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Hearing, Vol 15 · · · · · · · · · · ·NUNAVUT IMPACT REVIEW BOARD · · · · · · · · PHASE 2 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PROPOSAL - MARY RIVER IRON · · · · · · · · ORE MINE NIRB FILE NUMBER 08MN053 · · · · · · ·___________________________________________________ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · HEARING · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·VOLUME 15 · · ·___________________________________________________ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Iqaluit, Nunavut · · · · · · · · · · · · ·April 14, 2021 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · TABLE OF CONTENTS ·2 ·3· ·Description· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Page ·4 ·5· ·April 14, 2021· · · · · · · · Morning Session· · ·2761 ·6· ·Opening Remarks· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·2761 ·7· ·Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation Proposes Two· · 2775 ·8· ·Documents to be Filed as Exhibits to be Used as ·9· ·Reference Materials 10· ·Caleb Sangoya (Elder) Questions Baffinland Iron· ·2779 11· ·Mines Corporation and Fisheries and Oceans Canada 12· ·Jayko Alooloo (Elder) Questions Baffinland Iron· ·2793 13· ·Mines Corporation, Parks Canada, Environment and 14· ·Climate Change Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 15 16· ·Hall Beach Hunters and Trappers Organization· · · 2801 17· ·Questions Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern 18· ·Affairs Canada, Qikiqtani Inuit Association, 19· ·Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Baffinland Iron Ore 20· ·Corporation 21· ·Hamlet of Clyde River Questions Hamlet of Pond· · 2814 22· ·Inlet, Government of Nunavut, Parks Canada, 23· ·Fisheries and Oceans Canada 24· ·JOSHUA ARREAK, Sworn· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2816 25 26· ·April 14, 2021· · · · · · · · Afternoon Session· ·2821 ·1· ·Deferred Response from Baffinland Iron Mines· · · 2822 ·2· ·Corporation ·3· ·Deferred Response from Government of Nunavut· · · 2823 ·4· ·Hamlet of Clyde River Questions Baffinland Iron· ·2829 ·5· ·Mines Corporation ·6· ·Deferred Response from Parks Canada· · · · · · · ·2830 ·7· ·Namautaq Hunters and Trappers Organization· · · · 2832 ·8· ·Questions Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation, ·9· ·Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada, 10· ·Qikiqtani Inuit Association, Mittimatalik Hunters 11· ·and Trappers Organization, World Wildlife Fund, 12· ·and Oceans North Canada 13· ·Amaruq Hunters and Trappers Organization Questions2851 14· ·Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated,· Qikiqtani Inuit 15· ·Association, Government of Nunavut, 16· ·Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs 17· ·Canada,· Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment 18· ·and Climate Change Canada 19· ·Oceans North Canada Questions Fisheries and Oceans2869 20· ·Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern 21· ·Affairs Canada 22· ·World Wildlife Fund Questions Baffinland Iron· · ·2883 23· ·Mines Corporation, Crown-Indigenous and Northern 24· ·Affairs Canada, Transport Canada, Environment and 25· ·Climate Change Canada 26· ·Nunavut Independent Television Network Questions· 2899 ·1· ·Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation ·2 ·3· ·April 14, 2021· · · · · · · · Evening Session· · ·2910 ·4· ·Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation