Land Use Planning in the Deh Cho territory

1. Land Use Planning in the Deh Cho territory

2. Agenda • INTRODUCTION TO THE COMMITTEE • WHAT IS LAND USE PLANNING? • LAND USE PLANNING AND THE DEH CHO PROCESS • UPDATE ON DCLUPC ACTIVITIES & PROGRESS • INPUT DATA FOR LAND USE OPTIONS • LAND USE OPTIONS + ECONOMIC MODEL • CUMULATIVE EFFECTS RESEARCH • QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION

3. Committee & Staff • Committee Members • 2 DCFN reps (Tim Lennie and Petr Cizek) • 1 GNWT rep (Bea Lepine) • 1 Federal Government rep (Adrian Boyd) • Chairman selected by the 4 members (Herb Norwegian) • 5 Staff Members • Executive Director (Heidi Wiebe) • Office Manager (Sophie Bonnetrouge) • GIS Analyst (Monika Templin) • Land Use Planner (Paul Wilson) • Land Use Planner Trainee (Priscilla Canadien)

4. What is Land Use Planning? Potential Land Uses Decisions (Planning Partners) (Staff & Committee) ? ? ? ? • DevelopmentConservation • Forestry - Green TLUO – Red • Tourism – Orange Wildlife – Blue • Oil and Gas – Purple Archaeology - Black • Minerals – Brown • Agriculture – Yellow Zones (Planning & Management)

5. Land Use Planning in the Deh Cho • Land Use Planning means determining what types of land use activities should occur and where they should take place • “The purpose of the plan is to promote the social, cultural and economic well-being of residents and communities in the Deh Cho territory, having regard to the interests of all Canadians.” • Our planning area extends to the whole Deh Cho territory, excluding municipal areas and Nahanni National Park Reserve

6. Plan Area

7. Deh Cho Process • The Deh Cho Process is the process of negotiations on lands and resource management and self-governance between the Deh Cho First Nations, Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories • Began in 1993 and is on-going • May 2001- Signed a Framework Agreement and Interim Measures Agreement • April 2003 – Signed Interim Land Withdrawals and Interim Resource Development Agreement • Currently working towards an Agreement in Principle (AIP) • Aiming for a Final Agreement by 2008

8. Interim Land Withdrawals

9. Interim Land Withdrawals Approval Land Use Planning • Land Withdrawals identified critical areas for interim protection • Land Use Plan will revise Land Withdrawals 5 years in parallel Interim Land Withdrawals

10. Deh Cho Process • Will address ownership/sovereignty over land • Not following the typical land selection model • Negotiating Shared Stewardship over entire 210,000 km2 • For more information go to: • http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/dehcho/or • http://www.dehchofirstnations.com/

11. Land Use Planning and the Deh Cho Process • Land Use Planning is only one part of the larger Deh Cho Process • Land Use Plan must be completed before the Deh Cho Process to be used by the three parties to negotiate in the Deh Cho Process • Draft Land Use Plan (2005) • Final Land Use Plan (March 2006) • Complete Deh Cho Process (~ 2008) • Land Use Plan will be revised to be consistent with the final agreement and every 5 years after

12. Planning Partners + + 2nd Priority Businesses, Associations, non- governmental organizations 1st Priority Residents Approve Plan

13. Planning vs. Management • Our mandate is to plan for future resource development – map potential, identify issues, write final plan to show “what” and “where” • We are not involved in past or current resource applications – current government structures do that (DCFN, GNWT and Gov of Canada) • May change with Deh Cho Process – Future Deh Cho Resource Management Authority

14. Update on DCLUPC Activities & Progress • Staff Recruitment • Round 1 Consultation Feedback • Q & A Report • Further Research: • Wildlife Workshop, • Dene Nahodhe Workshop • Economic Development Model Completed • Reviewing Various Land Use Options

15. Land Use Options • Draft Land Use Options represent different visions for the final land use map • Represent 5 different levels of development • Based on information (mostly scientific) gathered to date – little community or planning partner input yet • Will be revised based on feedback and presented at the next round of meetings

16. Options Development

17. Wildlife • Traditional Knowledge & Expert Research • Regional Wildlife Workshop - Held: November 2003 • 308 species in the Deh Cho territory (3 amphibians, 36 fish, 213 birds and 56 mammals) • Key species include: • Caribou, Moose, Bison, Fish and Waterfowl for consumption • Trumpeter Swan, Whooping Crane, Peregrine Falcon (Endangered) • Black Bear, Grizzly Bear, Furbearers, Dall’s Sheep, and Mountain Goat (Trapping & Hunting species) • Critical wildlife areas include: • Nahanni National Park Reserve • Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary (denning, staging and calving, etc.) • Edehzhie • Central area between Fort Liard & Wrigley • Important consideration for Cumulative Effects Management

