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  • NIRB File No:

    25YN087

  • Application No.:

    126257

  • Project Type:

    Scientific Research

  • Project Name:

    Kimmirut Sealift Field Program

Worley Canada Services Ltd., operating as Worley Consulting, has been retained by the Government of Nunavut – Transportation and Infrastructure Nunavut (GN-TIN) to support the detailed design of sealift facilities in Kimmirut, Nunavut. To inform the detailed design phase, several field programs will be undertaken over the next few years, initiating in the 2025 open-water season. This Project Description (PD) is specific to the field programs. The intention of the field programs will be as below: •Conduct environmental, geoscience, geophysics, and archaeological baseline studies in each location.•Perform a geotechnical study to confirm intertidal and quarry rock conditions.•Topographic and bathymetric surveys.•Existing conditions or effects studies prior to construction of the Sealift Site.Surveys will be conducted in the Sealift Study Area and Quarry Study Area. A map depicting the Study Area is provided in Figure 3-1 of the NPC Application Letter. Field programs will be undertaken in open-water season. The initial 2025 existing conditions field program will be undertaken in October. Consultations regarding the proposed field activities will be conducted with the Hamlet and Hunters and Trappers Association in advance of the field season. A letter of support for the Project is provided in Appendix A of the NPC Application Letter.

Assessment Phase / Activity
  • Application screening started 2026-01-20
Region
  • South Baffin
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