Baffinland receives successful conformity decision for Phase 2 expansion/ᐊᕙᑎᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒻᒨᖓᔪᖅ
October 25, 2018
On October 12, 2018, Baffinland received a successful conformity determination from the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) for its Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS Addendum) for the Phase 2 expansion of the Mary River Mine. A copy of the full Phase 2 FEIS Addendum is available on the NIRB Public Registry. You can also review the Popular Summary of the application for Phase 2 here.
This is a critical step in the development of the Mary River Mine, as Baffinland looks to adopt a stepped-approach to expand the mine. The Phase 2 expansion focuses on the construction and operation of a 110-km railway from the Mary River Mine to Milne Port, and expanding production from six million tonnes per year to 12 million tonnes per year.
Coordinated NIRB-NWB Review Process
The NIRB’s acceptance of the FEIS Addendum has initiated the public technical review phase, which will include a set of technical meetings in Iqaluit March 12-15, 2019. These meetings will be jointly held with the Nunavut Water Board (NWB) as part of a partially coordinated review process to amend the Type A Water License. Following the technical review, a final review period will take place and conclude with a set of separate Public Hearings by the NIRB and NWB, and subsequent reports being issued to the Minister. Click here to learn more about the coordinated review process.
Community Engagement
Over the next few months Baffinland and other regulators will be holding community information sessions in affected communities, providing opportunities for residents to ask important questions about the Phase 2 project and provide their input for consideration. Baffinland also has more involved engagement activities planned to discuss priority topics with a view to enhancing proposed monitoring and management plans. Baffinland is planning to host its first community tour specific to the Phase 2 review process between November 5-9, 2018 in all five North Baffin communities.
| Date | Location | Time | Venue |
| Hall Beach | November 5, 2018 | 6:30 – 10:00 | Community Hall |
| Igloolik | November 6, 2018 | 6:30 – 10:00 | Community Hall |
| Arctic Bay | November 7, 2018 | 6:30 – 10:00 | Community Hall |
| Pond Inlet | November 8, 2018 | 6:30 – 10:00 | Nasivvik High School |
| Clyde River | November 9, 2018 | 6:30 – 10:00 | Community Hall |
If you would like more information, email contact@baffinland.com or visit your local Baffinland Community Liaison Officer (BCLO).
ᐊᕙᑎᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒻᒨᖓᔪᖅ
ᐊᒃᑑᕝᕙ 12, 2018, ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᕋᖅᑕᒥᒃ ᒪᓕᒃᑎᐊᕆᔪᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᖏᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᓄᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐃᔨᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ (ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᑦ) ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐅᐃᒍᖓᓄᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᑉ ᐊᕙᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᓐᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ (FEIS ᐅᐃᒍᖓ) ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᓴᓇᐅᒪᓂᖓ 2 ᐊᖏᓪᓕᒋᐊᕆᓂᐊᑕ ᓄᓘᔮᑉ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕝᕕᖓᑕ. ᐊᔾᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑑᔫᑉ ᐅᐃᒎᑉ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᐅᒪᓂᖓ 2 FEIS ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓲᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ (NIRB) ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕝᕕᖓᒍᑦ ᐅᕗᓂ http://www.nirb.ca/projects/123910. ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔪᓐᓇᕆᕙᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖏᑦ ᐅᒃᑑᑎᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒪᓂᖓ 2 ᑕᕝᕙᓂ.
ᐅᓇ ᐊᑐᓛᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᓪᓗᕆᐊᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓘᔮᑉ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕝᕕᖓᑦ, ᐱᓪᓗᒍ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑦ ᕿᓂᓐᓂᖏᑕ ᓴᓇᕙᓪᓕᐊᓗᒍ ᐊᑐᕈᒪᔭᖃᓐᓂᐊᓄᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕝᕕᒃ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᓇᓱᓪᓗᒍ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᓴᓇᐅᒪᓂᖓ 2 ᐊᖏᓕᒋᐊᕈᑕ ᓵᙵᔭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᑕ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᒃᓵᑕᓗ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᑉ ᐊᖅᑯᑖ ᑕᑭᓂᖓ 110 ᑭᓛᒥᑕ ᓄᓘᔮᑉ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕝᕕᖓᓂᑦ ᕿᙳᐊᑉ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕝᕕᖃᕝᕕᐊᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᓕᒋᐊᕆᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᑦᑕ ᐊᒃᑎᒋᓂᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔫᑉ 6 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᓰᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ 12 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᓰᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒧᑦ.
ᑐᑭᒧᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖅ NIRB-NWB ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐃᓂᖏᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖓ
ᑎᒥᖓᑕ NIRB ᓈᒻᒪᒍᓱᓐᓂᖓ ᐅᐃᒍᓕᐊᒥᒃ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᑉ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑉ FEIS ᐱᒋᐊᕆᔭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᕈᑎᔪᓄᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐃᓂᐅᑉ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᖃᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᔭᕆᐋᑐᔪᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐃᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖏᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᒫᔾᔨ 12-15, 2019. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᒪᓃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓄᑦ (NWB) ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᑐᔾᔭᐅᓪᓚᒃᑑᑉ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐃᓂᐅᑉ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᐊᒍ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕋᓱᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᒃ ᐃ ᐃᒥᒻᒧᑦ ᓚᐃᓴᓐᓯᕗᑦ. ᑭᖑᓂᐊᑕ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔪᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐃᓂᐊᑕ, ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᓂᐊ ᐅᓪᓗᖏᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᖃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᔾᔪᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᓈᓚᒍᑎᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᑦ NIRB ᐃᒥᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ NWB, ᑭᖑᓂᐋᒍᓪᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖏᑦ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑐᒧᑦ.
ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᖕᓂᖅ
ᑕᖅᑭᓂ ᐊᒡᒋᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᐱᖁᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔩᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᖏᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓲᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᓴᓇᐅᒪᓂᖓ 2 ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᓂ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᑎᓐᓇᓱᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᒋᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᐸᓐᓈᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓐᓂᐊᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕆᔭᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒃᓴᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᕆᔭᖃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᕆᓂᒻᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᕈᒪᔭᑦᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᖏᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᒻᒧᓪᓗ ᐸᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓂᒃ. ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑦ ᐸᓐᓈᖃᕆᕗᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᕋᓱᐊᓐᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑐᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᓴᓇᐅᒪᓂᖓ 2 ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᓂᐊᑕ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᓄᕙᒻᐸ 5-9, 2018 ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐆᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓈᓂᑦ.
| ᓇᒦᓐᓂᖓ | ᐅᓪᓗᖓ | ᐃᑲᕐᕋᖓ | ᐃᒡᓗᔾᔪᐊᖅ |
| ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ | ᓄᕙᒻᐸ 5, 2018 | 6:30 – 10:00 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ | ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐱᙳᐊᕕᖓ |
| ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ | ᓄᕙᒻᐸ 6, 2018 | 6:30 – 10:00 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ | ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐱᙳᐊᕕᖓ |
| ᐃᒃᐱᐊᔾᔪᒃ | ᓄᕙᒻᐸ 7, 2018 | 6:30 – 10:00 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ | ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐱᙳᐊᕕᖓ |
| ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ | ᓄᕙᒻᐸ 8, 2018 | 6:30 – 10:00 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ | ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᐅᑉ ᐱᙳᐊᕕᖓᓂ |
| ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᒃ | ᓄᕙᒻᐸ 9, 2018 | 6:30 – 10:00 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ | ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐱᙳᐊᕕᖓ |
ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ, ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕆᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ contact@baffinland.com ᐅᐸᓪᓗᒍᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᒃᑲᐃᔨ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖓ (BCLO).