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Sc ope of Wor k to F ac ilitate Comple tion of the Human He alth Risk Asse ssme nt to Suppor t MV2007L8-0031 the Pr opose d Re me diation of Giant Mine G. Mark Ric hardson, Ph.D., L indsay Smith-Munoz, M.Sc . & Ale xis F ast, M.E .De s. Stante c Consulting L td. Pho to c re dit: Ma rke Cling e r

Purpose of the Sc ope of Work T o de line a te the ste ps a nd ta sks re q uire d to me e t the o b je c tive s • o f the MVRB de c isio n with re spe c t to a c o mpre he nsive de ta ile d q ua ntita tive huma n he a lth risk a sse ssme nt (DQHHRA). T o de sc rib e the a ntic ipa te d wo rk e ffo rt tha t will b e re q uire d b y a • c o nsulta nt to c o mple te the DQHHRA fo r the Ba se line Ca se , the F uture Ca se a nd the Ba c kg ro und Ca se , fo llo wing the Pro b le m F o rmula tio n. T he o ve ra ll g o a l o f the re q uire d risk a sse ssme nt will b e to q ua ntify • the like ly c ha ng e (i.e ., re duc tio n) in e xpo sure a nd risk fro m a rse nic a nd o the r COPCs a sso c ia te d with re me dia tio n o f the Gia nt Mine Site . (} Stantec

DQHHRA Re quire me nts: F uture Ca se F o r the F uture Ca se , it will b e ne c e ssa ry to e stima te (mo de l) • c ha ng e s in e nviro nme nta l q ua lity up to 100 ye a rs a fte r the Re me dia tio n Pro je c t ha s b e e n fully imple me nte d. T ho se c ha ng e s ma y inc lude , b ut no t ne c e ssa rily b e limite d to , • the fo llo wing : T he q ua ntitie s o f COPCs tha t ma y mig ra te fro m the Gia nt Mine o Site due to surfa c e e ro sio n a nd runo ff. Impro ve d o r a lte re d q ua lity o f wa te r e nte ring the wa te r tre a tme nt o pla nt. Impro ve d o r a lte re d q ua lity o f wa te r e mitte d fro m the wa te r o tre a tme nt pla nt. Impro ve d o r a lte re d wa te r q ua lity in Ba ke r Cre e k. o Impro ve d o r a lte re d se dime nt tra nspo rt o f COPCs b y Ba ke r Cre e k o to Ye llo wknife Ba y. Impro ve d o r a lte re d COPC c o nc e ntra tio ns in surfa c e wa te rs, o se dime nts, a s we ll a s flo ra a nd fa una use d a s fo o d tha t inha b it lo c a l surfa c e wa te rs a nd te rre stria l ha b ita ts whe re e nviro nme nta l q ua lity sho uld impro ve o ve r the c o urse o f 100 ye a rs fo llo wing c o mple tio n o f the Re me dia tio n Pro je c t. (} Stantec

DQHHRA T a sks Proje c t Initia tion • Initia l me e ting s with AANDC, GMWG, GMAC a nd o the r Sta ke ho lde rs • Ba c kg round Pre pa ra tion a nd Doc ume nt/ Da ta Re vie w • Re vie w a nd Re vision of the Proble m F ormula tion • Co nsulta nt sho uld b e e nc o ura g e d to a pply his/ he r o wn kno wle dg e • a nd e xpe rtise to wa rds impro ving the Pro b le m F o rmula tio n F illing Da ta Ga ps • Co mple te the c ha ra c te riza tio n (sa mpling a nd a na lysis) o f a ll re le va nt • e nviro nme nta l me dia in a ll g e o g ra phic units Inve stig a te me ta l spe c ia tio n a nd its po te ntia l influe nc e o n e xpo sure s • a nd risks Co nduc t b io a va ila b ility/ b io a c c e ssib ility studie s • Co nduc t jo int fa c t-finding in a sso c ia tio n with Sta ke ho lde rs to fina lize • o pe ra b le e xpo sure pa thwa ys F o o d pre fe re nc e s a nd fo o d use o Ide ntific a tio n o f hunting a nd c o untry fo o d ha rve sting a re a s o (} Stantec

DQHHRA T a sks Continue d E xposure Asse ssme nt • Ba se line Ca se , F uture Ca se , Ba c kg ro und Ca se • De te rministic me tho ds • T o e nsure tha t risks a sso c ia te d with the ra ng e o f g e o g ra phic o a re a s, fo o d pre fe re nc e s, a nd a c tivitie s c a n b e re a dily ide ntifie d a nd spe c ific a lly q ua ntifie d. T o e nsure tha t a ll re side nts a nd sta ke ho lde rs c a n ide ntify o ne o o r mo re sc e na rio s tha t re la te s to the m a nd the ir fa mily me mb e rs. T oxic ity Asse ssme nt • Re lia nc e o n He a lth Ca na da T RVs re c o mme nde d, whe re a va ila b le • Risk Cha ra c te riza tion • Re port Pre pa ra tion, Community Pre se nta tions, e tc . • (} Stantec

