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The regulatorRyan Barry must balance the priorities of project proponents and local communities as executive director of the Nunavut Impact Review Board

Ryan Barry must balance the priorities of project proponents and local communities as executive director of the Nunavut Impact Review Board

Herb Mathisen

July 16, 2019

Ryan Barry. executive director, Nunavut Impact Review Board. Courtesy of Ryan Barry

Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) executive director Ryan Barry understands that, above all else, the regulatory agency needs to maintain its objectivity. When developers have billion-dollar investments on the line and some members of the public are vehemently opposed to seeing them go ahead, it is obvious why.

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