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The Government of Yukon releases new quartz mining guide to help protect water in the Yukon
October 15, 2021 The Government of Yukon released guidelines to help the quartz mining industry address and reduce its impacts on water in the Yukon. The Yukon Guide for Developing Water Quality Objectives and Effluent Quality Standards provides quartz mining proponents with methods for determining water quality objectives and effluent quality standards for projects. Quartz […]
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Notice Regarding Nunasi Trust
October 15, 2021 The Nunasi Trust was established in 1976 by Inuit representatives from each of the Regional Inuit Associations (RIAs) prior to the completion of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. Its purpose was to hold the ownership interest in Nunasi Corporation; a corporation established to benefit the Inuit of Nunavut through economic development. The […]
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Youth Panel on Climate Change presents recommendations to Government of Yukon to advance climate action
15/10/2021 Premier Sandy Silver, Minister John Streicker and Minister Nils Clarke met with the Youth Panel on Climate Change earlier today to receive their recommendations on climate action in the Yukon. Officials from Bringing Youth Towards Equality (BYTE), the Climate Change Secretariat and the Yukon First Nations Climate Fellows also attended the meeting. The Panel’s […]
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Rockhaven Resources Ltd. Clarifies Disclosure
October 14, 2021 – As a result of a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission, Rockhaven Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: RK) (“Rockhaven” or the “Company”) is issuing the following news release to clarify its disclosure. The corporate website, presentation and fact sheet contained references to the 2020 Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) results but did not […]
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Mountain Province Diamonds Announces Third Quarter 2021 Production Results, Details of Earnings Release and Conference Call
TORONTO and NEW YORK – Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. (“Mountain Province”, the “Company”) (TSX: MPVD) (OTCQX: MPVD) today announces production results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021 (“the Quarter” or “Q3 2021”) from the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine (“GK Mine”). All figures are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. Additionally, the Company […]
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Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
Iqaluit, Nunavut (October 14, 2021) – Nunavut’s Minister of Health Lorne Kusugak has extended the territory’s public health emergency until October 28, 2021. All existing measures under the public health emergency order remain in effect. Symptoms of COVID-19 include a fever, cough or difficulty breathing. Nunavummiut are reminded to practice physical distancing, frequent handwashing, and […]
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Government of Nunavut declares State of Emergency – Iqaluit
Iqaluit, Nunavut – Government of Nunavut’s (GN) Minister of Community and Government Services (CGS) the Honourable Jeannie Ehaloak, today declared a State of Emergency under Nunavut’s Emergency Management Act effective immediately in Iqaluit. “I want to assure the people of Nunavut, especially those in Iqaluit that we are taking this water issue very seriously”, said […]
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GNT: COVID-19 temporary orders to be extended, new public health order anticipated
YELLOWKNIFE, October 14, 2021 – The Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is announcing an extension to the Covid-19 Gatherings Order-Yellowknife, Dettah, and N’dilǫ today. The Behchokǫ̀ containment order is also being extended. Both have been extended until Friday October 22, 2021 at 5:00PM. The basis for the extensions is ongoing community transmission of COVID-19 cases in […]
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Indigenous delegation pursues residential school ‘apology … on our lands’ from Pope Francis – CBC
Oct 15, 2021 Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya will join the delegation to Rome When Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya left residential school in Inuvik, he never imagined the prospect that in adulthood, he would have the chance to ask the Pope for a formal apology for survivors. “As a former residential school survivor, this […]
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Fuel in Iqaluit water not dangerous short term, but ‘very risky’ moving forward, says expert – Global News
October 14, 2021 A University of Saskatchewan professor who has worked in Iqaluit says any amount of fuel in drinking water is unsafe, but drinking it over the short term isn’t necessarily dangerous. Iqaluit residents were told not to drink the city’s tap water Tuesday after a fuel smell was detected at the water treatment […]
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