NUNAVUT IMPACT REVIEW BOARD NUNAVUMI AVATILIKIYIN ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ ANNUAL REPORT 2009 / 2010 KATIMAYIN 2009 / 2010 ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳ 2009-ᒥᑦ 2010-ᒧᑦ Note: This report covers the 2009-10 fiscal year (April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010) Kaoyimayakhak: Una unipkagoyok 2009-min 2010-mun aolanikmi ukeomi (April 1-min 2009-mi March 31-mun 2010-mi) ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖅ: ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᓕᐊᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᑎᕐᑲᖅᑯᖅ ᒪᓕᑦᑐᒍ 2009-10 ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖕᒐ (ᐊᐃᐳᕈ. 1, 2009, ᒫᓯᔾ 31, 2010) Cover Photos: Caribou, Muskox, Purple Saxifrage, Seashore – Li Wan Cover Design by Aliza Weller Piksat: Tuktu, umingmak, aupilaktaq, tariup hinaa-Li Wan-mut Uqalimaagaup qanga ihivriuqtauhimayuq Aliza Weller-mut ᖄᖓᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᑯᐃᑦ: ᑐᒃᑐ, ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ, ᐊᐅᐱᓚᒃᑕᙳᐊᑦ, ᑕᕆᐅᓪᓗ ᓯᓈᖓ - ᓖ ᕗᐊᓐ-ᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᐅᑉ ᖄᖓ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯ ᐊᓖᓴ ᕗᐃᐊᕐᓚ-ᒧᑦ NUNAVUT IMPACT REVIEW BOARD CONTENTS | TALVANI OKAOTAOYUN | ᐃᓗᓕᖏᑦ MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON ........................................................................................................ 3 INTRODUCTION: OUR MANDATE, MISSION, AND RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................................ 4 BOARD MEMEBERS ................................................................................................................................. 5 STAFF MEMBERS ..................................................................................................................................... 6 SCREENING PROCESS ............................................................................................................................... 8 SCREENINGS ............................................................................................................................................ 9 REVIEW PROCESS .................................................................................................................................. 10 REVIEWS ............................................................................................................................................... 11 MONITORING PROCESS ......................................................................................................................... 17 MONITORING ........................................................................................................................................ 18 ACHIEVING OUR MISSION ...................................................................................................................... 21 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ...................................................................................................................... 21 WORKING RELATIONSHIPS ................................................................................................................. 22 INITIATIVES ........................................................................................................................................ 23 UPCOMING/FUTURE PLANS ................................................................................................................... 26 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ....................................................................................................................... 27 STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES - CORE .................................................................................. 39 OKAOHEN IKHIVAOTALEOM .................................................................................................................. 47 HIVONIKHIYUTIN: HAVAAKHIYUTAOYUN UVAPTIKNUN, INIKTIGAKHAVULO, HAVAAGIYAGEAKAKTAVULO............................................................................................................. 48 KATIMAYINI ILAOYUN ............................................................................................................................ 49 HAVAKTUNI ILAOYUN ............................................................................................................................ 50 ILITOKHAENIK ........................................................................................................................................ 52 ILITOKHAKTAOHIMAYUN ....................................................................................................................... 53 IHIVGEOGAKHAN ................................................................................................................................... 54 IHIVGEOKHIYUHEN ................................................................................................................................ 55 ANNUAL REPORT 2009/10 1 NUNAVUT IMPACT REVIEW BOARD AMIGIYUHEN ......................................................................................................................................... 61 AMIGIYAOYUN ...................................................................................................................................... 62 INIGEAGANI HAVAAKHIYUTIN UVAPTIKNUN: KITOLIKAA ILAOYAGANI ................................................... 65 INIGEAGANI HAVAAKHIYUTIN UVAPTIKNUN: HAVAKATIGEGUTIVUN ..................................................... 66 INIGEAGANI HAVAAKHIYUTIN UVAPTIKNUN: UPIYUTIN ......................................................................... 67 TIKITUKHAN HIVUNIKHAMILO OPALOGAEYAOTIN ................................................................................. 70 MANILIKIYUTINUN NAONAEPKOTIN ...................................................................................................... 71 ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕐᒥᑦ ............................................................................................................................ 97 ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓ: ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒐᕆᔭᕗᑦ, ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒋᔪᒪᔭᕗᑦ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒐᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᕗᓪᓗ .................................. 98 ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ .................................................................................................................................................. 99 ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᑦ ................................................................................................................................... 100 ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ............................................................................................................................... 102 ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓅᓕᖓᔪᑦ .............................................................................................................. 103 ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᒃᑭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ...................................................................................................................... 104 ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᒃᑭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓅᓕᖓᔪᖅ ................................................................................................. 105 ᓇᐅᑦᓯᖅᑐᐃᓂᕐᒨᓕᖓᔪᑦ ...................................................................................................................... 111 ᓇᐅᑦᓯᖅᑐᒐᐅᔪᑦ ................................................................................................................................... 112 ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒋᔪᒪᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᓂᖅ: ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ .................................................................... 115 ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒋᔪᒪᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᓂᖅ: ᑎᒥᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ............................................ 116 ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒋᔪᒪᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᓂᖅ: ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒐᕆᔪᒪᔭᕗᑦ ........................................................................... 117 ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᕗᑦ ........................................................................................................................ 120 ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒨᓕᒐᔪᑦ ......................................................................................................................... 121 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2009/10 NUNAVUT IMPACT REVIEW BOARD MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON I am pleased to present the Nunavut Impact have attended, presented, and participated in a Review Board’s Annual Report for the 2009-10 number of conferences and workshops fiscal year. The NIRB’s mission is to protect and throughout the year. The Board continues to promote the well-being of the Environment and collaborate with its partners in government and Nunavummiut through the impact assessment with Inuit organizations to ensure the most process. It has been another busy and efficient regulatory system possible. successful year for the NIRB and I am proud of the work that my fellow Board members and THE FUTURE our staff have completed. In 2010 and 2011, key initiatives for the Board HIGHLIGHTS OF 2009-10 will include continuing our public awareness programs for ongoing reviews, working on During 2009-10 the NIRB staff and Board were marine issues through the Nunavut Marine kept busy with a total of 186 project proposals Council, assisting with the finalization of that were submitted for assessment in enabling legislation, and revising our series of accordance with Article 12 of the Nunavut Land public guides. Claims Agreement (NLCA). In addition to 92 new proposals requiring Screening, there are I trust you will find this Annual Report to be currently 6 projects undergoing Review and 3 informative and useful. Our office staff are projects with active monitoring programs. always available to answer any questions that you may have; please feel free to contact them The Board and staff continued to implement the directly or through our general email address at NIRB’s 5 Year Strategic Plan (developed in [email protected]. Also, we are continuously 2008), with a focus, where funding allows, on updating materials on our ftp site, which can be key areas such as governance, legislation, policy found at http://ftp.nirb.ca. development, and human resources. In order to ensure its continued success, the Board also Thank you for your interest in the NIRB and updated its internal operational and board your continued support of the work we do. We governance policies, and hired several new staff look forward to