Voisey's Bay Environmental Management Board
The Labrador Inuit Association signed the Voisey's Bay Environmental Management Agreement (EMA) in 2002, setting up the Voisey's Bay Environmental Management Board (VBEMB) together with the governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador and the Innu Nation. The VBEMB is an advisory board whose purpose is to provide effective, responsible, and coordinated environmental management of the Voisey's Bay Mine and Mill.
To date, the VBEMB has provided advice on all permit applications associated with the Project, including the mining lease, mill construction and operation, culvert and bridge construction, and rehabilitation and closure plans. The VBEMB has also reviewed other requirements of the Voisey's Bay Undertaking Order, which set the terms for releasing the Voisey's Bay project from the environmental assessment process. These include environmental performance and protection plans, the delivery of socio-economic benefits, marine transportation issues and other aspects of the undertaking.
As the environmental management needs of the Voisey's Bay Project change, the Voisey's Bay Environmental Management Agreement will adapt to these changes. The Nunatsiavut Government will be participating in discussions with regards to a renewed EMA for the operations phase of the Voisey's Bay Project.
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