The Minister went on
to say "I have reviewed the Board's Report and pursuant to 12.5.7 (a) of the
Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, I accept the Board's Report and determination
that the Project should proceed subject to the imposition of measures 1 through
86. The other federal departments with jurisdictional responsibility in
relation to the proposal, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Natural Resources Canada
and Transport Canada, concur with this decision."
The Minister's
correspondence, in full, will be posted to NIRB's FTP site later
today.
In the meantime,
NIRB is making the necessary arrangements to meet with all government
departments and agencies to complete the Project Certificate, and by way of this
email is requesting confirmation that those government departments and agencies
with a regulatory responsibility can attend a 1-day meeting in Ottawa
on Monday December 18, 2006 to do so. Your response is requested by
Friday November 24, 2006.
In closing, the
Board wishes to thank the Proponent, Cumberland Resources Limited, and all
Parties who participated in this Part 5 Review process. Should you have
any questions, please feel free to contact me at (867)983-4603 or on email at sbriscoe@nirb.nunavut.ca.
Stephanie
Briscoe
Executive
Director
Nunavut Impact
Review Board
PO Box
1360
Cambridge Bay,
NU X0B 0C0
Phone
(867)983-4603
Fax
(867)983-2594