080121-08MN006-Sabina Hackett River Project Proposal ... - NIRB

Training and Employment3.5 Workforce Mobilization and ScheduleAccess to the site will be by air, with two to three flights each week. Flights will connect withregional labour centres and pick-ups for local workers will be provided in Kugluktuk, CambridgeBay and Yellowknife. Most construction workers will stay on-site for several months at a time,working until their jobs are finished. Most of the operational workforce will rotate every twoweeks.3.6 Contracting and ProcurementThe following types of activities and services will be contracted out:• Facility construction;• Engineering;• Concentrate shipping;• Worker mobilization services;• Open pit mining; and• Services such as camp housekeeping, logistics and explosives may be also contracted out.Sabina is committed to supporting Kitikmeot businesses where they can deliver a timely,competitive and efficient product. Support will be provided to Kitikmeot businesses to helpthem prepare for bidding on contracts and maximize Inuit content.3.7 Inuit Impact and Benefit AgreementSabina acknowledges that the Hackett River Project is a major development that will result in abenefit to the Inuit within the local communities, the Kitikmeot and Nunavut. Sabina alsoacknowledges that some of those benefits will be addressed in the Inuit Impact and BenefitAgreement (IIBA). Negotiations for the IIBA will begin as soon as possible with the goal ofreaching an agreement to include, but not be limited to:• job opportunities• training• preferential hiring programs• project contracting and procurement programs• planning and design participation• new business and contract arrangements• participation in monitoring activities and dispute resolution.January 2008 Hackett River Project – Project Proposal Sabina Silver CorporationReport Version B.1 3–3 Rescan Environmental Services Ltd. (Proj. #833-2)