DID News Alert May 18, 2012. The Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) has sent out a list of the key issues that will be discussed during the final community hearings in July. More ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Inuktitut Audio About NIRB. They are:

1. Alternatives to Steensby Inlet port
2. Destruction of inuksuit along the railway
3. Risks of accidents, spills, environmental disasters, and rescue response plan.
4. Overwintering of fuel in barges and its environmental risks.
5. Impact of shipping route on marine wildlife (walrus, bowhead, narhwals, belugas)
6. Monitoring of water and soil pollution, risks of contamination of water sources.
7. Environmental impact of railway, effect on caribou population.

Follow this link for a complete collection of Baffinland's presentations during the Iqaluit technical meetings: ftp.nirb.ca/02-REVIEWS/ACTIVE%20REVIEWS/08MN053-BAFFINLAND%20MARY%20RIVER/2-REVIEW/08-FINAL%20EIS/05-TECHNICAL%20MEETING/BIMC%20PRESENTATIONS/

All the presentations are in PDF files. More news at DID News Alert