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The Saskatchewan Government Reponse to Cluff Lake. Board of Inquiry Report (1978)

Auteur	Government Saskatchewan
Datum	juni 1978
Classificatie	3.02.5.10/05 (CANADA - URANIUMMIJNBOUW)
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On February 1, 1977, a Saskatchewan Order-in-Council was approved establishing 
the Cluff Lake Board of Inquiry (Mr. Justice E. D. Bayda, Chairman; Dr. Agnes 
Groome; and Dr. Kenneth McCallum). Cabinet asked the Board to review a specific 
project - the Cluff Lake mine and mill proposed by Amok - and a more general matter 
- the future expansion of the uranium industry in Saskatchewan. Mr. Justice Bayda
and his colleagues have now reported to Cabinet in the form of a very thorough and 
detailed report, including some fifty-one recommendations.

Saskatchewan people have come to recognize that major development projects have 
major impacts - impacts on people, on the economy and on the environment. Over 
the past few years we have evolved in this province an assessment policy. Under this 
policy, proponents of major developments undertake to do a thorough study of the 
social, economic and environmental consequences of such projects. The second step 
in the process is the appointment of a Board of Inquiry to review the project proposal 
and the assessment report, and to seek the reaction of people who will be directly and 
indirectly affected by the development. The final step in the process is the decision 
whether the project shall proceed, shall not proceed, or shall proceed subject to 
specific conditions. In reaching the final decision, the government has before it the 
description of both the positive and negative consequences of the development as 
described by the proponent, the Board of Inquiry, our regulatory and other 
government agencies, and the public.

The public review component of this process is of the utmost importance. The 
responsibility was given to the Cluff Lake Board of Inquiry to facilitate and 
encourage comprehensive public review of the proposals. The ultimate success 
of this review process rested largely on the Board's ability to encourage public 
participation, to ensure a fair hearing to all who wished to participate, to seek out 
the views of people with special knowledge of the issues, and to test and assess 
the submissions presented to the Board.

Mr. Justice Bayda, Dr. Groome and Dr. McCallum are to be thanked for making 
themselves available for these onerous tasks and for the exceptionally effective 
manner in which they discharged their responsibilities and their willingness to 
accept the task. Their dedication to it represents the epitome of good citizenship.

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