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 The Resource Management Program is extensively involved in the Wuskwatim project, specifically the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
The resource management coordinator sat on numerous committees, such as the Access Management Committee, the Regulatory Committee, the Alternatives Committee and the Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) Committee.
The Resource Management Board has been involved with the renewal of the Churchill River Diversion Archaeological Program (CRDAP). We intend that the Heritage Resources Act and provincial policies established for the protection of heritage resources be applied to the Wuskwatim Project Archaeological Program Agreement in a manner consistent with customary law, beliefs, values and principles of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, including ownership regarding human remains and artefacts.
Members of the Resource Management Board have been reviewing and applying Traditional Knowledge to the EnvPPs. The EnvPPs are environmental protection guidelines that supplement project design, construction and operating specifications to prevent or minimize adverse environmental effects arising from the construction and operation of the project.
The EnvPPs are designated as “user friendly” reference documents for use by field construction and operating personnel. EnvPPs prescribe practical responses to legislation, regulations, licences, permits, standards, conditions, contracts, agreements, designs and specifications for specific situations at specific work locations.
They identify and describe environmental protection measures for sites of features of importance to Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation’s customary law, beliefs, values and principles. |
