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Who We Are
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The Agency consists of an office with two staff members and a Board of Directors. The seven Directors are appointed by the following Society Members:
- Akaitcho Treaty 8 First Nations (specifically the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation and Yellowknives Dene First Nations)
- Tlicho Government (previously known as Dogrib Treaty 11 Council)
- Kitikmeot Inuit Association
- North Slave Metis Alliance
- Government of Canada (Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada)
- Government of the Northwest Territories
- BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc.
Each of the four Aboriginal Society Members appoints one Director. The other three Directors are jointly appointed by the Governments of Canada and NWT and BHP Billiton, in consultation with the Aboriginal governments. The Directors are independent of the appointing Parties, and cannot be employees of government or BHP Billiton. They work together in the best interests of the people affected by the Ekati Diamond Mine, and to protect the environment at Ekati.
For more information, please contact us.
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The Directors
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Bill Ross (Chairperson) was appointed jointly by the Governments of Canada and NWT and BHP Billiton in April 1997. Bill has studied and participated in the professional practice of Impact Assessment for 35 years with a focus on cumulative effects assessment and follow-up studies. He has served as a Director of the Agency since its inception and as its Chairperson since 2003. His goal for the Agency is that, when the Ekati Mine closes, BHP Billiton will be recognized as having operated the best environmentally-managed mine in
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Tim Byers (Vice-Chairperson) was appointed by the Akaitcho Treaty 8 First Nations in May 2001. Tim is an independent consultant living in Manitoba who has been working on projects in the Canadian arctic all his professional life, specializing in studies of arctic seabirds, fish and marine invertebrates. He has also assisted Aboriginal communities in documenting their indigenous environmental knowledge. Tim is keenly interested in seeing more Aboriginal youth become engaged in the environmental sciences, as well as Traditional Environmental Knowledge (TEK) being more frequently used in environmental monitoring and research. |
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Jaida Ohokannoak (Secretary-Treasurer) was appointed by the Kitikmeot Inuit Association in December 2003, and has served as Secretary-Treasurer since 2004. Jaida has resided in northern Canada for over 16 years, currently in Cambridge Bay, and has experience in environmental assessment, renewable resource management, research and monitoring studies. She believes that mining can be conducted in an environmentally responsible manner that will benefit both industry and local people without long-term impacts to the environment. |
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Tony Pearse was appointed by the Tlicho Government in March 1997, and has served as a Director since the Agency's inception. Tony is a resource planner specializing in planning and policy development for First Nations in areas related to treaty negotiation and land use. |
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Laura Johnston was appointed jointly by the Governments of Canada and NWT and BHP Billiton in December 2006. Laura retired from Environment Canada after 30 years of service, the last 15 in environmental protection in the NWT and Nunavut. Her expertise is in the fields of chemistry and geology with a focus on water-related issues, especially groundwater quality. |
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Kim Poole was appointed jointly by the Governments of Canada and NWT and BHP Billiton in December 2006. Kim is a professional wildlife biologist with 28 years of experience in the NWT, Nunavut and BC in the areas of wildlife inventory, wildlife habitat assessment, and identification and mitigation of environmental impacts related to the forestry, mining, and tourism industries.
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Sheryl Grieve was appointed by the North Slave Métis Alliance in 2005 and again in November 2011. Sheryl is a Geographer and Environmental Scientist who specializes in culturally appropriate Environmental Assessment, using indigenous values in Benefit-Cost Analysis and Geographic Information Systems. Sheryl is a longtime northerner who currently manages the Environment, Lands and Resources Branch of the North Slave Métis Alliance. |
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The Staff
The Agency maintains an office in Yellowknife, where staff coordinate the activities of the Agency and are available to assist the public.
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Kevin O'Reilly has served as the Executive Director for the Agency since January 2005. Kevin is the former Research Director of the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC) and has extensive experience in environmental assessments and monitoring of projects in the NWT. He was involved in the original EARP panel review of the Ekati mine, negotiation of the environmental agreement and water licensing. Kevin served on Yellowknife City Council from 1997 to 2006. |
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Allison Anderson - Bio coming soon ...
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