Ring of Fire bogged down in bickering – Timmins Press
TIMMINS – The much vaunted Ring Of Fire mining development is bogged down in bureaucratic studies along with bickering over where to build a new road, or rail link, to what is…
Commentary: Court strikes down Yukon’s Peel watershed land use plan – Lawson Lundell
On December 2, 2014, the Yukon Supreme Court struck down the Yukon government’s Peel watershed regional land use plan because of the government’s failure to follow the process for developing…
Canada’s US$2.2 billion Lower Mattagami hydroelectric project provides power… – HydroWorld
Total capacity has increased from 486 MW to 924 MW at four fully operational redeveloped hydroelectric projects on the Mattagami River, according to Ontario Power Generation (OPG), thanks to the…
Aboriginal word on stop signs in Kamloops stopped by BC legislation – PG Citizen
January 21, 2015 KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A proposal by a councillor in Kamloops, B.C., to add the Secwepemc language to some of the city’s traffic signs has been stopped in…
Global mining sector ended 2014 on a disappointing note: report – Mining.com
January 21, 2015 Despite global mining activity showing steady signs of improvement last year, 2014 ended largely on a disappointing note for the exploration sector, the latest study by SNL Metals &…
Graham Erion Comments on Canada’s New Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy for Oil, Gas, and Mining Companies – The Lawyers Weekly
January 20, 2015 The Government of Canada recently announced changes to its corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy for the extractive sector. Building on the original strategy implemented in 2009, the…
Nunavut MLAs look at GN budget numbers for upcoming fiscal year – Nunatsiaq News
Draft budget for 2015-16 at closed-door committee hearings this week Members of Nunavut’s legislative assembly are set to arrive in Iqaluit this week to talk about how they plan to…
ACFN files lawsuit against Alberta’s new Aboriginal consultation office – Northern Journal
It’s been just over a year since Alberta rolled out its new Aboriginal consultation policy for the province, but the controversial office charged with assessing and managing the Crown’s duty…
Hydro chief says more talks key to finding Site C solutions with First Nations – Lethbridge Herald
VICTORIA – The woman in charge of getting the massive Site C hydroelectric dam built in British Columbia’s northeast says she’s open to more talking and listening to break down…
Frank Iacobucci Speaks at Misiway Health Centre Luncheon in Timmins – Mining Life
Frank Iacobucci, retired justice of the Canadian Supreme Court (1991-2004) spoke at the Dante Club in Timmins, Ontario today on the need to develop improved Canadian government – Aboriginal relations…
