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News Releases

Recent news releases

Agreements

1. Agreement for an Environmental Impact Review of the Mackenzie Gas Project (8/18/2004)
2. Agreement for the Coordination of the Regulatory Review of the Mackenzie Gas Project (4/22/2004 - 1.4 MB)
3. Memorandum of Agreement for the Establishment of the Northern Gas Project Secretariat (12/8/2003 - 921.5 KB)
4. Memorandum of Understanding for Inuvialuit Participation in the Environmental Review of any Transregional Gas Pipeline Project (10/1/2002 - 86.5 KB )

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Documents

1. Relevant Joint Review Panel documents

2. FINAL Terms of Reference for the Environmental Impact Statement for the Mackenzie Gas Project (August 18, 2004 -386KB)

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Legislation

1. The Western Arctic Claim The Inuvialuit Final Agreeement (10/25/2004)
2. Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (1998, c.25) (06/18/1998)
3. Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act Consolidation (03/30/2004)
4. Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (1992, c.37) (06/22/1992)

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Letters

September 7, 2004
Letter from Joint Review Panel to Imperial Oil Resources (Re:submission of EIS)

September 17, 2004
Response from Imperial Oil to Joint Review Panel (Re: preparation of EIS) (189.8 KB)

September 23, 2004
Response from Joint Review Panel to Imperial Oil Resources (Re:submission of EIS) (127.3 KB)

September 17, 2004
Letter from Imperial Oil to Joint Review Panel (Re: September 10 meeting) (343.1 KB)

September 17, 2004
Letter from Status of Women Council of the N.W.T. to Imperial Oil Resources (Re: Mackenzie Gas Project Environmental Impact Statement) (116.7 KB)

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Project Referrals

There are three steps that must take place prior to the establishment of a Joint Review Panel for the Environmental Assessment of the Mackenzie Gas Project, as guided by the AGREEMENT FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW OF A NORTHERN GAS PROJECT.

All three steps have been completed and the joint review panel is expected to be ready for appointment by early July, following the finalization of the agreement cited above.

The documentation below reflects the referral process.

Referral from Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board to a Joint Panel Review (COMPLETED)
 

Under Part 5 of Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (COMPLETED)

December 8, 2003
Letter from Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board to Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board referring the application re: Camsell Bend for an environmental assessment pursuant to subsection 125(1) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act

Letter from Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board to Mackenzie Gas Project of notification of referral of application re: Camsell Bend to Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review for an environmental assessment pursuant to subsection 125(1) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act

April 20, 2004
Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board orders referral to a joint review panel and requests approval from the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, pursuant to paragraph 141(2)(a) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and consistent with the Cooperation Plan, for it to enter in to an Agreement with the Minister of the Environment to establish a Joint Review.

Press Release
Letter of request to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs to refer the project to a joint review panel

May 25, 2004
MVEIRB issues its Reasons and Scoping Report

Response letter from the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs approving the Board's request for joint panel review of the Mackenzie Gas Project.

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Referral from Minister of the Environment to a Joint Review Panel (COMPLETED)
 

July 17, 2003
Letter from National Energy Board to Minister of Environment requesting consideration of the Mackenzie Gas Project by a review panel (as described in the Cooperation Plan)

August 21, 2003
Letter of response from Minister of Environment to National Energy Board referring the MGP to a review panel pursuant to section 29 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

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Referral from the Inuvialuit (COMPLETED)
 

January 29, 2004
Letter from Environmental Impact Screening Committee (Inuvialuit) to Mackenzie Gas Project of notification of project to a joint panel review (as described in the Cooperation Plan)

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Publications

April, 2003
Preliminary Information Package (PIP) (PDF)

May 13, 2004
Letter - Imperial has provided updated information on the June 2003 Preliminary Information Package which narrows the project options. This information, provided by letter, relates to the production facility at Taglu, as well as the connection to a Nova Gas Transmission Ltd line in Alberta. (PDF-311KB).
Surface facilities (PDF-2.01MB)
Shell's Niglintgak Gas Field Conditioning Facility (PDF-141KB)

June 2002
Cooperation Plan for the Environmental Impact Assessment and Regulatory Review of a Northern Gas Pipeline through the Northwest Territories (PDF)

February 2003
Plan for Public Involvement (PDF)

September 10, 2002
Consolidated Information Requirements for NWT Pipeline Project (PDF)

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