Kivalliq Regional Hearing on the Draft Nunavut Land Use Plan postponed
Press Release
Iqaluit, May 17, 2017. The Kivalliq regional hearing on the Draft Nunavut Land Use Plan is being postponed while the Nunavut Planning Commission works with the approval parties to resolve some outstanding issues. Once these issues are resolved, a specific date for the Hearing will be identified.
NPC Chair Andrew Nakashuk says the move will allow more time to prepare for the Hearing and for communities and all participants to prepare their submissions and presentations. Nakashuk says “the change in timing reflects the Commission’s ongoing commitment to the integrity of the process and sensitivity in accommodating local concerns and interests”
NPC Executive Director Sharon Ehaloak says “The Commission has heard a wide variety of positions, but remains confident that a balance can be struck to provide the needed certainty for food security and resource development that an approved Nunavut Land Use Plan will provide”
The Kivalliq Inuit Association supports the date change and the Commission remains committed to ensuring the Public Hearing maximize the parties’ active participation.
In view of the Kivalliq change, the Kitikmeot Regional Hearing in Cambridge Bay is also being rescheduled. The Commission will send out a notice in advance confirming the details of that Hearing once they are finalized. The Commission remains open to any and all input as the Draft Plan proceeds through these final Regional Hearings. It’s important to remember that Commissioners will revise the Draft plan based on the evidence and testimony received throughout this comprehensive process.
For more information, please contact: Nunavut Planning Commission: Executive Director Sharon Ehaloak sehaloak@nunavut.ca Website: www.nunavut.ca
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