Principal Investigator:Lawson, Nick Licensed Year(s):20122011
2010
20092008 Summary:
The objectives of this project are to characterize the baseline water and sediment quality within the Thor Lake area, and to characterize the baseline aquatic community through the collection of phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthic invertebrates.
Water, sediment and aquatic organisms will be collected from 20 stations within the Thor Lake area. Most stations will be accessed by ATV and/or bo...
Principal Investigator:Lennie-Misgeld, Peter Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
The objectives of this study are to:
- Develop vegetation classification maps for local and regional study areas around the Thor Lake project. This new mapping can be used to identify or assist in the location of sensitive or ecologically important ecosystems, culturally important plants, rare plants and rare ecosystems, and will be the basis for wildlife habitat availability mapping.
- Conduct...
Principal Investigator:Lennie-Misgeld, Peter Licensed Year(s):
2009
2008 Summary:
Soil samples will be taken from representative sites in order to complete soil reclamation suitability assessment. Surficial sediments and soils will be described at each pit. In addition, notes will be taken on vegetation, drainage and terrain features, etc. A permafrost survey will consist of drilling shallow holes (<3 m) to determine permafrost conditions. Shallow permafrost drilling will be...
Principal Investigator:Schmidt, Nathan Licensed Year(s):
2007
2004 Summary:
The overall objective of this project is to collect additional information from Kennady Lake and the surrounding watershed for use in the environmental assessment of the De Beers Canada Inc. proposed Gahcho Kué Project.
De Beers Canada Inc. has been conducting hydrology baseline studies for a number of years in the area of the Gahcho Kué Project. The studies planned for this year will add to t...
Principal Investigator:Moore, Steve M Licensed Year(s):
2005
Summary:
The objective of the field program is to document baseline conditions within the study area to be used for a water licence and land use application towards development of a lead and zinc mine adjacent to the old Pine Point property. This includes completing Ecosystem Classification, Surface Water Quality Sampling, Fish Habitat Assessments, and a Wildlife Utilization and Diversity Study.
Field s...
Principal Investigator:Weitzner, Viviane Anita Licensed Year(s):
2004
Summary:
The main objective of this project is to gather information from the experience of Lutsel K'e in negotiating with the government, BHP, and other mining companies to share with other indigenous communities facing large-scale mining activities on their anc...