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INAC CSP Annual Performance Report NORTHERN AFFAIRS PROGRAM CONTAMINATED SITES PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORT 2004 – 2005 March 2006 NAP Contaminated Sites Program Performance Report March 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES...........................................................................................................II LIST OF TABLES.............................................................................................................II MANAGEMENT STATEMENT ........................................................................................... 1 PROFILE OF NAP CONTAMINATED SITES PROGRAM ........................................................ 2 VISION......................................................................................................................... 4 NAP CONTAMINATED SITES MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE ........................................ 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT..................................................................................... 5 PROGRESS ACHIEVED................................................................................................ 5 Management........................................................................................................ 5 Priority Sites....................................................................................................... 15 Financials........................................................................................................... 17 Social and Economic Benefits............................................................................ 24 Polluter Pays...................................................................................................... 26 FUTURE DIRECTIONS .................................................................................................. 26 LIST OF ACRONYMS .................................................................................................... 27 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada i NAP Contaminated Sites Program Performance Report March 2006 List of Figures Figure 1: Map of Priority Sites............................................................................... 2 Figure 2: CSP Performance Highlights .................................................................... 4 Figure 3: Risk Management Data Screen ................................................................ 7 Figure 4: Risk Management Report Screen.............................................................. 7 Figure 5: Expenditures by Region - 1995-2005...................................................... 17 Figure 6: Proportion of Expenditures by Site - 2004-2005 ....................................... 19 Figure 7: Program Expenditures by Activity - 2003-2005 ........................................ 20 Figure 8: Budget Forecast by Activity - 2005-2006................................................. 21 List of Tables Table 1: Number of Contaminated (C.S.) and Physical Hazard (P.H.) Sites - 2005 ........ 9 Table 2: CCME Classification of Sites, 2002-2005..................................................... 9 Table 3: Current Status of Priority Class 1 Sites - 2005 .......................................... 16 Table 4: Types of Activities Undertaken at Sites - 2001-2005 .................................. 16 Table 5: Expenditures by Site – 2002-2005 .......................................................... 18 Table 6: CSP Source of Funds 1999-2005 ............................................................. 21 Table 7: Liability by Region - 2001-2005 .............................................................. 23 Table 8: Regional Proportion of Liability - 2001-2005 ............................................. 23 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada ii NAP Contaminated Sites Program Performance Report March 2006 submit a Giant Mine Remediation Plan to the Management Statement regulatory authorities; however, this did not occur in the reporting period. Despite such challenges, we are proud of what we have am pleased to present the Northern Affairs I accomplished to date, and are dedicated to Program (NAP), Contaminated Sites Program continuing our efforts to improve the (CSP) fourth annual Performance Report, for management of sites under our care by: the 2004-2005 fiscal year. We made • Assessing additional sites where significant progress this year in managing contamination and liability are unknown; contaminated sites in the North for which we • Completing remediation at sites that pose have responsibility. For example, we human and environmental risks; increased the number of sites where ongoing care and maintenance, site assessment or site • Making positive economic and social remediation work took place. These efforts are contributions to the communities in the helping the Program to reach its overall goal of North where our sites are located; and reducing the risk to human and environmental • Being transparent and fiscally responsible. health associated with the sites that we manage. In 2004-2005, our program spent We also set a number of program approximately $66.4 million achieving a management goals last year which we were number of key results shown in the table successful in achieving, including: below. • Securing long-term funding for the implementation of closure plans at priority sites; Number of • Conducting a program/project Type of Activity Sites management review; • Implementing a risk management tool and 2004-2005 rolling out the process to most sites; • Drafting a Procurement Strategy; and Care and maintenance 9 • Updating the Contaminated Sites Site assessment work 20 Corporate procedures. Consultations 13 I would like to thank the CSP staff and our partners for their dedicated work throughout Remediation work 14 the fiscal year. Without their commitment to the CSP, none of our accomplishments would Site monitoring 19 have been possible. I invite you to read this year’s Performance In the coming year we will continue to work Report for an in-depth perspective on the toward further site remediation and liability CSP’s progress. A list of acronyms can be reduction. We are grateful for the funds the found at the end of the report to assist you. Program receives from the Federal Contaminated Sites Accelerated Action Plan To ensure we continue to meet the needs of (FCSAAP) Program, as this financial injection our stakeholders, I also invite you to provide greatly enhances our ability to accelerate the comments and feedback on this report.1 remediation of our 68 known contaminated sites. Liseanne Forand We accomplished many of the site-specific Assistant Deputy Minister goals we set out to achieve last year, and Northern Affairs Program though we successfully completed many of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada them, such as completing site remediation at Kittigazuit Bay and commencing remediation at Colomac Mine, not all of our goals were achieved. The commitment was made to 1 Please see the end of the report for contact information. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 1 NAP Contaminated Sites Program Performance Report March 2006 Report Coverage Profile of NAP Contaminated Sites This Performance Report presents the results of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada’s Program (INAC) Northern Contaminated Sites Program (CSP). The program operates in Canada’s NAC is the custodian of most federal lands in three territories and results are reported for I the period April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005. the North, and CSP is responsible for Additional information on CSP activities can managing contaminated sites in the three be found on our website and in previous territories to ensure that human and annual performance reports (www.ainc- environmental health is protected. inac.gc.ca/ps/nap/consit/). Figure 1: Map of Priority Sites As of March 31, 2005, 370 contaminated sites • NWT: Director; Program Manager; (assessed and suspected) in the North require Administrative support. action including assessment, remediation or • Nunavut: Director; Program Analyst; risk management. Figure 1 identifies where Project Manager; Administrative support. our priority sites are located in the North. • Headquarters: Director; Manager of Engineering Services; Senior Engineer; & A dedicated team of CSP staff manages Administrative support. these sites. As a result of a functional analysis conducted in 2003-2004, CSP obtained Please note that not all of these positions were funding in 2004-2005 for several new positions filled during the reporting period but will be in all of the regions and headquarters, staffed in 2005-2006. including: • Yukon: Director; Faro Mine Manager; Type II Mines Manager; Administrative support. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 2 NAP Contaminated Sites Program Performance Report March 2006 Overall, there was a significant increase in the The Federal government has entered into number of program staff over the fiscal year, devolution discussions with the territorial and from 23 in 2003-2004 to 34 in 2004-2005. Aboriginal governments in the NWT, including Staff are located at INAC Headquarters (HQ) discussions on the remediation of waste and in Gatineau, Quebec (3.5), and in three contaminated sites. A framework agreement regional offices in the Northwest Territories was signed in 2003-2004 and in 2004-2005 (NWT) (24), Yukon (7) and Nunavut (3). The regional contaminated site program staff largest increase in staff occurred in NWT participated in departmental discussions to where 5.5 positions were added. support the negotiating tables. A preliminary look at all sites was initiated to confirm site A Memorandum
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