DQHHRA T a sks: Sta ke holde r Consulta tions Re g ula r c onsulta tion with Gia nt Mine Sta ke holde rs is • e mpha size d throug hout the Sc ope of Work doc ume nt Ke y informa tion to be obta ine d from Sta ke holde rs will inc lude : • Ag re e me nt o n g e o g ra phic re g io ns to b e a ddre sse d in the • DQHHRA Ag re e me nt o n re c e pto rs to b e a ddre sse d in the DQHHRA • Ag re e me nt o n e xpo sure sc e na rio s to b e a ddre sse d in the • DQHHRA, inc luding the g e ne ra l a nd re a so na b le ma ximum sc e na rio s to b e e va lua te d Ag re e me nt o n a ny re visio ns to the Pro b le m F o rmula tio n • Ag re e me nt o n the type s/ spe c ie s o f c o untry fo o ds tha t a re • ha rve ste d lo c a lly a nd the pre do mina nt lo c a tio ns whe re the se fo o ds a re ha rve ste d T he fre q ue nc y o f c o nsumptio n o f the va rio us c o untry fo o ds, • inc luding se a so na lity o f ha rve sting a nd c o nsumptio n T he q ua ntitie s o f the va rio us c o untry fo o ds tha t a re c o nsume d • (} Stantec

DQHHRA: Possible Sta ke holde rs Gia nt Mine Wo rking Gro up, whic h inc lude s sta ff fro m: • T he Ye llo wknive s De ne F irst Na tio n o No rth Sla ve L a ke Me tis Allia nc e o Alte rna tive s No rth o E nviro nme nt Ca na da o He a lth Ca na da o Ab o rig ina l Affa irs a nd No rthe rn De ve lo pme nt Ca na da o Pub lic Wo rks a nd Go ve rnme nt Se rvic e s Ca na da o Gia nt Mine Adviso ry Co mmitte e , c o mprising : • Me mb e rs o f the YKDF N, re pre se nta tive s o f yo uth, E lde rs, b usine ss a nd • the fo rme r Chie f YK DF N E lde rs Se na te a nd Chie f/ Co unc il • No rthwe st T e rrito rie s T e rrito ria l F a rme rs Asso c ia tio n • Hunte rs a nd T ra ppe rs Asso c ia tio n • Ye llo wknife Ga rde ne rs Asso c ia tio n • Ye llo wknife Cruising Club • Mining He rita g e So c ie ty • Gia nt Mine Co mmunity Allia nc e (GMCA) (} Stantec •

Sc ope of Work: Ove rvie w Stake holde r c onsultation Pro je c t initiatio n me e ting with Clie nt Pro po sa l fo r sa mpling ; Co nduc t sa mpling Pro c e e d upo n a ppro va l Wa lk-o ve r o f Site a nd c o mmunitie s o f fo c us pr ior to initiation Intr oduc tion to Stake holde r s and initial c onsultation Pro po sa l fo r Re vie w o f b a c kg ro und re po rts a nd a va ila ble da ta ; Stake holde r c onsultation Bio a c c e ssibility te sting ; Co nduc t te sting Re vie w a nd re visio n o f the Pro b le m F o rmulatio n pr ior to initiation Pro c e e d upo n a ppro va l Jo int fa c t-finding : Stake holde r c onsultation r e g ar ding fo o d pre fe re nc e s, fo o d Stake holde r c onsultation Co nduc t fa c t- finding use , ha rve st lo c atio ns, e tc .; r e visions to Pr oble m F or mulation and par tic ipation Pro c e e d upo n a ppro va l Dra ft de te rministic DQHHRA Ba c kg ro und c a se (so urc e s unre la te d to , o r no t impac te d b y, Gia nt Mine o pe ra tio ns) • Ba se line c a se (c urre nt c o nditio ns) • F uture c a se (100 ye a rs a fte r imple me ntatio n o f Gia nt Mine Re me diatio n Pla n) • Pro po se future mo nito r ing pro g ra m(s), a s pa rt o f the c o nc lusio ns a nd re c o mme ndatio ns o f the DQHHRA • Stake holde r c onsultation on r e sults of Dr aft DQHHR A F inal DQHHR A

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