Mailing Address

Telephone: (867) 713-2500

 Fax: (867) 713-2502

Telephone: (867) 765-4592

Fax: (867) 765-4593 

General Enquiries

Ryan Fequet, Executive Director, (on Leave, returning November 2, 2020)

Anneli Jokela, A/Executive Director, (867) 765-4588

Patricia Magrum, Administrative Coordinator, (867) 713-2500 

Pat Knutson, Administrative Assistant, (867) 765-4592 

Shalyn Norrish, Communications Officer, (867) 873-5741

Regulatory Team

Kassandra DeFrancis, Regulatory Specialist, (867) 765-4581

Sarah Elsasser, Senior Regulatory Policy Advisor, (returning on January 4, 2021)

Patty Ewaschuk, Senior Technical Advisor, (416) 432-6066

Roberta Judas, Regulatory Technician, (867) 713-2500

Meghan Schnurr, A/Regulatory Manager, (867) 765-4590

Jessica Pacunayen, Regulatory Specialist, (867) 765-4591

Rhiana Bams, Regulatory Specialist, (867) 765-4583

Meaghan MacIntyre-Newell, Regulatory Specialist, (867) 765-4584

Media Requests

If you are looking for information or would like to set up an interview, please contact the Executive Director, available at the phone number and email address above.

Due to the quasi-judicial nature of the Regulatory Process of the Land and Water Boards of the Mackenzie Valley, there are certain limitations as to what the Board Chair and Executive Director are able to speak about. Board decisions, submissions made by other parties, or any other evidence must speak for themselves.

The primary source of information for all matters before the Board is the WLWB Public Registry. The Registry contains all the evidence the Board has on file. We encourage you to contact the developer of the project and to visit its website to get other details about a water licence or land use permit under review. Land and Water Board staff can only give you a cursory overview of the project. The developer is the best one to describe its own project. 

Media requests are referred to designated Executive Directors, who may provide remarks on procedural issues. It may be acceptable in certain situations for written responses to be provided by the Executive Director(s) to media requests. 

Access to Information Requests

The Land and Water Boards of the Mackenzie Valley are independent, public boards funded by the federal government. Its governing legislation is the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA) and the Board is subject to the federal Access to Information and Privacy Acts. To submit a request, please visit our Access to Information Requests page.