NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Robb, Tonia L
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The objectives of the monitoring program are to ensure that the on-site remediation works remain effective; to ensure that site specific health risks are monitored; and to identify any long-term changes that might be indicative of failures of the remediation works. The above objectives will be met by conducting a geotechnical inspection of the decommissioned mine, tailings and waste dump areas;...

Principal Investigator: Wright, Greg T
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The objectives of the assessment are to collect sufficient soil, sediment and surface water samples in order to characterize the site and to determine areas that require remediation. Samples of the waste rock piles will also be evaluated to determine the potential for acid rock drainage. After the completion of the field program, a risk assessment will be completed to Health Canada protocols in ...

Principal Investigator: Ziervogel, Herb
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The objective of this project is to determine the current environmental and physical condition of the site, in support of the development of a remedial action plan and remediation specifications for the site. On Treasure Island, the field team will use shovel and hand auger to collect limited soil and waste rock samples for lab testing. The lab testing will focus on hydrocarbons and metals. Th...

Principal Investigator: Farrell, Rory
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The objectives of this project are to characterize and delineate potential contaminants of concern at the Site, determine volumes of Hazardous Materials at the Site and identify potential borrow sources for landfilling at the Site (if necessary). A remedial action plan will then be developed outlining the most environmental, and cost effective method to restore the Site to its natural condition. ...

Principal Investigator: Diplock, David A
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The objective of this study is to conduct a detailed site investigation of the Blanchet Island Mine to further determine current environmental and physical conditions. This will include the identification and quantification of environmental impacts in soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater, and the delineation of contamination from any hazardous or non-hazardous materials left on site. ...

Principal Investigator: Lukas-Amulung, Sandra E
Licensed Year(s): 2008
Summary: The objectives of this research are to: describe the problematic overlap between NWT environmental assessment (EA) and negotiated agreements (NA); prepare several project review process models to explore possible relationships between NA and EA; evaluate the models and select a preferred model during an expert workshop; and assess the suitability of the preferred model using the views of First Nat...

Principal Investigator: Fitzpatrick, Patricia
Licensed Year(s): 2008
Summary: The purpose of this research is to understand how different environmental assessment (EA) processes across Canada are harmonized, and how harmonization impacts public participation. The Mackenzie Gas Project is the most complex assessment in this regard, makes an ideal study model of EA. The first objective of this research, that has already been completed, involves documenting the frequency of...

Principal Investigator: Wiatzka, Gerd M
Licensed Year(s): 2007 2006
Summary: The project objectives include the collection of information and samples to characterize the environmental conditions at the sites. The types of samples to be collected include: water (8 samples), sediment (5 samples), soil/tailings/waste rock (5 samples) and designated substances (e.g., asbestos, lead paint, PCBs, hydrocarbons). The work involves manual sampling and measurement with minimal d...

Principal Investigator: Borsy, Emily Jane E
Licensed Year(s): 2008 2007
Summary: The objective of this research is to obtain primary information about the gravel situation in the ISR from a variety of industry perspectives. The researchers wish to fill in a gap in information linking supply and demand to community stress and vulnerability, obtaining this information through interviews with industry professionals. The research will be conducted in two stages. The first sta...

Principal Investigator: Mueller, Thea
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: The research aims to understand First Nations’ perspectives of large-scale industrial projects, such as the Mackenzie Gas Project. The three objectives of the research project centre on discovering: how people talk about development projects in the public and private spheres; if and how thinking about industrialization in the North varies between different social groups (e.g., by age, employment s...