Alan Ehrlich

Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board

The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board conducts environmental assessments. This public process is a thorough study of a proposed development's application to decide if the development is likely to have significant adverse impacts on the environment, or likely to cause public concern. If so, the Review Board may recommend to the Minister of Lands of the Government of Northwest Territories that the project can proceed to regulatory permitting and licensing provided some measures are in place or the project should be rejected. Alternatively, the Review Board decide the project can proceed to regulatory permitting and licensing as is, in which case the ministers have 10 days following the Review Board's decision to refer the development to environmental impact review. Or the final option is the Review Board may order an environmental impact review for a more detailed review by an independent panel.