The NRTEE would like to acknowledge the initial efforts of Erik Sparling, former Policy Advisor at the NRTEE, for his early direction and research for this program. Thanks also to Katherine Balpataky, NRTEE Research Associate, for her support in filling research gaps.

Finally, the NRTEE wishes to acknowledge and thank Jimena Eyzaguirre, NRTEE Policy Advisor, for her significant contribution in writing this report. She played an essential role in bringing together the research results, integrating the case studies, and working with experts and NRTEE members in the final development of True North. This report would not have been possible without her.

7.2 National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy : About Us

Emerging from the famous Brundtland Report, Our Common Future, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE or Round Table) has become a model for convening diverse and competing interests around one table to create consensus ideas and viable suggestions for sustainable development.

The NRTEE focuses on sustaining Canada?s prosperity without borrowing resources from future generations or compromising their ability to live securely.

The NRTEE is in the unique position of being an independent policy advisory agency that advises the federal government on sustainable development solutions. We raise awareness among Canadians and their governments about the challenges of sustainable development. We advocate for positive change. We strive to promote credible and impartial policy solutions that are in the best interest of all Canadians based on research, stakeholder engagement, and consideration by Round Table members.

We accomplish that mission by fostering sound, well-researched reports on priority issues and by offering advice to governments on how best to reconcile and integrate the often divergent challenges of economic prosperity and environmental conservation.

The NRTEE brings together a group of distinguished sustainability leaders active in businesses, universities, environmentalism, labour, public policy, and community life from across Canada. Our members are appointed by the federal government for a mandate of up to three years. They meet in a round table format that offers a safe haven for discussion and encourages the unfettered exchange of ideas leading to consensus. This is how we reconcile positions that have traditionally been at odds.

We also reach out to expert organizations, industries, and individuals to assist us in conducting our work on behalf of Canadians. These partners help spark our creativity, challenge our thinking, and generate the momentum needed for success.

The NRTEE Act underlines the independent nature of the Round Table and its work. The NRTEE reports, at this time, to the Government of Canada and Parliament through the Minister of the Environment.

The NRTEE maintains a secretariat, which commissions and analyzes the research required by its members in their work. The secretariat furnishes research, administrative, promotional, and communications support for NRTEE activities and operations.

7.3 NRTEE Members

NRTEE Chair
Bob Page, Ph.D.
TransAlta Professor of
Environmental Management and Sustainability
Institute for Sustainable Energy,
Environment and Economy
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta

Janet Benjamin
President
Vireo Technologies Inc.
North Vancouver, British Columbia

The Honourable Pauline Browes, P.C.
Director
Waterfront Regeneration Trust
Toronto, Ontario

Elizabeth Brubaker
Executive Director
Environment Probe
Toronto, Ontario

Angus Bruneau
Corporate Director
St. John?s, Newfoundland and Labrador

David Chernushenko
President
Green & Gold Inc.

Dianne Cunningham
Director, Lawrence National Centre
for Policy and Management
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario

Anthony Dale
Vice President
Policy and Public Affairs
Ontario Hospital Association
Toronto, Ontario

Francine Dorion
St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec

Robert Dub
President
Atout Personnel
Montreal, Quebec

John Hachey
Lachine, Quebec

Timothy Haig
President and CEO
BIOX Corporation
Oakville, Ontario

Christopher Hilkene
President
Clean Water Foundation
Toronto, Ontario

Mark Jaccard
Professor
School of Resource and Environmental Management
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, British Columbia

Leah C. Lawrence
President
Clean Energy Capitalists Inc.
Calgary, Alberta

Donald MacKinnon
President
Power Workers? Union
Toronto, Ontario

Ken McKinnon
Chair
Yukon Environmental and
Socio-Economic Assessment Board
Whitehorse, Yukon

Richard Prokopanko
Director
Government Relations
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia

