CAPE KRUSENSTEIN SITE REMEDIATION PROJECTNON-TECHNICAL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1.BACKGROUNDThe Government of Canada has implemented the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) to clean up federal contaminated sites which pose risks to human health and the environment. Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) is the custodian of a number of these contaminated sites, and sometimes, the contaminations on some of the sites could be linked to past military operations by CIRNAC or the Crown on the sites. Cape Krusenstein Site, Nunavut, is one of such sites. Cape Krusenstein is on Crown land. Consequently, CIRNAC applied for, and received funding approval under FSCAP, to clean up the Cape Krusenstein Site.Cape Krusenstein site was a former trading post and staging area for oil and gas exploration and was also used as a base camp by the Nuvuk/Copper Inuit in the early 1940s. The Site consists of three structures, two burn pits, and various surface debris, including a number of empty barrels. The Site footprint is approximately 15,000 square metres (m2).2.SITE LOCATION/ACCESSCape Krusenstern (the Site) is located at approximately 68° 23’ 07” N latitude and 113° 57’ 25” W longitude in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, approximately 85 kilometres north of Kugluktuk, Nunavut. The site is accessible by ATV, snowmobile, helicopter, and CAT train. Heavy equipment (if required) and materials can be moved to and out of the site by sealift or a combination of sealift and CAT train while personnel movement and supplies/resupplies can be done by helicopter or ATV. 3.PROJECT ACTIVITIES & SCHEDULEEnvironmental Site Assessment (ESA) activities, together with Archaeological investigations were carried out to identify and estimate the quantities and extents of contaminants of concerns on Cape Krusenstein site. Reports of these assessment studies were produced by AECOM (2023). The main contaminants on the site include: soil contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons, dioxins and Furans, and metals: Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Tin, Zinc; debris identified at 32 separate areas covering an approximate area of 700 m2 and containing metal that cannot be crushed, metal that can be crushed, painted wood (lead paint), unpainted wood, batteries and mixed waste and plastic among other items. The ESA and Archaeological studies assessed one of the structures – the trading post – as having stability issues and contain some lead amended paint and requires demolition. However, after consulting with the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Government of Nunavut, the project team was asked to leave the trading post untouched as it is a structure of heritage significance registered in NunavutBased on these site assessment studies, a site clean up plan was developed for the Cape Krusenstein site. Following the development of the draft of the plan, a community consultation, in the form of public meeting, was held in Kugluktuk on February 28, 2023. The meeting was well attended by members of the communities and feedbacks from the meetings were considered when the plan was finalized.The cleanup of the Cape Krusenstein site is planned for the year 2024-2025. Summary of tasks to be completed at the site include: mobilization to site; improvement of site access routes, site internal roads and airstrips; Camp set-up and operation; and the actual remediation of the site. Full details of works to be completed are contained in the remedial action plan (RAP) previously submitted to the regulatory bodies via Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) with a copy attached to this application. Final demobilization from the site will take place by September/October 2024.Prior to the start of the remedial works, authorizations will be obtained from the following regulatory bodies: Nunavut Planning Commission NPC (Conformity Check – already granted); Nunavut Impact Review Board (Screening); CIRNAC Land Administration for the Land Use Permit. There will be no usage of on-site water on this project and consequently we will be asking for exception from water use licence from the Nunavut Water Board (NWB).Since the strategies on this project are walk-away strategies, there will be no need for long-term monitoring post remediation.4.SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROJECTAs much as possible, the project has adopted and will continue to adopt solutions tailored to the northern environment and its inhabitants, by using local knowledge and including the unique needs of northerners and their environments in the remediation work plan.Public community consultation meetings will continue to be held in Kugluktuk as the site cleanup activities progress to discuss employment and sub-contracting opportunities and the progress of site works from time to time. The meetings will invite community members, members of the Hamlet Council and local Inuit organizations. The contracting/procurement procedure that will be adopted for this project will maximize the benefits of the project to the closest northern community (Kugluktuk) by employing local and northern employees and engaging the services of local and northern sub-contractors.