Posted: Dec 15, 2020 8:01 AM CT | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
The proposed re-routing of the winter road to Gahcho Kue, connected to the pictured Tibitt-Contwoyto, has been put on hold. A De Beers spokesperson said the decision was made after a review of comments heard through consultation with our Indigenous partners. (Courtesy Tibbit to Contwoyto Winter Road Joint Venture)
De Beers is putting the application it filed last month to reroute the winter road leading to its Gahcho Kué diamond mine from MacKay Lake on hold as it consults more thoroughly with Indigenous communities, including the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.
The proposed route would have gone over Lake of the Enemy, a historic, culturally and spiritually significant area for the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.