Wishart Robson
Climate Change Advisor
Nexen Inc.
Calgary, Alberta

Robert Slater
Adjunct Professor
Environmental Policy
Carleton University

NRTEE President and CEO
David McLaughlin

7.4 Federal Commitments to Invest in Northern Infrastructure since 2006

Policy driver	Funding program / activity	Investment ($)	Timeframe	Other information
Support for Canadians and Their Families ? Budget 2006	Northern Housing Trust	$300 million ($50 YT; $50 NT; $200 NU)	One-time payment	Paid into a third-party trust
A Vision for a New North ? Supporting Fisheries in the North ? Budget 2008	Commercial harbour in Pangnirtung, Nunavut	$8 million	Over 2 years	Construction, operations, and management costs of the initiative
A Vision for a New North ? Protecting and Securing Canada?s Sovereignty ? Budget 2008	A new polar-class icebreaker	$720 million		For procurement of new vessel, given decommissioning of Canadian Coast Guard?s current icebreaker in 2017
Action to Stimulate Housing Construction ? Budget 2009	Northern housing	$200 million ($50 YT; $50 NT; $100 NU)	Over 2 years	Funding provided through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Immediate Action to Build Infrastructure ? Supporting Canada?s Vision for the North ? Budget 2009	Building a worldclass high Arctic research station	$87 million	Over 2 years	To maintain or upgrade research facilities; projects to be completed by March 31, 2011. $2 million for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for feasibility analysis of the station
Immediate Action to Build Infrastructure ? Small Craft Harbours ? Budget 2009	Construction of Pangnirtung Harbour in Nunavut	$17 million
Building Canada Plan ? Budget 2009 and earlier budgets	Canada-Yukon Framework Agreement	$274.61 million	Over 7 years (2007?2014)	Includes Building Canada Fund ($7.91 million); territorial base fund ($175 million); gas tax fund ($88.5 million); municipal rural infrastructure fund ($3.2 million)
	Canada-Northwest Territories Framework Agreement	$277.5 million	Over 7 years (2007?2014)	Includes Building Canada Fund ($10.8 million); territorial base fund ($175 million); gas tax fund ($88.5 million); municipal rural infrastructure fund ($3.2 million)
	Canada-Nunavut Framework Agreement	$274.28 million	Over 7 years (2007?2014)	Includes Building Canada Fund ($7.68 million); territorial base fund ($175 million); gas tax fund ($88.5 million); municipal rural infrastructure fund ($3.1 million)
Source: Government of Canada budget documents available on the website of the Department of Finance.

7.5 Stakeholder Participation

Note: As the NRTEE program took place over three years, some participants? titles and organizations might have changed. Information that appears here reflects that of the participants at the time of these meetings.

Meetings of the Expert Advisory Committee
(list of members)

October 3, 2007:
January 28, 29 and 30, 2008: Edmonton, Alberta
February 27 and 28, 2008: Edmonton, Alberta

Focus Group and Stakeholder Review Meetings

Codes, Standards and Related Instruments Research
January 15, 2008: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Insurance Research
January 8, 2008: Toronto, Ontario
January 11, 2008: Edmonton, Alberta

Disaster Management Research
October 22?23, 2007: Gjoa Haven, Nunavut
October 25?26, 2007: Inuvik, Northwest Territories
November 14?15, 2007: Whitehorse, Yukon
January 24?25, 2008: Edmonton, Alberta

Expert Advisory Committee

Heather Auld
Associate Director
Adaptation and Impacts Research Division
Environment Canada

Earle Baddaloo
Director
Environmental Protection (Iqaluit)
Government of Nunavut

Jackie Bourgeois
NRTEE Adaptation Committee Member

Ian Burton
Scientist Emeritus
Adaptation and Impacts Research Division
Environment Canada

David Chernushenko (Chair)
(NRTEE Vice Chair), President
Green and Gold Inc.