Questions the· ·2912 ·5· ·Government of Nunavut ·6· ·Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation Questions· · · ·2924 ·7· ·Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated ·8· ·Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation Questions· · · ·2929 ·9· ·Qikiqtani Inuit Association 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ·1· ·Proceedings taken at Aqsarniit Hotel and Conference ·2· ·Centre, Iqaluit, Nunavut. ·3· ·_______________________________________________________ ·4· ·NUNAVUT IMPACT REVIEW BOARD ·5· ·K. Kaluraq· · · · · · · ·Chair of Hearing ·6· ·M. Qumuatuq· · · · · · · Panel Member ·7· ·C. Emrick· · · · · · · · Panel Member ·8 ·9· ·NUNAVUT IMPACT REVIEW BOARD STAFF (IQALUIT) 10· ·T. Meadows· · · · · · · ·Legal Counsel 11· ·K. Costello· · · · · · · Executive Director 12· ·T. Arko· · · · · · · · · Director, Technical Services. 13· ·C. Barker· · · · · · · · Technical Advisor 2 14· ·G. Daoust· · · · · · · · Technical Advisor 1 15· ·E. Adjun· · · · · · · · ·Outreach Coordinator 16· ·L. Atatahak· · · · · · · Administration Support 17 18· ·NUNAVUT IMPACT REVIEW BOARD STAFF (POND INLET) 19· ·K. Morrison· · · · · · · Manager, Impact Assessment 20· ·F. Emingak· · · · · · · ·Junior Technical Advisor 21 22· ·NUNAVUT IMPACT REVIEW BOARD STAFF (ONLINE) 23· ·M. Ings· · · · · · · · · Director, Finance and 24· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Administration 25 26 ·1· ·PROPONENT ·2 ·3· ·BAFFINLAND IRON MINES CORPORATION REGISTERED SPEAKERS ·4· ·(IQALUIT) ·5· ·B. Armstrong· · · · · · ·Legal Counsel ·6· ·B. Penney· · · · · · · · President, Chief Executive ·7· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Officer ·8· ·U. Hanson· · · · · · · · Vice President, Community and ·9· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Strategic Development 10· ·J. Tigullaraq· · · · · · Head of Northern Affairs 11· ·C. Merkosak· · · · · · · Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation 12· ·M. Clark· · · · · · · · ·Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation 13 14· ·BAFFINLAND IRON MINES CORPORATION REGISTERED SPEAKERS 15· ·(ONLINE) 16· ·C. Kowbel· · · · · · · · Legal Counsel 17· ·L. Duke· · · · · · · · · Legal Counsel 18· ·M. Lord-Hoyle· · · · · · Vice-President, Sustainable 19· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Development 20· ·L. Kamermans· · · · · · ·Director, Sustainable 21· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Development. 22· ·A. Moore· · · · · · · · ·Manager, Government Relations 23· · · · · · · · · · · · · · and Public Affairs 24· ·E. Malcolm· · · · · · · ·Sustainability Specialist 25· ·C. Murray· · · · · · · · Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation 26· ·C. Devereaux· · · · · · ·Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation ·1· ·S. Douville· · · · · · · Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation ·2· ·F. Pittman· · · · · · · ·Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation ·3· ·T. Sewell· · · · · · · · Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation ·4· ·K. Johnson· · · · · · · ·Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation ·5· ·M. Anderson· · · · · · · Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation ·6· ·G. Goruk· · · · · · · · ·Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation ·7· ·A. McLeod· · · · · · · · EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc. ·8· ·J. Krizan· · · · · · · · EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc. ·9· ·M. Setterington· · · · · EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc. 