Re: permitReview Board Environmental Assessment Decision
To make its decision in the environmental assessment (EA) of Consolidated GoIdWin Ventures Inc.'s Diamond Exploration, the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board (Review Board) has relied upon all information in the Public Record. . Having considered this evidence, the Review Board has made its decision in accordance with Section 128 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource ManagementAct (MVRMA).
The Review Board finds that the implementation of the commitments made by the developer in the course of this EA (see Appendix A) alone will not fully mitigate all of the significant adverse environmental impacts of the proposed development. The Review Board also finds that the public concern about the development is linked to these residual adverse environmental impacts. The Review Board, however, is of the view that effective mitigation of these adverse environmental impacts based on the recommendations made in this Report of Environmental Assessment can alleviate public concern:
Therefore, the Review Board has decided pursuant to subsection 128(1)(b)(ii) of the MVRMA, to:
• Recommend that the approval of the proposal be made subject to the imposition of such measures as it considers necessary to prevent significant adverse impacts.
Unless the measures recommended in this Report of Environmental Assessment are implemented, the Review Board does not believe the significant adverse environmental impacts can be mitigated or that the associated public concern can be addressed.
TOdD BURLINGAME DATE
Chair
Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board