NUNAVUT IMPACT REVIEW BOARD Message from the Chairperson .....................................................................................3 Introduction: Our Mandate, Mission and Responsibilities ...........................................4 Board Members ..............................................................................................................5 Staff Members ...............................................................................................................6 Screening Process ..........................................................................................................7 Screenings ......................................................................................................................8 Review Process ..............................................................................................................9 Reviews ..........................................................................................................................10 Monitoring Process ........................................................................................................16 Monitoring ......................................................................................................................17 Achieving Our Mission: Public Participation ................................................................20 Achieving Our Mission: Working Relationships ...........................................................23 Achieving Our Mission: Initiatives ................................................................................24 Upcoming/Future Plans ..................................................................................................27 Financial Statements ......................................................................................................28 Okaohen Ikhivaotaleom 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It can be found on our Review Board’s Annual Report for the 2008 ftp site located at http://ftp.nirb.ca/STRATEGIC fiscal year. The NIRB’s mission is to protect and PLAN/. promote the well-being of the environment and The board and staff have also completed several Nunavummiut through the impact assessment initiatives and extensive training in topics process. It has been another busy and successful including transportation corridors, cumulative year for the NIRB and I am proud of the work that effects, iron ore mining, and marine seismic my fellow board members and our staff have surveys. The board and staff have attended, done. presented, and participated in a number of conferences and workshops throughout the year, HIGHLIGHTS OF 2008-09 including the Nunavut Mining Symposium and Mineral Development Advisory Groups for both During 2008-09 the NIRB staff and board were the Kiggavik and Meliadine projects. kept busy with a total of 141 project proposals that were submitted for assessment in accordance with Article 12 of the Nunavut Land THE FUTURE Claims Agreement (NLCA). Of the 141 project In 2009, key initiatives for the Board include proposals submitted to the NIRB, 72 entailed Part our continued public awareness programs for 4 screenings in addition to five Part 5 reviews, ongoing Part 5 reviews, participating in the and the monitoring of three projects pursuant to Nunavut Marine Council, and working towards Article 12 of the NLCA. finalization of enabling legislation. The Canadian Environmental Assessment I trust you will find this Annual Report to be Act shall no longer apply within the Nunavut informative and useful. Our staff are always Settlement Area due to an amendment to the available to answer any questions that you may NLCA that was tabled in Ottawa in May 2008. have; please feel free to contact them directly or This amendment is a great step towards reducing through our general email address at info@nirb. duplication and improving the efficiency of ca. Also, we are continuously updating materials Nunavut’s regulatory process. on our ftp site which can be found at http://ftp. I am pleased to announce the NIRB has nirb.ca. completed its 5 Year Strategic Plan and Funding Thank you for your interest in the NIRB and your Requirements to direct the organization over the continued support of the work we do. We look next 5 years. This plan was drafted to allow the forward to working with you in the upcoming Board to meet current capacity and create a level year. of readiness to take on the known and unknown emerging issues and challenges in the regulatory system. The plan addresses key areas including governance, legislation, policy development, and Lucassie Arragutainaq human resources. I encourage you to read this Chairperson 3 NUNAVUT IMPACT REVIEW BOARD INTRODUCTION: OUR MANDATE, MISSION AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) was and socio-economic impacts of proposals; to established on July 9, 1996 as an Institution of determine whether proposals should proceed, Public Government with RESPONSIBILITIES for and if so, under what terms and conditions; and the environmental assessment of projects in the to monitor projects as they proceed. Nunavut Settlement Area as described in Article The MANDATE of the NIRB shall be to use both 12 of the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement (NLCA). traditional knowledge and recognized scientific The primary functions of the Board pursuant to methods in ecosystemic and socio-economic the NLCA is to screen project proposals in order analyses to assess and monitor, on a site-specific to determine whether or not a review is required; and regional basis, the environmental, cultural to gauge and define the extent of the regional and socioeconomic impacts of those project impact of a project; to review the ecosystemic proposals for which it has responsibility. The MISSION of the NIRB shall be to protect and promote the well-being of the environment and Nunavummiut through the impact assessment process. 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2008/09 NUNAVUT IMPACT