Nunavut mining companies defend environmental management despite stiff criticism – CBC

Mar 25, 2021

Documents on Nunavut Impact Review Board’s website highlight issues with working groups

The environmental impacts of Nunavut’s two biggest mining companies are not being properly managed, according to Inuit hunters and organizations, governments and non-profits.

That’s what documents on the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s (NIRB) website show about Agnico Eagle’s operations in the Kivalliq, and Baffinland’s Mary River mine in the Baffin region.

The companies mitigate environmental impacts through working groups that include hunters and other Inuit.

These working groups monitor those impacts and recommend adjustments to ongoing mining operations. However, the mining companies are not required to act on their advice.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-mine-working-groups-1.5953968