment of the De Beers Snap Lake Diamond Project.
Letter provides some concerns and requests with the environmental assessment of the De Beers Snap Lake Diamond project.
Fax Cover Sheets
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter requests De Beers recognize the Northwest Territories Metis Nation as a directly affected party for the remainder of the Snap Lake Diamond Project environmental assessment process.
Watershed Writing
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Letter attaches the "Overview of Project Milestones and Monitoring and Management Programs for the Snap Lake Diamond Project" for submission to the Public Registry.
Letter forwards notes on a meeting held on February 25, 2003 between De Beers and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada consultants and represenatives regarding Cryoconcentration boundary concerns raised in the Technical Sessions.
Letter attaches the meeting minutes from the Phosphorous Loading and Algal Modeling for the Snap Lake Project for addition to the Public Registry.
Letter from the Minister of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to the Lutsel K'e/Kache Dene First Nation regarding their letter of concern dated January 24, 2003.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter clarifies the amended work plan and environmental assessment proceeding for the De Beers Snap Lake Diamond Project environmental assessment.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter from MVEIRB regarding the email of January 23, 2003 regarding concerns with the environmental assessment process for the De Beers Snap Lake environmental assessment.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Email from MVEIRB
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Request for removal from fax list
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Letter addresses the concerns of several parties over the work plan schedule of the De Beers Snap Lake environmental assessment.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter providing MVEIRB's response to the department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's request for ruling from January 24, 2003.
Letter regarding the letter of September 16th, 2002, requesting the disclosure of staff briefing documents related to a decision made by MBEIRB on amendments to the work plan for the De Beers environmental assessment.
Letter states several concerns of the North Slave Metis Alliance with the environmental assessment process as it is occuring with the Snap Lake Diamond mine assessment.
Letter regarding the technical memoranda and the environmental assessment process of the De Beers Snap Lake environmental assessment.
Letter addresses legal conserns of the North Slave Metis Alliance with the De Beers Snap Lake enviornmental assessment.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Soil Sampling Report
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter of response regarding De Beers' letter of February 12 on the review of the technical memorandums for the Snap Lake environmental assessment.
Letter regarding concerns with the deadlines for Technical Reports on the De Beers Snap Lake environmental assessment.
Letter attaches a meeting record outlining methods used for assessment of impacts to biodiversity presented in the Snap Lake environmental assessment for sumbission to the Public Registry.
Letter attaches meeting notes from a discussion of Snap Lake Hydrogeology Outstanding Technical Issues for submission to the Snap Lake environmental assessment Public Registry.
Letter attaches meeting notes discussing the Migratory Birds Convention Act and monitoring plans for submission to the Public Registry.
Letter summarizes a meeting that took place between De Beers and the department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development regarding topics identified by De Beers in a faxed letter to RWED dated January 31, 2003.
Letter attaches the minutes from a meeting with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans held on January 28, 2003, regarding Fish Habitat on the Northwest Peninsula.
Letter regarding the meeting on Phosphorus Loading and Algal Modelling.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter from De Beers regarding the proposed Elder's workshop.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter from Snap Lake to Environment Canada regarding their questions concerning the capacity of their water treatment plant.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter responding to the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation's letter of January 20, requesting workshops be held in Lutsel K'e regarding the De Beers Snap Lake environmental assessment.
Letter attaches notification and agenda for a process meeting on the De Beers Snap Lake environmental assessment.
Letter from Gartner Lee Limited notifying MVEIRB of the NWT Power Corporation's proposal to do a feasability study for a power line up to Snap Lake.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Cover letter sent to distribution list with attached copy of the Baseline and Interim Wildlife Monitoring Report - De Beers Snap Lake Diamond Project.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Submission of De Beers Snap Lake Diamond Project 2001 and 2002 Baseline and Interim Wildlife Monitoring Reports to the Public Registry.
Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Fax Cover Sheet
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Letter from the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation regarding their concerns with the environmental assessment of De Beers' proposed Snap Lake Diamond project.
