Giant Mine Remediation Project MV2007L8-0031 & MV2019X007 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Giant Mine Remediation Project MV2007L8-0031 & MV2019X007 Intervention by the North Slave Mtis Alliance January 2020 North Slave Mtis Alliance (NSMA) Represents s.35 Aboriginal rights-bearing Mtis people of the Great Slave Lake area
January 2020
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Represents s.35 Aboriginal rights-bearing Métis people of the Great Slave Lake area Has judicial recognition of its members’ common law Aboriginal rights as Métis Members continue to exercise their collectively held, unextinguished Aboriginal rights as Métis people around Great Slave Lake
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Fear of contamination – harvesters driven away Members part of Giant Mine workforce Difficulty in envisioning site as anything but contaminated
Impacts of the mine have been felt as both Yellowknife residents and land users
Photo credit: J.Hurtubise
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Offsite contamination Monitoring frequency and location(s) as early warning system Fish and benthic invertebrate health
Current data and models Communicating risk Final state and appearance of the site
Concerns fit under topics such as:
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NSMA Issue 1 – Widespread Soil & Water Contamination NSMA Issue 2 – Baker Creek Reference Sites NSMA Issue 3 – Baker Creek Monitoring Frequency
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NSMA Issue 4 – YK Bay Surface Water Monitoring Frequency NSMA Issue 5 – Fish and Benthic Invertebrates NSMA Issue 6 – Modelling – Freeze Optimization Program
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NSMA Issue 7 – Communicating Risk to the Public NSMA Issue 8 – Pit Wall Contouring NSMA Issue 9 – Onsite Revegetation
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Mine site cleaned and remediated to be safe for people and wildlife; Arsenic safely contained and ongoing research
Ongoing and meaningful engagement.
Photo credit: J.Hurtubise
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