Annual-Report-05_06

A forum for regional decision making, ensuring effective

participation of residents in the use, protection, and benefi ts

of the lands and waters of the Mackenzie Valley.

Fiscal year 2005-06 was an interesting and challenging year, from which the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water

Board emerged stronger and united. Under the leadership of the Chairs of the Mackenzie Valley, Gwich’in, Sahtu and Wek’èezhìi Land and Water Boards, and with the co-operation of their members the Board instituted

some important structural changes which allowed opportunities to strengthen ties within the organization.

These changes also demonstrated the potential for mutual benefi t through the implementation of the integrated

process envisioned by the authors of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act.

This was also a remarkable year in that we welcomed the Wek’èezhìi Land and Water Board, established

pursuant to the Tåîchô agreement. This was the fi rst Board to be put into place since the establishment of

the MVLWB and we have made every effort to assist in the establishment of this Board. We look forward to

continued work with them in the new fi scal year to help to ensure their success.

The process of renewing the BHP Billiton Ekati Water Licence was completed this past fi scal year and the lessons

learned will help guide us through larger projects in the future. The Diavik Water Licence renewal process, the

De Beers Gahcho Kué project and the Mackenzie Valley Gas Project come readily to mind.

In February the Board determined that the applications submitted for the Mackenzie Gas Project were

transboundary and would be handled by the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board as per s.103.(1)(a) of

the MVRMA. In doing so, the Board demonstrated its commitment to the “one footprint” approach to the

licensing and permitting of the project that was envisaged by the signatories to the Cooperation Plan for

the Environmental Impact Assessment and Regulatory Review of a Northern Gas Pipeline Project through the

Northwest Territories and the Regulators Agreement. At the same time, the manner in which the panels are

proposed to be structured is a refl ection of our appreciation of the will of the people of the NWT to be a part of

development decisions.

Also late in the fi scal year there was a lot of work accomplished towards the establishment of a comprehensive

training plan for Board members throughout the NWT. This long overdue initiative brought together boards,

industry, educators and government in a joint effort, culminating in the submission to DIAND of a Business

Plan for the Development and Delivery of Orientation and Training Programs for Regulatory, Advisory and

Environmental Assessment Boards in the NWT. I am excited by the prospect of continuing that work in a new

fi scal year.

Over the past year there have also been some vacancies and interim appointments as terms expired and people

have left the Board. We look forward to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs fulfi lling the commitment

to expedite those appointments to get us back to a full working complement that is representative of all regions.

Finally, I would like to note that throughout the year, Board members and staff have demonstrated

their professionalism and their commitment to the concept of an integrated and responsible public

board as we continue with the task entrusted to us by the people of the NWT. I would like to express

my appreciation to them for all the hard work and dedication.

I look forward to serving with the Board in the forthcoming year.

F R O M T H E I N T E R I M C H A I RMessage

W i l l a rd H a g e n

MVLWBA n n u a l A c t i v i t y R e p o r t 2005/06

OPERATIONS

N e w A p p l i c a t i o n s r e c e i v e d d u r i n g t h e f i s c a l y e a r :

• 3 3 L a n d U s e P e r m i t s a n d 1 3 Wa t e r L i c e n c e s .

• O f t h e 4 6 t o t a l a p p l i c a t i o n s , 1 L a n d U s e P e r m i t w a s s u b s e q u e n t l y

w i t h d r a w n a n d 1 d i d n o t re q u i re a Wa t e r L i c e n c e .

• O f t h e re m a i n i n g 4 4 t o t a l a p p l i c a t i o n s , 1 2 w e re d e e m e d

i n c o m p l e t e w h e n re c e i v e d b u t w e re s u b s e q u e n t l y c o m p l e t e d b y t h e

p ro p o n e n t s .

• Av e r a g e n u m b e r o f d a y s t o d e c i s i o n o n t h e m a j o r i t y o f L a n d U s e

P e r m i t s w a s 3 9 ( d o e s n o t i n c l u d e t h o s e a p p l i e d f o r i n c o n j u n c t i o n

w i t h a Wa t e r L i c e n c e ) .

• S e c u r i t y a s s e s s e d o n p e r m i t s a n d l i c e n c e s ( e x c l u d i n g B H P B i l l i t o n

Wa t e r L i c e n c e re n e w a l ) – $ 4 9 2 , 5 0 0 .