10· ·C. Legault· · · · · · · ·Fednav Limited 11· ·T. Keane· · · · · · · · ·Fednav Limited 12· ·D. Del Cardo· · · · · · ·Genessee Wyoming Canada 13· ·L.R. Pelletier· · · · · ·Genessee Wyoming Canada 14· ·S. Sefsik· · · · · · · · Genessee Wyoming Canada 15· ·M. Winterbottom· · · · · Golder Associates Ltd. 16· ·P. Abgrall· · · · · · · ·Golder Associates Ltd. 17· ·P. Osbourne· · · · · · · Golder Associates Ltd. 18· ·P. Rouget· · · · · · · · Golder Associates Ltd. 19· ·F. van Biljon· · · · · · Hatch Engineering 20· ·G. Clinton· · · · · · · ·Impact Economics 21· ·C. Moore· · · · · · · · ·Intrinsik 22· ·M. Austin· · · · · · · · JASCO Applied Sciences 23· ·R. Cook· · · · · · · · · Knight Piésold 24· ·D. Jarrat· · · · · · · · Nunami Stantec 25· ·V. Corning· · · · · · · ·Nunami Stantec 26· ·P. Glenen· · · · · · · · Nunami Stantec ·1· ·S. Wallace· · · · · · · ·Nunami Stantec ·2· ·J. Prno· · · · · · · · · JPSCL Limited ·3· ·J. McClintock· · · · · · Wood Plc ·4 ·5· ·INTERVENORS ·6 ·7· ·NUNAVUT TUNNGAVIK INCORPORATED (REGISTERED SPEAKERS) ·8· ·A. Yuan· · · · · · · · · Legal Counsel ·9· ·N. Gonzalez· · · · · · · Legal Counsel 10· ·A. Kotierk· · · · · · · ·President 11· ·J. Eetoolook· · · · · · ·Vice President 12· ·P. Irngaut· · · · · · · ·Director 13· ·D. Kunuk· · · · · · · · ·Chief Operating Officer 14· ·C. Lyall· · · · · · · · ·Executive Assistant 15· ·C. Gillis· · · · · · · · Director, Lands & Resources 16· ·B. Dean· · · · · · · · · Assistant Director 17· ·D. Lee· · · · · · · · · ·Wildlife Biologist 18· ·H. Uniuqsaraq· · · · · · Chief Administrative Officer 19· ·P. Lavallée· · · · · · · Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated 20 21· ·QIKIQTANI INUIT ASSOCIATION (REGISTERED SPEAKERS) 22· ·L. Land· · · · · · · · · Legal Counsel 23· ·S. Foulds· · · · · · · · Legal Counsel 24· ·P.J. Akeeagok· · · · · · President 25· ·O. Akesuk· · · · · · · · Vice President 26· ·J. Ottenhof· · · · · · · Director, Qikiqtani Nunalirijikkut ·1· ·R. Paton· · · · · · · · ·Director, IQ & Engagement ·2· ·S. Williamson-Bathory· · Special Advisor ·3· ·L. Barnabas· · · · · · · Portfolio Lead ·4· ·J. Higdon· · · · · · · · Freshwater and Marine Specialist ·5· ·B. Stewart· · · · · · · ·Freshwater and Marine Specialist ·6· ·J. Ash· · · · · · · · · ·Arktis Solutions ·7· ·N. Jewitt· · · · · · · · Arktis Solutions ·8· ·A. MacDonald· · · · · · ·The Firelight Group ·9· ·S. Leech· · · · · · · · ·The Firelight Group 10· ·J. Tunraluk· · · · · · · Member at Large 11· ·K. Pudluk· · · · · · · · Community Director 12· ·L. Ningiuk· · · · · · · ·Member at Large 13· ·L. Tapardjuk· · · · · · ·Community Director 14· ·M. Jaypoody· · · · · · · Community Director 15· ·P. Amagoalik· · · · · · ·Community Director 16· ·A. Qammaniq· · · · · · · Community Director 17 18· ·HAMLET OF POND INLET (REGISTERED SPEAKERS) 19· ·J. Arreak· · · · · · · · Mayor of Pond Inlet 20· ·M. Koonark· · · · · · · ·Hamlet of Pond Inlet 21· ·F. Tester· · · · · · · · Technical Advisor 22· ·C. Sangoya· · · · · · · ·Elder Advisor and Pond Inlet 23· · · · · · · · · · · · · · Hunters and Trappers Organization 24· ·K. Komangapik· · · · · · Elder Adviser 25· ·J. Alooloo· · · · · · · ·Elder Advisor 26· ·S. Nutarak· · · · · · · ·Community Representative ·1· ·MITTIMATALIK HUNTERS AND TRAPPERS ORGANIZATION ·2· ·(REGISTERED SPEAKERS) ·3· ·E. Murphy· · · · · · · · Legal Counsel ·4· ·E. 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