Documentation

Transcripts of Community Hearings

The majority of the community hearings were conducted in English or in Aboriginal languages with simultaneous oral translation to English. Sections of several of the hearings were conducted and recorded in French. This electronic version is in the language as recorded in the hearings transcripts. No general translation between English and French has been undertaken with this version. The list of the 77 volumes below indicates where French was used. All other text is in English.

Newspaper Clippings

Many of the newspaper clippings found below were written by veteran environmental journalist and writer Peter Gorrie who covered the Inquiry as a young reporter for News of the North. A PDF archive of all the clippings can be downloaded from here.

• “Minister’s statement undermines Inquiry” by Peter Gorrie. News of the North. [Part 1 | Part 2]
• “Government funds Berger groups” by Peter Gorrie. News of the North, May 14, 1975. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Exploration forcast indicates slow down in Mackenzie Delta” News of the North, January 1, 1975. [Part 1 | Part 2]
• “Major oil & gas discovery made by Shell in the Delta” News of the North, January 29, 1975. [Part 1 of 1]
• “$1 Billion Gas Proposal for Delta” News of the North, January 15, 1975. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Aklavik people ask Berger to save their way of life” by Peter Gorrie. News of the North. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Gas pipeline down Mackenzie may not be completed until 1980” News of the North. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Berger Inquiry is cautious of stage-management of witnesses” News of the North. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Native groups outraged by IAND cut back in Inquiry research funds” by Peter Gorrie. News of the North, April 30, 1975. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Native groups hostile to pipeline construction” News of the North, January 22, 1975. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Notice of Hearings: Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry” [Part 1 of 1]
• “Land claim appeal returns to court in Yellowknife” News of the North. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Environmental film tours Arctic communities” News of the North. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Fair hearing on pipeline” News of the North. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Judge Berger promises” by Peter Gorrie. News of the North. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Inflation increases price tag for Arctic Gas pipeline” News of the North, January 8, 1975. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Pipeline needed soon to secure gas supplies CAGSL says” News of the North, January 28, 1975. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Arctic Gas hearings delayed” News of the North, February 19, 1975. [Part 1 of 1]
• Photo of George Edwards. News of the North, April 9, 1975. [Part 1 of 1]
• “Formal pipeline hearings to begin in Yellowknife March 3” News of the North. [Part 1 of 1]