Nunatsiaq News: QIA, NIRB release crystal ball on offshore oil and gas development
Report lists “what-if” predictions for oil and gas extraction off Baffin Bay, Davis Strait
Should the federal government say yes to oil and gas extraction off the east coast of Baffin Island?
In a big joint report released last week, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and the Nunavut Impact Review Board still straddle the fence on the issue.
But they say their new document, called a “preliminary findings report,” represents an important step towards completion of a long-awaited $2.5-million strategic environmental assessment of potential offshore oil and gas activity within the waters of Baffin Bay and Davis Strait.
“The preliminary findings report provides a high-level overview of what offshore oil and gas development in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait could look like, highlighting available information and the potential for positive and negative impacts associated with development activities,” Ryan Barry, the review board’s executive director, told stakeholders in a letter.