Ian R. Church (Associate Chair)
Chair
Canadian IPY National Committee

Darrel Danyluk
Chair
Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee
Canadian Council of Professional Engineers

Cindy Dickson
Director
Circumpolar Relations
Council of Yukon First Nations

Don Lemmen
Research Manager
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Directorate
Natural Resources Canada

Darcie Matthiessen (Alternate)
Climate Change Coordinator
Circumpolar Relations
Council of Yukon First Nations

Gordon A. McBean
Director
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
The University of Western Ontario

Nancy Olewiler
Director
Public Policy Forum, and
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics, Public Policy Program
Simon Fraser University

Bob Page
(NRTEE Chair); TransAlta Professor
Environmental Management and Sustainability
Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy
University of Calgary

Greg Paoli
Consultant
Decisionalysis Risk Consultants Inc.

Robert Tremblay
Executive Director
Road Safety and Special Projects
Insurance Bureau of Canada

Lisa Van Buren
Manager
Climate Change Adaptation
Environment and Renewable Resources Directorate
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

Gary Webster
Assistant Deputy Minister
Regional Integration Branch - Assistant Deputy Minister's Office
Infrastructure Canada

Leslie Whitby
Director
Environment and Renewable Resources Directorate
Indian and Northern Affairs

Bill Wyness
Senior Technical Officer
Architectural and Structural Technical Support Section
Asset Management Division, Public Works and Services
Government of the Northwest Territories

Eleanor Young
Director
Municipal and Community Affairs Department
Government of the Northwest Territories

Meeting Participants

Peter Akkikungnaq
Contractor and Heavy Equipment Operator
Gjoa Haven, NU

Dave Albisser
City of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, YT

Doug Alpen
Mackenzie River/Arctic
Officer in Charge
Inuvik Marine Communications and Traffic Services
Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Inuvik, NT

Heather Auld
Associate Director
Adaptation and Impacts Research Group
Environment Canada, Downsview, ON

Chris Belanger
Development Assessment Analyst and Coordinator
Community Infrastructure Branch, Community Services
Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT

Lianne Bellisario
Science Advisor
Emergency Management Policy
Public Safety Canada, Ottawa, ON

Beatrice Bernhardt
Director
Community Operations, Kitikmeot
Economic Development and Transportation
Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU

Phil Borgel
Supervising Engineer
Yukon Electrical, Whitehorse, YT

Sue Bowie
Manager
Implementation Negotiations
Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations
Government of Northwest Territories
Yellowknife, NT

Dan Boyd
Assistant Deputy Minister
Corporate Policy and Communications
Yukon Liquor Corporation
Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT

Elizabeth Bronson
Manager
Product Development
The Dominion of Canada General Insurance
Toronto, ON

Ian Burton
Scientist Emeritus
Adaptation and Impacts Research
Environment Canada, Downsview, ON

Eric Bussey
Director
Territorial Emergency Management
Municipal & Community Affairs Directorate
Government of Northwest Territories
Yellowknife, NT

Lesley Cabott
Manager
City of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, YT

Rick Campbell
Director of Public Works
Town of Inuvik, Inuvik, NT

Neil Carmichael
Director of Nunavut Airports
Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU

Teddy Carter
Gjoa Haven Hunters and Trappers Organization
Gjoa Haven, NU

Paul Chaulk
Manager
Community Development-Technical
Nunavut Housing Corporation, Cambridge Bay, NU

Sukhi Cheema
Director
Design and Technical Services
Public Works and Services, Technical Support Section
Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT

Ian Church
Chair
Canadian IPY National Committee
Whitehorse, YT

Peter Clarkson
Regional Director
Beaufort Delta
Department of the Executive
Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT

Michael DeBolt
Government Affairs Manager
Insurance Bureau of Canada, Edmonton, AB

