Effective Community Engagement during the Environmental Assessment of a Mining Project in the Canadian Arctic
The Back River Project is an approved gold mine in Nunavut, Canada owned by Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Sabina developed a comprehensive community engagement program during the environmental assessment phase of the Project to share information, receive and address local feedback and concerns, and...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:8032625 2023-05-15T14:55:05+02:00 Effective Community Engagement during the Environmental Assessment of a Mining Project in the Canadian Arctic Prno, Jason Pickard, Matthew Kaiyogana, John 2021-02-02 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8032625/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33528623 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-021-01426-5 en eng Springer US http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8032625/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33528623 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-021-01426-5 © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . CC-BY Environ Manage Article Text 2021 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-021-01426-5 2021-05-02T00:23:09Z The Back River Project is an approved gold mine in Nunavut, Canada owned by Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Sabina developed a comprehensive community engagement program during the environmental assessment phase of the Project to share information, receive and address local feedback and concerns, and develop productive relationships in support of Project advancement. This paper outlines Sabina’s engagement program, successes and challenges encountered from the perspective of a mineral developer, and insights obtained for effective community engagement in a Canadian Arctic context. The program has been commended by observers and is consistent with best practice models. Sabina’s experiences revealed the importance of engaging early and often using a context-specific approach; comprehensive record-keeping and reporting; the meaningful incorporation of community perspectives and Traditional Knowledge; and focusing on long-term relationships, partnerships, and local benefits. Effective community engagement subsequently played a key role in Sabina securing major licenses and permits for Project advancement. Text Arctic Back River Nunavut PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic Canada Nunavut Environmental Management 67 5 1000 1015 |
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The Back River Project is an approved gold mine in Nunavut, Canada owned by Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Sabina developed a comprehensive community engagement program during the environmental assessment phase of the Project to share information, receive and address local feedback and concerns, and develop productive relationships in support of Project advancement. This paper outlines Sabina’s engagement program, successes and challenges encountered from the perspective of a mineral developer, and insights obtained for effective community engagement in a Canadian Arctic context. The program has been commended by observers and is consistent with best practice models. Sabina’s experiences revealed the importance of engaging early and often using a context-specific approach; comprehensive record-keeping and reporting; the meaningful incorporation of community perspectives and Traditional Knowledge; and focusing on long-term relationships, partnerships, and local benefits. Effective community engagement subsequently played a key role in Sabina securing major licenses and permits for Project advancement. |
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