From: mailnull@primus.ca on behalf of jamynott@magma.ca
Sent: December 5, 2008 2:32 PM
To: lpayette@nirb.ca

Regarding Uravan Garry Lake Project, NIRB File 08EN037 

Dear Nunavut Impact Review Board, 

Please register my strong opposition to Uravan’s plans for mineral development on the calving grounds of the Beverly caribou. 

I has been drawn to my attention that the population of affected caribou has dropped significantly over that last number of years. [more specifically the number of cows in the calving grounds. 

In the past few years, while caribou numbers have been dropping, disruptive mineral exploration activity on the calving ground and the adjacent post-calving aggregation areas has risen dramatically.  As of this month, there are 727 active mineral tenures (permits, claims and leases) on the Beverly calving ground.  This level of industrial activity is clearly not sustainable. 

The proposal before the NIRB at present is bound to set a precedent. 

Thank you for this opportunity to contribute. 

John Mynott
jamynott@magma.ca