Julie Desjardins
Consultant
Desjardins & Associates, Mississauga, ON

Rob Dumont
Principal Scientist
Building Performance
Alternative Energy and Manufacturing
Smart Science Solutions, Saskatoon, SK

Mark Egener
President
Summit Enterprises International Inc., Edmonton, AB

Kellie Emon
Senior Minerals Development Advisor
Mineral Resources Branch
Directorate of Energy, Mines and Resources
Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT

Treva Ennis
Supervisor
Health Programs, Kativik Health Centre
Health and Social Services
Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU

David Etkin
Coordinator
Emergency Management Program
Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Applied Studies, School of Administration
York University, Toronto, ON

Tim Goos
A/Director
Strategic Integration
Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB

Wayne Guy
Consultant, Yellowknife, NT

John S. Hawkins
Department of Economic Development and Transportation
Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU

Wally Hidinger
Manager
Transportation Planning & Programming
Directorate of Highways and Public Works
Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT

Michael Hine
Resource Development Officer
Economic Development Department
Indian & Northern Affairs, Iqaluit, NU

Ed Hoeve
Chief Engineer & Principal Consultant
EBA Consultants, Yellowknife, NT

Dan Hogan
Chair
First National Engineering Assessment of the
Vulnerability of Infrastructure to Climate Change
Engineers Canada, Saskatoon, SK

Igor Holubec
Consulting Engineer
I. Holubec Consulting Inc., Oakville, ON

Gurdev Jagpal
Regional Transportation Superintendent, Inuvik
Department of Transportation
Government of Northwest Territories, Inuvik, NT

Richard Janowicz
Manager
Hydrology Section
Directorate of Environment
Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT

Alan Johnson
Manager
Transportation Planning
Economic Development and Transportation
Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU

Ken Johnson
Consultant, Edmonton, AB

Michael Kalnay
Director
Program Review Office
Executive Directorate
Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT

Raymond Kamookak
Senior Administrative Officer
Hamlet of Gjoa Haven, Gjoa Haven, NU

Richard Kerr
Planned Maintenance, Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator
Yukon Electrical Company Limited, Whitehorse, YT

Brian Kyle
A/Director RPS Technologist
Engineering and Technical Services
Public Works and Government Services Canada, Gatineau, QC

Ann Lanteigne
Department of Transportation
Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT

Bridget Larocque
Executive Director
Gwich?in Council International, Inuvik, NT

Bryan Levia
Environmental Protection Officer
Chair of Yukon Interagency Spills Committee
Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT

Derek Lindsay
Mayor
Town of Inuvik, Inuvik, NT

Alex Love
Director
Technical Services
Yukon Electric Corporation, Whitehorse, YT

Ernest MacGillivray
Director
New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization
Government of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB

Sudhansu Majumdar
Project Officer
Projects Division
Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT

Lee Mandeville
Program Coordinator
Land & Environment
Dene Nation, Yellowknife, NT

Kevin McLeod
Director
Highways & Marine
Department of Transportation
Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT

Farrell McGovern
Consultant, Iqaluit, NU

Ken McKinnon
(NRTEE Member), President
McKinnon and Associates General Consulting
Whitehorse, YT

Octavio Melo
Operations Manager
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Gatineau, QC

Alana Mero
International Polar Year Coordinator
Northwest Territories
Aurora Research Institute, Inuvik, NT

Josh Mickleborough
Manager
Technical Support
Department of Highways and Public Works
Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT

Michael Miltenberger
Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance
Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources
Government of Northwest Territories, Whitehorse, NT

Kellie Mitchell
Regional Director-Arctic Region
Public Safety Canada, Yellowknife, NT

Norbert Morgenstern
University Professor (Emeritus) of Civil Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Gabrielle Moser
Senior Analyst
Policies and Priorities Directorate
Infrastructure Canada, Ottawa, ON

Chief Richard Nerysoo
President
Nihtat Gwich?in Council, Inuvik, NT

David Neville
Director
Disaster Financial Assistance and Preparedness Programs
Public Safety Canada, Ottawa, ON

