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Giant Mine Remediation Project MV2007L8-0031 & MV2019X007 Intervention by the North Slave Métis Alliance January 2020

North Slave Métis Alliance (NSMA) Represents s.35 Aboriginal rights-bearing Métis people of the Great Slave Lake area Has judicial recognition of its members’ common law Aboriginal rights as Métis Members continue to exercise their collectively held, unextinguished Aboriginal rights as Métis people around Great Slave Lake 2

Giant Mine – Cultural Importance and Mining Impacts Impacts of the mine have been felt as both Yellowknife residents and land users Fear of contamination – harvesters driven away Members part of Giant Mine workforce Difficulty in envisioning site as anything but contaminated Photo credit: J.Hurtubise 3

NSMA Intervention for the Water Licence Concerns fit under topics such as: Offsite contamination Current data and models Monitoring frequency and location(s) as early Communicating risk warning system Fish and benthic invertebrate health Final state and appearance of the site 4

GMRP Responses to Intervention NSMA Issue 1 – Widespread Soil & Water Contamination NSMA Issue 2 – Baker Creek Reference Sites NSMA Issue 3 – Baker Creek Monitoring Frequency 5

GMRP Responses to Intervention NSMA Issue 4 – YK Bay Surface Water Monitoring Frequency NSMA Issue 5 – Fish and Benthic Invertebrates NSMA Issue 6 – Modelling – Freeze Optimization Program 6

GMRP Responses to Intervention NSMA Issue 7 – Communicating Risk to the Public NSMA Issue 8 – Pit Wall Contouring NSMA Issue 9 – Onsite Revegetation 7

NSMA Ultimate Priorities for Giant Mine Mine site cleaned and remediated to be safe for people and wildlife; Arsenic safely contained and ongoing research on disposal/permanent storage; and, Ongoing and meaningful engagement. Photo credit: J.Hurtubise 8

Thank you. Questions? 9