1. Kitikmeot Inuit Association
Presentation on Sabina Gold & Silver Corp.’s
Back River Project FEIS Addendum

2. KIA Mandate
“To manage Kitikmeot Inuit Lands and Resources to protect and promote the social, cultural, political, environmental, and economic well-being of the Kitikmeot Inuit.”

3. Project Location on Inuit Owned Land
The Back River Project footprint overlaps 5 Inuit Owned Land Parcels
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BB-13
BB-15
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BB-27
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BB-16
BB-15
BB-02
BB-13

4. Sabina Mineral Claims in the Kitikmeot Region

5. KIA Participation
KIA has participated fully and to maximum capacity throughout the NIRB process
KIA and Sabina have a positive working relationship
Sabina has been receptive to KIA’s concerns and comments, and engaged KIA on many occasions to discuss and resolve issues

6. KIA Review Team Jared Ottenhof – KIA Lands and Environment Officer
Technical Review Lead
John Donihee – Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
KIA Legal Counsel

7. KIA Specialists Wildlife Zoetica Environmental Research Services Inc.
Geotechnical Engineering
BGC Engineering Inc.
Water Quality
Hutchinson Environmental Sciences Ltd.
Fish and Fish Habitat
Palmer Environmental Consulting Group Inc.
Air Quality
Pottinger Gaherty Environmental Consultants Ltd.
Socio-Economics
Shared Value Solutions Ltd.
Traditional Knowledge
Banci Consulting Ltd.

8. Information Requests
KIA submitted approximately 140 Information Requests for the DEIS review phase, and 67 Information Requests to the NIRB for the FEIS phase
25 Traditional Knowledge issues (mostly editorial in nature) were identified in the FEIS and resolved with outcomes included in the KIA’s final written submission prior to the 2016 FEIS Hearing

9. Technical Comments & Joint Submissions
KIA presented the NIRB with 26 technical comments in the initial FEIS review, and 20 technical comments on the FEIS Addendum
KIA and Sabina presented 2 joint submissions on proposed terms and conditions for the project certificate to minimize or eliminate KIA concerns:
3 related to water quality
3 related to geotechnical matters
3 related to fish / fish habitat
7 related to wildlife and caribou

10. KIA-Proponent Interaction
Following the release of the Nunavut Impact Review Board Report on the project, Sabina engaged KIA, making significant efforts to resolve KIA’s technical comments and requests
This occurred through continual talk and contact between KIA and Sabina that is well documented by Sabina, and was presented at the pre-hearing conference and earlier in this hearing
KIA’s submissions to the Board as part of the review process were the results of this ongoing constructive communication

11. Resolved Technical Comments

12. Water Quality
TC1: Placement of Monitoring Stations in Near- and Mid-Shore Marine Environment
TC2: Baseline Water Quality Data
TC3: Freshwater Monitoring Locations
TC4: Water Quality Sampling Frequency
TC5: Water Quality Monitoring Suite
TC6: Data Evaluation and Response Framework
TC7: Exclusion of Zooplankton from the AEMP

13. Water Quality
Sabina adequately addressed all of KIA’s recommendations or Requests
Fine details and detailed designs related to water quality will be addressed through the improvement of the Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program, and other components of Nunavut Water Board water licensing stage

14. Fish and Fish Habitat
TC8: Clarify Representation of Impacts to Fish Habitat
TC9: Mitigation by Design vs. Offsetting
TC10: Detail on the Design and Construction, and Conceptual Feasibility of the Fish Mitigation Passage
TC11: Baseline for Rascal Stream Memo
TC12: Reporting on Timing of Fishway Mitigation Activities
TC13: Clarification of Terminology and Characterization of Effects
TC14: Monitoring of Proposed Mitigation Measure
TC15: Evaluating Success as part of the Monitoring Program
TC16: Clarification on the Timing of Satellite Imagery for Bathymetric Maps
TC17: Serious Harm to non-Fish Bearing Lakes and Ponds
TC18: Losses in Fisheries Productivity

15. Fish and Fish Habitat
Sabina adequately addressed all of KIA’s recommendations or Requests
Fine details and detailed designs related to fish and fish habitat will be determined in the Fisheries Act authorization stage

16. Caribou and Wildlife
TC19: Mitigation plan Continuity between WMMP Versions
TC20: Caribou Mitigation and Protection

17. KIA Recommendations
KIA would like to reiterate their support for the commitments, terms and conditions that were jointly submitted with Sabina at the 2016 FEIS Hearing

18. Future KIA Matters
Though there have been progressive technical discussions with Sabina, there are several key project components not yet in place
Inuit Impact Benefit Agreement
Compensation Agreements under the Nunavut Agreement
Land Tenure / Lease Agreement
Nunavut Water Board Water License
Fisheries Act Authorization
KIA anticipates ongoing discussions with Sabina on these matters

19. Concluding Remarks

20. Koana-Quana-Thank You