Skye Newnham
Project Engineer
Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works
Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT

Rod Nickel
Manager
Business Development Bank of Canada, Whitehorse, YT

Dr. Norma Nielsen
Professor and Chair
Insurance and Risk Management
Haskayne School of Business
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Joel Nodelman & Joan Nodelman
Principles
Nodelman Consulting Inc., St. Albert, AB

Randy Patrick
Director
North Slave Region
Northwest Territories Power Corporation, Hay River, NT

Greg Paoli
Consultant
Decisionalysis Risk Consultants Inc., Ottawa, ON

Dr. Ralph Paroli
Director
Building Envelope and Structure
National Research Council, Ottawa, ON

Enuk Pauloosie
Environmental Lands Affairs Officer
Economic Development and Transportation
Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU

Bruce Perry
Senior Vice President - Deputy Head
Canadian Operations, Canada Branch, and Partner
Reinsurance Europe Limited, Toronto, ON

Neil Phillips
Technical Advisor
Beaufort Delta District Office
Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, Inuvik, NT

Glen Plummer
Communications Officer
Provincial Emergency Program
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
Government of British Colombia, Victoria, BC

Al Parro
Property Product Manager
Swiss Reinsurance Company, Vancouver, BC

Wally Porter
Community Liaison Officer
Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Cambridge Bay, NU

Lee Ann Pugh
Climate Change/Research Assistant
Department of Environment
Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU

Nathan Pullar
Implementation Manager
NorthwesTel Inc., Whitehorse, YT

Uriash Puqiqnak
Mayor and Director of Community Operations of Hamlet of Gjoa Haven
Hamlet of Gjoa Haven, NU

Blaine Rapp
Safety and Emergency Services Specialist
City of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, YT

Wayne Savigny
Senior Geotechnical Engineer & Engineering Geologist
BGC Engineering Inc., Vancouver, BC

Robert Schmidt
ArcticNet Project 4.7 Research Assistant
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR)
University of Western Ontario, London, ON

Johanna Smith
Climate Change Coordinator
Environmental Programs Branch
Department of the Environment
Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT

George Socha
Property Specialist
Guy Carpenter Company Ltd., Toronto, ON

Jim Sparling
Manager, Climate Change Programs
Environmental Protection
Department of the Environment & Natural Resources
Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT

Bruce Stebbing
Senior Plan Review Officer
Municipal and Community Affairs
Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT

John Streicker
Climate Change Writer/Consultant
Marsh Lake, YT

Michael Templeton
Supervisor
Wildfire Operations, Community Services
Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT

Doug Thorseth
Supervisor
Building Inspections
Planning and Development Services
City of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, YT

Curtis Time
Implementation Manager
NorthwesTel Inc., Whitehorse, YT

Robert Tremblay
Director
Road Safety and Special Projects
Insurance Bureau of Canada, Toronto, ON

Wayne Tuck
Manager
Engineering and Environmental Services Department
City of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, YT

Jen Turner
Coordinator
Northern Climate Exchange
Northern Research Institute
Yukon College, Whitehorse, YT

Dana Vanier
Research Officer
Concrete Structures
National Research Council
Ottawa, ON

Arvind Vashishtha
Project Engineer
Transportation Department
Government of Northwest Territories, Inuvik, NT

Robin Walsh
Director
Transportation Engineering
Department of Highways and Public Works
Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT

Marsh Wilson
Director
Infrastructure Development Directorate
Northwest Territories Housing Corporation
Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT

John Yeulet
Director
Network Service Improvement
Northwestel Inc., Whitehorse, YT

Eleanor Young
Director
Community Operations
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs
Government of the Northwest Territories
Yellowknife, NT

Terry Zdan
Acting Research Director
Centre for Sustainable Transportation
University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, MB

* Stakeholders participated in interviews, but did not
necessarily attend focus groups or review sessions.

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