• S e c u r i t y o n B H P B i l l i t o n Wa t e r L i c e n c e re n e w a l – $ 7 7 m i l l i o n .

L a n d U s e P e r m i t a n d Wa t e r L i c e n c e m a t t e r s d e a l t w i t h d u r i n g

t h i s f i s c a l y e a r :

• L a n d U s e P e r m i t s i s s u e d – 1 7

• Wa t e r L i c e n c e s i s s u e d – 8

• A m e n d m e n t s a p p ro v e d t o e x i s t i n g p e r m i t s / l i c e n c e s – 1 1

• E x t e n s i o n s a p p ro v e d t o e x i s t i n g p e r m i t s / l i c e n c e s – 2 6

• A s s i g n m e n t s o f e x i s t i n g p e r m i t s / l i c e n c e s – 4

• S t o r a g e A u t h o r i z a t i o n s f o r e q u i p m e n t a p p ro v e d – 3

• A p p l i c a t i o n s re f e r re d t o E n v i ro n m e n t a l A s s e s s m e n t – 6

• R e p o r t s a p p ro v e d a s a c o n d i t i o n

o f a p e r m i t / l i c e n c e – 2 4

• L a n d U s e P e r m i t s c l o s e d – 1 8

Y E A R I N R E V I E W2005/2006

Unsettled Land Claims

Wek’èezhíi

& WAT E R L I C E N C E SLand Use Permits

Type PERMIT # Applicant Mineral Exploration 1 MV2004C0021 Fortune Minerals 2 MV2004C0024 Mike Murphy 3 MV2004C0025 Jane Lind 4 MV2004C0026 Allyn Resources 5 MV2004C0027 Diamondex Resources 6 MV2004C0032 Garnet Resources Ltd. 7 MV2004C0036 New Nadina Exploration 8 MV2004C0038 Consolidated Goldwin 9 MC2004C0039 Sidon International Resources 10 MV2004C0044 Peregrine Diamond Ltd. 11 MV2004C0046 Trigon Exploration Canada 12 MV2004C0048 Majescor Resources 13 MV2004C0050 Viking Gold Exploration 14 MV2005C0001 Tyhee Development Corp. 15 MV2005C0002 Wyn Developments Inc. 16 MV2005C0005 Lumina Copper Corp. 17 MV2005C0006 Alberta Star Development 18 MV2005C0007 Charlton Mining Exploration 19 MV2005C0008 Diomndex Resources Oil & Gas Exploration 20 MV2004A0042 Canadian Natural Resources Woodlot Operations 21 MV2004W0041 G&G Wood Products Miscellaneous 22 MV2004X0020 Deh Cho Bridge Corp. 23 MV2004X0023 DIAND – CSO 24 MV2004X0031 South Nahanni Outfitters 25 MV2004X0033 Dillon Consulting 26 MV2004X0047 GNWT – Department of Transportation 27 MV2004X0052 DIAND – CSO 28 MV2005X0004 GNWT – Department of Transportation Roads 29 MV2004F0022 Devon Canada 30 MV2004F0045 Peregrine Diamond Ltd. Quarries 31 MV2004Q0034 Daniel Beck 32 MV2004Q0035 NWT Power Corp. 33 MV2004Q0049 Duke Energy 34 MV2005Q0003 Locust Mowing Water Licences 35 MV2004L8-0003 Dillon Consulting 36 MV2004L8-0004 GNWT – Department of Transportation 37 MV2004L2-0005 Fortune Minerals Ltd. 38 MV2005L8-0001 GNWT – Department of Transportation 39 MV2005L8-0002 WERI – Denis Antony 40 MV2005L2-0003 Tyhee Development Corp.

MVLWBA n n u a l A c t i v i t y R e p o r t 2005/06

Wek’èezhíi

MVLWB Administration Region

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Gamètì

Whatì

Wekweètì

Unsettled Land Claims

Wek’èezhíi

MVLWB Administration Region

Wek’èezh ì i Land & Water Board

T h e M V LW B i s p l e a s e d t o w e l c o m e t h e n e w l y f o r m e d Wek ’èezh ì i L a n d a n d

Wa t e r B o a rd ( W LW B ) . E s t a b l i s h e d u n d e r t h e Tå î chô L a n d C l a i m a n d S e l f -

G o v e r n m e n t A g re e m e n t a n d re c e n t a m e n d m e n t s t o t h e M a c k e n z i e Va l l e y

R e s o u rc e M a n a g e m e n t A c t , t h e n e w b o a rd c o m m e n c e d w o r k i n O c t o b e r

2 0 0 5 , a n d i n F e b r u a r y 2 0 0 0 6 a s s u m e d re s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r l a n d u s e p e r m i t t i n g

a n d w a t e r l i c e n s i n g t h ro u g h o u t t h e Wek ’èezh ì i M a n a g e m e n t A re a .

