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410 · Fonds · 1985, 1987-2013

This fonds consists of 11.15 m of textual records, 2 drawings, 16 CDs, 1 zip disk, and 1 USB flash drive, including records from the Directorate, Corporate Management division, Policy, Legislation and Communications division, Environment division (and earlier from the Pollution Control division), Wildlife division, Protected Areas Strategy Secretariat, and Inuvik Region.

Records from the Directorate include ministerial and deputy minister chronos, briefing materials, meeting materials of the Senior Management Committee, Managing This Land Strategic Initiative Committee, Deputy Ministers' Land Use Steering Committee, Joint Climate Change Committee, Energy Coordinating Committee, Deputy Minister's Subcommittee on Science, Arctic Energy Alliance, as well as terms of reference of the Gwich'in Forest Management Steering Committee and correspondence and briefing notes regarding the forest management component of the Gwich'in Land Claim agreement. Records also include meeting materials of the Giant Mine Oversight Committee and the Informatics Steering Committee, land and water framework working groups, meeting materials regarding the restructuring of ENR's predecessor, the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, into ENR, material relating to the Territorial response to the Dehcho Land Use Plan, and workshop materials for the Development of a Land Use Framework workshop and a Water Strategy workshop. The records also include a memorandum of agreement with the Canadian Wildlife Federation and records relating to an amendment of the Wildlife Act.

Records from the Corporate Management division's Policy, Legislation and Communications unit (known for a time as the Policy and Strategic Planning division) include policy committee meeting materials, Senior Management Committee materials, Deputy Ministers Land Use Steering Committee materials, Natural Resources Conservation Trust Fund material, plans for organizational change in the early days of ENR, protocols documenting shared resources with the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, and records relating to enforcement of legislation, land use and protected areas, caribou management, the Mackenzie Gas Project, forest management, and department-wide training. Other records relate to the revision of the Wildlife Act, creation of the Species at Risk Act, and amendment of the Forest Management regulations, including meeting materials, reports, drafts, discussion papers, and records relating to public consultations. Records also include preliminary screening of land use permits, land lease applications, and water licence applications that were reviewed by the department and its predecessor, the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, as mandated by the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA). Records also include IRMA (Interim Resource Management Assistance) files, as well as Interim Measures Agreement files (IMA) as managed by DIAND and copied to RWED, who later became the lead on such files after devolution in 2014. Records also include communications on department programs and initiatives, agreements and memoranda of understanding, policies and directives, and records relating to human resources and a possible job action.

Records from the Environment Division include proceedings of the utilities management committee, program results from partnership with Ecology North, and legal opinions on environmental issues and case files in conjunction with the Department of Justice. Records also include agreements related to spills in the NWT.

Records from the Wildlife Division include files from the revision of the Wildlife Act, Species at Risk Programs, various publications, study information, briefing notes (2005-2006), and committee material for the Deputy Ministers’ Sub-Committee on the Science Act, Seismic Guidelines Steering Committee, and West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society Board.

Records from the Forest Management Division relate to timber supply and NWT Forest Industry Conferences and Workshops (2005-2006).

Records from the Protected Areas Strategy Secretariat include material from the Implementation Advisory Committee, Steering Committee, working groups, Secretariat, funders, forums, and workshop, material related to activities in the Akaitcho, Gwich'in, Sahtu, and Deh Cho regions, agreements, and communications materials.

Records from the Inuvik region include RWED Operations Manual, ENR Field Operations Manual Standard Operating Procedures, Summary of Hunting Regulations July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007, and material for a 2007 Research Day.

Northwest Territories. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (2005-)

This accession consists of records from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The records include the RWED Operations Manual, ENR Field Operations Manual Standard Operating Procedures, Summary of Hunting Regulations July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007, and presentation slides, project information sheets, manuscript abstracts, articles and reports, and an Internal Project Summary Proposal for a 2007 Research Day.

Northwest Territories. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (2005-)
G-2023-014 · Accession · 1988-2011, predominant 2009-2011
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Environment and Natural Resources fonds

This accession consists of records created and assembled by the Wildlife division of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources during the creation of a new Wildlife Act for the Northwest Territories. The records include correspondence, comments and recommendations, meeting notes, briefing material, presentation slides, information sheets, engagement plan, plain language summary, assessment report, Proposed New Wildlife Act for the Northwest Territories pamphlet, Drafting a New Wildlife Act for the Northwest Territories: A Progress Report, A Proposed New Wildlife Act for the NWT (public consultation document), and The Results of 2010-2011 Consultation and Public Engagement on the Proposed New Wildlife Act. The records also include copies of historical material from the negotiation of the Dene-Metis land claim (ca. 1988-1990) and later negotiating instructions (1998).

G-2023-002 · Accession · 1985-2010, predominant 2006-2010
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Environment and Natural Resources fonds

This accession consists of records from the Policy and Strategic Planning Division of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources relating to board and committee work (Deputy Ministers Land Use Steering Committee, Natural Resources Conservation Trust Fund) and a revision to the Wildlife Act, including the Wildlife Act Working Group.

Northwest Territories. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (2005-)

The accession consists of records from the Directorate of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, including departmental, Minister's and Deputy Minister's chronos (correspondence), committee records for the Deputy Ministers' Subcommittee on Science, Arctic Energy Alliance, and Giant Mine Oversight Committee, records relating to an amendment of the Wildlife Act, and a memorandum of agreement with the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

Northwest Territories. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Directorate

This accession consists of records from the Directorate of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, including Minister's Chronos (correspondence) from January 2007-December 2008 and March 2009-December 2010, Deputy Minister's Chronos from January-December 2007 and January 2009-December 2010, Deputy Minister's personal and confidential Chronos from June 2010-April 2011, and briefing material from 2007 and 2009-2011.

The records consist of Minister's and Deputy Minister's chronos (correspondence), briefing notes, and committee records from the Deputy Ministers' Land Use Steering Committee and the Managing This Land Deputy Ministers' Strategic Initiative Committee.

Northwest Territories. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Directorate

Records primarily include ministerial and Deputy Minister chronos from 2006. Records also include meeting materials from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development (RWED)'s restructuring team as it split into ENR and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI), as well meeting materials from the Giant Mine Oversight and Informatics Steering committees.

Northwest Territories. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Directorate

This accession consists of records relating to the Senior Management Committee, development of Species at Risk, Wildlife, and Forest Management legislation and regulations, enforcement of legislation, land use and protected areas, caribou management, and department-wide training. The records include meeting materials, proposals, reports, plans, correspondence, consultation records, presentation slides, draft legislation and regulations, briefing notes, legal opinions, agreements, and court documents.

The records relate to the revision of the Wildlife Act and include Final Recommendations of the Wildlife Aboriginal Advisory Group (2002), Summary of Public Consultation (2002), planning records and recommendations from Elders Workshops (2009-2010), Wildlife Act Working Group meeting materials (2009-2011), records related to public consultation, correspondence, reports, drafts and working documents, discussion papers, and reference material.

Northwest Territories. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Policy, Legislation and Communications division

Records include policy committee meeting minutes, policies and procedures documenting shared resources with the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment in 2005, plans for organizational change during ENR's creation, and drafts and correspondence regarding the Species At Risk Act.

Northwest Territories. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Policy, Legislation and Communications division