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Clyde River’s fight against seismic testing in federal court – CBC
Apr 20, 2015 Hamlet and local hunters and trappers organization seek to overturn 2014 National Energy Board decision The lawyer representing Clyde River told the Federal Appeals Court in Toronto this morning that the community’s fight against seismic testing is about the Inuit right to eat. Lawyer Nader Hasan argued that seismic testing could be catastrophic […]
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Statistic on killers of aboriginal women at best ‘unhelpful,’ at worst ‘offensive,’ say advocates – Yahoo News
The federal government is trying to abdicate responsibility for the high number of aboriginal women who have been murdered or gone missing in Canada by blaming First Nations, say advocates for a public inquiry. RCMP Comm. Bob Paulson confirmed Friday a statistic first cited by Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt in a closed-door meeting with […]
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N.W.T. premier launches study to lay groundwork for oil pipeline to Arctic Ocean – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2015 By Bruce Cheadle THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ The premier of the Northwest Territories says it’s time to start laying the groundwork for a potential oil pipeline to the Arctic Ocean, notwithstanding currently depressed global energy prices. Bob McLeod announced to an Ottawa reception Thursday evening that he’s launching a […]
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Nunavut beneficiary fears impact of uranium in her backyard – Nunatsiaq News
January 29, 2015 “We need to make sure we’re ready. The minerals and resources aren’t going anywhere” In September 2005, Paula Kigjugalik Hughson flew over Akulliqpaq Qamaniq and Qamaniq Tugliqpaaq with several members of her family, most notably her aging mother, Betty, and her mother’s brother, John Killulark. That hour-long flight over those water bodies […]
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Valcourt says yes to second Nunavut gold mine – Nunatsiaq News
January 28, 2015 AAND minister accepts review board’s recommendations for Meliadine project Nunavut’s future appears flecked with more gold after the process leading towards a second gold mine in the territory took a big step forward this week. That’s after the federal government accepted the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s recommendations — submitted in October 2014 […]
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Yukon Zinc temporarily closing Wolverine Mine – Mining.com
January 27, 2015 Yukon Zinc’s Wolverine Mine, a zinc-silver-copper-lead-gold underground operation located 282 km east of Whitehorse, is shutting down temporarily due to low commodity prices. Spokesman Alex Wu told the Whitehorse Daily Star that the low silver prices were a driving factor. The exact number of workers affected was not divulged, but as of May […]
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Nunavut regulators to revisit Meadowbank gold mine project certificate – Nunatsiaq News
January 27, 2015 Agnico Eagle must detail pit expansion proposal in addendum to its 2005 FEIS The Nunavut Impact Review Board says it will have to reassess Meadowbank gold mine’s project certificate following Agnico Eagle’s proposal to expand its open pit operations near the Nunavut community of Baker Lake. Last July, the company proposed to […]
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Frac sand drilling plans in North Arm, including popular beach, raise … – CBC
Jan 27, 2015 Frac sand drilling plans in North Arm, including popular beach, raise concerns N.W.T. aboriginal groups weigh in on Husky Oil’s plan to drill for frac sand in Tlicho region Some N.W.T. aboriginal groups are expressing concern with Husky Oil Operation’s plan to drill for high-quality silica sand near a popular area on […]
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Hidden artifacts find light of day at Fort Smith museum – Northern Journal
January 26, 2015 NLMCC shares items for the first time with PWNHC traveling exhibits The new curator of the Northern Life Museum and Cultural Centre (NLMCC) has been busy since joining the team at the Fort Smith institute late last year. Since then, she has scoured high and low through the museum’s many storage rooms, […]
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Nunavut Planning Commission names Hunter Tootoo as its next chair – Nunatsiaq News
January 26, 2015 Massive draft land use plan still mired in dispute with federal government Hunter Tootoo, the former Nunavut politician, will serve as the next chair of the Nunavut Planning Commission, the NPC said Jan. 26 in a news release. Tootoo becomes the first full-time NPC chairperson since 2013, when former chair Paul Quassa […]
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