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Assessment/review startup

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Notice to parties regarding recent Board Member appointments

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This Note to File provides information about Imperial's self referral request for an environmental assessment of Final Closure and Reclamation of the Norman Wells Operations. 

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This is Imperial's response to the Review Board's request asking Imperial when it intends to submit a self-referral request for closure of the Norman Wells Operations.. 

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To proceed with the scoping phase of this environmental assessment, the Review Board needs to understand:
1. the Sahtu Land and Water Board’s decision related to the extension of SL1-005 and
2. when Imperial plans to request that the Review Board order an environmental assessment of its closure activities.

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Letter to Imperial, Information Request for closure plan 

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A letter from CIRNAC announcing the approval of participant funding. 

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A letter from the Sahtu Land and Water Board to Imperial describing its reasons for decision for proceeding with the renewal of the Imperial's existing water licence.
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The Sahtu Land and Water Board has determined that the expiry of the Imperial’s Water Licence S13L1-007 term would result in an emergency. Consequently, under ss.119(b) of the MVMRA, the Board’s decision to initiate a proceeding to renew the licence term does not require a preliminary screening.
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The Sahtu Land and Water Board is considering granting an emergency renewal to the water license for the Norman Wells Operation. This renewal would allow for continued operations while the environmental assessment is completed.
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A guide for applying for participant funding.
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CIRNAC is inviting applications for participant funding. This notice provides information how how to apply.
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada intends to provide participant funding. Applications are due Jan 12, 2025. Please see the application (PR#33) and guide (PR#34) for further information on participant funding.
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Water Licence S13L1-007 Norman Wells Operation Upcoming Expiry Date and Continuation of EA2425-02
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Review Board Decision with reasons regarding Imperial Oil NWT Ltds Request for Ruling. Edited on December 6, 2024 to fix broken links.
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Letter from the Review Board to Imperial Oil NWT Ltd. summarising the Review Board's decision with reasons the Request for Ruling.
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Appendix C- Letter to CER re: Upcoming applications for NWO OA 1210-001, submitted as part of Imperial's application for variance to OA1210-001.
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Appendix B- Historical Project Development from Imperial's Application for variance of OA1210-001
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Appendix A- Approvals and Authorizations from Imperial's application for variance of OA1210-001
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Application for variance of Operations Authorization OA1210-001 submitted to the Canada Energy Regulator in the fall of 2023.
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Type A Water Licence S13L1-007 Renewal Application, submitted to the Sahtu Land and Water Board in June 2024.
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Notice of Proceeding describing an updated timeline for the Review Board's decision on the Request for Ruling process as well as the transfer of materials to the public registry.
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Letter from CER Commission to Imperial advising of interim extension to Operations Authorization
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This notice of proceeding describes an updated timeline for the Review Board's ruling with reasons in response to Imperial's Request for Ruling.
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Emails regarding Imperial EAs, submitted by Aaron Sanders, public member
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Letter Norman Wells to MVRB re request for ruling.
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At the request of the developer its response to parties' submissions on the Request for Ruling has been updated . Parties are advised to download the updated version.
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Imperial's updated response to parties' submissions on the Request for Ruling.
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The Deline Gotine Government response to the developer's Request for Ruling
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This is the GNWT response to the developer's Request for Ruling.
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Letter from CIRNAC to MVRB re Request for Ruling.
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This is the K'ahsho Got'ine Committee response to the developer's Request for Ruling
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This is the Tlicho Government's response to the developer's Request for Ruling.
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This is the Sahtu Secretariat's response to the developer's Request for Ruling.
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The Review Board is extending the deadline for Parties submissions to Oct 24 and the developer to Oct 31.
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The Board is issuing this Directives in response to Imperial's Request for Ruling. It requires that governments and organizations with referral authority under the MVRMA provide their views on the matter by Oct 23, 2024.
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A letter from the Canada Energy Regulator that its assessment of Imperial's applications for Variance of Operations Authorization OA-1210-001 and Line 490 Replacement Activities are suspended. The letter also provides notice that the CER will provide an interim extension of Imperial's existing Operations Authorization.
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On Oct. 9, 2024, the Review Board received a Request for Ruling from Imperial. This Notice of Proceeding is to update parties on next steps.
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Request for Ruling (6.16 MB)
Request for Ruling
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Notice from the Sahtu Land and Water Board to the developer providing notice that the regulatory process for water licence S24L1-005 is suspended because the application was referred to Environmental Assessment.
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Letter to Imperial from the Review Board re: Notice of Environmental Assessment
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Instructions on how to subscribe to the public registry for this EA.
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Letter from the Sahtu Secretariat Inc. to the Canada Energy Regulator referring Imperial Oil's Operations Authorization application, OA 1210-001, for the Norman Wells Operations to Environmental Assessment.
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Letter from the Sahtu Secretariat Inc. to the Sahtu Land and Water Board referring Imperial Oil's Type A Water Licence application, S24L1-005, for the Norman Wells Operations to environmental assessment.
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