From: Luigi Torretti Sent: March-03-14 9:23 AM To: 'Info at NIRB'; tarko@nirb.ca Cc: 'Matthew Pickard'; Geoff Clark; Heather Bears; Amanda Hanson; Ryan Barry Subject: EXTENSION REQUEST: NIRB 12MN036: Update Re NIRB Conformity Determination for Sabina's DEIS and Commencement of NIRB's Technical Review Period Importance: High Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Hello Tara, As follow-up to our phone conversation this morning, the KIA submits a request for an extension to the IRs for the Back River project. As discussed, the KIA is struggling with multiple projects and our is heavily engaged this month. The KIA proposes a 10-day extension (March 24th) to allow us the time and capacity to adequately prepare the IRs for this project. By way of this email, I also request that you add Heather Bears (cc’ed) to the NIRB’s distribution list for the Back River Project. Thank you for your time and consideration, and we look forward to an extension decision soon. Luigi Torretti, M.Sc., B.Comm. Senior Environment Officer Kitikmeot Inuit Association (867) 982-3310 www.kitia.ca From: Info at NIRB [mailto:info@nirb.ca] Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 1:31 PM To: 'Distribution List' Cc: 'Matthew Pickard'; 'Dave Hohnstein' Subject: NIRB 12MN036: Update Re NIRB Conformity Determination for Sabina's DEIS and Commencement of NIRB's Technical Review Period Dear Parties; Please use the hyperlink in the email (attached below) to access Sabina’s Draft EIS instead of the hyperlink in the letter. If you have any questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact Tara Arko, Technical Advisor, at (867) 983-4611 or via email at tarko@nirb.ca. Best regards, Tara Arko Technical Advisor, A/Manager Technical Administration Nunavut Impact Review Board P.O. Box 1360 (29 Mitik) Cambridge Bay, NU, X0B 0C0 Phone: 867-983-4600 Toll Free: 1-866-233-3033 Fax: 867-983-2594 E-mail: info@nirb.ca Web: www.nirb.ca Public Registry: ftp.nirb.ca From: Info at NIRB [mailto:info@nirb.ca] Sent: February-11-14 4:50 PM To: 'Distribution List' Cc: Matthew Pickard; Dave Hohnstein Subject: NIRB 12MN036: NIRB Conformity Determination for Sabina's DEIS and Commencement of NIRB's Technical Review Period Dear Parties; Please see the attached correspondence from the Nunavut Impact Review Board regarding the NIRB’s Review of Sabina Gold & Silver Corp.’s (Sabina) Back River project (NIRB: 12MN036). Please note that translations of this correspondence will be provided as soon as it becomes available. At this time, the NIRB is accepting Sabina’s submission as a Draft EIS and commencing the technical review period. The complete Draft EIS submission provided by Sabina is available from the NIRB’s ftp site at the following link: http://ftp.nirb.ca/02-REVIEWS/ACTIVE%20REVIEWS/12MN036-SABINA-BACK%20RIVER/02-REVIEW/05- DRAFT%20EIS%20%26%20CONFORMITY%20REVIEW/ The next steps in the NIRB’s review process for the Back River project are: ? Submission of Information Requests (IRs) directly to the NIRB by interested parties on or before 5:00 p.m. MT, Thursday March 13, 2014. ? After considering all IRs and making decisions regarding their suitability, the NIRB will forward all appropriate requests to the Proponent (and other parties if applicable) on or before Tuesday March 18, 2014. ? Upon forwarding IRs to the appropriate parties, the NIRB may set a timeframe for the Proponent and other parties if applicable, to respond with an IR response package. ? Upon receipt of the IR response package(s), all parties will be given 60 days for submission of technical review comments. ? The NIRB may schedule community information session meetings in communities potentially affected by the proposed Back River project, and will provide a minimum of 25 days’ notice for these events. Once again, the NIRB requests that all interested parties submit their Information Requests to the NIRB at info@nirb.ca or by fax to (867) 983-2594 on or before 5:00 p.m. MT, Thursday March 13, 2014. If you have any questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact Tara Arko, Technical Advisor, at (867) 983-4611 or via email at tarko@nirb.ca. Best regards, Natasha Lear Environmental Administrator Nunavut Impact Review Board P.O. Box 1360 (29 Mitik) Cambridge Bay, NU, X0B 0C0 Phone: 867-983-4600 Toll Free: 1-866-233-3033 Fax: 867-983-2594 E-mail: info@nirb.ca Web: www.nirb.ca Public Registry: ftp.nirb.ca