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Draft Nunavut Land Use Plan Draft Nunavut Land Use Plan Options and Recommendations Draft – 2014 Contents Introduction .............................................................................. 3 Aerodromes ................................................................................ 75 Purpose ........................................................................................... 3 DND Establishments ............................................................... 76 Guiding Policies, Objectives and Goals ............................... 3 North Warning System Sites................................................ 76 Considered Information ............................................................ 3 Encouraging Sustainable Economic Development ..... 77 Decision making framework .................................................... 4 Mineral Potential ...................................................................... 77 General Options Considered .................................................... 4 Oil and Gas Exploration .......................................................... 78 Protecting and Sustaining the Environment .................. 5 Commercial Fisheries .............................................................. 78 Key Migratory Bird Habitat Sites .......................................... 5 Mixed Use ............................................................................... 80 Caribou Habitat ......................................................................... 41 Mixed Use ................................................................................... 80 Polar Bear Denning Areas ..................................................... 43 Walrus Haul-Outs ...................................................................... 43 Appendix A: Tables Atlantic Cod Lakes ................................................................... 44 Table 1: Migratory Bird Setbacks Marine Areas of Importance ................................................. 44 Table 2: Community Priorities and Values for WMAs Transboundary Considerations ........................................... 46 Table 3: Community Priorities and Values for Marine Areas Climate Change ......................................................................... 47 Table 4: Community Land Use for WMAs Encouraging Conservation Planning .............................. 48 Parks Awaiting Full Establishment .................................... 48 Appendix B: Supporting Maps for each Area Proposed Parks ......................................................................... 49 Map 1 – Map 184 Proposed National Marine Conservation Areas ............ 51 Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary ..................................................... 52 Migratory Bird Sanctuaries ................................................... 52 National Wildlife Areas ........................................................... 57 Historic Sites .............................................................................. 60 Heritage Rivers ......................................................................... 61 Building Healthier Communities ...................................... 63 Community Areas of Interest .............................................. 63 Community Priorities and Values ....................................... 66 Community Land Use Areas ................................................. 66 Areas of Equal Use and Occupancy ................................... 67 Denesuline Areas of Asserted Title Claim ...................... 68 Transportation Infrastructure ............................................. 68 Unincorporated Communities .............................................. 69 Alternative Energy Sources ................................................. 69 Community Drinking Water Supplies ................................ 70 Land Remediation .................................................................... 74 Contaminated Sites ................................................................. 75 Chapter 1 Accordingly, the options, recommendations and decisions in this document build upon the direction provided by; Introduction The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement; The Nunavut Planning Commission’s Broad Purpose Planning Policies, Objectives and Goals; This document has been prepared to inform the draft The North Baffin Regional Land Use Plan; Nunavut Land Use Plan (the Plan). It offers policy direction for land and resource use in the Nunavut The Keewatin Regional Land Use Plan; Settlement Area (NSA) that; Canada’s Northern Strategy: Our North, Our recognizes competing land use interests and Heritage, Our Future; provides a balanced response that builds on Terriplan’s Socio Demographic and Economic strengths and opportunities in the Territory; Sector Analysis; promotes economic opportunities, environmental The Commissions Use and Occupancy Mapping management, conservation initiatives, and data; community priorities; Government, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated reflects direction, priorities and values provided and Regional Inuit Association strategies, by planning partners, existing planning policy policies, management plans and reports; and pertinent land use and development reports; and Municipal Land Use Plans for the Nunavut Settlement Area; is flexible enough to respond to changing priorities and additional information. Parnautit, the GN Mineral Exploration and Mining Strategy identifies the need to create conditions This document is intended to evolve over time to include for a strong and sustainable minerals industry additional information as it becomes available. that contributes to a high and sustainable quality of life for all Nunavummiut; Guiding Policies, Objectives and Goals Ingirrasiliqta, the GN Transportation Strategy; This document is guided by the five goals contained in the Commission’s Broad Planning Policies, Objectives and Tunngasaiji, the GN’s Tourism Strategy supports Goals; the development and enhancement of attractions through the investment in Parks, Strengthening Partnership and Institutions; Conservation Areas, historic places, heritage Protecting and Sustaining the Environment; rivers and other attractions.; Encouraging Conservation Planning; Working Together for Caribou, the GN’s Caribou Strategy identifies caribou as a keystone species Building Healthy Communities, and with important economic and cultural values identifies caribou as a keystone species with Encouraging Sustainable Economic Development. important economic and cultural values; These Goals and the associated Policies and Objectives Feedback received from Planning Partners; lay the foundation for the policy options and recommendations contained in this document. Existing land and resource use in the NSA; Considered Information Recommendations from the June 2012 Independent Third Party Review; Direction provided in the existing planning policy framework, pertinent land use and development reports, Results of the 2012-2014 Community input from Planning Partners as well as existing land and Consultation Tour and Planning Partner resource use in the NSA direct the policy options, Consultations; and recommendations and decisions contained in this document. Priorities and values of residents. Draft Nunavut Land Use Plan Options and Recommendations – Draft 2014 3 Decision making framework • May include direction to regulatory authorities. • May identify priorities and values that need to Policy options and recommendations contained in this be considered in the design, review, and conduct report have been formulated based on best available of the activity. information, best practices of planning theory and professional practice and recommendations from the Option 2 - Special Management Area: June 2012 Independent Third Party Review in particular the need to manage expectations in the first generation • May restrict access to some uses. Nunavut Land Use Plan. • Includes terms to guide land use. • May include direction to regulatory authorities. Policy decisions were formulated using a four step • May identify priorities and values that need to decision making framework; be considered in the design, review, and conduct of the activity. • Key Areas of the NSA that required Option 3 - Mixed Use: management in the Plan were identified in the existing planning policy framework, pertinent land use reports, Planning Partner feedback as • Allows all uses. 1. Identify Key well as existing land and resource use in the • May include direction to regulatory authorities. Areas NSA. • May identify priorities and values that need to be considered in the design, review, and conduct of the activity. • Once a Key Area of the NSA was identified, it Option 4 – Direction to Regulatory Authorities: was grouped according to its significance to the broad planning policies, objectives and goals. 2. Group Key • Direction to Government departments, agencies Areas and other regulatory authorities. • May identify priorities and values that need to be considered in the design, review, and conduct • Options were then developed to mange each of the activity. Key Area in consideration of the identified value of the area, the intent of the applicable Goal, the existing planning policy framework, pertinent The general option chosen for each key area will be land use reports, and, where applicable, Planning specifically tailored to reflect the unique information 3. Develop Partner feedback and existing land and Options resource use in the area. considered for each key area. • A preferred
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