Baker Lake quarry #1 is a site currently being used by the Hamlet of Baker Lake and members of the public to extract aggregate (gravel, sand, rock, riprap etc.) to meet the construction demands of the community. The use of the aggregate will vary widely. The Hamlet will use it municipal purposes such as road construction and maintenance. The public will use it for private purposes. The site will be used in the summer months (June-September) of each year until all the aggregate is extracted. The frequency of use will depend on the construction projects in Baker Lake for that year. The quarry is located 2.6 kilometers west of the community of Baker Lake and 2.2 kilometres west of the Inuujaarvik Territorial Park.This site is already being used for quarrying purposes. The exact date of its first use is not known but it is estimated to have occurred in the early 1980’s. The total volume of quarry material that was taken from the site is not known.All the aggregate within the quarry is loose soil; extraction will be done by CAT excavators and wheel loaders. Dump trucks of varying make and models will be used to haul aggregate to and from the quarry site. No blasting of rock outcrops is planned. There is an estimated volume of 200,000 cubic metres of material left in the quarry.There is an existing road that branches off the main road from the Baker Lake airport terminal to the community of Baker Lake that will be used to access this quarry. The use of the main road and the road to the quarry site is used frequently by both the Hamlet and members of the public.The quarry is located on untitled municipal land which is administered by the department of Community and Government Services (CGS). Once approval for this the site is obtained, CGS will go into a quarry administration agreement (QAA) with the Hamlet which allow the Hamlet to issue quarry permits instead of CGS. The Hamlet will stockpile the aggregate and then members of the public will obtain quarry permits from the Hamlet. The fees from these quarry permits will be stored in a Hamlet financial account which will be used to maintain the road to the quarry site, cover administrative costs, and to remediate the quarry.After the quarry is depleted, the Hamlet will smooth out the edges of the site to ensure no steep inclines are present. Vegetation that was present prior to the use of the site will grow back over time.Due to its proximity to the community of Baker Lake, its estimated volume, and the existing road that reaches the site, makes it a desirable site for the extraction of quarry material for the Hamlet of Baker Lake and the public.