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• CanZinco submitted initial Closure Plan in February, 2002

• Nunavut Water Board hearing held in Arctic Bay in July, 2002

• Nanisivik Mine closed in September, 2002

• CanZinco required to re-submit Closure and Reclamation Plan under new water licence

• Final Plan submitted February 2004

• Review in March and April• Technical Meetings in May• Upcoming Public Hearing

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• Held in Yellowknife on May 4th and 5th

• Participants included– Indian and Northern Affairs

Canada– Government of Nunavut– Fisheries and Oceans Canada– Nunavut Tunngavik

Incorporated– Environment Canada– Workers’ Compensation Board– Independent Expert– NWB Staff– Arctic Bay Elder

• Comments exchanged prior to meeting

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• Public Hearing set for June 3rd, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

• To continue June 4th, as required

• Written statements due May 28, 2004

• Outstanding Issues to be addressed

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• For CanZinco– Sample underneath

concentrate shed and industrial complex concrete pads

– More information on possible ice lens under industrial complex

– Professional opinion on the stability of the mine workings

– Detailed closure plans for sealing mine portals and monitoring

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• For CanZinco– Inspection and sampling of

PCB storage area– PCB testing for demolished

building materials– Disposal plans if PCB

building material located– Fate of dike at the toe of

the landfill– Expanding the number of

chemicals tested for at the landfill site

– Testing for chemicals at explosives facility

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• For CanZinco:– Concerns about location of

sand and gravel quarry near water bodies

– Schedule for 2004 (reclamation, monitoring)

– Fate of East Adit treatment facility

– Reporting of testing for roadways

– Commitment to monitor Kuhulu Lake

– Commitment to submit final Plan following Public Hearing

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• For Government of Nunavut– Update/report on

alternative use of facilities– List of all facilities– Update/report on socio-

economic impact work completed

– Municipal water licence issues

– Water supply issues

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• For Indian and Northern Affairs Canada:– Status report on

Strathcona Sound Monitoring Committee

– Compliance Report for water licence

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• For the Department of Fisheries and Ocean– Update on alternative

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– Map of dock area lease properties and sampling done within/outside DFO lease boundaries

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• For Environment Canada:– Update on their new

regulations

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• Parties to clarify community consultation roles to update on remediation work ongoing/completed (NWB, DIAND, GN, NTI, DFO, etc)

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Documents

Final Plan Background rao6]Xu4 X6NAt5 ckwoz4mzb CanZinco submitted initial Closure Plan in February, 2002 Nunavut Water Board hearing held in Arctic Bay