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…
Report on what caused Mount Polley disaster expected this week – Mining.com
January 28, 2015 The highly anticipated final report from an independent expert panel probing the tailings storage facility breach at Canada’s Mount Polley mine last summer is expected to be…
Protest over Manitoba hydroelectric project continues; Hydro says work continues – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2015 19:51 SWAN RIVER, Man. _ Manitoba Hydro crews have started cutting another section of the Bipole III transmission line in an effort to avoid a confrontation…
National Energy Board says it is considering opening pipeline safety meetings – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2015 19:11 By Aly Thomson THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX _ A group opposed to the development of the Energy East Pipeline is calling on the National Energy…
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…
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…
Labrador trade show returns to St. John’s – The Telegram
January 27, 2015 A Labrador trade show returns to St. John’s today to highlight economic opportunities in the Big Land. The big one — especially with high iron ore prices…
No recession for Alberta, just ‘zero growth’ as oil price nosedives – Mining.com
January 26, 2015 Alberta, the heart of Canada’s oil sand industry, is not headed for a recession this year as many have speculated, but economic activity in the country’s richest province…
Inuit workers at Agnico Eagle’s Meadowbank mine allege discrimination – CBC
Jan 19, 2015 Worker alleges supervisors communicated only in French, leading to safety issues Some Inuit workers at Agnico Eagle’s Meadowbank mine near Baker Lake, Nunavut, say they’re the subject…
Tech treats hundreds to free coding camp to prompt digital literacy – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 25, 2015 By Tamsyn Burgmann THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ Squamish Nation member Khelsilem is fluent in his native tongue and passionately spearheading a project to revitalize…
