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

Description of Public Involvement and thePublic Consultation ProcessCommunity meetings were led by Sabina’s Vice President for Exploration who was supported byother Sabina staff members (including the environmental manager, camp manager, explorationtechnicians and local Inuit community members working for Sabina) and representatives fromRescan Environmental Services.Table 4.2-1 provides details of the community meetings and visits held to date by Sabina.Table 4.2-1Community Meetings and Visits, 2007LocationDateCommunity attendance(numbers attending or signed in)Omingmaktok July 7 th , 2005 5Omingmaktok September 16 th , 2006 8Site Visit to Hackett Camp withSeptember 17 th , 2006 5Bathurst Inlet residentsCambridge Bay June 18 th , 2007 44Gjoa Haven June 19 th , 2007 99Bathurst Inlet/ Omingmaktok(Residents from Omingmaktok wereflown to Bathurst Inlet for the meeting)Kugluktuk October 17 th , 2007(This date had been rearranged from June2007 due to community deaths. A mail outof the FAQ and comment sheet wasdelivered to all community members inJuly 2007 and community feast donated)July 23 rd , 2007 38(8 from Omingmaktok)169A series of initial visits and meetings were also held with representative groups andorganizations. These were:• June 18 th, 2007: Mayor and Council, Cambridge Bay• June 18 th , 2007: NIRB, Cambridge Bay• June 19 th , 2007: Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA), Cambridge Bay• June 19 th , 2007: Kitikmeot Corporation, Cambridge Bay• June 20 th , 2007: Nunavut Water Board, Gjoa Haven• October 19 th , 2007: Director of Lands, Environment and Resources, KIA, Kugluktuk• October 19 th , 2007: Mayor, KugluktukJanuary 2008 Hackett River Project – Project Proposal Sabina Silver CorporationReport Version B.1 4–3 Rescan Environmental Services Ltd. (Proj. #833-2)