Letter from MWTMN to MVEIRB re: EA concern
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De Beers Human Resource Booklets
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Participant Mailout
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Letter from Indian and Northern Affairs protesting their role as 'review leader' in the environmental assessment of De Beers' Snap Lake project.
Gartern Lee's
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Email forwarding news release
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Letter from Chamberlain Hutchison to MVEIRB regarding the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board and the De Beers Snap Lake Diamond Project environmental assessment.
Request for Document from the Public Registry
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Invoice From Ellis Consulting Services
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Request for Document from the Public Registry
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Email from MVEIRB
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Letters details concerns of the NSMA.
Request for Ruling regarding whether all documentation prepared by Board Staff or any other source should be place on the public registry. (Distributed via fax).
De Beers EA Review Management Table
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Meeting notes from September 5th meeting for the environmental assessment of De Beers Canada Snap Lake Diamond Project.
Notice that those who are unable to attend can be connected via teleconference.
Email from Bill to MVEIRB.
Request from Chamberlain Hutchison for documents from the public registry.
Notice of Public Registry Updates
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Request that lengthy documents be sent by mail, rather then email.
Meeting summary from July 22 meeting held to discuss s. 22 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act.
Request to resend misssing emails.
De Beers Maps: Figures 1.45-1 and 1.55-1
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Update from the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board to the distribution list.
Letter is in response to the distribution of the correspondence between the Review Board and Chamberlain Hutchison.
De Beers Submissions to the Public Record
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Distributed by fax and email.
Letter from John Donihee Barrister and Solicitor on behalf of the MVEIRB.
Comments regarding the proposed amendments for the De Beers Workplan.
The first letter regards the Review Board's direction in overriding Rules of Procedure. The second letter regards the re-classification of NSMA's non-conformity response to an information request.
Email Notice of Public Registry Updates
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Notice that Ms. Janet Hutchison will be away from the office until July 12, 2002. Request that no deadlines be set for the North Slave Metis Alliance prior to July 12, as Ms Hutchison will not be there.
Notice of Public Registry Updates
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Email from MVEIRB with the addresses of the De Beers interveners and directly affected parties.
Re-fax of missing pages.
Request for documents from the MVEIRB public registry, and MVEIRB response.
Request for MVEIRB to mail a file, instead of email.
Notice of Meeting
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This letter expresses support for Environmental Agreements for future developments.
De Beers - Government Co-ordinators Meeting
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Request from Legal Counsel
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Note to File re: Legal Counsel's Request
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Request from the North Slave Metis Alliance and response from MVEIRB.
Request to have certain items from the public registry forwarded to them.
Notification of Public Registry Updates
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Email from Natural Resources Canada
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Comments regarding the request submitted by MVEIRB for parties to provide copies of any documents sent too MVEIRB to all parties on the Review's Board project-specific mailing list.
Public Registry Suggestions
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Notification of Public Registry Update
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Email from the Dene Nation
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Meeting Notification
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Dogrib Treaty 11 Council Participation
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Email from Canadian Arctic Resources Committee requesting this press release be posted on the public registry.
Letter thanks the department of Fisheries and Oceans for their on-going participation in the environmental assessment process.
EA Report Distribution
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Article regards a proposed De Beers pre-feasibility study for a diamond mine project in Ontario.
From MVEIRB to the distribution list. Working group re: redrafting the Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines.
Available at the MVEIRB office.
Letter regards the adverse impacts on fish from BHP development.
Request from the Yellowknife Metis Nation
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This Chronical Journal article features De Beers mining projects.
Comments from CARC in response to the press release issued by De Beers which refers to the developer's intention for a delay in production.
De Beers Press Release
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Article featured in the Globe and Mail regarding delays in obtaining permit approval resulting in delays in production for De Beers Canada.
Request to make a presentation regarding the De Beers approach to managing environmental issues at the next 'in-person' MVEIRB Board meeting.
Draft Meeting Notes
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De Beers EA Distribution Information
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Request from NRCan for De Beers EA documents.
Proposed Terms of Reference
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