Agenda  Opening Remarks - NIRB  NIRB Presentation: NLCA Reconsideration of the Meadowbank Gold Mine Project Certificate  General questions on NIRB presentation  Presentations by:  Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd  Government of Nunavut  General questions on Parties’ presentations  Roundtable discussion of issues related to Reconsideration of Condition 32  Discussion of procedural matters pertaining to the Public Hearing to be held April 28-30, 2009 in Baker Lake  Closing Remarks

12.8.2, Condition 32, and Impact Assessment  Impacts assessed during the NIRB’s Review of the Meadowbank Project  How/will impacts change if Condition 32 and/or access restrictions are reconsidered?  Project Certificate designed to address and mitigate impacts identified as pertaining to the AWPAR during the Review  Conditions 31, 33, 34, 35, 51, 52,  Commitments 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 104, 112

12.8.2, Condition 32, and Impact Assessment  Discussion of the potential use of road  Timing and nature of non-mine related access  HTO approval- feasible? For what purposes?

Issues for the Public Hearing 1. Impacts on Traditional uses 2. Confirming Requests of Proponent and Hamlet 3. Environmental Impacts 4. Socio-economic Impacts 5. Public safety, regulation and maintenance 6. Private landowner 7. Public easement 8. Other

Issues for the Public Hearing 1. Based upon the present Project Certificate, how has the AWPAR impacted upon traditional harvesting activities in a manner that was not anticipated at the time the Project Certificate was issued? 2. Confirmation of the terms of each reconsideration requested by: a. The Proponent, and b. The Hamlet

Issues for the Public Hearing i.What are the specific changes requested to the Project Certificate? ii.How and when will the public be permitted to use the road, and under what terms and conditions? iii.How will the terms and conditions for public use of the road be communicated and enforced? iv. Will the proposed changes affect the construction of the road? v.Requirements under the Mine Safety Act and/or other worker/occupational safety regulations

Issues for the Public Hearing 3. For both 2(a) and (b), what are the potential environmental impacts of the proposed changes to the Project Certificate and the public use of the road under 2 (i-v) above, and how will these be assessed? 4. For both 2(a) and (b), what are the potential socio- economic impacts of the proposed changes to the Project Certificate and the public use of the road under 2 (i-v) above, and how will these be assessed? 5. For both 2(a) and (b), based upon the proposed public use of the road, are the terms and conditions for use within the current Project Certificate sufficient to ensure public safety, and do the Federal, Territorial, or Municipal governments have roles in regulating and/or maintaining the road?

Issues for the Public Hearing 6. Based upon the proposed public use of the road, does a private landowner (KIA) have any responsibilities related to the road? 7. Do the public easements as set out in Schedule (4) and (5) of the NLCA affect the NIRB’s decision on the reconsideration? a. Is the existing AWPAR located in the same location as described in Schedule (4) or (5) of the NLCA? 8. Other?

Issues for the Public Hearing 1. Impacts on Traditional uses 2. Confirming Requests of Proponent and Hamlet 3. Environmental Impacts 4. Socio-economic Impacts 5. Public safety, regulation and maintenance 6. Private landowner 7. Public easement 8. Other

NIRB’s Correspondence of January 27, 2009: Process Considerations for the Public Hearing 1. Identification of the issues to be dealt with at the Public Hearing, to include statements which clearly define these issues; 2. The schedule for the Public Hearing exchange of information; 3. Intervenor identification and registration; 4. Technical reports and other documents required for the Public Hearing; 5. Special procedures, if any, to be followed at the Public Hearing; and 6. Any other matters that may aid in the simplification of the hearing.