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APPENDIX A: LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

Department of Natural Resources

Anil Arora, Assistant Deputy Minister Minerals and Metals Sector

2011/10/03

5

Ginny Flood, Director General Minerals, Metals and Materials Policy Branch

   

Patrick O'Neill, Director General Explosives Safety and Security Branch

   

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

Helen Cutts, Vice-President Policy Development Sector

2011/10/05

6

John McCauley, Director Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Division

   

Department of Justice

Michael Hudson, Deputy Assistant Deputy Attorney General

   

Joanne Kellerman, General Counsel and Executive Director

   

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Mitch Bloom, Vice-President Policy and Planning

2011/10/17

7

Donald James, Director General Northern Projects Management Office

   

Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Sara Filbee, Assistant Deputy Minister Lands and Economic Development

   

Janet King, Assistant Deputy Minister Northern Affairs Organization

   

Department of Natural Resources

Brian Gray, Assistant Deputy Minister Earth Sciences Sector

2011/10/19

8

John Percival, Program Manager Geomapping for Energy

   

Linda Richard, Coordinator Geomapping for Energy and Minerals

   

David J. Scott, Director Geological Survey of Canada Northern Canada Division

   

Canadian Space Agency

Chummer Farina, Vice-President

2011/10/24

9

Steve MacLean, President

   

Geomatics Industry Association of Canada

James Ferguson, Chair and Acting President

   

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada

Scott Cavan, Program Director Aboriginal Affairs

   

Richard Moore, Chair Geosciences Committee

   

Advanced Explorations Inc.

John Gingerich, President and Chief Executive Officer

2011/10/26

10

Bernie Swarbrick, Vice-President Capital Projects and Studies

   

Diamonds North Resources Ltd.

Mark Kolebaba, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Gedex Inc.

Keith Morrison, Chief Executive Officer

   

Coalition pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine

Ugo Lapointe, Cofounder

2011/10/31

11

Saskatchewan Mining Association

Gary Merasty, Member

   

Pamela Schwann, Executive Director

   

Tammy Van Lambalgen, Member Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs and Legal Counsel, AREVA Resources Canada Inc.

   

Mining Association of Canada

Pierre Gratton, President and Chief Executive Officer

2011/11/02

12

Rick Meyers, Vice-President Technical and Northern Affairs

   

MiningWatch Canada

Ramsey Hart, Co-Manager Canada Program

   

Department of Natural Resources

Brian Gray, Assistant Deputy Minister Earth Sciences Sector

2011/11/16

13

Donna Kirkwood, Acting Director General Geological Survey of Canada, Central and Northern Canada

   

John Percival, Program Manager Geomapping for Energy

   

Linda Richard, Coordinator Geomapping for Energy and Minerals

   

Avalon Rare Metals Inc.

Donald S. Bubar, President and Chief Executive Officer

2011/11/21

14

Canadian Zinc Corporation

John F. Kearney, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

   

Fortune Minerals Limited

Robin E. Goad, President

   

Richard Schryer, Director Regulatory and Environmental Affairs

   

Mine Training Society

Hilary Jones, General Manager

   

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited

Eberhard Scherkus, President and Chief Operating Officer

2011/11/23

15

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

John Cheechoo, Director

   

John Merritt, Senior Policy Advisor

   

Newmont Mining Corporation

Tara Christie, Senior Advisor External and Government Affairs, Hope Bay Mining Ltd

   

Chris Hanks, Vice-President Environmental Affairs, Hope Bay Mining Ltd.

   

NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines

Lawrence Connell, Vice-President

   

Tom Hoefer, Executive Director

   

Brent Murphy, Director

   

Government of New Brunswick

Sam McEwan, Assistant Deputy Minister Department of Natural Resources

2011/11/30

17

Québec Mining Association

Jean-Claude Belles-Isles, Director Environment

   

Benoît Longchamps, Economist

   

Dan Tolgyesi, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Gem Steel Edmonton Ltd.

Bradley Gemmer, President

2011/12/05

18

Trinity Helicopters

Glen Sibbeston, Chief Pilot

   

Northwatch

Brennain Lloyd, Project Coordinator

2011/12/07

19

Yukon Chamber of Mines

Claire Derome, President

   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

William Boor, Senior Vice-President Global Ferroalloys

2012/02/14

26

Matawa First Nations

Raymond Ferris, Coordinator Ring of Fire

   

Nishnawbe Aski Nation

Les Louttit, Deputy Grand Chief

   

White Tiger Mining Corp.

Ronald Coombes, President

   

AurCrest Gold Inc.

Ian A. Brodie-Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer

2012/02/16

27

City of Greater Sudbury

David  Kilgour, Councillor

   

Ian Wood, Director Economic Development

   

MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd.

Kirk McKinnon, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Marten Falls First Nation

Elijah Moonias, Chief

   

Noront Resources Ltd.

Wes Hanson, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Olya Yousefi, Manager Corporate Communication

   

Alberta Federation of Labour

Gil McGowan, President

2012/05/10

39

Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Michel Chenier, Director, Policy and Research Northern Oil and Gas Branch

   

Mimi Fortier, Director General Northern Oil and Gas Branch

   

Babcock & Wilcox Canada Ltd.

Christopher Deir Manager, Babcock and Wilcox Canada

2012/05/15

40

Christofer Mowry President, Babcock and Wilcox mPower Inc.

   

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Michael M. Binder, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Barclay D. Howden, Director General Directorate of Regulatory Improvement and Major Projects Management

   

Patsy Thompson, Director General Directorate of Environmental and Radiation Protection and Assessment

   

World Wildlife Fund (Canada)

Martin von Mirbach, Director Canadian Arctic Program

   

Canadian Electricity Association

Francis Bradley, Vice-President Policy Development

2012/06/05

41

Qulliq Energy Corporation

Peter Mackey, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Melissa Blake, Mayor

   

City of Dawson

Peter Jenkins, Mayor

2012/06/07

42

Hamlet of Rankin Inlet

Pujjuut Kusugak, Mayor

   

Hamlet of Baker Lake

Peter Tapatai, Representative

 

 

Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce

Hughie Graham, President

2012/06/12

43

Yukon Chamber of Commerce

Sandy Babcock, President

   

Government of Nunavut

Robert Long, Deputy Minister Department of Economic Development and Transportation

2012/06/19

44

Peter Taptuna, Minister of Economic Development and Transportation

   

Government of the Northwest Territories

Michael Miltenberger, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources

   

As an individual

Ginger Gibson MacDonald, Adjunct Professor Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia

   

Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.

Gordon Macdonald, Principal Advisor Sustainable Development

2012/06/21

45

Ecojustice Canada

William Amos, Director University of Ottawa - Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic

   

Mining Association of British Columbia

Karina Briño, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Vale

Jody Kuzenko, General Manager

Sustainability, Base Metals, North Atlantic Region