18. Wildlife Potential

19. Traditional Use Density • Important to Traditional Dene Lifestyles • Information gathered and maintained by DCFN • Consulted 386 harvesters and mapped information • Harvest areas, kill sites, sacred sites, berry patches • DCFN approved publication and use at Kakisa Assembly 2004 • Planning Committee only gets generalized density of use, not raw data

20. Traditional Use Density

21. Archeology, Cabins, Historic Sites & Rare features • Evidence of past human use • Important small sites i.e. fire rings, cabins, trails • Buffer required for protection • Development must avoid these areas • Rare Features: • i.e. Hot Springs and Karst Formations Conservation Value is determined by distance from these important sites

22. Archeology, Rare features, Historic Sites & Cabins

23. Conservation Value Map

24. Minerals • Knowledge-driven mineral potential mapping approach based on geological favourability and known mineral occurrences • Assessed 9 mineral types thought to have the most potential in the region • Sedimentary Exhalative Sulphides (SEDEX) • Sedimentary-hosted Stratiform Copper • Mississippi Valley-type Lead-Zinc • Vein Copper • Skarn Lead-Zinc-Silver • Skarn Gold • Skarn Tungsten • Granitic Pegmatite • Primary Diamonds

25. Information Sources • Geological Base: 1:1,000,000 digital map by Journey and Williams (1995) • Mineral Occurrences: NORMIN Database • Mineral Deposit Type Information: Geology of Canadian Mineral Deposit Types by Eckstrand (1996)

26. Mineral Potential Rankings

27. Stratiform Iron (CMDT 3.0)

28. SEDEX (CMDT 6.1)

29. Sediment-Hosted Copper (CMDT 8.3)

30. MVT Lead-Zinc (CMDT 10.0)

31. Vein Copper (CMDT 17.0)

32. Skarn Lead-Zinc (CMDT 20.1)

33. Skarn Gold (CMDT 20.3)

34. Skarn Tungsten (CMDT 20.5)

35. Pegmatites (CMDT 21.0)

36. Primary Diamonds (CMDT 25.0)

37. Minerals • Produced a final cumulative mineral potential map showing geological favourability and ranking of Resource Assessment Domains (RADS) • The highest potential is in the western tip of the territory • There is significant potential for: • Sedimentary exhalitive sulphides (SEDEX) zinc-lead, • Sediment-hosted stratiform copper, • Mississippi Valley-type lead-zinc, • Vein copper, • Skarn deposits (emerald, gold, tungsten, copper, and lead-zinc).

38. Cumulative Mineral Potential

39. Mineral Priority Areas • Combines geological information with synoptic level economic factors to identify priority areas for development • Geographical factors (remoteness, infrastructure) • Size of potential deposit • Inclusion of precious metal in a base metal deposit increases development potential • Reduced emphasis on Stratiform Fe, Sedimentary Cu and Vein Cu and increased emphasis on SEDEX, MVT Pb-Zc and Skarn deposits. • World markets • Ease/Costs of mineral extraction • Presence of existing deposits

40. Mineral Priority Areas

41. Mineral Development Potential

42. Oil and Gas Potential • Canadian Gas Potential Committee estimates 69,177x106m3 natural gas has been discovered in the Deh Cho plus 31,075x106m3 in undiscovered nominal marketable gas • 419 hydrocarbon wells drilled, most are wildcat wells (exploratory) but 127 have found hydrocarbons • Hydrocarbon Potential was assessed by defining hydrocarbon plays and identifying the number of confirmed and conceptual plays existing in a given region • 20 hydrocarbon plays in the Deh Cho • 9 confirmed • 11 unconfirmed • Current producing regions are Fort Liard (natural gas) and Cameron Hills (gas with oil); other significant discoveries found but not yet developed • Greatest potential is in the Liard Plateau and the Great Slave Plain (northern extension of the western sedimentary basin)

43. Oil and Gas Potential

44. Tourism • The greatest potential is along the Mackenzie and Liard River valleys and radiates out from communities (the “hub and spoke” effect.) • Exceptionally scenic, offer various types of tourism experiences and have good access • Key tourism destinations include Nahanni National Park Reserve, the Ram Plateau and North Nahanni River, Little Doctor Lake, Cli Lake, Trout Lake and some lodges • Deh Cho tourism is not well developed but has lots of potential - it can still offer tourists pristine wilderness free from commercial interruption

45. Tourism Potential

46. Forestry Potential • Productive timber stands around Fort Liard, Nahanni region, Jean Marie River and the Cameron Hills • Current timber harvest well below sustainable harvest levels (20 years harvest) • Low prices $ and difficult access may impact commercial viability • Potential for community use for log houses and cut lumber in fly-in communities

47. Forestry Potential

48. Agricultural Potential • Agriculture is small scale generally within community boundaries • Potential not developed – minor land use • Limitations include; climate, soil type, difficulties with access and power requirements • South have competitive advantage • Cost of food - opportunities and potential for community use

49. Agricultural Potential

50. Composite of Development Potential