2011 Northwest Territories Energy Report

This PDR is the “story” of the Highway through the GSA, based on the nearly five decades of initiatives, studies, consultations and reports, and serves as the guiding document for the Highway development proposal. The PDR is subject to the terms of the Gwich’in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement (GCLCA) and to the extent there is a conflict between the PDR and the GCLCA, the provisions of the GCLCA shall govern to the extent of the inconsistency.

The Northwest Territories Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (1990) came into effect on August 1, 1991. The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act is the territorial complement of the federal Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act. The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations were first amended on August 15, 2002 to meet the clear language requirements and is further amended from time to time. Where the federal legislation applies to the transportation modes subject to its jurisdiction (i.e., air, marine, rail and road transport), the territorial Act applies to road transport operations. In the interests of consistency and national uniformity, the territorial Act references the federal regulations pursuant to the federal Act. In this way, dangerous goods moving in Canada from one mode of transportation to another and/or between jurisdictions are always subject to the same regulations.

The Government of the Northwest Territories – Department of Transportation (DOT) proposes to conduct geotechnical investigations during winters 2013 and 2014 to support design and construction planning of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway (the Highway).