2019

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019

Infrastructure

Update on Grays Bay - Scott Northey, Director & Treasurer, Nunavut Resources Corporation

The Naujaat Community Access Trail - A Collaborative Approach to Infrastructure Development between a Hamlet and an Exploration Company - Nick Thomas, Manager of Investor and Community Relations, North Arrow Minerals

Investor and Community Relations, North Arrow Minerals
Update on Kahuna project - Denise Lockett, Dunnedin Ventures Inc

Listen to the Leaders - Employment Successes & Barriers Panel

Barriers and Success to Employment - Marsha Chetty, Director, Organizational Effectiveness - Baffinland Iron Mines

Inclusivity & Diversity Panel

Inclusivity and Diversity - Kaviq Kaluraq, Nunavut Impact Review Board
Inclusivity and Diversity - Laura Churchill, Pauktuutit, Inuit Women of Canada
Inclusivity and Diversity - BJ Barnes, Baffinland Iron Mines
Inclusivity and Diversity - Pamela Ellemers, De Beers Canada Inc.

Regulatory Session

Introducing the Community Engagement Support Program -
Erika Zell, Manager, Environmental Assessment and Regulation - Government of Nunavut

Duty to Consult: A Northern Project Development Perspective - Toby Kruger, Partner - Lawson Lundell LLP

Proposed mineral regime allowing for online map selection of mineral claims in Nunavut - Dominque Quirion, Senior Geologist - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

Opportunities and Challenges: A MAC Perspective - Brendan Marshall, Vice President - Mining Association of Canada (MAC)

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

Exploration & Geoscience

Exploration and Geosciences Session - Update on exploration in Nunavut - Michal Russer, District Geologist, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

Updates from the Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office - Linda Ham, Chief Geologist, Canada Nunavut Geoscience Office (CNGO)

Back River Exploration Update - Angus Campbell, Vice President, Exploration, Sabina Gold & Silver

Update from Meliadine - Martin Plante, Agnico Eagle Mines

The geology of the Mary River Group at Long Lake, western
Tuktuliarvik region, northern Baffin Island - Erin Bros, MSC Candidate - University of Alberta

Overview of the GEM2 Glacial Synthesis Project in mainland Nunavut - Isabelle McMartin, Research Scientist, Geological Survey of Canada

Update of Chidliak and De Beers - Erik Marsden, Vice President, Sustainability,  De Beers Canada

Update from TMAC - Alex Buchan, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, TMAC Resources

Baffinland & QIA IIBA

Mary River IIBA Outreach - Presented by Qikiqtani Inuit Association

Mary River IIBA - Brian Penney, President, Baffinland Iron Mines

Regulatory

Regulatory Session - NIRB Regulatory Improvements - Ryan Barry, Executive Director, Nunavut Impact Review Board

Surety Bonding (English) Surety Bonding (Inuktitut) - Spencer Dewar, Director of Resource Management, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

Getting Agreements Right: A Framework for Successful Implementation - Stefan Reinecke, Technical Lead, Stratos 

Environment Session

Supreme Court Redwater Decision: Implications for the North - Charles Birchall, Partner, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP

Groundwater quality in the permafrost environment – science and practice for meaningful results - Valerie Bertrand, Senior Geochemist, Golder Associates

The Nunavut Regulatory Approval Process: The Back River Example - Matthew Pickard, Vice President, Environment & Sustainability, Sabina Gold & Silver

The Participation of Indigenous Communities in the Mineral Sector - Luka Stevanovic, Analyst, Aboriginal & Regulatory Affairs, Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada

A Novel Approach to Fish Habitat Compensation in Marine Arctic Environments - Victoria Burdett-Coutts, Marine Biologist, Advisian

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

Nunavut Prospectors ‎Program and Prospecting Course - Hugh MacIsaac, Resident Geologist, Government of Nunavut, Economic Development and Transportation

Mineral Exploration Projects in Kivalliq Region - John Tugak, Prospector