T h e W LW B o f f i c e i s o p e n i n Wekweèt ì , a l t h o u g h t h e E x e c u t i v e D i re c t o r a n d

Tr a n s i t i o n O f f i c e r w i l l c o n t i n u e t o w o r k o u t o f t h e M V LW B o f f i c e , e n s u r i n g

a s u p p o r t e d a n d e f f i c i e n t t r a n s f e r o f f i l e s . T h e W LW B i n t e n d s t o re c o g n i z e

a n d c o n t i n u e , s u b j e c t t o a n y l i m i t a t i o n s o f l a w a n d p ro c e d u re , a n y w o r k

c a r r i e d o u t b y t h e M V LW B o n a c t i v e a p p l i c a t i o n s .

Keeping The Publ i c Informed

T h e M V LW B s t r i v e s t o k e e p t h e p u b l i c u p t o d a t e a b o u t p e r m i t s a n d l i c e n c e s

b e i n g a p p l i e d f o r a n d i s s u e d i n t h e M a c k e n z i e Va l l e y. To e f f e c t i v e l y d o t h i s ,

w e p u b l i s h a w e e k l y N o t i c e o f A p p l i c a t i o n i n t h e N e w s N o r t h p a p e r. T h i s

a d v e r t i s e m e n t o u t l i n e s a l l c o m p l e t e p e r m i t o r l i c e n c e a p p l i c a t i o n s re c e i v e d

i n t h e p re v i o u s t i m e p e r i o d .

O u r p u b l i c a t i o n s e n s u re p e o p l e a re i n f o r m e d a b o u t w h a t i s h a p p e n i n g a t t h e

M V LW B o f f i c e . V i s i t o u r w e b s i t e t o d o w n l o a d a P D F v e r s i o n o r d ro p b y t h e

o f f i c e t o p i c k u p a c o p y.

• Wa t e r L i c e n c e s E x p l a i n e d

• L a n d U s e P e r m i t s E x p l a i n e d

• M V LW B Q u a r t e r l y N e w s l e t t e r

• M V LW B A n n u a l R e p o r t

I N T O T H E F U T U R EForward

MVLWBA n n u a l A c t i v i t y R e p o r t 2005/06

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R SLand & Water

* C U R R E N T A S O F T I M E O F P U B L I C AT I O N , A P R I L 2 0 0 6

Willard Hagen

MACKENZIE VALLEYLAND AND WATER BOARD*

GWICH’IN LAND AND WATER

BOARD

SAHTU LAND AND WATER

BOARD

WEK’EZHII LAND AND WATER

BOARD

INTERIM CHAIR

CHAIRLarry Wallace

Norman Wells, NT

MEMBERS

George BarnabyFort Good Hope, NT

Walter BaynaDéline, NT

Violet DoolittleInuvik, NT

CHAIRWillard Hagen

Inuvik, NT

MEMBERS

Gerry KisounInuvik, NT

Margaret NazonInuvik, NT

Paul SullivanInuvik, NT

MEMBERS

Alfonz NitsizaWhatì, NT

Joseph JudasWekweètì, NT

Joyce RabescaBehchoko, NT

APPOINTEES PURSUANT TO SECTION 99(4)

OF MVRMAINTERIM CHAIRViolet Camsell-Blondin

Behchoko, NT

MEMBERS

Floyd AdlemYellowknife, NT

Elizabeth BiscayeYellowknife, NT

George JohnAklavik, NT

Eric MenicocheFt. Simpson, NT

For more information,

please contact the MVLWB:

Mackenzie Valley

Land and Water Board

PO Box 2130, 4910 50th Avenue

(7th fl oor YK Centre)

Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P6

Phone: 867-669-0506Fax: 867-873-6610

E-mail: [email protected]

www.mvlwb.com

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Cover image: Frame Lake, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.